The Promised Neverland follows three orphans Emma; The family orientated cutest ginger, Norman; The sweet, placid middle man and Ray; The anti-social, bookworm, smarty pants. When our three young protagonists discover something amiss with their orphanage the three of them must outsmart the adults in a battle of wits and mind games to solve the mysteries of Grace Field House.
Easily the best new anime i've watched in a while TPN had so many twists and turns it will keep you on your feet and even the audience will be trying to figure out the mysteries and the mindgames played by the characters.
Before i get into the spoiler section of this post which you may not want to read if you have not watched the anime or read the manger i would like to highly recommend this as both an anime and a manga. The anime is very accurate to the manga but the manga provides small tidbits of life before such disequilibrium takes places which is honestly rather cute and a nice little addition to allow yourself to become even more invested in the characters.
SPOILERS AHEAD!!
Although this contains spoilers and the first plot twist i am going to make an attempt to keep most of this series mysteries out of this post because if you have already watched it you know and if you haven't i want to pique your interest enough to watch it without giving it all away. I would also like to note that i have actually already read all the manga (That's how sucked in to this i was) but i will only be reviewing the anime. The anime is honestly so true to the manga that you can even pick out exact panels from the manga and see it in the anime which is something i actually really appreciate.
So we start in Grace Field House, an orphanage run by a "Mum". The kids live a happy and healthy life and are given a test each day and are ranked on their scores. From the glance of an innocent child the ranks are meaningless, a simple daily exercise to track their progress and encourage abut of health competition to reach the top ranks. All children in the house are adopted by their 12th birthday.
Our three main protagonists are the highest scoring kids and oldest in the orphanage. One night is is time for one of the younger kids to be sent off for adoption after a day of fun playing in the sun, although the occasion is sad all the kids are genuinely happy for the little girl. When mum takes the child to the gate leaving the rest of the kids in the house Emma discovers the young girl's favourite toy has been left behind. With Ray's encouragement she enlists the help of Norman as the fastest runner to help her to the gate in the hopes of returning the toy bunny. It is then they discover their little friend is there at the gate but not how they remember them. The little girl is dead in a jar surrounded by demons. Disturbed enough Mum enters the scene to confirm the fact that this girl is dead and she is happy to serve the demons. understandably distraught Emma and Norman run back to the house disturbed but in their fear left the toy bunny. and so ensues the story and premise of the anime. They must find a way to escape but with mum hot on their heels not everything is what it seems.
That is as much as i am going to tell you of the story and i've left out crucial details so as not to give too much away. This all takes place in the first episode so there is so much more to come and honestly this has been the most nail-biting and intense anime i have watched in a long time. My love for Death Note comes from the mind games between L and Light but i could honestly say with confidence that this actually tops Death Note for me (And that is really saying something as Death Note is what got me into anime and nothing has quite come close to it in the same way as this anime has)
And can i just mention the animation of this series? The style is honestly so great. The kids are so cutesy which contrasts with obviously the more serious storyline and some of it (On the adults) can be kinda creepy. For Example Sister Krone has some interesting scenes where she can go from sweet sister Krone to down right demonic! and the switch between Mum around the kids and other scenes where she seems more calculated. The style is just beautiful and really creative in its approach.
My final point i want to make is character development. the ways both kids and adults change and react in different situations. the more you find out about each character the more you can sympathise and even with the adults, the series antagonists you may even end up changing your minds about them when you find they are merely a product of environment. i don't want to give too much away but i find myself obsessed with "Mum" and Emma.
I think it's pretty clear that i rate this show a lot and the manga even more and i honestly give this a 5 star rating. 10/10. 100%. i can't recommend this enough and although i know what happens in the mange i cannot wait to see it play out on my screen in season two.
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