Square Enix’s hit game returns as an anime
by Liam Doolan 2 hours ago© Square EnixSquare Enix has officially announced The World Ends With You: The Animation will launch internationally in 2021.
This all-new anime, based on the original Nintendo DS game from 2007, will see the Tetsuya Nomura, Takeharu Ishimoto and other members of the original development team return to once again bring the story to life. Production is being handled by Domerica and Shin-Ei Animation.
Here is a synopsis along with the official trailer:
Neku awakens in the middle of Shibuya’s bustling Scramble Crossing with no memory of how he got there. Little does he know he’s been transported to an alternate plane of existence known as the Underground (UG). Now an unwilling participant in the mysterious “Reapers’ Game,” Neku must partner up with a girl named Shiki in order to survive. Together, they complete missions and defeat monsters known as “Noise” as they gradually uncover the true nature of this twisted Game.
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[source subarashiki-anime.jp, via gematsu.com]
