New World End Syndrome details, screenshots, teaser

Arc System Works and Toybox Games sent out a news blast for World End Syndrome. We have information about the story, exploration system, and characters. Additionally, new screenshots and a teaser have been published. Find the full roundup below, courtesy of Gematsu.

Story

– One summer day, the protagonist moves to the seaside town “Mihate-chou,” which is situated in a cove
– On his first night there, when listening to the “World End Syndrome” local radio station that he happened upon, the popular radio DJ Hikaru Tsukioka spoke of an amazing legend as if it were truth
– For Mihate-chou, this is a fateful year
– The town has a legend that the dead are revived every 100 years
– Those who returned to this world are called “Yomibito” (People of the Underworld)… and will bring calamity to the town
– The case of a missing high school girl occurs in Mihate-chou this year
– It could be an “omen” of a future incident that will occur
– The protagonist, who transferred to “Mihate High School,” where Maimi attends, joins the Mystery Research Club, or “Mys. Research” for short (a folkloristics research club on the surface)
– This is advised by Kaori Yamashiro, the school’s Madonna teacher
– The members of the Mys. Research club decided to have a barbecue on the river bed in order to deepen their friendships
– However, there they found the bag of the school girl who went missing floating in the river
– A few days later, the owner of that bag was discovered as a corpse in the water
– This year is the special year that occurs once every 100 years where the “Yomibito” return
– Meanwhile, the shooting of the Yomibito-themed movie “World End” was going to begin very soon

System: “Exploration”

– Finish the introduction and you’ll then be able to freely “explore” various spots in Mihate-chou
– Choose spots to visit during the morning, afternoon, and evening, interact with the people that visit
– Try to get clarification on the mysterious incidents occurring in Mihate-chou
– By resolving these mysterious incidents, you will approach the truth of the seemingly plausible “legend”

Saya Kamishiro (voiced by Mitsuki Nakae)

– A prideful and naive young woman
– Her father represents the proud Japanese confectionery maker “Kamishiro Dou”
– Her father provides great economic benefits to the town, and no one talks back to the Kamishiro family

Hanako Yamada (voiced by Ibuki Kido)

– A mysterious transfer student who moved in from the town over
– Yamashiro scouts her to join the Mys. Research club
– Her “super” shy personality brings misfortune, and her behavior is always extremely suspicious

Kensuke Asagi (voiced by Yoshitaka Yamaya)

– The protagonist’s friend
– He is the mood maker of the class
– There are also times when his behavior keeps the girls of the class at a distance
– He is extremely weak when it comes to beauties
– Crazy about the school Madonna Yamashiro and super popular idol Rei “Nikarei” Nikaidou

Kaori Yamashiro (voiced by Manami Numakura)

– The teacher of the protagonist’s class
– Specializes in the study of folklore
– She is also the advisor of the “Mys. Research” club (which researches folkloristics)
– The school calls her a Madonna due to her beauty
– Her novel, “World End”, is themed after the Yomibito
– The novel was an unprecedented mega-hit
– Because of this, she was the woman of the hour, so to speak