Best and Worst Japanese Novels of 2024
I read a whopping 28 books in Japanese this year! That’s the most I’ve been able to read in a single year. I think this is thanks to discovering audiobooks…
Four Otaku Women in a House Share (オタク女子が、４人で暮らしてみたら。)
オタク女子が、４人で暮らしてみたら。 (Otaku Joshi ga, 4nin de Kurashite mitara) by 藤谷 千明 (Chiaki Fujitani) Author: 藤谷 千明 (Chiaki Fujitani) Japanese Level: JLPT N2 Genre: Non-fiction, slice of life, otaku, anime Pages:…
How Good is the Yotsuba Manga for Beginners?
よつばと！(Yotsuba to!) is often said to be one of the best manga for beginners learning Japanese, but is it really? I wanted to take a close look at the first…
My Manager Is a Moron – 店長がバガすぎて (Tencho ga Baka sugite)
店長がバカすぎて (Tencho ga Baka Sugite) by 早見和真 (Kazumasa Hayami) Author: 早見和真 (Kazumasa Hayami) Japanese Level: JLPT N2 Genre: Slice of life, work drama, comedy Pages: 301 Amazon Japan Kindle: 店長がバカすぎて…
How to Get Back into Studying Japanese
One often overlooked pitfall of language learning is falling off the wagon. For whatever reason you stop studying and then don’t start again for a week, a month, a few…
5 MORE Japanese Light Novels for JLPT N3 Level Learners
A few years ago I recommended a list of light novels for JLPT N3 level learners. Each book on that list ramps up in difficulty, from an easy book about…
How to Get Good at Japanese Fast
I’ve been studying Japanese for a long time, but how I learned was not very efficient and very slow. (I’ll save you the details but you can read about it…
A Nothing Sandwich “And the Baton Was Passed” (そして、バトンは渡された)
そして、バトンは渡された (Soshite, Baton wa Watasareta) by 瀬尾まいこ (Maiko Seo) Author: 瀬尾まいこ (Maiko Seo) Japanese Level: JLPT N2 Genre: Human drama, slice of life Pages: 420 Amazon Japan Kindle: そして、バトンは渡された Bookwalker…