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We might want to add a reference to Sh15uya as a possible inspiration...I only mention this because I found this article through the Japanese Wiki. -- Egocentrism04 19:56, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
It isn't "my" site anymore, but in compliance with a majority of the members, as well as staff, they APPROVED the removal of the site until stated otherwise.
HOPe you don't mind me asking this: is it possible to completely erase date in this game? I think that might be something important to note if it just has one save file. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.17.251.16 ( talk) 02:22, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
It's made very clear in the game that it's co-developed by Jupiter, but this isn't mentioned anywhere on the page. That should really be added. -- Impossible 11:13, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
Just need to clear this up: Hanekoma is in fact one of the main characters, while you don't control him directly (much like Rhyme), he's in that roster so to speak. Check the main webpage for confirmation, dupes.
I'm not %100 sure, but I'd have to disagree with that, along with others. First of all, check out the japanese wikipedia page:
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/すばらしきこのせかい
If you use a translator, it doesn't show him on the main characters. It shows him on other characters instead. These are japanese people who updated that page, and they're more familiar with the game, unlike we are. Next of all, I've checked out the main page. It shows him along with the other characters. I'm not sure about this either, but it could read "Good Characters" not "Main Characters". As in Hanekoma being on the "good" side. It may be misleading, but it sure isn't comfirmination. In other words, he isn't on the boxart, with the other characters too. Staticz 22:25, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
Riku ain't on the box-art of KHII, doesn't show til the end of the game, we we still know he's a main character. *fixed* I'm going with given information, not crappy google translators or speculation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.188.24.125 ( talk • contribs)
Uhm...lemme see, umm, oh yeah, thats right, THE MAIN FUCKING WEBSITE. >.>
Thats nice. Stop fucking editing it out.
Look, I'm not kidding around here. I'm trying to avoid this dispute, and I have pointed out at the frickin evidence that proves my side, so if you keep insisting on this crap I WILL report you.
And? That gives you the right to do whatever you want?
Lose interest? Unlikely. :3 70.188.24.125 02:27, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
Dude, holy shit. Please stop vandalizing. >.> 70.188.24.125 06:28, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
All right, time out. Question: Who here actually has played the game? All the way through? And is fluent in Japanese? I'm in favor of Hanekoma not being a main character but rather a Supporting Character along with Joshua, unlike what the official website has. I suspect that the official simplified the character sections. I will make a full argument about the characters' status in a week or two, after I finish the game. - Atashi 03:22, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
Then keep it the way we know it until you finish as you suggest. 70.188.24.125 01:31, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
All right, I've played through the entire game. I can't go too much into the details without being spoilerific, but you (Neku) partners up with Shiki, Joshua, and Beat in their respective Chapters. Hanekoma is more of a guardian type person who prevents you from killing Shiki, gives Joshua a radar device on his cellphone, and gives hints about the finale of the game in Beat's Chapter. He is not on the same importance level as Neku, Shiki, Joshua, and Beat. Rhyme is an important person to Beat, but she comes into game play even less than Hanekoma and her most important contribution is keeping Beat motivated. She's not on the same importance level as the four main characters, either. I suggest starting a new character topic header, 'Supporting Characters'. - Atashi 07:18, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
IGN Summary: "The God of Death has decided to play a game with this Tokyo native."
Post Mortem Impressions: すばらしきこのせかい: "that states that he is now part of the Death God`s Game, and has 7 days "
Speeple: "bustling streets of Shibuya and finds himself part of the “Death God Game”
GAMEBRINK.com: "Shiki: The “Death God Game” lasts 7 days." "Neku: “Death God Game?” What are you talking about?" "Uzuki: "What? You have a problem with me being a Death God?"
DGemu: "hes in a game called the Death God's Game i believe."
Livejournal: "he'll have to fulfill a set of orders entitled "Death Gods Game"
Siliconera.com: "The Jet Set Radio-like characters, the dark story line about a death god"
Here's the "translations" I was talking about: http://www.gamebrink.com/nintendo-ds/3983-subarashiki-kono-sekai-its-a-wonderful-world-guide-1
It's kind of SPOILER-ish like, so instead of browsing through it all, you can press "CTRL + F" and type "Death God" or "Death God Game" to advoid further spoilers. These are done by a professional translator team who have done a few translations for japanese games before, so you can decide what you think about it. Staticz 03:49, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
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After reading those threads [2] [3] at Gamefaqs I think we can be fairly sure that Nomura doesn't make a cameo in the game as a Marble Slash player. Any suggestions on how to make the change? Simply erase the Nomura reference from the article or change it to the guys who make actual cameos?
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It's Shinigami. It's Shinigami in the same way that it's "Beat" and not "Biito," because in normal Japanese ビイト would NEVER be "Beat"; ビート would be. By your arguments, Staticz, we should be using nothing but literal translations as if these official rōmaji don't exist. By that, すばらしきこのせかい should be "This Wonderful World," not "It's a Wonderful World" because "This..." is the literal translation. Shinigami is being treated as a proper term, which are very often not translated, even outside of things like fiction. It's called " pantheon," but no one in the world goes around saying "temple of all gods." We call it "Japan," not "origin of the sun."— Loveはドコ? ( talk • contribs) 03:12, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
Where would you possibly get shinigami from? Well..
But why? Why not? A few reasons why:
Let's imagine Neku says: " 死神!" in the game (which he does..several times)
Now let's look at the word 'Shinigami's Game'. Now what in the world would 'Shinigami's Game' be? It's half Romaji and half English. You'd either have to put it in full English or full Romaji for it to make sense. In English, it would obviously be 'Death God's Game'. But where did the extra apostrohpe and s come from?
Let's pretend 'Game' is 'Gamizou' in Romaji (I don't know what it really is). Because you'd either have to put it in full English or full Romaji for it to make sense, what would 'Death God Game' be in full Romaji? One things certain. It would definitely not be an English translation, and not fit on the Wikipedia page. And whatever that would be in Romaji, what would it be in English? 'Death God Game'.
But we know that Death God/Shinigami would have to be in Death God Game/Shinigami Game no matter what. Going back to our knowledge…
Calling it 'Shinigami Gamizou' is inappropriate, because it's not English (but would still have an english meaning a.k.a. Death God Game). Calling it 'Shinigami Game' is even more inappropriate, because it's mixing Romaji and English and you'd have to change it completely to either one of those two to be a full translation.
If you were to translate it, it would clashes it entirely and it would come out of nowhere.
I mean, there's NO WAY you could manage to get:
Not to mention..
http://www.gamebrink.com/nintendo-ds/3983-subarashiki-kono-sekai-its-a-wonderful-world-guide-1 “Where Japanese games learn English.”
To meet your arguments:
Now the only point is that it’s on the website. And I’ve got an explanation for that.
But why? Why would they do this? I’ve a few points:
Here’s another point.
It was only used to label the two characters. ‘Shinigami’s Game’ and ‘Shinigami Game’ only came from the labeling of the characters. And we know they are both fancrafted and illogical. Put 死神 into ANY translator, and it comes out as Death God NO MATTER WHAT. The same entire concept applies to the game. The game IS out, and it’s proof. Really! We don’t need an English version to understand such basic stuff. If you understand it correctly, it makes perfect sense.
IGN Summary: "The God of Death has decided to play a game with this Tokyo native." Post Mortem Impressions: "that states that he is now part of the Death God`s Game, and has 7 days "
Speeple: "bustling streets of Shibuya and finds himself part of the “Death God Game”
GAMEBRINK.com: "Shiki: The “Death God Game” lasts 7 days." "Neku: “Death God Game?” What are you talking about?" "Uzuki: "What? You have a problem with me being a Death God?"
DGemu: "hes in a game called the Death God's Game I believe."
Livejournal: "he'll have to fulfill a set of orders entitled "Death Gods Game"
Siliconera.com: "The Jet Set Radio-like characters, the dark story line about a death god"
1up.com: “from a mysterious red hoodie-wearing guy who's apparently an incarnation of the god of death”
Wikipedia (long ago, before you came along): “An aloof Empath forced to play Death's Game”
Hdrlying.com review: “The story begins with our hero, Neku, waking up in the middle of Shibuya (a hip district of Tokyo), with a single badge in his hand. He has no idea why he is in Shibuya, except for a single text message on his cell phone that states that he is now part of the Death God`s Game, and has 7 days to complete his given tasks, or else…”
“Kandou: The God of Death is the one that watches over the game. We've planned out why Neku and the others ended up as participants in the game and why they're trapped in Shibuya.”
“Arakawa: They're all participants in the God of Death's game after all. The character on the right and the one on the skateboard, I see they're both wearing the same hats.”
The official site calls theme SHINIGAMI, in English. It's the official terminology. The only argument for "Death God" being official, Staticz, is a bunch of unofficial translations. Wooooow. Riveting argument. Just give me one official, official source that corroborates you, Staticz. Official. As in, first-party. Not a translation by IGN, 1UP, or anyone else. (Interviews can't really count. I mean, they're being interpreted, and an interpreter probably won't realize "shinigami" is some special game term). Because, you see, I've got the official site saying "Shinigami" in romaji. And it's not like they're Japanese people being Japanese people, because the site also uses words and phrases like "IN STORES NOW," "STORY," "CHARACTER," "SYSTEM," "STAFF VOICE," and "INFO" (the latter five are there...they're just written in graffiti that's kind of difficult to decipher), along with OTHER character names ("NEKU," "SHIKI," "BEAT," "JOSHUA"...etc., etc.)— Loveはドコ? ( talk • contribs) 19:48, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
My points on why it's Death God:
Someone is making a .ROM of the entire game, with scripted codecs and patches making translations easy. Do you want to take a look at the project? Here you go.
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6870/0310071958bz6.jpg
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3230/0310071959qv0.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/5008/0310072002pl1.jpg <-- Right there, don't miss that.
I "advoded" the talk page because you fail to be convinced of any argument (and dump loads of text proving you fail to comprehend it). Why waste my time?
The simple matter is that it's a proper name for a group and not a descriptor, so unofficial translation that assumes the intent of the game's creators, despite indications otherwise, is senseless and is original research. " Abe" means something like "twice rested". That doesn't mean his proper name is "Twice Rested". ' 23:02, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
Staticz 23:40, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
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Wikipedia's naming conventions.Okies...that was getting a little long, and out of hand, so, Imma restart. Now, before you ladies go back to your absolutely needless bitch-slapping, I slightly spruced up individual Shinigami paragraphs, including a wee bit of information on some of their battle tactics, aside from the obvious ones. Also fixed one or two things that were incorrect, but nothing too major. Now, touch gloves, and come out fightin'! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.188.25.23 ( talk) 06:39, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
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I'm pretty sure in Nintendo Power it was "Death's Game" hosted by the "Shinigami orginization" Does that help? Emma Hordika ( talk) 21:52, 29 January 2008 (UTC)Emma Hordika
First, just saying that today I fleshed out the protagonist's descriptions and made them more formulaic. And I removed that "thug" comment -- seemed too unprofessional. Also, I made a seperate paragraph in the intro for the development. One problem is that we haven't cited our sources for this article -- if anyone could do that, that would be great.
Also, I tried uploading a photo but it didn't work. Someone who knows what they're doing: please fix. :< —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Machinamar ( talk • contribs) 13:55, 6 April 2007 (UTC).
Another review score: Official Nintendo Magazine gave the game a score of 88%, maybe that could be added to the table (I don't know how, sorry). Amphy ( talk) 00:33, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
We should probably use something else. It's just a bit inaccurate compared to the final version of the game (the boss can't appear on both screens, and the flame graphics are completely different, albeit way cooler). Not that it's a big deal, just a real screenshot might work the slightest bit better.— Loveはドコ? ( talk • contribs) 05:13, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey, guys. Problem. The screenshot is fake if you hadn't noticed: You can't get shiki to attack in a direction with no enemies, and that boss can only show up on ONE screen! Change it. For great justice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.17.139.90 ( talk) 00:16, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
This page needs a clean up. More character info, and an actual storyline section would be nice. Roxyr ( talk) 16:54, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
Is it good to reveal this much about the storyline in the Story section? I mean, they seem like spoilers, and the information in there is practically 1/4 to 1/3 of the entire story of the game. Myominane ( talk) 03:01, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
I think we can scrap the parts in the Characters section relating specifically to the plot (i.e. the second paragraph in each subsection). Those bits effectively reiterate excerpts from the Plot Synopsis section, and in any case they'd only need to be there if the whole section was split off into a separate article (which I doubt will happen unless a sequel is released). L337 kybldmstr ( talk) 10:24, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
Neku doesent have to play another game at the end of Beats chapter, in the credits it shows Shiki touching his shoulder, so he must be alive, right? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.49.14.26 ( talk) 20:20, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
You know if you watch the ending it's clear that Neku doesn't actually play a 4th game. When he shouts 'what the hell!' about Joshua's messed up duel for Shibuya you can see a few people in the background look at him meaning he must be in the realground. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.187.43.176 ( talk) 08:24, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
There was no 4th game. There would be no need for it after Neku had done everything that was needed to be done, and theres no way the game would skip over the 4th game if there was one. When Neku woke up in the scramble crossing he believed that he was being forced into another game, even though he was back to life. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.2.178.3 ( talk) 19:40, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
You all must remember that at the end of the second week, when Neku was in the White Room, Megumi Kitaniji said that Neku could participate in a third game, but at the cost of never being able to participate in another game again. Although Megumi Kitaniji was erased near the end of the game, I would think that the Composer would respect his judgment, since the two respected each other. (As is apparent from the game the two of them played to save Shibuya.) Therefore, this talk of a "fourth week" is purely speculation and thus should not be mentioned in the Wiki article. - 99.186.116.137 ( talk) 02:54, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
With regards to the statement that the Joshua with the other Neku is the real one;if Neku takes the group with him through the Shibuya River, the real Joshua appears to be waiting for Mr.H in the Room of Reckoning(He says that himself.)Which would mean the Joshua with Neku should actually be the other Joshua Oathbound ( talk) 17:41, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
Is this really the theme song? I haven't heard it much elsewhere except the ending credits. In my opinion, there was probably no theme song intended. DiamondDragon talk 23:50, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
This review is transcluded from Talk:The World Ends with You/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Okay, I'll be reviewing the article for GA; it's my first, so bear with me:
Sources:
Okay, I'm putting this on hold. It's a nice article, with "Development" being far and wide the best section. As you probably, the other sections will need work to meet FA standards if that's where this is going. Thanks. Ashnard Talk Contribs 09:37, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
Right, I may as well as just pass now as the only thing left is a bit of clarity needed in the first sentence of "Setting". Thanks. Ashnard Talk Contribs 14:50, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
I own both the Japanese and English versions, and there's no difference in the frequency of the song - it only shows up in the credits. You can't even get a CD for it (in-game). - Zyxx 7:35, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi, this person put up some comparison pictures of the game's and real world's locations on a blog entry: http://without-reason.livejournal.com/523661.html
Can this link be added to the article's External Links? -- 216.221.60.31 ( talk) 04:05, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
hi...um...i'm a major noob and didn't want to screw up the article, but i think this link could help expand on the secret reports. i know wikipedia isn't a game guide but it includes all of the contents of the secret reports. they really deepen the storyline...i don't know, maybe if "secret reports" is ever clarified it will come in handy...? 0.o http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rlid=166542&rid=154242 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.179.142.206 ( talk • contribs) 00:04, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
The primary issue raised in the FAC is that the article is confusing to read for the general reader; those raising the complaint said that they do not get a clear picture of the story or gameplay. Foreign terms (e.g. Reapers) and terminology, as well as complex sentences are the contributory factors. After looking through this version, I agree with their sentiment.
I think much of the confusion stems from a lack of information. The information written in the Plot section has inaccuracies, leave out some required explanations, and seem to be assembled from piecemeals of various reviews. This results in a disjarring effort to present a coherent plot. The Secret Reports above reveal much more and can be sourced for many of the plot and gameplay. The following is what I scrounge up from the Secret Reports and the current version of the Setting section.
The World Ends with You's story takes place in a fictional version of the Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo, Japan. While everyday life goes on in the Realground (RG), the dead are brought to a parallel dimension called the Underground (UG). The UG is also the venue for the Reapers' Game. [1] In offering their most treasured possession to enter the Game, the dead (Players) gain the chance to contest for the prize: to be brought back to life or to transcend to a higher form of spiritual existence. Most of those who choose to transcend become Reapers and the opponents of Players in future Games. [2] Lasting a week, each Game is a contest to judge the worth of humanity. [1] Players set out to accomplish objectives under the rules set down by the Composer, a Reaper put in charge of the Game. Another Reaper, the Conductor, tasks other Reapers to obstruct the Players' efforts. The failure to complete a mission will disperse the mind and spirit of the Player or Reaper, thus erasing his or her existence. [3]
The UG exists as a separate plane where the Composer can judge the worth of men. Within it are Reapers and human Players. It is infeasible for the Composer to judge all of humanity by himself, so a filtering system utilizing the Reapers was created: the Reapers' Game. Reapers act as a test, weeding out unfit Players.
So, what happens to those who survive the week? Those whose Imagination is less than outstanding are broken down into Soul, while those with excellent Imagination become Reapers. The most talented of these may travel to the next plane, inhabited by Us Angels.
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Reaper or player, those erased within the Game disperse the mind and spirit housed within their flesh in the form of Soul. Thus, they are erased only from visible existence: their Soul persists in the UG until gathered and tied together according to a new code.
Opinions on this version? There are some parts from the original Setting left out of there, which can be later worked in or into other sections. Jappalang ( talk) 09:57, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
This is for the Characters subsection, which is seeming to receiving quite a bit of flak in the FAC so far.
Besides the Composer and the Conductor, there are other high-ranking Reapers. [3] For each day of the Game, Game Masters are assigned by the Conductor to lead the opposition to the Players. Of the Game Masters opposing Neku, Sho Minamimoto is the most dangerous. He seeks to directly supplant the Composer and willingly circumvents the rules to achieve that goal. [4] Participating in the Games with the aim of earning promotions for their performance, the Reapers' ultimate goal is to ascend as the highest form of spiritual existence, the Angels. [5] Angels supervise the Games and if the stakes of a Game is particularly high, they send down one of their own to assume a direct supervisory role as the Producer. [6] For the three weeks of the game's story, Sanae Hanekoma, is the Producer. Taking on the guise of a Shibuya cafe owner, he serves as a guide to new Players and narrates the "Secret Reports" that are obtained by completing additional missions after beating the game.
I have reduced everything, removing one-shot trivia and excessive in-game information. Characters that play a comparatively minor role (as per the first and third Game Master, and surprisingly the Conductor) can be named in the Story sub-section instead. Furthermore, Joshua's true identity as the Composer can also be revealed in the Story subsection as well. As for the voice actors, I find their notability obscure. No third-party source has specifically called out their involvement in the game. If it is desired to list some voice actors, then a "The game featured dubbed voices for the characters. Voice actors include Heather Hogan, Kate Higgins, and Shane Johnson." would do fine. No more than three is required to be listed. Lastly, please replace the {ref #} with the appropriate sources. Of course, getting someone else to run over the prose would also be desirable. Jappalang ( talk) 11:48, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
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He's partnered to Beat, now a reaper, who is himself fixated on reaching the river.
She has issued a single six-day mission-one that exploits Beat's greatest weakness: Rhyme. [...] Beat's greatest desire is to bring her back to life. Even if revived, though, Rhyme still lost the Game.
As Reapers execute the Game, they undergo a process of evolution, from grunts to officers to the Composer.
As I've stated, Minamimoto is suspected of a liaison with a Fallen Angel. The Fallen Angel may have chosen Minamimoto for a few reasons. First, none desired of the Composer's office more. Minamimoto's obsession was great enough to compel him to pursue the Composer into the Realground. [...] The question now is, why has Minamimoto abandoned the Game, and what is he doing?
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Diligent Reapers, too, may pass through the office of Composer to ascend to the plane of Angels.
Conversely, there exists an even higher plane than the RG and UG. That is where I am from, the plane of the Angels. As in the RG and UG, Angels have created a web of social schema to guide their activities. Their role of Producer is just one cog in the Angel machine. Angel vibes are extremely high-frequency; not even the Composer can catch them all. In actuality, he can pick up only that of the Producer.
Let's get this cover image issue settled. This is not the kind of thing that should go on with an article that is at FAC; article stability is an important issue.
Normally, two images should not be uploaded. If a better image can be found, it should be uploaded over the current, unless there is an issue with the name of an image file. I personally don't think a capitalized "W" is any real issue, so I don't think the second image should have been uploaded. However, what's done is done.
Honestly, I don't care too much which is used. But for the sake of getting this resolved quickly, I would go with the second image because it is slightly bigger while still within restrictions, and the name matches the article title. If you disagree, please discuss this issue instead of reverting back and forth. ( Guyinblack25 talk 16:10, 20 August 2008 (UTC))
Sorry it failed. It's now a strong candidate... if it had entered FAC in this state, it may well have passed. Good luck and when you do bring it back to FAC, do drop me a line. -- Dweller ( talk) 10:36, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Since has apparently become an issue for some people... Please cite a valid reference where Gen Kobayashi is credited as a character designer for the game. The citation for it, 27, ( http://ds.ign.com/articles/851/851739p2.html) does not actually mention his name anywhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kyuu ( talk • contribs) 15:18, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
Reading through, I see inaccuries.
The way in which a Reaper's Game is referred to in the Setting section makes it sound like a single game is supposed to judge the worth of all humanity. That's incorrect, not to mention impossible. While one can try to take things from the Secret Reports directly, it could easily be meant to be taken in a broader view. It's the combined games over many, many years and many different UG's that allow the whole of humanity to be judged, not one game, which is what it sounds like the Setting part on it is trying to say.
The Noise do not 'frequent' the UG, they have their own Plane that sits between and intersects both the UG and the RG, they are always present within each. Not just coming and going at random, and certainly not 'frequenting'.
The very first sentence on Neku cannot be verified. When has it been said that he is more interested in listening to music than talking with people?
And then onto the part about a Reaper's goals in the characters section. It is a generalisation, it is not the goal of every single Reaper to ascend in rank.
That's all I can spot for now, but I just thought I'd mention that and hear reactions before I consider edits. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.76.78.126 ( talk) 10:42, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
I was just wondering where the game mention's Rhyme's real name being "Raimu". I don't remember seeing it in the game, but I figured that it was either her Japanese name or I missed the cutscene where it mentions this. Can someone please clear this up? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.167.11.166 ( talk) 19:20, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
Concerning [18]: I'm not sure whether Joshua shot neku again. I'd say that this last game was a test to prove whether neku had changed and whether he would shoot his friend for the sake of shibuya. In not doing so Neku proved his progress as a person and he, the others and shibuya were granted right to live. If that would be the case, then shooting neku would be quite senseless. Especially as neku sees Mr.H and joshua smiling after he opens his eyes (that really reminded me of NGE). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.45.254.251 ( talk) 23:27, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm just concerned that perhaps the term "anti-social" is being misused. Someone who is anti-social doesn't just not like socialising, they infringe on the rights of others and have no empathy for others. They are often manipulative. Someone who is socially awkward would more fit the description of "doesn't get people" and "doesn't like interacting with others". Although I admit, I don't know the character. Perhaps he is anti-social. 124.149.54.33 ( talk) 02:51, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
Hey I see this is the featured article today. But I swear I remember this being the featured article on the site some time ago. Why is it being featured again? Does that happen often? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.135.110.17 ( talk • contribs)
I was just wondering if we could add the Voice Actors to the page. The info is here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1239317/
Should we make a series templet? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.71.62.59 ( talk) 18:57, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
Stop talking about the NOTAFORM thibg,no one cares about me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.163.17.131 ( talk) 03:54, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
Noting for adding (if possible) later. [8] -- MASEM ( t) 18:00, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
This popped up, worth mentioning? [9] -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.17.81.121 ( talk) 08:16, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
There is a soundtrack and iOS version available. 71.207.22.243 ( talk) 11:10, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
Theres a lot of info on the soundtracks. Im wondering if we could split it into a "Music of The World Ends with You" article. What do you all think? Lucia Black ( talk) 07:16, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
I was referring to info outside, and oddlyenoughh, every Music of Final Fantasy article has reached GA. I think its how we organize the article, not just a direct split with copy and paste. Lucia Black ( talk) 21:01, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
There was a link to Sawa Kouchi, but the Sawa here is a different lady. I know because TWEWY Sawa happens to be a friend of mine. You can see that on the Sawa Kouchi page there is no mention of TWEWY. 2403:D000:4:101:8E89:A5FF:FECA:3E2D ( talk) 08:02, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
So I looked over this article, and I think it needs a few things to be done to keep its FA status.
@ Link20XX and Masem: I am following up on these FA concerns. Have the concerns above been resolved? If so, can you mark it as "Satisfactory" at WP:URFA/2020A? If not, are you willing to improve the article to FA standards? If not, would you be interested in bringing this to WP:FAR? I am at my five-article limit at FAR so I will not be able to nominate this for a while, but I am willing to help an editor who wants to bring this to FAR. Z1720 ( talk) 20:34, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
Hi everyone. I have been in a small dispute with an IP editor about having an "anime art style" in the lead. I removed it since I felt that it was redundant and unnecessary to include, and was unreflective of the article contents (no mention of it having an anime style or being inspired by anime in the development sections). I can see why it can be included in a game like Doki Doki Literature Club!, but no one calls the Kingdom Hearts series as having anime-like graphics. have decided to leave a notice here to see what you guys think of this lead change. Thanks. Sparkl talk 12:17, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
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We might want to add a reference to Sh15uya as a possible inspiration...I only mention this because I found this article through the Japanese Wiki. -- Egocentrism04 19:56, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
It isn't "my" site anymore, but in compliance with a majority of the members, as well as staff, they APPROVED the removal of the site until stated otherwise.
HOPe you don't mind me asking this: is it possible to completely erase date in this game? I think that might be something important to note if it just has one save file. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.17.251.16 ( talk) 02:22, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
It's made very clear in the game that it's co-developed by Jupiter, but this isn't mentioned anywhere on the page. That should really be added. -- Impossible 11:13, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
Just need to clear this up: Hanekoma is in fact one of the main characters, while you don't control him directly (much like Rhyme), he's in that roster so to speak. Check the main webpage for confirmation, dupes.
I'm not %100 sure, but I'd have to disagree with that, along with others. First of all, check out the japanese wikipedia page:
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/すばらしきこのせかい
If you use a translator, it doesn't show him on the main characters. It shows him on other characters instead. These are japanese people who updated that page, and they're more familiar with the game, unlike we are. Next of all, I've checked out the main page. It shows him along with the other characters. I'm not sure about this either, but it could read "Good Characters" not "Main Characters". As in Hanekoma being on the "good" side. It may be misleading, but it sure isn't comfirmination. In other words, he isn't on the boxart, with the other characters too. Staticz 22:25, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
Riku ain't on the box-art of KHII, doesn't show til the end of the game, we we still know he's a main character. *fixed* I'm going with given information, not crappy google translators or speculation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.188.24.125 ( talk • contribs)
Uhm...lemme see, umm, oh yeah, thats right, THE MAIN FUCKING WEBSITE. >.>
Thats nice. Stop fucking editing it out.
Look, I'm not kidding around here. I'm trying to avoid this dispute, and I have pointed out at the frickin evidence that proves my side, so if you keep insisting on this crap I WILL report you.
And? That gives you the right to do whatever you want?
Lose interest? Unlikely. :3 70.188.24.125 02:27, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
Dude, holy shit. Please stop vandalizing. >.> 70.188.24.125 06:28, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
All right, time out. Question: Who here actually has played the game? All the way through? And is fluent in Japanese? I'm in favor of Hanekoma not being a main character but rather a Supporting Character along with Joshua, unlike what the official website has. I suspect that the official simplified the character sections. I will make a full argument about the characters' status in a week or two, after I finish the game. - Atashi 03:22, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
Then keep it the way we know it until you finish as you suggest. 70.188.24.125 01:31, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
All right, I've played through the entire game. I can't go too much into the details without being spoilerific, but you (Neku) partners up with Shiki, Joshua, and Beat in their respective Chapters. Hanekoma is more of a guardian type person who prevents you from killing Shiki, gives Joshua a radar device on his cellphone, and gives hints about the finale of the game in Beat's Chapter. He is not on the same importance level as Neku, Shiki, Joshua, and Beat. Rhyme is an important person to Beat, but she comes into game play even less than Hanekoma and her most important contribution is keeping Beat motivated. She's not on the same importance level as the four main characters, either. I suggest starting a new character topic header, 'Supporting Characters'. - Atashi 07:18, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
IGN Summary: "The God of Death has decided to play a game with this Tokyo native."
Post Mortem Impressions: すばらしきこのせかい: "that states that he is now part of the Death God`s Game, and has 7 days "
Speeple: "bustling streets of Shibuya and finds himself part of the “Death God Game”
GAMEBRINK.com: "Shiki: The “Death God Game” lasts 7 days." "Neku: “Death God Game?” What are you talking about?" "Uzuki: "What? You have a problem with me being a Death God?"
DGemu: "hes in a game called the Death God's Game i believe."
Livejournal: "he'll have to fulfill a set of orders entitled "Death Gods Game"
Siliconera.com: "The Jet Set Radio-like characters, the dark story line about a death god"
Here's the "translations" I was talking about: http://www.gamebrink.com/nintendo-ds/3983-subarashiki-kono-sekai-its-a-wonderful-world-guide-1
It's kind of SPOILER-ish like, so instead of browsing through it all, you can press "CTRL + F" and type "Death God" or "Death God Game" to advoid further spoilers. These are done by a professional translator team who have done a few translations for japanese games before, so you can decide what you think about it. Staticz 03:49, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
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After reading those threads [2] [3] at Gamefaqs I think we can be fairly sure that Nomura doesn't make a cameo in the game as a Marble Slash player. Any suggestions on how to make the change? Simply erase the Nomura reference from the article or change it to the guys who make actual cameos?
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It's Shinigami. It's Shinigami in the same way that it's "Beat" and not "Biito," because in normal Japanese ビイト would NEVER be "Beat"; ビート would be. By your arguments, Staticz, we should be using nothing but literal translations as if these official rōmaji don't exist. By that, すばらしきこのせかい should be "This Wonderful World," not "It's a Wonderful World" because "This..." is the literal translation. Shinigami is being treated as a proper term, which are very often not translated, even outside of things like fiction. It's called " pantheon," but no one in the world goes around saying "temple of all gods." We call it "Japan," not "origin of the sun."— Loveはドコ? ( talk • contribs) 03:12, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
Where would you possibly get shinigami from? Well..
But why? Why not? A few reasons why:
Let's imagine Neku says: " 死神!" in the game (which he does..several times)
Now let's look at the word 'Shinigami's Game'. Now what in the world would 'Shinigami's Game' be? It's half Romaji and half English. You'd either have to put it in full English or full Romaji for it to make sense. In English, it would obviously be 'Death God's Game'. But where did the extra apostrohpe and s come from?
Let's pretend 'Game' is 'Gamizou' in Romaji (I don't know what it really is). Because you'd either have to put it in full English or full Romaji for it to make sense, what would 'Death God Game' be in full Romaji? One things certain. It would definitely not be an English translation, and not fit on the Wikipedia page. And whatever that would be in Romaji, what would it be in English? 'Death God Game'.
But we know that Death God/Shinigami would have to be in Death God Game/Shinigami Game no matter what. Going back to our knowledge…
Calling it 'Shinigami Gamizou' is inappropriate, because it's not English (but would still have an english meaning a.k.a. Death God Game). Calling it 'Shinigami Game' is even more inappropriate, because it's mixing Romaji and English and you'd have to change it completely to either one of those two to be a full translation.
If you were to translate it, it would clashes it entirely and it would come out of nowhere.
I mean, there's NO WAY you could manage to get:
Not to mention..
http://www.gamebrink.com/nintendo-ds/3983-subarashiki-kono-sekai-its-a-wonderful-world-guide-1 “Where Japanese games learn English.”
To meet your arguments:
Now the only point is that it’s on the website. And I’ve got an explanation for that.
But why? Why would they do this? I’ve a few points:
Here’s another point.
It was only used to label the two characters. ‘Shinigami’s Game’ and ‘Shinigami Game’ only came from the labeling of the characters. And we know they are both fancrafted and illogical. Put 死神 into ANY translator, and it comes out as Death God NO MATTER WHAT. The same entire concept applies to the game. The game IS out, and it’s proof. Really! We don’t need an English version to understand such basic stuff. If you understand it correctly, it makes perfect sense.
IGN Summary: "The God of Death has decided to play a game with this Tokyo native." Post Mortem Impressions: "that states that he is now part of the Death God`s Game, and has 7 days "
Speeple: "bustling streets of Shibuya and finds himself part of the “Death God Game”
GAMEBRINK.com: "Shiki: The “Death God Game” lasts 7 days." "Neku: “Death God Game?” What are you talking about?" "Uzuki: "What? You have a problem with me being a Death God?"
DGemu: "hes in a game called the Death God's Game I believe."
Livejournal: "he'll have to fulfill a set of orders entitled "Death Gods Game"
Siliconera.com: "The Jet Set Radio-like characters, the dark story line about a death god"
1up.com: “from a mysterious red hoodie-wearing guy who's apparently an incarnation of the god of death”
Wikipedia (long ago, before you came along): “An aloof Empath forced to play Death's Game”
Hdrlying.com review: “The story begins with our hero, Neku, waking up in the middle of Shibuya (a hip district of Tokyo), with a single badge in his hand. He has no idea why he is in Shibuya, except for a single text message on his cell phone that states that he is now part of the Death God`s Game, and has 7 days to complete his given tasks, or else…”
“Kandou: The God of Death is the one that watches over the game. We've planned out why Neku and the others ended up as participants in the game and why they're trapped in Shibuya.”
“Arakawa: They're all participants in the God of Death's game after all. The character on the right and the one on the skateboard, I see they're both wearing the same hats.”
The official site calls theme SHINIGAMI, in English. It's the official terminology. The only argument for "Death God" being official, Staticz, is a bunch of unofficial translations. Wooooow. Riveting argument. Just give me one official, official source that corroborates you, Staticz. Official. As in, first-party. Not a translation by IGN, 1UP, or anyone else. (Interviews can't really count. I mean, they're being interpreted, and an interpreter probably won't realize "shinigami" is some special game term). Because, you see, I've got the official site saying "Shinigami" in romaji. And it's not like they're Japanese people being Japanese people, because the site also uses words and phrases like "IN STORES NOW," "STORY," "CHARACTER," "SYSTEM," "STAFF VOICE," and "INFO" (the latter five are there...they're just written in graffiti that's kind of difficult to decipher), along with OTHER character names ("NEKU," "SHIKI," "BEAT," "JOSHUA"...etc., etc.)— Loveはドコ? ( talk • contribs) 19:48, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
My points on why it's Death God:
Someone is making a .ROM of the entire game, with scripted codecs and patches making translations easy. Do you want to take a look at the project? Here you go.
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6870/0310071958bz6.jpg
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3230/0310071959qv0.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/5008/0310072002pl1.jpg <-- Right there, don't miss that.
I "advoded" the talk page because you fail to be convinced of any argument (and dump loads of text proving you fail to comprehend it). Why waste my time?
The simple matter is that it's a proper name for a group and not a descriptor, so unofficial translation that assumes the intent of the game's creators, despite indications otherwise, is senseless and is original research. " Abe" means something like "twice rested". That doesn't mean his proper name is "Twice Rested". ' 23:02, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
Staticz 23:40, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
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I'm pretty sure in Nintendo Power it was "Death's Game" hosted by the "Shinigami orginization" Does that help? Emma Hordika ( talk) 21:52, 29 January 2008 (UTC)Emma Hordika
First, just saying that today I fleshed out the protagonist's descriptions and made them more formulaic. And I removed that "thug" comment -- seemed too unprofessional. Also, I made a seperate paragraph in the intro for the development. One problem is that we haven't cited our sources for this article -- if anyone could do that, that would be great.
Also, I tried uploading a photo but it didn't work. Someone who knows what they're doing: please fix. :< —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Machinamar ( talk • contribs) 13:55, 6 April 2007 (UTC).
Another review score: Official Nintendo Magazine gave the game a score of 88%, maybe that could be added to the table (I don't know how, sorry). Amphy ( talk) 00:33, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
We should probably use something else. It's just a bit inaccurate compared to the final version of the game (the boss can't appear on both screens, and the flame graphics are completely different, albeit way cooler). Not that it's a big deal, just a real screenshot might work the slightest bit better.— Loveはドコ? ( talk • contribs) 05:13, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey, guys. Problem. The screenshot is fake if you hadn't noticed: You can't get shiki to attack in a direction with no enemies, and that boss can only show up on ONE screen! Change it. For great justice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.17.139.90 ( talk) 00:16, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
This page needs a clean up. More character info, and an actual storyline section would be nice. Roxyr ( talk) 16:54, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
Is it good to reveal this much about the storyline in the Story section? I mean, they seem like spoilers, and the information in there is practically 1/4 to 1/3 of the entire story of the game. Myominane ( talk) 03:01, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
I think we can scrap the parts in the Characters section relating specifically to the plot (i.e. the second paragraph in each subsection). Those bits effectively reiterate excerpts from the Plot Synopsis section, and in any case they'd only need to be there if the whole section was split off into a separate article (which I doubt will happen unless a sequel is released). L337 kybldmstr ( talk) 10:24, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
Neku doesent have to play another game at the end of Beats chapter, in the credits it shows Shiki touching his shoulder, so he must be alive, right? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.49.14.26 ( talk) 20:20, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
You know if you watch the ending it's clear that Neku doesn't actually play a 4th game. When he shouts 'what the hell!' about Joshua's messed up duel for Shibuya you can see a few people in the background look at him meaning he must be in the realground. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.187.43.176 ( talk) 08:24, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
There was no 4th game. There would be no need for it after Neku had done everything that was needed to be done, and theres no way the game would skip over the 4th game if there was one. When Neku woke up in the scramble crossing he believed that he was being forced into another game, even though he was back to life. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.2.178.3 ( talk) 19:40, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
You all must remember that at the end of the second week, when Neku was in the White Room, Megumi Kitaniji said that Neku could participate in a third game, but at the cost of never being able to participate in another game again. Although Megumi Kitaniji was erased near the end of the game, I would think that the Composer would respect his judgment, since the two respected each other. (As is apparent from the game the two of them played to save Shibuya.) Therefore, this talk of a "fourth week" is purely speculation and thus should not be mentioned in the Wiki article. - 99.186.116.137 ( talk) 02:54, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
With regards to the statement that the Joshua with the other Neku is the real one;if Neku takes the group with him through the Shibuya River, the real Joshua appears to be waiting for Mr.H in the Room of Reckoning(He says that himself.)Which would mean the Joshua with Neku should actually be the other Joshua Oathbound ( talk) 17:41, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
Is this really the theme song? I haven't heard it much elsewhere except the ending credits. In my opinion, there was probably no theme song intended. DiamondDragon talk 23:50, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
This review is transcluded from Talk:The World Ends with You/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Okay, I'll be reviewing the article for GA; it's my first, so bear with me:
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Okay, I'm putting this on hold. It's a nice article, with "Development" being far and wide the best section. As you probably, the other sections will need work to meet FA standards if that's where this is going. Thanks. Ashnard Talk Contribs 09:37, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
Right, I may as well as just pass now as the only thing left is a bit of clarity needed in the first sentence of "Setting". Thanks. Ashnard Talk Contribs 14:50, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
I own both the Japanese and English versions, and there's no difference in the frequency of the song - it only shows up in the credits. You can't even get a CD for it (in-game). - Zyxx 7:35, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi, this person put up some comparison pictures of the game's and real world's locations on a blog entry: http://without-reason.livejournal.com/523661.html
Can this link be added to the article's External Links? -- 216.221.60.31 ( talk) 04:05, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
hi...um...i'm a major noob and didn't want to screw up the article, but i think this link could help expand on the secret reports. i know wikipedia isn't a game guide but it includes all of the contents of the secret reports. they really deepen the storyline...i don't know, maybe if "secret reports" is ever clarified it will come in handy...? 0.o http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rlid=166542&rid=154242 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.179.142.206 ( talk • contribs) 00:04, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
The primary issue raised in the FAC is that the article is confusing to read for the general reader; those raising the complaint said that they do not get a clear picture of the story or gameplay. Foreign terms (e.g. Reapers) and terminology, as well as complex sentences are the contributory factors. After looking through this version, I agree with their sentiment.
I think much of the confusion stems from a lack of information. The information written in the Plot section has inaccuracies, leave out some required explanations, and seem to be assembled from piecemeals of various reviews. This results in a disjarring effort to present a coherent plot. The Secret Reports above reveal much more and can be sourced for many of the plot and gameplay. The following is what I scrounge up from the Secret Reports and the current version of the Setting section.
The World Ends with You's story takes place in a fictional version of the Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo, Japan. While everyday life goes on in the Realground (RG), the dead are brought to a parallel dimension called the Underground (UG). The UG is also the venue for the Reapers' Game. [1] In offering their most treasured possession to enter the Game, the dead (Players) gain the chance to contest for the prize: to be brought back to life or to transcend to a higher form of spiritual existence. Most of those who choose to transcend become Reapers and the opponents of Players in future Games. [2] Lasting a week, each Game is a contest to judge the worth of humanity. [1] Players set out to accomplish objectives under the rules set down by the Composer, a Reaper put in charge of the Game. Another Reaper, the Conductor, tasks other Reapers to obstruct the Players' efforts. The failure to complete a mission will disperse the mind and spirit of the Player or Reaper, thus erasing his or her existence. [3]
The UG exists as a separate plane where the Composer can judge the worth of men. Within it are Reapers and human Players. It is infeasible for the Composer to judge all of humanity by himself, so a filtering system utilizing the Reapers was created: the Reapers' Game. Reapers act as a test, weeding out unfit Players.
So, what happens to those who survive the week? Those whose Imagination is less than outstanding are broken down into Soul, while those with excellent Imagination become Reapers. The most talented of these may travel to the next plane, inhabited by Us Angels.
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Reaper or player, those erased within the Game disperse the mind and spirit housed within their flesh in the form of Soul. Thus, they are erased only from visible existence: their Soul persists in the UG until gathered and tied together according to a new code.
Opinions on this version? There are some parts from the original Setting left out of there, which can be later worked in or into other sections. Jappalang ( talk) 09:57, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
This is for the Characters subsection, which is seeming to receiving quite a bit of flak in the FAC so far.
Besides the Composer and the Conductor, there are other high-ranking Reapers. [3] For each day of the Game, Game Masters are assigned by the Conductor to lead the opposition to the Players. Of the Game Masters opposing Neku, Sho Minamimoto is the most dangerous. He seeks to directly supplant the Composer and willingly circumvents the rules to achieve that goal. [4] Participating in the Games with the aim of earning promotions for their performance, the Reapers' ultimate goal is to ascend as the highest form of spiritual existence, the Angels. [5] Angels supervise the Games and if the stakes of a Game is particularly high, they send down one of their own to assume a direct supervisory role as the Producer. [6] For the three weeks of the game's story, Sanae Hanekoma, is the Producer. Taking on the guise of a Shibuya cafe owner, he serves as a guide to new Players and narrates the "Secret Reports" that are obtained by completing additional missions after beating the game.
I have reduced everything, removing one-shot trivia and excessive in-game information. Characters that play a comparatively minor role (as per the first and third Game Master, and surprisingly the Conductor) can be named in the Story sub-section instead. Furthermore, Joshua's true identity as the Composer can also be revealed in the Story subsection as well. As for the voice actors, I find their notability obscure. No third-party source has specifically called out their involvement in the game. If it is desired to list some voice actors, then a "The game featured dubbed voices for the characters. Voice actors include Heather Hogan, Kate Higgins, and Shane Johnson." would do fine. No more than three is required to be listed. Lastly, please replace the {ref #} with the appropriate sources. Of course, getting someone else to run over the prose would also be desirable. Jappalang ( talk) 11:48, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
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He's partnered to Beat, now a reaper, who is himself fixated on reaching the river.
She has issued a single six-day mission-one that exploits Beat's greatest weakness: Rhyme. [...] Beat's greatest desire is to bring her back to life. Even if revived, though, Rhyme still lost the Game.
As Reapers execute the Game, they undergo a process of evolution, from grunts to officers to the Composer.
As I've stated, Minamimoto is suspected of a liaison with a Fallen Angel. The Fallen Angel may have chosen Minamimoto for a few reasons. First, none desired of the Composer's office more. Minamimoto's obsession was great enough to compel him to pursue the Composer into the Realground. [...] The question now is, why has Minamimoto abandoned the Game, and what is he doing?
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Diligent Reapers, too, may pass through the office of Composer to ascend to the plane of Angels.
Conversely, there exists an even higher plane than the RG and UG. That is where I am from, the plane of the Angels. As in the RG and UG, Angels have created a web of social schema to guide their activities. Their role of Producer is just one cog in the Angel machine. Angel vibes are extremely high-frequency; not even the Composer can catch them all. In actuality, he can pick up only that of the Producer.
Let's get this cover image issue settled. This is not the kind of thing that should go on with an article that is at FAC; article stability is an important issue.
Normally, two images should not be uploaded. If a better image can be found, it should be uploaded over the current, unless there is an issue with the name of an image file. I personally don't think a capitalized "W" is any real issue, so I don't think the second image should have been uploaded. However, what's done is done.
Honestly, I don't care too much which is used. But for the sake of getting this resolved quickly, I would go with the second image because it is slightly bigger while still within restrictions, and the name matches the article title. If you disagree, please discuss this issue instead of reverting back and forth. ( Guyinblack25 talk 16:10, 20 August 2008 (UTC))
Sorry it failed. It's now a strong candidate... if it had entered FAC in this state, it may well have passed. Good luck and when you do bring it back to FAC, do drop me a line. -- Dweller ( talk) 10:36, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Since has apparently become an issue for some people... Please cite a valid reference where Gen Kobayashi is credited as a character designer for the game. The citation for it, 27, ( http://ds.ign.com/articles/851/851739p2.html) does not actually mention his name anywhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kyuu ( talk • contribs) 15:18, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
Reading through, I see inaccuries.
The way in which a Reaper's Game is referred to in the Setting section makes it sound like a single game is supposed to judge the worth of all humanity. That's incorrect, not to mention impossible. While one can try to take things from the Secret Reports directly, it could easily be meant to be taken in a broader view. It's the combined games over many, many years and many different UG's that allow the whole of humanity to be judged, not one game, which is what it sounds like the Setting part on it is trying to say.
The Noise do not 'frequent' the UG, they have their own Plane that sits between and intersects both the UG and the RG, they are always present within each. Not just coming and going at random, and certainly not 'frequenting'.
The very first sentence on Neku cannot be verified. When has it been said that he is more interested in listening to music than talking with people?
And then onto the part about a Reaper's goals in the characters section. It is a generalisation, it is not the goal of every single Reaper to ascend in rank.
That's all I can spot for now, but I just thought I'd mention that and hear reactions before I consider edits. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.76.78.126 ( talk) 10:42, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
I was just wondering where the game mention's Rhyme's real name being "Raimu". I don't remember seeing it in the game, but I figured that it was either her Japanese name or I missed the cutscene where it mentions this. Can someone please clear this up? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.167.11.166 ( talk) 19:20, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
Concerning [18]: I'm not sure whether Joshua shot neku again. I'd say that this last game was a test to prove whether neku had changed and whether he would shoot his friend for the sake of shibuya. In not doing so Neku proved his progress as a person and he, the others and shibuya were granted right to live. If that would be the case, then shooting neku would be quite senseless. Especially as neku sees Mr.H and joshua smiling after he opens his eyes (that really reminded me of NGE). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.45.254.251 ( talk) 23:27, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm just concerned that perhaps the term "anti-social" is being misused. Someone who is anti-social doesn't just not like socialising, they infringe on the rights of others and have no empathy for others. They are often manipulative. Someone who is socially awkward would more fit the description of "doesn't get people" and "doesn't like interacting with others". Although I admit, I don't know the character. Perhaps he is anti-social. 124.149.54.33 ( talk) 02:51, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
Hey I see this is the featured article today. But I swear I remember this being the featured article on the site some time ago. Why is it being featured again? Does that happen often? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.135.110.17 ( talk • contribs)
I was just wondering if we could add the Voice Actors to the page. The info is here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1239317/
Should we make a series templet? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.71.62.59 ( talk) 18:57, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
Stop talking about the NOTAFORM thibg,no one cares about me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.163.17.131 ( talk) 03:54, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
Noting for adding (if possible) later. [8] -- MASEM ( t) 18:00, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
This popped up, worth mentioning? [9] -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.17.81.121 ( talk) 08:16, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
There is a soundtrack and iOS version available. 71.207.22.243 ( talk) 11:10, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
Theres a lot of info on the soundtracks. Im wondering if we could split it into a "Music of The World Ends with You" article. What do you all think? Lucia Black ( talk) 07:16, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
I was referring to info outside, and oddlyenoughh, every Music of Final Fantasy article has reached GA. I think its how we organize the article, not just a direct split with copy and paste. Lucia Black ( talk) 21:01, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
There was a link to Sawa Kouchi, but the Sawa here is a different lady. I know because TWEWY Sawa happens to be a friend of mine. You can see that on the Sawa Kouchi page there is no mention of TWEWY. 2403:D000:4:101:8E89:A5FF:FECA:3E2D ( talk) 08:02, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
So I looked over this article, and I think it needs a few things to be done to keep its FA status.
@ Link20XX and Masem: I am following up on these FA concerns. Have the concerns above been resolved? If so, can you mark it as "Satisfactory" at WP:URFA/2020A? If not, are you willing to improve the article to FA standards? If not, would you be interested in bringing this to WP:FAR? I am at my five-article limit at FAR so I will not be able to nominate this for a while, but I am willing to help an editor who wants to bring this to FAR. Z1720 ( talk) 20:34, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
Hi everyone. I have been in a small dispute with an IP editor about having an "anime art style" in the lead. I removed it since I felt that it was redundant and unnecessary to include, and was unreflective of the article contents (no mention of it having an anime style or being inspired by anime in the development sections). I can see why it can be included in a game like Doki Doki Literature Club!, but no one calls the Kingdom Hearts series as having anime-like graphics. have decided to leave a notice here to see what you guys think of this lead change. Thanks. Sparkl talk 12:17, 1 November 2022 (UTC)