Hey, just a shout out to other <N5 beginers out there looking to get into reading. I was unable to follow an absolute beginners book recommendation, mea culpa - nothing reflected on that recommendation.
I’ve just finished the first volume of crystal hunters manga (along with the natural japanese edition). I found it an excellent first step into japanese reading.
yeah, check it out https://crystalhuntersmanga.com/
I’m starting volume two now.
FYI they are releasing volume 4 in a month or so
That looks pretty awesome! Big thanks for sharing 
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すごい！！！
I just started doing immersion, and I can say that this seems much easier to read than よつばと！
Thanks for sharing, really appreciate it! 
@Omun I found another great manga good for beginners!!!
Niiiice 
Having enjoyable stuff at the right level to read can be so motivating. Let me know if you end up enjoying it @MillenionPH ^^
And thank you for sharing your find with everyone, @jrmr50
What is the difference between Japanese and Natural Japanese? I couldn’t find an explanation on their site.
I didn’t see much of an explanation on the Japanese, but it does say somewhere versions are available in “simple and natural German.”
So from that I’d assume there is a simplified language version and a “natural Japanese” version that is written as a fully native work would be written.
Thank you!
Well, thank you for the recommendation! I got book one in natural Japanese and have read the first two chapters. It is indeed very well suited for absolute beginners. It’s quite enjoyable after overwhelming myself with texts way above my skill level.
Is there anywhere you can buy this digitally other than Amazon? (Or the other option listed on the website which is an Amazon owned company?)
I’m boycotting Amazon you see.
try firing an email over to crystalhuntersmanga@gmail.com - they’re a really friendly bunch & responsive to enquiries
yeah the natural version has no furigana, more kanji, katakana, more slang, non-beginner grammar. It’s a step up in difficulty (but not a massive one)