Square Enix on November 17 went up and published a new countdown forSubarashiki Kono Sekai, known asThe World Ends With Yououtside Japan.The countdown site, shared on Twitter, will end on November 24 at midnight JST. Or 1000 ET (Click here for a time conversion table).What’s interesting is that the Twitter account who shared the countdown is the Square Enix Creative Business Unit I. This means it’s likely this countdown isn’t for the upcomingThe World Ends WithYou animeadaptation. But for a new game project. Moreover, the Twitter account’s avatar was changed to that one badge too.A new game project would tie up nicely with the anime, which will advertise the series and make it more known with those who didn’t get to try it out Nintendo DS.The countdown includes the words “TIMELIMIT WITHIN 7DAYS”
The World Ends With YouEXPLAINED™
Subarashiki Kono Sekaiwas one of the first JRPG launched on Nintendo DS by Square Enix. It first launched in Japan in 2007. It was later localized asThe World Ends With Youand released in the west. In Japan, an iOS and Android port launched in 2012. That port was used as base forThe World Ends With YouFinal Mixfirst launched on Switch in 2019. Though many players who experienced the original DS game believe the Final Mix version is inferior due to its changed controls.You can also read our review to learn more.
The World Ends With Youis also popular thanks to the worldwide notoriety of its Creative Producer and Character Designer, Tetsuya Nomura. MultipleTWEWYcharacters have already appeared in theKingdom Heartsseries as well.
Another element which madeSubarashiki Kono Sekaipopular is its cool OST by Takeharu Ishimoto. He’s also known as the composer ofSAWA. It’d be great if he was back for a sequel and that he’s the one who did the BGM on the countdown site.
