Originally developed as a Nintendo DS game back in 2007 in Japan and seeing mobile adaptations later on, the Final Remix version of The World Ends With You RPG arrived for the Nintendo Switch in 2018. We learned at the end of June that it’s making the leap to anime form and Funimation picked it up not long after that.
We’ve had a little bit since then but now the official site has made a sizable update that has revealed a new key visual below along with a new promo, both of which comes revealing an April 2021 debut for the project.
Additionally, it was revealed that the group Ali will handle the opening theme song “TEENAGE CITY RIOT” for the show.
The series has Kazuya Ichikawa on board to direct with Midori Gotou handling the scripts at Sanzigen. It’s worth noting as well that Takeharu Ishimoto is composing the music for it having done the game music. DOMERICA and Shin-Ei Animation are handling the production. Tetsuya Nomura and Gen Kobayashi are credited for the character designs.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Kouki Uchiyama as Neku
- Anna Hachimine as Shiki
- Subaru Kimura as Beat
- Ayana Taketatsu as Rhyme
- Ryouhei Kimura as Joshua
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Plot Concept: The World Ends with You is an action role-playing game with urban fantasy elements developed by Square Enix and Jupiter for the Nintendo DS. Set in the modern-day Shibuya shopping district of Tokyo, The World Ends with You features a distinctive art style inspired by Shibuya and its youth culture.
[Source: ANN]
