NTE Shares Rin Akane Cover Of God knows... Ahead Of October 21 In-Game Debut
The cover follows an earlier in-game Nekotori!!!! cover of MyGO!!!!!'s "Meisei Kyou," whose special movie passed 1.7 million YouTube views as of October 15, making the band spin-off the vehicle for NTE's licensed-music crossovers.
Key Facts
- Perfect World Games and Hotta Studio released the "God knows... (NTE Cover Ver.) Special Movie" on October 15, 2026.
- The cover is sung by Rin Akane, voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa, and will be added to NTE: Neverness to Everness in the second half of Ver.1.4 starting October 21.
- Rin Akane is a Phase-attribute, S-rank character added in the second half of Ver.1.4.
- "God knows..." is an insert song from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, with lyrics by Aki Hata and composition by Satoru Kousaki.
- The earlier "Meisei Kyou (NTE Cover Ver.) Special Movie" had surpassed 1.7 million YouTube views as of October 15, 2026 at 15:00.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer.
Perfect World Games and Hotta Studio released a special movie on October 15, 2026 for the cover of "God knows..." performed by Rin Akane, voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa, in NTE: Neverness to Everness. The video went up on the game's official YouTube and X accounts. In it, Rin Akane performs on stage with the protagonist, Nanari (voiced by Ayana Taketatsu), Hania (voiced by Manaka Iwami), and other members of the band Nekotori!!!!. The cover is set to be added to the game in the second half of Ver.1.4, which starts October 21. Rin Akane is a Phase-attribute, S-rank character who arrives in that same second-half update. "God knows..." is an insert song from the anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, with lyrics by Aki Hata and composition by Satoru Kousaki. The original is credited to Aya Hirano. Rin Akane appears in the side story The Beginning of a Certain Legendary Band (Is It?), where she plays with the protagonist and others.
The second half of Ver.1.4 also adds "To the Us of That Day," a sequel to the band side story in which Nekotori!!!! performs at Craymon Academy's founding anniversary festival. The update's first half, titled "Nameless Prayer Song," launched September 30, 2026, after a preview program on September 16; Kurobane arrived in that first half, with Rin Akane held for the second. The game is available on PC, Mac, PS5, iOS, and Android.
Naming for the character varies across coverage: one outlet writes her as Rin Akane, while two others render her as Akane Rin or Amane Rin in their headlines. The voice cast and the band framing are consistent across the reports. The earlier "Meisei Kyou (NTE Cover Ver.) Special Movie" view count of more than 1.7 million was recorded as of October 15 at 15:00. The new cover's lyrics are by Aki Hata and the composition is by Satoru Kousaki, with the original credited to Aya Hirano.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.