Also, to the op. Another decent one actually if youre a fan of Secret of Mana type games, even though it will be a little tougher to play thru, but a lot of fun, is Iron Feather.
Its really got a Secret of Mana feel to it where you get to run around in open space, have a total of 3 members, its an active battle system, so you can pull out your weapons when you see an enemy on screen, theres also magic, etc etc.
Worth a shot if you like that kind of genre, and to be honest you dont need to know a whole lot of Japanese. Just gets tougher when you get to equipping yourself, ;P.