Elementary Japanese Volume One: 1: This Beginner Japanese Language Textbook Expertly Teaches Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, Speaking & Listening (Online Media Included) Paperback – Audiobook, 10 Sept. 2015

A great book! First you have to make sure to learn hiragana and katakana to read most of it but it’s amazing for beginners

Quite good!

On the + side, this book as detailed explanations, a cd with listening tracks, a fairly good structure.On the - side, you must know both hiraganas and katakanas before starting this book but the main problem is that there are no answers for the exercises (so I disagree with the statement on the cover that says it can be used for self study).