Shinsekai yori
From the New World
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Shinsekai yori

Alternative Titles

Japanese: 新世界より
English: From the New World
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 7
Chapters: 27
Status: Finished
Published: May 9, 2012 to Jun 9, 2014
Genres: Adventure Adventure, Drama Drama, Fantasy Fantasy, Sci-Fi Sci-Fi, Supernatural Supernatural, Ecchi Ecchi
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Authors: Kishi, Yusuke (Story), Oikawa, Tooru (Art)

Statistics

Score: 6.591 (scored by 39613,961 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #160362
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2068
Members: 11,404
Favorites: 130

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Volumes: /7
Chapters: /27

Synopsis

About one thousand years into the future, civilization has been retrograded and humans are living dispersed within small communities. People in this era have a psychic power called "Juryoku" which materializes things they imagine. In the absence of advanced scientific technology, people are using this power as a major source of energy.

One day, a girl called Saki, along with her friends, finds a small archive robot outside the town. It records the ancient history of humans. It tells them that Juryoku was found in the 21st century and the discovery caused a world war between psychics and non-psychics. The psychics won this war and thus their reign of terror began.

When the adults in town figure out that the children discovered this forbidden knowledge, they seal their Juryoku and exile them. Saki and the others end up in a forest where they meet a huge hairless bipedal mouse known as a "Bakenezumi" and get involved in a violent war the creatures are currently engaged in.

Background

Shinsekai yori is an adaptation of Kishi Yuusuke's science fantasy novel from 2008 of the same title.

The series was published in English as From the New World by Vertical Inc. from November 12, 2013 to January 20, 2015.

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Reviews

Apr 15, 2016
Very honestly I liked this manga, despite popular opinion it seems. But I cannot compare it to the anime or novel yet because I haven't seen them yet but I will get to them. As a stand alone manga, it isn't terrible.

The story is pretty well written and I think that the plot was worth the read at least. The mystery was pretty intriguing and I was hooked to reading it all in one sitting. I found that the pacing is alright with me too.

There was a LOT of yuri. While I don't mind looking at boobs, I think there was some unnecessary ...
Apr 9, 2024
Mixed Feelings
DO NOT READ THIS MANGA IF YOU HAVEN"T WATCHED THE ANIME OR READ THE NOVEL.

This manga in all honesty deserves a 3 or a 4, but I gave it a 6 because I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

This manga is a horrible adaptation of the Shinsekai Yori novel. Characters and events are drastically changed, even inserting and creating whole new ones. There is also A LOT of fanservice. The fanservice interrupts important parts of the story and undercuts several serious moments. They even make Saki a child predator in the manga. Its a poor adaptation and manages to turn an excellent ...
Aug 31, 2015
If you've watched the anime of Shinsekai Yori and are thinking you would want to check the manga version with the mindset that you're in for yet another incredible thought-provoking journey, do not take that step.

Personally, I can't imagine how a masterpiece-level series would ever have a poor adaption. That was before I read this manga.

Everything is wrong in this terrible adaption. The story which is the series' best aspect is turned into a pile of rubbish, by totally changing the flow of the events, which in the novel and anime are linked together incredibly well. The same-sex relationship theme which is essential in the ...

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