THE PROMISE NEVERLAND SEASON 2 SERIES

THE PROMISE NEVERLAND SEASON 2 SERIES

Heartbreaking to see the downfall of the series However, as bad as the writing was, I have no doubt that the music and the voice acting will get completely overlooked despite the stellar quality. Mariya Ise also continues her incredible performance as the logical and direct Ray. Emma’s voice actress, Sumire Morohoshi, actually improved in her voice acting performance despite the less-than-average script given. In addition, voice acting continues to excel. Music continues to elevate this series, and the new pieces Obata-san composed sound marvelous to the ears, with one particular theme that sounds just as alien as the creatures of the world. The complete degradation of writing quality hurts not only because of the solid first season but also because of the other elements involved. We never saw the process, and even the titular protagonists feel so much more cardboard in comparison to their personalities in the first season. Entire arcs got summarized into a single still picture. In fact, the entire last episode of the series consisted of a number of straight montages of the heroes conveniently solving every last issue the series vaguely mentioned. Its theme of perspectives required extensive worldbuilding, none of which we experienced as viewers in this season, and its question of trying to choose between systematic stability over new ideas also quickly got swept under the rug.

While I still found the overarching storyline of The Promised Neverland riveting, its execution was undeniably horrendous. New characters were introduced left and right with backstories quickly forced down before moving forward once more, which left little depth or personality. Even worse, the conflicts started conversations that were convoluted and filled with gray morality, but the series opted to simply wave the problems away through the familiar power of friendship in a series famous for not using friendship as a core solution to its more complicated problems. In one particular episode, I remember counting a total of five separate conflicts getting resolved within minutes of each other. I leaped at the laptop whenever there was a new episode, yet I couldn’t help but feel a sinking feeling in my stomach as I watched each episode.Įven as someone who didn’t read the manga, I could tell how much material was skipped because of how quickly conflicts got resolved and how fast the story progressed. Though I expected a genre shift after the end of the first season, the writing differed so much in quality between the first and second season that it made me more sad than bored. After discovering the awful truth about their world, the children decided to take matters into their own hands to do whatever it takes to survive.Įverything the first season excelled at was completely missing from the second season. The Promised Neverland follows a group of orphans who grew up in Gracefield. After an incredibly well-produced first season that left audiences begging for a second season, the team opted to instead smash everything together to tie a nice bow around the entire series as a final goodbye.

Thoughts : The Promised Neverland Season 2 will likely go down as one of the most tragic endings in the anime world, and I don’t mean that in the good, heart-wrenching way.

The promise neverland season 2