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The World Ends with You: The Animation
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. Now an unwilling participant in the mysterious "Reapers' Game," Neku must partner up with a girl named Shiki in order to survive...
- Cast:
- Koki Uchiyama, Anna Hachimine, Ayana Taketatsu, Subaru Kimura
- Language:
- Japanese
- Country:
- Japan
- Network:
- MBS, TBS, CBC, HBC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.0The Reapers' Game
2021-04-10 · 24mNeku wakes up in the middle of an otherworldly Shibuya teeming with monsters. He's been dragged into the Reapers' Game, and he'll need to learn to work with the other players he meets if he wants to survive the seven-day contest.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.0Shiki
2021-04-17 · 24mEach mission is tougher than the last as the Reapers' Game enters its second half. When a chance encounter shakes Shiki's confidence and motivation, it's Neku's turn to support her for a change. Can he be a good enough partner to keep them alive?
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E03
Episode 3
★ 8.0Erased
2021-04-24 · 24mAs the Reapers' Game nears its end, Neku, Shiki, Beat, and Rhyme get a mission so easy it seems like a day off. Is this a respite before their looming battle with the Game Master, or one last trap to stop them from ever reaching it?
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E04
Episode 4
★ 8.0Reapers
2021-05-01 · 24mNeku's second game has begun. He may have experience, but the new Game Master is out for blood, and Neku can't fight without a partner. A mysterious boy named Joshua may be the help Neku needs, but can he be trusted?
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.0CAT
2021-05-08 · 24mThere are no new missions, and it's making Neku nervous. Joshua, however, has his own agenda, and he wants Neku to lend him a hand. When the pair reunite with Hanekoma, a chance remark sparks a memory in Neku.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.0Turf
2021-05-15 · 24mNeku starts to remember his death, and it makes him more suspicious of Joshua than ever. Meanwhile, the game grinds to a halt as Taboo Noise attack Players and Reapers alike. Minamimoto is the prime suspect, but what does he have to gain?
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E07
Episode 7
Joshua
2021-05-22 · 24mNeku's second game is nearly over, and he trusts his partner less than ever. What is the rebel Game Master Minamimoto planning, and will Neku be able to handle it if he keeps Joshua at arms length?
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E08
Episode 8
Emergency Call
2021-05-29 · 24mNeku's final game has begun, and the Reapers are out to make sure he doesn't stand a chance. With no partner and enemies on all sides, Neku will have to rely on help from an unexpected source against the cool and calculating new Game Master.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 7.0Rhyme and Beat
2021-06-05 · 24mNeku and Beat search for Konishi, but they have no leads and something is stopping them from scanning people. Just then, Yashiro and Kariya appear with a challenge. Neku and Beat will have to fight the Reapers if they want to see Rhyme again.
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E10
Episode 10
The Countless Wrongs of Our Day
2021-06-12 · 24mShibuya is changing. Its once diverse crowds are now full of people with eerie, identical thoughts, and not even Reapers are immune. Through it all, Neku and Beat try to continue their desperate search for Konishi when a familiar face confronts them.
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E11
Episode 11
The Hour of Reckoning
2021-06-19 · 24mNeku and Beat race to the Shibuya River to take on Minamimoto and the Composer! But as the final days looms, they're still doomed unless they can track down Konishi. They've already looked everywhere in Shibuya; where could the Game Master be?
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E12
Episode 12
It's a Wonderful World
2021-06-26 · 24mNeku confronts Kitaniji for the final time when the return of a familiar face turns everything he thought he knew on its head! Who is the real Composer? Will the lessons Neku has learned in Shibuya carry him through one last game?
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Koki Uchiyama
Neku (voice)
Anna Hachimine
Shiki (voice)
Ayana Taketatsu
Rhyme (voice)
Subaru Kimura
Beat (voice)
Ryohei Kimura
Joshua (voice)
Kenji Takahashi
Yodai Higashizawa (voice)
Takayuki Fujimoto
Sho Minamimoto (voice)
Anri Katsu
Koki Kariya (voice)
Hiroshi Shirokuma
Megumi Kitaniji (voice)
Hitomi Nabatame
Mitsuki Konishi (voice)