mysteriousmre's Reviews (1.22k)

After finishing the first season of the show, I decided I couldnt wait for season 2 and started reading the manga! It's been fun knowing the plot ahead of time and seeing the breadcrumbs for major events and character moments be teased before the big twists and reveals. I'm happy to report that the plot of the Promised Neverland still hits hard the second time around.

The inclusion of internal monologues definitely gives the books a different vibe from the show. There's more to read and fewer quiet moments, but I like the extra insight and perspective we get into characters like Norman and how far ahead he's planning. There's even been a few details about the Gracefield House that weren't acknowledged in the show that further show the lengths the antagonists have to imprison these kids and help make the setting feel really well thoughtout.

Aside from a few moments where the characters' faces are really exaggerated, the art is PHENOMENAL with incredibly detailed backgrounds and warped perspectives that make me incredibly jealous of the artist's skills of drawing architecture. The scenery surrounding the characters will warp and bend during tense moments or when things seem to be slipping out of their control. It's a nice way to keep things feeling suspenseful when there isn't a lot of actual horror this volume.

I still haven't decided whether I prefer the anime or manga more (I dont think I'll have a firm opinion until I catch up to where season 1 ended), but I'm really enjoying seeing this series in it's original medium and I'm looking forward to reading the next volume!

I feel like I’m being super generous giving this 2 stars. The plot is paper thin and it just kinda ends out of nowhere, but there is stuff I like. Carrie Kelly looks AMAZING as the new Batwoman, and its interesting to see her go from the bright eyed girl she was in DKR, to gruff and intense vigilante. Grampa’s style is a bit of an acquired taste. His proportions for young characters like Jon Kent are SUPER weird (why does he have such a large head??), but the fight scenes are simply jaw dropping. I think I’d like his art more in black and white, as it seems he likes to add a bunch of wrinkles and lines where shading should go, but when you add color behind that it looks redundant and makes the characters look like they’re rapidly aging. Overall, cool art, lame story. That’s modern Frank Miller for ya.

The Gracefield Children’s chickens come to roost this volume as Don and Gilda learn the truth about the orphanage and Conny’s fate. The backlash and emotional drama feels genuine and earned given how dire things are for the kids. I’ve had mixed feelings about the way Sister Krone is depicted physically, but her character has been an interesting opponent and now an intimidating ally. The art continues to be great and the way Mother Isabella *literally shatters* everyone’s plans will leave readers begging for the next volume. Recommended!

This volume is a rollercoaster of emotions. The panic of discovering the trench, Norman’s desperation to live, the grief from his sacrifice, the horror of Ray’s attempted suicide/revenge, and the sheer joy that in spite of everything, Emma and Norman STILL found a way to free themselves and break the cycle of violence at the farm. This volume will break your heart one moment and have you cheering the next. Absolutely fantastic.

A wonderful conclusion to the first arc. Isabella is throughly defeated, Emma and the kids escape, and even Ray is redeemed at the end, changing from his realist mentality to adopting the idealism that drove Emma and Norman to escape with everyone they could.

We get some more backstory on Isabella during her time as a child at the farm, that shows everything she’s done to merely survive. If the information revealed by Sister Krone didn’t do so already, Isabella’s backstory drives it home even further that she’s a dark mirror of Emma and that only looking out for yourself in the world only perpetuates the violence of the farms and keeps the demons in control.

From here on out I’m going in blind, since season 2 hasn’t come out as I’m writing this. I’m looking forward to seeing how the Gracefield Children survive in this new fantastical landscape.

Another great volume that finally gives us some answers regarding the world the Gracefield children live in. The Sonju and Mujika are great additions to the cast. They bring some really interesting lore to the table with their religious practices and in Sonju's case a devious ally who may cause more problems in the future.

While the survival aspect of the series is still present, it seems to be moving from suspenseful horror into a more fantasy setting. Not bad at all, just a different flavor than what some people expect from the previous volumes. This series is still firing on all cylinders and I'm looking forward to what comes next!

A new character and many new mysteries. I didn’t expect we’d meet a grown-up survivor this soon after escaping the farm, though his demeanor is exactly what I’d expect: a gilt-ridden realist who’s tired of seeing people die. The bluffing and threats Emma and Ray played with Geezer were great. I’m glad The Promised Neverland hasn’t completely dropped the mind games from the first arc. Geezer looks like he’ll be a formidable match on their journey to Goldy Pond. The bunker feels like it’s seen more than a few groups of survivors pass through its halls so I’m looking forward to seeing what we learn about the Gracefield kids’ new home. The pace has slowed down a bit since the last volume, but has given a nice new status quo for the main cast and teased some new mysteries. Not my favorite volume of the series, but still a good one.

I think this is the first book in the series I didn’t like. That mainly comes down to the character of Geezer. His betrayal and backstory were surprisingly cliche for series that’s done a great job subverting my expectations. The idea of Goldy Pond being a hunting ground for the rich and powerful is,on its own, a bit cliche as well, but taken in context of demon society and what we know about the world so far makes it a VERY interesting set piece for this arc and has some nasty implications about just how safe and secure the bunker and all the other safe places Minerva made really are. The cast of characters has exploded this volume (likely for the inevitable bloodbath). There isn’t anything to their personalities yet beyond a few quirks, but I’m looking forward to getting to know them more and seeing how the author will twist the knife as they get killed off. Volume 8 is still good, it’s just not as great as the previous volumes. Here’s hoping the next volume gets better.

An action packed volume as the refugees at Goldy Pond exact their revenge on the demons who hunted them. The extended cast still hasnt received much development as characters, but in exchange we get some backstory on the various demons and what drove them to make this taboo hunting ground. It's cool stuff, and, of course, making the demons somewhat sympathetic means Emma is gonna try to reason with them and bring them over to her side. I'm glad she hasnt completely lost her optimism :) The rest of the humans still feel like canon fodder instead of characters, but the development of the various demons was a good read.