the title is 帝都審神大戦 not 帝都審神者大戦
審神者 is indeed saniwa, but
審神 can't be saniwa, because it hasn't the 3rd 者 kanji
a saniwa is a specific person 者 which judges 審 what kind of spirit 神 has been able to possess a priestess
if you remove the 者 it's no more a judging person, it's just the act itself not the actor
as saniwa is a specific reading for that only group of 3 kanjis, it can't be used when it has less than 3 kanjis
for example: 神者 isn't niwa, but shinsha / 審神 can't be sani but shinshin
the title of the game must refer to an imperial war related to judgements (of course made by judges, but the title of the game doesn't specify the actors, just the act of judging)
as for cdjapan, ahaha (afaik shin the only On reading for 審, no idea where they picked sai / cf. irc)
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