Game Gengo

What it actually is

Every grammar point and word is illustrated with real in-game text from titles you probably recognise, which makes it stick and shows you the language as it is actually written. Structured roughly along JLPT levels so you can follow it as a course. Free on YouTube. Obviously best if you play games in Japanese; the examples skew toward RPG and fantasy register.

What it covers

• Grammar
• Vocabulary
• Reading

Listed for

• Japanese

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