@t_norrish : may I ask you a favour ?
I have been writing some sort of Level 0 Graded readers for the past 3 years or so. I have shared my site on this forum and have received good feedback [1] but mostly from advanced learners. Since the first time I posted the quality of the Japanese has improved [2] a lot and I think a beginner can now safely read my stories.
I’d be really keen to know what beginners ( the site’s target audience ) think about it.
My site is here : https://drdru.github.io/stories/intro.html
Good luck in your studies !
PS : more free graded readers have been shared in this thread : Starting to read - 'Nothing makes sense' stage
[1] POLL's lab 2022-09-29 update : I have just published a new POLL inspired Graded reader
[2] I have hired a native speakers to proofread the first 3 parts (~60 pages) . The first part (~8 pages) have in addition been checked by a Japanese teacher (also a native speaker) who is going to use it for their student.