WorldEnd: What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?

A frozen hero awakens centuries later to shepherd child‑soldiers against a world‑ending nightmare.

When the world is overrun by monstrous Beasts, the valiant soldier Willem Kmetsch sacrifices everything to strike them down—only to be encased in ice. Five centuries later he awakens to a sky‑borne refuge where humanity has vanished and the remaining races cling to floating islands, terrified of the creatures below. Alone and out of his time, Willem drifts through a desolate existence, taking odd jobs to survive, until he is assigned to guard a cache of "weapons" that turn out to be a troupe of childlike Leprechauns. Though they appear human, these youths have been forged into living artillery, their very lives treated as expendable tools in the endless war against the Beasts. Among them, the fierce and self‑sacrificing Chtholly Nota Seniorious embodies the tragic resolve of a generation born to die for a cause they never chose. Willem gradually assumes a paternal role, guiding the fragile soldiers through training, camaraderie, and the crushing weight of destiny. As each child is dispatched to the front lines, his heart aches with the memory of his own battlefield glory, now replaced by the hope that any of them might return alive. The series weaves melancholy, fantasy, and sci‑fi into a bittersweet tale of redemption, where a once‑heroic warrior learns that true strength lies not in wielding weapons, but in protecting those who cannot protect themselves.

A melancholic fantasy about a man caring for child soldiers destined to die fighting monsters; the show focuses on grief, mortality, and a controversial romance across a vast mental age gap. Expect emotional heaviness and scenes of young girls dying in combat more than graphic gore or sexual content.