Yakusoku no Neverland

Surrounded by a forest and a gated entrance, the Grace Field House is inhabited by orphans happily living together as one big family, looked after by their "Mama," Isabella. Although they are required to take tests daily, the children are free to spend their time as they see fit, usually playing outside, as long as they do not venture too far from the orphanage—a rule they are expected to follow no matter what. However, all good times must come to an end, as every few months, a child is adopted and sent to live with their new family, never to be heard from again.

However, the three oldest siblings have their suspicions about what is actually happening at the orphanage, and they are about to discover the cruel fate that awaits the children living at Grace Field, including the twisted nature of their beloved Mama.

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Ray Main

Ise, Mariya Japanese

Norman Main

Uchida, Maaya Japanese

Emma Main

Morohoshi, Sumire Japanese

Phil Supporting

Kouno, Hiyori Japanese

Isabella Supporting

Kaida, Yuuko Japanese

Sister Krone Supporting

Fujita, Nao Japanese

Gilda Supporting

Lynn Japanese

Don Supporting

Ueki, Shinei Japanese

Conny Supporting

Ozawa, Ari Japanese

Anna Supporting

Kayano, Ai Japanese

Fukushima, Yuuichi Producer

Suzuki, Kenta Producer

Ozaki, Noriko Producer

Ono, Shinobu Producer

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Jan 6, 2026

maya_kotori

Recommended

I watched the first season of together with my sister, and honestly, it was such an intense experience. From the very first episode it grabbed my attention. The atmosphere, the mystery, the constant feeling that something isn’t quite right. Even though the episodes weren’t long, every single one felt packed with tension, clever twists, and moments that made me want to keep watching without stopping. I really enjoyed the dynamic between the main characters and how smartly the story unfolded. It kept me guessing the whole time, and watching it with my sister made it even more fun. The world-building was dark but fascinating, and ... the emotional moments hit surprisingly hard. Overall, I’d give the first season a solid 8/10. It was gripping, unique, and definitely worth watching. Just not quite perfect for me. But still, a really strong and memorable anime.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 1, 2025

overratedslop

Mixed Feelings

Decent at the very least 1st season but overrated, severely overrated

World is believable, world building adheres to a solid structure at the very least during 1st season

Characters are decent, typical shounen manga where 10 y olds behave much more rationally than irl adults in their 40s but let it be, characters have decent depth, motivation and logic behind their actions

Plot is also quite solid durring 1st season

Art is alright, not breath taking but not ugly either, decent

Overall its a quite a decent 7.5 anime as far as the word DECENT goes, yet it has score roughly of 8.5 and considering its 2nd season was absolutely ... trashed even though it didn't fall that much further from it in my eyes, i believe s1 to be overrated

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Aug 15, 2025

mszroms

Not Recommended

This is one of the few animes that had a lot going for themselves but its execution have led to its stumble that it was kind of sad to see; This review will constitute the overall state of its first and second season. Do I recommend people to watch it? I wish I could. But it is a very distasteful experience that I think you'll be better off reading the manga perhaps.

Animation (6/10) - This was one of the finer aspects that they had in their credits. Their color scheming and thematics was expressive, the movements were fluid and has a very contemporary appeal that ... is reflective of the current, anime industry. And its one of the things you can expect from its house, CloverWorks, that has a decent resume of shows in their belt. So props to that regard.

Usually animes with decent animation, I'll give it a 7. But since it saw a little bit of an overall decline in terms of quality I would be giving it a six to be fair because yep, they did cheaped out throughout the second season's entire run.

Storyline (1/10) - This is where it got rancid. The first season was something that was very interesting to follow, it was something that was thoroughly mapped out and is faithful to the manga series. So good for that. But we have to also credit the fall from grace that they did with the second season wherein they seemingly cut corners with its production by rushing its storyline and unreasonably deviated from its original plot.

It felt like I was watching a PowerPoint presentation of the summary rather than a constructed story that should be a pleasant experience. It was TERRIBLE. And the higher the fall, the greater the damage. So with everything considered, I'll be giving this a point, just because it was a disappointment.

Music (3.5/10) - Considering its run ended prematurely, it has a very limited library of tracks. It mostly composes of orchestral and ambient compositions to assist the story narrations rather than being utilized to jam out to. But big ups to "Isabella's Lullaby" that music track was ethereal and I think the most worth listening to out of the entire discography they have under their belt.

But overall, it was a bit lackluster.

Overall - 3.50 out of 10

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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