KERO LEARNS JAPANESE Watch

Learn Japanese with KERO.

Free Japanese for beginners, with Kero the frog from YouTube. Short lessons, a manga and games.

Start learning Read the manga

Watch Kero

あぶない!Watch out!
Kero, a very surprised golden frog.

Pick your path

Learn Japanese.

New? Start with step 1, hiragana. Know your kana already? Jump to the lessons (romaji shown).

How the lessons work

  1. Step 1: Hiragana

    15 sections

  2. Step 2: Katakana

    15 sections

  3. Step 3: Numbers & time

    15 sections

  4. Step 4: Lessons

    1 lesson

New Manga · Episode 5

The First Trial!

Read Episode 5
New here? Start at Episode 1
Kero and a scowling red oni, side by side in the night.

Play.

All games

THE FAN GALLERY

Kero, by you.

Drawings, comics and creations from Kero’s community.

See the fan artDraw your own Kero Six easy steps, on paper or on screen.
KITTYKAT’s smiling golden Kero floats among cream stars, with “Kero!!” lettering and the artist’s signature.
Artwork by KITTYKAT

The story.

All the characters
“Not a CHANCE!” Kero, the very loud hero.

Keroけろ
“…No.” Sensei, the voice of reason.

Senseiせんせい
“Come out, FROG!” Goro, the dragon at the door.

Goroごろ

WORLD & LORE

Step into
Kero’s world.

Visit Kerotown, discover the Echo Frogs and meet the First Dragon.

Explore the lore

Story spoilers inside

Frog villagers in Kerotown’s stone streets, surrounded by timber houses and wooded hills. Kerotown A golden Echo Frog stands before the ancient prison. The Echo Frogs The First Dragon’s bright blue eyes stare out through smoke and darkness. The First Dragon
Kero’s colourful Kerotown game map.
THE GAME

Kerotown.

See the game