Aniplex and XSEED Games Share First English Trailer Exploring the Origins of the Special Defense Unit and the Fight to Save Their School from Supernatural Monsters for 100 Days
TOKYO & TORRANCE, Calif. — Feb. 18, 2025 — Aniplex Inc., a diversified entertainment company, and XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today released the first English trailer for The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- featuring the origins of the Special Defense Unit. Aniplex also announced that pre-orders are coming soon for Windows PC via Steam in standard and Digital Deluxe editions for $59.99 and $69.99, respectively. The Digital Deluxe edition includes digital versions of the artbook and soundtrack. Those who preorder the Steam version will receive a free digital novel. Meanwhile, pre-orders for the previously announced physical standard and limited editions on Nintendo Switch™ system are available via the Marvelous USA Online Store and participating retailers for $59.99 and $99.99, respectively. Details for digital editions on Nintendo Switch for the Americas will be provided at a later date.
The latest trailer details the transformation of protagonist Takumi Sumino as he gains the Hemoanima ability from a mysterious entity known as “Sirei”, who recruits him to defend a school under attack. With no one to turn to but themselves, 14 students join Takumi and become members of the Special Defense Unit to save the school as the 100-day war of commences. The video also teases Shouma’s early days as a hospitalized child placed into a mysterious device at Kamukura General Hospital.
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The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is scheduled for a global release on April 24, 2025 for Nintendo Switch™ and Windows PC via Steam. The Nintendo Switch version will be published by XSEED Games in the Americas with a physical release on the platform including a Standard Edition available for an MSRP of $59.99, and a limited edition available for an MSRP of $99.99. The limited edition includes a copy of the game on Nintendo Switch™, an art book featuring work from fan-favorite artists Rui Komatsuzaki and simadoriru, a CD soundtrack with 10 songs from the game’s original score, an acrylic diorama featuring the main cast, a metal Last Defense Academy pin, a lenticular art card, a printed copy of an original The Hundred Line short novel, and 15 character art cards. The digital Windows PC version of The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- will be published by Aniplex globally and is available for preorder in a standard and Digital Deluxe edition with the latter including digital versions of the artbook and soundtrack for $59.99 and $69.99, respectively.
The title will also be published digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch in Europe simultaneously by Aniplex Inc. For more information about The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- visit the official website at https://hundred-line.com/en. Fans can also follow the official X account at: https://x.com/hundred_line_EN