Master List of Book Clubs

[ChristopherFritz]

@izzyfizz96

My grammar level isn’t great (Genki I basically) but I know a lot of Kanji, is there a book or manga or anything that’s like that? Probably not, right?

I’d say you’re exactly the target of the Absolute Beginner Book Club (ABBC):

@ABBC Thread

What Does Absolute Beginner Mean?

This bookclub is aimed at readers who are tackling native Japanese material for the first time. A grammar knowledge around the level of JLPT N5 / end of Genki 1 is probably about right. Kanji knowledge is not essential as the books chosen will generally have furigana.

If you’re willing to learn grammar as you go, you can join in the current ABBC book, or pick up a prior ABBC book or manga. All the old threads are there, with a lot of grammar discussion, and you can still ask questions if they’re not already covered.

I’ve read almost 80 manga volumes across 24 different series, and the easiest manga thus far has been レンタルおにいちゃん. (Even after accounting for my improved reading ability, grammar knowledge, and vocabulary over time.) We previously read the first volume in the ABBC, and I’m running an offshoot club for the last three volumes.