[freel4ncer]

i think if u want to get really fluent in a east asian language, for most westerners you'll easily take up to 3 years if you're not in the native country. im singaporean, so i speak english and mandarin, which is why i think im able to read and understand a full series of manga with little reference to the dictionary. i cant say for the kanji script cos its skewed in my favour, but for the basic grammar/hiragana/katakana should take you no more than a year to master if you work hard enough at it. that said, not being able to read kanjis is as good as just writing with your left hand when you're right handed. it turns out illegible and hard to understand (:

それでも、頑張ってください！日本語の勉強は楽しいで すよ　（：