In today's video, I have compiled my BEST TIPS and ADVICE to give you guys all the keys to get yourself ready to start reading in japanese!

We will talk about:
How you can get yourself ready to start reading, and my recommended study resources for that preparation
With which reading materials I recommend you to start
And where to find japanese books outside Japan!
As always, please add in the comments anything you would like to share with me and everyone watching, and I hope you enjoy today's video!

→ CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:45 Getting ready to read
11:53 Reading materials recommendations
20:15 Where to find books in japanese
22:37 Outro

→ EVERYTHING MENTIONED (in order of mention):

[GETTING READY]
➡️Step 1: Kana study
[Write it! Japanese app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...)
➡️Step 2: Kanji study
So Matome series
So Matome N5 (https://tinyurl.com/2tzwajtn)
So Matome N4 kanji and vocab (https://tinyurl.com/2nzaabmu)
Kanji Master series
KANJI Master N5 (https://tinyurl.com/mrya2hpu)
KANJI Master N4 (https://tinyurl.com/44ra9c5r)
Shinkanzen Master series
New Kanzen Master Kanji JLPT N4 (https://tinyurl.com/nte269tn)
New Kanzen Master Kanji JLPT N3 (https://tinyurl.com/y2vr3u3z)
The website japaneseclass.jp (http://japaneseclass.jp)
➡️Step 3: Grammar study
Bunpo app (https://bunpo.app/)
So Matome series
So Matome N5 (https://tinyurl.com/2tzwajtn)
So Matome N4 (https://tinyurl.com/bdcrwetx)
Try! series
Try! N5 (https://tinyurl.com/ycxw6kd5)
Try! N4 (https://tinyurl.com/mfe8nfnj)
(New) Shinkanzen Master series
New Kanzen Master Grammar JLPT N4](https://tinyurl.com/2ardwvwv)
New Kanzen Master Grammar JLPT N3 (https://tinyurl.com/4s2y8724)
➡️Step 4: Tools
Yomiwa app (https://www.yomiwa.net/)
The website Takoboto.jp (http://Takoboto.jp)
My video:    • HOW I CAN READ JAPANESE ONLINE: Sites...  
➡️Step 5: Vocab
The website japaneseclass.jp (http://japaneseclass.jp)

[READING MATERIALS]
➡️Interactive reading materials
The website japanese.io (http://japanese.io)
Satori Reader app (https://www.satorireader.com/)
➡️Graded readers for JSL learners
-Tadoku graded readers (https://tadoku.org/japanese/en/graded...)
Dokusho Bookclub blog article: Graded readers for Japanese – where to start (https://dokushoclub.com/2022/02/12/gr...)
➡️Graded readers for japanese natives
10分で読める series (https://kids.gakken.co.jp/kagaku/nand...)
読めばわかる series (https://tinyurl.com/yktznf6p)
➡️Light novels with furigana
Dokusho Bookclub blog article: Introduction to reading Japanese novels – Where to get books with furigana (https://dokushoclub.com/2022/05/15/bo...)

[BOOKS IN JAPANESE]
Tofugu website blog article: the Best Japanese E-Book Retailers for Japanese Learners (https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/how-t...)
CD Japan
Japanese Bookstore

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