My group and I are fans of anime and, of course, role-playing games. We've got BESM, but when we saw the art for Anima, and saw that it was a new RPG coming "soon," then we started salivating about it. So we waited. And waited. And waited some more.
This was many years ago, actually. Maybe even five or six years ago. When the character sheet was released, our hearts sank. It had to be the most complex thing I'd ever seen. But, it's hard to judge a game based on just a character sheet. Maybe the sheet would become crystal clear in its layout and functionality when we saw the game! So we waited. And waited. And waited some more. And then, we did more waiting.
Then, one of us spotted the book in the store. It was beautiful, indeed. But, looking through it, we all decided that it was not worth learning as a system, and we all agreed that it was way too expensive. One of us bought it anyway just for the art.
So, I can't help you with your questions, I'm afraid. But I hope this does help you understand why it's perhaps a bit slow getting an answer here. If other people had experiences like mine, then there just may not be many people playing it. On this forum, anyway.
I do hope you get your questions answered soon, though.
