Hype thread

Fullmettle said:
The synopsis for this is shockingly similar to The Promised Neverland, which started in 2016, whereas this started 2 years later in 2018... for fans of the source material, is this more than a Promised Neverland bootleg?

Tsarko said:

It's literally nothing like promise neverland. True that part of the story follows kids growing in a lab but the contexts and settings between PN and this are so different that it's a pointless comparison.

Fullmettle said:

The Promised Neverland:
A story about children growing up in a false paradise controlled by maids, while the outside world is a hostile place where supernatural beings roam. The children's main goal: escape to a better world, which may or may not exist.

This series, according to it's synopsis:
A story about children growing up in a slice of paradise controlled by robots, while the outside world is a post-apocalyptic word where supernatural beings roam. The children's main goal: escape to a better world, which may or may not exist.


Context is everything, but you can see why I'd draw the comparison, but plot is just an outline for story beats, and isn't as important as the story itself, and I am curious to see what the author of this story has done to set it apart.

More importantly, do you like this series, and do you think I, as a fan of The Promised Neverland while it was serialising, would enjoy this series?

Tsarko said:


I am aware why people might make that comparison, the synopsis certainly does sound familiar. I am just pointing out it's very surface level comparison. All similarities with TPN start and end with the fact that there is a group of children raised in some kind of facility. Everything else is different. And TPN is far from the first story to feature such a setting anyway. I would say it feels more similar to the likes of Made in Abyss, Akira and Eden: It's an Endless World

This story follows two points of view. First is of children mentioned in the synopsis, second pov is of Maru and Kiruko (boy and girl on the key visual) who are traversing and surviving in the post apocalyptic Japan in a search for a certain place. Maru and Kiruko are the main protagonists of the story.

As for the question if you would enjoy this if you enjoyed TPN, I don't know. The stories are very different. Storytelling, setting, mysteries, characters, tone, narrative, etc. are all different so I don't know what to tell you. If you love good sci-fi mystery, post apocalyptic setting, adventure and survival, a story that tremendously rewards your attention and attempts of puzzling together all the clues that were laid down then I am sure you will love this anime.

anizawa89 said:
Created by the legendary mangaka behind comedy classic Soremachi... shame we didn't get SHAFT back for this one.

Lay1306 said:
Not to be a party pooper but by the synopsis alone this sounds like darling in the franxx

Etherius_ZS said:
Man, this looks too good for a TV anime. I don't remember when I was this hyped watching a PV. 

Indeed this is probably the best PV since the one from Boogiepop.

VP2003boi said:
Man, such a based opinion lol

Etherius_ZS said:
Do we even know who worked on that? Yousuke Hatta maybe?

VP2003boi said:
Fukushi said in an interview that at the time they only had sawada and natsume on the team consistently in the beginning, so i imagine it was by natsume himself. 

Etherius_ZS said:
https://twitter.com/tdm_anime/status/1630131372617777154

Ah that makes sense.

Heard rumors of Fukushi cooking something, maybe early next year.