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約束のネバーランド [Yakusoku no Neverland] #13
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 13
The children of the Grace Field House orphanage must escape a macabre fate before it’s too late.
Life at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems…
Emma and the other children have been driven out of their safe shelter back into the dangerous demon world. Can they summon the courage to fight against this new imminent threat?!
Life at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems…
Emma and the other children have been driven out of their safe shelter back into the dangerous demon world. Can they summon the courage to fight against this new imminent threat?!
189 pages, Paperback
First published March 4, 2019
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September 13, 2020
OMGGGG.
Bueno, pues este tomo número trece es... algo que no esperaba para nada. Como siempre, pienso que la historia va a ir hacia un lado pero finalmente gira hacia otro, y hacia otro, y no sé qué narices esperarme de los tomos que quedan. ¡Porque recordemos que nos estamos acercando al final!
En The Promised Neverland 13 tenemos muchísima acción. Es probablemente uno de los tomos más repletos de acción de toda la serie, aunque por otro lado también tenemos pérdidas dolorosas y por supuesto, nuevos personajes que hacen que todo cambie en cuestión de segundos.
Sinceramente: tengo miedo. Todo el tema de Minerva me pone los pelos como escarpias. Me fío menos veinte de ese señor y todo lo que tenga que ver con él. ¿En serio queréis que me crea que es un ser de luz salvador de niños? ES QUE NO. ME NIEGO A QUE SEA TAN FÁCIL. No por el bien de los protagonistas, pero necesito que cambie, que me den un buen giro, que no todo sea de color de rosa...
Como siempre digo: tenéis que leer este manga. Es de lo mejorcito que os podéis encontrar, por no decir lo mejor. Aún me estoy acostumbrando a lo que nos trae, porque la serie va cambiando y mutando, pero el final de este tomo... ¡ES QUE NO PUC MÉS! Real que es justo lo que necesitaba POR FAVOR NECESITO EL 14 YAAAAA.
Bueno, pues este tomo número trece es... algo que no esperaba para nada. Como siempre, pienso que la historia va a ir hacia un lado pero finalmente gira hacia otro, y hacia otro, y no sé qué narices esperarme de los tomos que quedan. ¡Porque recordemos que nos estamos acercando al final!
En The Promised Neverland 13 tenemos muchísima acción. Es probablemente uno de los tomos más repletos de acción de toda la serie, aunque por otro lado también tenemos pérdidas dolorosas y por supuesto, nuevos personajes que hacen que todo cambie en cuestión de segundos.
Sinceramente: tengo miedo. Todo el tema de Minerva me pone los pelos como escarpias. Me fío menos veinte de ese señor y todo lo que tenga que ver con él. ¿En serio queréis que me crea que es un ser de luz salvador de niños? ES QUE NO. ME NIEGO A QUE SEA TAN FÁCIL. No por el bien de los protagonistas, pero necesito que cambie, que me den un buen giro, que no todo sea de color de rosa...
Como siempre digo: tenéis que leer este manga. Es de lo mejorcito que os podéis encontrar, por no decir lo mejor. Aún me estoy acostumbrando a lo que nos trae, porque la serie va cambiando y mutando, pero el final de este tomo... ¡ES QUE NO PUC MÉS! Real que es justo lo que necesitaba POR FAVOR NECESITO EL 14 YAAAAA.
February 5, 2019
YUUGO. LUCAS. YOU ABSOLUTE MAD LADS. 😩👏🏼🙏🏼💯 These guys really are the dads the children needed and deserved. I adore their characters.
Andrew was interesting enough while he lasted, too.
Jin, Hayato and the new mysterious gang of adult rebels seem so competent and badass, my money is riding on them now. So excited for more.
Andrew was interesting enough while he lasted, too.
Jin, Hayato and the new mysterious gang of adult rebels seem so competent and badass, my money is riding on them now. So excited for more.
April 1, 2021
Altos personajes Yuugo y Lucas. Excelentes figuras paternas.
Se aproxima un nuevo plot twist en relación a William Minerva, lo voy oliendo, me lo voy sospechando.
Se aproxima un nuevo plot twist en relación a William Minerva, lo voy oliendo, me lo voy sospechando.
March 16, 2019
This volume: featuring me, screaming loudly, crying, screaming again, crying again, and then accepting that it was how those two were always going to end up...
But still screaming about it
But still screaming about it
January 1, 2020
A Peter Pan retelling like you've NEVER seen before!! Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing.
Awww The Promised Neverland vol 13 about kills me! The kids had to abandon the shelter as Ratri’s men had found it. Lucas and Yugo stay behind because they’re the only ones who can kill another human being. I thought this was a fascinating idea, that kids would freeze in the face of another even one trying to kill them. We spend several chapters here and I think it was well spent time. There is no doubt what happened and we needed that kind of closure of this kind of goodbye.
Andrew was so scary it verges on horror. We’ve been missing a hint of horror so it was welcomed change, and not your typical twist. I think the end of this arc was most satisfying than if the kids had gone against their nature. And I was impressed with Ray’s revelation as I didn’t think about that owl. The younger kids taking action impressed me too. I love how everyone has an arc.
The Promised Neverland vol 13 doesn’t disappoint... but gives us different twists, shocks and turnarounds. We meet some new characters that are going to mix things up for Emma and Co. We don’t know whether this is a trap or not but whatever comes they’ll face it and keep moving toward their dream.
Awww The Promised Neverland vol 13 about kills me! The kids had to abandon the shelter as Ratri’s men had found it. Lucas and Yugo stay behind because they’re the only ones who can kill another human being. I thought this was a fascinating idea, that kids would freeze in the face of another even one trying to kill them. We spend several chapters here and I think it was well spent time. There is no doubt what happened and we needed that kind of closure of this kind of goodbye.
Andrew was so scary it verges on horror. We’ve been missing a hint of horror so it was welcomed change, and not your typical twist. I think the end of this arc was most satisfying than if the kids had gone against their nature. And I was impressed with Ray’s revelation as I didn’t think about that owl. The younger kids taking action impressed me too. I love how everyone has an arc.
The Promised Neverland vol 13 doesn’t disappoint... but gives us different twists, shocks and turnarounds. We meet some new characters that are going to mix things up for Emma and Co. We don’t know whether this is a trap or not but whatever comes they’ll face it and keep moving toward their dream.
February 2, 2020
sempre a livelli altissimi!
May 15, 2019
3.5/5
March 7, 2023
Reading Vlog: https://youtu.be/GCFopiHFdg8
4.5⭐️
Yet again, it's damn near impossible to kill someone in this series. There is literally a character who survives an explosion, half their skin melted off and is still fighting. Like, enough is enough. Come on.
BUT! We get to see a whole slew of new characters from the Minerva gang. They're raiding farms and burning them to the ground? Sign me up. I'll take a spin off series please, thank you.
4.5⭐️
Yet again, it's damn near impossible to kill someone in this series. There is literally a character who survives an explosion, half their skin melted off and is still fighting. Like, enough is enough. Come on.
BUT! We get to see a whole slew of new characters from the Minerva gang. They're raiding farms and burning them to the ground? Sign me up. I'll take a spin off series please, thank you.
September 27, 2020
I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS PAIN
August 29, 2020
Çok güzel bir seri devamıydı. Çok duygusaldı. 🥺
April 27, 2020
"You can...Y'all can change the world."
I SWEAR THIS MANGA IS GOING TO BE THE END OF ME. I mean, I was expecting them to die but nevertheless! I AM NOT OKAY ˚‧º·(˚ ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ )‧º·˚
Chapter 107/108 destroyed me. Like, how Lucas and Yuugo fought in sync and the flashbacks to their childhood and Yuugo's promise, "In life or in death, we're pals. Together until the end!" And how they went in there, figuring they would die but determined to stop Andrew and his soldiers at any cost. "Can't let them go after the kids." K, but can we just talk about how this is A+ character development for Yuugo? He went from threatening the children's lives to fighting to the death for them. I just--I seriously never thought I would end up loving Yuugo so much when he was first introduced?? But here we are. My heart is now broken.
"We lost it all...and, against all hope, found meaning again." <--- THIS THO. *blinks back tears* Yuugo and Lucas, you amazing guys were the dads that these children derserved and you will be dearly missed. You heroes. ♡
ALSO, all the revelations! I'm so pumped for what's coming next. The adult rebels seem wicked cool and Jin and Hayato seem like interesting new characters (the part where the children hug them for coming to save them is so cute!). And then there's William Minerva. I can't wait for The Meeting but...I have a tiny doubt. That Minerva is not the hero he seems. I have, like, no basis for this but...there just seems to be something wrong about him. And it's nagging at me. I hope I am mistaken in this suspicion!! I probably am. But...the doubt remains....👀 So y'see I'm kinda stressed. But that's a typical feeling with this manga haha.
I think one of the reasons I love The Promised Neverland so much is because, yes, it's dark and horrific things happen BUT the characters always keep going. They keep fighting for their lives, the lives of their family, and a future where they and all the children like them can live in peace without being hunted. And this quote from Emma is applicable to so many situations; "Focus on what you can do right now, on what you have to...and these small steps will take you to the end."
I SWEAR THIS MANGA IS GOING TO BE THE END OF ME. I mean, I was expecting them to die but nevertheless! I AM NOT OKAY ˚‧º·(˚ ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ )‧º·˚
Chapter 107/108 destroyed me. Like, how Lucas and Yuugo fought in sync and the flashbacks to their childhood and Yuugo's promise, "In life or in death, we're pals. Together until the end!" And how they went in there, figuring they would die but determined to stop Andrew and his soldiers at any cost. "Can't let them go after the kids." K, but can we just talk about how this is A+ character development for Yuugo? He went from threatening the children's lives to fighting to the death for them. I just--I seriously never thought I would end up loving Yuugo so much when he was first introduced?? But here we are. My heart is now broken.
"We lost it all...and, against all hope, found meaning again." <--- THIS THO. *blinks back tears* Yuugo and Lucas, you amazing guys were the dads that these children derserved and you will be dearly missed. You heroes. ♡
ALSO, all the revelations! I'm so pumped for what's coming next. The adult rebels seem wicked cool and Jin and Hayato seem like interesting new characters (the part where the children hug them for coming to save them is so cute!). And then there's William Minerva. I can't wait for The Meeting but...I have a tiny doubt. That Minerva is not the hero he seems. I have, like, no basis for this but...there just seems to be something wrong about him. And it's nagging at me. I hope I am mistaken in this suspicion!! I probably am. But...the doubt remains....👀 So y'see I'm kinda stressed. But that's a typical feeling with this manga haha.
I think one of the reasons I love The Promised Neverland so much is because, yes, it's dark and horrific things happen BUT the characters always keep going. They keep fighting for their lives, the lives of their family, and a future where they and all the children like them can live in peace without being hunted. And this quote from Emma is applicable to so many situations; "Focus on what you can do right now, on what you have to...and these small steps will take you to the end."
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 9, 2023
Aqui es la resolucion de lo que inicio en el volumen anterior, si con algunas noticias tristes, pero tambien otras que les daran dirección. Sera que viene lo interesante. Y los dos agregados al final, que seran??
4 stars
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October 24, 2020
"𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚? 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩. 𝙄𝙛 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚."
Nooooo! So emotional. 😭 Jin and Hayato definitely lightened my serious mood. At least, this volume ended on a happy note. At long last Mr. Minerva is finally here or is he?
Nooooo! So emotional. 😭 Jin and Hayato definitely lightened my serious mood. At least, this volume ended on a happy note. At long last Mr. Minerva is finally here or is he?
February 26, 2020
Nechapu, jak muze bejt neco tak zabavnyho i ve trinacty knize! Napinavy jako ksandy, hromada twistu... sem zvedavej kam az to potahnou, protoze se bojim, ze me to zacne nudit, coz se teda rozhodne nedeje.
November 16, 2021
I may be a coldhearted bitch, but these two [extremely sad] deaths were overshadowed by the excessive filler content *in each chapter* and pointless motivational inner monologues. I prefer quality over quantity.
October 20, 2023
Definitivamente este es el mejor manga que he leído. Este tomo me gustó muchísimo y lloré también, cada vez se siente como cerca el final y yo solo pido por estos niñxs que también se han vuelto mi familia... ACABEMOS CON LA TIERRA DE NUNCA JAMÁS
January 22, 2021
5/5 estrellas.
Mis niños )':
Mis niños )':
May 29, 2024
Quante emozioni questo volume 😱
Peggio delle montagne russe 😭
Peggio delle montagne russe 😭
March 17, 2020
This series is picking up with a bang! Just when I thought I knew where this story is headed they throw a big twist. This book likes to play with who we think is alive and who is really dead. And now that the third and fourth party has gotten involved, you don't know what is going to happen when you turn the page. I hope Phil is alright, but with this last group of belligerents showing-up lead by an overly determined messianic figure...better not forget about them 7 Walls.
December 28, 2020
Estoy sin palabras, cuando conocí a Yugo y Lucas me dije a mi misma que si algo les llegaba a pasar me pondría muy triste, bueno, aquí estoy llenando el océano Pacífico con mis lágrimas saladas y llenas de dolor. Lo que hicieron fue heroico, ellos querían a esos niños como si fueran sus hijos, querían verlos crecer (aunque no pudieron) pero más que nada querian que vivieran y por ello hicieron tal cosa, me duele pero comprendo el porqué tomaron tal decisión y la respeto, así que continúa Emma, mis muchachos hicieron esto por ustedes entonces ve y cambia las cosas, libera a los niños, vayan al mundo humano. Yugo y Lucas están ahora en el cielito de los personajes inexistentes caídos, es decir, mi corazón. Me pareció bonito que Yugo se presentará en el sueño de Emma pero más bonito fue que me enseñarán que ambos se reencontraron con sus amigos en el más allá.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 15, 2019
Why Why Lucas and Yugo why 😭😭
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 8, 2019
I will suggest it to everyone I thinks is old enough to understand good and bad, so they know they don't understand it correctly!:))
August 15, 2021
داره رفته رفته جالب تر میشه (و کلی هم آدم دارن کشته میشن ಠ︵ಠ)
پ.ن. یه حسی بهم میگه که نورمن همون ویلیام مینرواعه...
خیلی موهای رئیس اون دو نفر شبیه موهای نورمن بود
پ.ن. یه حسی بهم میگه که نورمن همون ویلیام مینرواعه...
خیلی موهای رئیس اون دو نفر شبیه موهای نورمن بود
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 24, 2021
This is a review of the entire series.
Note: As the very first chapter contains a rather huge twist in itself, it's damn near impossible to write a review without minor spoilers that reveal what that initial twist is. If you want to go in completely blind, don't read this!
Grace Field House is an orphanage closed off from the rest of the world by huge walls that serve as a barrier. What goes on outside is a complete mystery. No one knows what lies beyond the walls or how the world came to be the way it is. In spite of these seemingly grim circumstances, Emma, Ray, Norman and all their orphan friends live wonderfully happy lives under the guidance of the orphanage caretaker Isabella. Delicious meals every day. An incredible education that most people of the past could only dream of. Many games, toys, outdoor activities and other fun hobbies are provided so that no children ever feel lonely, bored or unloved. In spite of being a lone orphanage full of children with no homes or families, it seems to be the happiest place on earth where everyone is loved and taken care of.
The children are free to live as they please so long as they pass their exams and never venture beyond the walls. Depending on the circumstances, children are usually shipped out of the orphanage between the ages of 6-12 to be adopted by a loving family in another safe area. Or so that's what the children have always been led to believe. When Emma, Norman and Ray's friend Connie says her farewells when finding out that a family has chosen to adopt her, Emma discovers that Connie left her favorite stuffed rabbit behind by accident. That night, Emma plans to sneak out the gate with Norman to return it to her before she's gone from the orphanage. Upon breaking the rules of leaving the walls to give their friend a proper farewell, they discover the horrifying truth of their existence.
Connie hasn't been adopted by a loving family, she's been murdered, processed into food and shipped off as a meal for humanoid monsters that feed on the brains of children. Grace Field House is not an orphanage, it's a cattle farm where human children are raised as food so their brains can be harvested for consumption, the quality of the flavor being determined by the child's intelligence which is why they all receive such intense educations from the moment they're born. Worst of all, Isabella, the woman they loved as a mother is the one providing the monsters with dead kids. The dreadful truth traumatizes Emma and Norman, so the two conspire with Ray to hatch a plan so they can free themselves and their friends from experiencing the fate as Connie and all the children that were shipped out before her.
While this sounds like a huge spoiler, all of this happens in the very first chapter and the series is 181 chapters long, so it's actually a very small part of the overall narrative. Now that that's out of the way, It's time to delve into my feelings on the series!
It's been a while since I've had so many mixed feelings about a manga. Here's why. The first major arc of the story is some of the best writing in this medium I've scene in a long time. The cat and mouse games played between the children and their adult caretaker is pure genius and had me on the edge of my seat for five entire volumes in a row. The psychological horror, suspense and tactics utilized reminded me of some of my all time favorite series in the medium such as 20th Century Boys, the later half of Attack on Titan and the highest points of Death Note where Light and L were constantly setting up mind traps for each other. The fact that it's between a bunch of little orphan kids and a cold and calculating adult who’s even more clever than they are made the stakes all the more higher.
On top of this, not knowing much about the outside world or just what purpose the humanoid monsters serve in the grand scheme of things benefit the stakes of the narrative even more. It makes it feel like a hopeless struggle with no true way out. Even if the children succeed in outsmarting their cruel master and escaping their predestined deaths on the farm, what's waiting for them outside after they make a theoretical escape could potentially be even worse. I was thrilled throughout the entire first arc because of its masterfully intense execution with brilliant characters, intelligent dialogue and constant emotional distress which ended on a huge tearjerking finale. After the first arc, I really thought The Promised Neverland was going to go down as one of my favorite manga of all time next to Berserk, Monster, Goodnight PunPun and a few others, but everything that came after the first arc ended was... meh.
It's painful to say that, but that's just the way it is. After a complete masterpiece of a first arc, the rest of the story feels like it was written by a completely different author. The pacing and world building become a mess. The characters become dumb, shallow, one-dimensional versions of themselves. The genius strategies and mind games are replaced by baffling conveniences, deus ex machinas and things being solved way too simply for no real reason. None of the new villains are as compelling or emotionally complex as Isabella. I didn't find myself caring about any of the new conflicts because they always ended with very little risks, sacrifices and people getting out of situations they really shouldn't have other than because the plot demanded it.
I kept expecting things to pick up and get better because of how shockingly good the first arc was, but it remained consistently mediocre with very few strong moments scattered in between long periods of dullness. If volumes 1-5 were a 9/10, I would consider volumes 6-20 a 4/10 at most. It was never truly bad, but it was far from good. After finishing chapters 1-37 which is where the first story arc ends, I think it's best to just leave the rest up to your imagination. The first arc alone also serves as a great self-contained story that ties up most loose ends, so the rest just feels like a bonus anyways.
Note: As the very first chapter contains a rather huge twist in itself, it's damn near impossible to write a review without minor spoilers that reveal what that initial twist is. If you want to go in completely blind, don't read this!
Grace Field House is an orphanage closed off from the rest of the world by huge walls that serve as a barrier. What goes on outside is a complete mystery. No one knows what lies beyond the walls or how the world came to be the way it is. In spite of these seemingly grim circumstances, Emma, Ray, Norman and all their orphan friends live wonderfully happy lives under the guidance of the orphanage caretaker Isabella. Delicious meals every day. An incredible education that most people of the past could only dream of. Many games, toys, outdoor activities and other fun hobbies are provided so that no children ever feel lonely, bored or unloved. In spite of being a lone orphanage full of children with no homes or families, it seems to be the happiest place on earth where everyone is loved and taken care of.
The children are free to live as they please so long as they pass their exams and never venture beyond the walls. Depending on the circumstances, children are usually shipped out of the orphanage between the ages of 6-12 to be adopted by a loving family in another safe area. Or so that's what the children have always been led to believe. When Emma, Norman and Ray's friend Connie says her farewells when finding out that a family has chosen to adopt her, Emma discovers that Connie left her favorite stuffed rabbit behind by accident. That night, Emma plans to sneak out the gate with Norman to return it to her before she's gone from the orphanage. Upon breaking the rules of leaving the walls to give their friend a proper farewell, they discover the horrifying truth of their existence.
Connie hasn't been adopted by a loving family, she's been murdered, processed into food and shipped off as a meal for humanoid monsters that feed on the brains of children. Grace Field House is not an orphanage, it's a cattle farm where human children are raised as food so their brains can be harvested for consumption, the quality of the flavor being determined by the child's intelligence which is why they all receive such intense educations from the moment they're born. Worst of all, Isabella, the woman they loved as a mother is the one providing the monsters with dead kids. The dreadful truth traumatizes Emma and Norman, so the two conspire with Ray to hatch a plan so they can free themselves and their friends from experiencing the fate as Connie and all the children that were shipped out before her.
While this sounds like a huge spoiler, all of this happens in the very first chapter and the series is 181 chapters long, so it's actually a very small part of the overall narrative. Now that that's out of the way, It's time to delve into my feelings on the series!
It's been a while since I've had so many mixed feelings about a manga. Here's why. The first major arc of the story is some of the best writing in this medium I've scene in a long time. The cat and mouse games played between the children and their adult caretaker is pure genius and had me on the edge of my seat for five entire volumes in a row. The psychological horror, suspense and tactics utilized reminded me of some of my all time favorite series in the medium such as 20th Century Boys, the later half of Attack on Titan and the highest points of Death Note where Light and L were constantly setting up mind traps for each other. The fact that it's between a bunch of little orphan kids and a cold and calculating adult who’s even more clever than they are made the stakes all the more higher.
On top of this, not knowing much about the outside world or just what purpose the humanoid monsters serve in the grand scheme of things benefit the stakes of the narrative even more. It makes it feel like a hopeless struggle with no true way out. Even if the children succeed in outsmarting their cruel master and escaping their predestined deaths on the farm, what's waiting for them outside after they make a theoretical escape could potentially be even worse. I was thrilled throughout the entire first arc because of its masterfully intense execution with brilliant characters, intelligent dialogue and constant emotional distress which ended on a huge tearjerking finale. After the first arc, I really thought The Promised Neverland was going to go down as one of my favorite manga of all time next to Berserk, Monster, Goodnight PunPun and a few others, but everything that came after the first arc ended was... meh.
It's painful to say that, but that's just the way it is. After a complete masterpiece of a first arc, the rest of the story feels like it was written by a completely different author. The pacing and world building become a mess. The characters become dumb, shallow, one-dimensional versions of themselves. The genius strategies and mind games are replaced by baffling conveniences, deus ex machinas and things being solved way too simply for no real reason. None of the new villains are as compelling or emotionally complex as Isabella. I didn't find myself caring about any of the new conflicts because they always ended with very little risks, sacrifices and people getting out of situations they really shouldn't have other than because the plot demanded it.
I kept expecting things to pick up and get better because of how shockingly good the first arc was, but it remained consistently mediocre with very few strong moments scattered in between long periods of dullness. If volumes 1-5 were a 9/10, I would consider volumes 6-20 a 4/10 at most. It was never truly bad, but it was far from good. After finishing chapters 1-37 which is where the first story arc ends, I think it's best to just leave the rest up to your imagination. The first arc alone also serves as a great self-contained story that ties up most loose ends, so the rest just feels like a bonus anyways.
July 13, 2022
Pasó exactamente lo que me temía que pasara.
Justo cuando ya me había encariñado con Yugo y Lucas...me dolió su muerte sin embargo no fue en vano, ayudaron a los niños a sobrevivir y a continuar con su misión: cambiar al mundo.
Ambos han sufrido mucho por lo que me alegro que al fin hayan podido descansar y reunirse con sus antiguos amigos, aunque admito que si me hubiera gustado que ellos tuvieran la oportunidad de ver y vivir en el mundo humano.
Entre otras cosas, ¡Minerva esta vivo! Es verdad que ya tenía mis sospechas de que quizá nunca lo hayan atrapado y me alegra haber estado en lo correcto. Y no solo eso, ahora se han introducido a más personajes, aliados, de los cuales estoy emocionada de conocer más.
Justo cuando ya me había encariñado con Yugo y Lucas...me dolió su muerte sin embargo no fue en vano, ayudaron a los niños a sobrevivir y a continuar con su misión: cambiar al mundo.
Ambos han sufrido mucho por lo que me alegro que al fin hayan podido descansar y reunirse con sus antiguos amigos, aunque admito que si me hubiera gustado que ellos tuvieran la oportunidad de ver y vivir en el mundo humano.
Entre otras cosas, ¡Minerva esta vivo! Es verdad que ya tenía mis sospechas de que quizá nunca lo hayan atrapado y me alegra haber estado en lo correcto. Y no solo eso, ahora se han introducido a más personajes, aliados, de los cuales estoy emocionada de conocer más.
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January 12, 2021
this is too much pain
June 10, 2021
EMMA? LA MEJOR, UNICA, LA SALVADORA, TE AMO EMMA, LO SOS TODO
July 7, 2021
3,5/5
Sentindo falta de algo explosivo nesse mangá pra pirar minha cabeça, apesar de ainda estar gerando muito entretenimento
Sentindo falta de algo explosivo nesse mangá pra pirar minha cabeça, apesar de ainda estar gerando muito entretenimento
August 5, 2021
THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT/. IT HURTS SO GOOD. Again, continues to be SUCH a fantastic storyline and it has not once bored me yet.
April 4, 2023
Yugo & Lucas 😭😭 the best of dads to these kids.
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