History YMMV / TheWorldEndsWithYou

* MagnificentBastard: ''The World Ends with You'' is full of cunning sarcastic schemers amongst The Reapers but these three stand out:

** Frogs have small hitboxes and jump around quickly, especially if you use Joshua's floating move. Later, you encounter Frogs that absorb either short-range or long-range attacks. Or a particular kind of frog that absorbs ''both.'' The frog that absorbs both get very special notice. You can only fight them in the Shibuya River areas in Another Day, and they're rare. They're also one of six enemies in the game that drop a Darklit Planet pin, meaning you need to fight them on Ultimate and chain a lot of battles.

** Sub-decks in the {{Updated Rerelease}}s. You can assign pins to a sub-deck, and then during battle press the sub-deck button to access those pins, which allows you to have more control when using pins that have similar or easily-accidentally-triggered inputs (such as two "tap the screen" pins) in the same deck. In the DS version, the sub-deck buttons are L and R, so that no matter your dominant hand, it's easy enough to use sub-decks. But in the updated versions, there is only one sub-deck button and it is in the lower-''left'' corner, with no option to have it instead or also on the right side, heavily biasing the sub-deck mechanic against left-handed players. The only way to circumvent this is in ''Final Remix'', where you can dock the Switch and use the left Joy-Con, but that has its own problems as mentioned above.

* ThatOneSidequest: The Darklit Planet pins. One is randomly sold by Hanekoma after beating the game (which one is randomly decided upon selecting New Game). The other five (as well as the one you can buy) are dropped on Ultimate at low percentages by... special enemies. To be exact: [[spoiler: The extremely rare Fifenfrog, [[HopelessBossFight Taboo Minamimoto]], [[ThatOneBoss Megumi Kitaniji]], [[FinalBoss Draco Cantus]], and [[BonusBoss Goth Metal Drake and Panthera Cantus.]]]] Good luck.

** It seems like eating food to raise your drop rate should have no detrimental effects; after all, you're only raising your likelihood of getting pins, right? Well, there ''is'' one kind of situation where having the drop rate increased is actually bad: the boss {{Time Trial}}s, including Final Time Attack. Waiting for dropped pins to spiral to your characters counts towards the time taken to defeat a particular boss -- about one or two seconds, to be more specific. Even a run at level 100 will yield a good chance of [[LuckBasedMission randomly]] slowing you down with pin drops if you ever eat any drop-rate-increasing food. There's no way to undo the effects of stat-raising food, so [[PermanentlyMissableContent unless you start a new file, kiss your serious attempts at record times goodbye]].

** After coming across [[MadMathematician Sho Minamimoto’s]] not-quite-Erased-yet body underneath a trash heap pile, [[DeadpanSnarker Neku]] proceeds to make an {{Pun}} based off one of the man’s {{Catch Phrase}}s that wouldn’t look out of place in Series/CSIMiami.
-->''" The Grim Heaper got... crunched."''

** [[EvilTastesGood Higashizawa]] is fairly well-liked as a villain due to his [[HurricaneOfPuns various food-related puns]], [[LargeAndInCharge intimidating stature]], [[OneWingedAngel cool Noise design]], and [[GracefulLoser surprisingly gracious reaction to his defeat]] at the hands of Neku and Shiki. Being voiced by Creator/TravisWillingham also doesn’t hurt.

** For some, [[TokenEvilTeammate Joshua]], especially after the reveal that he was the GreaterScopeVillain all along, due to his MagnificentBastard ways, [[HolyHandGrenade cool abilities]], and delightfully smug personality.

** In the DS version, combining the Speed Factor pin (reduces reboot time), the Lefty, Brainy, and Righty Cat pins (reduces pin reboot time by 40% when combined), and the Black Uranus pin with its already short reboot time lets you juggle the BonusBoss with complete impunity on the bottom screen, albeit you still have to manage your partner on the top screen to avoid getting hit (Joshua is considered the best partner for this strategy, as he can stay afloat or on the ground fairly quickly).

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Neku wishes that Joshua would meet up with him [[spoiler:after the event of the game since he still sees him as his partner despite everything Joshua did to him became this in the sequel where they finally meet again in the ending and after Neku decline Joshua's offer to become his successor as the Composer without a fight, part on much better terms.]]

** [[MadMathematician Sho Minamimoto]] is one of the game's most popular characters due to his [[CrazyAwesome eccentric personality]], his formidable powers and his [[spoiler:Taboo form]] that somehow manages to make him look even more badass. In fact, he proved to be so popular that he was brought back to life at the end of A New Day and is even one of the main playable characters in VideoGame/{{NEO|TheWorldEndsWithYou}}.

* UnpopularPopularCharacter: [[MadMathematician Sho Minamimoto]] is not very well-liked amongst the characters, Players and Reapers alike, for his confusing ramblings, [[LonersAreFreaks zero inclination towards cooperation]], [[WildCard blatant disregard for authority]], and BadBoss tendencies. It gets to the point that Kitaniji even tries to get him killed as part of a mission that he issues to Neku and Joshua for his creation of the illegal Taboo Noise that had been causing vast amounts of chaos throughout the UG. Conversely, Sho is beloved by the fandom for his CrazyAwesome antics and [[FountainOfMemes highly quotable dialogue]].

** Sho Minamimoto is an insane MadMathematician with a tendency to brag about how awesome he is, to the point that he stacks notes on top of junk heaps boasting about how he’s better than gravity, among other things. Due to his CrazyAwesome antics and battle prowess, the fans pretty much love him for it.

* CrazyAwesome: Minamimoto. Not many villains can claim to activate their ultimate attack by reciting [[AMouthfulofPi pi.]]

* ReplacementScrappy: Joshua. As a character, he's quite a jerk, to put it mildly, while Shiki was, in spite of her own insecurities, a NiceGirl who could call out Neku on his more jerkish behavior. As a party member, Joshua's quite difficult to use at first, particularly since he doesn't have his GameBreaker aerial combo yet, while over the past several days, you've likely acquired some useful upgrades and a good set of clothing for Shiki.

* HilariousInHindsight: One of the recipes you can have Ken Doi make to try and attract customers to his failing restaurant is "[[CordonBleughChef Dessert Ramen]]", something that became much funnier in TheNewTens thanks to [[https://i.imgur.com/Xq3hQbK.jpg an infamous thread]] from [[Website/FourChan 4chan's]] cooking board where an anon prepares "Sweet Sundae Ramen" for a horrified audience.

** After coming across [[MadMathematician Sho Minamimoto’s]] not quite Erased yet body underneath a trash heap pile, [[DeadpanSnarker Neku]] proceeds to make an {{Pun}} based off one of the man’s {{Catch Phrase}}s that wouldn’t look out of place in Series/CSIMiami.

** ''[[https://youtu.be/fGvVOun_7kU Give Me All Your Love]]'' is just about made of this given how hilariously [[RefugeInAudacity blatant]] it is with its incredibly sexually charged lyrics in a T-rated game. Bonus points for having the song first play in [[ItMakesSenseInContext a boss fight against a giant murderous bat who you must defeat using concert lights.]]

** [[BrilliantButLazy Kariya]], thanks to his [[MellowFellow laid-back attitude]], NiceGuy demeanor, [[BestBossEver great boss fight]], and entertaining dynamic with [[AlphaBitch Uzuki.]] On top of that, Uzuki is also quite popular thanks to her LaughablyEvil AlphaBitch personality and [[EvilIsSexy attractive looks.]] Kariya himself is confirmed to return in VideoGame/{{NEO|TheWorldEndsWithYou}}, so Uzuki's odds of joining him are pretty high.

** Feel me when you come inside / Touch me when you want me anytime[[labelnote:Explanation]]Many players have noted that "Give Me All Your Love" has some surprisingly explicit lyrics for a T-rated game, with these two lines being the most blatant in their sexual content.[[/labelnote]]

* FanNickname: Before Tsugumi's name was revealed, she was affectionately dubbed "Hype-Chan" by fans.

** Neku himself has been described to be this due to his rare instances of emotional vulnerability and DefrostingIceKing moments. The anime even increases this factor due to the artstyle making him even more [[https://twitter.com/twewy_pr/status/1369249103197126665?s=21 expressive]].

* UnpopularPopularCharacter: [[MadMathematician Sho Minamimoto]] is not very well-liked amongst the characters, among Players and Reapers alike, for his confusing ramblings, [[LonersAreFreaks zero inclination towards cooperation]], [[WildCard blatant disregard for authority]], and BadBoss tendencies. It gets to the point that Kitaniji even tries to get him killed as part of a mission that he issues to Neku and Joshua for his creation of the illegal Taboo Noise that had been causing vast amounts of chaos throughout the UG. Conversely, Sho is beloved by the fandom for his CrazyAwesome antics and [[FountainOfMemes highly quotable dialogue]].

** Neku himself has been described to be this due to his rare instances of emotional vulnerability and DefrostingIceKing moments. The anime even increases this factor due to the artstyle making him look even more [[https://twitter.com/chirithies/status/1307003445354942464?s=21 adorable]].

** [[BrilliantButLazy Kariya]], thanks to his [[MellowFellow laid-back attitude]], NiceGuy demeanor, [[BestBossEver great boss fight]], and entertaining dynamic with [[AlphaBitch Uzuki.]] On top of that, Uzuki is also quite popular in her own ways. Kariya himself is confirmed to return in VideoGame/{{NEO|TheWorldEndsWithYou}}, so Uzuki's odds of joining him are pretty high.

** [[MadMathematician Sho Minamimoto]] is one of the game's most popular characters due to his [[CrazyAwesome eccentric personality]], his formidable powers and his [[spoiler:Taboo form]] that somehow manages to make him look even more badass. He's back in VideoGame/{{NEO|TheWorldEndsWithYou}}.