This is the most complete version of the series we’ve ever offered. All twenty books have been polished, expanded, and rebuilt for easier study, clearer reading, and more enjoyable listening — while preserving the fun of classic Japanese storytelling.

Why This Bundle Stands Out

What You Get in the Complete Bundle

This isn’t just a pile of files. It’s a complete Japanese reading course built around stories — with upgraded books, app access, audio, and study tools that help you actually use what you learn.

The Full 20-Volume Collection

What’s Included

This complete bundle gives you everything from both 10-book bundles, plus the bonus books included with Bundle 1. Read the stories in the app, download them in multiple formats, listen to them anywhere, and review the vocabulary with Anki.

• 20 fully updated digital books in PDF and ePub format
• In-app access to every story on iPhone, iPad, and Android
• Native-speaker audio for every story in both natural and slow speed
• 40+ Anki flashcard decks — one for each story, with some books including more than one deck
• Makoto+ Sentence Explorer access for interactive, word-by-word study
• Before You Read primers, exercises, answer keys, and enrichment boxes throughout the series
• Bonus books included: Hiragana, The Basics of Japanese, and Makoto Magazine #1

Inside the Two Bundles

Stories Included

More than 40 Japanese stories across the 20 volumes — including the following:

• Hikoichi and the Young Lord
• Hikoichi and the Living Umbrella
• Tengu's Straw Raincoat
• Momotaro, the Peach Boy
• Usagi to Kame (the Tortoise & the Hare)
• The Inch-High Samurai
• Kaguya Hime
• The Mouse Bride
• Ikkyuu-san
• The Cut-Tongue Sparrow
• Kobutori Jiisan
• Yuki Onna
• Anchin and Kiyohime
• The Little Match Girl
• Hikoichi and the Wondrous Box
• Hikoichi and the Trickster Tanuki
• The Oni's Mask and the Girl
• The Fountain of Youth
• The Hundred Tales Game
• The Wise Child
• Urashima Tarou
• The Young Man Who Slept Three Years
• Hanasaka Jiisan
• Hikoichi and the Hanami
• Kachi Kachi Yama
• The Tenjo
• Princess Uriko
• Hikoichi and the Kitsune Story 1
• Hikoichi and the Kitsune Story 2
• Kicchomu and the Falling Star
• Kicchomu Selling Crows
• Hikoichi, Sitting in the Middle of Eight
• Hikoichi, Fishing for Kappa
• Bowl-wearing Princess
• The Wisdom of Oooka Echizen
• Kicchomu's Mouse Carving
• Kicchomu's Ferryboat
• Kicchomu's Big Rock
• Kicchomu and the Rice Cake Shop Owner
• Kicchomu and the Fire
• Kicchomu's Horse
• Bunbuku Tea Kettle

日本語を物語で学ぼう！ Learn Japanese through stories.

Who Is This For?

This bundle is built for upper beginners through intermediate learners who know hiragana and want to start reading real Japanese with support. If you want a structured, enjoyable bridge from textbook Japanese to actual reading, this is it.

Absolute beginner? Start with the Beri-Beri-Shoshinsha Beginner’s Bundle.

Incredible Value

Each volume sells on Amazon and elsewhere for $6.99. That means the 20 books alone are a $139.80 value — and that’s before counting the three bonus books included through Bundle 1.

What You Get with Every Story

• A fun way into Japanese folklore — stories every Japanese person grows up with, presented for English-speaking learners.
• Real Japanese you can actually read — fully supported with vocabulary notes, grammar help, and natural examples.
• Every line and every word explained and defined — now with improved glosses, cleaner furigana, and a full editorial pass.
• Active study built in — primers, exercises, answer keys, and story-by-story Anki review.
• Reading, listening, vocabulary, and grammar all at once — without making Japanese feel like a chore.
• Flexible study — read in the app, print the PDFs, load the MP3s on your phone, or review vocab in Anki.

Anki is free flashcard software. To install: double-click a supplied deck file to add it to Anki, or send it to your phone for the mobile version.

➡️ Need help opening the eBooks? Follow the steps in our eBook guide.