List of The Promised Neverland episodes
| List of The Promised Neverland episodes | |
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| Starring |
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| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fuji Television |
| Original release | January 11, 2019 – March 26, 2021 |
The Promised Neverland anime television series is based on the manga series of the same name written by Kaiu Shirai and illustrated by Posuka Demizu. The anime series adaptation was announced in the 26th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump on May 28, 2018. The series premiered on January 11, 2019 and airs on Fuji TV's late-night Noitamina anime programming block.[1][2] The series is animated by CloverWorks and directed by Mamoru Kanbe, with Toshiya Ono handling series composition, Kazuaki Shimada handling character designs, and Takahiro Obata composing the series' music.[3] The first season ran for 12 episodes.[4] It is streamed on Amazon Video, but only in Japan, which is contrary to the contract that has Amazon having exclusive streaming rights to shows that have aired on Noitamina since Spring 2016,[5] as Wakanim has exclusive streaming rights in France.[6] UVERworld performed the series' opening theme song "Touch Off," while Cö shu Nie performed the series' ending theme songs "Zettai Zetsumei" (絶体絶命, "Desperate Situation") and "Lamp".[7][8][9] Aniplex of America streamed the series on Crunchyroll, Hulu, FunimationNow, and Hidive, starting on January 9, 2019.[10][11][12] The series is simulcasted on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand.[13] On March 28, 2019, Adult Swim announced that the anime's first season would air on their Toonami programming block starting on April 14, 2019.[14][a] Netflix started streaming the series on September 1, 2020 in the United States, Canada and Latin America.[15]
A second season was announced in March 2019.[16] Originally scheduled to premiere in October 2020,[17][18] it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] The second season aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina from January 8 to March 26, 2021.[20] The main staff and cast members returned to reprise their roles.[21] Kiiro Akiyama performs the second season's opening theme song "Identity" (アイデンティティ, Aidentiti), while Myuk performs the second season's ending theme song "Mahō" (魔法, "Magic").[22][23]
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 12 | January 11, 2019 | March 29, 2019 | |
| 2 | 11 | January 8, 2021 | March 26, 2021 | |
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (2019)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title [24][b] | Directed by [24] | Written by [24] | Storyboarded by [24] | Original air date [25][c] | English air date [a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "121045" | Hidekazu Hara | Toshiya Ono | Mamoru Kanbe | January 11, 2019[d] | April 14, 2019 |
| 2 | 2 | "131045" | Yoshiki Kitai | Toshiya Ono | Kaito Asakura | January 18, 2019 | April 21, 2019 |
| 3 | 3 | "181045" | Satoshi Furuhashi | Toshiya Ono | Mamoru Kanbe | January 25, 2019 | April 28, 2019 |
| 4 | 4 | "291045" | Ryûta Kawahara | Chiaki Nagai | Kaito Asakura | February 1, 2019 | May 5, 2019 |
| 5 | 5 | "301045" | Kakushi Ifuku & Takahiro Harada | Chiaki Nagai | Yūki Itō | February 8, 2019 | May 12, 2019 |
| 6 | 6 | "311045" | Toshimasa Ishii | Toshiya Ono | Toshimasa Ishii | February 15, 2019 | May 19, 2019 |
| 7 | 7 | "011145" | Shōhei Yamanaka | Seiko Takagi | Mamoru Kanbe | February 22, 2019 | May 26, 2019 |
| 8 | 8 | "021145" | Aika Ikeda | Seiko Takagi | Kaito Asakura | March 1, 2019 | June 2, 2019 |
| 9 | 9 | "031145" | Hiroki Itai | Chiaki Nagai | Hiroki Itai | March 8, 2019 | June 9, 2019 |
| 10 | 10 | "130146" | Ayako Kurata | Seiko Takagi | Ayako Kurata | March 15, 2019 | June 16, 2019 |
| 11 | 11 | "140146" | Kaito Asakura | Toshiya Ono | Kaito Asakura | March 22, 2019 | June 23, 2019 |
| 12 | 12 | "150146" | Mamoru Kanbe & Yoshiki Kitai | Toshiya Ono | Mamoru Kanbe | March 29, 2019 | June 30, 2019 |
Season 2 (2021)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title [27] | Directed by [27] | Written by [27] | Storyboarded by [27] | Original air date [28] | English air date [29] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Takahiro Harada | Toshiya Ono | Mamoru Kanbe | January 8, 2021[e] | April 11, 2021[30] |
| 14 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Ayako Kurata | Toshiya Ono | Ayako Kurata | January 15, 2021 | April 18, 2021 |
| 15 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Yayoi Takano | Toshiya Ono | Yoshiki Kitai | January 22, 2021 | April 25, 2021 |
| 16 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Kakushi Ifuku | Toshiya Ono | Takahiro Miura | January 29, 2021 | May 2, 2021 |
| 17 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Takahiro Harada | Seiko Takagi & Nanao | Mamoru Kanbe | February 5, 2021 | May 9, 2021 |
| 18 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Yoshiki Kitai | Nanao | Yukiko Imai | February 19, 2021 | May 16, 2021 |
| 19 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Ōri Yasukawa | Nanao | Ayako Kurata | February 26, 2021 | May 23, 2021 |
| 20 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Hiroki Itai | Nanao | Hiroki Itai | March 5, 2021 | May 30, 2021 |
| 21 | 9 | "Episode 9" | Kakushi Ifuku, Sumito Sasaki & Takeshi Tomita | Nanao | Kakushi Ifuku | March 12, 2021 | June 6, 2021 |
| 22 | 10 | "Episode 10" | Ayako Kurata, Ryō Kodama & Shige Fukase | N/A | Ayako Kurata | March 19, 2021 | June 13, 2021 |
| 23 | 11 | "Episode 11" | Yukiko Imai, Yoshiki Kitai & Hiroki Itai | N/A | Yukiko Imai | March 26, 2021[f] | June 20, 2021 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Adult Swim lists the series as premiering on April 13, 2019 at 12:00 a.m. (24:00) EDT/PDT, which is effectively April 14.[26]
- ^ The episode titles refer to the day the episode takes place in DDMMYY format, with the first episode beginning on 12 October 2045.
- ^ Episode 2 to 12 were available exclusively every Friday at 12:00 a.m. JST on Amazon Prime Video Japan, 55 minutes before the original air time on Fuji TV.
- ^ Episode 1 was released on January 10, 2019 at 12:00 a.m. JST on streaming platforms.
- ^ Episode 1 was released on January 7, 2021 at 12:00 a.m. JST on streaming platforms and aired on January 8, 2021 at 2:10 a.m. JST, 45 minutes after the original air time on Fuji TV.
- ^ This episode aired on March 26, 2021 at 2:05 a.m. JST, 40 minutes after the original air time on Fuji TV.
References
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April 10 at 1:30 a.m. EDT (effectively, April 11).
External links
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- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in English)