Hello!! Sorry if this is a little something out of your wheelhouse but I keep seeing people say Yana said in a tweet that the Twst’s story will continue after the current main story arc. Do you know if she actually said it or have a link to that tweet? It feels like an urban legend and idk if I can believe it without seeing it for myself. Thanks if you get around to answering this and if not then have a good night/afternoon/morning!
Hello hello! Thank you for this question!
There has been no explicit statement released by Yana, Aniplex or anyone on the direction of the main story (that I have been able to find), which makes sense!
According to the interviews we have, plans/ideas/characters are changing all the time behind the scenes (sometimes long after development has begun), so someone saying "these are our plans for the future!" at any time would be very unwise. It is a volatile industry!
Proving that something has happened is much easier than proving something has not (which is likely why a lot of these rumors get so popular), but I can certainly share the things that we know have been said! ^^
I reviewed the two official interviews that Yana has given on Twst, one published in the Magical Archives game guide in 2020 and one posted to the Apple Store in 2023, and here are all the comments that might be meant to relate to future endeavors!
・"I wrote this story with the intention of developing mutual understandings through such clashes. So no matter where this story goes, it will never be about forgiveness or saving someone."
・"I would like to have raid battles where players fight together. The theme of the game is 'making problem children cooperate with each other,' so I feel that such an addition to the gameplay would allow us to better feel the growth of the characters."
・"I would also like to collaborate with other Disney productions. The characters in 'Twisted Wonderland' are also Disney characters, so I don't know if collaboration is the right word."
・"I would also like to continue to dress the characters up in gorgeous outfits. I have so many ideas for what kind of fashion I want them to wear, what kind of makeup I want them to try…there are so many things I want to do."
・"As long as villains are the basis for these characters, I think it is important that they never become overly good people."
・"However, I am sure that more and more events are going to be held in the future, so I am wondering if parallel and ‘if’ worlds are going to start appearing."
・"The text of the first book is 35,000 Japanese characters long but book 6 has over 250,000. Up until about book 3 users are still getting to know the characters, so we prioritized helping people come to understand the world of Twst and keeping things compact. After the game was released, however, it felt like people were reading much more deeply into the story than we had anticipated. So now I include much more information than was provided during those setup chapters."
・Going forward things are going to be on a much larger scale, incorporating not only the vertical and horizontal axes of the story but also expanding upon elements such as a present, past and future. Look forward to Book 7 (currently on chapter 2)!
・"We will continue to develop this game that emphasizes the spirit of villains that cannot be discouraged, and we hope that our users will continue to enjoy it.”
・"Thank you so much for playing Twisted Wonderland. We will continue to do our best to make this game into something that can add a little more fun and color to your daily lives."
I have seen fan-rumors before of maybe an RSA arc, or perhaps the 4th years being introduced, or even the current class graduating to welcome a new wave of 1st-year students, but they are all unproven theories ^^ Very fun to think about, but unofficial!
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Nsjsbwjsn more Philever/Forphil writing im sorry for this one please forgive me
Phil pulled harshly against the chain holding him to the wall. His wrists hurt and he was exhausted and his throat was hoarse but the need to get away was too much. Forever sat cross-legged in the opposite corner of the room, waiting patiently for Phil to calm down.
He wouldn't.
He hadn't been calm for almost a week now.
He felt like he was on the brink of death and somehow that made him fight more. He was on the brink of death. He felt like a light kick would take him out.
But he still fought.
Maybe it was best not to.
For now.
He stopped, breathing heavily as the strain caught up to him. Everything was sore. Everything ached. His arms were bleeding and bruised where the metal hit too hard. Everything hurt.
The room was quiet for a moment. It felt strange now, after all of Phil's screaming and thrashing. Just... Quiet.
"Are you done now?" Forever asks, quiet.
Phil doesn't respond. He's not sure he can. He just glared at the other man.
Forever pushed himself up off the floor and walked closer to Phil. "If you keep this up I will kill Tallulah."
"You won't." Phil says quickly, confident.
Forever smiles and Phil falters.
"You wouldn't."
"Are you willing to test that, my love? Is your stubborness so important you'd risk your girl's life?"
Phil had very little faith in the man standing before him. He said he was going to kill Missa a few days ago and swiftly failed. Several times. But there was always the risk that Forever would go through with it. Tallulah was weak. Vulnerable.
Wilbur would never forgive him if he let Tallulah die.
Was it worth the risk? Was Phil confident enough that Forever was too incompetent to kill a Tallulah?
"You won't."
Phil was a lot of things. He didn't think a complete idiot was one of them.
Forever's grin widens. "Okay." He nods. "I'll see you later honey." He turns on his heel and leaves. The heavy metal door slams shut behind him.
The room is silent. Minutes go by. Phil feels dread pull at his heart. The silence only makes him more anxious. As the rush of adrenaline and rage passed, it dawned upon him that he had fucked up. Badly.
Tallulah couldn't defend herself.
Missa couldn't defend himself and the two kids.
No, no, no, he had to have faith, he had to, they'd be fine, Forever couldn't beat Chayanne and Missa together. Surely. Tallulah doesn't wander off that far. Would she?
Another silent, slow minute ticks by.
Tallulah is bleeding.
MissaSinf is bleeding.
Tallulah hit the ground too hard trying to escape ForeverPlayer.
ForeverPlayer is bleeding.
ForeverPlayer was slain by Chayanne.
When Forever re-enters the room, he sees exactly what he expected. Despite Phil's weak protests, Forever holds him, strokes his hair as if he wanted him to feel better.
"you didn't have to," i mumble against the doorframe
my friend is washing the dishes in my apartment
our cookie dough chills in the fridge. "i can get to it later after you've gone home"
he denies, citing bacteria, mess, the works - still, i say
you don't have to. you didn't have to walk over on a sunday
afternoon either. or teach me how to make this. or listen to me.
my boss didn't have to visit my presentation either,
take a picture with me and run back to attend a meeting. and
the receptionist didn't have to attend my graduation, or buy
me a plush shark (my loved ones don't have to remember
that plush toys are my favorite).
you didn't have to reply to my post, or send me a message,
or draw on that whiteboard. my best friend doesn't have to
listen to every song i send him - and leave a review, too!
my friend doesn't have to text me every morning, so i leave
my apartment, so i send out one email,
so i don't give up on my future. you really didn't have to. i don't
know how to pay it back. stop, please, you don't have to -
on a rainy afternoon i spot an earthworm in the middle of
a stone path, moving aimlessly. i grab a twig and unceremoniously
drop it in a flowerbed. i worry if its the right soil
or if i should bring some water.
i suppose if it could speak, the little worm would say,
"you didn't have to"
does anybody have tips on overcoming rejection sensitive dysphoria. it is so bad i cant even play games right because if the video game tells me i made a decision that was not even objectively wrong but non-optimal i freak out and close it and cant come back to it for days. this has always been an issue in my general life at large but good fuckin lord. im tired of feeling like this.
got my grades back for my courses last semester and most of it was to be expected, mostly A's, maybe an A-, etc. but i honestly can't get over the fact that my independent study (the buddy cole documentary) was for some reason given a B. like sure getting a B isn't bad per se, I usually get at least one B every semester and i honestly don't really care about what my exact gpa is as long as i can graduate, but come on. this school put me through months of psychological torment over this project and didn't even have the nerve to give me a B+??? i'm still coping with the self-doubt they forced on me and this bullshit is not helping!!
I feel like for my whole life I've been so patient and so forgiving and that has always been the only thing about me that was rewarded to the point that I genuinely don't know if it's okay to stop being that or to be less of that or to be impatient and frustrated and angry as well