Natural Japanese (formerly Comprehensible Japanese)
Graded comprehensible-input video, from complete beginner up, all in Japanese.
MediaWebsitesYouTubeFreemiumBeginnerIntermediateA1–B2
What it actually is
Yuki speaks slowly in Japanese only, using drawings, gestures and props so you understand from day one without translation — the closest thing Japanese has to Dreaming Spanish. Rebranded from Comprehensible Japanese to Natural Japanese (NIJ) and moved to nijapanese.com; cijapanese.com now redirects there. Most videos are free on YouTube; the site adds a level-sorted library, transcripts and watch-time tracking behind a subscription.
What it covers
- Listening
- Immersion
- Vocabulary
How it teaches
- Comprehensible Input — Acquire a language by understanding lots of messages slightly above your level, rather than by studying rules.