Kanji de Manga Volume 1: The Comic Book That Teaches You How to Read and Write Japanese!

showed great examples for each kanji with definition and stroke order reccomended for those who know kana

This isn't the best book for those who are total beginners. Of course, you learn 80 kanji and 160 combination kanji, but it's hard for beginners to read the manga inputs because it contains each one drawn out scene that contains the newly learned kanji. But, in there... it's written in hiragana and katakana along with the kanji. Of course, there's an english translation. But, it's written at teh buttom of teh page and doesn't pacifiy each hiragana and katakana combination's meaning. Though, if you know your katakana and hiragana already it's fun to write out what everything says and figure out the english meaning later, or maybe you already know it. So, it's also good to work around with if you're not a complete beginner. Kanji De Manga is good to follow for those who are determinded to learn kanji, you can practice your kanji and make little flash cards. (like I did.. and it's REALLY helpful for memorization and in my opnion, quite fun.) And for those who don't know their hiragana nor katakana I only knows 1 or the other, I suggest "Kana de Manga", it's a REALLY good book to learn your hiragana and katakana, along with their meanings. Which is good for future translating. I'm still only a begginer myself. ^^; But this helps me get ever so much closer. Have fun. <3

Level 4 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test is the BASIC level. It only needs the 80 kanji found in this book. If the reviewer called "Ming Luo "f_r_E_a_K" really bought and read this book, she would know this. There is a section that explains the different levels of the test. It's a great book. Don't be fooled by a reviewer who thinks a fan website is an good substitute for an awesome book.

And let me tell you, this book is great! The layout of the book is really unique, nothing I've ever really seen before. The practice section is there again, and still useful. The kanji characters themselves are tough to memorize, but with this book, it just got a little simpler...

This book is excellent for learning Kanji, but you'll need the Kana de Manga to be able to read all the hiragana and katakana throughout the book. Easy to follow!