Glad you like it! That's the first true JRPG that I played and really enjoyed after Pokemon left a sour taste in my mouth (I still like Pokemon RBY, but in retrospect it's dawned on me what a horribly designed RPG it is in so many aspects). I seriously was like "WHAT'S THIS? JRPGs can be GOOD???" lol
I hate always getting into this argument but Pokemon, on the contrary, is probably one of the best design RPGs for its platform and such. I'm not trolling here, I'm being dead serious.
It's not meant to be overly complicated or long winded like standard turn-based RPGs. It's designed to be a great portable game. Battles are quick, it's easy to pick up, you can save anywhere, and dialogue and cutscenes are short, making it the perfect pick-up-and-play RPG. I can understand why some people would get sick of it after all these years of minor improvements but if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
On a Pokemon note, I'll suggest Monster Racers and Dragon Quest Monsters. The former is a shameless Pokemon rip off but uses sidescrolling racing instead of turn-based battles, making it a pretty interesting hidden gem, and the latter is a more full-fledged 3D Pokemon-esque RPG, but with Dragon Quest crap. There's also no random battles (if I recall correctly) so I guess that's a plus.