Kardy, Glenn

Introduces eighty Japanese kanji characters, providing their English translations and stroke orders and demonstrating their usage in manga scenes with Japanese dialogue and English translations.

Teaches how to write and pronounce the Japanese hiragana and katakana alphabets, presenting example vocabulary words, manga drawings, and notes on Japanese culture.

Discusses how to create eighty essential kanji for everyday use, with original manga artwork to help with identification and a pronunciation guide, kanji stroke order, English explanations, and a practice section.