#my sideblog for this is childrenofthepromisedneverland

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What is Promised Neverland?

The Promised Neverland a currently ongoing weekly shounen manga (available on Mangastream too) that strongly borders seinen, keeps surpassing my expectations every time.

We have a female protagonist, a fantastic universe to explore, a suspenseful and dynamic plot, thriller and horror elements seeping from each page of gorgeous art, a very diverse cast with intimate but not necessarily romantic relationships and engaging characters with strong emotions and such hard personal struggles that resonate with the reader. 

I could only sing an ode about the art style because J E S U S, those dynamic and energetic lines, those sick perspectives, those compositions, those contrasts, those expressive facial expressions and the coloured pages (and boi, the colours, even those are so perfectly transmitting the mood) are so absolutely stunning they leave me breathless. Here are just a few examples (cleaned pages are from mangastream): (warning, if you are interesting head over and read the manga, google is full of spoilers)

There are ample female characters with both feminine and masculine traits worn proudly, there are both masculine and more ambiguous guys, there are characters of colour, there is an overweight character who is NOT made fun of for being overweight and is NOT treated like a burden - the others realise they have more difficulty moving around but they are very supporting.

This fucking manga had sent shivers down my spine at chapter 2 and made me clutch my chest and tear up as early as chapter 3 and let me tell you, chapter 1 only didn’t hit as much because I wasn’t that invested emotionally just yet but holy shit.

It’s only 2 years old but so far I’m still in shock that such a masterpiece exists and in the same lifetime as I do and it makes me anticipate 2019 when the anime is going to get released. Either you decide to jump in or wait for the anime - I strongly recommend jumping into it because it’s one hell of a ride.