“The World Ends with You The Animation” shows its first trailer

The first trailer for “The World Ends with You The Animation” was revealed during Anime Expo Lite.

The upcoming anime, based on the 2007 Nintendo DS video game developed by the same creative team in charge of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, will make its debut in 2021.

Members from the original game development team, including Tetsuya Nomura (responsible for main character designs and orchestration of the game), music composer Takeharu Ishimoto, and others, are working together once again in the making of this anime as well.

Though the game has been ported over to the Switch, iOS and Android devices, the anime will introduce this Square Enix franchise to a new generation of fans.

Domerica and Shin-Ei Animation are in charge of the anime production.

If you are not familiar with the game, take a look at the story.

Make your way through “SHIBUYA” and survive the seven-day “Reaper’s Game”!

The main character Neku wakes up in the middle of a busy Shibuya Crossing Intersection unaware of how he got there.
He’s in an alternate plane of existence called the Underground (UG).
Unknowingly forced to participate in the “Reaper’s Game”, Neku must partner with Shiki, a teenage girl player whom he meets.
Neku must fight to survive by completing the missions thrown at him and defeating the creatures called “Noise.” By doing so, he will confront the “Reaper’s Game” along with the truth buried deep inside his memory.

“The only way to survive is to trust your partner”

Will they survive the “Reaper’s Game”…?

[Sources]: すばらしきこのせかい It’s a Wonderful World: Home (English – The World Ends with You: The Animation). Nintendo Enthusiast: The World Ends with You The Animation trailer is here at last.