@satchmoz Wow, I realized I hadn't played a JRPG in quite some time... but I've had that thought in general of Japanese media.
That regional industry really messes up my ability to share non-Ghibli anime suggestions. Who knew a company could set itself apart by treating all the characters as people and merely telling interesting stories!
It also means that a huge amount of interesting work is lost to our family, as I am never going to put that in front of Clover.