Hah. I was about to comment something like “I sense a schism about to form” in the main thread, and here it is. 
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B3 Work in Progress
The Puzzle That Brought Us Here
天国へ行きたかったら死から開始。
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注意!スペースも必要です。
Links to articles containing hidden content:
Choosing the Best Beginner Japanese Textbook For You
Book cipher using ISBN number, page number, and character numbers:
9784789014410 89 41 3 12 31 <-- "unko" 9784789014403 209 1 24 29 41 50 84 <-- "Turtle" 4883196038 36 2 10 45 130 4 55 1568363850 23 33 2 5 10 34 19 4889962344 50 4 33 8 13 434 4 9780300038347 168 19 1 6 5 5 5 10 9 0887275494 33 98 2 55 34 9 10 9780976998129 39 4 3 45 134 2 66 1880656906 43 99 3 24 55 16 9 4789004546 181 8 49 3 20 2 33 <-- "eating"
How to Install Japanese Keyboard on Everything
Durt Durt! Hmm, not bad, you're on the right track!
Genki Textbook Review by Tofugu
Durt Durt! Almost!
A Dictionary of Japanese Grammar - The Tofugu Review
Durt Durt! Nice try!
The source of the Schism
(SPOILER EDITION) Descent of the Durtle into Madness - #8 by rfindley
Overview
This is just an overview, for more information, see the list of books.
Overview
| Book | Status | Keyword | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genki Workbook | Keyword found | unko | medium |
| Genki I | Keyword found | Turtle | high |
| Minna no Nihongo | No keyword found but japanese characters | 毎晩す強勉き | low |
| Japanese for Busy People | Looking for a page image | ||
| Japanese for Everyone | Keyword found | SboneS | middling |
| Japanese: The Spoken Language | Keyword found (problematic clue) | egoooott | very low |
| Adventures in Japanese | Image from pdf found, no keyword found | ||
| Japanese from Zero! | Images found, no keyword found | ||
| Japanese the Manga Way | Keyword found | umbros/ombros | middling |
| A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar | Keyword found | eating | high |
List of Books
List of the books with detailed information (book cipher, progress, …)
List of Books
Key
Book Name (publication date)
ISBN-13
(ISBN-10, included only if that’s how the Tofugu article identifies it)
Book cipher code
Genki Workbook (Mar 2011)
ISBN: 9784789014410
Page: 89
Characters: 41 3 12 31
Genki I (Feb 2011)
ISBN: 9784789014403
Page: 209
Characters: 1 24 29 41 50 84
Minna no Nihongo (2nd Ed)
ISBN-13: 9784883196036
ISBN-10: 4883196038
Page: 36
Characters: 2 10 45 130 4 55
Keyword
… not the foggiest. Page is all in Japanese
Citation: Link
Might be
毎晩す強勉き which looks like a scrambled 毎晩 勉強 すき
( (SPOILER EDITION) Descent of the Durtle into Madness - #126 by sumsum )
counting method still unsure
Japanese for Busy People (Nov 2011)
ISBN-13: 9781568363851
ISBN-10: 1568363850
Page: 23
Characters: 33 2 5 10 34 19
Keyword
Correct edition:
aosinw or iuemtn or ioHars
Degree of confidence: extremely low
Citation: Link
Wrong edition:
UIMITO or RUEMEU
Degree of confidence: Extremely low - wrong edition used, instructions unclear
Citation: Link
Japanese for Everyone (Jun 2008)
ISBN-13: 9784889962345
ISBN-10: 4889962344
Page: 50
Characters: 4 33 8 13 434 4
Japanese: The Spoken Language (Sep 1987)
ISBN: 9780300038347
Page: 168
Characters: 19 1 6 5 5 5 10 9
Keyword
egoooott
Degree of confidence: Very low. The three consecutive 5s make any solution problematic
Citation: Link
Adventures in Japanese (3rd Ed, Jun 2007)
ISBN: 9780887275494
ISBN-10: 0887275494
Page: 33
Characters: 98 2 55 34 9 10
Keyword
Citation: Link
Page image
Japanese from Zero! (Aug 2014)
ISBN: 9780976998129
Page: 39
Characters: 4 3 45 134 2 66
Keyword
Citation: Link
Page image
Apparently two different versions.
From seanblue:
From Amazon (with matching ISBN, but doesn’t seem to be the “Progressive Version” mentioned in the Tofugu article):
Japanese the Manga Way (Nov 2004)
ISBN-13: 9781880656907
ISBN-10: 1880656906
Page: 43
Characters: 99 3 24 55 16 9
Keyword
umbros/ombros depending whether you count the に
A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
ISBN-13: 9784789004541
ISBN-10: 4789004546
Page: 181
Characters: 8 49 3 20 2 33
