[@Vega7285] that's a fair criticism of things. Higher ranks in Arts is supposed to translate to more complex and more powerful spells rather than restricting the amount of spells. It probably feels strange because both class systems were kind of off the cuff... But you're right in that fighter feels a bit restrictive and Arts feels a little too free by comparison. 

Would it be better for fighters to have more freedom or arts more restrictions? I'm not the one that's affected by the decision so I need to put it to you all.

[@TheMushroomLord] I wanted the culture for Japan in general to be like it bounced back after the initial period of chaos, to be close to what it is now in real life. There's some clear differences with the presence of Yokai and stuff like Arts being an everyday thing. And that people are probably more physically capable compares to the real world. There's possibly a couple more things that'll come up with the mutations breakdown, but that's about it for Japan.

For the world as a whole though, I wanted to leave it undefined for the most part, because I haven't exactly decided what to do with it yet. There could be all kinds of things happening out there, or there could be nothing. I honestly just haven't thought about it.

[@Dog] I suppose there could be a kind of exchange program between the US and Japan. They send a few US soldiers to sign on with the Akasha Agency in various regions to introduce them to the program, and they may be testing how allowing small amounts of military personnel affects operations.