WorldEnd: What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us?

**WorldEnd:  What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us?** is an action, drama

   , tragedy, romance, comedy, romantic comedy, fantasy, science fiction anime series.  It started out with a light novel series, written by Akira Kareno, illustrated by Ue, and published by Kadokawa Shoten for the magazine Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko.  It originally ran from November, 2014 to April, 2016 for 5 volumes in total.  After that it got a sequel light novel series.  It was written by Akira Kareno, illustrated by Ue, and published by Kadokawa Shoten for the magazine Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko.  It originally ran from April 1, 2016 to the present day, with 5 volumes in total so far.  After that it got a manga adaptation.  It was written by Akira Kareno, illustrated by Kaname Seu, and published by Media Factory for the magazine Monthly Comic Alive.  It has 2 volumes in total.  After that came the anime adaptation.  It was directed by Jun'ichi Wada, written by Akira Kareno, Mariko Mochizuki, Shingo Nagai, and Toshizo Nemoto, musically composed by Tatsuya Kato, and produced by Atsushi Ito, Studio Satelight, and Studio C2C.  It originally ran from April 11, 2017 to June 27, 2017, for 12 episodes in total.

## Plot

It's been over 500 years since the human race almost went extinct at the hands of the fearsome and mysterious "Beasts". The surviving races now make their homes, towns, and cities up on floating islands in the sky to keep out of reach of all but the most mobile of Beasts. Only a group of young girls, dubbed the Leprechauns, can wield the ancient Dug Weapons needed to fend off invasions from those dangerous creatures. Into the peoples' unstable and fleeting lives, where a simple call to certain death could come at any moment, enters an unlikely character: a mysterious man who lost everything in his final battle five hundred years ago, and had awakened from a long, icy slumber. Unable to fight any longer, the man, Willem, becomes the father those kids never had, caring for and nurturing them even as he struggles to come to terms with his new life, in which he feels the pain of helplessly waiting for his loved ones to return home from battle that his 'Daughter' once felt for him so long ago. Together, Willem and the leprechauns gradually come to understand what family means and what is truly worth protecting in their lives.

## Manga

1. Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka?

## Light Novels

1. Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka?
2. Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Mō Ichido dake, Aemasu ka?

## Why It Rocks

1. Good voice acting in both sub and dub.
2. Great soundtrack.
3. Excellent animation, especially during the fight scenes and the dramatic scenes.
4. Very appealing art style and character designs.
5. Interesting post apocalyptic setting.
6. It either alters or goes entirely against lots of tropes that people were pissed off about in terms of generic light novel anime.
	1. The main character, while being strong, isn't nearly as overpowered as typical.
	2. While the main character does disagree with the main female character being blindlingly willing to sacrifice herself like you might expect from this type of show, he doesn't just state his ideology.  He first decides to prove that she isn't strong enough by defeating her single handedly, and then attempts to come up with an alternate way for the world to be saved, like an intelligent character.
	3. Oh, yeah, and the main character is very intelligent, which is a relief.
7. Engaging, well-written drama.
8. Interesting main character.
9. Heartwarming romantic undertones between our two leads.

## Bad Qualities

1. Like many anime adaptations, this one doesn't have a proper ending, and instead just kind of stops with somewhat of a cliffhanger.
2. The main guy's design is pretty generic.