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What’s the best Language Software to use for learning Japanese?

After watching a lot of anime and reading a lot of manga, I’ve been inspired to learn Japanese. I know it’s stupid, but what better way to get the idea? Anyway, I’ve been looking at Japanese-English dictionaries online, and I thought maybe it’d be better to use software. I’m down to two options: Byki and RosettaStone. Which one should I use? Should I use software at all?

RosettaStone is absolutely terrible for learning any Asian language. Do NOT use it.
I would suggest using the book “Genki”, which can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=genki&x=0&y=0

RosettaStone shows you a picture and you hear a word, along with seeing the characters on screen. This cannot teach you a language effectively. Imagine that one of the pictures is of a park with a lot of people and a car driving by… how do you know what in the picture you are supposed to associate the word with? Also, they do not provide any explanation as to how to use sentence structure effectively.

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