History VideoGame / TheWorldEndsWithYou

* FamousLastWords: "But Neku, I thought you couldn't afford to lose. Give up on yourself, and you give up on the world." [[spoiler:Joshua, although they were definitely not his last words]].

** As does the cutscene with [[spoiler:Joshua]]'s FamousLastWords.

* BookEnds: The game begins and ends with Neku [[spoiler: given the choice to kill a partner. In the beginning, his partner is said to be duplicitous and he tries to go through with it. In the end, his partner was actually duplicitous and he stops himself from going through with it.]] The game also begins with Neku [[spoiler: putting on his headphones and ends with him taking them off.]]

* HugeSchoolgirl: It's up to you to decide if it's just the [[http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/cherrim/4300925/195822/195822_original.png angle of the shot]] (big spoilers on the other side of that link), but [[spoiler:RG Shiki]] seems to compete with Beat in height in the ending credits.

->''"Listen up, Phones! The world ends with you. If you want to enjoy life, expand your world. You gotta push your horizons out as far as they'll go."''

In November 2020, a follow-up known as ''VideoGame/NEOTheWorldEndsWithYou'' was announced for a Summer 2021 release on UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and PC. Taking place in Shibuya once more, the game follows a cast of new characters in a new version of the Reapers' Game, with appearances from classic characters like Sho Minamimoto and Koki Kariya. Graphically, the game makes the VideoGame3DLeap with {{cel shad|ing}}ed graphics vs. the original's 2D sprites.

* DifficultyByRegion: The Japanese version of the game is actually more difficult than its worldwide counterparts. A fair number of enemies deal more damage, Mingle PP was earned in much smaller quantities, and some items were buffed in the worldwide versions, such as the Angel Feather, whose stats were heavily buffed in worldwide versions[[labelnote:*]]In the Japanese version, it gives -24 ATK and +600 HP. In worldwide versions, it gives +30 ATK/DEF and ''+2000 HP''[[/labelnote]]. Notoriously, the Eden's Door Pin would also "evolve" into a ''1 Yen Pin'' if you capped its BPP in the Japanese version, an evolution that was changed in worldwide versions so that it would simply evolve back into the first Eden Pin.

* VisualPun: Another Day features the [[BossInMooksClothing Fifenfrog]], which absorbs almost every attack the player can throw at it.[[labelnote:*]]Partners, neutral psychs, and (in the Solo Remix) Cross Combos can still affect it.[[/labelnote]] [[spoiler:It's a (mostly) white Noise.]]

[[CompletelyDifferentTitle Also known as]] ''It's a Wonderful World'' (Japanese: ''Subarashiki Kono Sekai''), ''The World Ends with You'' is an UrbanFantasy ActionRPG developed and published by Creator/SquareEnix and co-developed Jupiter (the same company that made ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'').

[[CompletelyDifferentTitle Also known as]] ''It's a Wonderful World'' (Japanese: ''Subarashiki Kono Sekai''), ''The World Ends with You'' is an UrbanFantasy ActionRPG by Creator/SquareEnix and Jupiter (the same company that made ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'').

''It's like a [[ImageBoards two channel]], where people can just throw their own anger''\\

* AfterCombatRecovery: You gain full HP after finishing battles. However, if you fighting against Noise in Chain Reductions, your HP will not recover in between rounds.

* AllThereInTheManual: The Japanese manual includes things like the pins that your three partners use. Which explains things like how Joshua somehow uses his cell phone to drop soda machines on enemies [[spoiler:although most fans have already made a [[PhysicalGod justified assumption]]]].

* AnAesop: The quote at the top of this page is the game's unifying theme.

** Progfox, Grindcore Minks, Woolly AOR, and Goth Metal Drake. They appear as Blue Noise during the main game, are very powerful, have no part in the storyline and fighting them is completely optional. Although they pale in comparison to the game's true superboss, [[spoiler:Panthera Cantus, aka Mr. H.]]

* [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt The End Of Shibuya As We Know It]]: Subverted when Neku learns that [[spoiler:[[NiceJobBreakingItHero his winning the Game was all part of the Composer's plan to destroy Shibuya]]. Doubly Subverted when the Joshua decides to spare Shibuya after all.]]

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* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: The battles against [[spoiler:Reaper Beat]], which end with him getting away even if you can actually defeat him.

** The Darklit Planet pins. If all six are put in one deck, their attack power triples and they become some of the deadliest pins in the game. However, [[spoiler:Hanekoma]] only sells you one of the six pins, and you have to find the rest either by defeating certain extremely rare and powerful Noise and getting the pins from random drops, or using Mingle shops. [[spoiler:Angels help you if you can't find the one that comes off of Panthera Cantus.]]

* PoisonMushroom: The Red Skull pin does nothing but lower Neku's movement. You have to wear it for a few battles as part of the plan to make it more popular.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Neku specifically mentions to a Reaper that Beat cannot be predicted by anyone, so trying to manipulate him is pointless. See also TooDumbToFool.
** [[spoiler: The Secret Reports reveal that Hanekoma imprinted Beat with the knowledge of how to create noise specifically because it wouldn't alter the outcome of the game, and he admired his dedication to wanting to save his sister. Come week 3...]]

* ThemeNaming: The clothing brands are named after the animals of the [[EasternZodiac Chinese Zodiac]]. This becomes relevant in one mission. The 13th clothing brand, Gatito, is a reference to the legend of how the Cat didn't follow the rules of the Chinese Zodiac. [[spoiler:It's also run by Hanekoma, rather than normal civilians. And to make this a bit more [[{{Anvilicious}} obvious]], CAT didn't follow the rules of the Angels.]]
** The four Game Masters are also named after the cardinal directions--''Kita''niji, ''Minami''moto, ''Higashi''zawa, and Ko''nishi'' (north, south, east, and west respectively).

** Which also counts as a TitleDrop (in Japan).

** The Darklit Planet pins. If all six are put in one deck, their attack power triples and they become some of the deadliest pins in the game. However, [[spoiler:Hanekoma]] only sells you one of the six pins, and you have to find the rest either by defeating Noise and getting the pins from random drops, or using Mingle shops. [[spoiler:Angels help you if you can't find the one that comes off of Panthera Cantus.]]

* RewatchBonus: The game contains a thick and complex plot that tends to be easy enough to follow on the first playthrough. However, during a second playthrough, the perspective will alter your perception of the storyline, most noticeably everything regarding [[spoiler:Joshua]]. It happens again after you've played through the game again and gotten all the [[NewGamePlus secret reports]], this time with [[spoiler:Hanekoma]]. Most notably, the opening movie actually sums up the entire plot, but you won't know until a second playthrough. Even the biggest spoileriffic detail is there, though it's a FreezeFrameBonus.

** ''Solo Remix'' adds [[http://i.imgur.com/oCjx9.jpg this]] (spoiler warning) piece of artwork that appears after the secret ending.
** The main purpose of the new chapter "A New Day" in ''Final Remix'' is to set up the events leading to ''NEO''. [[spoiler:Neku is shot dead (again) by Coco to force him back into the UG, and Coco revives Minamimoto to become a Player, purportedly as Neku's new Partner]].

** ''Final Remix'' adds the ''A New Day'' storyline after defeating three hidden Reapers in the main game, which acts as one big sequel hook.

%%* BishonenLine: [[spoiler:Taboo Minamimoto.]]

* WhamEpisode: The first one occurs during Day 4 when [[spoiler:Rhyme is killed by a Noise]], and they keep building from there, sometimes with one new Wham every day. Especially Day 7 when [[spoiler:Neku discovers he's forced to play the Game for ''another'' seven days]].
** Special mention goes to Day 5, where Neku finds out [[spoiler: that he and [[DeadToBeginWith all the other Players are dead]], and the Reapers' Game is a competition for a chance at resurrection.]]
** Day 4 [[spoiler: of Week 2]] reveals that [[spoiler: Joshua apparently shot Neku dead]]. And the very next day reveals [[spoiler: not only is he much more powerful than he let on at first, but he's not a Player (which is why he can be Scanned), and he's not even dead.]]
** The ending of "A New Day" in ''Final Remix''. [[spoiler:Her plans foiled, Coco ''shoots Neku dead''. Then it turns out that while Neku has been dealing with her crap, ''Shinjuku was erased and Noise are breaching into the RG''. Then Coco ''resurrects Minamimoto to serve as Neku's partner for her plans''.]]

* AlmightyJanitor: Kariya fits the bill nicely, although he does very little work at ''all''.

%%* BattleCouple: Sota and Nao.

In June 2020, thirteen years after the game originally released, [[Anime/TheWorldEndsWithYouTheAnimation an anime adaptation]] was announced at [[https://mobile.twitter.com/twewy_pr Anime Expo Lite 2020.]] Kazuya Ichikawa will direct the series at Domerica x Shin-Ei Animation, with Midori Goto serving as screenwriter. Key staff members from the original game like Tetsuya Nomura & Gen Kobayashi (character design) and Takeharu Ishimoto (music) are also returning to those roles for the anime. The series begun airing on April 9, 2021, and you can watch the reveal trailer [[https://youtu.be/PyIt1obb1dE here]].

In June 2020, thirteen years after the game originally released, [[Anime/TheWorldEndsWithYouTheAnimation an anime adaptation]] was announced at [[https://mobile.twitter.com/twewy_pr Anime Expo Lite 2020.]] Kazuya Ichikawa will direct the series at Domerica x Shin-Ei Animation, with Midori Goto serving as screenwriter. Key staff members from the original game like Tetsuya Nomura & Gen Kobayashi (character design) and Takeharu Ishimoto (music) are also returning to those roles for the anime. The series is begun airing on April 9, 2021, and you can watch the reveal trailer [[https://youtu.be/PyIt1obb1dE here]].

In June 2020, thirteen years after the game originally released, [[Anime/TheWorldEndsWithYouTheAnimation an anime adaptation]] was announced at [[https://mobile.twitter.com/twewy_pr Anime Expo Lite 2020.]] Kazuya Ichikawa will direct the series at Domerica x Shin-Ei Animation, with Midori Goto serving as screenwriter. Key staff members from the original game like Tetsuya Nomura & Gen Kobayashi (character design) and Takeharu Ishimoto (music) are also returning to those roles for the anime. The series is set for worldwide release in 2021, and you can watch the reveal trailer [[https://youtu.be/PyIt1obb1dE here]].

In November 2020, a follow-up known as ''VideoGame/NEOTheWorldEndsWithYou'' was announced for a Summer 2021 release on UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4. Taking place in Shibuya once more, the game follows a cast of new characters in a new version of the Reapers' Game, with appearances from classic characters like Sho Minamimoto and Koki Kariya. Graphically, the game makes the VideoGame3DLeap with {{cel shad|ing}}ed graphics vs. the original's 2D sprites.

* CoolShades: Hanekoma and Kitaniji both have them. You can later buy "Funky Shades," then turn them in as a quest item.

** There are some articles of clothing that have extra benefits when worn by certain characters. Each character has at least a few items that provide a significant bonus when worn by their designated user (and no bonus when worn by someone else). They all tend to be things that the characters would be interested in wearing, or that they ''do'' wear -- and then there's [[TakeAThirdOption the incredibly useful gothic Lolita attire by Princess K of the bunny realm]]. Both Neku and Joshua (but not Beat) receive huge bonuses from certain dresses, skirts, and heels. One of the first unlockable items at Lapin Angelique is the "Frilly Parasol," which only benefits Joshua.

* CruelToBeKind: The Reaper's Game offers players a chance to return to life, but with a catch- [[EquivalentExchange they must give up what they value most as their "entry fee," and will only get it back if they win the Game.]] In the case of [[spoiler:Rhyme,]] it's stated that since the person in question failed to complete the game [[spoiler:(Rhyme was devoured by a shark Noise on Day 4, but later returned to life) her]] entry fee will never be returned. The Secret Reports suggest that this is the Composer's way of testing Players' ability to get through life without what they value most, and forcing them to re-evaluate how important said thing is.

** When Beat introduces Rhyme, he says she's "my... my partner." [[spoiler:He was most likely about to say "little sister," but stopped himself when he remembered that Rhyme lost her memories]].

** The Work Coveralls' description says that it's "a huge challenge to pull off," but they only require 48 Bravery to wear, a level Neku may easily reach the first time they become available, assuming you don't rush through it.

** One thought fragment, entitled "English," is written in Japanese in the English version of the game (it was presumably written in English in the original Japanese version). This results in a DubInducedPlothole where a supposedly English-speaking tourist who is ''thinking in Japanese'' worries about how he's going to get the Japanese locals to understand him.

* SpoilerOpening: You won't realize it until after you've beaten the game, but [[spoiler:the opening cinematic spoils ''the entire plot.'' Joshua, the "two Shikis," Rhyme's fate, Kitaniji's AssimilationPlot, the reason behind Neku's death... it's all there.]]

** For that matter, good luck guessing what the Approaching Eden, Brainy Cat, and Irregular Note sets even ''do,'' as rather than describe what they do, the descriptions for all of their pins instead vaguely tell the player that they need other pins to complete the set. The [[InfinityPlusOneSword Darklit Planet set]] does clearly tell you how to use the pins(and they're psychs you already recognize anyways) but doesn't directly tell you that their power ''triples'' when you have all six pins equipped at once.

%%* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Kariya and Uzuki.