Penny's Links
The World Ends with You, known in Japan as It's a Wonderful World (すばらしきこのせかい Subarashiki Kono Sekai), is an action-RPG for the Nintendo DS and the first installment in The World Ends with You series. The game was released in Japan in July 2007, and in PAL regions and North America on April 22, 2008.
The game was developed by the Kingdom Hearts team, Square Enix, and Jupiter. The character designs were made by Tetsuya Nomura and Gen Kobayashi. The distinctive art style is inspired by the aesthetics of Shibuya’s youth culture. The development of the game was inspired by elements of Jupiter's previously released game, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.
The story is focused on a asocial teenager named Neku Sakuraba and his new allies who are forced to participate in a mysterious deadly game called the Reapers' Game in which they will die by being erased from existence if they do not complete daily missions. The battle system uses many of the unique features of the Nintendo DS, including combat taking place on both screens, and attacks performed by certain motions on the touchscreen or by shouting into the microphone. Elements of Japanese youth culture, such a
The members of Leo/need were once childhood friends who played music together. However, their relationship became strained after a certain incident during middle school. When Saki returns during high school, the band reforms with the help of the VIRTUAL SINGERS.
One day Ichika discovers a song named "Untitled" on her phone. Upon playing it, she is transported to School SEKAI. There she meets Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka, who welcome her to the SEKAI and invite her to play with them, with the objective to reunite the old band again and help the girls find their true feelings.