(Re)Learning Japanese (reading only)

Well I decided I'm going to (re)learn Japanese. However, I only want to be able to read and understand Japanese, I have no current need for writing or speaking Japanese (no doubt I'll still learn it on the way). Reason? Manga, TV and movie subtitles, and video games, mostly for reading. in before "WEEABOO", my automated response to that: "Fuck off."

Current proficiency:

Can read & write Hiragana 100%.
Can read & write Katakana 100%, and decent enough at translating it.
CANNOT read & write Kanji at all, outside of numbers.
Is aware of the difficulty of Japanese grammar, levels of politeness, particles etc... but does not know much about it.

Anyone have any decent Japanese-learning links or download resources (textbooks, audiobooks etc)?

I'm currently going through my old high school textbooks and a Genki Vol.1 e-book. I need a decent hardcopy Japanese dictionary though, know a good one?.

Thanks.

At the moment I'm just trying to find a decent non-noob dictionary that will suit my purposes. I already have an offline one (IE. Jim Breem's dictionary on PC) but would like a hard copy one to carry around.

On a related note, I find it interesting that people continually say learning Japanese is hard. I mean, if the international Chinese students at my university can pick up English decently (with English having probably as much inconsistencies and stupidness as the Japanese language), then I fail to see how non-Japanese people can't learn Japanese.

Put in the effort and you'll get the results, amirite?

>>25

>STFU you nigger. Truth is you don't know jack shit. You are what we call weeaboo, now stfu and go become an hero. "BUT URBAN DICTIONARY SAYS..." NO! GTFO.

HULK RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE.

Wow, looks like I hit a nerve. You must feel so much better after typing that out.

What, did you and/or your mom get raped by a Katana-wielding Wapanese or something?

To everyone else, your advice will be considered.

And age, because this will become a legendary thread.