Same noise.
But a totally different crowd.
My name is Neku Sakuraba. When I was 15, I went through something you wouldn't believe unless you went through it yourself. I'd bet my life on it. Heh.
It was called the Reaper's Game. You had seven days, and each day had a mission. You had to complete it or else you'd be erased from existence. It was held right on these Shibuya streets.
I saw all of you, but none of you saw any of us. We were technically dead. The Game was a second chance at life.
The Game changed me dramatically. I used to be anti-social, closed in, didn't want to open up to anyone. But a few Partners that I met, and a... guardian angel, you can say... changed all that.
I even met the girl I would eventually marry: Shiki Misaki. Sure, she still gets kinda annoying at times, but hey, she always wouldn't give up on me. I liked that... secretly.
(Don't tell anyone I said that.)
It's been nearly 10 years since we went through the Game. We've lived a peaceful life since then. Shiki's become a great seamstress, Beat and Rhyme became local music icons, and CAT's still been doing his thing.
But not until recently have things got a bit weird...
I've been able to see the more recent Games take place. I could see the Noise, the Players, even the new Reapers. I have no clue how I'm able to see this. I shouldn't be able to, they're in a Game!
Little did I know, the four of us: Shiki, Beat, Rhyme, and I would be in for a big surprise...