I learned hiragana quite efficiently using textbooks, but figured I would give this a try to see how it plays. Sadly this does not feel like a great way to learn. It does a good enough job teaching the information, despite how dry and unimaginative it does it. The real problem is the gameplay. It feels like the only reason this is an RPG is because RPGmaker is the only source the developer had to make a game. The gameplay quickly devolves into you spamming through UI menus to click the correct attack patterns over and over, rather than focusing on actually learning. This would play much better if the game took player inputs and let you type your answer rather than having to thumb through a clunky RPG menu every 5 seconds.

Honestly even duolingo is better than this.

Actually, let me elaborate. I clearly didn't play much of this. I got this game for a good deal, mainly interested in the 3rd part of the trilogy. I learned Hiragana back in highschool, but I figured I'd give this a shot though, maybe as a review, or a good way to practice my Hiragana reading. It's just way too much of a slog for me. If you want to learn Hiragana, there are so many good resources out there, just search "Learn Hiragana" online, Tofugu has a free downloadable book to teach you hiragana, complete with mnemonics to help you remember each kana. If that's not gamey enough for you, maybe try something like quizlet or Anki (though I think quizlet got a lot worse since I last used it). If you just want reading practice, maybe play the japanese version of a game your familiar with (pokemon is a common rec). And while I have my gripes with it, Duolingo is not the worst tool for studying. And if your interested in learning more japanese, maybe look into people like Dogen, or Yuta Aoki.

I guess if this game works for you, then more power to you, but there are so many other resources I would recommend before this.

fun and easy game to supplement hiragana instruction

I recommend using a save editor though, it's far too grindy to get money for equipment