Manga Review: The Promised Neverland, Volume 5, by Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu

Rating (out of 5): ~4

Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)

Release Date: August 2018

Volumes: 10+

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 1. 4. 6.

Goodreads Synopsis:

The children of the Grace Field House orphanage must escape a macabre fate before it’s too late.

Life at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems…

As Grace Field House goes up in flames, Emma and the other children make their run for freedom. With Mom refusing to give up and an army of demons at her call, this escape from captivity won’t be easy. Just what will Emma have to sacrifice to pull it off…?

Review:

The kids are now on the run, and so they have to catch Ray up on what they've been doing this whole time. Emma put on a very good show, and even had Ray convinced. They definitely got one over on Mom, but they know they have more to learn along the way—they don't really know what they're going to face after this.

They're quite brilliant kids, and they've thought of everything for getting out of the compound, at least.

We get a little insight into Mom's history, which I appreciated. It shows a bit of humanity in her; while she is working for the demons, and she's lost all hope for anything else, she is only doing what she has to, to survive. She is only human.

As the kids start on their venture outside, they have to face some surprising creatures. It's really a wonder what has become of the world now, but they've had some hints they didn't realize from the books in the compound. But even aside from that, the demons are on their tail.

I'm so entranced in this series. I can't wait to see what happens next.