Learning Japanese?

I know you guys probably get a hundred of these kinds of questions, but I'm looking to learn Japanese so I can watch my Chinese cartoons, and read VN's.

What's the best method out there? No classes are taught in my location, and I don't exactly have the money to go out and purchase a whole set of books.

I have to start by saying your reason is pretty weak and you'll probably fail because the amount of dedication required to become apt at reading Japanese, especially in a manner specialized enough for fictional literature, outweighs your reasons or means to study the language. That being said, if you're still willing to go forth, I won't stop you any more quickly than you can stop yourself. Google around for Nakama or Genki and get all the way through all them and their relevant materials. You can also find Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese, which is good for grammar and conversational skills after the completion of either of those books, J-Bridge, for developing vocabulary and composition skills, and Chuukyuu he Ikou+Chuukyuu wo Manabou for developing reading skills and the use of written expressions.

Rosetta Stone is pure shit and I don't recommend it. Trying to learn any language on my own has proved impossible, but after the first two semesters I spent studying Japanese in a classroom, developing independent study skills became rapidly easier.