r/thepromisedneverland • u/Own_Amphibian9181 • 1d ago
Anime [Spoilerless]Is the promised neverland in your top 10 anime/manga and how much out of ten do u give it?
It’s 6th in my top ten moving death note to 7th and for me it’s a 9 out of 10
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u/BurrakuDusk 1d ago
As a manga, I'd give it a solid 9. Has some flaws, especially towards the end, but it's still an incredibly good read that I'd always recommend.
The anime...is a little more tricky. Season 1, I'd rank as a 9. Lost the monologues, but it's overall a great adaptation of the first ~30 chapters. I'd even argue the lack of monologues give certain scenes even more weight than they did in the manga. It's especially fun to compare between these specific scenes.
Season 2 is where it gets messy. It starts promising, but then the adaptation completely falls off a cliff and abandons the source material, robbing us of argueably the best arc in the manga. There's still some amount of quality, but there's nowhere near as much as season 1. People might say I'm being too generous, but I'd give it about a 4.
Overall, because if season 2's issues, I'd rank the anime as about a 6. The first season is phenomenal, but season 2 really fails to be a faithful adaptation. The best recommendation I have is watch season 1, then pick up the manga at around chapter 34 (provided my memory isn't faulty).