The World Ends With You Anime Gets Action-Packed First Trailer

The critically acclaimed SquareEnix The World Ends With You video games series is getting an anime movie produced by Square Enix, DOMERICA, and Shin-Ei Animation, that's set to release in April of 2021. Fan favorites Neku, Shiki, Beat, Rhyme, and Joshua are all featured in the new trailer, so check it out below.

Those that are uninitiated with the story, The World Ends With You takes place in a fictional version of the famous Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo. While everyday life goes on in the Realground--the RG--the chosen dead are brought to an alternate plane of existence called the Underground---the UG--which is also the venue for the Reapers' Game.

The main story follows Neku over the course of the three weeks that he plays the Game, paired with partners Shiki, Joshua, and Beat for each week, respectively. As he develops friendships with his partners, he starts to understand the rules of the Game.

The trailer shows Neku teaming with each of his partners and the mystery behind his own death. In addition to the anime in April, a sequel called NEO: The World Ends with You has been announced for release on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch for mid-2021.