So this is still me experimenting with the site and just doing anything I want, so here’s a quick bullet point list on my thoughts on The World Ends With You The Animation.
- The animation is probably the best part of the anime. The whole show just looks like its ripped straight from the game, and is animated and drawn so faithfully.
- It does clarify some unclear answers from the game, so that alone is worth it.
- The main problem lies from the fact that the story beats aren’t fully fleshed out compared to the game, which is expected. It’s much harder to articulate and fully explain what’s happening in a 12-episode show compared to a 30–40-hour game.
- Personally, I would just only watch it if you’re already a fan of the game. Some moments in the anime are so cool to view without the limitations of a DS, and in some cases, it portrays story beats in a much more detailed fashion than in the original game. However, if you want to just watch it to get a general grasp of the story just in time for NEO: The World Ends with You, then I strongly suggest that you play the game, and then watch the anime afterwards.
- 8/10