I cannot believe what I witnessed. I stumbled upon the trailer of this anime on YouTube and thought it looked fantastic. I was really looking forward to it but now I can honestly say this was my biggest disappointment after watching any piece of media in my life. Yes, it was that horrid.
The funny thing is the first two episodes were quite good with great animation and art. Then, it just went south after that to a point where I was just lost for words. The tonal shift was so abrupt and jarring. The quality of animation dipped so badly some scenes looked like it
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Jan 23, 2020
Yakusoku no Neverland
(Anime)
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At first I didn’t want to write this review but I just had too. I have been holding off for too long. As a huge fan of the manga, I found the anime adaptation to be extremely disappointing.
Let’s talk about the one positive aspect of the show: the music. This is literally the only thing it did better than the manga. Everything pales in comparison. The storyboard and framing or shots in general are lackluster. It loses the tension and mystique of the manga pages. One would think a fully animated and colored media is better but it’s not. The manga is superior in art direction, ... 
Sep 20, 2016
At beginning of the season no one was talking about this anime. I didn't even know it existed. I stumbled on it by chance and I saw the summary and poster and thought it was wack.
It was on a sunday night (In April) after watching Kabaneri of Iron Fortress which initaily was my pick as the top anime in Spring (didn't turn out too great). I got nothing else to do so I might as well watch a couple of episodes, and boy I was in for a ride. The show surprises in so many ways. The characters are so memorable and charming. The music ... |
