Here's Where to Start The Promised Neverland Manga After Finishing Season 1

As the children reach the conclusion of the first season of The Promised Neverland anime, there are still plenty of unanswered questions. If you don't want to wait until 2020 to find out what's next for Emma, Ray, and the rest of the kids, your best bet is to pick up the manga. There are a total of 13 volumes and counting (only nine of those are officially translated) of the manga, but we have two suggestions as to where you should start.

The Promised Neverland anime ends with Chapter 37 of the manga, so you'll want to read Chapter 38 in volume 5 to see what happens next. Though that's a place where you can start, I highly recommend going back and reading from Chapter 1. The Promised Neverland anime's production team took some liberties with their adaptation to make it a more exciting (and tense) viewing experience. The manga features quite a few monologues and other great moments that were ultimately cut or trimmed for the anime. The tone of the manga can be different at times too. I guarantee you'll have a better sense of the world of The Promised Neverland if you start with the beginning.

Once you decide where you want to start, be very careful when looking at the manga covers and chapter titles for anything after volume 5, and especially careful if you're looking at fan art. There are plenty of spoilers to be found!

Here's Where to Start The Promised Neverland Manga After Finishing Season 1 - IGN (1)

The Promised Neverland manga is currently available from a variety of retailers as digital and physical volumes and is also included in the new Shonen Jump subscription service. While the manga volumes are only translated up until volume 9, the Shonen Jump subscription goes far past that with nearly 50 additional chapters. New translated chapters of The Promised Neverland are uploaded to Shonen Jump on Sundays. The first three chapters and the newest three chapters are available for free on the service. You can read more about Shonen Jump's new subscription here.

If you're looking for more anime to watch, be sure to check out our recommendations from the Winter 2019 anime season, and see our list of the best anime currently on Netflix.

Miranda Sanchez is a senior editor at IGN. After watching the first episode of The Promised Neverland she read all 100+ chapters of the manga in a week. Yes, it's that good. You can chat with her about video games and anime on Twitter.

Here's Where to Start The Promised Neverland Manga After Finishing Season 1 - IGN (2024)