One has nothing to fear when it’s recommending good stuff 
@ashleylm, if Anki eventually doesn’t end up working for you, have you checked Kitsun? It’s subscription based (you get 14 days for free upon signing up), but it made the whole struggle of starting SRS disappear to me. It’s a website developed by a level 60 WK user, so you will be able to find yourself learning with the same ease as you do on Wanikani.
Kitsun has a Genki deck made by @hinekidori. It looks like this:
Vocabulary is ordered and tagged by chapters, so you can definitely follow along with the books.
Here’s the thread on the forums.