Anime Action! is a rules-light system that focuses on the narrative as the GM and players create their own anime series, episode by episode.
The mechanics leave it wide open for a variety of genres, from swords & sorcery, to space operas, to rom-coms. While the book gives you ideas and a basic structure for character creation, the exact way your stats, traits, and specials interact with the story is extremely malleable.
You largely make up your own trait's fluff and application, but the bonus it gives it static. For instance, my character had "You Gotta Have Faith +2" as a Trait. As long as I could justify it within a story ("I have faith that my goddess will help me aim when I chuck this apple at that bandit's head!"), it could be done.
This could have issues with players/GMs who are adversarial, but anyone interested in telling a cooperative story with anime flavor will love this system.
I own the paperback copy. Glossy cover, perfect bound, matte pages.
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