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NTWEWY Article List

This will be a list of all NTWEWY articles and interviews in order of most recent to oldest! Updated periodically.

Note: Some articles tend to be the same across different sites. So, I will only be listing one source, instead of multiple with the same content.

March 3rd, 2022

RPGSpain: https://rpgspaincom.wordpress.com/2022/03/03/entrevistamos-al-equipo-detras-de-neo-the-world-ends-with-you/ (ES Interview) ✔️

January 4th, 2022

Fanbyte: https://www.fanbyte.com/features/bringing-neo-the-world-ends-with-yous-stylish-world-to-life-in-the-west/ (EN Article) ✔️

December 22nd, 2021

Famitsu: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202112/22245430.html (JP interview) ✔️

Gamer: https://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/202112220001/ (JP interview) ✔️

KHInsider: https://www.khinsider.com/news/NTWEWY-staff-discuss-game-s-reception-design-concepts-and-more-in-new-interview-with-Famitsu-18880 (EN translation) ✔️

KHInsider: https://www.khinsider.com/news/Gamer-NTWEWY-staff-look-back-on-development-discuss-favorite-characters-and-quotes-18895 (EN translation) ✔️

December 20th, 2021

PCInvasion: https://www.pcinvasion.com/interview-neo-the-world-ends-with-you-game-design-localization/ (EN interview) ✔️ 

December 15th, 2021

Shacknews: https://www.shacknews.com/article/128106/neo-the-world-ends-with-you-interview-how-the-reapers-game-returned (EN interview) ✔️

RPGSite: https://www.rpgsite.net/interview/12116-neo-the-world-ends-with-you-interview-discussing-creation-and-localization-with-the-team-behind-the-revived-cult-classic (EN interview) ✔️

October 11th, 2021

Square Enix: https://square-enix-games.com/en_US/news/neo-the-world-end-with-you-combat (EN Article) ✔️

September 17th, 2021

Original TWEWY Official Guidebook: https://www.khinsider.com/news/A-Look-Back-Interviews-Creator-Comments-from-original-TWEWY-guidebook-18615 (EN Translation) ✔️

August 30th, 2021

NTWEWY Official Guidebook: https://www.khinsider.com/news/Interview-with-Nomura-Kando-and-Ito-from-NEO-TWEWY-Official-Guidebook-18613 (EN Translation) ✔️

July 26th, 2021

Famitsu: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202107/26227410.html (JP interview) ✔️

Dengekionline: https://dengekionline.com/articles/88091/ (JP interview) ✔️

4Gamer: https://www.4gamer.net/games/539/G053986/20210719051/ (JP interview) ✔️

July 20th, 2021

Inverse: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/neo-twewy-tetsuya-nomura-character-design-interview (EN interview) ✔️

Gamespot: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-nomuras-signature-style-was-refreshed-for-neo-the-world-ends-with-you/1100-6494153/ (EN interview) ✔️

AnimeNewsNetwork: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-07-20/the-game-designers-behind-neo-the-world-ends-with-you/.175292 (EN interview) ✔️

Famitsu: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202107/20227667.html (JP article) ✔️

July 16th, 2021

Famitsu: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202107/16227425.html (JP article) [about the FIELD WALK RPG collaboration] ✔️

July 8th, 2021

Gematsu: https://www.gematsu.com/2021/07/neo-the-world-ends-with-you-details-coco-eiji-oji-eiru-ken-doi-and-ryoji-side-quests-team-battles-pig-noise-more (EN article) ✔️

Famitsu: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202107/08225991.html (JP article) ✔️

June 22nd, 2021

Gematsu: https://www.gematsu.com/2021/06/neo-the-world-ends-with-you-details-shinjuku-reapers-missions-mechanics-battle-and-new-pins (EN article) ✔️

Famitsu: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202106/22224083.html (JP article) ✔️

June 3rd, 2021

NintendoLife: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/hands_on_neo_the_world_ends_with_you_has_us_caught_in_a_twister (EN article) [DEMO Gameplay review] ✔️

RPGSite: https://www.rpgsite.net/preview/11232-neo-the-world-ends-with-you-hands-on-video-preview (EN article) [DEMO Gameplay review] ✔️

TheGamer: https://www.thegamer.com/neo-the-world-ends-with-you-preview/ (EN article) [DEMO Gameplay review] ✔️

May 28th, 2021

AnimeHerald: https://www.animeherald.com/2021/05/28/the-long-road-to-neo-the-world-ends-with-you/ (EN article) ✔️

4Gamer: https://www.4gamer.net/games/406/G040676/20210528111/ (JP interview) ✔️

May 14th, 2021

Gematsu: https://www.gematsu.com/2021/05/neo-the-world-ends-with-you-details-details-susukichi-tsugumi-fuya-kanon-motoi-threads-system-shops-more (EN article) ✔️

Famitsu: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202105/14220211.html (JP article) ✔️

April 26th, 2021

IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/neo-the-world-ends-with-you-will-reflect-14-years-of-changes-to-shibuya-culture-and-gaming-hardware (EN interview) ✔️

Gamekult: https://www.gamekult.com/actualite/interview-neo-the-world-ends-with-you-la-transition-en-3d-pas-une-mince-affaire-3050838391.html (FR interview) [Paywalled]

GamePro: https://www.gamepro.de/artikel/neo-the-world-ends-with-you-interview,3369145.html (GER interview) ✔️

Dengekionline: https://dengekionline.com/articles/77314/ (JP interview) ✔️

4Gamer: https://www.4gamer.net/games/539/G053986/20210422177/ (JP interview) ✔️

Famitsu: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202104/26218588.html (JP interview) ✔️

Destructoid: https://www.destructoid.com/theres-a-reason-neo-the-world-ends-with-you-isnt-called-the-world-end-with-you-2/ (EN interview) ✔️

Fanbyte: https://www.fanbyte.com/features/neo-the-world-ends-with-you-looks-to-the-past-to-change-the-future/ (EN interview) ✔️

Gameinformer: https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/04/26/6-things-we-learned-about-neo-the-world-ends-with-you (EN article)

April 15th, 2021

Gematsu: https://www.gematsu.com/2021/04/neo-the-world-ends-with-you-details-shoka-kariya-and-uzuki-replay-and-pins-systems-enemies-more (EN article) ✔️

Famitsu: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202104/15217589.html (JP article) ✔️

Links with a ✔️ checkmark have been saved in the Wayback Machine in case the page is removed or the site goes down!

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All cutscenes from the Field Walk RPG x NTWEWY collab (2021) as compiled by Bodies of Water!

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It’s TWEWY’s 17th anniversary and NTWEWY’s 3rd anniversary! Illustration by Gen Kobayashi

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Commemorative Artwork of Rindo and Shoka for the REYNATIS x NTWEWY collab! (illustrated by Gen Kobayashi)

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I didn't discover this news so I took a screenshot of the person on Twitter who I learned this from, but we're getting an acoustic TWEWY album fam!!!

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Solo Remix used to have the option to enable Twitter Integration. Tweets would then show up as Thought Fragments during scanning!

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Chibi and stylized name rubber charm merch for The Animation and NTWEWY!

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Chibi Illustrations featured on postcard merch for The Animation!

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A New Year's postcard illustration of Neku drawn by Tetsuya Nomura was once featured in an issue of Nintendo Dream back in 2007!

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A Happy New Year 2022 from the Wicked Twisters, illustrated by character designer Gen Kobayashi! (Including last year’s art of the OG cast!)

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In the indie RPG "Pom Gets Wi-Fi" (released in 2013), there are several references and mentions of TWEWY!

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It’s Trivia Tidbit Tuesday!

In Episode 6 of The Animation, Minamimoto recites a mnemonic rhyme to remember the digits of pi. In the poem "Sir, I bear a rhyme excelling..." every word has the exact number of letters as a digit of pi!

To illustrate this visually: pi is 3.14159265358979[...] and each word in the poem has the exact number of letters as a digit of pi: Sir (3), I (1) bear (4) a (1) rhyme (5) excelling (9)... and so on!

Compared to the game, he simply recites all the numbers!

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In Solo and Live Remix, Coco had her own shop by the name of "Coco's Secret Reaper Shop"! On iOS and Android it had in-app purchases with real-life currency. Though unlike other shopkeepers, she did not have a Friendship Gauge.

In Live Remix, Coco not only ran a shop, but also acted as a guide to the game!

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It’s Trivia Tidbit Tuesday!

The headphone graffiti that can be seen at Udagawa in NTWEWY is actually from the end of The Animation!

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 It’s Trivia Tidbit Tuesday!

The Shinjuku Reapers' names, Noise forms, and birthdays are based on Hanafuda, which are japanese playing cards!

Tetsuya Nomura confirms this in the December 22nd 2021 Famitsu interview. (found here)

(Additional info under the cut)

Tsugumi’s noise form is Grus Cantus, the crane. Furthermore, the first kanji in her surname Matsunae means pine tree (松 matsu), both of which are associated with January (birthday 1st January).

We never see Shoka’s noise form, but the flower for March is the cherry blossom, which is contained in her surname Sakurane (birthday 30th March).

Similarly, Ayano’s noise form is based on the Iris, which is the flower for the month of May (birthday 18th May).

Shiba’s noise form is butterflies, as seen in the card for June (birthday 21st June).

The sake cup card for September specifically represents the ceremonial cup called sakazuki, which is Hishima’s surname (birthday 7th September).

The animal for the month of october is the deer, which is Susukichi’s noise form (birthday 13th October).

Lastly, the “rain man” card for the month of November is called Ono no Michikaze in japanese, and Ono is Kaie’s surname (birthday 3rd November).

Additionally, Nomura adds that the naming motif for the main characters is related to plants and sounds!

Rindo -> Kanade (to play an instrument, esp. string instruments) | Rindo (Gentiana scabra)

Shoka -> Sakurane (sound) | Shoka (Hydrangea)

Fret -> Furesawa (Fret=Guitar) | Tosai (Peach Blossom)

Nagi -> Usui (Flute/whistle) | Nagi (Nageia nagi, the Asian Bayberry tree)

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It’s Trivia Tidbit Tuesday!

The Irregular Note pin set in TWEWY is based on the Three Wise Monkeys proverb "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". The last, fourth monkey is only sometimes included in the proverb, and it represents "Do no evil"!