>>718403862
Anon, I'll let you in on a little secret about all those
>Bro fuck any sort of studying only retards use Anki or read grammar rules. I passed N1 and got a japanese wife and job just by watching Naruto for a few weeks
fag: They're lying.

Yeah, consume Japanese while you're studying but be realistic. First and foremost: in the beginning you're not worried about understanding everything. Understanding ANYTHING is a victory. Get comfortable with not understanding a lot. Focus on what parts you do understand. You'll revisit it one day and it will feel amazing how much more you understand than the first time.

Start with some easier shit like よつばと, ちびまる子ちゃん、しろくまカフェ, News Web Easy, or any podcasts aimed at learners (there are tons). You can challenge yourself with harder stuff and things that are more interesting, but don't go expecting to just absorbing the language and understanding everything like it's your native language when you play your favorite game in the original Japanese.
>>718404757
This isn't true. Japanese people love them some kanji. You either got that from a retarded youtube/tiktok video, or you believed a Japanese person trying to be nice with their go-to consolation of "Don't worry, even a lot of Japanese people are bad at [x]."