Yes, but I think it worked out in the end for giving me the gist of Japanese through literal translation.
Yotsuba&! seems to be the first choice for manga reading material for beginners, after all.
Thanks for the support, I’ll keep powering through and I’ll make it eventually. 
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HelloTalk is a great resource for talking to people! Anime, Japanese games, manga, etc. are really fun ways to practice your Japanese.
Also I like to read horror stories, news articles, and listen to news podcasts.
For grammar, I started off with the Japanese From Zero Series (books 1-4 + 5th online course), and later transitioned into using the Sou Matome and Kanzen Master grammar books.
Hope this helps
Were books 4 and 5 worth it? (I know 5 is just online.) I really liked the first two books, but found the third to be lacking. This was partly because I already knew a large part of the material and partly because the exercises got repetitive.
I guess it depends from person to person, but I enjoyed going through 4 and 5, and found them to be pretty informative (would recommend waiting on book 5 since the online course 5 felt lacking in comparison to the books). Although, I would recommend reading Kanzen Master N4 grammar after finishing the JFZ series just to solidify any missed grammar points.
That makes sense. I was planning to start with Kanzen Master N4 grammar for exactly the reason you said. I figure it’s better to start a new series by solidifying my knowledge (and filling in some gaps) rather than getting overwhelmed by material above my level.
Literally me right now.
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