Hello all, first time poster here.
I am looking for opinions on “Casual Nihongo”, a textbook I’ve stumbled upon recently by Japanese Youtuber called 三本塾(さんぼんじゅく).
I’m looking to better my conversational Japanese and it sounds like a good start. 
If anyone has used it, I would love to hear about your experience! 
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I’d get something like よつばと to study casual language, because you’ll also get context – and context is everything in Japanese. You see who’s using it with whom and when.
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That’s a manga, right? Thanks for the tip, I’ll look into it!
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Yup. It’s funny, too, which is always a positive. 
I’ve used Casual Nihongo: it’s fun.
It has a cool gimmick: QR Codes you scan that open his matching YouTube video.
I don’t think it’s necessarily comprehensive but it ties the videos and book explanations together in that novel way.
I also feel I consume some YouTubers’ good Japanese explanation content without always sponsoring them, so this model feels good.
It certainly focuses on conversational rather than book Japanese.
PS: I’m about JLPT N3 level (awaiting my results having previously failed narrowly)
Crystal Hunters is a manga that teaches Japanese. Game Gengo teaches Japanese through video games on youtube. MaruMori is a really good resource that teaches polite and casual grammar.
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Indeed, it’s nice when you can give back to someone who’s provided valuable content for free!
And best of luck with the JLPT N3!!
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Game Gengo looks amazing, thank you so much for the recs!!
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