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1This is a dossier for the characters from Creator/SquareEnix's ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou''. Per the [[Administrivia/HandlingSpoilers wiki's spoiler policies]] all trope names will be visible and there will be plenty of unmarked spoilers. '''Read at your own risk.''' Welcome to their game!
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22[[index]]
23!!The Players & The Reapers
24* Characters/TheWorldEndsWithYouThePlayers
25** [[Characters/TheWorldEndsWithYouNekuSakuraba Neku Sakuraba]]
26* Characters/TheWorldEndsWithYouTheReapers
27[[/index]]
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29[[index]]
30!!If you looking for Kingdom Hearts information of The Players[[note]]It's Neku, Shiki, Joshua, Beat, and Rhyme[[/note]]
31* Characters/KingdomHearts
32** Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingSquareEnix
33[[index]]
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35!Other Denizens
36[[foldercontrol]]
37
38[[folder:Sanae Hanekoma]]
39[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanekoma.png]]
40 [[caption-width-right:250:"If you want to enjoy life, expand your world."]]
41[[caption-width-right:200: [[labelnote:Click here to see Hanekoma as he appears in the anime]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anime_hanekoma.png]] [[/labelnote]]
42[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here for spoilers]]:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/panthera_cantus_7.png[[/labelnote]][==]]]
43-> Voiced by Creator/KenjiroTsuda (anime) Kanji Furutachi (video game) (JP), Creator/BrandonPotter (anime) Bart Flynn (video game) (EN)
44
45The humble owner of the [=WildKat=] coffee shop on the upper-east side of Shibuya.
46----
47* AllPowerfulBystander: [[spoiler:The Producer is ''supposed'' to be this, [[SubvertedTrope but Hanekoma decides that drastic times call for drastic measures]] and ends up taking action behind the scenes.]]
48* AnimalMotifs: Cats. He runs a shop called [=WildKat=], and sells pins from the Gatito brand. His name even has "neko" in it. [[spoiler:His Noise form Panthera Cantus is also composed of a pair of anthromorphic big cats, specifically a lion and a tiger.]]
49* BadassBookworm: In addition to being one of most powerful forces in Shibuya's UG, Hanekoma is also one of most knowledgeable people around, dabbling in several magical and technological advancements and even inventing a few of his own.
50* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a very friendly and pleasant fellow to be around, offering sound advice and words of encouragement alongside a hot cup of coffee. However, it should be noted that Hanekoma will NOT hesitate to personally erase you if he views you as a threat to Shibuya, [[spoiler:to the point that he was willing to use Minamimoto as a back-up plan to kill Joshua in case he couldn't be persuaded from enacting his wrath upon Shibuya.]]
51* BewareTheSillyOnes: He’s incredibly chatty, snarky, and is pretty much constantly messing with people, especially Neku. [[spoiler:He’s also one of the most powerful characters in the story, the Fallen Angel, and one hell of a chessmaster.]]
52* BigBrotherMentor: Towards Neku and, shockingly enough, Joshua.
53* BigDamnHeroes: Stops Neku from erasing Shiki on Day 2, and keeps Beat from succumbing to erasure on Day 4. [[spoiler:If the Composer's words can be taken at face value,]] Joshua has also been on the receiving end of this trope from him in the past.
54* BigGood: [[spoiler:Kinda-sorta-maybe. He's a third party actively working against both Joshua and Kitaniji, but he's willing to dip into some morally grey areas to accomplish it, such as helping Minamimoto summon Taboo Noise. He's also the Producer of Shibuya, a position above even the Composer. The fact that he's one of the biggest reasons for Neku's character development helps him fit the position a bit better.]]
55* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Neku initially sees him as a good source of advice, and is amazed to learn that he's [=CAT=], but his faith in him is shaken as he believes that he is the Composer. It ultimately turns out that while he has had a hand in the backstory behind the game, his actions were ultimately for the goal of preventing Shibuya from being erased]].
56* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's an extremely wise, competent guy but he's also pretty much constantly messing around.
57* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Even more so than Joshua, who he was helping out while secretly doing his own thing off to the side.]]
58* CoolShades: Sports a small pair of shades.
59* DramaPreservingHandicap: As Producer, [[spoiler:and an [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Angel]]]] he has immense power and Imagination at his disposal but due to his role as an AllPowerfulBystander, he can't potentially overstep his boundaries to stop the behind-the-scenes plot and instead has to rely on subterfuge, trickery, and master manipulation to get gears in motion.
60* DualBoss: [[spoiler:The Panthera Cantus boss fight consists of fighting both a stronger red version of Minamimoto's Leo Cantus and a stronger blue version of Konishi's Tigris Cantus simultaneously.]]
61* EccentricMentor: Has some shades of this, as evident by his interactions with Neku.
62* FallenAngel: He is confirmed to be [[spoiler:an Angel, to contrast the Composer and the Reapers]] but he [[spoiler:showed Minamimoto how to create Taboo Noise and ended up with this trope for it.]]
63* FigureItOutYourself: What he ends up telling Neku to do when telling the boy to expand his horizons even within the confines of Shibuya and the boy in question asking him on how to accomplish said goal.
64* TheGadfly: He's constantly messing with Neku and Joshua in small ways and revels in it, much to their ire.
65* GenderBlenderName: Sanae is normally a female name.
66* GentlemanAndAScholar: When reading through the Secret Reports that were penned by him, Hanekoma is shown to have a high level of intelligence, laying down several academic terms in order to describe the various machinations behind the Reaper's Game and UG in general.
67* HaveANiceDeath: [[spoiler:"Open up your world!"]]
68* {{Hipster}}: He's got the vibe going in his fashion sense and playful attitude. He even owns a coffee shop!
69* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Neku. Despite only meeting him for a short while, Neku feels a strong desire to interact with him more and soon Hanekoma ends up taking up something of a BigBrotherMentor role to Neku, influencing him to help the kid learn how to expand his worldview and connect with the people around him.
70* {{Leitmotif}}: ''Solo Mix'' and onwards tends to have "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i8TlRmmDKk Game Over]]" accompanying his appearances; its lyrics are particularly applicable to his status as an AllPowerfulBystander who manipulates events from behind the scenes:
71--> He's got an opinion and posted suggestion but never reveals his name\
72Read by someone, taken as a good one but nobody knew who wrote it
73* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler:He zips around the battlefield like he's on a caffeine rush, hits hard enough to nearly kill Neku in a single shot, and is tough enough to tank four level 3 Fusion attacks to the face and keep on going.]]
74* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Is ultimately the one that taught Minamimoto about Taboo Noise, hoping that he would be able to stop the Composer from winning the Game and destroying Shibuya.]]
75* MellowFellow: Hanekoma is an incredibly calm and friendly fellow who is prone to giving others helpful life advice while brewing coffee.
76* MrExposition: Offers Neku and Shiki something of a lecture about the Game on Day 2, an offer they gladly take him up on. [[spoiler:His Secret Reports also serve as something of a MindScrewdriver to the main game.]]
77* NecessarilyEvil: In his own opinion, [[spoiler:becoming a Fallen Angel is a price he gladly pays for teaching Sho about Taboo Noise and fixing the refinery sigil as part of {{Chessmaster}}ing Shibuya out of erasure]].
78* NeutralNoLonger: [[spoiler: Due to his job as the Producer and the circumstances of the Game between Joshua and Megumi, he was expected to do nothing but watch from afar. However, due to his intense love for Shibuya, Hanekoma decides that desperate times call for desperate measures and ends up interfering a lot with the Game in order to try and save Shibuya from erasure.]]
79* NiceJobBreakingItHero: ''Final Remix'' reveals that [[spoiler:his backup plan to save Shibuya by teaching Minamimoto how to make Taboo Noise]] might have brought about something drastically worse than anything the villains were planning to do.
80* TheNicknamer: Tends to address people with nicknames when interacting with them. He even dubs Neku with the moniker of [[HeadphonesEqualIsolation Phones]], much to his annoyance.
81* OddFriendship: With Joshua. Hanekoma is a NiceGuy with a penchant for giving out inspiring life advice (and coffee) to troubled teens in need of it and Joshua is, well, [[JerkAss Joshua]]. Yet, despite this, the two of them get along quite well for the most part and Hanekoma even acts as a BigBrotherMentor to Joshua. [[spoiler: Considering how they both know of each other’s identities and are entangled in the grand scheme of the Angels, it does make sense, however.]]
82* OurAngelsAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Revealed in the Secret Reports to be an Angel, a higher order of being than the Reapers and the Composer]].
83* OutOfFocus: Doesn't appear at all during the last week, [[spoiler:save for a brief glimpse after Joshua and Neku's final shootout. There's a good reason for this, to the point where the entire post game is essentially piecing together what he was doing during that time.]]
84* PantheraAwesome: [[spoiler:His [[OneWingedAngel Noise form]] Panthera Cantus]].
85* PaperThinDisguise: Somehow, nobody has figured out that Sanae Ha'''neko'''ma, who runs a cafe called Wild'''kat''' on '''Cat''' Street, is the famous street artist CAT.
86* PermaStubble: Has one to go with his slick look.
87* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler:If the Secret Reports have anything to go by, Mr. H can't even trust his Another Day self in revealing the crime he has committed to become a Fallen Angel. This is why he hides in Pork City while searching for Joshua. Turns out that if you talk to Another Day Mr. H without witnessing the real one hiding in Pork City, he warns Another Day Neku to not trust the person who wrote the secret reports scattering around implying that Another Day Mr. H does not want this Neku to be involved with the main Mr. H and will resort to erasing his original self if he has to in order keep the peace.]]
88* RedHerring: [[spoiler:He's not the Composer. Turns out it's ''way, way'' more complicated than that.]]
89* RenaissanceMan: A multi-talented man with a penchant for graffiti artistry, music producing, fashion designing, and brewing excellent coffee. On top of that, he’s also [[spoiler: the Producer and an excellent fighter as well.]]
90* RousingSpeech: [[spoiler:Done in a rather strange way. His {{Superboss}} fight has him yelling motivational one-liners like "Don't let limits slow you!" and "Enjoy the moment!" while he beats you six ways from Sunday.]]
91* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: [[spoiler:He's well aware of the consequences of stepping out of boundaries when it comes to his [[TheWatcher Producer]] role within the Reaper's Game, most notably being labeled as a Fallen Angel. However, he doesn't care as long as he can do whatever it takes to protect Shibuya.]]
92* SpannerInTheWorks: In ''A New Day'', [[spoiler:Coco failed to project an illusion of Hanekoma in her Shibuya Noise because the real Hanekoma projected his own mind into his body double to aid Neku and Beat in finding out it was all Coco's doing. For his troubles, Coco angrily kicks his illusion out and sics her dissonance Noise on the pair.]]
93* SuperBoss: [[spoiler:His Noise form Panthera Cantus, fought in Another Day]], is the most powerful enemy in the game.
94* SuperGenderBender: [[spoiler:The 'Tigris' half of Panthera Cantus still has Konishi's visible breasts (more noticeable in the Remix versions due to the higher pixel count).]]
95* TitleDrop: In the English translation, in his speech to Neku telling to kid to expand his outlook on the world. It's quoted [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou at the top of the main page of the game.]]
96* TheWatcher: [[spoiler:What his role as the Producer of the Reaper's Game entails. That said, Hanekoma violates the "thou shall not interfere" rule a good bit. First he takes Beat to [=WildKat=] and crafts Rhyme's soul into a pin ensuring that he doesn't get erased for losing his partner. Second, it's he who taught Minamimoto how to create Taboo Noise granting him his "Fallen Angel" status. Third, he is seen fixing Minamimoto's Taboo refinery sigil on Day 1 of Week 3 (though it isn't directly known at the time the player sees this in a cutscene) and lastly, he hides the Level 5 Keypin (which unlocks the Shibuya river) in a safe so that only Neku can find it though it doesn't end up mattering all that much seeing as how Taboo Minamimoto uses his new powers to smash open the barrier blocking entry to said river.]]
97* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:His Secret Reports, particularly when he refers to the "Fallen Angel" in the third person as if it were someone besides him. He drops it for the Secret Report obtained in Another Day, as well as for the Secret Addendums acquired in A New Day.]]
98* WaistcoatOfStyle: Fitting, considering he's a hip coffee shop owner.
99* WildCard: Hanekoma helps both [[spoiler: Kitaniji and Joshua accomplish their completely opposite goals while secretly planning to have both of them fail. However, this could be because the Producer's job is to keep things equal.]]
100
101[[/folder]]
102
103[[folder:Sota Honjo and Nao]]
104[[quoteright:213:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sota_5.png]]
105[[caption-width-right:213:Sota]]
106[[quoteright:171:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nao_97.png]]
107[[caption-width-right:171:Nao]]
108-> Sota Voiced by Yusuke Suda (JP), Creator/MattShipman (EN)
109-> Nao Voiced by Mami Fujita (JP), Creator/BrittanyLauda (EN)
110A pair with uncertain circumstances surrounding their death. Both are genuinely nice people, who tell Neku not to give up hope after what happens to him during the second week. Hinted to be a couple but never explicitly mentioned what their relationship is.
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112* AdaptationExpansion: Episode 3 of the anime has a news report about Sota and Nao getting caught in an accident. While the accident isn't elaborated on, it does explain how they became Players.
113* BattleCouple: Being partners with someone comes with the setting for the Reaper's Game, but these two have a lot subtext that implies that they're actually a couple.
114* CharacterDeath:
115** They briefly appear in the RG alive and well during week 1, but are both Players in week 2. The implications are... unpleasant.
116** Neku doesn't take [[spoiler:their erasure by Minamimoto's Taboo Noise]] very well.
117* ChekhovsGunman: They're seen in the RG briefly during the first week.
118* CrazyJealousGuy: Sota definitely acts a bit more confrontational than usual when Makoto tries to talk to Nao, especially if you choose to imprint the wrong memes into Makoto.
119* DarkHorseVictory: While Neku considers his semifinal Tin Pin Slammer match against Shooter the linchpin of whether or not the Players are erased that day, Sota ends up winning in the finals. With help.
120* {{Fangirl}}: In Another Day, Nao is a member of the White Angels, Shiki's team of hardcore Eiji Oji fans. She also appears as one of his adoring fans during the first week of the main story.
121* {{Kawaiiko}}: Nao-Nao looks a good bit older than the stereotype, but she's a cutesy kogal through and through.
122* KillTheCutie: They are some of the nicest people in the game, showing nothing but support and sympathy to Neku and the other Players. Unfortunately, due to the rampant Taboo Noise spread in Day 6 of week 2, they end up getting Erased, much to Neku’s horror.
123* NiceGuy: They are shown to be nothing but incredibly kind and supporting to each other and other people, to the point that even [[TheCynic Joshua]] finds them incredibly charming. They sympathize with Neku’s circumstances on why he has to play the Game again and encourage him to continue on, even giving him a free pin to use. [[spoiler:Even when being Erased, Sota has nothing but supporting words for Neku and Joshua and genuinely wishes for them to get back to the Realground safe and sound.]]
124* SmallRoleBigImpact: While they only ever show up a few times within the game, their overall role in the story proves to be critical to Neku’s and Joshua’s character arcs. Not only do they show the pair the benefits of healthy communication between other people and the value of relationships in general, but they also help to break Neku from the cycle of isolation that Joshua was trying to pass along to him, which in turn gets the latter to [[spoiler:change his mind and spare Shibuya in the end]].
125* SpannerInTheWorks: An indirect example only visible in hindsight. [[spoiler:Talking with Sota and Nao causes Neku to realize other people have just as much value as he does, turning him away from the cycle of isolation Joshua has been coaxing him to continue along. This in turn changes Joshua's mind at the very end.]]
126* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: While the two of them still end up getting erased during the second week in the anime, Neku runs into them alive and well in the Realground in the final episode, suggesting the Composer [[BackFromTheDead brought them back to life]] along with the main heroes]].
127* SurferDude: Sota talks like one to compliment Nao's ValleyGirl lingo.
128* ThoseTwoGuys: They don't do much for the story until the second week.
129* TogetherInDeath: Both of them were alive in week 1, and both of them are Players in week 2. [[spoiler:Then Minamimoto's Taboo Noise happen, and they end up [[DeaderThanDead Together in Erasure]].]]
130* ValleyGirl: Nao is, like, one of them?
131
132[[/folder]]
133
134[[folder:Eri]]
135[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shiki_and_eri_photo.png]]
136 [[caption-width-right:350:Picture from Shiki's phone]]
137[[caption-width-right:150:[[labelnote:Click here for spoilers]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eri_8.png [[/labelnote]]]]
138-> Voiced by Kana Okazaki (JP), Creator/MacyAnneJohnson (EN)
139Eri is Shiki's best friend. Shiki uses a picture of Eri and herself as the wallpaper for her cellphone. Eri is described as charismatic and popular and she thinks of Shiki as a great friend and seamstress with a keen eye for details.
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141* AdaptationExpansion: Her screentime is greatly expanded upon in the anime, detailing her grief about Shiki's death and how she chooses to cope with it.
142* TheFashionista: She's very much into the latest fashion and is even a designer herself. She relies on Shiki to make her designs come to life, though.
143* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: The last time the two spoke she [[ComplimentBackfire suggested]] that Shiki isn't suited to designing, [[WhatHaveIDone which she later realized ended up hurting Shiki's feelings]]. [[spoiler:Shiki died before Eri got a chance to apologize for it]].
144* PartingWordsRegret: Her last words to Shiki [[spoiler:before she died]] were her telling her she was not meant to be a designer, resulting in Shiki running off in tears before Shiki could explain that she meant that Shiki was much better as a seamstress. [[spoiler: After Shiki dies]], she is very understandably left guilt stricken over what she had said to her, wishing she could just explain to Shiki what she meant and how much she cared about her and this guilt gets so bad, she considers quitting designing. [[spoiler: Thankfully, Shiki is able to find out what Eri really meant thanks to Neku and the two make up after she’s revived]].
145* PlotBasedPhotographObfuscation: On Shiki's cellphone-wallpaper, a glare obscures her face [[spoiler:or so we think. It's really hiding Shiki's face]].
146* SatelliteCharacter: Played for heartwarming. Her character is largely based around her relationship with Shiki. The only things we know about her is that she is (working to be) a fashion designer, she encouraged Shiki's own ambitions, [[spoiler:and she thinks just as highly of Shiki as Shiki does of her.]]
147
148[[/folder]]
149
150[[folder:Shuto "Shooter" Dan]]
151[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shooter_dan.png]]
152A young NPC who is a major fan of Tin Pin Slammer.
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154* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: His buddy Yammer is fairly envious of how much better Shooter is at Tin Pin than he is.
155* AscendedExtra: A very minor [=NPC=] in the main game, he goes on to become the NonPOVProtagonist of the main plotline of Another Day.
156%% BestFriend: With Yammer.
157* BunnyEarsLawyer: While he is most definitely an overly enthusiastic ditz with a rampant obsession with Tin Pin, he is also a legitimately competent Slammer who’s also the three-time champion of the game.
158* ColorMotif: In Another Day, he became the leader of Kindred Spirits to get the tin pins back. He calls himself "Red". Which fits him, because of his strong-willed and brave-hearted personality.
159* CurbStompBattle: Can possibly occur during Tin Pin, if you're not prepared. Also happens as a in game cutscene in which during the tournament he defeats Neku at the speed of light.
160* TheDitz: In Another Day, half the time he isn't listening to the people he's talking to and just wants to challenge them in a game of Tin Pin. He also fails to grasp the gravity of some of the burdens others have with the spirit of Tin Pin.
161* TheHero: Only in Another Day. He becomes the "leader" of a TPS team called the [[{{Sentai}} Kindred Spirits]] and names his teammates after [[ColourCodedCharacters colors]]. He's "Red".
162* HotBlooded: Befitting a shonen protagonist, he's loud and passionate about almost everything.
163* IdiotHero: Only in Another Day.
164* KidHero: He's apparently quite a bit younger than Neku.
165* MagneticHero: In Another Day, [[spoiler: his pure and passionate love for Tin Pin helps spurn Higashizawa's eventual HeelRealization.]]
166* NoIndoorVoice: He's pretty excitable and as such, yells a lot.
167* NonPOVProtagonist: Becomes this in the main storyline of Another Day, where he appoints himself the leader of Neku's team, [[spoiler: [[AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent serves as the player character during the final few Tin Pin matches]] and ultimately causes the [[BigBad Big Bad's]] HeelRealization]].
168* RedOniBlueOni: The Red Oni to both Neku and his best friend Yammer's Blue. He and Neku even get [[ColourCodedCharacters corresponding color designations]] in Another Day.
169* TheRival: To Neku and only in [[MiniGame Tin Pin Slammer]]. Interestingly enough, the main game Neku wants nothing to do with him whereas AD!Neku is much more open to the idea of accepting him as his rival.
170* ShoutOut: To just about every shonen series there ever was.
171* TechnicianVersusPerformer: The performer to Yammer's technician in Tin Pin. While Yammer illegally customizes his pins to have additional abilities, Shooter simply slams with his heart and soul. [[CheatersNeverProsper Shooter is much better at Tin Pin as a result]].
172* ToBeAMaster: Picture [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Ash Ketchum]] with a Tin Pin Slammer deck and you have his personality down pat.
173* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's apparently a good deal younger than the main cast, but looks quite close to them in age.
174
175[[/folder]]
176
177[[folder:Itaru "Yammer" Yokoyamada]]
178[[quoteright:191:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/50330_1.png]]
179A young NPC who is a major fan of Tin Pin Slammer along Shooter.
180----
181%% BestFriend: With Shooter.
182* DeadpanSnarker: Often at times when it comes to his buddy Shooter.
183-->'''Shooter'''(introducing Neku and Joshua): YEAH! I explained Tin Pin to 'em!\
184'''Yammer''': Ouch...and they understood?
185* GreenEyedMonster: He is jealous of Shuto's skill, leading him to be possessed by Noise at one point during the game.
186* NotCheatingUnlessYouGetCaught: His stance on pin mods, at least when it comes to professional tournaments. Unfortunately for Yammer, if he beats Neku at the Molco Slam-Off during Joshua's week, he ''does'' get caught.
187* TechnicianVersusPerformer: He's the technician to Shooter's performer in Tin Pin. Yammer illegally customizes his pins to have additional abilities, while Shooter slams with his heart and soul. [[CheatersNeverProsper As a result, Shooter is much better at Tin Pin]].
188* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue Oni to Shooter's Red.
189* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's looks like the same age as the main cast, but he's 10 years old.
190
191[[/folder]]
192
193[[folder:Ken Doi]]
194[[quoteright:254:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/11570d93_5115_4f6f_a288_d0e9d84cb79a.png]]
195The owner of the Ramen Don shop in Dogenzaka. He is a friendly businessman who doesn't like to talk a lot about his past.
196----
197* BerserkButton: Mentioning his role in [[spoiler:developing Tin Pin]].
198** Also asking about his past in general gets him relatively angry.
199* CoolOldGuy: A very friendly ramen Curry chef who makes food not just to fill his own pockets but also to make his customers happy.
200* CreatorCameo: He's modeled after the game's director, Tatsuya Kando. One of the Reaper Reviews alludes to this when asking for his name, giving Kando's name as one of the options.
201* GlowingEyesOfDoom: See above. He also gets them in [[spoiler:Week 3, Day 7 if you enter his shop, under the effects of the Red Skull Pin, though he manages to snap out of it]].
202* HiddenDepths: In Another Day, it turns out that he’s one of the original creators of Tin Pin and even the one who’s been leaving the Secret Report items for Neku to find, hinting that he may have a larger role within the Reaper’s Game itself. This is even lampshaded by Neku himself.
203-->'''Neku''': Who knew the ramen guy had so much backstory?
204* {{Hypocrite}}: He hates the Shadow Ramen store for deviating from traditional ramen recipes, only to realize that he's been doing the exact same thing himself.
205* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Possibly Sho's father if Another Day has anything to say about it. At one point Sho calls him pops and Ken Doi later asks "When did my kid grow up so fast?"]]
206* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler:In Another Day, he turns out to be the elusive Dr. Pin Sr.]] Kando.
207* SupremeChef: A talented ramen chef who’s somehow able to make odd combinations (like desert sweets and ramen mixed together) taste surprisingly well.
208
209[[/folder]]
210
211[[folder:Makoto "Mick" Miki]]
212[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/makoto_miki.png]]
213
214[[caption-width-right:185:[[labelnote:Click here to see him after Week 1]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/makoto_miki_week_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
215[[caption-width-right:135:[[labelnote:Click here to see him after Week 3 Day 3]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/makoto_miki_week_3.png[[/labelnote]]]]
216-> Voiced by Shuichiro Umeda (JP)
217Originally a timid and unsuccessful businessman, he quits his job for Gatito (or, at least, a subsidiary of them) and opens up the Shadow Ramen store in the second week to rival the Ramen Don shop. He is also responsible for helping spread around the Red Skull pins, their purpose becoming much clearer by the end of the game.
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219* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: After becoming a success in Week 2, he sports an entirely new appearance and becomes quite arrogant.
220* AlliterativeName %%This trope is one of those that doesn't need context, as detailed on the Zero Content page.%%
221* CharacterDevelopment: He starts off as a meek and timid businessman that gives up rather easily before transforming into a real JerkAss after he temporarily lets his success go to his head. After his next business venture fails and he is left back at square one, the player can help him decide what to do with his future and should you go for the right choice, he resolves to go back to the drawing board with renewed passion and comes out the whole ordeal stronger for it.
222* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: His smooth, rounded, uncombed hair in the first week as a somber businessman gets slicked back and little more jagged and he also [[BeardOfEvil starts growing a small beard]] as he develops into a cutthroat business mogul. After his business venture fails, if he's convinced to reopen Shadow Ramen, he reverts back to his old hair style.
223* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: All he wanted to do in the beginning was spread some pins amongst Shibuya’s populace in order to keep his job. Unfortunately, said pins turn out to be the Red Skull Pins, [[spoiler:which almost leads to Shibuya turning into a HiveMind for [[BigBad Kitaniji’s]] AssimilationPlot.]]
224* MistakenForGay: After opening up [[spoiler:Shadow Ramen]], where he takes up work, watch what he says (and his facial expressions!) when you increase his Friendship Gauge. Well... he mistakes Neku for a gay mistaking ''him'' for gay, anyway.
225* SalaryMan: What he started out as, then he tried to be a business mogul, but that backfired on him.
226* ThatCameOutWrong: His use of pop-culture catch phrases leaves something to be desired.
227* ThrowingTheFight: In Another Day he's an editor for Pinhead Weekly, a Tin Pin Slammer-focused magazine that Neku is a huge fan of. Should you challenge him to a match at the start of the day and win, he'll get Neku to admit he learned his skills from Pinhead Weekly and tells him to go and tell his friends, implying he lost on purpose just so he could promote his magazine.
228-->'''Neku:''' ''Geez... How long until adulthood robs ME of my dignity?''
229* TookALevelInJerkass: When you first meet him, he comes across as fairly meek and unremarkable but genuinely earnest guy who wants to make his customers happy. Due to his newfound success thanks to Neku and Shiki helping to spread the Red Skull pin around, he becomes way more arrogant and condescending and even tries to bribe Eiji to get him to promote his shop. Thankfully, however, he lets go of this mindset after his business ventures go up in smoke and he reverts back to normal.
230* TotallyRadical: His "hip" lines to attract potential customers for the Red Skull pins were already ''very'' dated by the time this game came out and the game is aware of it.
231* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:He has a short but critical role in Kitaniji's AssimilationPlot. By spreading the Red Skull pins and making them popular, he almost dooms all of Shibuya into becoming a hive mind.]]
232
233[[/folder]]
234
235[[folder:777]]
236[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/777.png]]
237-> Voiced by Shuhei Sakaguchi (JP)
238A Harrier Reaper and Leader of the band [[HeavyMetalUmlaut Def Märch]], which also includes fellow Reapers B.J. and Tenho.
239----
240* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: In the anime, [[spoiler: B.J. and Tenho are both killed during the Taboo Noise outbreaks and 777 is devastated by their loss, spending his last moments mourning them]].
241* AntiVillain: Type IV. 777 is pretty nice overall and seems more worried with his band and bandmates than actually being a Reaper. [[spoiler:The only time he fights you, he's even honourable enough to give you a key after Neku spares him. His subsequent [[YouHaveFailedMe erasure]] by Konishi is used as a big KickTheDog moment]].
242* CelebrityMasquerade: A Reaper in the UG, aspiring musician in the UG.
243* EverythingIsAnInstrument: [[spoiler:Tenho steals the band's microphone, which, in turn, is swapped by Minamimoto for his megaphone. The band ends up attempting to incorporate the megaphone into their act]].
244* FreakyFashionMildMind: His gelled up, spiky hair and rockstar appearance give him a somewhat unhinged look but he actually turns out to be a pretty chill and even friendly guy.
245* InformedAbility: Apparently his music is great... but you never get to hear it.
246* MauveShirt: [[spoiler:Ends up getting erased before the end of the game.]]
247* MurderTheHypotenuse: Less violent variant: [[spoiler:Tenho ends up stealing Def Märch's microphone in order to stop 777 and BJ from fighting and possibly breaking up the band]].
248* NobodyLovesTheBassist: BJ is resentful that 777 is always the singer. [[spoiler:Until the Microphone gets stolen]].
249* PunchClockVillain: Very much so, as noted above he seems to view reaping as a side job to his band.
250* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Unfortunately ends up facing Konishi's wrath after he lost to Neku and Beat]].
251* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: In the final episode of the anime, we're treated to a scene of him performing alongside his Def Märch bandmates, suggesting they were revived by the Composer]].
252* StreetMusician: Def Märch is an indie band, and all three members got their start by singing on the streets.
253* TragicKeepsake: During his third appearance in the anime he has [[spoiler: Tenho's hoodie wrapped around his waist]], {{foreshadowing}} the fate of [[spoiler: his bandmates]] before the end of the episode reveals what happened to them.
254* TheTriple: When he enlists Neku and Joshua's help to find their lost microphone, he pays them in advance with three ¥10000 pins and a ¥5 pin.
255* YankTheDogsChain: He's not exactly unlucky but he seems to deal with major band-related issues at least once a week. After a string of lucky breaks, including the tickets for his concert selling out, he tests his luck against a rogue Beat and Neku and ends up losing. He asks them to finish him off, but they instead spare him and tell him to just focus on playing at the upcoming concert that night. Not much later, [[spoiler:he investigates the seemingly empty concert hall for them only to be erased by Konishi, presumably for his failure]].
256* WolfpackBoss: In ''Another Day'' as an optional Tin Pin Slammer Opponent, you have to beat him and his two bandmates all at once.
257[[/folder]]
258
259[[folder:Eiji Oji]]
260[[quoteright:292:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eiji_oji.png]]
261-> Voiced by Creator/NobunagaShimazaki (JP)
262A big-time celebrity and "Prince of Ennui" in Shibuya's RG whose blog, "F Everything", gets 100,000 hits per day.
263----
264* BandwagonTechnique: Whenever he discovers something he likes, he "F's it", and that thing instantly becomes super-popular among his readers.
265* ClusterFBomb: Subverted; the "F" of "F Everything" stands for ''fabulous''.
266* DreadfulMusician: He has an album out, but he can barely stay on key.
267* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: While he can come across as stuck up and vain, he's actually a pretty nice guy. He's even willing to stop promoting Shadow Ramen when he realizes it doesn't align with his morals.
268* HiddenDepths: While he may come off as snobby and incredibly high class at first glance, he’s actually very down to earth and a helpful ear to his friends as shown with Makoto.
269* NonIndicativeName: His title of "Prince of Ennui" makes more sense ''before'' you learn that the F is for Fabulous.
270* PrettyBoy: A tall pretty boy with legions of screaming fan girls trailing him. A random thought from one of the [=NPCs=] has the NPC wondering if his girlfriend, who looks like Eiji, is ''really'' a woman.
271* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: He decides to stop promoting Shadow Ramen once he realizes he's been nothing more than Mick's shill.
272
273[[/folder]]
274
275[[folder:Futoshi]]
276[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/futoshi_6.png]]
277-> Voiced by Hayato Furusawa (JP), Drew Breedlove (EN)
278The backstage tech of the Def Märch. He is unusually forgetful.
279----
280* AdaptationalVillainy: Downplayed. In the anime adaptation, he was made into a Reaper alongside 777, but acts friendly towards Shiki and Neku when they clear his Negative Noise.
281* AmbiguouslyGay: He doesn't react to Makoto's sales pitch, until he hears "Come get some hot stuff!" Then he starts grinning and gets ''really'' close to Makoto before taking a pin.
282* DualBoss: In ''Another Day'' as an optional Tin Pin Slammer Opponent, he can control two pins simultaneously.
283* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: In the main game, he's known only as the Tech. His real name is only mentioned in Another Day.
284* ForgetfulJones: He forgets the fuse needed to light up the stage on Day 3 of Week 1.
285* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He gets ''right'' into Makoto's personal space. Possibly because he [[InnocentInnuendo kept saying "Come get some hot stuff!"]]
286* TheResenter: Implied to resent 777 a little for stealing the spotlight all the time.
287* TheSlacker: Perceived as this because of his rampant forgetfulness, which leads him to do things other than what he was tasked to.
288
289[[/folder]]
290
291[[folder:Ai and Mina]]
292[[quoteright:159:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ai_8.png]]
293[[caption-width-right:159:Ai]]
294[[quoteright:192:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mina_0.png]]
295[[caption-width-right:192:Mina]]
296-> Ai Voiced by Momone Iwabuchi (JP)
297-> Mina Voiced by Yuki Tanaka (JP)
298A pair of schoolgirls who are good friends. Lately, their friendship has been put under some strain when Ai suspects Mina is trying to steal her crush, Makoto, away from her, although it all gets cleared up with Neku and Shiki's help.
299----
300* ClingyJealousGirl: Ai, to an extent. However, it turns out she does appreciate her friendship with Mina deeply.
301* FanGirl: Both of them in Another Day.
302* FriendshipMoment: Mina buys some tickets to a Tin Pin Slammer event to give to Ai so she can go out with Makoto. Unfortunately, Ai misunderstands her intentions at first, but apologizes as soon as she finds out.
303* GreenEyedMonster: Ai gets suspicious of Mina the minute she sees her talking to Makoto alone.
304* NiceGirl: Mina, which is contrasted by Ai's easily invoked jealousy.
305* NotWhatItLooksLike: Mina and Makoto really weren't doing anything together, apart from chatting, but Ai immediately starts to assume the worst when she catches them talking to each other. It didn't help that Mina was trying to keep quiet about her planned surprise, which only added to Ai's suspicions.
306* RecurringExtra: Mina, who shows up in more days than her friend Ai.
307* {{Joshikousei}}: Just your typical Japanese schoolgirls.
308* ThoseTwoGirls: Played entirely straight.
309
310[[/folder]]
311
312[[folder:Tutorial Guy]]
313!!Another Day Tutorial Guy/[[spoiler:The Wizard of Slam/Shinji Hashimoto]]
314A Reaper-looking person who teaches Neku about Tin Pin.
315----
316* BigGood: [[spoiler:Of Tin Pin in the Another Day universe and possibly the main universe]].
317* CatchPhrase: "Like a bolt from the blue..."
318* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:He helped set up the events of Another Day so the Omega Slammer would be completed]].
319* CreatorCameo: [[spoiler:He helped invent Tin Pin in game's backstory, but in actuality he's ''The World Ends with You'''s producer.]]
320* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:You can find thoughts in the main game hinting at his appearance. More than that, you can encounter him yourself on Week 2/Day 3 of the main game, the day AFTER you're forced into a Tin Pin Slammer tournament as part of the plot]].
321* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Of Another Day]].
322* WalkingSpoiler: The fact that he's anything beyond a random tutorial character is a twist in itself.
323* WarmUpBoss: [[spoiler:For the final Tin Pin matches when you first fight him]].
324
325[[/folder]]
326
327[[folder:Stinger Character]]
328!!Tsugumi Matsunae
329[[quoteright:164:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hype_chan.png]]
330A mysterious girl who bears some resemblance to Neku and Shiki. She briefly appears in TheStinger of ''Solo Remix'' and makes her proper debut in the plot in ''Final Remix'' and is a major character in ''NEO''.
331
332-->For tropes pertaining to her, see her Character page [[Characters/NEOTheWorldEndsWithYou here]].
333
334[[/folder]]

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