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Despite his really slow rythm, it is indubitably worth it. The ending is simply the wisest of all, allowing us to make senseful parallels with our society. Plus the drawings are really enjoyable.

I'll be honest, the first few episodes didn't exactly captivate me. Their purpose was to set the stage for the characters and their psychokinetic powers. DO NOT LET THIS KEEP YOU FROM FINISHING THE SHOW. Around episode 3 or 4 the main driving force of the show begins as the children are able to capture a mysterious creature which holds libraries worth of information about past and present events. What they discover leads them down a path filled with adventure, action, romance, horror, mystery, death, peril and ultimate understanding of what kind of world they truly live in.

What really makes this show shine is it's complete originality. I would be lying if I said I have seen anything like it before. The basic synopsis of the setting; Jump a thousand years forward after a devastating war destroyed much of the world following an evolutionary event which began giving people the power of telekinesis. The entire human race now has telekinesis, including the village in which the protagonist group lives. As the story progresses these five characters begin uncovering many dark secrets and mysteries that lie behind this seemly happy and peaceful village of theirs.

Aside from the show's originality, Shin Sekai Yori's strongest point is it's immersion and atmosphere. This atmosphere is complimented by a beautiful yet unsettling soundtrack and sometimes very peaceful art design. You feel completely sucked into the world, giving the sense of danger the characters feel and the uncertainty that lies around every corner. You can never be certain what will happen next, and I love that about this show. The anxiousness and fear that envelopes you is such a spectacular feat for the show's creators. You are given several characters to follow throughout the course of the story but are never given certainty that all of them, or any of them, will survive. Lets just say people die in this show... a lot of people.

Other then the beginning being a little slow moving at times, the negatives of this show are small but still noticeable. Out of the five main characters not all of them get enough time to develop since most of the screen time goes to the main main characters Saki and Satoru. At times the show can pace a little awkwardly as well, due to the story writers dedicating their time to the most important portions of the show and sometimes wanting to focus very heavily on certain scenes. If you are truly invested in Shin Sekai Yori however, this shouldn't bother you at all.

Shin Sekai Yori is a roller coaster ride through a mysterious and fascinating new world with very deep moral questions and though provoking themes. If you want an anime you can invest yourself in, then look no further!

Masterpieces come once in a blue moon. If you're lucky you'll get a handful in a given year. If not, you'll only get one. In fact, only one reached the latter this year, and that was Shin Sekai Yori. With an award-winning source material, Shin Sekai Yori was a series that came in with high expectations and still managed to exceed them. It was just that good, mixing ambition and a bit of controversy to form a captivating story that showcased the potential of anime as a storytelling medium. Powered by plot twists that often left viewers in shock and a great cast of characters that made you fear for their lives, this was a great example of superb content meeting perfect execution. To top things off, it did all of this with a limited budget– that's how risky its ideas were–making Shin Sekai Yori a series that really beat the odds in terms of being animated in the first place. It's just a pity it didn't have any commercial success, because this was exactly the kind of series anime needs more of.

This anime took my heart and crushed it into a million pieces. There's so many surprises in almost every episode and it combines complete horror with mentally traumatizing information. Loved every second of it. From the suspense it builds up in the first few episodes to the last heart-pounding seconds, I could not stop watching. This one, out of all animes, followed me into my dreams. It is an unforgettable anime, but it is worth every single second of your time. I recommend this one 10/10 to thriller fans. The character design art is beautiful, the scenery is amazing, and the composition of real life cultural diversity and political problems makes it almost realistic. It's gripping and tragic. It comprises all genres into one amazing plot line. Truly surprising that it isn't as popular as other animes.

From The New World is an amazing show. It is very thought provoking when it comes down to it. Everything is designed to make you think and see the world from the eyes of the well developed characters. The music and art style match the tone very well to help bring this show together as a masterpiece. My only complaint is that I want to see even more! I have watched through the show several times while sharing it with friends, and I am impressed all over each and every time. There is always more to see and understand in this show, and that is why I keep on coming back. I highly recommend this show to everyone, it is an experience you won't regret.

Okay, my 2nd review. This anime takes place in a new world where some people has kind of telekinetic powers, and it will focus on a group of childrens. The first episodes will provide information about their lives and the way they relate to eachother. That´s all i can say without spoiling.

My philosophy: you can always find something in an anime that you´ve never seen before, and for me that´s enough to make it a worthy watch (which is why i´d never tell anyone not to watch an anime). However, there are some things you need to know before you watch. This anime is very complex to analyze so i will just focus on what i considered the weakest and strongest points.

The strongest point is not the storyline but the way it was developed. We know nothing from the beggining and the more we watch, the more we learn and understand about what´s going on. That was masterfully done. There was never plot holes and everything was well timelly explained. The character decisions made perfect sense along the way; you may never experience the feeling of "why the heck did this happened?" as it happened to me with other anime. However, it felt like the story had some waisted potential. I would consider the weakest point as the absence of a climax. Even in much worse anime series you may find a moment that blows your mind away. That didn´t happen to me with Shin Sekai Yori.

The love scenes and character relationships are hard to describe and even understand. I would have liked a more conventional aproach but i´m not disappointed. Character development isn´t great but it´s good enough to make sense and escort the storyline. The soundtrack is not remarkable either (considering there is no intro), but it complishes it´s task of mixing on with what´s happening at the moment. The ending is extremelly thought provoking and well presented, and it´s the final touch to produce an almost perfectly writen story.

It´s a 7/10 for me because i didn´t quite love the way the writers decided to focus the story (even tho the execution was excellent, as i previously pointed out). Having said that, give it a try. It´s a very worth watching anime.

This Anime was much more than what I thought it would be. Despite being short, with only 25 chapters (26 if you include the intro chapter) it manages to tell a very powerful story which delivers a meaningful message in the end. One of the best things about this Anime is the atmosphere, which is one of the things that first attracted me to it. The colors are gorgeous and even though the animation isn't the best I've seen, it's good enough for it to not be bothersome. The music is interesting and intense, and really takes you to the town where everything happens and helps compel the feelings of the characters.

The first three chapters are slow, but do watch it, you wont be disappointed. It almost made me cry in the end, which almost never happens either with Animes or movies, so give it a try. I definitely recommend it for Anime lovers, and lovers of good stories be it sci-fi, post-apocalyptic worlds, fantasy, super powers, old Japanese feel and even love. Definitely one of the best animes I have seen. A great surprise that I will recommend to many friends of mine, and that I recommend to whoever ended up here. You will not regret it.

9/10

Don't get me wrong this show is well made, well written and well animated but these aspects alone aren't enough to make an anime worth your time.

Firstly, too much high school kids drama, stuff you just don't want to see in a show that's trying hard to take itself seriously. The show has illustrated many mature post-apocalyptic concepts but were ruined by its immature & unnecessary filler content making the show terribly slow and inconsistent.

Secondly, the way the story and events escalate gives us all the reason to believe a huge twist is coming.. Think again! If you are paying enough attention you can actually predict the "twist" easily before any of its events begin to unfold.. basically there are no "twists" just a few change of events that are highly predictable.

Finally, the thing that might annoy you the most is that the show doesn't know exactly what it's supposed to be.. Is it a fantasy anime about super humans and their journey? Is it a mature anime about rebellions and human evolution? or is it a high-school romantic drama gone south?

All I can say is.. the show was different and unique.. but it's one of those shows that you just want to erase from your mind as soon as the final credits start rolling.

I gotta say this anime gave me such goosebumps that I hadn't felt in a long time. The story had a nice flow to it especially with it's intense horror scenes. It was even nice to see added romance into it as it kept the storyline going. The animation was well done including the English Dub actors.

Very satisfied that I got to see a decent horror anime for a change!

One of the more unique and interesting storylines I have seen in an anime. The narrator is rather annoying though. I found a lot of the situational drama to be quite ridiculous as the characters can be willfull and repetitive in their poor decisions. People seemed far more stupid than a society of that nature should have produced. Maybe its the English dub that ruins a lot of it. Still worth a watch.

To be honest, up until about the 20th or so episode I was still apprehensive about this show. It was interesting, but it didn't really grab me that much. However, after finishing this show I can say with certainty that only a creative genius could have come up with this story.

The music in this show was really good, but not amazing. I actually noticed it at times, and usually I don't ever notice the music when I watch a show, it just adds to whatever mood it is playing over. The animation I didn't really like, honestly. The backgrounds and stationary objects were obviously done by people who cared, but the actual people and creatures that moved around felt a little flat. That may be because of when it came out, but I don't really think so. There were a few episodes towards the beginning that had weirdly poor animation, but other than that it was mostly the same all the way through.

The story is by far this show's strongest point. There are some slow parts, there are some weird parts, but the culmination of all this after you've finished the show is where it really shines. Looking back, there aren't any plot holes or anything that doesn't make sense, and everything I can remember fits in with the story well, no matter how weird it is. At the start, everything is confusing and you have no idea what is going on, but the more you progress into the story the more things are explained and the more you find out. In my opinion, this way of giving people info about the world is really satisfying. The ending is also well done, as it is with every great story. It was a little weird watching them grow up at an irregular rate, but the coming of age style of storytelling does fit what is going on well.

It might be weird to mention this, but I don't want anyone turned off by this: there is a gay kiss in the show. First of all, there's nothing wrong with that and it does nothing to impact the integrity or ingenuity of the story, and second, there are also a few yuri kisses in there as well ;). That part of the story only really goes on for one episode, it's explained why it happened, and the mystery and interest comes back at the end of that episode.

Also something that might turn people off; this show is pretty dark and does not shy away from gore, death, or violence. It's not the darkest show in the world, but if you only watch moe shows (which is basically me, but I like other stuff too) or you are really young (10 or under) you might not want to watch it. Also, if like being told everything directly rather than actually thinking and being trusted to figure stuff out yourself, maybe don't watch it.

Overall, I think I would recommend this anime. It is a very unique show with an amazing story that is good if you want something different than your typical slice drama, comedy, or action anime.

This show was pretty weird, and considering most animes are weird by default, that's saying something. I did like it, but it was kinda slow.

It's set 1000 yrs in the future and mankind has evolved psychic and telekinetic powers called 'cantus'. Saki and her friends are adolescents who are just learning about their cantus powers. They live in a seemingly peaceful and idyllic society. Yet children from their school occasionally go missing, and everyone forgets about them really quickly. Saki and her friends go on an excursion and meet an interesting creature that reveals secrets about mankind's past. From then on, Saki and friends become targetted as troublemakers since they now know things that were meant to stay secret.

While this show is long and can be slow, it's not boring, and has a constant sense of menace, where you don't know what's going to happen next, but you get a feeling it's going to be something bad. The animation is different to most of the shows I've seen lately, maybe lower budget, yet it's still decent. The characters are well developed and you really care about their predicaments.

I say watch it if you're looking for something dark and different.

I wish there were more anime out here like this one. This series is based off a Japanese novel by Yusuke Kishi.

I have rarely watched an anime that had me thinking about it for weeks after finishing it. I was captivated by the world and ideas presented to me. The setting is set in the far future and you meet a group of young kids who are about to discover that their world isn't as it seems. There are a series of timeskips that allow us to see the main characters grow up as they uncover more of the truth of their reality. The first couple of episodes appear to be somewhat light hearted, but that will quickly change.

I'm not very good at giving reviews or discussing the plot without giving away spoilers, but I highly recommend From the New World if you enjoy watching films/series that will have you thinking about it for weeks after completion. For the first time ever, I am now reading the novel series that this anime was based on. I can't get enough of this story and the world that Kishi has created for us.

This anime is not for people like me because of true behind everything and horrible outcome from evolution.

This anime only revolve around past not about the future and how thing can be refine or better. They find everything about past and that is, I thinking there is some light for better future in ending but it way dead end.

This is probably one of darkest anime I ever seen and may be your tear don't start but this anime is Soul-Crushing, just like ripped your felling apart.

Not the most consistent anime, but one that I greatly enjoyed thanks to its characters and interesting (if at times a bit too complicated) world.

This anime is too dark and profound that no one can compare. It answers a lot of our questions presently. Though, it tells the story from 1000 years later, but its problems reflect so real and deep to nowadays life.

This is a masterpiece. You would never guess from the title photo that this is a dark and twisted anime, in the best way. You never know where the story will take you, and it keeps unravelling until the very end. Definitely includes some unsettling scenes, but if that's right up your alley (as is is mine) then you won't be disappointed. Genres include horror, mystery, thriller, romance, sci-fi. The music also is top tier, really aids in the brilliance of this story. Plenty of interesting characters as well. Definitely a binger, but luckily there are a good handful of episodes. Happy watching, prepare yourself!