I recommend going through Tae Kim if you can’t afford a book, I used the ebook from by Richard Webb, which allowed me to rush through the basics in about 2 months (my girlfriend was visiting her parents during that time, so I had all the time in the world ). However, you still need the foundation that a Textbook provides. You will almost never come across a sterile Subject, Object, Verb sentence all neatly attached to their proper particles.
The thing about media and art in Japanese is that its completely different from the way people talk in Genki.
Ok, so since you are the FIRST person on earth to ask ME for learning advice, I will give it my all 頑張ろう！！！.
