Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu’s The Promised Neverland is officially set to come to an end in the next issue of Weekly Shonen Jump. Shirai and Demizu began their final story arc for The Promised Neverland some time ago, but have managed to keep readers guessing regarding exactly when or how the manga would reach its conclusion.
Written by Shirai and illustrated by Demizu, The Promised Neverland has been serialised in Weekly Shonen Jump since August of 2016. The manga follows a group of children living in Grace Field House, a lavish orphanage. While their life initially seems ideal, they soon discover that they are actually being raised as cattle, and are destined to be killed and sold to ‘higher’ species. Upon learning this, they begin to plan their escape.
An anime adaptation of The Promised Neverland premiered on Fuji TV in Japan in January of 2019, with an English version arriving on Cartoon Network/Adult Swim’s Toonami block a few months later in April.
A second season was set to arrive in October of this year, but has been pushed back to January of 2021 as a result of the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. But, a live-action film adaptation of The Promised Neverland is still set to arrive this December.
