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The World Ends With You
Style is survival

The final page of The World Ends with You manga has Neku Sakuraba, Shiki Misaki, Beat, and Rhyme clothes shopping

"Ugh, no, you can't do that! They call it a fashion statement for a reason! How you dress sends a clear message."
Shiki Misaki, Erased (Week 1, Day 4)

In The World Ends with You series, threads are clothes that boost stats and grant abilities when worn. Their role is similar to armor, accessory, or gear mechanics in other role-playing games.

There are six types of threads: Headwear, Top, Bottom, Top & Bottom, Footwear, and Accessory. Like pins, each thread item has a Brand associated with it.

Usage[]

The World Ends with You[]

Episode 2-3

Shiki window-shopping in The Animation.

There are 280 threads in The World Ends with You. A majority of the threads can be purchased from shops, with the remainder coming from Secret Boxes or event rewards. A player can own up to nine of each thread item, but Gatito and Unbranded threads can only be obtained once.

Each character can be outfitted with up to four threads. Outfits cannot have multiple threads of the same type—although it should be noted that wearing a Top & Bottom thread does not prevent a character from wearing Top or Bottom threads. A character can only equip a thread item if their Bravery stat is greater than or equal to the thread item's Bravery requirement. The threads worn by Neku and his partner can influence a district's brand popularity.

When Shiki and Joshua become unavailable at the end of the first and second week respectively, they retain the threads they have equipped. Their threads cannot be changed or replaced until regaining access to them after beating the game. Because of this, it is prudent to have more than one copy of a useful thread.

NEO: The World Ends with You[]

Neo Thread Menu

A screenshot of the threads menu in NEO: The World Ends with You. Rindo is wearing Rainbow Afro Wig, White Linen Shirt, Cropped Pants, Comfy Loafers, and Hippie Shoulder Bag.

There are 277 threads in NEO: The World Ends with You. They can be purchased in shops, are part of Quest items, and can also be Social Network rewards. A player may purchase multiple regular threads, while event threads cannot be obtained more than once.

A character has one equipment slot each for five types of threads: headwear, top, bottom, footwear, and accessory. There is also a sixth type of thread, top & bottom, that takes up both the top and bottom equipment slot if worn. Threads are equipped by selecting a specific slot in the Threads menu and selecting a thread to equip.

When Sho Minamimoto leaves the Wicked Twisters, his threads are returned and allowed to be reused.

Abilities[]

Threads come with many different abilities: a full list can be found here.

In The World Ends with You, if a thread's ability is locked it is hidden and inactive. Abilities are unlocked by befriending shop owners. This is done by increasing their Friendship Gauge by buying from their store's inventory. Many threads are unlockable from the same shop in which they were obtained, but some require visiting another shop to unlock their abilities. In NEO: The World Ends with You, a thread's ability is always visible but can only be used if the character wearing it meets the Style requirement.

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