{"id":50667,"date":"2025-08-04T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=50667"},"modified":"2025-08-04T17:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:22:02","slug":"the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-prequel-novels-for-individual-characters-in-the-works-according-to-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-prequel-novels-for-individual-characters-in-the-works-according-to-director\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy prequel novels for individual characters in the works, according to director\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-devs-considering-adding-even-more-routes-through-future-dlc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">future DLC plans<\/a> and an <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-will-get-an-anime-adaptation-if-the-game-sells-well-director-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">anime adaptation<\/a> for <strong>The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy<\/strong> are still up in the air, a series of prequel stories centered around the Special Defense Unit members is currently in the works. The news comes from game director and scenario writer Kazutaka Kodaka, who made the announcement during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/6AuXc0yFT_I?si=y-Wqo8Xyd6_kEKjg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100-minute live broadcast<\/a> held on August 2, to commemorate 100 days since the game&#8217;s launch.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010\u767a\u58f2100\u65e5\u8a18\u5ff5\uff01\u3011\u300eHUNDRED LINE -\u6700\u7d42\u9632\u885b\u5b66\u5712-\u300f100\u5206\u751f\u653e\u9001\uff08\u51fa\u6f14\uff1a\u6728\u6751\u592a\u98db\u3001\u5c0f\u9ad8\u548c\u525b\u3001\u6253\u8d8a\u92fc\u592a\u90ce\uff09\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6AuXc0yFT_I?start=6402&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the medium and release date of the prequel stories haven\u2019t been decided yet, Kodaka confirms they will be similar to Special Defense Force Prequel FILE 03: Hiruko Shizuhara\u2019s First Battle. This short visual novel came as a pre-order bonus for The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, offering a look into Hiruko\u2019s life before the events of the game. During the live broadcast, Taihi Kimura, the Japanese voice actor for protagonist Takumi Sumino, read a synopsis of the future prequel story of Darumi Amemiya.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kodaka is working on the scenarios with a focus on portraying the characters\u2019 lives in the Tokyo Residential Complex. He isn\u2019t sure if each Special Defense Force member will be getting their own prequel yet, but given\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academys-script-is-long-enough-to-print-60-paperback-novels-kodaka-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amount of writing he has already done<\/a> for the game, it\u2019s surprising how <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academys-future-dlc-will-be-written-by-kodaka-himself-but-collaborations-with-famous-writers-arent-off-the-table-either\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">many Hundred Line stories<\/a> he still has under his belt.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is available on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3014080\/The_Hundred_Line_Last_Defense_Academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) and Nintendo Switch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a recent live broadcast, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy director Kazutaka Kodaka shared updates on new in-progress projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":50670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-50667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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