The Promised Neverland (約束のネバーランド)
March 19, 2021
Trigger Warnings://Blood sightings, minor gore, fear | Recommended for grades 7th+ | Genre/s: thriller, psychological, fantasy, | Where to watch: Funimation, Crunchyroll, VRV, Netflix, Hulu, etc. |
The original Manga was written by Kaiu Shirai, which was published on August 1, 2016-June 15, 2020. For a recommended better experience, the Manga is available to read on Shonen Jump and VIZ. The Anime adaptation, The Promised Neverland, aired on January 10, 2019, with season one. It is still an on-going show with currently twenty episodes (two seasons).
Many children who’ve lived in the Gracefield House orphanage have a peaceful life there. Emma, Ray, Norman, and many others have lived there their whole lives, along with their loving guardian they call “Mom”. The children spend every day in the orphanage enjoying their lives, but that soon changes when the dark truths about the orphanage are revealed. Emma, Ray, and Norman are the only three that currently know about this, with limited resources and “Mom” being against them, they’re confident in finding a way to escape. What will happen next? Will they make it? What obstacles will they face on the way? What else is “Mom” hiding? Watch this psychological thriller filled with mysteries to find out what happens next.
Even if you’re someone who isn’t into psychological fantasy, this anime does a perfect job at portraying each character’s growth, mindset, and personality. Along with more characters continuing in season 2, and beautiful scenery.
The studio that made The Promised Neverland, CloverWorks, have also made other animes such as Horimiya, Fairy Tail, Darling in the Franxx, The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited, Persona 5: The Animation, and many more.
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Manga Information: The Promised Neverland Manga is completed with 181 Chapters and 20 Volumes, which ended on June 15, 2020. It was also nominated 3 times as the 22nd, 23rd, and 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Other Names:
The Promised Neverland
TPN
約束のネバーランド
Yakusoku no Nebārando
Lana Noredin is a 7th grader at Glasgow Middle school. Her family is originally from Sudan but her and all of her siblings were born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Falls Church, VA. Some of her talents are drawing, painting, and rollerskating. Some things she likes to do for fun are play video games, watch anime, read, and listen to music. Some of her favorite artists are Mother Mother, Beach Bunny, Cavetown, Arctic Monkeys, Babymetal, and Jack Stauber. She had two cats, but one passed away unfortunately. Although she can roller skate, she can’t ice skate or knows how to ride a skateboard.
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Lana Noredin
Apr 30, 2021 at 7:30 am
Thank you, Isabella!!
Isabella Pikner
Apr 28, 2021 at 3:27 pm
This is an great article! The Promised Neverland is one of my favorite animes, and you guys did an amazing job writing about it! 😀
Lana Noredin
Mar 19, 2021 at 7:13 am
Yay! I’m so glad we worked on this together!! 🙂