Hey, if anyone wants a good book or something to help with writing, and basic stuff, I recommend getting Hiragana and katakana for Beginners by Tuttle, it's fecking amazing! (Pictured) ^^ I've self taught myself Japanese and this has helped me a lot ^^ I can read all Hiragana and Katakana now. And a few commonly used Kanji from other sources.

Or if you want to learn more of the grammatical rules and such, I know a app on iOS called Tae Kims Guide to Learning Japanese, it's good so far. Not sure if it is on Android. I miss my Android phone. PuniPuni Japan is a good site to use, easily explains it all. www.punipunijapan.com/

Also, elementary/children's programs. You can't feck up with those.

The main thing is with Japanese is do not believe the hype of people saying you need to be some form of a wizard with a 200 IQ or a new born. It's wrong, it is never too late to learn a language, you just need a calm, willing mind.

And learn it the way you have with your native language first. Start with the alphabet, memorize it, take quizzes to help (There is a simple Hiragana quiz for iOS, just search Hiragana quiz), then learn simple words, and even try to read some of the signs in Anime, that is fun and helpful, too. ^^ I hope all this info helps~ がんばってね！

I don't see how anyone can watch dubbed anime unless that's something they started as a kid watching in english like pokemon

Are there any online resources or would I have to take a course?

There's also watching obscure anime nobody cares about before they're subtitled, since some take a long time.

One problem tho- the language has evolved over the centuries, including words from other languages n so on.

If i remember right its the...Chinese? Or Korea? That has a language that hasn't changed for thousands of years.

Hey bizengaust, what's your opinion on all this?

Is there a demographic change going on over there?