The facts
Created by
Kaiu Shirai (story), Posuka Demizu (art)
Publisher
Shueisha
English publisher
Viz Media
Serialised in
Weekly Shōnen Jump
Run
2016–2020
Volumes
20 (complete; as of 2026)
Demographic
Shōnen
Genres
Dark fantasy, science fiction, thriller
Anime adaptation
CloverWorks anime TV series (2019, 2021); live-action film (2020)
About The Promised Neverland
The Promised Neverland follows a group of orphans who plan an escape after learning the dark truth about why they exist and what their orphanage is for.
Kaiu Shirai wrote and Posuka Demizu illustrated it for Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 2016 to June 2020. It is complete in 20 volumes, and Viz Media publishes it in English after running it in its digital Weekly Shonen Jump.
CloverWorks' anime aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina block, with a 12-episode season in 2019 and an 11-episode season in 2021. A live-action film was released in December 2020. The manga won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in 2018.
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