This is a copy and paste from another topic which may be useful to you: http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=10826
I advice if you try this method to have days where you don't do it and take it easy, for example not looking up words or reading through old texts.
I have quite a systematic approach to studying manga, but does require you to own the physical copies (and not mind scribbling all over them).
I have 3 stages to studying manga:
Preliminary stage:
I boot up my computer, get the raw manga (for kanjitomo) and translated version up on screen and start up kanjitomo (for manga without furigana).
Stage 1: Word hunting.
I open up the physical copy of the manga and start reading. When I come across a word I don't know, I grab a pencil and write a number next to the word (for reference), I then look up the word using kanjitomo and rikaisama, and find a blank space on the page to write the number, furigana and meaning in a condensed format. I carry this on until I feel I have enough new words for the day.
Stage 2: Mining
Boot up anki and start adding all the new words you have come across, I use example sentences from the manga when I can, but If I find the sentence has too many words I am not used to or it is too colloquial, then I grab a example sentence from http://tangorin.com/ . If you can add a picture of the sentence in the manga then go for it, but I find it a bit of a pain and takes up too much time.
stage 3: re read!
Now I can step away from the computer and actually enjoy life. When ever I feel like reading I pick up a manga that I have been referencing, and read through it. Any words I don't recognize I just look at the border and read the definition I wrote down. When I feel I know a word well enough I rub out the translation (this bit is important). Slowly and surely you will have many annotated mangas in your collection that you can soon read without any crutches.
Rinse and repeat.
Problems I have had:
Some manga have so many words I don't know that I run out of spaces to write the definitions. If this happens I leave the word and add it when I have learnt another word enough to rub it out.
Getting sick of the manga. This method has you reading the manga over and over again, I have two ways to get past this:
1)I have quite a big manga collection so I switch to a different manga each day. This also has the advantage of having a large annotated library, so you can pick any book for stage 3 to read that day to fit your mood.
2) I also only pick manga that I know I love and will never get sick of (bit obvious this one)
And thats it!
I advice if you try this method to have days where you don't do it and take it easy, for example not looking up words or reading through old texts.
I have quite a systematic approach to studying manga, but does require you to own the physical copies (and not mind scribbling all over them).
I have 3 stages to studying manga:
Preliminary stage:
I boot up my computer, get the raw manga (for kanjitomo) and translated version up on screen and start up kanjitomo (for manga without furigana).
Stage 1: Word hunting.
I open up the physical copy of the manga and start reading. When I come across a word I don't know, I grab a pencil and write a number next to the word (for reference), I then look up the word using kanjitomo and rikaisama, and find a blank space on the page to write the number, furigana and meaning in a condensed format. I carry this on until I feel I have enough new words for the day.
Stage 2: Mining
Boot up anki and start adding all the new words you have come across, I use example sentences from the manga when I can, but If I find the sentence has too many words I am not used to or it is too colloquial, then I grab a example sentence from http://tangorin.com/ . If you can add a picture of the sentence in the manga then go for it, but I find it a bit of a pain and takes up too much time.
stage 3: re read!
Now I can step away from the computer and actually enjoy life. When ever I feel like reading I pick up a manga that I have been referencing, and read through it. Any words I don't recognize I just look at the border and read the definition I wrote down. When I feel I know a word well enough I rub out the translation (this bit is important). Slowly and surely you will have many annotated mangas in your collection that you can soon read without any crutches.
Rinse and repeat.
Problems I have had:
Some manga have so many words I don't know that I run out of spaces to write the definitions. If this happens I leave the word and add it when I have learnt another word enough to rub it out.
Getting sick of the manga. This method has you reading the manga over and over again, I have two ways to get past this:
1)I have quite a big manga collection so I switch to a different manga each day. This also has the advantage of having a large annotated library, so you can pick any book for stage 3 to read that day to fit your mood.
2) I also only pick manga that I know I love and will never get sick of (bit obvious this one)
And thats it!