Recommended Anime for people that enjoyed The Promised Neverland
Hi Everyone! First, if you’ve never seen The Promised Neverland it’s time for you to binge this show. It’s a 10/10. The characters are great and the plot intense. Now, I’ve received several requests to create a list of recommended anime for people that enjoyed The Promised Neverland. I’ve decided to just answer them all in a master post of recommendations. Hope this helps!
Attack on Titian (9/10): Eren and the other humans are living in peace thanks to the walls that protect them from the titans. Until one day humanity learns that the walls that protect them also act as a cage. Two advanced and dangerous titans storm the wall and begin the massacre of humans that changes Eren’s life. He decides to enlist in the Survey Corps to take down the titans and explore the outside world. The similarities between the two shows are humans battling stronger, supernatural enemies. Attack on Titan is more graphic, but both shows introduce a family dynamic of characters that you fall in love with and pray make it out of their situation. Action, Supernatural, Gore, Thriller, Violence
Angel Beats (8/10): Otonashi suddenly wakes up and the only thing that he knows about himself is his name. He’s informed by a girl named Yuri that he’s dead and that he’s currently in the middle of a war between the afterlife army and a girl named Tenshi. However, Otonashi slowly learns that not all is what it seems in the afterlife battlefield. In order for people to move on, the inhabitants of the afterlife need to overcome the things that tethered them to their previous lives. The mystery and action elements align similarly to The Promised Neverland. While The Promised Neverland is a darker story, Angel Beats handles themes of death and who has the right to live on. Action, Mystery, Romance, Reincarnation, Supernatural
Ayashi no Ceres (10/10): Once upon a time a goddess came to earth to bathe in a stream, but her hagoromo (robe) that could bring her back to heavens was stolen. The Goddess was forced to marry the thief, but she was tricked and never got her robe back. Years have passed and the goddess’s blood has weakened until Aya Mikage. Unaware of the powers she possess, Aya’s world turns upside down when she finds herself being targeted by her grandfather. Her grandfather wants to kill Aya due to the powers she possesses. Ayashi no Ceres shares the theme that younger people are unaware of their destiny. Plus, once Aya learns of her destiny she needs to find a way to change her fate. This is an older anime so the art style isn’t like Promised Neverland Supernatural, Romance, Mystery, Action, Goddess
Code Breaker (8/10): Sakura is living a normal life until one day she sees people being burned alive by blue flames as a boy watches them burn. When she goes back to site that she saw the attack to investigate she finds no evidence. Just when Sakura decides to move on the boy from the fire, Rei, appears in at her school. Rei is a code breaker who rights the wrongs of the world. Code Breaker questions what is the right in order to keep balance. It also talks about magical beings that have the power to determine other people’s fates. Action, Thriller
Demon Slayer (10/10): These two anime share the theme of the family (that you’re born with/find). In Demon Slayer, Tanjirou has been supporting his family since his father’s death. However, his world comes crashing down when a demon attacks his family and the only family member left is Nezuko, but she’s been turned into a demon. The two characters fight against the roles they’re supposed to fit into. Nezuko doesn’t want to be a human eating demon and Tanjirou challenges himself to grow stronger to bring the evil demon to justice and revert his sister. Both anime focus on learning the truth behind the supernatural issues surrounding their lives. Also, after the death of his family Tanjirou starts to grow a new family of teammates/mentors that he wants to protect Demons, Violence, Horror, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Supernatural
Erased (9/10): Both anime follow children that need to find a solution against dangerous enemies that are stronger than themselves. They also have similar phycological, suspense tone to their storytelling. Erased tells the story of Satoru that finds himself transported back to his elementary aged body tasked with saving a girl, Kayo, who gets kidnapped and murdered in order to save the future. The only weapon Satoru has is his adult knowledge and memories, but he quickly learns how little power children have. He has to use his wits and determination to prevent the death of his fellow classmate. However, the more he meddles the kidnapper/murderer’s target shifts to him. Similar to The Promised Neverland the story centers around a group of children that need to overcome incredible odds to save themselves and others. Psychological, Supernatural, Time Travel, Suspense, Thriller, Drama
Higashi no Eden (8/10): Takizawa is suffering from amnesia and stumbling through the streets of America with nothing but the idea that he’s a terrorist and a phone containing 8.2 billion yen. When Takizawa saves Saki they work together to get to the truth behind Takizawa’s past, but what they find will test both of them. They find themselves involved in a death game that could lead the world to destruction or salvation, and the only thing that can determine the outcome is Takizawa’s memories. This show reminds me of The Promised Neverland because the characters need to work to learn the truth of their situation and the price of failure is death for everyone they care about. Aciton, Thriller, Romance
Owari no Seraph (10/10): Perhaps the element of The Promised Neverland you found interesting was humans being harvested by stronger magical beings. if that is the case Owari no Seraph should be your next anime. In this anime, the humans are treated like livestock by vampires that are harvesting their blood. Mika and Yuu are determined to leave their situation along with the other kids from their orphanage. Other similarities are that the main characters are children and they’re battling to change their fates Action, Revenge, Thriller, Gore, Violence
Terror in Residence (7/10): The police are investigating a series of terrorist attacks...where no one has died. The police are baffled and the only clue they have to go off of is a series of YouTube videos that are released before each attack that have a secret message hidden in them. It’s a giant game of cat and mouse between the terrorists and the police who are trying to stop the chaos. Meanwhile, behind the scenes of the attacks is a truth that can rattle a nation. A mysterious orphanage where children were kidnaped and tested on to complete a superhuman purpose. Action, Mystery, Terrorists