No one can say you shouldn’t feel that way, but that’s not the intention of the site’s creators to make people feel that way.
The site is designed to build up slowly because their system of mnemonics is unique. Additionally, as others have said, it’s very common for users to become overwhelmed just a few levels into the paid levels, so the free levels are pretty gently paced.
If it doesn’t work well with your goals, then another resource might be better for you.
Honestly, on my first 3 days on Wanikani. I thought the pacing is too slow it might not worth my goal.
However, what kept me from quiting was they promise to teach me 2000 Kanji and 6000 vocab in a year. That’s more than anyone could ask for. A lot of my friends have studied Japanese more than 5 years but still can’t achieve that Kanji goal.
I’m glad I was being patient and didn’t quit Wanikani.
This site is a marathon and not a sprint. It will take you at least a year, and probably two, to get through all of the items. Once you’re further in the workload becomes quite brutal.
When you have extra learning time, I would recommend spending it studying grammar or doing listening/reading practice.
Well all its done is encourage me to go find an alternative and I came across Kanji.garden which offers a similar SRS system but lets you set a “learning speed” and has the option to “learn ahead” so I’m not just being told to “bugger off” after finishing a lesson.
Also its free so win/win
Well it might suits your need then. Wanikani might not be the tool that you are looking for in your case.
However, in my case it’s perfect for me. I need something to hold my hand to force me to study Kanji with a well designed pacing. After I’ve been here for around half year. I feel like Wanikani pacing is perfect for my brain, and I have plenty of times to learn something else outside Kanji.
Your brain might function differently from me. Probably your brain could learn Kanji faster with your own pace. All the best
Kanji Garden might be better for you then, personally I think the first 3-4 levels are slow so that you can get acquainted with the language during the time you have.
You could always focus on other things during that time, such as Misa’s Absolute Beginner grammar playlist might be interesting or if you already have some experience you can go to NHK web news easy. There are many options and as you progress through the levels you will have bigger number of reviews and lessons.
You can also check this out for some more info.
grabs popcorn (although I may be too late)
The complaint sounds too immature though. This is why there are FAQs. Please do take time to read before venting on something that is explicitly stated on FAQs.
Cheers!
Yeah I know my brain is a little messed up lol I don’t have the greatest mental health and inspiration to actually do things comes and goes, which is why I was so frustrated when I got a “learning inspiration buzz” and then got immediately shut down by the learning tools telling me to come back in 8 or 24 hours when that “learning buzz” would be all but gone.
Sorry if my initial post was a tad aggressive/whiny but thanks to those who offered advice and encouragement regardless 
If you’re grabbing popcorn it clearly entertains you, so you’re welcome I guess? 
Yeah, because at this point you’re in the meme.
“Wk is too slow” is the most frequent complaint.
I did it close to full speed. In a few weeks you’ll have to do 200 to 350 review per days.
It won’t feel slow.
Hey, let’ s do all lessons at once:
Frack.
I love these posts.
Usually those who complain about the speed land up looking really stupid if they stick with the program (it gets overwhelming really quickly if you go full speed) or they go elsewhere and I’d bet don’t learn at anywhere near the pace they thought they would learn at when they set their own pace and end up finishing after they would have on WK, if they finish at all.
The point of the SRS is to make you wait. Trust the system. Yes, waiting can be frustrating, but as everyone else has pointed out, there’s plenty of other stuff to do in the mean time. The trifecta is Wanikni + Bunpro + Kitsun (10k deck, happy to help you set it up if you need assistance), so jump on them and study other aspects of the language at the same time.
When i first started first level was difficult so it depends on the person i guess
True, when I started I didn’t have any experience with mnemonics or the SRS system, everything was so tough but it has gotten easier!
Coming back to the topic, trust me the pace will get fast soon enough. Also, if you haven’t already seen it do check out the the Ultimate Guide to Wanikani by @ jprspereira , it has a lot of useful information. 
Before long you will wish you were back to having just 2 minute reviews every day.
How many: “I’m a newbie and the first levels are soo slow” threads do we have by now? A hundred? I think we even have memes about that by now.
Slow Start? & The “I’m going to start my own thread about something that has had countless threads before it” thread (turns out there is only 49 going to Japan threads) are lists on threads with the same topic. I’m sure you’ll find answers there or in the FAQ.
And if you don’t like how SRS works I guess you have to give up on WaniKani.
If you have a lot of free time and you want to do frequent multiple-hour marathons of learning new stuff, I’d say WK isn’t really for you. Something like KKLC or Kanji Damage with Anki reviews would probably be better for you if that’s the approach you want to take. While the pacing does obviously improve from like 2 minutes of reviews per day on level 1, you’ll never really have the opportunity to do more than an hour or so of lessons at a time, and reviews will generally be around 30-60 minutes spread throughout the day. So if you’re hoping to eventually spend more time than that in a learning session, you won’t really get that out of WK.
I’m sorry, but did that dialogue really happen? If it did - it’s awful. Fat shaming is essentially bullying.
Don’t worry, just wait for a few levels - and the reviews would become overwhelming. Also, it’s a good idea to do some other Japanese studies alongside WaniKani - grammar, reading, listening…
Anyway, best of luck with your studies!
WaniKani doesn’t really work when you have to rely on inspiration to do the reviews. You’ll need a lot of consistency to get through it. Otherwise your reviews will pile up and you’ll get overwhelmed.
I’m speaking from experience here. I’m currently on my third attempt.
Ideally, you’ll do reviews and lessons in the morning. Reviews 4 hours later to level up the new items and then another 8 hours later to level up again. Every day 
But if your memory is really good and you don’t need a lot of repetition, there are better ways to learn for you.
http://www.guidetojapanese.org has a bunch of words with Kanji at the beginning of each lesson. You could simply learn those as you go along and learn vocabulary and kanji at the same time.
lol its from Between Two Ferns, the gist of the show is that he’s massively insulting to the celebrities he’s interviewing - Some celebs get the joke though and throw it back at him - iirc Zach started that interview by saying her co star said she was ugly
Ah, I see. Well, he was at fault then. Still, insulting is not nyaaaaaaaaaaaaice! 