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The Promised Neverland約束のネバーランド
(Yakusoku no Neverland)GenreDrama, Horror, MysteryMangaWritten byKaiu ShiraiIllustrated byPosuka DemizuPublished byShueishaEnglish publisherDemographicShōnenImprintJump ComicsMagazineWeekly Shōnen JumpEnglish magazineShonen JumpOriginal runAugust 1, 2016 – presentVolumes3 Anime and Manga portal

The Promised Neverland (約束のネバーランド Yakusoku no Neverland) is a Japanese shōnen manga series written by Kaiu Shirai and illustrated by Posuka Demizu. It is published by Shueisha. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since August 1, 2016^[1] and 4 volumes have been collected in tankōbon format. The series has been licensed for English-language release by Viz Media.^[2]

Plot[edit]

Emma is an orphan that lives in a place called the Grace Field House along with her other foster siblings. Two of which are Norman and Ray who, along with Emma score the highest on the daily tests that they have to take. Emma notes that while they are able to do what they want they are not allowed to leave the compounds or the gate that connects the house to the outside world. One night Conny, one of the orphans is sent away to be adopted and Emma notices that she has left behind her bunny rabbit Bernie. Along with Norman and with Ray's help Emma makes her way to the gate to find Conny. However they are shocked to find Conny is dead and the house is actually a farm where they are being bred and harvested to become food for Demonic creatures. To make matters worse, Isabella, the mama and caretaker of the kids is in allengence with the demons. This news shocks Emma and Norman to their core and they vow to escape along with all their other siblings.

Characters[edit]

Emma (エマ)RayNorman (ノーマン)Isabella (イザベラ)DonGilda (ギルダ)Phil (フィル)ThomaNatAnnaLaniKroneConnyBernieJemima

Volumes[edit]

• 1 (December 2, 2016)^[3]
• 2 (February 4, 2017)^[4]
• 3 (April 4, 2017)^[5]

Reception[edit]

According to an advertisement placed by Shueisha in Shinjuku Station, the first three volumes had printed 700,000 copies as of May 2017. ^[6] As of June 13th, 2017, the first four volumes had 1.1 million copies in print. ^[7]

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