I’ve been a Textfugu member for two (or three?) years now. However, I actually quit studying Japanese all-together for a full year up until last month. I was graduating highschool, had a part time and full time job, and just a bunch of other stuff that limited my time in Japanese. In addition, I was just getting into Kanji and its complexity really frustrated me, so I just gave it up. Thankfully I’ve picked up where I left off last month, so at least I’m back on track. Better a failure than a quitter, am I right?

^^Pencil: I know what you mean. I started out using the JPod101, and I agree, listening to it a second time is mind-numbing. I really like TextFugu’s system, as you can review all of its information without having to go through all of the text again like you do with podcasts or any audio system.

For vocabulary, I actually just started a new thing called JTA (Japanese Through Anime). Although it teaches vocab primarily through romanji, it’s great for learning the top 500 used Japanese words in day to day language. It also focuses more on casual than polite forms of the language. Although I don’t think anything tops TextFugu, JTA is a great supplement that offers a refreshing course for learning Japanese. It’s how I got through my little ‘burnout’ phase.