The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
A tactical RPG with 101 endings across 21 routes.
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is a hybrid visual novel and tactical role-playing game developed by Too Kyo Games and Media.Vision, with publishing handled by Aniplex. Announced in 2018 as one of Too Kyo Games' earliest projects, it launched on April 24, 2025 for Nintendo Switch and Windows. The project was directed by Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi.
Players control Takumi Sumino, a high school student residing in the underground Tokyo Residential Complex. When invaders attack the complex, Sumino fights back and ends up at the Last Defense Academy—a school situated in a ruined city under constant assault from invaders led by V'ehxness. After defending the academy for 100 days, players can revisit earlier events, altering the story's direction.
Kodaka's original pitch included 100 possible narrative routes. By September 2023, the writing team was still incomplete, prompting Kodaka and Uchikoshi to bring on additional writers. Too Kyo Games went into debt during development, requiring a loan to continue funding.
The game was the highest-selling new Nintendo Switch release in Japan between April 21 and May 4, 2025, and received "generally favorable reviews" on Metacritic.
**Gameplay**
The game spans 100 in-game days, alternating between visual novel story segments and tactical role-playing combat. In battles, Takumi Sumino and 14 other students defend a target—such as a barrier generator or an injured person—from waves of enemies called School Invaders. Players use a limited pool of Ability Points (AP) to move students across a grid and activate their unique abilities, after which enemies take their turn. Successful attacks fill a Voltage meter, which can be spent to grant an extra move or unleash a special technique. Students low on health can perform a sacrificial "Last Defense" move. Fallen students can be revived between waves. Clearing battles earns Battle Points (BP) based on performance. During Free Time, players can socialize with other students to boost skills, train for more BP, or explore outside the school for materials. Upgrading weapons requires raising skills and gathering materials. After the first ending, the in-game title changes to *The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 2*, described as a "sequel within the game." This unlocks branching decisions, leading to 101 endings across 21 distinct routes.
**Synopsis**
**Setting a
- Developer
- Too Kyo Games, Media.Vision
- Publisher
- Aniplex
- Release Date
- April 24, 2025
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch, Windows
- Genre
- Visual novel, tactical role-playing
- Directors
- Kazutaka Kodaka, Kotaro Uchikoshi
Lore & Background
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy follows Takumi Sumino, a high school student living in the underground Tokyo Residential Complex. After the complex is attacked by invaders, Sumino fights back and finds himself at the Last Defense Academy, a school in a destroyed city continuously under attack by invaders and their leader, V'ehxness. The player defends the school for 100 days, then can re-do previous events to alter the narrative. The game contains 101 endings distributed across 21 distinct routes, with the in-game title changing to The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 2 after the first ending, described as a 'sequel within the game itself'.
Reader's Guide
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy was the highest selling new release in Japan for the Nintendo Switch from April 21 to May 4, 2025, and garnered 'generally favorable reviews' according to Metacritic. The game's development saw Too Kyo Games go into debt, requiring a loan to fund development. By September 2023, the writing team was not complete, leading directors Kodaka and Uchikoshi to hire more writing staff. Kodaka's initial pitch included 100 potential narrative routes. The game's significance lies in its branching narrative structure, with 101 endings across 21 routes, and its hybrid gameplay alternating between visual novel story progression and tactical role-playing combat. The combat system uses Ability Points (AP) for movement and abilities, a Voltage meter for special moves, and a sacrificial 'Last Defense' technique. Players can revive killed students between waves and enhance weapons using skills and materials gained during Free Time.
Did You Know?
- The game was one of the first announced by Too Kyo Games in 2018.
- Too Kyo Games went into debt during development and took out a loan to fund it.
- The game contains 101 endings distributed across 21 distinct routes.
- After the first ending, the in-game title changes to The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 2.
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