I finished Textfugu. I was wondering if I should move on to Genki 1 and 2. I know that Genki guess further than Textfugu, but would it be worth it? Or should I move on to “Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese”. I know I should work more on wk, so that I can focus on the the other things other than kanji more. What do y’all guys think? What level should I get to before the intermediate book?
Not from personal experience but reading around online when I was having questions too.
I’d pick up Genki I, go over that and read any chapters that weren’t covered in TextFugu. Then jump into Genki II if you’re ready. I remember reading somewhere that TF covers 2/3 or so of Genki I. Not sure how true that is though.
I’d be curious to hear what other people think too.
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Here’s a course on it
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/global-studies-and-languages/21g-501-japanese-i-fall-2012/
You could look through that and see what you know.
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My thoughts exactly. And once my kanji reaches like 700 to 1000 . To get that intermediate textbook.
If you end up going with Genki I post about it! I’d love to hear how it worked out.
The Japan times status that intermediate book is a smooth transition from Genki 2. I will go with Genki series I decided.
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I just got both Genki I and II just for the listening practice 
I’ve never used Textfugu, so I don’t know how deep it goes, but I can tell you what the Genki books cover
Sorry, this is gonna be kind of a long response 
Here’s the Genki Table of Contents:
Genki I:
あいさつ Greetings
Culture Note: あいさつとおじぎ Greetings and Bowings
XはYです
Noun の Noun
Culture Note にほんじんのなまえ
Useful Expression じかん・とし Time/Age
これ、それ、あれ、どれ
この、その、あの、どの
ここ、そこ、あそこ、どこ
だれの Noun
Noun も
Noun じゃないです
～ね/～よ
Culture Note にほんのおかね Japanese Currency
Verb Conjugation
Verb Types and the “Present Time”
Particles
Time Reference
～ませんか
Word Order
Frequency Adverbs
The Topic Particle は
Culture Note 日本の家 Japanese Houses
Xがあります/います
Describing Where Things Are
Past Tense of です
Past Tense of Verbs
も
一時間
たくさん
と
Culture Note 日本の祝日 Japanese National Holidays
Useful Expressions 日・週・月・年
Adjectives
好き（な）/嫌い（な）
～ましょう/～ましょうか
Culture Note 日本の祭り Japanese Festivals
Useful Expressions 郵便局で At the Post Office
Te-form
～てください
～てもいいです
～てはいけません
Describing Two Activities
～から
～ましょうか
Culture Note 日本の教育制度 (1) Japan’s Educational System (1)
Useful Expressions: 道を聞く/教える Directions
～ている
メアリーさんは髪が長いです
Te-forms for Joining Sentences
Verb Stem + に行く
Counting People
Culture Note: 家族の呼び方 Kinship Terms
Useful Expressions 体の部分 Parts of the Body
Short Forms
Informal Speech
～と思います/～と言っていました
～ないでください
Verbのが好きです
が
何か and 何も
Culture Note 日本の食べ物 Foods in Japan
Past Tense Short Forms
Qualifying Nouns With Verbs and Adjectives
まだ～ていません
～から
Culture Note 日本の伝統文化 Japanese Traditional Culture
Useful Expression 色 Colors
Comparison Between Two Items
Comparison Among Three or More Items
Adjective/Noun + の
～つもりだ
Adjective + なる
どこかに/どこにも
で
Culture Note 日本の交通機関 Public Transportation in Japan
Useful Expressions 駅で At the station
～たい
～たり～たりする
～ことがある
Noun AやNoun B
Culture Note お正月 New Year’s
Useful Expressions: 日本のクラスで In the Japanese Class
～んです
～すぎる
～ほうがいいです
～ので
～なければいけません/～なきゃいけません
～でしょう
Culture Note 日本の気候 The Japanese Climate
Useful Expression 健康と病気 Health and Illness
Hiragana + Katakana Writing Practice
10 Reading Excerpts
Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionaries
Map of Japan
Numbers
Conjugation Chart
Genki II
Potential Verbs
～し
～てみる
なら
一週間に三回
Culture Note 年号と干支 Names of Years
Useful Expressions 銀行で At the Bank
ほしい
～かもしれません
あげる/くれる/もらう
～たらどうですか
Number + も/Number + しか +Negative
Culture Note 日本の年中行事 Annual Events in Japan
Useful Expressions 数え方 Counters
Volitional Form
Volitional Form + と思っています
～ておく
Using Sentences to Qualify Nouns
Culture Note 日本の宿 Japanese Accommodations
Useful Expressions ホテルで At the hotel
～てあげる/くれる/もらう
～ていただけませんか
～といい
～時
～てすみませんでした
Culture Note 贈り物の習慣 Gift-Giving in Japan
～そうです (I hear)
～って
～たら
～なくてもいいです
～みたいです
～前に/～てから
Culture Note 日本人のジェスチャー Japanese Gestures
Useful Expressions 床屋/美容院で At the Barber/Beauty Salon
Transitivity Pairs
～てしまう
～と
～ながら
～ばよかったです
Culture Note すし Sushi
Honorific Verbs
Giving Respectful Advice
～てくれてありがとう
～てよかったです
～はずです
Culture Note 訪問のしかた Visiting Someone’s House
Extra-Modest Expressions
Humble Expressions
～ないで
Questions within Larger Sentences
name という item
～やすい/～にくい
Culture Note 日本のポップカルチャー Japanese Pop Culture
Passive Sentences
～てある
～間に
Adjective + する
～てほしい
Culture Note 日本の宗教 Religion in Japan - Shinto and Buddhism
Causative Sentences
Verb Stem + なさい
～ば
～のに
～のような
～のように
Culture Note 日本の教育制度 (2) Japan’s Educational System (2)
Causative-Passive Sentences
～ても
～ことにする
～まで
～方
Culture Note ことわざ Japanese Proverbs
11 Reading Exercises and Kanji Practice
Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionaries
Map of Japan
Numbers
Conjugation Chart
If you end up buying them, the workbooks are pretty useful as well I only ended up buying the second one but it’s good practice!
Thank you for posting this. Looks like Genki series goes much further than Textfugu. I’m definitely getting them.
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