An interesting concept for sure. It's a great system for playing anime tropes, and it wouldn't be hard to tweak the rules a bit here and there to fit a different setting if you want to play in your favorite anime. It's VERY combat-heavy with very little support in the rules for social or investigative actions. The investigation actions that do exist do not seem to mean much except as a lead up to the boss fight. To be fair, failures in accomplishing some of these initial, preparatory scenes strengthen the boss mechanically so they aren't 100% filler, but it feels like it.

I hope future products include more lore for the setting and additional rules support for non-combat actions.

Despite the Kickstarter debacle, this is a game anyone looking for something different should try. Very unlike most Western systems in that individual players take focus over the group and you have a pool of dice in front of each player. These can be used and manipulated to perform various powers and abilities. A power may require two 6's or all even numbers to activate, for example. If you wanted to play nearly any kind of anime character, I recommend this above any other system

I have now ran 2 campaigns (each going from level 1-5) and a couple of One-shots and i think Kamigakari is a fantastic system! The art in this book is great and the pdf is a super easy read. The game is fairly easy to learn, since its just 6-sided die with multipliers and boni on top of them. This is a great alternative if you are a little tired of your fantasy RPG, and you want something with a more modern feel. Swap your classic warrior for a combat motorcycle riding highschool student with a draconic bloodline who plays gacha games in his free time.

The best thing about the system is the "Spirit Die" system. Wich is a pool of four 6-sided die that fuel all your abilities but can also influence any other roll you make. For example: you can sacrifice your attack throw, making the attack miss, just so you have the right spirit die to heal your partner in a later turn! This system is what makes Kamigakari truely great.

The only thing that is a little mediocre are the options and rules for out-of-combat stuff. Especially if you come from other systems. Barely any abilities really work/do anything outside of combat. The book describes, that you are supposed to play a liniar story, following a railroad of encounters and scenes made up by the DM. If you like more freeform/open formats, then Kamigakari might not be the right choice for you. (granted it can work, there are just better systems out there for more open campaigns)

First things first: This is a great TTRPG, with a few quirks and a few issues. If you can look past them, this is genuinely nice read that (imo) does quite a few cool things. You play as a God Hunter, an individual who has "Awakened" and can combat Aramitama (evil spirits/gods). All God Hunter's have badass Divine Arms- weapons that grow alongside the PC- that makes combat as a form of progression exciting. The Class System is fluid-ish, with you chosing an "Alpha" and "Beta" Facet of a Class- you can be an (A) Cyber Wizard and (B) Aeromancer, or double up on Cyber Wizard.

Mechanically, KGH uses a 2d6+X system- a la most Eastern TTRPGs, along with the math you'd kind of want for this type of game. Damage numbers get big, with you taking the pip value of the highest rolling d6 and multiplying it by a Rating (found on your Weapon stats)- in other words, even early on you can deal devestating damage. This is resisted via a Ward or Armor value, which can likewise get pretty crazy.

But, the whole system comes together via the Spirit Dice mechanic- each scene you roll 4d6 and set them aside. These are "Spirit Die" that you can exchange 1:1 for any dice you roll. Sure, you can change out that "1" for a "6" and save your reputation... But what happens when now you don't have any more Spirit Die and your rolls come up short again? It's an evokative way to control fate, one Through the Breach Players will enjoy.

I'm not going to judge this game on it's Kickstarter Campaign- the product is great, the translation workable. I just hope the team can put out more quality content. We need more translations of great games like these.

This is so great, I really love it and I am looking forward to my hardcopy!