From the New World

Alt title: Shinsekai yori

Vol: 7; Ch: 27
2012 - 2014
3.534 out of 5 from 229 votes
Rank #27,639
From the New World

Saki and her schoolmates enjoy what they consider normal lives in a peaceful provincial setting.​ Only their village cannot be of this era.​ Its customs differ from those of any known in modern day Japan.​ The landscape,​ while familiar,​ is also much more constrained than what modern day maps may exhibit.​ So when six friends embark on a journey of mental and physical training,​ this fateful journey will lead them to a series of mind-shattering truths.​

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jypsel
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This review contains no spoilers. *After watching the anime for Shin Sekai Yori/From the New World, I decided that I really wanted to read it, as well.  For those of you venturing into the manga after seeing the anime, I will say that there are a lot of key differences.  For the most part, I actually enjoyed the anime more, but there was one big difference in the manga that I thought was much, much better.  So, it's all about preference, really.* The story of From the New World follows a group of teenagers as they venture out beyond the border of their society.  Humanity has evolved into being able to use "PK," which is basically like telekinesis.  It's 1,000 years in the future and Japan has split into small villages, somewhat mimicking the past, and yet being nothing like it.  What these kids discover outside of their own village changes the way they view their society and the adults who live there.  And later, events that happen to them will change the way they view themselves.  The art is seriously, seriously beautiful...except for the character designs. Everything was so absolutely lovely and then to have these characters in these skimpy outfits with ginormous breasts was just... out of place?  It's not that I mind either of those things, it's just that in this story, with this heavy atmosphere, the designs felt really wrong, somehow.  I'm talking about the female designs only.  The male designs were just fine.  But I could see how certain scenes and certain designs would put people off from this series.  The characters were a huge driving force in the manga, but we really only get to know two intimately: Saki and Satoru.  Saki is brave, cheerful, and a good leader, while Satoru is intelligent, loyal, and mischievous.  They complement each other well and make for interesting scenes together.  There are also the Morph Rats (which are another species in the series) and the two main Morph Rats the reader becomes familiar with are Kiromaru and Squealer. I don't want to dive too much into their characterization because I don't want to spoil anything, but I really thought they were well-done...particularly Squealer. Overall, I enjoyed my read of this.  I think the message at the end will really strike home and it was well-done.  I'd really like to pick up the written story that started it all because I'm really invested in the storyline.  I think I'd enjoy it more without the artwork, weirdly enough. Those character designs really turned me off and I can only handle so many sex scenes before even I get bored of them.  Warning: If graphic violence makes you uncomfortable, avoid this.  If yuri makes you uncomfortable, avoid this.  If graphic and gratuitous sex scenes make you uncomfortable, avoid this. This manga contains all of that and more and while the story is so, so good, you can watch the anime.  The anime does not have any gratuitous sex scenes and the violence isn't as bad. 

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