This book is the third in the Japanese From Zero! series written for Japanese classes by YesJapan. The series was put together with materials created in live Japanese classes. The grammar sections are written in everyday language so that anyone can learn. Each grammar and writing lesson is followed by fun exercises to practice the new concepts that have been learned. Japanese From Zero! 3 expands beyond the grammer and vocabulary taught in Level 2.

Japanese in MangaLand: Learning the Basics is not a typical language course. For anyone interested in the language and the culture of the land of the Rising Sun, this book is an ideal alternative as it offers an entertaining way of learning the basics of Japanese.

In Japanese in MangaLand: Basic to Intermediate Level, the second installment in the series, the student of Japanese will continue his or her dive into the process of mastering Japanese. The methods in this book take students from the elementary to the intermediate level of the Japanese language, and leave romaji behind in favor of further immersion.

Japanese in MangaLand 3 picks up where volume 2 left off, with 15 lessons designed to help students consolidate and further expand their Japanese skills at the intermediate level. The book offers an intensive study of grammar and conversation combined with examples from manga that introduce "real life" spoken Japanese - not typical "textbook" language.

Japanese in a Flash Volume 1 is an excellent new language learning resource for travelers and those who want to learn Japanese quickly and easily. Consisting of a complete boxed set of flash cards for Japanese character recognition, vocabulary learning, study and testing, Japanese in a Flash has a full range of features to help beginners and intermediate learners. Includes 448 flash cards.

Japanese difficult? Study boring? No way! Not with this "real manga, real Japanese" approach to learning. Presenting all spoken Japanese as a variation of three basic sentence types, Japanese the Manga Way shows how to build complex constructions step by step. Every grammar point is illustrated by an actual manga published in Japan to show how the language is used in real life, an approach that is entertaining and memorable.

Master hiragana and katakana in just minutes a day with Kana A-Day Practice Pad. Perfect for both beginners and those wishing to hone their kana writing skills, this pad introduces one new kana on each sheet, with readings, stroke order, and sample vocabulary words. All hiragana and katakana are included, along with their sound changes and combinations. For easy reference and review, a booklet listing all kana is included.

Kana de Manga makes learning hiragana and katakana easy and fun for students who already enjoy Japanese comics. Each page has a humorous manga illustration representing a word that begins with the hiragana or katakana character featured prominently at the top. A brief explanation accompanies each drawing, the English equivalent of the word is given, and there is a work area where students can practice writing the characters.

Japanese manga artists rely heavily upon onomatopoeia - sound-effect words - to tell their stories. This special edition in the Kana de Manga series features more than 100 Japanese onomatopoeia and their English equivalents in categories such as "humans," "animals," "machines," and "nature."

Kanji and Kana:A Handbook of the Japanese Writing System is a uniquely comprehensive, systematized guide to the reading and writing of Japanese. Suitable for both classroom and independent study, it is designed to help the student achieve fluency quickly in all 1,945 Joyo Kanji, as well as the 284 Jinmei-yo Kanji.

Learn a year's worth of essential kanji in just minutes a day with this user-friendly practice pad. The pad teaches users 365 kanji with stroke-by-stroke instructions. Each sheet introduces a new kanji in bold, easy-to-read type, and includes readings, meanings, and stroke order. In addition, two sample compounds illustrate practical usage of the kanji and help build vocabulary.

Presented in a block format with 365 practice sheets - one per day for a year of learning - the practice pad uses basic instructions and has extra sheets of blank squared paper for further practice. The syllables are introduced in a logical order and the structured space around the edge of each page allows the user to first trace the shapes on top of the models, and then write the syllables and words independently.