The Promised Neverland

The Promised Neverland
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring (from left to right) Conny, Phil, Norman, Emma, Ray, Gilda, Mark and Don
約束のネバーランド (Yakusoku no Nebārando)
Genre	Dark fantasy[1] Science fiction[2] Thriller[3]
Manga
Written by	Kaiu Shirai
Illustrated by	Posuka Demizu
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA: Viz Media
Imprint	Jump Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine	NA: Weekly Shonen Jump
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	August 1, 2016 – June 15, 2020
Volumes	20 (List of volumes)
Light novel
Written by	Nanao
Illustrated by	Posuka Demizu
Published by	Jump J-Books
Demographic	Male
Original run	June 4, 2018 – December 4, 2020
Volumes	4
Manga
Oyakusoku no Neverland
Written by	Shuhei Miyazaki
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Jump Giga (2018) Shōnen Jump+ (2019)
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	July 26, 2018 – March 28, 2019
Volumes	1
Anime television series
Directed by	Mamoru Kanbe
Written by	Toshiya Ono (1–21) Kaiu Shirai (13–21)
Music by	Takahiro Obata
Studio	CloverWorks
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Aniplex of America SEA: Plus Media Networks Asia UK: Anime Limited
Original network	Fuji TV (Noitamina)
English network	US: Adult Swim (Toonami) SEA: Aniplus Asia
Original run	January 11, 2019 – March 26, 2021
Episodes	23 (List of episodes)
Video game
The Promised Neverland: Escape the Hunting Grounds
Developer	GOODROID
Publisher	CyberAgent
Platform	Android, iOS
Released	JP: April 22, 2021
Live-action film
The Promised Neverland (2020)
Anime and manga portal

The Promised Neverland (Japanese: 約束のネバーランド, Hepburn: Yakusoku no Nebārando) is a Japanese manga series written by Kaiu Shirai and illustrated by Posuka Demizu. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 2016 to June 2020, with its chapters collected in 20 tankōbon volumes. In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English release and serialized it on their digital Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The series follows a group of orphaned children in their plan to escape from their orphanage, after learning the dark truth behind their existence and the purpose of the orphanage.

The Promised Neverland was adapted into an anime television series produced by CloverWorks and broadcast on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. The series' first season ran for 12 episodes from January to March 2019. A second season ran for 11 episodes from January to March 2021. A live-action film adaptation was released in December 2020. Amazon Studios is also developing an American live-action series.

In 2018, the manga won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category. By August 2023, The Promised Neverland had over 42 million copies in circulation, including digital versions, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. The manga has been overall well received by critics, particularly for its storytelling, characters and world-building. The anime series' first season was well received, being considered one of the best anime series of the 2010s. Reception for the second season however was overwhelmingly negative, mainly due to its rushed pacing and simplification of the original manga's plot.