The World Ends with You the Animation

"The World Ends with You The Animation" (すばらしきこのせかい The Animation) is a Japanese anime television series adaptation of the action role-playing game "The World Ends with You" published by Square Enix. The anime was a joint production between Square Enix, DOMERICA, and Shin-Ei Animation. The story follows Neku Sakuraba, who awakens in the bustling Shibuya Scramble Crossing with amnesia and finds himself in an alternate plane of existence called the Underground (UG). He is forced to participate in the mysterious Reapers' Game, where he must partner with Shiki Misaki to complete daily missions and defeat monsters known as Noise. As the game progresses, they gradually uncover the truth behind this twisted game. The series consists of 12 episodes and aims to present the basic plot of the game in a concise manner, with some adaptations. The music for the anime was composed by Takeharu Ishimoto, the opening theme was originally "Teenage City Riot" by ALI, but was later replaced by "Twister -Animation OP ver.-" by MJR, and the ending theme is "Carpe Diem" by ASCA. The anime aired in Japan from April to June 2021 and was distributed in the West by Funimation.