Learning Japanese on our own! (self studying)

I've been studying a year now,but it's too hard.

I agree with the people who say that learning on your own is better than learning in a class. It's just too hard to master a language without immersing yourself in it, and a class can't provide that.

Best and fastest way to learn is to start with Kanji (Heisig's method). THEN, once you know the kanji, you start doing EVERYTHING in japanese.

Maybe you just need a more relaxing way to study like kanji Wallpaper:

http://kanjiwallpaper.wordpress.com/

...just one phrase a day while listening to music (AKB48?) :bonk: