I finished rtk a few months ago and I have roughly 2k vocabulary that I understand so I'm ready to start reading some things  I do 99% of my study on-the-go on my iPhone so I'm looking for something interesting to read that fits on a small screen.  I've tried reading manga, but it's kind of annoying on mobile and I'm not sure how much I like reading comics anyway.  

I like the idea of a text format because I can use a pop-up dictionary using the wakaru app or use my favorite method of pre-learning vocabulary before reading so I can read without stopping for look-ups.  Not to mention that text re-flows nicely on any size screen.

For content, I like history and economics, but that may require too much specialized vocabulary.  As far as fiction, I like really well written stories that aren't too corny and I'm not too crazy about fantasy.  Basically my problem might be that I like things written for serious adults, but that's also the type of writing that contains too much advanced vocabulary.  So these aren't hard and fast rules, but just trying to give an idea what types of things I like to read.  For instance, I would enjoy reading some of the studio ghibli stories if they were short stories because they are so well written even though some of the stories violate my no fantasy guideline.

I personally find the  なぜ?どうして? series to be nice read, as they cover topics that also makes me curious as an adult (Why do humans yawn?). They go in levels from Japanese 1st to 6 th grade, so I guess it could suit your level. If you have access to Japanese Amazon you can get them as Kindle books and either read them on your iPhone with the Kindle app or, apparently, convert them to text format with Calibre.

(2016-04-29, 9:04 pm)Hinsudesu Wrote: I personally find the  なぜ?どうして? series to be nice read, as they cover topics that also makes me curious as an adult (Why do humans yawn?). They go in levels from Japanese 1st to 6 th grade, so I guess it could suit your level. If you have access to Japanese Amazon you can get them as Kindle books and either read them on your iPhone with the Kindle app or, apparently, convert them to text format with Calibre.

That might be a good compromise.  I'll look into it if I can figure out amazon japan.  Thanks!