Excellent place to start.

This is an easy to understand collection for absolute Beginners, I have never spoken a word of Japanese (outside of loan words) before in my life despite me being an avid Anime fan.

After working through the read me file, and the first little bit of the hiragana booklet and worksheets, I'm starting to pick up and actually "see" and "hear" some of the hiragana in anime for the first time.

That's where we all have to start, with our ABCs and the sounds they make.

It won't be long before I start seeing and hearing words for the first time in Japanese.

If you are an absolute beginner in Japanese, this is an excellent and easy place to start.