Anime Squadron on Roblox has a progression layer that most new players overlook until it starts costing them matches. Perks are permanent account-wide upgrades that raise your starting stats at the beginning of every round. There are three of them: Maximum Yen, Yen Generation, and Health. Each one is purchased and leveled up using Gold, and the bonuses they provide scale with every upgrade you buy. Skip them long enough and you will hit a wall where expensive, high-rarity units simply cannot be deployed because your Yen cap is too low to reach their cost.
How do you upgrade perks in Anime Squadron?
The process is straightforward. From the main screen, click the Perks button on the left-side menu. Each perk has an Upgrade button next to it. Click it, confirm you have enough Gold, and the boost applies immediately and permanently. There is no cooldown or reset mechanic. The upgrade sticks across every game mode, including Story and Raids.
Health perk cost per level
What does each perk do?
Maximum Yen
Maximum Yen raises the ceiling on how much Yen you can accumulate during a round. This directly determines whether you can field high-cost units. A unit that costs 500 Yen or more is completely out of reach if your cap sits below that number. Each upgrade adds +0.5K Max Yen and costs +0.5K Gold, making it the cheapest perk to level on a per-upgrade basis.
Yen Generation
Yen Generation increases how fast Yen ticks in during a round, measured in Yen per second. If your units are getting overwhelmed mid-wave and you need to quickly level one up or place a new one, faster Yen income is what saves the run. Each upgrade adds +15 Yen/s and costs +750 Gold per level.
Health
Health adds base stock, which represents how many hits your base can absorb before a round ends. Early modes can feel punishing when your base stock is at its default minimum. Each upgrade costs +5K Gold and adds +1 base stock. This is the most expensive perk to scale, which is why most players treat it as a third priority.
Perk upgrade costs and stat boosts
Here is the full breakdown of what each perk level costs and delivers:
The pattern is linear for all three. Maximum Yen and Yen Generation both scale at a consistent multiplier per level, while Health costs ten times more per level than Maximum Yen for a much smaller numerical return.
Which perk should you upgrade first?
Maximum Yen is the right call for your first Gold investment. The logic is simple: if you cannot reach the Yen threshold for your best units, those units may as well not exist in your roster. At just 500 Gold for the first level and scaling in 500 Gold increments, you can push it to level 3 or 4 before the cost becomes significant. That gives you 1.5K to 2K additional Yen to work with, which opens up a much wider selection of deployable units.
Once Maximum Yen is at a comfortable level, shift focus to Yen Generation. Faster income means you spend less time waiting and more time reacting to waves. The 750 Gold starting cost is still affordable, and 15 Yen/s per level adds up quickly across a full match.
Health should come last. The Gold cost per level is steep enough that you would be better served by having a higher Yen cap and faster income than one extra base stock point.
If you want to build on this foundation, the Anime Overload beginner's guide covers comparable progression systems across similar Roblox tower defense titles, which can help you spot patterns in how these games structure their upgrade economies.
For a broader look at what other Roblox anime games offer in terms of free currency and upgrade systems, the Roblox guides collection has dedicated pages covering codes, tier lists, and progression tips across the most active titles right now.