Learn japanese?

ok, so, I have a friend who is learning japanese. I learned how to say a couple of words when she says them in my art class, but now I want to learn the language myself. it's not offered in school, so, how would I learn the language on my own. I wasn't...

going to buy anything, at least not yet. any tips for learning it? would tv help. could I learn it using different websites?

There are some free guides online for helping to learn Japanese. At one point I had them bookmarked,but sadly lost the link. I bet you could find them again with a bit of googling.

Watch anime.

Yes! Learning Japanese from Anime is the way I did it. I've been watching atleast 3 episodes of anime a week for a year, and I'm getting better and better at Japanese. I'm not fluent, but if you say an english word, a lot of times, I can say it in Japanese. Go on, say a word ^^