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Title: A Fun Way to Learn Basic Kanji
Review: These little books are a fun way to learn basic kanji. Each entry consists of a single page with one to four manga (or "comic strip") panels. The dialog is completely in kana (hirgana and katakana, which are phonetic Japanese characters) except for the featured kanji character, which usually appears a couple of times. There are English translations below, but no "romanji" (English characters). And, the translations are not word for word. So, unless you read kana fluently and already understand a little Japanese, these books won't be of much use to you. They do have a "Kana de Manga" book, which might be a better place to start, although I have not read it myself.
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