Are the streams raw or do they have JP subs?
Are the streams raw or do they have JP subs?
Yeah even before this community was created, I saw comments here and there recommending things like duolingo and stuff like that. The truth is that duolinguo ain't gonna get you shit. Even taking a class (and assuming that it's sufficient if you just complete the homework) is not enough. There is no magical textbook or course or video course or online course that will get you to fluency. You gotta put in the work of listening, reading, etc. Sure you can try speaking, but what's the point if you can't understand what the person says back to you? In fact if you sound good enough they'll assume you're fluent and then you're really in a tough spot because you can't understand shit.
Here's a cautionary tale of someone who went through the entire university system, earned top marks, and even passed the highest language proficiency exam but still wasn't fluent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5t37q1neC4. Unfortunately that's the mindset that most people have and I don't blame them because it's all we are shown tbh. Here's him after incorporating an immersion approach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKs-NZvxa_Q
My advice: follow the Japanese quick-start guide from MIA: https://massimmersionapproach.com/table-of-contents/stage-1/jp-quickstart-guide/
Yeah it's fine. I can read it. I wouldn't worry too much about penmanship tbh. Japanese people have horrendous handwriting. I don't know if you saw my post from a while back, but I'd say focus on input (audio, video, reading) instead of output (writing, speaking): https://hexbear.net/post/58145. Also check out my post about why you still can't understand your target language: https://hexbear.net/post/61072. Until you've "acquired" the language, nothing is really gonna stick when you try to output. That time is better spent with trying to comprehend your input.
For Kanji, do something called "Recognition RTK" (https://massimmersionapproach.com/table-of-contents/stage-1/jp-quickstart-guide/#rrtk). In fact that quickstart guide is pretty much all you need in the beginning (I don't know what you're level is).