Why The Promised Neverland is extremely unlikely to ever get a re-adaptation.

Hot_Green_Tea said:
Last episode slideshow already explained that they don't want to have anything to do with TPN anymore.

snyviper said:

I didn't watch till the last episode, what did they show in this slideshow that explained that they don't want to have anything to do with TPN anymore?

darkstom248 said:
So basically, they ended up showing how the story ends in the manga with the majority of the kids leaving for the human world with a few minor tweaks. They then proceed to run through 30-40 chapters that had yet to be adapted in the anime within like 2 mins. In which, they free all the farm children, overthrow the demon government, install Mujika as the new ruler, have Emma met literal God, and then just stroll over to the human world to met up with rest of the kids in the human world. In a 2 minute slideshow. No animation at all. The most insulting part is they literally didn't even have to show any of it as the ending they did do before the slideshow was a least somewhat decent in that it at least wrapped everything up. Still shitty but, you know. Think Hot_Green_Tea means that since they decided to show what material they possible could have used for a new season or movie later on they are completely throwing out any possibility of every returning to the material again since it has already been "shown".

darkstom248 said:
So basically, they ended up showing how the story ends in the manga with the majority of the kids leaving for the human world with a few minor tweaks. They then proceed to run through 30-40 chapters that had yet to be adapted in the anime within like 2 mins. In which, they free all the farm children, overthrow the demon government, install Mujika as the new ruler, have Emma met literal God, and then just stroll over to the human world to met up with rest of the kids in the human world. In a 2 minute slideshow. No animation at all. The most insulting part is they literally didn't even have to show any of it as the ending they did do before the slideshow was a least somewhat decent in that it at least wrapped everything up. Still shitty but, you know. Think Hot_Green_Tea means that since they decided to show what material they possible could have used for a new season or movie later on they are completely throwing out any possibility of every returning to the material again since it has already been "shown".

Attackonfiller said:
The Promised Slideshow is perfect as it is anyway.

Kittxy said:
that “slideshow”, is actually a common technique used in film and animation. Still images are often used to depict the passage of time and, since we got a big timeskip in the last episode, it was perfectly normal for them to insert still images. Now I could understand the hate and frustration if half or the whole episode consisted of these still images, however it was only for around 1 minute. I definitely feel like people are taking this way out of proportion.

Kittxy said:
Hahah, nope. I am a long time tpn manga reader. I’ve read it over 5 times in the past 2 and a half years. I have all the available volumes. You have to remember they only had 11 episodes to fit everything. I don’t believe they could have done any better than they did. In my opinion, I think the fact that they put in slides that are nods to the manga readers and arcs is an amazing idea, because it will only make the anime onlies want to read the manga even more to find out more. It’s marketing, and they know what they’re doing. Pretty much the only people who are bashing season 2 are the manga readers who can’t understand that they shouldn’t compare it to the manga. They’ve said since 2019 they would deviate from it. Knowing this, I went into the anime not expecting to see things from the manga, and with that, I was able to thoroughly enjoy the season. Same with anime onlies, since they don’t know what’s being “skipped”, they are able to enjoy it. If people don’t go in expecting, they won’t be disappointed.

Nafis_Syed said:
Your last sentence makes no sense whatsoever. You are being delusional my dude, its time to give it up and move on from this anime. The series is dead and it most certainly won't ever be fondly remembered, and I think almost everyone here would agree with me.

Kittxy said:
Or you could respect other people’s opinions instead of calling me delusional. This just shows what the people who bash season 2 are like. Your opinion is not everyone’s. I know that people who are meant to enjoy season 2 definitely will. Not those who skip over it or rate it a 1/10 without even giving it a chance because they heard from some manga reader that “season 2 is bad”. Everyone has their own opinion. Every person is different in what they enjoy. Do not try to force your hate of season 2 on other people. Let them decide for themselves if they like it or not. Also the promised Neverland is dead to YOU. Not to everyone. Stop projecting everything onto everyone. Many many fans know that The Promised Neverland will never die. I hope you know that. It will live fondly in the hearts of so many people. I bet there are just as many people who love season 2 as much as there are people who hate it. However the hate train is obnoxiously loud, and the love is often blocked out by it. But we are here. Don’t think we don’t exist. There are many of us. Many that know how good season 2 truly was. Many of us that could enjoy it without attempting to compare every second to the manga. Just as many of us as there are of you who bash season 2. Remember that. Your opinion is not everyone’s. Remember it.

Nafis_Syed said:
How optimistically naive. Let's snap back to reality now shall we, whilst it is true that there is nothing wrong with liking the TPN S2, you cannot however deny the fact that many people were left extremely disappointed by it. I mean, the recent data on the anime's poor reception further back up my claim and so does various posts/forums/youtube videos, heavily shitting on it. Tell me, has there ever been a big of a drop in ratings from a stellar S1 to a trash S2? The answer would be no, as even Tokyo Ghoul and The Seven Deadly Sins, did not suffer this much a rating crash as the TPN S2 so deservedly did. Also, you are right, 'The Promise Neverland will never die' but instead it will 'live fondly in the hearts of so many people', as one of the worst sequels of anime ever.

Kittxy said:
And here you are again, completely bashing on someone’s opinion. Do everyone a favor and just get off this thread. You’ve made your opinion, I’m allowed to have mine. I literally said that there is a hate train, obviously acknowledging that there are many people who dislike season 2. However, you must know that there are just as many people out there who like season 2. Just because the obnoxiously loud hate blocks them out, doesn’t mean they aren’t there. I think you should learn that before saying that everyone will remember it as one of the worst sequels ever. Because to me, and many, many, other people, tpn season 2 is one of the best sequels that satisfyingly ties the amazing story up perfectly. You don’t like it? Fine. You can go stick with the manga. But let people who like season 2 enjoy it. Not everyone has your opinion. Goodnight.

Classy_Cassy said:

I’m anime only and this season sucked. I came here to see why and now I know why. It seemed to be a combine effort of the manga quality dipping after the orphanage arc and season 2 butchering what was left.

Kittxy said:
Hahah, nope. I am a long time tpn manga reader. I’ve read it over 5 times in the past 2 and a half years. I have all the available volumes. You have to remember they only had 11 episodes to fit everything. I don’t believe they could have done any better than they did. In my opinion, I think the fact that they put in slides that are nods to the manga readers and arcs is an amazing idea, because it will only make the anime onlies want to read the manga even more to find out more. It’s marketing, and they know what they’re doing. Pretty much the only people who are bashing season 2 are the manga readers who can’t understand that they shouldn’t compare it to the manga. They’ve said since 2019 they would deviate from it. Knowing this, I went into the anime not expecting to see things from the manga, and with that, I was able to thoroughly enjoy the season. Same with anime onlies, since they don’t know what’s being “skipped”, they are able to enjoy it. If people don’t go in expecting, they won’t be disappointed.

Greg96 said:


As an anime only, this series pretty much killed my respect for the series as well as any want to read the manga afterwards. I will not support this series after watching this monstrosity, and if I ever bother actually picking up the manga now I'm just going to pirate it just like I did watching the rest of S2.

I like how you also say "They only had 11 episodes" when clearly there was much, MUCH content to extent into a 3rd season, along with a movie if they so desired. But no, they did a massive timeskip, shoveled everything into the latter half of the season, and made the ending so unbearably coated with plot armor that it makes Fairy Tail's power of friendship look like the holiest writing of all time.

Anyone that watched this season pretty much had the manga spoiled for them, as it did for me, and now I feel no desire to invest my time into this series any further.

Kittxy said:
That’s your opinion and I respect it ^_^ however, you must realize that it is not everyone’s opinion. Also, how do you expect them to have the budget to make a season 3 when there was already an unnecessary hate train since episode 4 because it didn’t have certain characters? All the hate yet you still expect them to be able to afford to make a season 3? People like you who pirate the episodes and then expect the studio to have enough money to make another season for you are just... something else.

AzNKrysis said:

When the vast majority of people are disagreeing with you, I think it’s time to recognise that you’re vastly in the minority. So stop patronising people with this idea of yours that a significant number of people loved or accepted this season, when the series was literally trending and on news sites BECAUSE people hated every aspect of this season. Will never understand people who excuse terrible decision making when it comes to these adaptations. Especially when ‘cutting content’ have been a CONSISTENT problem with this particular studio.

AzNKrysis said:

When the vast majority of people are disagreeing with you, I think it’s time to recognise that you’re vastly in the minority. So stop patronising people with this idea of yours that a significant number of people loved or accepted this season, when the series was literally trending and on news sites BECAUSE people hated every aspect of this season. Will never understand people who excuse terrible decision making when it comes to these adaptations. Especially when ‘cutting content’ have been a CONSISTENT problem with this particular studio.

Kittxy said:
You see that’s where you’re mistaken. Sure, it may look like we’re in the minority. However like I said, that’s only because the hate train is obnoxiously loud. People who don’t even give it a fair try before giving it a 1 star rating, or those who don’t even try it at all because they heard from a manga reader that it “sucked”. The majority of the hate comes from these cases. Can you really count that as genuine hate? Or people who just don’t know that they can have their own opinions, and that everyone’s opinion is different? Therefore, I do not agree that we are truly the minority. Most of the hate is from people who haven’t even given it a chance. This is why I believe the hate train is as obnoxiously loud as it is. That’s how things “trend”, or end up on news sites for how much “hate” things got. People hear that something is either “bad”, or “good”, and they jump right on the bandwagon without even giving it a try themselves. It’s sad, really. But anyways, that’s why you shouldn’t believe everything you see. Looks can be decieving, and most the hate comes from those who haven’t even tried to watch it. Think about it. What if these people watched it? What if these people tried having their own opinion and ended up liking season 2? A lot of the hate wouldn’t be there, I guarantee. Anyways, it may look like we’re in the minority, but I promise you, truly, we’re not. If you’re just taking into account the hate from people who have actually watched it, given it a try, the accumulative hate would be a lot lower. I’d bet that going by that fair, accumulative hate, theres definitely the same amount of fans who love season 2. It may look like it, but truly, we are NOT the minority.

Kittxy said:
That’s your opinion and I respect it ^_^ however, you must realize that it is not everyone’s opinion. Also, how do you expect them to have the budget to make a season 3 when there was already an unnecessary hate train since episode 4 because it didn’t have certain characters? All the hate yet you still expect them to be able to afford to make a season 3? People like you who pirate the episodes and then expect the studio to have enough money to make another season for you are just... something else.

Kittxy said:
You see that’s where you’re mistaken. Sure, it may look like we’re in the minority. However like I said, that’s only because the hate train is obnoxiously loud. People who don’t even give it a fair try before giving it a 1 star rating, or those who don’t even try it at all because they heard from a manga reader that it “sucked”. The majority of the hate comes from these cases. Can you really count that as genuine hate? Or people who just don’t know that they can have their own opinions, and that everyone’s opinion is different? Therefore, I do not agree that we are truly the minority. Most of the hate is from people who haven’t even given it a chance. This is why I believe the hate train is as obnoxiously loud as it is. That’s how things “trend”, or end up on news sites for how much “hate” things got. People hear that something is either “bad”, or “good”, and they jump right on the bandwagon without even giving it a try themselves. It’s sad, really. But anyways, that’s why you shouldn’t believe everything you see. Looks can be decieving, and most the hate comes from those who haven’t even tried to watch it. Think about it. What if these people watched it? What if these people tried having their own opinion and ended up liking season 2? A lot of the hate wouldn’t be there, I guarantee. Anyways, it may look like we’re in the minority, but I promise you, truly, we’re not. If you’re just taking into account the hate from people who have actually watched it, given it a try, the accumulative hate would be a lot lower. I’d bet that going by that fair, accumulative hate, theres definitely the same amount of fans who love season 2. It may look like it, but truly, we are NOT the minority.

dedeogbe said:
I know you told me to get off the thread but honestly, after reading your comments, I can't help but feel extremely sorry for you. It's tragic to see how far you are willing to defend a series that has obviously failed as an adaptation. The way you twist your words and logic, to make it sound like that you are in the right and that the people who are criticising it are wrong, simply disgusts me. So as such, even though you loved the TPN S2, you have to at least acknowledge that you are definitely in the minority and if you cannot even accept that, then I don't know what to say but to wish you happiness for living in your ideal dream world where the TPN S2 is 'universally loved' by others and that the 'hate is just the minority being very vocal about it'. What a pity.

dedeogbe said:
I know you told me to get off the thread but honestly, after reading your comments, I can't help but feel extremely sorry for you. It's tragic to see how far you are willing to defend a series that has obviously failed as an adaptation. The way you twist your words and logic, to make it sound like that you are in the right and that the people who are criticising it are wrong, simply disgusts me. So as such, even though you loved the TPN S2, you have to at least acknowledge that you are definitely in the minority and if you cannot even accept that, then I don't know what to say but to wish you happiness for living in your ideal dream world where the TPN S2 is 'universally loved' by others and that the 'hate is just the minority being very vocal about it'. What a pity.

dedeogbe said:

I find your dismissal of the criticism and hate of season 2 as mere bandwagoning disrespectful. Like my friends and myself, we watched season 2 and formed our own opinion that the quality was bad. I only came here to see why it was bad after/during watching season 2 and if other people thought the same, which by looking at the threads, is what a lot of the posters did too. Our opinions were not swayed by the “hate train”. Also, your claim of not being in the minority is unfounded

Kittxy said:
that “slideshow”, is actually a common technique used in film and animation. Still images are often used to depict the passage of time and, since we got a big timeskip in the last episode, it was perfectly normal for them to insert still images. Now I could understand the hate and frustration if half or the whole episode consisted of these still images, however it was only for around 1 minute. I definitely feel like people are taking this way out of proportion.

Kittxy said:

I think this guy is a troll. Looks like he created this account simply for TPN

el3mel said:
Anyway I have to decided to read the manga just of curiosity to check how good the cut parts are. I'm in chapter 54 and about done with the shelter arc (I suppose). This seems to be the point in which the anime and Manga diverge, so let's see.

Note that I still found chapters 38-54 as average as they were in the anime, but they cut an entire character out of the anime which I have found rather interesting so far.

el3mel said:


Skip entire contents worthy of multiple seasons by showing them in slideshows is perfectly normal ? LOL.

Kittxy said:
If a studio only has 11 episodes to condense the whole story like Cloverworks case, then yes! And frankly, I believe they did a perfect job condensing it all.

Nafis_Syed said:
Your last sentence makes no sense whatsoever. You are being delusional my dude, its time to give it up and move on from this anime. The series is dead and it most certainly won't ever be fondly remembered, and I think almost everyone here would agree with me.

Kittxy said:
You see that’s where you’re mistaken. Sure, it may look like we’re in the minority. However like I said, that’s only because the hate train is obnoxiously loud. People who don’t even give it a fair try before giving it a 1 star rating, or those who don’t even try it at all because they heard from a manga reader that it “sucked”. The majority of the hate comes from these cases. Can you really count that as genuine hate? Or people who just don’t know that they can have their own opinions, and that everyone’s opinion is different? Therefore, I do not agree that we are truly the minority. Most of the hate is from people who haven’t even given it a chance. This is why I believe the hate train is as obnoxiously loud as it is. That’s how things “trend”, or end up on news sites for how much “hate” things got. People hear that something is either “bad”, or “good”, and they jump right on the bandwagon without even giving it a try themselves. It’s sad, really. But anyways, that’s why you shouldn’t believe everything you see. Looks can be decieving, and most the hate comes from those who haven’t even tried to watch it. Think about it. What if these people watched it? What if these people tried having their own opinion and ended up liking season 2? A lot of the hate wouldn’t be there, I guarantee. Anyways, it may look like we’re in the minority, but I promise you, truly, we’re not. If you’re just taking into account the hate from people who have actually watched it, given it a try, the accumulative hate would be a lot lower. I’d bet that going by that fair, accumulative hate, theres definitely the same amount of fans who love season 2. It may look like it, but truly, we are NOT the minority.

dedeogbe said:


Ok, if you're not the minority, show any video on YT saying that TPN wasn't bad with more than 100k views. I can easily name Mother's Basement, Foxen Anime and even moistcritical criticized it.

Same with anime onlies, since they don’t know what’s being “skipped”, they are able to enjoy it.

Bayek said:
Hey you never know, Promised Neverland might get the SAO Progressive treatment as they fill in missing arcs like bonus DLC.

"You know those 50 chapters we skipped? Here's a 90 minute movie to make up for that."

Kittxy said:
Hahah, nope. I am a long time tpn manga reader. I’ve read it over 5 times in the past 2 and a half years. I have all the available volumes. You have to remember they only had 11 episodes to fit everything. I don’t believe they could have done any better than they did. In my opinion, I think the fact that they put in slides that are nods to the manga readers and arcs is an amazing idea, because it will only make the anime onlies want to read the manga even more to find out more. It’s marketing, and they know what they’re doing. Pretty much the only people who are bashing season 2 are the manga readers who can’t understand that they shouldn’t compare it to the manga. They’ve said since 2019 they would deviate from it. Knowing this, I went into the anime not expecting to see things from the manga, and with that, I was able to thoroughly enjoy the season. Same with anime onlies, since they don’t know what’s being “skipped”, they are able to enjoy it. If people don’t go in expecting, they won’t be disappointed.

Greg96 said:


WTF?! Shouldn't compare it to the manga? What the hell are you talking about? That makes no sense. Firstly, the anime isn't "original" nor does it actually do anything new. It's just a condensed, speed-run version of the manga's story with 2/3 of the content missing. Anything that would've been unique, like Isa hunting her kids, was dropped in the story (btw do you know what the demon promised her in return? Cuz I don't). Character motivations, conflicts, hell entire arcs were ripped away. How is that non-comparable? Any adaptation can be compared to the source material. That's how adaptations work. Adding a bunch of information at the end of a story that the story doesn't explain isn't a "clever not" to the fandom. It's garbage writing. A well written piece of fiction should not need external source to understand the basic story. This does. Anime-onlies have no idea who the demon god, and demon queen are. That's garbage writing, plain and simple. It would have been far more cohesive to just ignore those parts of the story that they had been doing anyway. I'm glad you were able to enjoy the series, but I've seen many anime-onlies who were completely jarred by this story. They could tell that everything was happening way too fast, despite not having any knowledge of the manga. Dude this isn't just time passing by. These are important events occurring in the story that just get brushed through. There is literally an entire season of content with Emma's journey to speak to the demon god. It fells like such an insult. Why add that in and not do anything with it? Why add anything at all?