From the New World Episode 2: The Vanishing Children
Manga volume 3-4
Oshimeter
4 Ratings
EPISODE REVIEWS
The small snippets from the past really pull you in when you start watching the episode. It's crazy how unnecessarily cruel stuff is. The stories the kids are asked to read during class too really keep you interested and they teach a lesson that is important for the kids to learn. On a lighter note the bit of game/competition was fun... For the most part and extremely competitive, stuff like this is usually not really interesting but shin sekai yori really does this episode well. We also get how kind hearted Saki is due to the queer rat incident, also our first introduction to them! They look kinda squishy.. great episode too!
The way this show builds tension is actually insane. That transition from a chill summer camp to pure survival horror felt so great . A-1’s art is carrying this perfectly. It’s gorgeous, but something creepy is about to happen.
The mystery about the vanishing still continues, especially since the school stays so quiet about it. It is unsettling how they act like everything is normal while students are missing. That silence really builds the tension and makes me wonder what they are trying to hide.
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