The World Ends with You: The Animation

Where... am I?

Pins? Why do I have these?

No! It's gonna turn red!

What was that?

Scramble Crossing's always crowded.

Where's Hachiko again?

I wanna stop by 104.

I love Eiji Oji!

777's way hotter.

My head. What happened to me?

Wait a sec. Can they not see me?

Whoa!

But why? What's going on?

Smile!

Looks good.

Can you text it to me?

Everywhere I look there are these weird walls.

So I'm stuck here. Trapped like a freakin' rat.

How am I supposed to get out?

-- --

"Reach 104"?

Okay?

Numbers?

He's just gone!

Like, straight up disappeared!

His hand!

You're one, too?

Get up and run!

Hey! What's the deal with this place?

A deal.

Huh?

Please, make a pact with me!

A pact? The hell does that mean?

If we don't hurry up 'n' make one,

the Noise won't hesitate to erase us!

So, please! You're gonna have to trust me!

Fine. Whatever.

I'll do it.

What the--? We're glowing.

We've officially entered into a Partner Pact.

Now, we can defend ourselves! See?

What gives? How'd you pull those moves?

The exact same way that you can!

Go crazy! Don't hold back!

"Crazy" is right.

Not me.

I won't disappear!

Way to show those Noise who's boss!

Close call! Glad I made it!

The walls, they're breaking down.

Nice job!

You've got a knack for using psychs, don't you?

What are "psychs"?

They're powers you get from pins,

like that fire you used.

That was the first of many fights we'll have

with the Noise.

I lucked out in joining up with a psych whiz!

It's nice to meet you. My name's Shiki Misaki.

Your palm.

It's a countdown to our mission's deadline.

Same as the one you have.

Although it should fade once we've done what's asked of us.

So, uh, you got a name?

Neku. Um...

Neku? That's it?

Right.

Well, those awesome psychs are useless

if you don't have a partner.

So, let's team up!

Look there. Our goal's not much further.

We'll clear the mission if we reach 104.

And why do we have to obey some random text?

You saw, I know that you did, how Noise vaporized those guys?

We have no choice.

Because we're Players in the Reapers' Game.

We either survive for seven days or get erased.

Neku Sakuraba and Shiki Misaki.

Their Partner Pact's been confirmed.

And right in the nick of time.

What a pain.

You're such a lazy bum!

This is why they never promote you!

Yeah, well, can't all be go-getters like you

who hunt down Players on the very first day.

I guess that's true.

I plan on getting ahead, unlike someone.

Though I did expect a little bit more of a challenge.

At least that one boy seems promising.

Huh?

Am I being watched? Feels like it.

We made it to our destination!

I kinda thought something else would happen on the way.

How close do we have to get for it to count?

This close, apparently.

Oh! Thank goodness!

Who's there?

I didn't take you for much,

but you're actually pretty sharp.

Those black wings... Oh, man. You're both Reapers.

That's right.

Were you also aware the more Players we erase,

the higher we rise in the ranks, or no?

Wait! What does that mean?

It means you're done for, kid,

but at least try to put on a good show.

What's going on?

Oh, crap.

Is it happening? Am I being erased?

No, I...

Not again.

Good. You're awake.

Whoa!

Hah. I spooked you then you spooked me.

This place...

Oh. It's Scramble Crossing. The same as yesterday.

Guess that makes it the second day of the Reapers' Game.

I wonder how far those walls go.

Hey, you.

Shiki.

What do you know about this world?

Think it's time I got filled in.

Kinda surprised you have to ask.

Didn't they explain when you joined?

Nope. I know I woke up in traffic, but that's it.

Wow.

You can think of this place as Shibuya,

but also not Shibuya.

It's basically a parallel world.

We refer to it as the Underground, or UG.

Looks like the same city,

but it actually exists on a completely different plane.

The plane those people are in is called the Realground.

Though we can see 'n' hear everyone,

you and I might as well be invisible.

And speaking of, try touching somebody.

I can't wait for 777's concert.

Freaky, right?

What you just did is called "scanning."

Weird.

Mh-hm.

We can't talk face to face with people in the RG,

but we have the power to read their minds.

One-way street communication.

The bottom line is, we don't have to talk to anyone.

I don't feel like dealing with people,

so that's just fine by me.

Way less stress.

Yo!

'Preciate it if you kept your hands to yourself,

ya damn Reaper!

Take it easy, Beat!

What? Hold on.

Who is this guy?

Oh, you can stop playin' dumb any time!

I could tell you're one of 'em from a mile away!

A Reaper?

Straight up!

Tried scannin' your spikey, orange head,

and I couldn't read crap from you!

Wait! You're wrong!

Things aren't always what they seem!

Mind your own business, Rhyme!

Take your own advice.

These two are just Players minding their business!

What?

Look, here's exhibit A!

Your scan was blank

'cause Players can't read each other's minds.

Remember when you tried scanning me

and you couldn't get it to work?

It's the same thing for them!

Hmm. Oh.

Call me Beat, you guys.

And this? This lil' voice of reason is Rhyme.

Charmed, I'm sure.

My B.

This pink-haired chick set us up,

so I was out for some payback.

She messed with us, too!

No joke? Small world.

But thanks to Neku, we cleared the mission,

so it all worked out.

Huh. Must be tougher than you look.

The headset, like, is it permanently attached?

Don't read into it.

He's kinda confused, so let's just leave him be.

Oh, our mission.

"Set the cursed sculpture free. Fail, and face erasure."

All right.

Well, that was fast!

Hey, wait!

Yo!

Neku! Hang on!

Come back!