A bit shy about buying Genki because of the price + how fun Bunpro is (at least in its earlier stages). Anyone care to tip me over to the Genki side?
Well, if you decided to do a thread I will join it too. Happy studies!
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would you reccomend being at a certain WK Level first?
No, you donāt need any WK to get a lot out of Genki.
It might help you adjust to the presence of Kanji when they start appearing in Chapter 3, but I got a real good understanding of the grammar rules Genki was teaching without knowing any Kanji beforehand.
Everybody has their own ideas of whatās ideal or recommended, my inclination is to just go for it whenever you feel motivated to start.
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Iām in too. I stumbled across the answer key, so that could come in handy.
Iāve looked through it before and I found it all very overwhelming, but that was a long time ago. But Iāve avoided Genki ever since 
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I bought Genki and a small stack of other Japanese books from CDJapan.co.jp.
Hereās a link to the Genki page:
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOBK-929367
$32.31 USD
The gray colored answer key book is included as well as a CD.
The workbook is $14.77 USD
Hereās the link to that page:
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOBK-929369
I think you get a discount too for being a first time customer. I canāt remember how much the shipping was but it wasnāt too expensive, I was pleasantly surprised.
Also, I emailed them once and they were very nice and helpful.
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I havenāt used Genki myself, but BunPro has a Genki Study Path. So it could definitely be combined in a way that pivots BunPro lessons and reviews to reinforce what youāre learning from the book. ^^
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Iām down. Maybe a discord server would be good for this?
Iāve had my genki books for a while but I still havenāt got round to starting them. Ive recently started wanikani and I already feel like im making alot of progress. Iāll wait until july 11th to start genki! Iāll just keep on with wanikani until then 
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I will definitely be trying to join in on this. Iām in a similar boat of having genki but wanting to wait till I reach level 10. Hopefully some added motivation will help me along haha.
Thanks for organizing this!
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Definitely seconding a discord server.
I 'm joining too. Genki was a little too dry for me to tackle alone. Maybe this group will give me the push I need.
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Definitely count me in!
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count me in! iāve been studying japanese for the last 3 years with a different textbook that wasnāt the best but i just got my genki books so excited to switch over 
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WOW so many people are joining, welcome everyone!!!
@whomper @lubby I think we should keep it to a forum thread, that way everyone already has an account, and the forums can be searched by anyone. If you want a one on one study partner that you can chat with on discord, then check out this thread: https://community.wanikani.com/t/looking-for-a-genki-study-partner/
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Count me in, too!
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Iām in! Thanks for organizing this. Iām excited to get started!
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Isnāt 1 chapter a week a bit fast? Thereās a fair amount of vocab in each chapter to learn, as well as fully understanding all of the grammar points.
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Well, I think it will be fine as long as everyone is putting in the time every day. And, if it becomes obvious that itās too fast then I could always change the schedule, but I think we should at least try 1 chapter a week. And if you or anyone else is a bit behind, then thatās okay, you can always catch up at some point.
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Maybe 10 days? I know Iām constantly at work so knowing I shouldnāt feel pressure would be a plus. Also, I always think itās better that the pace be a bit slow for people than if itās too fast.
Or, maybe give two weeks for the first chapter and poll everyoneās times for the average, and then move on accordingly? Seems optimal.
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Me too! Or Watashi, or ore, or whatever.
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