How to Write a Great Anime Villain - The Promised Neverland
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มี.ค. 2019
- The Promised Neverland is one of the tensest anime thrillers to ever grace our screens, and the secret to that perfect tension lies in the writing of its first villain, Isabella.
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When the kids escaped the House, there was a line for Isabella that got cut out from the anime.
‘I wish I could have just loved them normally.’
Yeah that line was heartbreaking
Tho in the anime when she pulled out the ropes they ziplined tho it was 10x more dramatic than the manga
OMG that's even more heartbreaking
was watching the dub and pretty sure they added something like that at the end.
I legitimately bawled when I first read that
TIME TO CRY NOW
Using the song Mama learned as a child for the OST the whole time only to reveal it at the end was a stroke of genius
True one of the mindblowing concept of Ray's nature and rare ability when he was still a fetus
wasn't that also the song she was humming when she was walking conny to her death?
Stella Stardust yep.
@@_skye8660 yes
lee Oliver also the fact that the Op is Ray’s POV, Ed 1 Is Norman’s, and Ed 2 is Emma’s is absolutely stunning :)
When she thought her actual son had set himself on fire and she said "I hope his brain is still fine" I was like, man that's what I call a 100% genuin love....
Doesnt Matter ikr that’s real love of a mother
she wanted his brain to still be fine so she could still feed it to the monsters because they believe the brain to be the most delicious
I dunno chief, she genuinely loves her son, but I'm pretty sure at that moment her psychotic side was the one speaking.
She wanted the brain so the demons can eat it or she'll be in big trouble
Well, There should be a lot of r/wooshes in these replies
When she told Emma to become a mom, it was like she “felt” like Emma was in her position. Helpless, especially now that Norman is gone, she thought that Emma felt the way she did when Leslie was taken away. Though obviously, it’s not the case since unlike her, Emma is willing to do whatever it takes to get away and save her family.
very true
true, i was wondering why in that scene of her talking to emma in the infirmary and then she stands still at the door and looks back at her crying, like bruh why u sad for? but then her flashbacks came on and when leslie left, she literally looked like she was in the same position that emma was in. but in that case, isabella gave up all hope and decided to avenge him by living. she was a smart one and one of the best, if not the best, mom out of all the plants since she had the best produce. now i know why. it’s because she did all this for love. in the end, she did love them
she saw the hopefulness in emma and wanted to break it in order to let her keep living as much as she could.
i think about this shit so much, man
spoileer
norman aint dead
Nobody literally nobody
Sprinks how about a paragraph
If crunchyroll doesn't give "villain of the year" award to Isabella I swear....
There is the Beast Titan. So no. Also, since it's a voting thing, Overhaul and Beast Titan might take it by sheer popularity alone. Hell, as much as I can see Mama winning, knowing what I know about Attack on Titan, I would give it to BT anyway.
Crunchyroll don't give shit. Their awards are pretty much governed mob rule, so there is almost no chance of Isabella winning in the same year as a season of Attack on Titan or My Hero Academia
Crunchyroll will give All for one best villain again even if he ded by now
KEKKA DAKEDA Diavolo shd win best villian. No question asked. A mediocre series like AoT cant compare to JoJo
Nah, the boss from Jojo will probably get best villain
My favorite line from Isabella is the one she adressed to Phil after the evasion :
"Don't worry, they escaped safely."
This line let so much get through. The idea she is genuinely glad they could do it, the intention of not hiding the truth to the kids anymore, but also the statement that Phil didn't fool her : "I know that you know."
I too hope she will get more screen time as the relationship between my two best polar opposite favorite characters, the selfless Phil and selfish Isabella, can only evolve into something great since they stop playing the mascarade. But at te same time, I can't see Isabella surviving the failure of keeping the children under control.
Mmm have you read the manga???
I agree the flashback of Isabela made me feel so sympathetic towards her that I cried for her in the end because of the implication that she'll definitely be punished for the escape.
Her setting her hair free might say that she has given up and lays with the rest of the kids as a way of cherishing what little time she has left.
my favourate is "I wish I could have loved them normally"
that bitch defo fired. she dead as hell
Here is my theory: cattle children have to come from somewhere. That somewhere could be adult women, perhaps the ones that started the training to become mothers, but didn't pass. Emma's mother, Norman's mother, and so on. Isabella could be one of them after the scape. She'd be in horrible conditions, but alive.
I... I just wanna see her running towards Ray, yelling: "My baby!", okay? Seeing how his little boy grew up so much...
I binged it and came to the conclusion that Phil is best girl
but.. phil is a boy
Orange Juice 577 ever heard of a joke?
Ice Bear Likes Trains you seem new to anime...
Oof
Best boi
Spoilers, warning!!!
"The book said idiots don't get sick"
-Ray
Ray was really cute in the past
No how dare you spoil the rest of the series for me! >:C 😂
BABY RAY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND
The fact that Emma considers herself an idiot cracks me up
FBI 30 Doors taken down also says you can cure if you get sick if I remember
Main characters: whose gonna stop us from escaping ?
Me : your mom
Main characters: OH NOOOOO
*_O H S H H H H H I I T T U U_*
But I’m a main character. How do I have a Mom?
@@zodiac339 ask ray. he is one of the main characters that the show focuses on after all
@@zodiac339 shounem called, they want your comment back.
bruh
Phil is forever the MVP
KeitohC PHIL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Definitely my favorite.
Phil is such a fucking badass
i think you misspelled *_G o d P h i l_*
Ep 11: Hate Phil godamn traitor
Ep 12: PHIL IS THE GREATEST CHARACTER I LOVE HIM WITH ALL MY HEART
@@fahimabjal7106 u thought Phil was a traitor?
I would like to make a note of how genuinely gut churning Emma's scream was in episode 1. Sounded as though it truly came from the most severe kind of agony a person can be subjected to. Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.
There's honestly not much worse then finding out the person you trusted and loved with your entire being is putting on act and that your basically nothing more then product to them
Japanese VA are on a whole other level when it comes to screaming.
@@ManubibiWalsh Whole other level on everything. I couldn't even imagine watching this show in english dubs, it would totally ruin the feels.
@@xlxlffdd6630 the english is great
@@xlxlffdd6630 yeah i got turned off by the sound of the dub trailer so i might just watch the show only in sub
*I clicked on this faster then sister Krone chasing the kids*
why do i see you everywhere?
IMPOSSIBLE
Krone is spelled with a K
Natalie Havry oh, right
Um lol
Isabella: "please be safe, my children"
Me: *MY EYES ARE SWEATING*
my eyes: also sweat
My eyes: Why is the quality down to 144p.
In the manga, a line isabella says is heartwarming. She said: I wish I could’ve loved them normally”
@@louna4341 my eyes: sweating intensifies
I love also the fact that sister crone monologue " you kids better escape " or something in that line before she got killed
I really love her as an antagonist. She ticks all the boxes, and is still extremely human underneath it all. That humanity isn't played to absolve her of her sins or justify her actions either, which is a trap anime can often fall into.
Android 19
Manga reader:
So....
she ded
@@guacamoli7 well we think she is. It's not confirmed. Though she's already probably eaten by now.
The best villains are always the ones that are all too human. The ones that look back at you.
notfunny well I guess we were wrong lmao
I was amazed by how this anime got me caring about every single character. Isabella is one heck of a character. I wish korone survived.
But if she did maybe she would get the pen bacck
Krone was very Dramatic~
Read the manga. I'll not tell you if she's alive or not but you will see her again..... 👀
The cliff scene was perfect.
The rope connecting the wall to the cliff has been loosened and Isabella's connection to the kids have been cut off. She accepts her fate and wishes them a safe journey as she reels the rope in, a common thing parents in the real world do: She's letting them go both literally and figuratively. The way she reels the rope back in sadly and the way the rope desperately tries to connect to to the other side show just how distraught she was. She wanted to go after them, but she decided against it.
Beautiful.
I don't think she decided against going after them so much as the implant in her chest would've killed her if she had left the property
Something my English teacher would say 👽
@@keik5911 ur comment is making me piss myself
This is what I thought too, but in the manga it’s shown that she takes down the ropes so that the demons didn’t know exactly what direction the kids went it
I love how Isabella’s lullaby is playing in the background :’)
Razuu 0w0 it’s so beautiful
I was about to comment on that.. even though there's no point
@@mm5xo it's like a damn sirens song once you know Isabella.
we all know it's not originally Isabella's lullaby but it's associated enough that becomes hers.
It's beautiful *period*
I loved the camera work in this show. It always made it seem like someone’s watching even when they’re not. It’s great for tension building.
Oh same, especially in that one sene where the “camera” is in the bush.
Ana Paula Barreto I was watching through my eyes I was so scared
Flood Water mother basement addresses this in his latest promised neverland analysis vid about phil, it is really really really intriguing.
It is Phil’s POV
ITS PHILLL (honestly I don’t actully onow buy phill is too knowing)
"D I E T SASUKE"
WHY YOU GOTTA DO MY BOI RAY LIKE THAT
I was dead diet fuckin Sasuke
your profile pic is from studio ap art
@@weinsalexisbonnin1557 thanks for sharing? 😐
@@HAWKSFiercewings ye i was just amazed because i didn't think that i would encounter his drawing and it's hawks too did i sound weird pls tell me your honest thoughts if do then oof im sorry
@@weinsalexisbonnin1557 no no- its okay... I guess i just expected the worst. Thats bad on ny part 😗🙏 sorry about that.
The sound when Isabella breaks Emma's leg gave me the chills
I thought she snap her neck at first
@@bobbythelion6879 same
ahhh yes... the sound of a kitkat breaking-
Funny thing is the scream when Isabella breaks Emma's leg is more calm than the one when she learned that Conny was dead
The overwhelming feeling of emptiness and despair when a masterpiece of an anime ends is killing me. Can't wait for 2020.
Read the manga.
Im at a place where if a series ending is well written i am completely content, perhaps a little melancholic. When it ends poorly though, good lord kill me now.
@@KaiserKaddu honestly it gives so much more context in the characters 😂
The manga is fire my dude, give it a try at least.
_ Minerbf_ fire
I'm glad someone else thinks Phil is the cleverest kid in the house. Norman may have thought ahead all the way to the end of the series, but Phil already knows how the manga will end. He has it all planned out, and he's sitting there. He is waiting, and the demon world will know and fear the name... of Phil.
He *was* the only one to notice the morse code owl stamps on the books
Well i also want to say he pretty much figured out on his own that the house was a farm but to be fair it was greatly due to the main characters reactions (althrough he's the first to ntoice Minerva's massage but didn't understand it at that moment)
Yes, praise the lord Phil!!
To be fair, it's main character and villain's faults for act really suspicious.
I pretty sure he will be king/lord of humanity, and will put demons back in hell.
Akil Wallace yeah that was crazy, especially since he’s only 4 in the show. Most 4 year olds can barely sing the alphabet lol
"The kind of evil that doesn't realize that it's evil, is the worst kind of evil there is." - Weather Report
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Stone ocean
Nice lol
Wait untill you meet Ritra jr. Oh boy, the very depictions of that jojo's quote "LISTEN TO DADDY!"
Kinda like kira
Just like Funny Valentine
***Walls exists***
*Azula, Reiner & Norman:*
*Are We A Joke To You?*
Azula , Reiner ?
@@tnkbale1
In short, Azula is from Avatar the Last Airbender & Reiner is drom Attack on Titan.
***Explanation.***
**Major Major Spoiler Alert for Avatar the Last Airbender & Attack on Titan**
Azula from Avatar the Last Airbender who took a secured and walled city through a coup.
**Spoiler Alert**
Reiner is from Attack on Titan who also broke the walls which were built to save humanity.
Madara Uchiha , oh ok thank you
Madara Uchiha
Trump built that wall
Bertolt: am i a joke to you
I personally thought Isabella was an EXTREMELY complex and well written character. Was SUCH a good villain in the show.
i think the best thing ever is when a show creates a character you're directly meant to hate, before revealing how complex and extremely human they were. and holy fuck do i cry every time when she reveals her true intentions. 'they were all so small... so small... i wish i could've loved them normally'? damn that shit fucked me up and recently i bought the manga and can't stop crying every time i read it. every single time. isabella fucked me up. god i love her character so much.
They did that with both Isabella and Krone. You at first don’t likes them but as the story goes along you realize that they’re so complicated
3:47 Ah.... I see someone else has joined the cult of Phil....
is it a cult if it's objectively correct?
Phil is best boy! :3
^ facts
Only to the non-believers.
Phil won me over instantly in the manga, such a perfect example of how capable an strong the other kids can be
honestly. the promised neverland scared me shitless the most because. my mom is genuinely like isabella
:0
@@mamasitas3566 obviously not including the "giving away children to be killed" but you know, like, the abusive "love" she offers the children, the kind of person isabellla is where she is constantly there to watch you. and in a way i know my mother does love me, but its not a healthy love. Shes abusive, possessive and controlling. But she does it out of "love", its the one thing that keeps me from hating her entirely and thats because i know she /does/ love me
Ohoho that’s intense, gives me chills
@@wolfs-gravestone My mom is like that too, it is really hard to deal with. Just try have patience until you can get out of that house...
Oof gotta move out oof
Hair down Isabella can get it
I love you Obama
Eeyy thats what im talking about
obama x isabella fanfic anyone?
yikes vix PLEASEEEEEE 💀💀💀💀
she's born in 2014 chill-
Difficulty level for escaping:
Farm = North Korea
Farm > North Korea, though not by much.
7 more walls. 7 more walls. 7 more walls. 7 more walls. 7 more walls. 7 more walls. 7 more walls.
@@pieperson444 Hahahaha, I see what you did there (manga-reader here) 😁
@098765 Craper The farms were built to keep in children under 12 who have lived there their entire lives there and who would have been killed if they gave even the slightest hint that they knew what was going on. Not to mention that almost all the humans on the outside of the wall and GIANT MOTHER FUCKING TRENCH were completely fine with the farms. Sure North Korea has a bunch of soldiers but the farms were made so not even the caretakers of the children dont know anything about the outside world and kids wouldnt even get on the wall before they were killed.
Not really tho
Side note: Isabella’s lullaby is beautiful 😭
Yes
Yes
we all know it's not Isabella's lullaby but it's associated enough that becomes hers.
I feel like the demons are the true villains here. They're controlling Isabella, and making her do all of these horrible things. It's kind of sad honestly.
Once you read the manga you'll realise something.
No villian is actually completely evil, like isabella who is controlled by the 'demons', the demons too have a reason of why they do what they do in which is uncontrollable. No one in truely 'evil'.
Yes but why couldn't Isabella just help them? She loved he children yet she brought them to their deaths. I think Isabella was a really selfish character but I loved her anyway.
@@bertinfeutcha677 bruh, there are the grandmothers, the demons, and the fact she isn't even allowed outside or else she dies. Isabella keeping the children inside the farm and killing them that way is her own twisted way of keeping them safe as the outside world is WAY worse than living comfortably inside the farm. She was trying to prevent them from fear and trauma and to the best life she could.
It's like farmers they raise animals for meat and food we all eat we are not evil it's just the way things are and although we love animals we still need animals to eat. It's a food chain that's what I've noticed when I watched the anime it's a system that has been going on for a long time.
Well yeah, no
Isabella is such a great character! I was so scared of her and all I could feel was hate, but then the narrative becomes more and more complex and it really constructed a believable and relatable person in Isabella. I really felt her pain and understood her.
Thank you for this amazing video!
I hated her for so much of the show but when they showed she had more depth it made her more complicated
@@maem7462 I thought she was extremely beautiful, but was terrified of her. But, when the narrative expanded, I understood her completely and saw myself in her. I may have made the same decisions, honestly.
That was some great analysis, on point. One could only summarize that theme on a quote by Brazilian educator and theorist Paulo Freire: "When Education is not liberating, the dream of the oppressed is to become the oppressor."
This comment deserves more likes.
I like this.
Didn't expect this quote here. Vai Brasil!
Wow, that's a powerful quote, sadly reflects our modern world a lot.
Isabella is a freaking amazingly well written villain, but Squidward Tentacles is the best villain obviously
I KNOW RIGHT! Yet, nobody talks about him...
When i read the manga i litterelly screamed out in pain and started to cry whenever a character died i'm mentally weak
Good thing that not too many charcters die.
@Anna Lialine I hope you mean the games
:(
when yugo finally got to see all of his friends again :((((((((
The only death im happy was andrew's death and also the queen
You dont seem to realize the gravity of Emma's actions and Mama's reaction to them escaping.
You learn from Krone that if a Mama makes even a single mistake, they are punished, even killed. The final moments of Isabella staring off and wishing them to live a good, long life as she watches them escape is her knowing she is about to die. Isabella allowed half her children, her cattle, to escape. There is no way she would ever escape punishment, and she knows this.
They did the impossible, they made her deepest dreams come true, and because of that, she is genuinely proud of them as if she were a real mother. It's the mentality of "they did what i could not. and for that, i'm okay with dying."
A line thats cut from the anime is "I wish I could have loved them normally." And once she's back, she even tells Phil "Don't worry, they escaped safely."
And this really, really drove the point home that she is allowing their escape, and ultimately her death, to make up for all the pain she has caused. She isn't making a return appearance, and even she knows this. It's what makes her actions in the finale that much more heartfelt and painful.
Haven’t read the manga but from a corporate standpoint it would be an utter waste to kill Isabella. The demons need her because she has the best quality children. To kill her for her mistake would just create a bigger issue for them when their food quality drastically goes down. If it were any other mother they would be eaten alive quite literally, but because it’s Isabella I doubt she would be killed off so one notedly
@@itsameprincesspeach touché but Isabella probably expected death anyways
Fully agree, starter
I absolutely hated Isabella for most of the series, but after finding out how Moms were selected, I started to wonder more about her past. When Norman asked her if she was happy, and she had that brief moment of surprise & introspection, I knew there was more going on there.
Then this last episode man, that last minute revelation about Ray, the look on Isabella's face when she realized damn near broke me. I cant remember the last time I took such a big 180 on a character. One of my favorite season ending episodes ever. I cannot wait to see where season 2 will bring us.
I had a similar experience. When my boyfriend and I finished that last episode, most of what we had to say was "wow, poor Isabella" even though I had been terrified of her every episode before that. That and "she's probably dead after this" being our prediction, though I would be glad to see Isabella again and see how she's changed.
@@sakuramessage Its pretty popular, its topping Shonen Jump popularity charts. So my hopes are high.
Not so high for Quints or Kaguya-sama though......
@@sakuramessage It was actually confirmed the day episode 12 aired, we will get season 2 in 2020
Hopefully they'll save Isabella when they come back for the kids, though she's supposed to die uppon leaving a farm.
I actually liked isabella ever since episode 2 and i wanted to protecc her I can feel.that she was forced to it all.the more feels for her backstory =[
The camerawork created a constant sense of oppressive dread that I found really striking. And yes, Isabelle's words and behavior after breaking Emma's leg were textbook abuser stuff... made my skin crawl.
i used to live with an abuser and,,,,, my skin genuinely crawled wheneber isabella was on-screen because she was just so unsettling like 'i have the full potential to hurt you but i'll give you love instead'. it's like she knows you did something wrong, but you knowing she knows and she won't give you the full punishment you're expecting. the anticipation just feels more painful and enduring than the actual punishment.
*hears Isabella's lullaby*
*starts crying for a whole week*
'' i really hope that we get to see the series play on its established themes''
that didn't age well
The fact that, in a single page, the manga made me sympathise and love a villain I despised and hated so much is astounding, even more so in the anime.
It was so brilliantly executed, and seeing the anime community stirred up like this is wonderful to watch. I hope people will enjoy what's going to happen later on... until then there's gonna be a hole in our hearts.
Skull Latte if you only watch the anime you think Norman’s dead ROFL
@@Bamiyanbigasf I'm a time traveler. Norman dies in chapter 151
5:07 "Norman's graduation, the first loss in the story that we as the audience really feel"
*Conny Fans Are Searching For You*
not sure a cardboard cutout with a smiley face drawn on it really deserves a fan protection squad.
👀
I was so happy when I saw her die.
normanlives
Honestly that's my one complaint about the first episode/chapter, it should have been a character who *didn't* have a neon sign above her head going I AM SO DEAD, COUNT THE SECONDS.
She attac
She prottec
Bust most importantly
[162 SPOILERS]
She Back
Guess who's back? Back again.
Duuuuuuuuuck me 🤦🏾♂️ I’ve got a disgusting trigger finger.
she need the she protecc 2 times
We love the spoiler warning
Guess what?
SHE GONE.
For me, episode 8 of The Promised Neverland, is like episode 19 of Demon Slayer for most people.
Don't compare promised neverland to that overrated rushed anime.
@@komikalsage yes it might be rushed, but it's not overrated lol, maybe it's just your personal preference. Plus I read until the end of the manga, the story only get better and better after the first anime season.
@@komikalsage Nah
Captain Skipper Stop whinin’.
@@TakatoEndou KNY story is pure trash,most of us watch KNY becuz its gonna have op animation
some parts in this anime got my heart beating fast and they were just talking.
Emma: **opens her mouth**
You: **200 BPM heartbeat**
That's why I love this series, there's a lot of care and thought taken into it.
At first watching, my mind immediately criticized Emma's perspective of "I'll save everyone" as that of a generic protagonist. But in this case, it wasn't used as just a naivete optimist to create a "good guy" character but as a key for their escape. As Geoff said in the video, the difference between Mama's escape from Emma's is that she was thinking of it alone and obviously, escaping by yourself is a no go in this situation. You can't face off alone against a demon specially when you consider the physical inferiority of the children.
Details like this are amazing specially when you piece it along with what you know already. Ray's plan of escaping with as minimum people as possible mirrors the mindset of his mother rather than being a quirk of his "pessimistic" character.
In regards to Emma wanting to sqe everyone and generally being the well-known altruistic type of MC feels more compelling in this type of narrative, since it is made very clear (Connie) that her fllow siblings could die, unlike in those anime where MC does care unconditionally for their friends and do for them; but none of the threat where they could very well die isn't presented.
@@teodoraslozoraitis7409 Exactly. In this case, escaping with everyone means putting them into more danger and Emma knows that. She respects the children to be able to survive themselves rather than a condecending MC thinking that everyone needs to be saved by his hands.
there's also the possible fact that Emma doesn't just SAY 'I'll save everyone' but tries her damndest to come up with waysto save everyone, considering she's not some shonen powerhouse. In order to save everyone, she needed to be smart, resourceful and determined.
The trio's strength complements each other.
Norman = IQ
Emma = EQ + physical talent
Ray = Technical
In a way those three are subversion of shounen tropes similar to Izuku and Bakugou. Emma was presented like the typical hot headed good guy protagonist but she actually isn't naive or dumb. She has good reasons to be so riled up. Instead of spewing empty promises she thinks, compromises and believes in all her siblings' capabilities without the savior complex. Many fell for Emma's cliché facade and criticize her, but I knew she's gonna be great to watch ever since that indirect threat towards Mom, after seeing Conny's corpse. Ray was like the Diet Sasuke type. I thought he'll definitely backstab Emma and Norman at first. Hence Sasuke. Yet he genuinely cares, the guilt of seeing his siblings being shipped off, him knowing the truth since beginning, having to treat his own mother like an enemy and forces himself to learn and lie despite the anxiety he must has in oder to save his friends, all these made him emotionally distanced and shaped his tunnel vision leading up to that suicide plan. Honestly I would rather kill myself too than letting those fuckers eat me, wonder why Krone didn't use that knife like ray would. Lastly Norman. Generally speaking there're two types of this genius character either be cold and arrogant aka. Sherlock, Light or the Armin, Izuku type. It was rather surprising how emotionally strong and sympathetic Norman was written. The scene of him breaking down but still puts on a smile for Emma hit me like a truck. I knew he wasn't going to die however tears just ran down when he got back to the house. Promised Neverland has a lot of care and thoughts put into it both from anime creators and the mangaka. Mad respect. Can't wait to read the manga.
Great anime. Only complaint is that Phil is too Overpowered other than that 9/10
Isabella’s lullaby in the background 😭😭😭
It's like giving up runs in the family
(Isabella&Ray)
Yooooo
-Phill-
*G O D P H I L L*
drammaman
Are you manga reader or just an anime watcher?
He’s in the anime. He’s the cute black blue eyed kid
Isn’t it Phil with one L ?
Dont worry ok phil died hhahaha jkkkkk i literally cried on chapter 175 phil to cuteeeee
@@mochi_min3045 Thank you so much for the spoiler!
Also the promised neverland is anime chicken run prove me wrong
There was no pot pie scene
This show isn’t dogshit though...
The promised Neverland has far better characters , music , plot and world building. It beats chicken run in every way
chicken run is my favorite anime
jsjajkaka lmfaooo yess
In the manga, Isabella also mentions how she wanted to raise the most intelligent children, so they could have a longer life.
Damn that last episode got me rethinking the whole season
DUDE I FEEL THE SAME I JUST WATCHED IT AND OMG
"...And hope she's not written out of the story..."
*laughs in manga reader*
just finished reading the manga today, and i had the same reaction xD
MinJeaH- Binge read it in 3 days... I couldn’t take the cliff hangers after episode 8.
@@bunny_wabbit498 saamee haha
i had the same hope, but when we got that chapter where we revisit Phil at the farm i totally gave up any hope of seeing Mama again lmao rest in pieces
@@bunny_wabbit498 You are strong willed my friend, I failed and read the manga after episode 2. That was only because when I got around to watching it 2 episodes had already aired.
I was destroyed when I finished the promised neverland and I thought Norman survived at first because I was too distracted by the clips of him “escaping” but now that I know he’s gone it hurts way more
um hes not dead-
He's still alive!!!!
Errr... Should I tell ‘em?
Might as well.
I’m alive! Yay...
It says in the manga he survivied......and when Norman went through the gate he was told wait in a room.....while the other Sister saw the beast right awY
MANGA SPOILERS
This actually opened my eyes a little to isabella's character arc
In the end, Grandma isabella worked together with the other sisters and moms to take down peter, further emphasising that she had learnt teamwork from the kids :)
Leslie's song is perfectly summed this anime's atmosphere.
Can't get it off my head
Honestly Isabella is one of my favorite characters in TPN. Shes just so complex and interesting. My favorite has to be Yugo though. Cant wait to see him in 2020.
otakufreak 1000 who dat?
Nohhh!! yugo 😢
Yuugo and Lucas too bad Shirai just.....axed them like that :(
GAHHH
@@animemageqo6741 Read the manga
I wouldn't even say that she's a villain, she felt like being a mom was her only way to survive. Like she said to Ray when he asked "Mom, why did you give birth to me?" She said "For survival" Yes, like you mentioned, it is a twisted and selfish thought, but she thought that there was no other way. She I feel like since she saw Leslie get shipped off, (the dude that looks like Norman, and Isabella's childhood friend/crush) that made a big impact to her. Her friend was ripped away from her life, and was most likely killed.
Also, Isabella was one of the older one kids when she was a young girl, which means she was also one of the smartest, seeing the order of when they get shipped off. Since she is so smart, when she found out about the truth of the house, she couldn't have just thought of a weird explanation, she faced it as is, and she was terrified.
When she discovered that Emma, Norman, and Ray knew about the house, she acted oblivious to it, and prevented pressure on them, because she truly wants the kids to love a happy life for the short amount of time they lived. She wanted to make those three to feel like they are doing something to impact the family, to help them survive.
She's not a villain in the grand scheme of event but she's definitely the main antagonist of the first season.
"Diet Sasuke"
asdfggjkflsl it's 3am and I did not expect that line.
I really bought Ray's arguments. It kinda hurt when you realize that not only Emma was right but that she was the only option, because then you have to reconsider what you thought and how that might have come out.
Understanding that the other is not a burden but an opportunity is something that a lot of people need to understand, and this anime makes a very compelling argument right there.
I don't remember the last time an anime prove me wrong.
CFV in an anime sense, yes rays argument was proven wrong. But in a real life sense he is completely right
@@TheBrownboy134 it would be difficult to cover all cases, but in the kind of cases presented Emma is right, for things like workplace, highschool and common life
@@TheBrownboy134 and it also works when rescuing genius children
I haven't watched the anime yet, but as I was reading the manga, I agreed with Ray. The other children would just be such a burden and probably needed to be left behind. Thinking that made me feel bad, since I felt sorry for the poor kids that would be abandoned, but I couldn't imagine bringing them along. It didn't seem like it would work. But it turned out that Emma was right - not just because she's a cliche "nice" protagonist that wants to save everyone - but because she knew everyone else was a valuable part of the escape. It was really interesting.
I thought the whole point was that they were both right and both wrong in their own ways. Emma made the compromise to leave behind all the kids under 4, after all. If she had stayed as stubbornly idealistic and naive as she was in the beginning, she probably would have gotten everyone killed.
“Diet Sasuke”
First of all *how dare you* How dare y’all! Sasuke at 12 was a bumbling idiot too busy being an edge lord to to pass a chuunin exam let alone arrange a mission impossible with 15 kids.
I agree haha, Ray is a lot more complex and well-written than Sasuke, and yet everyone makes that joke.
@@camella07 Ikr
Lmao
"Showering her with affection as though she didn't just shatter her shin with her own hands"
“The first loss in the story.”
*Laughs in Norman lover and manga.*
Wait who's this...
I need answers
@@Ya_0_-x hes not dead. He escapes and leads a ragtag group of rebels. They're all bionic after being experimented on.
@@wokewaifu3955 does the manga turn into a Shonen like with fighting and stuff.
@@Ya_0_-x yes. A bit of fighting. Even between demon clans
@@wokewaifu3955 well that sucks
This first arc alone of The Promised Neverland is a masterpiece itself........!!!
(The other arcs are really great too, but this one is my most favorite)
And they animated it so so SO darn well!!!!
Like, all of the characters are so great, especially the trios, and Isabella and like
holy moly, already read the manga up till its latest chapter but still can't stop the feelings of tension, sadness, happiness, and FEELS in the anime..........great directing & this series earned alota praise and deserve tons of it!!!!
Aah! I like the manga very much too! my favorite arc is the battle against lord bayon, and the others! that was pretty gore, but super cool!
TPN is a pretty good ride. It kinda suffers from the same issue as Academia, in my opinion, in that, at the end of every epic arc, the narrative kinda feels like it loses its way for a little bit before it picks up again, but thus far it has never failed to pick back up again.
animations and visual was bland.
stop your blind fanboyism
Goldy Pond hands down the best arc
I feel like the next arcs will be much better translated into anime form since they're more focused on adventure, action and mystery/worldbuilding, as long as the animation can handle it properly that is. It's like it becomes an entirely different story genre after a while, and I like it as much as the first arc.
[Manga spoilers after this...]
Still, people really seem to like the Goldy Pond arc, but to me it all felt like a giant detour. The main plot device (Minerva) was still getting developed to an extent, but the focus on action, combat strategies and so many new characters kinda ruined the excitement for me, since before that point in the story it was more about exploration and the mysteries of the demon world. It was still a good arc don't get me wrong, but I feel like it overstood its welcome.
7:47
"Diet Sasuke"
I'M DEEEEEAAAAD....
Also, I don't think Isabella will be returning; having Emma and her family escape is a BIG OOF on her part and this is something that she won't be able to bounce back from.
He isn't even like Sasuke
Blue Devil he’s a traitor. Bruh
Boy do I have news for you...
We won't see her in season 2 maybe not season 3 but ... nevermind
*laughs in manga reader*
When you think about it, Ray is a lot like his mother, just in this case, selfless
That is true
One of my favorite Isabella lines is probably when Ray said, "Mama, why did you have me?" or something along those lines if that wasn't it- and she replies, "To survive." again, I think.
It really shows you how she backed herself into a lonely corner, without even considering that there was a door right there. She had to survive, but even with her high IQ, she never came to the conclusion that there was a better way to. Though, it would've required trust, not just an exceptional IQ. Isabella was truly a threatening antagonist, but all in all, she really was just one of the cattle children. What an experience it would've been if Isabella and Leslie would've been born along with Emma's generation.
"spoilers for the promised neverland in this video." aw shit comes back 4 hours later alright NOW im ready
Finally finished the 1st season. I love the mind games and the tension in each scene
I pissed myself when I saw the scary face of "Mom" from the first episode.
Another great anime villain: Medusa from Soul Eater; clear intentions, wonderful writing and contrast to the protagonists, and very, very dark.
Medusa is one of my top villains. Also the sadistic motherhood she does to Krona...
Griffith is the perfect example of a anime antagonist. Arguably the greatest antagonist ever made in anime/manga history.
Emm Bee Sea love that profile pic
an a fellow abusive mother
We need more videos on Ray online, he’s such a great character
Have you read the manga? If you think Ray is a good character NOW, just wait...he only gets better and better with every chapter!
@@panjamysy you had me in the first half ngl 😂
Isabella kind of reminds me of Illumi from Hunter x Hunter, both of them has obsessive love of what these children could be. Even if it means hurting them emotionally or physically. They love the children truly but their messed up childhood makes them both put the children in the same childhood they had and despise. Both don’t want them to suffer more than they have to. Mama’s “don’t escape it’ll only make things worse.” Illumi’s “don’t make friends they’ll only hurt you and you’ll only hurt them.”
Spoilers for the manga:
I like how they didn’t spoil Norman was alive. I believe it wouldn’t have been as effective that early on.
Also chapter 100 made me love Phil even more with him saying things like “he’s a bit like don” “I know the truth. The adoption is a lie. Simon is being harvested today. He’ll never be able to grow up.” “Is this what ray felt like?”
a little weird comparing an emotionless asassin to a woman who controls a farm but it kinda does make sense
I must be kept a secret.
Can we appreciate how beautiful the naration of this video was
I'm an anime-only, but I didn't just finish binge-watching the show... I had to suffer through the week-long waits.
Being caught up to the manga is even worse, you get 1/3 of story compared to an anime episode with as impactful cliffhangers as the anime had.
@@Exolvee Dang it, that was supposed to be my escape route in case I started dying to the definitely real disease walking corpse syndrome.
@@zaarongaming8174To put this in perspective, in the manga, it let us think Ray was dead for like two weeks. One chapter ends with the house on fire. It's a while before he's shown alive again. I actually expected the anime to do the same just to twist the knife.
The manga also has inner monologues, though. And those provide tons of insight into some scenes. Like when Isabella was looking at Emma in episode 2, she was actually checking her pulse. But Emma didn't just ask about Connie for no reason, she wanted to see Isabella's reaction and seeing her give no reaction and blatantly lie angered Emma. In fact, she was struggling to maintain her composure and that's when Ray rang the dinner bell, effectively saving Emma from Isabella's scrutiny.
We also get some more minor things like the kids cleaning house before Krone arrives. Norman originally thinks Isabella is keeping them busy to prevent escape only to realize later that they cleaned out space for Krone, Isabella was rubbing their noses in that fact, and he didn't even consider the possibility. This happened after Ray was brought on but before Don and Gilda were so it further explains why Norman suspected Ray first when Krone arrived.
Zaaron Gaming I was the same way! I heard the second season is coming out next year and I splurged on the manga lol
Bro Imagine Norman, Ray and Emma with Nen, they would be absolute beasts.
A1 IDIOT YA. Oh my god
Yes
Nen?
@@lelolelo5441 if you watched HunterxHunter then you understand. Just think of it like hmm energy that everyone has in their body but not everyone can use it you can change that energy in power and fight with that. Understood ? ( sorry for that bad explanation )
They start to use guns a bit later in the manga which is still pretty badass
The most terrifying thing about Isabella is she isn't evil, she's apathetic. You realize this as the series goes on, and apathy becomes even more terrifying than straight evil. It's in stark contrast to Emma, who's the most empathetic character in the series. She's willing to put herself in harm's way to save her family. Isabella has made herself as apathetic and numb as possible to deal with her situation, meaning she no longer operates for her own benefit nor would help the kids. She's operating some a state of survival, almost as if following a script she was handed with no regard to herself or others.
This anime just made me realize that you dont judge a person if you dont know her story and what a person has gone through
"I really hope she isnt written out of the story completely"
Me, a manga reader: *sweats* Welp...
I actually haven't given up hope on her reappearing somewhere down the line. We never saw her die, and I find it a little hard to believe the demons would just kill her off, while it was stated several times she was the most skilled and clever Mum in all the farms. My guess is she got punished, but not by death. Maybe they're experimenting on her in a farm like Lambda...
@@camella07 i think you have a point. She was one of the best performanced mama even in the Grace Field. Probably they just relocated her or something. Just like Norman
@Keira Lagan Where is the proof?
@@wanirfan9876 she dead
@@MotorYardtraphikWe don't know if she's dead yet, we haven't seen her since the kids escaped gracefield (as of chp. 151)
Those chins have given me multiple nightmares.
ray is such a relatable boy, I love him
Ray is best boy.
Couldn't agree more, he's my favourite character and undergoes magnificent development, not only in the first arc which was covered by the 1st season, but in later arcs as well.
Also I have nothing against the Sasuke jokes as he does give off a Sasuke vibe and pretty much fits the dark, brooding young anti-hero trope in many shounen manga, but I wish people saw his character is a lot more complex and well-written than Sasuke and the like.
There's a lot more to him than that, and the anti-hero trope is powerfully subverted by making Ray increasingly rally behind Emma's collective ethos starting from the point where she prevents him from committing suicide. He becomes a great team-player, which just fills my heart with joy.
Fornever world talks highly about Ray in his recent video.
Ray is my favorite
Imagine if there were dads instead of moms and that dad would be light yagami
So sad that the second season didn't get finished
You thought Isabella was the main villain for season one...
BUT IT WAS ME, DIO!
Yare yare daze.
ZA WARUDOOO
Ya got me!
Jaker Snaker now its more diavolo
Is that a jojos reference?
I've been anticipating this since episode 12 aired
More like since the anime was announced. Her character writing is too strong.
Dude help me out here.......i dont remember watching the isabella and ray being related scene did i missed an episode in between if i did plzzzz tell me which one it is
@@rishabhmehta7993 its there in the last episode , When ray is singing that same lullaby that Isabelle had heard . She realizes then that ray is her child
@@possessedloneliness1253 sorry i for some goddamn reason came here without finishing 12th episode 😅😅😅 sorry for troubling y'all...
@@rishabhmehta7993 oh its okay! ^^
"diet Sasuke"
yes.
My favorite scene was when Norman talked to ray on the wall at the end. Amazing
This anime was so good I had to binge the entire manga!
(Worth it)
Edit: Thanks for the likes! This is the first time anyone has really cared about one of my comments, so thank you!
Is the manga complete?
Give it to me straight, Does Isabella return? Yes or no answers only.
Not yet, but there is a good 2-3 more seasons worth of content to read
@@dootdoot4476 The manga is going to end in atleast 1-2 years time judging from the way progression has been going.
@@Afridico2 Nope.
Oh my _god_ what a stressful show that was! Definitely going on my list of "Best Anime Ever" though, goddamn.
The fact that your name is Mother’s Basement and the villain is the Mother just makes this all better
I just realized that she helped ray with different gifts despite knowing that he was lying because he was her son
I'm glad that the second season is going to be for 2020 because they will have time to make it better that the first season! And not rushed !
Didn't feel rushed at all to me. The only thing missing was the inner monologues. I think they adapted it perfectly especially the part with Lindsey's song.
@@Unreal_Ra Exempting the inner monologues are fine as I don't believe they are suited to the animation medium. There are plenty of other techniques and methods to replace them.
If you have to adapt and include all the inner monologues to make the adaptation work, it's a bad anime imo.
@@Unreal_Ra IKR that's the only thing missing but other than that everything is amazing 😊
Btw I never said that the first season was rushed, I'm just hoping second season don't get rushed! you know what I mean motto!
*One punch man season 2 has left the chat.*
Next video on how to write the greatest anime villan _ monster
Johan Liebert?
monster doesn't get the credit it should!
Could you describe to me what makes you think he's a great villain? I read through Monster and I really don't get Johan at all
@@janandreas231 he's unpredictable, you don't fear him because he's some supernatural being, his manipulation is superior to any other anime character, you fear him because he's human, a human with capabilities unknown and nothing is scarier than the unknown.
@@janandreas231 try to read again
Me looking back to this after the second season 😪
read the manga it's amazing
Anyone who's seen it:
"Why is Don's goofy ass face in the thumbnail...?"
How to create a good anime villain
Step one: give them a sad childhood flashback
It's rarely effective, most of the time it kinda feels cheap tbh lmao
Lorn Warbler Agreed! Sad childhoods come across as copy and paste nowadays. I get it, they were abused as a child and never took the time to better themselves as a person in adulthood. Instead they wanted to rage out against everyone else thinking they’re justified.
What really makes Mama’s backstory impactful is because of the society she lives in. She had no choice and decided to make the best out of the cards she was given. It’s more than a shitty childhood it’s a whole shitty life.
Every human character we see is another person trying to live their “best” life in this world or rebel the best they can in this world. That’s what makes Mama so interesting, because you can pick any other character and compare their decisions.
What about meruem, he's a great villain, but he has no tragic past
@@karimdjotni6108 thing is though, we watch him from birth, and his life is pretty tragic.
@@karimdjotni6108 Meruem had an incredibly tragic past
*Spoiler*
His premature birth killed his mother, forcing him to abandon his home before he even learned his name
his travels leads him to enter a hostile country where the tyrannical dictator tried to kill him
He spent most of his childhood being beaten by an older women who he fell in love with, who later dies because of him
and when he meets a kindly old man who offers to tell him about his mother and reveal his name to him, the old man leads him away from his guardians in order to brutally attack him for hours
I just found this video after finishing the show and the show killed me best show on earth
cory ahern Watch Made In Abyss. After that you’ll put The Promised Neverland at number 2.
Don’t worry. You won’t be disappointed
Amazing video 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 I cried. Thank you for doing this masterpiece justice with
this analysis.
what a nice analysis you really showed a different perspective on the story and the characters, makes me appreciate the anime more...
thanks
Shogo Makishima from Psycho Pass is my favorite antagonist.
But i loved The promised neverland!
Hi, I was looking for you, my fellow psycho pass fan.
Makishima Shougo just doesn't get enough credit, he was an amazing antagonist.
@@HiroJJ94 Yeah :D! I think the amazing thing about him was, that you could understand him and have the same ideals, aims and enemys (...the sybill system sucks) but he was too cruel, to be really on his side. But he was so charismatic.