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| Composer(s) | Masafumi Takada [1] |
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| Release | April 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 the Nintendo Switch and Windows.
Takumi Sumino's ordinary life is disrupted when mysterious creatures attack him and his friends. He is able to fight back against these creatures after an entity called Sirei, who is described as a "mysterious school mascot", [2] 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. [3] [4]
The Hundred Line takes place over 100 in-game days and alternates between visual novel story progression and tactical role playing game combat gameplay. [5]
During combat, the player character Takumi Sumino, along with 14 other students in Last Defense Academy, must face off against enemies known as School Invaders while protecting a defense target, such as a barrier generator or an injured person. During their turn, the player can use a limited amount of Ability Points (AP) to move the students around a grid and utilise their unique abilities, after which the enemy takes their turn. Successful attacks build up a Voltage meter which, once full, can be spent to either give a student an additional move or let them perform a special technique. Additionally, students can perform a sacrificial "Last Defense" technique when they are low on health. While within range of the school, any students who are killed in battle can be revived inbetween waves. Clearing battles earns Battle Points (BP) depending on how the player performs. When not engaged in battles, the player can enjoy Free Time, during which they can spend time with other students to increase their skills, take part in training battles to earn more BP, or explore outside of the school to obtain materials. By raising skills and gaining materials, players can enhance the students' weapons to make them more powerful in battle. [6] At various points in the games, the player will be forced to make decisions which will branch the story, with the game reported to contain 100 endings. [7]
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. [8] The game's Japanese and English releases are scheduled for a simultaneous same day release. [5] 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. [9] The game's physical release is set to be distributed in the West by Xseed Games. [10]
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