New Here - Any tips?

[seanblue]

Hi, welcome.

Reading a light novel will not be a productive use of your time if you’re just starting to learn Japanese.

Regarding your question about grammar, you can try Genki or Japanese From Zero if you like physical books with exercises. For online resources, there’s Tae Kim and imabi.net. You can also use bunpro.jp to review grammar via SRS like you do on WaniKani. But I’d highly recommend you still use a textbook alongside it, and don’t solely rely on Bunpro.

Here’s a fairly comprehensive list of resources that you can use for grammar and a lot more.

The Ultimate Additional Japanese Resources List!

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