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Yakusoku no Neverland 「約束のネバーランド」 The Promised Neverland (2019, 12 episodes)@onlyjob537d
Escape from maximum security orphanage.
Very little supernatural. Story is somewhat plausible, only improbable. Kids are far too smart and far too brave at the same time. Everything is possible with few genius strategists on the team.
Good suspense and continuous tension keeping viewer in constant fear and discomfort of narrow escape from high-risk situations. What high-risk situations can there be in the orphanage? You'll have to see the show to understand. (It is a psychological thriller/horror anime, without gore.)
›Yakusoku no Neverland | Nattosheru Review [ENG/SPA]@nattosenpai638d
Hello anime fans. Tonight we will talk about a japanese animated series that impacted many with its incredible story. A work that has become very popular at the time not only for its incredible animation style and soundtrack it has, but also for the popularity it had already achieved before in the manga world and how excellently adapted it became (at least its first season). Based on the manga series of the same name written by Kaiu Shirai and illustrated by Posuka Demisu, this animated adaptation was produced by the famous CloverWorks studio. A story that mixes science fiction with dark fantasy, horror and psychological suspense in a way that can blow your mind. I invite you to stay and see this great animated work that, if it weren't for the failure of its second season, would be the best work of horror and science fiction ever made in history. The anime is available on the Crunchyroll platform.
SPANISH VERSION
Hola fanáticos del anime. Esta noche hablaremos de una serie animada japonesa que impactó a muchos con su increíble historia. Una obra que se ha vuelto muy popular en su momento no solo por su increíble estilo de animación y banda sonora que tiene, sino también por la popularidad que ya había conseguido antes en el mundo del manga y lo excelentemente adaptado que llegó a estar (al menos su primera temporada). Basada en la serie de mangas que lleva su mismo nombre escrita por Kaiu Shirai e ilustrada por Posuka Demisu, esta adaptación animada fue producida por el famoso estudio CloverWorks. Una historia que mezcla la ciencia ficción con la fantasía oscura, el terror y el suspenso psicológico de una manera que te puede hacer volar la cabeza. Te invito a que te quedes a conocer esta grandiosa obra animada que, si no fuera por el fracaso de su segunda temporada, sería la mejor obra de terror y ciencia ficción jamás hecha en la historia. El anime lo pueden ver disponible en la plataforma de Crunchyroll.
This anime introduces us to three kids, only 11 years old, who stand out from the more than 30 other children in an orphanage called Grace Field House. Their names are Emma, Norman and Ray. Emma is the one who stands out the most for her intelligence and her skills and abilities, in addition to her incredible personality and enthusiasm. They all live happily in this place, where they are cared for and fed well, in addition to studying and taking exams that are somewhat curious and advanced for a child. The tradition of this orphanage is that when the child turns 12 years old, he/she leaves the place. However, no one knows where they go since they cannot approach the entrance that connects to the outside. Nor can they go near the fence that divides the orphanage from the forest. In short, no one can leave this strange place, just as those who leave never return. But one night, at the farewell of one of the children who have been selected to leave, Emma approaches the entrance with Norman to give him a stuffed animal that she left behind and that the little girl always carries with her. To the surprise of both, they witness one of the most powerful and traumatizing scenes that can be shown in this series, something that will completely change what they know of the orphanage.
SPANISH VERSION
Trama
Este anime nos presenta a tres chicos, de apenas 11 años, que sobresalen de los más de 30 niños que hay en un orfanato llamado Grace Field House. Estos se llaman Emma, Norman y Ray. Emma es quien más se destaca por tu inteligencia y sus habilidades y destrezas, además de su increíble personalidad y entusiasmo. Todos viven felices en este lugar, donde son cuidados y alimentados de buena forma, además de estudiar y realizar exámenes un tanto curiosos y avanzados para un niño. La tradición de este orfanato es que, al cumplir los 12 años, el niño se va del sitio. Sin embargo, nadie sabe a dónde van ya que no pueden acercarse a la entrada que conecta al exterior. Tampoco pueden acercarse a la reja que divide el orfanato del bosque. En fin, que nadie puede salir de este extraño lugar, al igual que tampoco los que se van nunca regresan. Pero una noche, a la despedida de uno de los niños que han sido seleccionados para irse, Emma se acerca junto con Norman a la entrada para entregarle un peluche que dejó y que siempre carga consigo la pequeña. Para sorpresa de ambos, presencian una de las escenas más fuertes y traumatizantes que se puede mostrar en esta serie, algo que los hará cambiar por completo lo que conocen del orfanato.
I remember when I first watched this anime with some old friends back in the days when we all shared anime with each other. They painted this series as something that would blow my mind because of the way it plays with the mind and makes you feel every episode and every scene as if you were watching it yourself. Anyway, when I watched it in full, I had no choice but to put it among my favorite anime, being just someone who has only watched like 10 anime at most back then. Now, after 4 years, I can confirm what I thought of this anime at the time: it is a masterpiece. And the perfect mix it has of science fiction (being a kind of futuristic and dystopian or post-apocalyptic world), dark fantasy, mystery, horror and the same psychological suspense makes it perfectly a work that anyone can see, especially if they are looking for something different from most popular anime. It is a story that left us with so many anxieties and a great desire to know more about it, which led many to watch the Manga and prefer not to see the second season that was released because it was the opposite of what we knew of the work. That banished the anime, leaving only this first season as the introduction of one of the most fantastic stories ever made in the history of manga and anime.
SPANISH VERSION
Recuerdo cuando vi por primera vez este anime junto con unos viejos amigos en aquella época cuando se compartían puros animes entre todos. Ellos me pintaron esta serie como algo que me volaría la cabeza por la forma en la que esta juega con la mente y te hace sentir bastante cada episodio y cada escenario como si lo estuvieras viéndolo tú mismo. En fin, cuando lo vi completo, no tuve otra opción que ponerlo entre mis animes favoritos, siendo apenas alguien que solo se ha visto como 10 animes como mucho en aquel entonces. Ahora, después de 4 años, puedo confirmar lo que opinaba de este anime en su momento: es una obra maestra. Y es que la mezcla perfecta que tiene de ciencia ficción (al tratarse de una especie de mundo futurista y distópico o post-apocalíptico), la fantasía oscura, el misterio, el terror y el mismo suspenso psicológico la convierte perfectamente en una obra que cualquiera puede ver, más si buscan algo diferente a la mayoría de animes populares. Es una historia que nos dejó con tantas ansias y con un gran deseo de poder saber más de ella, lo cual llevó a muchos a ver el Manga y preferir no ver la segunda temporada que sacaron por haber sido todo lo contrario a lo que conocíamos de la obra. Eso desterró el anime, dejando solo esta primera temporada como la introducción de una de las historias más fantásticas jamás antes hecha en la historia del manga y el anime.
But well, let's talk only about the first season, which introduces us to a curious orphanage full of children dressed completely in white, as if it were a sect. They are all happy, but the curious thing is how each and every one of them has a tattoo in the form of a code on their necks. Also, everyone treats each other as brothers and sisters, considering that the members of the orphanage, including only the caretaker of the children that everyone calls "Mother", are a family. But... Happiness ends when one of the family members turns 12 and is taken away. Where? Nobody knows and that's the most mysterious thing of all. Not only that, but the way they care for and treat the children leaves a lot to be desired from the caretaker, who seems to be hiding something very dark. However, no one would have thought that the secret she has been hiding all this time would be discovered by two of the three most intelligent and skilled children in the orphanage. These being Emma and Norman who discover the secret behind it all, what they would have never even imagined is that all of this is... well... Better watch the anime (I won't give Spoilers). I'll just say that it's one of the most shocking plot twists you can see at the beginning of a show, something that will completely hook you until you watch it all the way through.
Very few anime I've seen that have kept me with such a high level of suspense in every chapter as this one did. The way they introduce the main characters, the relationships they have, the horrible secret they discover, and everything that ensues after that is just the first episode. Then comes a series of events that will call into question the survival of each and every member of that orphanage. Character development is something that stands out incredibly well in this story, focusing mainly on Emma, Norman and Ray, three kids who are about to turn 12 and discover that their destiny is something much darker and horrifying than they can imagine. Now, what will three kids do in the face of such a dangerous and incalculable situation? This is what is answered in this entire first season (which I confess, is the only season that I accept exists since, for me, the second season doesn't exist). And well, not to mention the elements that make us realize that everything happens in a futuristic and dystopian world where humanity has been practically submerged in slavery to terrifying beings that use them as livestock. In other words, the sci-fi tone mixed with the psychological suspense that the series handles with elements of terror and mystery makes it one of my favorite works of the genre, without a doubt.
SPANISH VERSION
Pero bueno, hablemos solamente de la primera temporada, la cual nos introduce a un curioso orfanato repleto de niños vestidos completamente de blanco, como si de una secta se tratara. Todos están felices, pero lo curioso es cómo todos y cada uno de ellos posee un tatuaje en forma de código en sus cuellos. También, todos se tratan como hermanos, considerando que los miembros del orfanato, incluyendo únicamente a la cuidadora de los niños que todos llaman “Madre”, son una familia. Pero… La felicidad termina cuando uno de los miembros de la familia cumple 12 años y se lo llevan. ¿A dónde? Nadie sabe y eso es lo más misterioso de todo. No solo eso, sino que la forma en la que cuidan y tratan a los niños deja mucho que desear de la cuidadora, quien parece ocultar algo muy oscuro. Sin embargo, a nadie se le hubiera ocurrido que ese secreto que ocultaba todo este tiempo sería descubierto por dos de los tres niños más inteligentes y hábiles del orfanato. Siendo estos Emma y Norman los que descubren el secreto detrás de todo, lo que ellos jamás se hubieran imaginado siquiera es que todo esto es… bueno… Mejor vean el anime (no daré Spoilers). Solo diré que es uno de los giros de guión más impactantes que se pueden ver al principio de una obra, algo que te enganchará por completo hasta verla por completo.
Muy pocos animes he visto que me hayan mantenido con un nivel de suspenso tan alto en cada capítulo como lo hizo este. La forma en la que presentan a los personajes principales, las relaciones que tienen, el horrible secreto que descubren y todo lo que se desemboca después de eso es solo el primer episodio. Luego se viene una serie de eventos que pondrán en tela de juicio la supervivencia de todos y cada uno de los miembros de ese orfanato. El desarrollo de los personajes es algo que se destaca increíblemente bien en esta historia, centrándose principalmente en Emma, Norman y Ray, tres chicos que están a punto de cumplir 12 y que descubren que su destino es algo mucho más oscuro y horrendo de lo que se pueden imaginar. Ahora, ¿qué harán tres niños ante una situación tan peligrosa e incalculable? Esto es lo que se responde en toda esta primera temporada (que confieso, es la única temporada que acepto yo que existe ya que, para mí, la segunda temporada no existe). Y buen, eso sin mencionar los elementos que tiene que nos hacen caer en cuenta que todo ocurre en un mundo futurista y distópico donde la humanidad prácticamente ha sido sumida en esclavitud ante seres aterradores que los utilzan como ganado. O sea, el tono de ciencia ficción que tiene mezclado con el suspenso psicológico que maneja la serie con elementos de terror y misterio la convierte en una de mis obras favoritas del género, sin duda alguna.
On the other hand, let's talk now about the animation, which is in charge of one of the best animation studios that exist today, CloverWorks. The animation work is praiseworthy in this series, as we can see in terms of the drawing style, the details, the fluidity of each scene or panel how excellently done everything is. The moments of tension, the expressions, the way of illustrating scenarios that can leave you with your heart in your hand and your head turned to smoke is something that this studio does very well. Not to mention the sound effects, which are also very well done and perfectly convey what each shot or sequence is trying to demonstrate, with visual effects that are just as excellent and appealing to the eye. The soundtrack of this anime is, without a doubt, what I love the most, apart from its story, animation and everything else. Standing out very well in scenes of suspense and terror, the way of using both the sound effects, the soundtrack and even the silences themselves is something incredible. Mixing all this together it is evident why I say at the beginning that it is a masterpiece, because it is. However, the only sad detail is the fiasco of its second season, which ruined everything by changing the story and many things, making it something not at all similar to what we see in this first season. That's why it is no longer among the first of my "Top 5 Best Horror Anime". But that doesn't take away from the fact that I don't recommend it, at least its first season.
Personally, I give it a 9/10 rating as far as the horror, psychological suspense and sci-fi genre is concerned.
SPANISH VERSION
Por otro lado, hablemos ahora de la animación, la cual está a cargo de uno de los mejores estudios de animación que existen en la actualidad, CloverWorks. El trabajo de animación es elogiable en esta serie, ya que podemos ver en cuanto al estilo de dibujo, los detalles, la fluidez de cada escena o panel lo excelentemente hecho que está todo. Los momentos de tensión, las expresiones, la forma de ilustrar escenarios que te pueden dejar con el corazón en la mano y la cabeza vuelta humo es algo que hace muy bien este estudio. Eso sin mencionar los efectos de sonido, lo cual están muy bien hechos también y que transmiten perfectamente lo que cada plano o secuencia intenta demostrar, con efectos visuales igual de excelentes y atractivos a la vista. La banda sonora de este anime es, sin duda alguna, de lo que más me encanta, aparte de su historia, animación y todo lo demás. Destacando muy bien en escenas de suspenso y terror, la forma de usar tanto los efectos de sonido, la banda sonora y hasta los mismos silencios es algo increíble. Al mezclar todo esto es evidente el por qué digo al principio que es una obra maestra, porque lo es. Sin embargo, el único y triste detalle es el fiasco de su segunda temporada, lo cual arruinó todo al cambiar la historia y muchas cosas, haciéndolo algo para nada similar a lo que vemos en esta primera temporada. Es por eso que ya no está entre los primeros de mi “Top 5 Mejores Animes de Terror“. Pero esto no quita que no lo recomiende, al menos su primera temporada.
Personalmente, le doy una calificación de 9/10 en lo que respecta al género del terror, el suspenso psicológico y la ciencia ficción.
Tell me, have you already seen this anime, what did you think? You can leave me your answer in the comments.
Dime, ¿ya has visto este anime? ¿Qué te ha parecido? Puedes déjame tu respuesta en los comentarios.
L'histoire ce déroule dans un l'orphelinat : Grace Field House
Ou les enfant sont parfaitement bien traité, joyeux, avec une scolarité ou fait d'eux des élèves studieux, beaux fort intelligent, des quasi être parfait en tout points de vue.
Une vie rythmé par des levée repas études jeux l'apres-midi, la seul chose et que l'orphelinat et encerclé de grand et les enfant n'on pas le droit de sortir de la cour de jeux, n'on jamais vue l'extérieur ravagée par une guerre.
MAIS un jours ne orphelin lors d'une adoption découvre qu'il ne sont qu'un élevage de viande pour une espèces extraterrestre, Les morceaux de meilleurs choix sont destiné a l'élite de ses créature a première vue intuable qui on conquis la planète terre, les garçons orphelins les plus chanceux seront adoptés a 16 ans les autre a entre 8 et 15 ans, quand au filles elle ont toutes le même sort que les garçon sauf la plus intelligente et protectrice envers les enfants deviendra un MERE et dirigera un des élevage.
Les enfant ayant découvert la vérité, décide de s'enfuir et de combattre les extraterrestre pour ne pas finir en repas.
Grace Field House étant la production de viande la plus chère dans leur commerce seront bien évidement traqué j'ai envie de dire comme du bétail que l'on chasse.
On découvre aussi que Grace Field House et le seul orphelinat ou les enfant sont bien traité jusqu'à l'abattoir, dans les autre bâtiment au quatre coin du monde les enfants sont juste nourrie sous perfusion, gavé ne savent ni lire, ni parler, c'est à peine si ils ont consciences qu'il existes, du steak pour les extraterrestre pauvres, oui même chez eux il y'as des classes sociales.
Nos héros trouves aussi des alliés parlis les extraterrestre qui refuse de manger de la viande humaines .
›Review of the Comic/Manga The Promised Neverland (Yakusoku No Neverland) Volume 1@faisalhanafih1917d
Hi, I am a mangalover from Indonesia. On this occasion, I would like to give a review related to the comic I read and wow it was very special.
Book information:
Comic Title: The Promised Neverland Volume 1
Story: Kaiu Shirai
Art: Posuka Demizu
Publisher: PT Elex Media Komputindo, Origin (Japan): SHUEISHA INC.
Year of publication: 2019, Origin (Japan): 2016
Genre: Boys Comics
Java Price: IDR 25,000
I have no words how brilliant this comic is. From the first chapter alone, I have been very impressed with this comic. Be Careful! It can stir your heart as you read it, because it's so cool!
This comic tells the story of the children at the Grace Field House orphanage. Emma, the main character who has this brave character, along with Ray, Norman, and other children live a happy life at Grace Field (GF) House. Until one day Emma and Norman learned something from GF House that made them disappointed and worried. They find out the heinous truth behind the existence of GF House. This orphanage turned out to be under the guise of something terrible. What is that terrible thing? Please read for yourself.
This initial volume contains 7 chapters, namely:
"Grace Field House" (GFハウス, Gurēsu Fīrudo Hausu)
"The Way Out" (出口, Deguchi), "Jalan Keluar" in Indonesia
"The Iron Woman" (鉄の女, Tetsu no on'na), "Sang Wanita Besi" in Indonesia
"The Best Option" (“最善”, Saizen), "Pilihan Terbaik" in Indonesia
"She Got Us!" (やられた！, Yarareta!), "Kami Diperdayai" in Indonesia
"Carol and Krone" (キャロルとクローネ, Kyaroru to Kurōne), "Carol dan Krone" in Indonesia"
"We're Counting on You" (頼んだぞ, Tanonda zo), "Tolong Urus, Ya" in Indonesia
My assessment of this visual / comic art:
Very impressive. Posuka Demizu Sensei is a great artist. Very comfortable to see and read. The combination of pictures and conversation balloons is very on point. It is presented clearly, it is not complicated to read, because there is another comic in one comic box that it is difficult to read.
Like the comics published by Shueisha in general, this comic was successful. How come? This comic is successful not without reason. This very neat story makes you feel mixed up. The characters also amaze and inspire you.
For your information, Shueisha is 1 of the 3 biggest manga publishers in Japan (Shueisha, Kodansha, and Shogakukan). Shueisha has published manga in the list of best-selling manga in the world such as One Piece, Naruto, Dragon Ball, Bleach. The current popular Kimetsu No Yaiba (Demon Slayer) is from Shueisha as well.
This manga (The Promised Neverland) is a masterpiece that caught the attention of many people. When you're done reading this volume 1, you'll want to continue reading the next volume. The story is also not hard to read. Exciting, moving, and makes you wonder what happened next.
I think that's all my review of this great comic, hopefully it will catch your eye. I end with thanks. See you in my next post.
›The Promised Neverland – Be Prepared to Get Really Sad.@dlstudios2657d
There is a lot I can't tell you about this show that makes it so good, so here is the most I'll say about the plot without spoiling any twists past the first episode. The show follows around a group of orphans awaiting adoption, though all the kids here have spent their whole lives here. The premise comes when two of the kids realize that the orphanage is actually a farm where children are being raised to feed monsters that exist on the outside, and that 'Mom', their caretaker, knows full well what she has been doing.
From here the show becomes a mix of things. There is a bit of horror to the plot, you see clashing ideals of whether they should try to save everyone, and a heavy thriller aspect to the story as the children try to find a way to escape before they get harvested. The show largely focuses on Emma, Ray, and Norman. They are the three oldest and get the highest scores on their tests. It is these three who are orchestrating the escape itself.
The first area the show truly shines is how distinct each of the characters is, and at the same time how genuine their connections feel. You have the eternal optimist that is Emma, and her almost polar opposite in Ray. Norman is kind of stuck between the two, and as most of the focus is on him in the early parts of the show it feels as though how things will turn out is on his shoulders for how he plays it. Most kids in this orphanage really look up to Norman, and that helps the dynamic work that much better. Any decision he makes is going to have a lot more of an emotional impact than the other two because of these factors.
From here the idea of the show is simple, the three prodigies do whatever they can to get ready for the escape, whether or not that includes all the other kids will be revealed by the end of the season, all while trying to evade Mom and keep there plans safe while trying to escape before any more children are harvested.
The show does a great job at trickling information to you as time progresses, giving you clues as to what the outside world is like, the system behind these 'farms', and the effects that this system has on the Mothers that run them. Despite the whole first season taking place in the orphanage, I do feel I have a good grasp of how this world works, and it never felt like the show was just shoving information at me for the sake of having it.
Another thing I'm fond of, and this holds true especially for Emma and Ray, is that despite them being incredibly intelligent for their age, able to conduct plans you would not expect out of children, the show never forgets that they are still in fact children. You don't walk away from any of this thinking that they don't feel realistic, you walk away feeling like these kids have incredible strength for doing what they are able to do.
The show is really held together as well by Mom, who is an absolutely fantastic villain. The way she is able to keep up her appearance to most of the children while working to undermine the escape attempts of our lead characters is fantastic, and the more you learn about her the better a villain she becomes. The circumstances behind being a Mother of one of the farms adds so much more to her as well, and in a lot of ways, I find it really hard to hate her by the season's end.
It's also a show that manages to look fantastic despite the lack of variety in the scenery. The only real locations over twelve episodes are the house they all live in, the forest surrounding it, the wall that goes around the area, and the gate entrance. The real focus of all the shots remains on the characters, who are incredibly lifelike and expressive. My favorite is Norman, especially his smile. I know that's something small to point out, but it is so incredibly sincere and it feels genuine. I can't even hint at my favorite moment of his in this show, as it's a huge spoiler, but he easily walks away as the best character of the show.
There is very little to criticize here. If there is one thing worth noting, it's that at times the logic some characters use can feel like a bit of a stretch. It's nothing as bad as the end of Deathnote, but there are a couple of instances where we just have to accept a character knows something because that's how smart they are, and not be given any actual reason to how they know what they do. Thankfully there are only a couple instances of this, and neither one of them are too egregious.
It's not often I come across a show this good with so little to criticize. The story told in this first season was amazingly paced, I care about every character, and the story can be both heartbreaking and uplifting. I love seeing how the characters change, and the compromises they have to make to reach the end of the season, and I can't wait for another season to be announced. It is an ending that while it leaves you wanting more, they did manage to tell a complete story. So I highly recommend this show under one condition. Know that you are in fact going to be watching children suffer, and that can be hard for some people. But if you can do that kind of show, this is a must watch this season.
›The Promised Neverland - It's the HardAF Life (For Them) | 3 Episode Ruling@krispnatz2720d
In the second to last 3 Episode Ruling anime review for the Winter 2019 Anime Season we hop on the bandwagon and check out Yakusoku no Neverland aka The Promised Neverland and discuss its edgier elements as well as it's most controversial character while making several references to the broadway musical Annie.
›Newslink: New English Subbed Trailer for The Anime THE PROMISED NEVERLAND@fubar1652736d
Anime fans are getting ever more excited for the release of The Promised Neverland that is coming. If you’re in Japan, you’ll be able to stream the show via Amazon Prime. Meanwhile, if you’re looking for the English subs, you have a plethora of options including Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu, and HIDIVE. If you want an English dub, unfortunately there’s currently no word on when to expect that.
›The Promised Neverland bekommt im Juni 2018 einen Roman!@daktviper842995d
Shueishas Label Jump j Books kündigte am Montag die Publikation eines Romans zu Kaiu Shirais und Posuka Demizus Shonen-Manga The Promised Neverland (Yakusoku no Neverland) an. Der Roman lautet Yakusoku no Neverland: Norman kara no Tegami (The Promised Neverland: A Letter…
image: The Promised Neverland couverture Tome 1
