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LearnNatively

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Best for: Finding native material at your level

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Overview

Natively: a community site that grades native Japanese books, manga, films and TV shows by difficulty, so you can find material at your level.

Strengths

  • Difficulty ratings from learners

Drawbacks

  • A catalogue and tracker, not a reader: you get the material elsewhere

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