The winter of 2021 showed the duality of Studio CloverWorks, which managed to create Horimiya, the most watched and cherished anime series after Attack on Titan 4, and The Promised Neverland 2, a much-criticized sequel, in a single anime season. literally ending in US trends.

For those unfamiliar with the situation, director Mamoru Kanbe and the guys at CloverWorks decided to shoot the second season of The Promised Neverland immediately after completing the manga, knowing that after the excellent work they will live up to expectations Millions of fans have to finish with the first season of the anime. The second season, however it was done in a hurry and ended up cutting out huge chunks of historyAdaptation of 144 chapters in eleven episodes against the 37 of the first season.

The result was terrible and the average rating of the series on MyAnimeList rose from 8.5 to 6.6 / 10, which will most likely lead to failure in the next few weeks. So in the IMDB the series has lost several percentage points, and The season finale has an average rating of 3.3 / 10. Below you can take a look at the comments from the fans who harshly criticized the episode on social media, so it ends up in Twitter trends along with the hashtag #botched (lit.Mess).

The Promised Neverland Anime therefore welcomes us with a second season that is definitely below expectations. In case you want to restore the series, we remind you that in Italy All volumes of the manga can be bought in the J-Pop online shop.


About the Author

Sweety Otaku

One of the best parts of watching anime is how many times a show can surprise you. Sometimes for good, sometimes for bad. But if the Otaku know one thing, it's that anything is possible.

View All Articles