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[Mirinee]

And no katana animations. It just uses saber

Yep. The stab move with the Katana looks funny.

Some other differences:

There are no twin swords (Musashi etc) nor Card type weapons (Mahu).

There is a very commonly found slot item called state/maintenance which is a "cure/all".

The Akiko's Wok is really strong. ^_^

When you find materials, especially Hit mats which increase ATA, eat to your heart's content because the only limit is your character's max stats, so later on in the game, when making a MAG, don't bother giving it much DEX because your ATA is likely to be maxed out or near maxed out.