XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., and Aniplex Inc., a leading global entertainment company, today announced the start of digital pre-orders for the title on Nintendo Switch™, available in a standard edition for $59.99 and a Digital Deluxe edition including a copy of the game, digital art book, and digital soundtrack for $69.99. All digital pre-orders will include a digital copy of The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- Novel “Former Lives of the SDU: File 03 – Hiruko Shizuhara’s First Battle,” which details character Hiruko Shizuhara’s life in the Tokyo Residential Complex before the events of the game.
Additionally, a demo of The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- will be available on the Nintendo Switch system soon. This “Prologue” demo will allow players to experience the first seven days at Last Defense Academy. Demo progress can then be transferred to the full game on release.
Takumi Sumino is a totally average teenager living in the Tokyo Residential Complex, a place where every day is much like the last and nothing bad ever happens. All that changes when freakish monsters attack the town and start wreaking havoc. A strange creature calling itself Sirei appears and offers Takumi the power to protect those he holds dear… All he has to do is stab himself in the chest!
The next thing he knows, Takumi is in Last Defense Academy, a colossal school in the middle of nowhere surrounded by a wall of otherworldly flames. He and 14 other students have been drafted into the Special Defense Unit, a team tasked with keeping the school safe for the next 100 days. Initiated students transform their blood into the mysterious Hemoanima, a unique type of mutated blood which provides supernatural abilities. How much are they willing to sacrifice to take back their normal lives and save the world from the grotesque school invaders? The curtain rises on 100 days of war and despair…
Developed by TooKyo Games Inc. and Media.Vision Inc. and to be published physically and digitally on the Nintendo Switch™ in the Americas by XSEED Games, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- will release on April 24, 2025. The title will be supported 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, “Former Lives of the SDU: File 03 – Hiruko Shizuhara’s First Battle,” and 15 character art cards. All physical editions are available for pre-order via the Marvelous USA Online Store and participating retailers. The title will also be supported with a digital release on Nintendo Switch including a standard edition available for an MSRP of $59.99, and a Digital Deluxe edition for an MSRP of $69.99, which includes a digital art book and digital soundtrack. All digital editions are available for pre-order via the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch. Digital pre-orders of both editions come with a digital copy of the original The Hundred Line short novel.
The title will be published globally on Windows PC via Steam, and is currently available for digital pre-purchase in a standard edition for $59.99 and a Digital Deluxe edition including a copy of the game, digital art book, and digital soundtrack for $69.99, and 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/.