This week on Lyfeblerd, Cryptte brings you a book that could be summarised as hide and seek: monster edition. We're talking about The Promised Neverland, the shonen manga written by Kaiu Shirai and illustrated by Posuka Demizu. 

Yes, that’s right. We said shonen, but remember that Cryptte has never publicly sworn off of them. He just loves to complain about the ones he isn't into, which are most of them. In a genre filled with battle manga, special powers, training and growing power levels, The Promised Neverland is a dark and beautiful exception that stands proudly on its own.

Reading List

ReadThe Promised Neverland if you haven’t already and if you have, why not read another manga set in the same world, featuring short stories;

• The Promised Neverland (volume 1 - 10)
• Kaiu Shirai x Posuka Demizu: Beyond The Promised Neverland (November 8, 2022)

If you want something brighter then pick up another shonen that doesn’t follow all the rules. It’s a comedic slice-of-life manga series called;

• Nichijou, written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi (2006 - on going)

*Purchasing from any of the links provided will earn the podcast a bit of money that will go a long way in keeping the lights on, so thank you in advance.*

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