I’m one of the fastest guys in here… and WK has no problems finding stuff for me to do.
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Yeah, that’s right. That’s why i’m saying WK is not for me. That means i don’t like it but it doesn’t mean it is a bad system.
Youre judging the entire System after reviewing the first 26 Radicals once though 
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Well, the people who quit from getting overwhelmed far outnumber the people who make it to the end at max speed, so I just think it’s a short-sighted issue, but you’re free to study how you see fit.
I just came here guessing why i’ve to wait so much time and i had my response (level system). Judging sounds like i came here saying i hate WK os something.
Yeah we can get a bit emotional once someone complains about the system while being level 1…
There are like hundreds of threads of newcomers saying the same stuff about the leveling system, which is why some of the older people can get frustrated.
Youre a lot more reasonable than others tho. Which shows, as usually there would be far more sarcastic responses x)
And tbh sometimes there are people who come over as “WK killed my family” once they find out they have to wait a little bit 
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Yeah, i guess i’m not the first complaining about this and i deserve such responses, no problem. Whatever, i’m glad i could understand that my problem is about the level system. I have no complains now.
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I wish i had more time for my reviews and lessons.
I have nothing to say but it’s the best application for the long run.
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Level 1 is slow for a reason. It allows the users to have enough time to understand the system. If they were to add extra material to it, people would get overwhelmed and give up. Trust me, a lot of people do already. WK is a fantastic program, but not everyone is willing to come here every day to study. A lot of people also get burned out from not being able to manage WK.
Have you just started learning Japanese? I’d say that you should check other resources (for grammar, for example) while you wait. There’s a bunch of different things to do while learning a language.
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I think you should give the first three levels a go before you decide whether the site is going to work for you or not. WaniKani is probably the most efficient way to learn kanji out there.
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Copy pasted from a post @jprspereira once did ( Wanikani is too slow and the Radicals are Useless. also Why Can't I just level up in one day instead of 7? - #51 by jprspereira )
This is how the items progress from Apprentice to guru:
Apprentice 1 => Guru 1 (3d10h, considering 4 correct answers in a row)
Apprentice 1 (lesson)
Apprentice 2 (+4h)
Apprentice 3 (+8h)
Apprentice 4 (+23h => consider this as 24h or 2x12h)
Guru 1 (+47h => consider this as 48h or 4x12h)
Once your radicals are gurud (so in around 3 1/2 days) you will get the kanji and once you guru the kanji you will get the first vocab.
Once you guru all radicals and kanji in a level you will level up and unlock the next radicals.
Theres a lot more towards this topic (read the whole comment), but thats the gist, which might help
Yep, i’m already studying for JLPT2. I just wanted to try WK because everyone talks nice about it.
It’s worth noting that those timelines are for levels 3 and beyond.
No one has mentioned it yet (probably to avoid exploding his brain) that level 1 and 2 are actually accelerated SRS timelines…
As Leebo said, for level 1 & 2 you can actually complete the whole levels in 3 days 10 hours
Also, do your reviews 
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Oh, I see. WK is definitely good for beginners. In your case, it depends. Are you having trouble crossing the 1000 kanji barrier?
Maybe @Nath can help you, since he started WK even after N2 (N1? idk).
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I joined after N3, found it too slow, and only started for real after N1 (to tackle pesky leeches that still remains no matter what after all those years, also vocab)
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Just for the record, I had to slow down massively in the past few weeks because the burn reviews (the one you have to wait four months for) are just too much for me to handle.
But of course, you can’t experience that for the 6 first months, so you know, no hard feelings.
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Not really, for some reason i love kanjis so i never get tired of studying them. That’s why i try every resource that teachs kanji.
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