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The World Ends with You: The Animation: Season 1

12 episodes Premiered Apr 10, 2021 Updated Jul 19, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

The Reapers' Game

Apr 10, 2021 · 24 min

Neku wakes up in the middle of an otherworldly Shibuya teeming with monsters. He's been dragged into the Reapers' Game, and he'll need to learn to work with the other players he me

S1·E2

Shiki

Apr 17, 2021 · 24 min

Each mission is tougher than the last as the Reapers' Game enters its second half. When a chance encounter shakes Shiki's confidence and motivation, it's Neku's turn to support her

S1·E3

Erased

Apr 24, 2021 · 24 min

As the Reapers' Game nears its end, Neku, Shiki, Beat, and Rhyme get a mission so easy it seems like a day off. Is this a respite before their looming battle with the Game Master,

S1·E4

Reapers

May 1, 2021 · 24 min

Neku's second game has begun. He may have experience, but the new Game Master is out for blood, and Neku can't fight without a partner. A mysterious boy named Joshua may be the hel

S1·E5

CAT

May 8, 2021 · 24 min

There are no new missions, and it's making Neku nervous. Joshua, however, has his own agenda, and he wants Neku to lend him a hand. When the pair reunite with Hanekoma, a chance re

S1·E6

Turf

May 15, 2021 · 24 min

Neku starts to remember his death, and it makes him more suspicious of Joshua than ever. Meanwhile, the game grinds to a halt as Taboo Noise attack Players and Reapers alike. Minam

S1·E7

Joshua

May 22, 2021 · 24 min

Neku's second game is nearly over, and he trusts his partner less than ever. What is the rebel Game Master Minamimoto planning, and will Neku be able to handle it if he keeps Joshu

S1·E8

Emergency Call

May 29, 2021 · 24 min

Neku's final game has begun, and the Reapers are out to make sure he doesn't stand a chance. With no partner and enemies on all sides, Neku will have to rely on help from an unexpe

S1·E9

Rhyme and Beat

Jun 5, 2021 · 24 min

Neku and Beat search for Konishi, but they have no leads and something is stopping them from scanning people. Just then, Yashiro and Kariya appear with a challenge. Neku and Beat w

S1·E10

The Countless Wrongs of Our Day

Jun 12, 2021 · 24 min

Shibuya is changing. Its once diverse crowds are now full of people with eerie, identical thoughts, and not even Reapers are immune. Through it all, Neku and Beat try to continue t

S1·E11

The Hour of Reckoning

Jun 19, 2021 · 24 min

Neku and Beat race to the Shibuya River to take on Minamimoto and the Composer! But as the final days looms, they're still doomed unless they can track down Konishi. They've alread

S1·E12

It's a Wonderful World

Jun 26, 2021 · 24 min

Neku confronts Kitaniji for the final time when the return of a familiar face turns everything he thought he knew on its head! Who is the real Composer? Will the lessons Neku has l