Rocket Japanese Reviews

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this, It makes learning Japanese so easy, I totally recommend this! <3

I've been using RocketLanguages for a few years now and prefer it over any other learning program for speech and conversation. Level 1 of RocketJapanese is superb, though the audio lessons of Levels 2 and 3 lack the same clarity and smoothness. The content of the lessons is great and I have no issue with the Japanese speakers, but the English-speaking hosts in Levels 2 and 3 have distractingly poor delivery: the pacing of their sentences is inconsistent, the editing cuts some words too early, and the speakers' intonation and emphasis is very odd, often quite unnatural. When repeating Japanese words immediately after the Japanese speakers do, the english-speaking hosts' pronunciation is so far off I sometimes wonder if the lessons were recorded without the speakers listening to each other. I still get the practice and review in Japanese that I want from the lessons, but not without difficulty listening to the hosts.

It's a great program, and I do recommend it to anyone who asks. The fact that Level 2 was updated is a good sign for the future; if the hosts of the audio lessons in Levels 2 and 3 can be re-recorded to match the rhythm and clarity of intonation that Level 1 has, it'll be top-notch.

Rocket Japanese is a great course for structured learning, especially for improving speaking skills. I really like the speaking practice — it helps me apply what I learn and build confidence in real conversation. The voice recognition and dialogue exercises make it easy to practice pronunciation naturally. It fits perfectly alongside my other study methods, like watching anime with Migaku and using NativShark, since Rocket Japanese gives me the grammar and structure I sometimes miss from immersion. Overall, it’s a solid, motivating course that balances fun and effectiveness, especially if you want to actually speak Japanese, not just understand it.

I love how immersive it is and the fact that you can see what place you are in on the leaderboard to keep you pumped is awesome. I switched over from Duolingo and trust me, Rocket is much better. Try it out yourself today!

I love Rocket Japanese, I think it's great to learn.
Few things I would like to see improved:
- It's impossible to click on words composed of kanjis to "break them apart" and understand their meaning apart from their literal translation.
- Even if you disable romajis in the options, they still show up during quizzes and they make things too easy.

What I liked: Grammar lessons and examples. The conversational lessons are generally good, but I thought that some were not really applicable to what I wanted to learn. For example, several focus on "workplace" conversations that don't seem particularly relevant.
What I don't like: The speech recognition program is terrible. I get the impression that Rocket Languages (1) didn't adequately test this program prior to incorporating it into the course, and (2) doesn't seem to be interested in trying to fix it.

The speech recognition module actively detracts from the utility of the course. Please bring back the older speech recognition program or fix this one.

The bottom line: Not recommended due to speech recognition issues.

Is my pleasure to learn Japanese with Rocket Languaje, it is really easy, but need practice.
Thank you

I feel this is the perfect way to learn French in your timing, speed and own pace

I was looking for a platform to provide a more oral oriented direction and this fits perfectly for my aim, which it focus a lot on speaking exercise and little options for you to choose if you would like to show the romaji or not to assist your learning with the Japanese vowels and sentences.

I love the fact hat writing (especially kanji) is integrated into the lesson.