This isn't as much a question as it is an answer, so to speak. About kanji, i see some people on this website ask about them, how many you know, how to learn them, how long will it take etc. Well the way i am learning i decided to learn them a few days ago and i now know 360 (^-^). I dont know your policy on links but if you want to learn how to become fluent in roughly 18 months to native level... www.alljapaneseallthetime.com Maybe you could even go hang out with the host of the site on day marty. Check it out.

I looked at the site, and there is a treasure trove of useful information that can certainly be benefited from. "Become fluent in X number of months" sounds like a weight loss scam and those kind of claims should always be suspected as such. Fluent means different things to different people.Instead of judging how fluent you are or want to be, take some of the good advice on that site (and others) and just do it. In language, as in music, often it`s the journey and not the destination!