How bad is The promised neverland Season 2? (2025)

lizzziziz

the first 2 episodes were nice on setting up the story, the third episode was a bit slow and

shane_nichols

HoodKublaiKhan

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P99Chan

spaesu said:
started out okay and then went downhill and got really really bad... just read the manga starting from the chapter after the first arc

GoZha said:
It is horrendously shitty. If you are reading the manga then you should probably continue doing that for the best experience

Looks like the manga will be the best choice for me, i can't wait, i'm hella excited to get back to reading it.

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SugaryHanekawa

Bruh

DinoPapiro

Hail_Lelouch

Mykasan

Lucifrost

その目だれの目？

Rui_Rei

Where should you pick up the manga if you want to read s2 rather than watch it.

ManWild

Judevin

All the people saying they'll just read the manga aren't going to find any solace there, the manga sucked after the Garden Escape Arc as well, because the original vibe of the series is literally never there after that arc. Yeah Goldy Pond was good, but it was 7/10 at best, compared to the 9/10 of the first arc.

Let's be real, both the manga and the anime suck after the escape because the author simply didn't know what to do with the story.

Satyr_icon

Blaze919

"Who am I ? Where do I come from ? Where am I going ? That's all I want to think about"
-Saikawa Sohei

Judevin

MegaStride

It's a step down from the first season. Less psychological elements, plot is weird, etc.

S1 -> 9/10

S2 -> 6/10

MooneBoy24

Immediately, I was bewildered when I saw the first season of the second season, it was packed with action, with every single screen teaching future artists the proper way to animate characters and backgrounds. When I heard rumors that the show was going to be anime original, I was skeptical like everyone else.

When it became an anime original, I knew that this show would be a masterpiece far better than Attack on Titan and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The Norman reveal was a cinematic work of art, the suspense was titillating, it brought me to the edge of my seat. The animation was something beyond words really. It was a solid 10/10, with my jaw DROPPING when Norman was revealed to be alive and well.

Then, the recap episode happened.

I think the best part of a show is when it dedicates an entire episode to showcasing all the events that have transpired beforehand to the audience that has already watched all of those episodes already. It just shows what a show can make its audience watch with enough proper storytelling and animation. The recap episode was the pinnacle, the climax, and the coup de gras of The Promised Neverland.

Almost brought me to tears, the episode after the recap episode was so excellent that I wished that I could rate it an 11/10. That's how good the episode it was. It totally DESTROYED the silly trope of "show, don't tell" by masterfully and craftily utilizing more than half of the episode to explain all the events that happened to Norman in the course of over 2 1/2 years. The character development in this episode was really marvelous and was beautifully done, as each character bounced off the other like the newer episodes of SNL (which keeps getting better and funnier each time).

Am I joking? Yes

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KuroGFX

Lucifrost

その目だれの目？

TheBigGuy

You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright
This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi

Roros

Nyess_

Something that’s supposed to die and doesn’t… will eventually rot away , whether it’s a man or a nation

TheBigGuy

shingojira-san said:
Its so bad that Cr1tical had to make 2 videos within a week on how fucking bad it was . Its probably beyond garbage .

I haven't watched the Moist Meter for it, only the video I posted above. But he's brutally honest as always.

You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright
This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi

Nyess_

Something that’s supposed to die and doesn’t… will eventually rot away , whether it’s a man or a nation

TheBigGuy

That's the way to go, I guess. And you could read the manga subsequent to it.

You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright
This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi

Lucifrost

その目だれの目？

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Kaasfondue

FanofAction

monkeybrain14

Nemo_Niemand

TheBigGuy

He's always putting this description regardless of the topic.

You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright
This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi

Rui_Rei

Hey, thanks Iruma-kun. That's good information.

commonxreaction

This is because not only have we cut out significant characters, major background and plot points, not to mention a whole bridging arc... but we've ignored Emma's "solution" to the overarching problem of the whole series, passing it off and assuming her optimism will solve all the hastily consequent problems that we (anime viewers) aren't even fully aware of, whereas (in the manga) she has a tangible plan to resolve more of the socio-political issues brought up progressively through each of the arcs.

It's sad really, because I feel like the series had a lot of build up, and the arcs after the initial Escape did well in building the overall world of the series. I felt pretty excited reading the manga after having seen the first season of the anime. Though, I can't say I was all that satisfied with how it ultimately panned out. But, if we were going to pull a Tokyo Ghoul and go with an original anime spin-off, then I'd have much preferred the series not bothered to rush itself through 12 episodes. At least pace yourself.

I'd recommend just reading the manga at your own risk.

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