I think the main take-away is that there is no magic bullet. No single app, class, methodology, etc - will teach you the language. I finally started being succe

I think the main take-away is that there is no magic bullet. No single app, class, methodology, etc - will teach you the language. I finally started being successful with Japanese when I stopped looking for a single magic bullet and started pursuing whatever leads were proving effective - now I have a varied study approach that's suited to my needs. After about 6 months of study with this approach, I can hold a conversation in Japanese and read elementary/middle school aged manga.