The art and music are really great and work together with the story's tone to cement the whole game's vibe really well; a very strong identity for this game. I like how unique your combat looks and feels. The only improvement to it I can think of would be when they are bracing for defense or defending an ally if there was some kind of tell for the player to see that, like an animation or a status icon or something to let the player have more easily informed decisions in battle. I have not fully finished playing yet, working on collecting 9, but what I have seen so far is a really strong story intro and well-developed theming with solid pacing. Looking forward to playing the rest, thanks for making it. :)