Japanese in Mangaland: Basic Japanese Course Using Manga

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Book Title: Japanese in Mangaland: Basic Japanese Course Using Manga
Author: Marc Bernabe
Publisher: Japan Publications Trading (March 12, 2004)
Turtleback: 272 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 4889961151
ISBN-13: 978-4889961157

Book Description
With the overwhelming rise in the popularity of Japanese manga and animation there is a growing interest in reading comic in their original language and understanding more about Japan’s popular culture. Japanese in MangaLand is the first book to translate this interest into a learning system designed to teach the beginning students basic conversational Japanese.

With Japanese in MangaLand, readers can easily master the basics of the Japanese language using manga as a didactic tool. With thirty lessons, including drills, clear explanations, and vivid examples, readers will become familiar with the fundamental patterns of Japanese grammar while learning important vocabulary. This book also features a bonus glossary of more than 160 basic kanji to assist in the learning process.

Japanese in MangaLand is a wonderful alternative to reading page after page of dry prose. Perfect for both beginners and manga enthusiasts, this book makes learning the basics of Japanese both fun and easy, it’s Basic Japanese Course Using Manga.

Book Review
“I love manga, and I wanted to read manga in japanese, because there’s far less manga in any other language than there is in japanese. So I started looking for good self-study books, because I didn’t have not the time, nor the money to go to japanese classes (I’m a university student, not much free time). I decided to buy this one, Japanese in Mangaland, and I’m glad I did. This book is fun, easy to study with, and it works! I really have learned the basics: verbs, grammar, expressions, 160 basic kanji (with 5 kanji compounds for each kanji, that’s really useful!), particles… There is no need to know any japanese before studying this book: it starts from the real basics, how to read and write hiragana and katakana.” –By Ane Jauregi Iza (Gipuzkoa, Spain)

“I’ve been studying Japanese for several years, completing 3 years of Japanese in college and even studying and taking the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Tests). However, in most Japanese Language textbooks, you learn formal Japanese which is fine if you are going to be using it for business. If you want to watch Japanese TV programs, anime, read manga or talk to your Japanese friends, you are in for a rude awakening, because they don’t speak the same Japanese you just learned out of a textbook.” –By Torrance Bookmarks (Torrance, CA USA)

About the Author
Marc Bernabe is a professional translator and interpreter with a broad experience in the translation of manga and animated cartoons.

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