NTE Reveals Linko Combat Showcase and Spring Memoria Outfit Ahead of September 9 Debut

NTE: Neverness to Everness has begun its full promotional rollout for Linko (リンコ) ahead of her arrival on the limited board during the second half of Version 1.3. The Japanese official account has released a combat showcase, archive feature, profile, first-contact clip, combat-system breakdown, daily-life material and a reveal for her Spring Memoria costume.

Linko is an S-rank Anima character from E.T.D Unit 6 who fights alongside her anomaly partner, Sada-chan. Their relationship extends directly into gameplay: synchronization attacks, quick swaps, off-field pressure and a synchronization-based exploration ability all form major parts of her kit.

Quick Summary

• Game: NTE: Neverness to Everness
• Developer: Hotta Studio
• Publisher: Perfect World Games
• New character: Linko
• Japanese name: リンコ
• Rarity: S-rank
• Attribute: Anima / 霊
• Affiliation: E.T.D Unit 6 / 第6小隊
• Japanese CV: Yui Ogura / 小倉唯
• Partner: Sada-chan / さだちゃん
• Sada-chan Japanese CV: Michiyo Murase / 村瀬迪与
• Version: Ver.1.3
• Japanese Version 1.3 title: 霧月夜に星還りて
• Official English Version 1.3 title: Rising from the Moonlit Fog
• Version 1.3 opened: August 19, 2026 after maintenance
• Linko status on September 6: not yet available on the limited board
• Linko limited board starts: September 9, 2026 after the update
• Limited board ends: September 30, 2026 at 6:59 AM JST
• Japanese limited-board name: 全帯域ローミング中
• Official combat showcase: published September 4, 2026
• Hethereau Archive: introduces Linko through her signal/frequency motif
• Character Profile: confirms her Unit 6 affiliation
• First Contact: uses the line “君の電波、受信したよ”
• Containment Lesson: details Linko's battle system
• Daily Moment: shows Linko's life as an enthusiastic Tamachi collector
• Spring Memoria: new Linko costume
• Spring Memoria acquisition: store purchase according to the Version 1.3 preview
• Spring Memoria price: not detailed in the latest verified reveal post
• Combat focus: wide-area attacks
• Combat focus: quick swaps
• Core mechanic: synchronization attacks
• Combat partner: Sada-chan can participate directly in attacks
• Synchronization attacks: can also involve other party members
• Sync damage: treated as additional attack damage
• When syncing with Sada-chan: deals Anima damage
• Normal attacks: can build Harmonics
• Harmonics: can strengthen synchronization attacks
• While Linko is off-field: Sada-chan can continue attacking
• Linko follow-up: can be triggered after the active character meets the required attack condition
• EX finisher: can synchronize Linko with up to three teammates
• Sync sequence: can trigger up to three times
• Sequence ending: deals additional area damage
• Exploration ability: Linko can synchronize with Sada-chan for high jumps and glide-like aerial movement
• Character ability: senses the “frequencies” of people, anomalies and items
• Synchronization concept: Linko can tune her frequency to another target
• Other Linko costume: Weekend Mode / 休日モード
• Other costume: Astro Diver / アストロ・ダイバー
• Daily-life characterization: claims to be one of Hethereau's top five Tamachi Masters
• Tamachi collection: nearly complete, with variants and secrets still missing
• NTE official service launch: April 29, 2026
• Steam release: July 7, 2026
• Steam model: free-to-play
• Steam: single-player supported
• Steam: online co-op supported
• Steam: in-app purchases available
• Steam languages: nine listed
• Japanese full audio: supported
• English full audio: supported
• Indonesian: not currently listed as a supported Steam language

Linko Gameplay, Combat System and Spring Memoria

Linko Arrives in Version 1.3's Second Half on September 9

One point needs to be separated clearly in the latest promotional material: Version 1.3 is already live, while Linko is not yet on her limited board.

Version 1.3, Rising from the Moonlit Fog, opened after maintenance on August 19, 2026. The repeated “Version 1.3 is now live” wording in Linko's current promotional posts therefore refers to the overall update rather than Linko already being obtainable.

Linko belongs to the second half of Version 1.3. Her limited board, 全帯域ローミング中, opens after the September 9 update and remains available until September 30 at 6:59 AM JST.

As of September 6, players are therefore still a few days away from her official availability. The current videos, profiles and costume material serve as the lead-in to that debut.

Sada-chan and Synchronization Attacks Define Her Gameplay

Linko does not fight alone. Since the Version 1.3 preview, Sada-chan has been presented as a direct part of her combat identity.

Linko specializes in wide-area attacks and quick swapping, while calling on Sada-chan or party members to perform synchronization attacks. Their damage is treated as additional attack damage, with the attribute determined by the participant triggering the synchronization. A synchronization attack with Sada-chan deals Anima damage.

Linko's normal attacks also build a resource called Harmonics. That resource can then be consumed through her skill to strengthen synchronization attacks, giving her rotation more structure than simply entering the field, dealing damage and leaving.

Her quick-swap identity becomes more apparent when she moves off-field. Sada-chan can launch an ambush and establish a condition that later lets Linko return through a synchronization follow-up after the active character satisfies its trigger.

Linko's EX finisher expands that synchronization concept to the team. She can connect with up to three party members, trigger a sequence of as many as three synchronization attacks, and finish with additional area damage.

The Frequency Motif Connects Linko's Story and Abilities

Linko has been built around the concept of signals and frequencies from her earliest character material.

Her Hethereau Archive introduction uses the short line “電波……届いた?”, while her First Contact material says “君の電波、受信したよ”. Her profile also introduces her as a member of E.T.D Unit 6 currently carrying out a “mission” to take the Appraiser out for some fun.

The frequency theme is more than personality flavor. The Version 1.3 preview explains that Linko can detect the “frequencies” of people, anomalies and objects, then tune her own frequency to another target for synchronization.

That idea is translated directly into battle, where Linko synchronizes with Sada-chan and other party members to generate coordinated attacks.

Exploration uses the concept as well. By synchronizing with Sada-chan, Linko can perform Pop, launching herself upward before continuing through the air in a glide-like movement. Her core ability therefore remains recognizable both in combat and while moving around Hethereau.

Spring Memoria Shows Another Side of Linko

On September 6, the Japanese official account revealed Spring Memoria / スプリング・メモリア.

The costume gives Linko a more polished uniform-inspired look while retaining the colors, accessories and street-tech touches associated with her default design. Its official promotional text describes her moving lightly while choosing routes that do not always follow the original plan.

Spring Memoria had previously been introduced in the Version 1.3 preview as a store-purchase costume. The latest reveal post does not state a specific price, so no currency amount is being assumed here before the relevant shop information is formally published.

Two additional costumes were also previewed for Linko: Weekend Mode / 休日モード, associated with Bond Level 10, and Astro Diver / アストロ・ダイバー, associated with her limited board or its related skin-gift event.

Together, the three looks give Linko multiple visual options from the beginning of her playable period rather than leaving her with only the default costume.

From Archive and Profile to Combat Lesson and Daily Life

NTE has introduced Linko in stages rather than relying on a single trailer.

On September 4, the official Japanese account published her Hethereau Archive and Character Combat Showcase. The following rollout added a Character Profile, First Contact, and Containment Lesson, moving from personality material into a clearer explanation of how she fights.

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A later daily-life post shows another side of Linko as she proudly calls herself one of the top five Tamachi Masters in Hethereau. She initially claims to be one step away from completing the collection before admitting that alternate colors and secret variants leave her several steps short.

That detail helps separate her characterization from her combat role. Linko is not being introduced only as an Anima unit built around synchronized follow-ups; she is also an expressive Unit 6 member with a collecting hobby and a comedic dynamic with Sada-chan.

Spring Memoria now serves as another piece of the rollout, completing the current combination of profile, gameplay, everyday-character material and costume promotion ahead of September 9.

NTE Is Already Live, With Steam as One of Its PC Platforms

NTE: Neverness to Everness began its official service on April 29, 2026.

Developed by Hotta Studio, the supernatural urban open-world RPG places players in Hethereau as an unlicensed Anomaly Hunter, combining city exploration, combat, vehicles, social activities, property ownership and various side activities.

The Steam version followed on July 7, 2026 as a free-to-play release. Its store page lists single-player, online co-op and in-app purchases, along with support for nine languages.

Japanese and English both include full audio. Simplified Chinese and Korean also include full voice support on Steam, while Indonesian is not currently listed.

Linko's September 9 arrival therefore extends an already-running live-service game rather than marking a new game launch, with her synchronization mechanics becoming one of the defining additions of Version 1.3's second half.

Why This Matters

1) Sada-chan is more than a mascot companion

Linko's partner directly participates in attacks, off-field pressure, synchronization mechanics and exploration.

2) Quick swapping is built into her identity

Linko can continue contributing while not directly controlled, then return through synchronized follow-up attacks when specific conditions are met.

3) Her narrative concept and mechanics reinforce one another

Signals and frequencies are not just dialogue flavor; they become the basis for how Linko connects with Sada-chan and the rest of the party.

4) NTE is giving her a full pre-release rollout

Rather than releasing only one PV, the game has spread Linko's introduction across archive, profile, first-contact, combat-lesson, daily-life and costume material before September 9.

Game and Linko Information

For now, the additional important information currently known includes:

• the game is titled NTE: Neverness to Everness
• the developer is Hotta Studio
• the global Steam publisher is listed as Perfect World Games
• Linko is written as リンコ in Japanese
• Linko is an S-rank character
• her attribute is Anima / 霊
• Linko belongs to E.T.D Unit 6
• her Japanese CV is Yui Ogura
• her partner is called Sada-chan in Japanese material
• Sada-chan's Japanese CV is Michiyo Murase
• Version 1.3 is titled 霧月夜に星還りて in Japanese
• its official English title is Rising from the Moonlit Fog
• Version 1.3 opened after maintenance on August 19, 2026
• Linko is the limited character for the second half of Version 1.3
• her limited board opens after the September 9 update
• it closes September 30 at 6:59 AM JST
• the board is titled 全帯域ローミング中
• Linko is not available through that Japanese limited board before the period begins
• her official combat showcase was published on September 4
• the official video is a prerecorded character showcase rather than a livestream
• because video is the primary material for this story, the article uses a 12-frame grid from the combat showcase
• Steam remains included as the store embed because NTE is officially available there
• Linko specializes in wide-area attacks and quick swaps
• she can perform synchronization attacks with Sada-chan
• other party members can participate in synchronization attacks
• synchronization with Sada-chan deals Anima damage
• normal attacks can build Harmonics
• Harmonics can be spent to enhance sync attacks
• Linko can continue contributing from reserve
• Sada-chan can attack while Linko is off-field
• certain conditions can summon Linko back for a synchronized follow-up
• her EX finisher can connect with up to three teammates
• the sequence can trigger as many as three synchronization attacks
• it ends with additional area damage
• Linko can sense the frequencies of people, anomalies and items
• she can tune her own frequency to another target
• her Pop exploration ability uses synchronization with Sada-chan
• Pop allows high jumps and aerial traversal
• Spring Memoria is a new Linko costume
• the Version 1.3 preview identifies Spring Memoria as a store-purchase costume
• the latest verified reveal post does not state its price
• Weekend Mode is another Linko costume
• Weekend Mode is associated with Bond Level 10
• Astro Diver is another Linko costume
• Astro Diver is associated with the limited board or its skin-gift event in the preview
• Linko's daily-life material calls her one of Hethereau's top five Tamachi Masters
• her collection remains incomplete once special variants are included
• NTE officially launched on April 29, 2026
• the Steam version launched July 7, 2026
• Steam is free-to-play
• Steam supports single-player
• Steam supports online co-op
• Steam includes in-app purchases
• Steam lists nine supported languages
• Indonesian is not currently listed
• official information is available through the NTE Official Website
• character updates are available through NTE Official Japanese X
• Linko's gameplay announcement is available through the Official Linko Combat Showcase X Post
• Linko's profile is available through the Official Linko Profile X Post
• combat-system information is available through the Official Linko Combat System X Post
• Spring Memoria is shown through the Official Spring Memoria X Post
• the full video is available through the Official Linko Combat Showcase
• the PC version is available through NTE on Steam
• the Android version is available through NTE on Google Play
• the iOS version is available through NTE on App Store

Closing

Linko is receiving one of NTE's most complete character rollouts ahead of Version 1.3's second half, with her personality, relationship with Sada-chan, synchronization battle system, exploration ability and Spring Memoria costume all showcased before her limited board opens September 9.

Version 1.3 itself has been live since August 19, so the next update represents a transition into Linko's phase rather than a new version launch. Spring Memoria's specific price and the final shop details for her release period remain to be officially detailed.