How to learn Japanese by using a spaced repetition system and visual novels
If you ever thought about learning Japanese, then stay a while and listen. I'll teach you how I learned Japanese in three years - successfully, by myself and for free.
Useful resources:
Classic.jisho.org (General online dictionary)
Imabi.net (Complete language guide)
Tae Kims grammar guide
Rikaichamp (Reading-aid for Firefox)
Memrise.com (Vocabulary training)
Anki (Vocabulary training)
Yomichan (dictionary add-on for Anki)
Visual Novels (For reading and hearing)
Interactive Text Hooker (For copying words from a visual novel into Yomichan)
Memrise courses:
https://www.memrise.com/course/141583/2136-joyo-kanji-by-grade/
https://www.memrise.com/course/554/jlpt-n5-vocab/
https://www.memrise.com/course/122927/jlpt-n5-readings/
https://www.memrise.com/course/584/jlpt-n4-vocab/
https://www.memrise.com/course/122925/jlpt-n4-readings/
https://www.memrise.com/course/24172/jlpt-n3-vocab-with-audio/
I also created a few courses (N3 readings, N2 vocabs and readings, advanced vocabulary), in case anyone wants to continue using Memrise instead of switching to Anki:
https://www.memrise.com/user/Cynic/courses/teaching/
Anki templates:
Can't paste them somehow, so click on the justpaste.it-link: https://jpst.it/19eJO
Yomichan settings:
Displayed profile: Vocabulary
Deck: Your Deck
Model: Front, Back, Translation (Name of your card templates used in Anki)
Field Front, Value: {expression}
Field Back, Value: {reading}
Field Translation, Value: {glossary}
Some of my favourite visual novels:
Irotoridori no sekai
Little busters
Hoshizora no memoria