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Square Enix announced an anime adaptation of its Subarashiki Kono Sekai (The World Ends with You) action role-playing game on Friday. More information regarding the anime will be revealed at the Anime Expo Lite event on July 3.

Synopsis
Neku Sakuraba, a 15-year-old boy with a hobby for music and graffiti, wakes up in what seems to be the Shibuya shopping district of Tokyo, Japan. With no idea why he's there, he opens his hand to realize he is holding a strange black pin. After flipping it with his hand, the thoughts of the people surrounding him begin to flow into his head at once. Surprised, Neku discovers he is able to read the minds of others and assumes it has something to do with the black pin he is holding.

A cell phone starts to ring in his pocket, and he can't tell whether it is his or not. A text message appears: "Reach 104. You have 60 minutes. Fail, and face erasure. -The Reapers." After discovering he can't delete the message, a timer of 60 minutes imprints onto his right hand. Neku is in Shibuya to play the "Reapers' Game," which spans a total of seven days. All Players of the Reapers' Game have a black pin with a skull embedded on it. (Source: Wikipedia, edited)

Square Enix published Subarashiki Kono Sekai for Nintendo DS in Japan in July 2007 and in PAL regions in April 2008. The game was released for iOS and Android platforms in August 2012 and June 2014, respectively. An enhanced port based on the mobile version for the Nintendo Switch console titled Subarashiki Kono Sekai: Final Remix was published in October 2018. Shiro Amano drew a two-chapter one-shot manga in Shounen Gangan in 2008.

Official site: https://subarashiki-anime.jp/
Official Twitter: @TWEWY_PR

Source: PR Times

Subarashiki Kono Sekai on MAL
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Jun 25, 2020 9:13 AM
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Give me all your loooooooveee.



omg Nomura characters in anime! I hope it stays the same style as the game.
Jun 25, 2020 9:17 AM
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its funny how twewy is literally my favorite game of all time but ive never seen anyone ever call it "Subarashiki Kono Sekai".

please get a really good anime studio. i dont want another a-1 pictures fiasco, but i'm not sure what studio could do such a highly stylized anime. Maybe lerche?
Jun 25, 2020 9:31 AM
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I only knew about this game in name. I guess I will play it now. Looks cool.
Jun 25, 2020 9:35 AM
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Wow so cool! After all these years!

I'm really hyped for this one.

Calling~~
ok :p
Jun 25, 2020 9:48 AM
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Pretty excited played the game a lot of time ago and thought it was a fantastic game,very happy it got an anime adaptation.
Jun 25, 2020 10:03 AM
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woooow that's hype. now i wish enix also do something to chrono trigger..
Jun 25, 2020 10:13 AM
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Please dont fuck this up, this game is so great and stylish so i hope they can find a way to translate that to an anime.

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Jun 25, 2020 10:57 AM
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This is the greatest thing to ever happen to anime.
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rubybestgirl said:
its funny how twewy is literally my favorite game of all time but ive never seen anyone ever call it "Subarashiki Kono Sekai".

please get a really good anime studio. i dont want another a-1 pictures fiasco, but i'm not sure what studio could do such a highly stylized anime. Maybe lerche?
its studio deen. So no worries.


Jun 25, 2020 11:03 AM

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Another game adaption. The design are cool tbh. I hope some good staff helming this.


Jun 25, 2020 11:27 AM

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The only thing I know about this game is the music. It's cool music I hope they keep it.
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Jun 25, 2020 11:39 AM

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i loved playing this game on my ds and switch and i was hoping they would announce a sequel, but i'm still so zetta happy it's getting an anime. maybe it could get a new installment if it does well enough.
Jun 25, 2020 11:45 AM

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gonna check the trailers first for this one or at least the staff list
Jun 25, 2020 11:52 AM

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AAAAA okay, anime adaptations of games i liked havent been the best, but i'm hyped for twewy's,,,,
How to love and hate Joshua even more, animated edition
Jun 25, 2020 12:14 PM

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inb4 it will end up being like Persona adaptations. I should really play that game already, it's been on my backlog for a long time now.
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Jun 25, 2020 12:46 PM
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OH MY GOD IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Damnit I still haven't finished this game!!! Even though I got a pre-owned copy of this 4 years ago!!!! I NEED TO FINISH THIS ASAP NOW
But yeah, if anyone's reading this and never played the game, you need to do yourself a favor and play it. ASAP.

whoever's handling this better NOT screw this up

sogegesoge said:
woooow that's hype. now i wish enix also do something to chrono trigger..

I agree with you
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I haven't gotten a chance to play the game yet but I know it's beloved by its fans. Interested to see how the anime turns out.
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Jun 25, 2020 3:50 PM
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I wanted a sequel. Not an anime.

Why is this so hard to understand?
I like what everyone hates and hate what everyone likes. So I'm controversial. I guess.
Jun 25, 2020 4:58 PM

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Been screaming about this since I was told earlier today. Always thought this would make a great anime - if given the proper attention and studio, of course. Hope the main cast returns too.

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I wanted a sequel. Not an anime.

Why is this so hard to understand?


Who knows, the sequel news might be come at the end of the anime season. I'd find it weird this game would get an adaptation 13 years after its initial release just because Square ~felt like it~.
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Dubs4life said:
I wanted a sequel. Not an anime.

Why is this so hard to understand?

this is absolutely them drumming up hype for a sequel. or at the very least


If the anime gets an english dub, I absolutely need the original cast back. As far as I'm aware, Shiki, Rhyme, Uzuki, and Yodai's VAs are the only ones still doing voice acting but they got everyone back for Dream Drop Distance so fingers crossed
Jun 25, 2020 6:06 PM
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Neato! Hope this'll mean more merch and maybe more games. And that it's good.
Jun 25, 2020 7:34 PM

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Hope it's good, love the game.
Jun 25, 2020 9:37 PM
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I didn't remember the Japanese title, so me reading the title basically goes like this:

Subarashiki Kono Sekai?? Huh... Wait... The Wonderful World? The Amazing World? Why am I thinking of Gumball.. hold on... ISN'T IT TWEWY?!?!?


so, basically, soon as I realized it, I screamed and clicked on the thread right away. HOLY HYPE!!
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Jun 25, 2020 9:43 PM

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What wow..that unexpected..i already finished the game 3 times.. i woulnd mind watching it more lol
Jun 25, 2020 11:05 PM
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ChartTopper60 said:
I didn't remember the Japanese title, so me reading the title basically goes like this:

Subarashiki Kono Sekai?? Huh... Wait... The Wonderful World? The Amazing World? Why am I thinking of Gumball.. hold on... ISN'T IT TWEWY?!?!?


so, basically, soon as I realized it, I screamed and clicked on the thread right away. HOLY HYPE!!

lmao wow that was literally my exact reaction towards this announcement. good to know that i wasn't the only one
Jun 25, 2020 11:33 PM

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So will people call it subakono? It would be funny if they did.
Jun 25, 2020 11:35 PM
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Fario-P said:
ChartTopper60 said:
I didn't remember the Japanese title, so me reading the title basically goes like this:

Subarashiki Kono Sekai?? Huh... Wait... The Wonderful World? The Amazing World? Why am I thinking of Gumball.. hold on... ISN'T IT TWEWY?!?!?


so, basically, soon as I realized it, I screamed and clicked on the thread right away. HOLY HYPE!!

lmao wow that was literally my exact reaction towards this announcement. good to know that i wasn't the only one


I wonder if there will be some connections with the Kingdom Hearts CG anime coming to Disney+...



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So will people call it subakono? It would be funny if they did.


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Jun 25, 2020 11:39 PM
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I'm pretty hyped. Interesting to see how they'll handle the plot with this.
Jun 26, 2020 1:13 AM

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1) Tf? This game is so old
2) Tf? This sounds dope!
3) Tf? This game is 13 years old
Jun 26, 2020 1:13 AM

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1) Tf? This game is so old
2) Tf? This sounds dope!
3) Tf? This game is 13 years old
Jun 26, 2020 2:34 AM

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An unexpected surprise, but a welcome one.
Jun 26, 2020 4:57 AM
SHSL Good Luck

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TWEWY is one of my all-time favorite game. With a Switch port and now an anime announcement, here hoping for a sequel announcement next. It's becoming a lot more relevant now lately.
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kuroicho said:

Who knows, the sequel news might be come at the end of the anime season. I'd find it weird this game would get an adaptation 13 years after its initial release just because Square ~felt like it~.


rubybestgirl said:

this is absolutely them drumming up hype for a sequel. or at the very least



I doubt it. SEVERELY.

I'm never getting my damn sequel.

Also...

I like what everyone hates and hate what everyone likes. So I'm controversial. I guess.
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TWEWY was one of my favorite DS games in their lineup so when I saw this announcement it skyrocket my hype.

Tho I'm hoping the anime is either good with its adaptation, or at least acceptably entertaining to me.
Jun 27, 2020 10:59 AM

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Never finished the game but I'm hyped for this adaptation. Hope it ends up being better than the Persona or Ace Attorney anime.
Jun 27, 2020 3:41 PM
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HELL FUCKING YESS!!!!!

Jun 27, 2020 8:45 PM

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Are we gonna call it Subakono? Seriously tho, hate to say this I'm gonna avoid this cause it's a game adaptation (which is automatic red flag to me). If I hear that the series is good I'll consider it eventually.

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Really excited for this one just to see the animation style and ost!!
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We really be revisiting all the old stuff since the Nostalgia Decade started, huh.

I'm really, really, really hope its good. TWEWY is a tight-knit game that you have to go out of your way to fuck up. I wonder if Nomura will have any input on the anime.
Confirmed to be its Creative Producer And Character Designer. Sweet.
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Info's gonna be released on Anime Expo in 30 minutes guys!!!! Can't wait to hear news about this hahahaha

Here's the link to the Anime Expo stream that has news about the TWEWY anime if you guys wanna watch live:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVLbxXu580o

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