{"id":2718,"date":"2026-04-13T06:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2125633"},"modified":"2026-04-13T06:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:15:15","slug":"square-enixs-the-world-ends-with-you-anime-adaptation-out-in-japan-next-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/square-enixs-the-world-ends-with-you-anime-adaptation-out-in-japan-next-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Square Enix’s The World Ends With You anime adaptation out in Japan next April"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s a big day for The World Ends With You fans; not only has Square Enix revealed that the 14-year-old cult classic fighting-and-fashion JRPG is getting a very long-awaited sequel<\/a> next year, it’s confirmed that its previously announced anime adaptation is launching in April 2021.<\/p>\n

The World Ends With You: The Animation, as the adaptation is matter-of-factly known, takes its narrative cue from Square’s much-loved 2007 Nintendo DS game, telling the story of teenage protagonist Neku Sakuraba, as he becomes unwittingly embroiled in the deadly Reaper’s Game, playing out across Tokyo’s fashionable Shibuya district.<\/p>\n

“Neku awakens in the middle of Shibuya’s bustling Scramble Crossing with no memory of how he got there,” explained Square at the time of the adaptation’s unveiling<\/a>, “Little does he know he’s been transported to an alternate plane of existence known as the Underground (UG).<\/p>\n

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