AFlaGs

So I've been interested in playing Nu once CP hits the US(importing is a bit hard). However, from what I've been seeing, you really need to know how the game works and what you can do in order to play her very well. My previous experience in Blazblue is rather limited, since I didn't really have any way to play against other people in past games. Would it be better to try using an easier character to get used to playing before trying out Nu or to just jump in a grind it out?