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[Spoilers] The Promised Neverland - Episode 1 Discussion

askhavok · 7y

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Good job animators! You can tell they ACTUALLY liked the manga

Frustrasiian 7y
I didn't read the manga...I was not prepared for what I just watched. High hopes for this season.
ModChan 4y
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- Removed 4y
  Thoughts on this first ep 1 of Yakusoku No Neverland ?
HyphenSam 7y
I kinda suspected some sort of twist, but I certainly wasn't expecting whatever the ｈｅｃｋ those things were.
Overall a very solid episode.
kurokurocorn 7y
It was a good start :) and I hope it continues to give more twisted ideas.
myvelouria 7y
A few months ago I considered reading the manga and read the plot summary so the twist was spoiled for me. What I like is they didn't go with gimmicky jump scares or anything like that. And I think it had some really good animation.
Weeaboux 7y
The twist didn't hit me very hard, as the key visual basically SCREAMS it (pictured below under spoiler bc fr it is so obvious)

but I think it was a very solid first episode. We got to know the main characters and the main antagonists, and it set up the warm to "oh my god this is awful" tone very well.
tls123 7y
came from the manga around when chapter 72 was translated, and binged the series until i caught up

i'm quite happy with this! first episode so far, i'm pleased with how it was adapted. i think the studio in charge of the series will pace it well, and will receive a fair amount of attention? i'm already recommending it to friends lol.

this is a series i'm definitely going to wait every week for.
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- AniBlade 4y
  The Promised Neverland, OH....MY.....GOD, this is some next level plot twist. I thought this was just going to be lighthearted drama about some orphanage kids with a little twist but boy was I wrong. I stalled watching it because of that and now I regret my decision.
  
  In the beginning it seemed like everything was going so smoothly with kids being curious and an obvious mystery of the outside beyond those gates. I thought to myself, "This seems like a nice relaxing mystery drama anime", when it reached the end I knew I was far from being right. Like the darkness and lies that lied under the orphanage appearance were shattered into pieces and did a 270 degree turn. Yh, 270 degrees because it went that far off.
  
  This is going to be the top best in the season and I didn't say hope, IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE TOP 3 this season. It's only going to get better from her on out. So I highly recommend this anime for the season because I know I'll be enjoying it.
  
  I know I'm hyping this anime's first episode but it's just that good
Removed 7y
I watched a few similar anime so I could see that twist coming a mile away. So far it's interesting, love the Opening song.
Faeria 7y
I fucking love the manga and the anime is intense.
kougar 7y
I mean it's not thaaaaat creative, but at least it leaves me hanging on every episode.
bdubs 7y
the fact that this forum post has a click bait title slightly upsets me

but yeah tpn is pretty good. It's been done before, but I think the contrast of cute little kiddos trying to escape their fucked up world makes it really shine. Kind of like made in abyss or girls last tour, probably
- AniBlade 7y
  KML it worked didn't it XD
DixNeuf 7y
I mean the show is good so far, but the twist was literally the first possibility I thought of.

There's dozens of books and movies with very similar plot twists.
Aquilante 7y
I won't say it is an "unpredictable" or "unbelievable" twist, but it was a good one. So far I'm really enjoying the show, and it somehow reminded me the 1st episode of Akame ga Kill (for the twist I mean).
- DixNeuf 7y
  It's for sure enjoyable. I think it's more a case of mishandled expectations more than anything else.
  
  After months of hearing how great the twist is, you kind of expect a little more. Especially when it's a twist that has started to be used more and more in recent years.
  
  For what it's worth, the twist was there mostly to kick off the plot, and not to surprise us.
T3NLTD 7y
The twist didn't surprise me at all. The cold open in the first episode prepares you for some dark shenanigans. I did enjoy it, but I'm cautiously optimistic about this show because I've been burned by shows that had a strong start in the past.
lebremangos 7y
Compared to the manga, the anime is nothing
- Removed 7y
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  lebremangos 7y
  That's true too :sadmoy:
- Crabstove 7y
  in what ways? Did they make it less intense or just didn't convey something?
  lebremangos 7y
  Too much information is being loss because of the rush of the anime, the OST it's empty and the tension doesn't exist much because of the non-existent monologues that give a way deeper view of the arc and ofc the Demizu art it's not something that that anime production can replate 80% equal.
  
  I strongly recommend reading the manga from the begin.
  
  PS: Like I said in one comment yesterday:
  >Sure the anime-onlys have a whole other experience than the manga readers but in the case of Neverland, the anime can't pass the true emotions and the desperate mind games, only the manga have that power. It's a whole different level. > >
  Crabstove 7y
  I can imagine that. I felt it a bit, but I am still enjoying the show a lot. I will check out the manga, thanks
Suleyk 7y
I agree, I said the same thing
CrimsonTech 7y
Anyone know who the person that was trying to escape in the flashback was?
- Virtual0txt 7y
  I think it was mum
Virtual0txt 7y
After watching few episode I read all chapters in two days. Oh my, it's wonderful.
AnimeBirb 7y
It's hyped up so much now it's kinda sad because I don't know if its gonna live up to expectations or die down towards the end of the season. So far, it's brilliant though!
- AniBlade 7y
  Nah its been really constant
meniel 7y
Read the manga man
- AniBlade 7y
  I'm really enjoying the anime so I don't want to be spoiled atm. After it finishes airing Ill read the manga
  meniel 7y
  Read the part you've already watched and decide for yourself which one you don't want to spoil (not really an imperative though, do what you want actually, ofc).
  AniBlade 7y
  Oh yh I do that sometimes and realize the differences in the anime from the manga.
  But I try to avoid it because I'll read more often than expected and start reading every manga along with the anime I love each season
AnhernSarsalor 7y
I delayed watching this because at first I thought it wasn't for me, but after watching the first episode, heck the first half of the first episode I was hooked.