The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Aniplex
Director(s)
Artist(s)
Writer(s)
  • Kazutaka Kodaka
  • Kotaro Uchikoshi
Composer(s)Masafumi Takada
Platform(s)
ReleaseApril 24, 2025
Genre(s)Adventure, tactical role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy[a] is an upcoming tactical role-playing game developed by Too Kyo Games and Media.Vision and published by Aniplex. It is scheduled for release on April 24, 2025 for Nintendo Switch and Windows.

Synopsis

Takumi Sumino lives an ordinary life in the Tokyo Residential Complex, but this peace is disrupted when mysterious creatures attack him and his friend. He is able to fight back against these creatures after an entity called Sirei, who is described as a "mysterious school mascot",[1] appears and gives him the ability "Hemoanima". Afterwards, Sirei forces Takumi and fourteen other students to enroll in Last Defense Academy and they join the Special Defense Unit to defend the school against the creatures, which are known as "School Invaders", for one hundred days.[2][3]

Gameplay

The game is a mix between tactical role playing games like Fire Emblem and visual novels.[4]

Development and release

Too Kyo Games went into debt while developing the game. After a publishing deal fell through, the studio took out a loan to fund development. Aniplex later came on as publisher.[5] The game's Japanese and English releases are scheduled for a simultaneous same day release.[4] The game was announced during a Nintendo Direct livestream on June 18, 2024, and is scheduled to be released for the Nintendo Switch and Windows on April 24, 2025.[6] The game will have its physical edition to be distributed in the west by Xseed Games.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: HUNDRED LINE -最終防衛学園-, Hepburn: HUNDRED LINE - Saishū Bōei Gakuen

References

  1. ^ Nintendo of America (June 18, 2024). The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch. Retrieved June 19, 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Romano, Sal (June 18, 2024). "Aniplex, Too Kyo Games, and Media.Vision announce The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy for Switch, PC". Gematsu. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "『The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-』Early 2025". hundred-line.com. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Liu, Stephanie (June 19, 2024). "The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- English Version Will Come Out Day 1". Siliconera. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Ollie (June 19, 2024). "Danganronpa Creators Are Apparently In Debt Over New Switch Game". Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Cryer, Hirun (June 18, 2024). "Danganronpa creators return with a strategy RPG set in yet another murderous school, coming early next year". GamesRadar+. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ^ https://www.gematsu.com/2024/12/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-launches-april-24-2025-in-the-west