To learn it quickly, might I suggest Dr. Moku (
http://drmoku.com/).  It comes on PC/iPhone/iPad/Android.  Though everyone's different, I actually managed to get to the point where I could recognize and correctly identify all Hiragana and most Katakana in an hour and a half.  The app is about $2, and to get past one of the most frustrating hurdles that quickly was worth every penny...
July 5, 2014 at 4:24pm