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These are [my personal recommendations](https://morg.systems/e50a5ae3), basically a bunch of manga and stuff that helped me when I was a beginner.
You can also find a bunch of stuff graded by difficulty [here](https://learnnatively.com/resources/search/?type=manga)
For a beginner I can recommend the [Nihongo Tadoku Books](https://dokushoclub.com/2022/02/12/graded-readers/#tadoku-2) series. They are rather short, come in a pack of 5-7 books and all written for learners with vocab and grammar to match your level.
If you prefer something written for native speakers to start reading with, check out these [publishers with 100% furigana on all kanji](https://dokushoclub.com/2022/05/15/books-with-furigana/). Popular furigana novels include e.g. the novels for the anime movies Your Name or Wolf Children.
crystal hunters (first issue legally free) is extremely easy
Yotsuba is a super common beginner recommendation, but the first manga I read in Japanese was [Ashita wa Doyoubi](https://anilist.co/manga/87142/Ashita-wa-Doyoubi). It’s generous with furigana and the chapters are pretty bite-sized. I found it pretty easy to read and it’ll teach you a lot of classroom/school vocab too.
Satori reader has been the best for me so far as a beginner myself. Almost every word is clickable to give you the dictionary definition, but they also include grammar notes. It’s been a great learning tool.