Arthur Graham’s Reviews > Living Language Japanese, Complete Edition: Beginner through advanced course, including 3 coursebooks, 9 audio CDs, Japanese reading & writing guide, and free online learning > Status Update

I've only made it through the Essential and Intermediate sections thus far, but I'm afraid that's as far as I'll get before this year's immersion overseas.

I've just finished book 1 of 3, Essential Japanese. This is easily the best workbook-based language program I've yet to encounter. It does a very good job of teaching the reading/writing component without making this a prereq to the speaking component.
Onward into book 2 of 3, Intermediate Japanese!

Great learning tool thus far!