Neverness to Everness adds Witch of Time banner after backlash, new rewards

Neverness to Everness is trying to turn the page with a banner built for immediate pull pressure. The new Misty Tipsy Style limited board opened after maintenance and puts Witch of Time: Hotori in the spotlight, alongside Haniel, Aurelia and Skia, while adding fresh rewards that reach beyond the character chase.

The timing is hard to miss. Hotta Studio has been dealing with backlash over AI-assisted environmental assets, and the studio’s latest move leans on the safest live-service lever it has left: a limited-time recruitment board with clear value for roster builders. The official board runs through June 3 at 5:59 AM UTC+8, and it is tied to the Hourglass Perks event, giving active players more than one reason to log in and spend.

Hotori is the headliner here, but the board is not a one-unit proposition. Haniel, Aurelia and Skia all sit on the same limited board, which makes this a stronger roster upgrade window for players still shaping their teams. That matters in Neverness to Everness because the game’s loop is built around collecting units and pushing through its supernatural urban open-world RPG systems, not just chasing skins for their own sake.

The reward pool also reaches into cosmetics. Players can earn new liveries and cosmetic items for gliders and bikes, which broadens the appeal for collectors and style-focused players who want something tangible even if they skip the full character chase. In a game that launched globally on April 29 across PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 5 and Mac, those extras help the update feel more like a live-service progression beat than a single banner drop.

Access to the board is gated behind the Episode Quest Prologue: A New Destination - Head to Eibon Antique Shop, so this is aimed at players already into Hethereau’s early story path. That fits the larger setup of Neverness to Everness, where you play the first unlicensed Anomaly Hunter and work through Eibon to take on public commissions. It also fits the game’s launch push, which had already cleared 30 million pre-registrations before release and used milestone rewards like Haniel and the Officer Whisker glider to seed interest.

For now, Misty Tipsy Style looks less like a grand reset than a controlled attempt to steady the rollout. Hotta Studio has put a desirable S-class pull, a useful set of A-class options, and fresh cosmetics on a short fuse, and the message is simple: the game wants players looking at the banner, not the backlash.