Tengoku Daimakyou

Fifteen years ago, disaster struck human civilization, and now dangerous man-eating monsters roam the ravaged lands, posing an existential threat to the remaining survivors. Amid this turmoil, an isolated facility shelters children and nurtures them in peace. However, as a few among them find out about the world beyond the narrow periphery of their nursery's walls, their curiosity about it slowly grows.

Meanwhile, in the outside world, young survivors Maru and Kiruko band together to search for a special place called Heaven, each for their own reasons. Carrying past burdens and tragic secrets, the two hope to find answers to the cruelty they have experienced in their lives and in the world, which still remains in tatters.

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Kiruko Main

Senbongi, Sayaka Japanese

Maru Main

Satou, Gen Japanese

Mimihime Supporting

Fukuen, Misato Japanese

Usami, Shun Supporting

Takeuchi, Shunsuke Japanese

Shiro Supporting

Takeuchi, Shunsuke Japanese

Kona Supporting

Toyonaga, Toshiyuki Japanese

Totori Supporting

Matsuoka, Misato Japanese

Juuichi Supporting

Sakuya, Shunsuke Japanese

Kuku Supporting

Kurosawa, Tomoyo Japanese

Takezuka, Ooma Supporting

Kino, Hina Japanese

Kamei, Hiroshi Producer

Morihiro, Fumi Producer

Cao, Cong Producer

Yonezawa, Akira Producer

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Apr 18, 2025

wiederherr

Recommended

Tengoku Daimakyo is a pretty enjoyable show that stands out with its intresting world setup and emphasis to small details that give hints to some events and characters background., great visuals/animation nice op and ending.
It do have flaws like some character decisions or events are unreasonable and so, also dont expect much of the story development. This anime is just about 2 characters wondering the ruins of remaining city with periodical offset to another story/timeline —> I'd rather watch it as a cozy slice-of-life sci-fi adventure of two characters in a post-apocalyptic world with a nice ground to think about what is going on around..
one of ... the best anime 2020-2024 imho

**Rating: 7-9/10**


**Anime Review: Tengoku Daimakyo**
Tengoku Daimakyo (Heavenly Delusion) is a captivating and thought-provoking anime that masterfully blends post-apocalyptic sci-fi, mystery, and human drama. Based on the manga by Masakazu Ishiguro, the series takes viewers on a journey through a beautifully ruined world, exploring themes of identity, survival, and the ethical dilemmas of scientific advancement.

**Story and Setting**
The anime is set in a dystopian future where Japan lies in ruins after a catastrophic event. The story follows two parallel narratives: one revolves around Maru and Kiruko, two travelers searching for a mysterious place called "Heaven," while the other focuses on a group of children living in a seemingly idyllic but highly controlled facility. As the series progresses, the connections between these two worlds slowly unravel, revealing a complex and deeply layered plot.

The storytelling is deliberate and atmospheric. The mysteries of the world are unveiled gradually, keeping viewers hooked as they piece together the larger picture. The post-apocalyptic setting is both haunting and beautiful, with stunning visuals that bring the ruined landscapes to life.
I believe manga covers much more than anime so you can read it for more details and story if you want

**Rating: 7-9/10**

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 13, 2024

BlackBusterMAL

Mixed Feelings

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A series that in my opinion has more merit than it deserves, look at the series it is not completely bad but they showed it to me as the best series this year that will have an amazing story but when I saw it it seemed more like an ordinary series, yes it is a trip in a post-apocalyptic world but nothing more, it does not bring us a new proposal and if it does it seems more like a copy of different series that converged here, from my point of view for a series to work it must hook you from the beginning and ... maintain the standard for the first episodes so that you watch the full series later even if its episodes are not so interesting here it was not the case, it takes a while for something to happen and it takes a long time, in this season we saw absolutely nothing with the mysteries Only some things happened in this world that gave us a taste of what the series could be but nothing more, we don't know what happened or how it happened, we don't know what the objective of our protagonists is or how it will relate to the secondary story, no. We know why they isolated some children from this apocalypse, we don't know how the boy's ability works, it really doesn't explain anything to us and it frustrates me a lot, the story of the boys is not interesting at all and neither is that of the organization, I was left with an anime that could have done many more and better things but ended up doing everything halfway which will leave many with many mysteries but for me it was just another ordinary series.

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Una serie que a mi parecer tiene mas mérito de lo que se merece, miren la serie no es mala por completo pero a mi me la mostraron como la mejor serie en este año que tendrá una historia asombrosa pero cuando la vi se me hizo mas como una serie del montón, si es un viaje en un mundo posapocaliptico pero nada mas, no nos trae una nueva propuesta y si lo hace parece mas una copia de distintas series que convergieron aquí, desde mi punto de vista para que una serie funcione debe de engancharte desde el principio y mantener el estándar los primeros episodios para que veas la serie completa después aunque sus episodios no sean tan interesantes aquí no fue el caso, tarde en que pase algo y tarda mucho, en esta temporada no vimos absolutamente nada con los misterios de este mundo solo pasaron algunas cosas que nos dieron una probadita de lo que puede ser la serie pero nada mas, no sabemos que paso o como paso, no sabemos cual es el objetivo de nuestros protagonistas o como se relacionara con la historia secundaria, no sabemos para que aislaron a unos niños de este apocalipsis, no sabemos como funciona la habilidad del chico, en verdad no nos explica nada y me frustra muchísimo, la historia de los chicos no es nada interesante y la de la organización tampoco, me quede con un anime que pudo hacer muchas mas y mejores cosas pero termino haciendo todo a medias que dejara a muchos con muchos misterios pero para mi fue una serie mas del montón.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Mar 28, 2025

d_saikoh7

Not Recommended

Tengoku Daimakyou was a big letdown for me. The first two episodes are super hype, but that’s about it.

Basically, the anime follows two parallel stories: the kids on the outside and the kids on the inside. The inside story is interesting, but it doesn’t get enough screen time, and the characters feel empty. On the other hand, the outside characters are interesting, but their story is empty.

At first, I was really into the outside kids’ story because I thought it would develop into something amazing, but no. Their entire story is basically told in episodes 1 and 2. You could skip ... everything and jump straight to episode 13 without missing anything. So, in every episode, you’re just waiting for those 2-3 minutes of the inside kids' storyline because that’s where things actually happen.

And in the end, without spoiling anything, it plays out exactly as you expect, with the big secret being exactly what you think it is.

I’m giving it a 5/10 because it’s watchable, but I honestly regret the time I spent on it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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