I would say memorizing kanji is very useful. Its critical for reading anything beyond stuff aimed at people just learning the language with any acceptable level of efficiency.
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Originally Posted by Usami_Haru
Do manga before VN's, there is furigana in almost all of them which makes them more easier to read than VN's.
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AGTH + Online Dictionary
AGTH + Hover over translations of words
Faster than looking through a dictionary by hand for the words you don't know. I think most manga with furigana tend to be for kids, thus simpler less interesting plots and characters on average. VN's ftw.