The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- Tier List: Current Rankings

Q: How many endings does The Hundred Line have?

Just over 100 endings spread across 21 distinct routes. A single playthrough of the hundred days reaches one of them, and the structure expects you to replay from branch points rather than to find them all in one run.

Q: Is this a Danganronpa game?

No, though Kazutaka Kodaka wrote both and Kotaro Uchikoshi of the Zero Escape series co-wrote this one. The Hundred Line mixes visual novel story days with grid based tactical battles rather than trials and investigations.

Q: What is Hemoanima?

The blood drawn power the students of the Special Defense Unit use to fight the School Invaders. Takumi Sumino's manifests as a katana, and Boost Hemoanima is the action that spends Voltage on buffs instead of attacks.

Q: Do students die permanently in battle?

The battles are structured around defending the academy's shield rather than around permanent squad loss, and Takumi's power lets you restart a fight outright. Treat a badly damaged shield as the signal to restart.

Q: Which platforms is it on?

Nintendo Switch and Windows, released simultaneously on 24 April 2025. Too Kyo Games and Media.Vision developed it and Aniplex published it.

The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- tier list ranking every build and equipment option. Updated rankings with detailed reasoning.

EarlyGuides Editorial Team

Researched and editorially reviewed. Updated August 12, 2026.

This The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- tier list ranks every major option by overall effectiveness. Rankings factor in damage output, survivability, versatility, gear requirements, and how well each option scales.

Tier definitions: S = best in class, always a strong pick. A = strong and competitive, minor weaknesses. B = solid but clearly outperformed in most situations. C = viable only for players who enjoy the playstyle.

Builds Rankings

Tier	Build	Rating	Playstyle
A	Takumi Sumino	8.5/10	Balanced approach
A	Hiruko Shizuhara	8.5/10	Balanced approach
A	Karua Kashimiya	8.5/10	Balanced approach
A	Darumi Amemiya	8.5/10	Balanced approach
A	Eito Aotsuki	8.5/10	Balanced approach

Detailed Builds Analysis

Takumi Sumino (A-Tier)

Takumi Sumino is a competitive option in the current meta.

Best with: Hemoanima katana. See our builds guide for full setup. Stat focus: Balanced stats

Hiruko Shizuhara (A-Tier)

Hiruko Shizuhara is a competitive option in the current meta.

Best with: Special Move. See our builds guide for full setup. Stat focus: Balanced stats

Karua Kashimiya (A-Tier)

Karua Kashimiya is a competitive option in the current meta.

Best with: Boost Hemoanima. See our builds guide for full setup. Stat focus: Balanced stats

Darumi Amemiya (A-Tier)

Darumi Amemiya is a competitive option in the current meta.

Best with: Strategic Material. See our builds guide for full setup. Stat focus: Balanced stats

Eito Aotsuki (A-Tier)

Eito Aotsuki is a competitive option in the current meta.

Best with: Move Again. See our builds guide for full setup. Stat focus: Balanced stats

Equipment Rankings

Equipment	Best With	Notes
Hemoanima katana	Clearing lines of Invaders and opening on Enemy Commanders	Takumi Sumino's blood drawn weapon, with wide horizontal and vertical sweeps that cover grouped enemies plus a single armour piercing attack that hits far harder.
Special Move	Turning a full Voltage meter into a cleared wave	The Voltage funded attack every student carries, generally splitting between wide clears and single target punches.
Boost Hemoanima	Setting up a one turn kill on a hard target	Spends Voltage on a buff rather than an attack, with attack boosts being the most immediately useful.
Strategic Material	Rounds where the squad needs an effect that attacking cannot provide	The fourth action available on the player phase alongside movement, Special Attacks and Boost Hemoanima.
Move Again	Repositioning a fatigued front line unit without spending the shared pool	A Voltage purchase that grants an extra action and clears fatigue on the unit taking it, which effectively adds AP to the current turn.

Check our weapons guide for in-depth stats and comparisons.

Equipment Analysis

Hemoanima katana: Takumi Sumino's blood drawn weapon, with wide horizontal and vertical sweeps that cover grouped enemies plus a single armour piercing attack that hits far harder. His movement sits around five to six tiles, so the reach of the sweeps compensates for average mobility.

Special Move: The Voltage funded attack every student carries, generally splitting between wide clears and single target punches. Because Voltage caps at 300 percent within a battle, holding one back through an entire wave usually wastes more than it saves.

Boost Hemoanima: Spends Voltage on a buff rather than an attack, with attack boosts being the most immediately useful. It is the correct spend when a commander is out of reach this turn but will be in reach next turn.

Strategic Material: The fourth action available on the player phase alongside movement, Special Attacks and Boost Hemoanima. It covers the consumable side of a battle rather than the raw damage side.

Move Again: A Voltage purchase that grants an extra action and clears fatigue on the unit taking it, which effectively adds AP to the current turn. It is the cheapest way to fix a unit that ended the last enemy phase in the wrong place.

Meta Analysis

The current meta in The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- centers on Shared AP pool with rollover and Voltage meter capped at 300 percent. Builds that leverage both systems outperform those that focus on only one. Our combat guide explains these interactions in depth.

What's strong right now:

Takumi Sumino with Hemoanima katana is the benchmark. Everything else is measured against it.
Hemoanima Special Moves builds are gaining ground as players find new combinations.
Karua Kashimiya remains essential for learning hard content. See the boss guide.

What's underrated:

Hiruko Shizuhara is consistently overlooked despite being the most flexible option.
Boost Hemoanima offers excellent performance for its investment level.

What's overhyped:

Pure Eito Aotsuki builds. High ceiling but the consistency isn't there for most players.

Quick Picks by Situation

Situation	Best Build	Best Gear	Why
Overall best	Takumi Sumino	Hemoanima katana	Highest consistent performance
New player	Hiruko Shizuhara	Special Move	Most forgiving, teaches mechanics
Hard content	Karua Kashimiya	Boost Hemoanima	Survivability when you need it
Group play	Darumi Amemiya	Strategic Material	Utility and team support
Experienced player	Eito Aotsuki	Move Again	Unique challenge and high ceiling

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