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Yakusoku no Neverland Episode 12 | thoughts dump

I read the manga. I already knew what was going to happen. Yet? Almost every single second I was holding my breath, I was excited what would happen next. They had some little extra scenes that weren’t originally in the manga, but they gave so much more depth to the escape and about Isabella’s past. Don practicing his throws, Thoma and Lani practicing their rocket shoots. It really shows more of how much they’re working hard for the past two months.

I also love how Emma and Isabella had a small interaction before she went with the others. It wasn’t much, but it shows how much Isabella is desperate to get them back (of course) and Emma showing her determination in leaving the House she loves so dearly. Yet, when she left, Isabella’s desperate expression changed into something more soft and gentle.

She takes off her bun, letting her hair flow free; she’s no longer “Mama”. She’s simply, “Isabella”, the one that sought for freedom just like Emma and the others when she was their age. But she couldn’t escape, and for survival, she would do anything. But now, she’s tired. She had enough of all of this. She wants a break. This is what broke me, when she said “But I guess I’ve had enough.”

Her past with Leslie was pure, innocent, and beautiful. I love how full of energy she was; it was reminiscent of Emma’s own lively personality. Leslie playing a guitar was an extra plus, and the animation with him strumming the strings was just beautiful. Even though Isabella’s “training to be a Mama” was similar to Krone’s, we can clearly tell that by the time she’s pregnant, she seems as if she lost all hope, singing the song Leslie once composed.

Even in the manga, I was honestly surprised I didn’t got that sense of “an antagonist trying to redeem themselves at the end”. She wasn’t redeeming herself and just spouting out nonsense like ‘I always cared about you’; she was showing her true self as someone who wanted to escape to, and that she’s tired of, literally everything. And because her children escaped, she wishes them a safe trip, and to be careful, like a genuine mother would with no regrets. This small act of love was most likely the most and the first motherly act she has ever done. In the manga, she said that “she wished she could had loved them normally.” Truth to be told, I bursted into tears, especially with how the stunning music in the background was flowing with each and every scene so perfectly well down.

Though, one thing I really wished they added was Isabella singing the song to the other kids. I really liked that part in the manga. And as much as I loved the “This is our first morning”, it could had been a bit more.. dynamic. Isabella had already overwhelmed me, so contrasting it with Emma and the others smiling with pride after they escaped would had been so much more a shot in the heart.

THEN AGAIN THESE ARE JUST MY THOUGHTS LOL not some fancy review or anything and I’m mostly just talking about the scenes that’s kinda anime-original?? yeah so I just wanna spill my thoughts out because I REALLY SHEDDED TEARS AND FELT SO EMOTIONAL AAAAA I NEVER KNEW I WOULD LOVE YAKUSOKU NO NEVERLAND THIS MUCH LIKE. THIS IS REAL GOOD SHIT. A DIAMOND. WATCH AND READ IT. THANKS FOR COMIN’ TO MY TED TALK YALLS