Shinsekai Yori (From the New World) | GR Anime Review

[@Piromysl359]

Every anime: New opening every 12 episodes should do. Monogatari series: We can afford new opening every arc. Hunter x Hunter: One opening should be enough for 147 episodes. Shinsekai Yori: LOL fuck the opening!

[@CasperKersten]

Well, I strongly support the creators' decision not to add an opening to every episode. I did a marathon on this series, and being able to watch it without a routinated opening song was a pleasant surprise.

[@evandugas7888]

The ending was so good though.... I watch them on there own all the time.

[@Saidenz]

The first ED was a goddamn treasure.

[@EpicDeception]

There was no OP?

[@Lohpezhoh]

Saidenz you are fucking right

[@gilgameshlfx7006]

This is one of the most underrated anime ever. Thank you for taking your time to review it. And yes, you can't find anime similar to Shinsekai Yori. It was really that unique.

[@zachmontminy]

It's not underrated anymore, so many people have seen it, every time it's brought up people gush over it. If ever talked about it either gets rated justly or even overrated occasionally.

[@mrtylerseifert]

It is a great anime, however, I'm actually quite surprised he didn't recommend Now and Then, Here and There for a similar anime.

[@gilgameshlfx7006]

Zach Montminy No one really talks about it. Really compared to other anime that got hyped, the discussion of Shinsekai Yori is as barely exist. Like someone died during the production of that anime.

[@zachmontminy]

mrtylerseifert NTHT is incredible, the best isekai anime.

[@gilgameshlfx7006]

***** Myanimelist is the worst place you can go to gather opinions, you know?

[@fel293]

FINNALY someone talking about Shin Sekai Yori, nice review Arkada

[@hmhm856]

Ummm, tons of anime reviewers on youtube have made a review on this anime >___>

[@nothingreally6680]

Certainly better reviewers

[@titlo3646]

fel293 I MISS MARIIIIIAAAAAAA

[@TheAskald]

This show isn't even "underrated" at this point, it's simply an untold masterpiece.

[@pishtirgenskii]

most of the people just came here to say that this is a great anime and one of their all-time favorites

[@TheFabHawk]

well.... you're not wrong

[@GoodNight0wl]

That's every review. You think most people who saw his Attack On Titan review hadn't seen it?

[@mrlolzboy1]

nah im just here to say theres a gay kiss scene

[@sukanya90]

Im here to say every character in this anime have brain damage or something.

[@nastyeggplant]

Johan pls don.. you got my interest.

[@babybop114]

I have never clicked on a video so fast. I have been waiting for this for so long.

[@brockhardest6369]

Me too!

[@calebkim9211]

yeah ive been waiting ever since it barely missed the top 5 during the review week of awesome

[@Mikauofthezora]

But it's so late! He's taking so long for The Tatami Galaxy and the Monogatari series, too, as if he didn't want to be labeled a hipster for covering them.

[@calebkim9211]

Mikauofthezora Im sure hes a busy guy. Besides these reviews are so well done that it probably takes a long ass time. Hell I cant even do a review on MAL professionally.....

[@Mikauofthezora]

Yeah, he's an awesome reviewer alright. I've been following his channel for a couple years now, and he really is the best anime critic on KZbin right now. I just wish he'd tackle more obscure works. I got so excited when he covered Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, but that was pretty much because that one had just finished airing. His review on Lain from six years ago was brilliant as well.

[@DasHurzify]

I'll never forget the looming feeling of dread this show invoked in me for the most part of it's airtime. I wish I could watch it again without knowing it, that's how good it is. Highly recommended.

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Since the 1st ep, I immidiately felt this anime potrays a sinister tone. The feeling of "something is off" and the conclutions...no wonder shun goes crazy.

[@MegaShinobi2011]

Same. I watched it about 3 years ago and just rewatched it last week. Knowing the ending didn't take away from anything at all

[@hillerychan9483]

The world building is so good

[@evandugas7888]

Rewatch it and see all the hints you missed and background details

[@_peakPiece_]

I'm looking for a new anime,.. Is this good?

[@Dapplemii]

What I love about Shin Sekai Yori is the amazing world building and how it really makes you think. It absolutely left a void in me and how nothing actually changed in the world was masterful.

[@alkeryn1700]

This anime is a freaking masterpiece

[@georgethemonkeydrummer5598]

Debatable but I’m with you

[@Necrow_Productions]

I'm not with either of you, the anime is over rated

[@alkeryn1700]

@@Necrow_Productions nah

[@Necrow_Productions]

​@@alkeryn1700 I saw garbage that I would rate higher. A 1/10 is a compliment for "Shitstain Yuri"

[@akira1072]

@@Necrow_Productions same

[@TheMARVIN0678]

this anime is depressing once you finish it

[@hraza2222]

TheMARVIN0678 agreed. I was down for a while

[@softevilkitten]

Hmmm well I didn't find the ending depressing, on the contrary, for me it was hopeful but grounded. Even after all that tragedy

[@DoesntReadReplies]

I agree. It shows a positive change, but at what cost...it's very true to reality in that way...so it's hopeful if you can bear it, and horrifyingly depressing otherwise - just like real life. What they did to Squeara at the end really messed with me...I ended up losing a lot of respect for Saki for not stopping the Ethics Committee from doing that to him.

[@lopton1]

Squeler (or how you wrote him) was enough to depress me ._.

[@DoesntReadReplies]

lopton1 that's how his name was subtitled on Crunchyroll.

[@javahikage]

I watched it while it was airing and God, the cliffhangers were real. I enjoyed every single saturday it aired and waited for the next one with big expectation. When the ending came it was so beutiful I was about to cry. Man, the show is awesome.

[@verdilak]

Java Hikage indeed, having seen it when it aired was a privilege. Binging does not do it justice. Having a whole week to mull over the implications of every episode. What a time to be alive.

[@GingerBeanie]

FINALLY. SHIN SEKAI YORI IS SO UNDERAPPRECIATED.

[@shortanimereviews957]

xSonicSeedrian I Know right just cz of 8th episode :/

[@venor2612]

SHORT ANIME REVIEWS lol yes

[@simonw3858]

Isn't it though! All I ever hear about is so over rated anime and a masterpiece like this goes so far under the radar nobody I know who watches anime has ever heard of it. One of my all time favourite anime

[@abridgedwormm9311]

Thank you I've been waiting 4 yrs to see you review this

[@jackiechen9680]

Shinsekai Yori is ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE

[@lakamokolaka]

Jackie Chen That's nothing compared to SUPER MARIO TWO BABY

[@jackiechen9680]

i love the whole atmosphere of the series - seems like to be a paradise but with something wrong with it Also, the big reveal of the truth at the end make me mindblown and reflect on what i felt and thought before - how i thought so linearly and how naive i was

[@jackiechen9680]

'Digibro was being super against everything A1 dropping it' that's sad to hear some say that the quality of A1 's work depend on the main director. Although sometimes they threw out unfinished shitty animation but sometimes they make really great ones.

[@jackiechen9680]

I think there is 2 types of ppl: sb who can't bear ppl talk shit about the show they love or sb who can't bear ppl praise shitty show as masterpiece. I am the second type and i actually does not mind a whole lot when ppl talk shit about the show i love. I personally think that shows should be judged only if all episodes were watched. (although i sometime break this rule) And about Digibro's comment on this show, I have seen him changed opinions on a show before after finishing it or rewatching it. Also, he can actually bear the poor CG and kids-show-like-feelings of Kemono friends and find the beauty and uniqueness of the show. My feeling is that some day he will look back at the show and give it another chance (which of coz is most likely he changed his opinion on A1) But then, just like even i (or u) dont agree with digibro on this matter does not mean that all his opinions are worthless to me. I actually changed my stubborn thought a few times thanks to him.

[@jackiechen9680]

sometimes ppl do that. I thought the Monogatari series was just made of waifu and fan-services. I hated the 1st episode and thought it was weird and awful. But many years after, I rewatch it and found it to be one of my favorite anime that I finished all the seasons nonstop, bought the light novel, and search for nearly all the shaft works and most of shinbo's work and his apprentice's work. the point i want to make is that sometimes this type of things happen. The difference is that whether is the person open-minded enough that one day he will change his stubborn biased opinion. And i think Digibro is this type of person. You may even take this opportunity to reflect yrself whether u have done this too and revisit some shows that u hated but other people (that you trust his taste) think that they are good.

[@KlausWulfenbach]

"The human race is horrible... This entire story is one that could happen eventually in real life." IMHO the real horror of Shinsekai Yori is that it absolutely has happened in real life hundreds of times. Think: people with psychic powers = people with lots of money, or political power, or any other class distinction. Think: people in "higher" classes seeing those in "lower" classes as less human. Think: if morality itself is considered entirely dependent on what is socially acceptable, why wouldn't social conformity be more valuable than individuals' lives? What's more: if there's a whole group of social outcasts who cannot conform, why would any of their lives ever have any value at all? The insidious, creeping, slow, calm acceptance and perpetuation of "how things need to be" despite the things done in the name of "how things need to be" being rather nasty... But then, to be fair, if the only alternative is anarchy and violent death on a mass scale, perhaps a society that murders children for cheating at sports (as just one example) is the lesser of the evils? But still, indeed, horrifically evil. The whole thing is an allegory. The creators were certainly thinking of Japanese society in particular, but I can also see parallels in other societies. I'll avoid stating the specific application I see in our "modern" "Western" society to avoid a flame war, but the lessons absolutely apply to the real world. Is conformity to an ideal more important than human life? Indeed, some people think so. EDIT: To be clear: I absolutely think that human life is more important than social conformity. I'm not trying to troll anyone here. I'm just pointing out that when social conformity is considered more important than human life, you get a situation like Shinsekai Yori, and that it's not just a hypothetical, and that it's not just about Japan.

[@mikuhatsunegoshujin]

Florian Geyer did nothing wrong, the elimination of the Aristocrats are a necessary objective for progressing into the next Society. Spartacus also did nothing wrong, same reason as before. Progression from a slave society to a Serf society tends to be more violent than from a serf society to a bourgeois one, if that calms your fears about the possible elimination of the current state of affairs.

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

@@mikuhatsunegoshujin ...and my gut feeling, the cycle is already starting again...

[@lynneo8869]

Well said, sir!

[@Greggah]

Did you watch the anime? The social conformity was important, because even before ”the death of shame” people could kill eachother in mass just by a quick glance- they needed total control so that everyone had the death of shame, and was good at handling conflict- or they had to be culled. Its like everyone is carrying an atom bomb in their pocket.

[@LC-sc3en]

@@Greggah this is true. But science fiction often takes things to their extreme to make people think deeply on their humanity and society. Many nations to this day exist in relative wealth and prosperity only due to the historical genocide, explotation, and dehuminization of other people. These same societies can and do casually call down war upon entire nations of others (often less fortunate) in the name of "security" or "preserving their way of life". While the majority of their citizens (at least in the beginning of war) run the spectrum from casually unconcerned to, sad but accepting as necessary, to gleeful about killing hundreds of thousands of others due to fear. Fear isn't always rational and not enough people can question the leadership selling fear and claiming that it can only be solved by violence and control. So think about it, if this series made you wonder if it was worth it, or if the humans are monstrous even when a lot of their fears are legitimately real and society would fall apart without these atrocities... what does that say about much of humanity now? Many of our wealthiest societies maintain their lifestyle through a general inhumanity to man. From the death and war funded to sell you an iPhone to the child slavery to bring you cheap chocolate. Many are unaware, uncaring, or unable to break from the system because they lack the power, means, or simply cannot envision another way. Children are the most likely to question and even then, like in the anime it is rare, they would probably rather not know, and end up stuck using the same system as their parents. I lived through it, I got born in the Omelas state. But some 400,000 civilians men, woman, and children did not and were killed within a two years while my neighbors called for blood out of fear. Some of the people captured at the beginning were tortured for years and held decades more without trials many of them simply because no one would take them on. In another parallel you can also look at the reasoning given for looking down on monster rats and keeping them separate while brutally crushing any organized attempts to break out of "their place" as a threat to the way of life. And those who step out of their assumed places are subject to increased scrutiny, which sometimes leads to torture, imprisonment (which often includes torture as well), or execution. Which will go without punishment justified on the fear of the killer.

[@kyreemack5251]

Makes me wanna re watch this, the show is soo good, criminally underrated, and has one of best ending in terms of plot ever.

[@Suoly_]

this was like the best review you've ever made. VERY rarely do i see video editing that conveys the tone of a series so strongly!

[@havoc9469]

The show is amazing but sadly I dont think you did it justice. This anime is not about showcasing the bads of humanity but teaching the importance of keeping both sides of an argument in mind. Adults aren't awful, they had their reasons for disallowing misbehaved children to develop, molerats weren't mean, they simply needed freedom. You cannot make judgements like "humans are awful" or "molerats are scum", since as the main antagonist of the show said, you can't know what would have happened if the tables were turnt.

[@Feds_the_Freds]

well, as he said, there are many different interpretations, so if u like urs more, ok, but he just had a different one. But I still had the same interpretation like u, humans aren't bad, the show wasn't really about good or bad, it just showed, how we would react to a situation like this. A bit like the theory, that we are a product of the environement and the genes and it showed how important the circumstances of the environement can be.

[@AIWARAS619]

In my eyes the complete degeneration of human society(I am sure some would disagree and find it even reasonable, but in my eyes it's almost worse than out right Mad Max'ing it) is a cautionary tale of what happens when you use only pure intelligence to decide everything in hard situation and kill your heart completely as a society, turning it into something that is so tightly controlled and stagnant it is a question why should it even be allowed to continue it's existence at all. Think about it, it is literally the equivalent of a scenario when the government decides to kill all the poor and sick to solve the issues of overpopulation and overconsumption the moment all cheep manual labor is automated as well as killing everyone that does not agree with that.

[@AIWARAS619]

If the genetic tampering, hypnosis and extreme indoctrination, not to talk about continues murder of children where temporary measures to figure things out and move on then maybe you would be right, but the society more or less is stuck in an evolutionary dead end worth of a horror story and is still on decline despite the measures. I honestly think that the scientist taking over and trying to drive humanity in their chosen destination was a mistake that doomed humanity for good. A race that can create life and even manipulate their own DNA in real time literally degraded to a pint where there is an episode where they discus the problem of actually getting working electricity in some parts of the settlement is a joke

[@exchangediary968]

no, entire groups and collanies were murdered by the humans if they made the smallest of mistakes

[@ganymede242]

Suffering, this is a good point and something I felt too. No one is a 'baddie' doing bad things just 'because'. You can absolutely appreciate every point of view. It makes it a great tragedy: you see how in trying to do the best they can, the situation itself compels people to do terrible things. It all makes sense from each person's point of view.

[@Hayakoneko]

This series is seriously good.

[@MikuOlliet]

MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE ANIME OF ALL TIME GAWD YES THANKS ARKADA Yes. Edit after ages: I was way too excited for this video when I got the notification. And it kinda embarasses me now, but don't want to delete this comment due to it getting so many likes, so uh thanks for those, even though this isn't the most liked comment xD

[@Thrawnmulus]

do you own it on blu-ray, and if you do can you tell me if they fixed the art drop-off with it? I really want to watch this show now

[@sadicsensei2589]

MikuOlliet ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ ¯\(ツ)/¯ agree

[@Thrawnmulus]

Finland, wait you mean sakkijarven country?

[@MikuOlliet]

I have no idea what that means. But sure xD

[@zeldayraita9515]

MikuOlliet ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ ¯\(ツ)/¯ MINE TOO

[@SkiHigh]

One of the best anime I've watched so far, truly an outstanding plot

[@mothee1651]

i remember finishing this series with my brother and the both of us sitting just in complete silence for 30 min before finally being able to talk about what we just watched. This is honestly the kind of story that stays with you forever

[@funneverends1991]

Dude, must be cool to have someone to talk to after that mind blowing endingg

[@kura-pika]

thats awesome, i kinda wish i had someone to talk to/discuss with once it finished. I recommended it to my mum but not sure if she's feeling it as much so its hard to talk about what a story it is.

[@xyreweltmon3215]

Yes! Thank you so much! I've been waiting for this review for so long, I've voted for it in every review week of awesome and I've been one of the many to pester you about it here, in the comments section. You truly did this review, and Shinsekai Yori justice here. Thank you sooooo much!

[@maziio646]

You took your sweet time with this one

[@Houdini111]

Feels good to hear such high praise from you for my #1 favorite show.

[@robotechjb1]

I might recommend "Now and Then, Here and There" as a similar series.

[@Uhlersoth77]

Oh, god. I never want to watch that again. It's by no means bad, but...damn. It's one of the few anime that made me feel physically ill.

[@UnstopablePatrik]

ABELIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@titanicww2345]

LALARUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@XrayTheMyth23]

I don't see the appeal of Now and Then, it didn't seem like anything special and it barely explains anything... you'd be better off watching something else.

[@鈴木佳大]

Shinsekai Yori has a lot of messages for human beings. I also have read the original nobel many times. This is not so famous among japan but really hidden masterpiece I feel.

[@Suntoria236]

5:07 HOLY SHIT man we need warnings, that blasted from my speakers so loud...

[@Cracked_Moon]

Yep...

[@VladimirLorenzo-k4k]

lol

[@eleazarWP1]

So dark......... it hurt my brain sometimes with the unanswered questions... makes you want to go back for more

[@シュリ-j2h]

4 years later, Shinsekai Yori is still one of my top favourite anime series. Wishing there were more people talking about it and a second series. MORE CONTENTTT!! I haven't found any other series that gives me the same feel or the same concept

[@svenhent]

This is quite a rare good novel adaptation I had seen throughout the years. It's indeed pretty underrated and for anyone wondering, this series deserves all the praises it got for both its source novel and anime adaptation. Thanks Arkada for bringing up a review on it.

[@rcgamer7780]

OH YOU FINALLY REVIEW IT! YES!

[@FordeSquirrel]

Squealer did nothing wrong.

[@sarahmccarthy4371]

squealer did everything wrong

[@hehhehehohohoe8807]

He did a lot wrong, a few things right, but you can say his ends where justified, just not his means.

[@SourTb]

sarah mccarthy If by Squealer you mean the whole human race, then you're right.

[@yoloalchemist]

I agree with the both of you. Oh god, Squealer is so complicated.

[@moonstonepearl21]

That meme was stolen from Berserk!

[@juhpeano]

Remember watching this in middle school. Had to rewarch at least 3 times to fully understand some points, and to form a general opinion about the whole thing. Such a must for times like this

[@Kiyukii]

OMFG I CAN'T GET THAT 'STOCK WINDOWS SOUND' OUT OF MY HEAD NOW

[@moonstonepearl21]

Lol. His sense of humor amuses me. I greatly enjoyed that comparison.

[@CariagaXIII]

Kiyukii Niflheim wait where

[@samlol3]

Did you not relate when you heard it? I felt exactly like him lol that sound is very annoying

[@animusswtor4822]

I’m just so glad I wasnt the only one who had that feeling ^^

[@vivienpollreisz2038]

i get this feeling that i will never be able to find a masterpiece like this

[@SeginusKaitos]

Same.

[@platypus2141]

Yo same but I found one its called Sunday without god

[@liverpool6058]

YEEEEEES thankyou arkada soo much for reviewing this. The long wait was definitely worth it.

[@iota-09]

the reason for the inconsistent art is because around episode 4-5 the studio art direction changed.

[@yutakeda9979]

Probably my favorite anime of all time. Watched it all in one day because I couldn't stop. By the end, my job was dropped and I found myself circling the room, thinking about life.

[@alexvandu1]

this anime is pretty old. one of the best I've watched. I really thought you had review it already because its so good

[@someoneelse5005]

In what universe is 2012 anime pretty old, though? xD

[@whossname4399]

Tin Man in my late twenties, I think 5 years ago is pretty old

[@alexvandu1]

I'm just overall happy someone is talking about this anime. it was really underwhelming to have watched this masterpiece and there was no online hype about it. I remember looking for reviews but there was only a few. now as good as glass reflection. I'm just happy the hype is here now.

[@ErgoDog]

alexvandu1 soooo ooooold xD

[@zya4488]

alexvandu1 , Help me , should I watch it?

[@JJ367]

Was that a Serial Experiments Lain reference I heard there?

[@ShiningLugia]

After saying "Let's Jam", the timing of the music, the chosen scenes, and then the title screen all sent shivers down my spine. Well done with that transition. It fits perfectly into this series.

[@nasm8430]

The first thing I did when I found this channel last year was look up a review on Shin Sekai Yori. I am so glad you got around to it.

[@omnislack]

FINALLY! BEEN WAITING FOR THIS! That Serial experiments Lain reference though.

[@5y9h3r]

Oh you with that Serial Experiments Lain Reference 2:03 You've made my day, now I begin to remember why I used to watch you for anime reviews and still do.

[@Mirage_Seraph]

Might not be my absolute favorite show but it's pretty freaking close to it. Glad you made a video of it because it seems like nobody else knows it even exists.

[@gabriele.3161]

Thank you! We waited so long for this, worth it. Glad you liked it! I've never seen anything else like Shinsekai Yori and I've been waiting for another anime as good to arrive ever since. Probably not gonna happen for a while.

[@titanicww2345]

It is so sad that this masterpiece was overlooked due to Sword Art Online. This also hurt this show's budget too.

[@scarlet1aza]

Your drunk

[@platypus2141]

@@scarlet1aza your dumb

[@melowcolette]

I was browsing my subscription feed and stumbled upon this thumbnail.. Then I saw it's from Glass Reflection.. It took me 5 seconds to process! I'M SHOOK! I've been waiting for this for so long! Finally!

[@zimzamzoom69]

Hmmm.. would Ark ever tackle the Monogatari series?

[@zimzamzoom69]

Jenny Baxter 👌

[@HilbertXVI]

Jenny Baxter Just like that opinion of yours

[@zimzamzoom69]

Hilbert Black O shit!!

[@XxbiohazardxX223]

Jenny Baxter go fuck yourself

[@zimzamzoom69]

Jenny Baxter Tell us, and educate us on what some of your favorite series are

[@maxhamer]

This show was absolutely fantastic. I was completely unprepared for how blown away I was by the complexity and development of this story. Great review!

[@happyhappyjoyjoy123]

To me this is an absolute masterpiece. I got the standard "void" feeling after finishing it and I only hope to watch something this good ever again.

[@tacoman7491]

I clicked on this video so fucking fast, I've been waiting for you to do this for so long, this show deserves so much praise

[@joeltheowl3299]

The vocal minority is very happy!!! I was wondering if we'd never see a review of this anime by Ark. I gasp'd really hard when i saw this :P

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

So good to see one of these again! It's rekindling my need to consume anime again as it did a few years ago when I had barely seen any. Thanks!!!

[@rorschachguy2055]

Shinsekai Yori is one of those series that gets better but also more disturbing every time you rewatch it because you gain more context and pick up on stuff you missed the first time around. Really wish they'd make a movie too.

[@vincaslt]

I literally threw my hands into the air the moment I've seen this in my feed. been waiting for this so long, I didn't even care for what rating you give this masterpiece :D

[@pritamghosh03]

No mention of Squealer?? He was such a great character!! Loved this anime. One of my personal favourites. Definitely deserves certified frosty rating.

[@nikkidesu9236]

I screamed when I saw this. I have been waiting three whole years for you to review this, and I've always voted for it for the Review Week of Awesome. I feel like one thing has been crossed off my bucket list!

[@linkonair]

I've been trying to get people to watch this for years but no one will even take a crack at it. What a shame.

[@NotSandhorst]

Find better people then lol. Someone recommended this on Reddit so I searched it

[@teodorap.8925]

I have been waiting for this for so long! Thank you so much! Shinseki Yori is one of my favourite anime and I'd wanted for it to be reviewed by you for so long

[@BlackAera]

Present day... present time...

[@Thesketchfox]

BlackAera hahahaha

[@bigtoblerone8446]

I'm watching serial experiments lain now 😶

[@KAndyxxD]

I'm so happy you liked it :D been waiting for this for ages....thanks for the awesome review!

[@bioncledudes4life]

I honestly want a spoiler discussion of this anime: so much to just ferment with that ending.

[@DyingSlowlybtw]

I have been waiting for this since I found your channel years ago. Thank you!

[@amyduong9423]

Shinsekai Yori might not become your favourite anime of all time but trust me you'll be very impressed with how well put the story is.

[@ashleighlehmann4749]

ahhhhh! I'm so happy!!! I've been a fan of this show for years and I've been waiting for a really good review of it!

[@MagnitudeReviews]

I have never clicked a video this fast in my life.

[@CasperKersten]

I have. That was when I was just discovering Two Steps From Hell.

[@zeldayraita9515]

Magnitude Reviews RIGHT?!!?!?!?

[@JSC3official]

You should definitely watch gintama and review it. Its 329 episodes and it takes about 20 episodes to get into but its definitely worth it. The comedy will have u crying and the suspense and action will have you on the edge of your seat. Its shounen however its a very unique shounen. As one of my favorite anime of all time i highly recommend you watch it

[@yoloalchemist]

About time for this review Arkada. Definitely one of the greats.

[@Voreten]

I'm surprised this anime almost seems forgotten to history. What happened?

[@OmicronAwesome]

This was my favorite series ever. I am so glad to see that you got the same out of it that I did. I found it to be just about as close to perfect as possible. Glad to see it get the recognition it deserves.

[@tehpwnerer7]

Just finished watching this anime and dam it's really good, one of the few that I enjoyed all the way through and had a satisfying ending

[@themodernconqueror]

You finally reviewed one of my favourite animes of all time. I'm glad you liked as much as I did. I can still feel the bittersweet emptiness this masterpiece left in me. Please review Eureka Seven next, it's a little bil long but I promise it's worth it.

[@gharaybeh9827]

Me: Hopefully this review is positive. Also me: *looks at the like ratio* me: *happy*

[@scorpion3128]

Fuck yeah, you finally did a review on Shinsekai Yori! This is one of my anime because of how unique and enjoyable it is. Damn straight you ended up rating it certified frosty.

[@LY-oy3iq]

HE DID IT!!!! HE FINALLY DID IT!!!

[@sbubbyjubby9743]

I've never been so happy to see this on show up on screen. This show, and Your Lie In April were the two shows that I've been waiting for reviews for a long time, and you've done both. All those review week of awesome votes, only to not make the list because of crappy shows making them. I'm glad that you watched one of favorite anime. Now I'm waiting for Snafu Too.

[@sbubbyjubby9743]

One thing I love about this show is that everything that humanity does, and everything the mole rats do, brings the question of who is in the right and who is in the wrong? And ultimately is there a bad guy or good guy.

[@nataliasteiner]

Your introduction reminded me of A Series of Unfortunate Events beggining =)

[@nataliasteiner]

also, 100% gonna check the shit out of this anime.

[@frickenwin]

2012?! Excuse me, I’ll just be over here in the future still breath taken away by this show.

[@HellGod67]

So sad I only learned the name of this anime from GR, none of the mainstream media even mentions a masterpiece like this.

[@alanmv01]

Wow, thanks a lot, Arkada... Been waiting for this for so long...

[@MrRimuzz]

For people coming here in 2019 looking for something similar then sorry to disappoint but there still isn't anything quite like this show. BUT. Two things come pretty close now in some way. The anime "The Promised Neverland" does some things that are pretty similar to the feelings you get from Shin Seki Yori. The horror parts are almost the same. If you want a game that can give you a similar empty feel then try Nier: Automata.

[@charlestrudel8308]

even then, nier automata is way more nihilist than shin sekai yori lol...

[@lizardpotpie6566]

oh my god i've waited sooo long for this review

[@brunoatella8264]

together with Code Geass and Psycho pass this anime is one of my favorites!

[@Nabuchadnezar]

I gotta thank you man. This video was so great it made me watch the series sooner than I planned to, and it was SO worth it. What an experience.

[@KazeVongola]

I'd say Shiki could also be recommended as a similar anime, as its message dips into similar topic.

[@shathriel]

Agree, also has a slow start and some great music and lasts long in the memory. I have a large anime collection and I love these type of shows, peeps who enjoy these would probably enjoy Ergo Proxy too :)

[@Devilfairy1]

This anime makes you feel uneasy and gives you food for thought. One of the hidden gems I found few months back. I am glad that you reviewed it :)

[@Z4quarius]

Omg I was literally just watching this series around episode 10 and almost felt like dropping it cause I constantly felt like "WTF is going on?". But seeing this review and I feel more motivated to finish this series

[@Darkknight5x5]

chong ting hong definitely I do recommend finishing it. I was much like you and was lost. Found out it was normal and totally worth it to stick around. Whether you end up thinking it's good or not is up to you, but things do become clearer as time goes on

[@elie2133]

chong ting hong now was it worth it 1 year later? I'm realy interested in knowing if you ended up liking it or ot.... despite disliking the first 10 episodes of ut..

[@RogueCowTurd]

@despression man its a slow burn anime but by the end of it you will be in love with it while whispering "this animes so fucked man" over and over. and dont take the term "slow burn" the wrong way, at no point is it boring, it just takes you for a long, steady ride up to a climax that took years in the anime to fester

[@elie2133]

RedShiftJellyfish everybody has different tastes, and different opinions. That's why it's basicaly impossible to please everyone with an anime. I understand that you love it and wanna share this experience, same for me and my favourites animes(well any anime that i enjoyed) but for even the most praised animes of all times, not everybody liked it. Also, the idea of "waiting" because it "gets good later" doesn't make sense to me, because I, like most people, don't have much time, and even if I did I don't need 10 episodes to know if I'm gonna like an anime or not. And if I do(ex: HxH, monster) it was because I was unsure until then wether to drop or not. The anime in itself looked kinda interesting but as I said I was bored throughout the whole 3 first episode, and I hated the characters because they were obnoxious. Not to mention the fact that I had no idea what was going on.

[@RogueCowTurd]

sounds like youre trying to set yourself up for dissatisfaction man, 90% of the comments in this video are of people who love the show, you have one person who didnt 100% like it and all of a sudden their opinion holds more weight and you want to know about it? obviously you cant please everyone but if the vast majority of people love the anime and you gloss over them to find someone who didnt enjoy it as much youre just Poisoning the Well for yourself never said you have to wait for it to get good, all of it is great, like arkada said, it uses every second of its run time to tell you things and everything it tells you is important. the themes and ideas are complex and thought provoking so it takes time to dive into those themes but never takes unnessary amounts of time focusing on one thing because it has other things to tell you again, dont take the term "slow burn" the wrong way, at no point is it boring, it just takes you for a long, steady ride up to a climax that took years in the anime to fester. each arc as a climax but the final one has far more weight than the rest but each are incredibly fucked up in its own respect. just watch the first few episodes at least, it will dip your toes into what type of twisted society the anime has created and its enough for you to make up your own mind whether or not youre going to enjoy more

[@zeldayraita9515]

I'm so GLAD YOU REVIEWED THIS! THIS IS MY FAVORITE ANIMEEE

[@JiraiyaSanninPervySage]

Can you review Rainbow Nisha Rokobou no Shichinin?

[@unholysoldier002]

Jiraiya Sannin ew noo. Its shit. Fucking victimization bullshit. Same goes for Deadman Wonderland, and that shitty Promised Never land. Hes better off reveiwing Ergo Proxy.

[@Mercure250]

Oh God I searched this anime a few days ago on your channel, and I was sad you didn't make a review of it...AND NOW YOU DID IT OMG YES

[@LightningLee77]

You ever thought about doing Penguindrum?

[@electricant55]

He said he thinks it's crap

[@LightningLee77]

Okay, just curious if he ever talked about it. I can see it being very divisive.

[@Karakuioshi]

FINALLY! Can't believe this anime hadn't been chosen when "week of the anime reviews" was, but finally here it is, yay!

[@Deo499]

You kinda spoiled the post apocalypse thing. At least to me the fact that they were living in a post apocalypse wasn't very clear in the first couple episodes.

[@dae_carca]

Wait........the post apocalypse thing was supposed to be a mystery? The show literally spelled it out in like the 4th episode that psychic powers caused civilization to collapse. That plus constantly mentioning 1000 years in the future made it seem to me that it was pretty clear this was post apocalyptic future

[@Deo499]

Mobashshir Jawaid Yeah in the 4th episode. It wasn't the first thing they told us. I assumed at first it could've just been some fantasy world.

[@dae_carca]

Yeah fair enough, doesn't really bother me although i can understand if it does to you.

[@zachrobins1444]

Deo Guyadin don't they literally open the first episode with a person killing people with Cantus before the apocalypse

[@chieffanLJ27]

Bruh, it was legit in the first scene lmao. It needed some context which it gave later, but yeah, lol. Set that expectation kinda early

[@mayfaynezzz]

Was thinking about this anime again and just wanted to thank you for the review/recommendation. It is one of those shows I didnt really know how to feel about as i watched, but once i finished and the more i thought about it the more I liked it. 5 years later I keep randomly remembering it and thinking how good it was - thanks for your great recommendations as always!

[@althaf_iam]

where in the world have you been i was so worried #nohomo

[@smolpotatoamvs3606]

I'm so happy you reviewed this anime! I'm proud to say that it is in fact my favorite anime (as you can see the Saki and Satoru pfp) I've been waiting for you to review this anime for at least a year and half and it was so worth the wait

[@roughwoof]

*THIS ANIME WAS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL MIND FUCK.*

[@TeeTaan]

WOWW it's so cool you actually made this review! What can I love more but a fantastical setting, but with such realistic and interconnected plot and character behaviour. This anime is something super amazing and not many media can keep me nerve-breakingly tense at the screen from pretty much the beginning until it's very end.

[@TwinflameByond]

I marathoned this show in a day a few years back. I remember mostly everything, but the ending. how'd it end?

[@joaosoares2570]

*SPOILER* They managed to kill the fiend (it wasnt actually a true fiend, she just believed she was a queerat tho she could kill humans without activating death feedback) and in the end we find out that queerats were actually humans without cantus. Since they were humans the ones with cantus could not touch them cuz of death feedback but the "normal" humans could kill humans with cantus because they didnt have death feedback, and so the humans with cantus modified the "normal" humans genome to turn them into queerat to be able to use cantus on them.

[@teeemtee5739]

joao soares that was the BIG surprise? I got to like episode 10-13 (one of those) and I put that together. People need to read more stories of this blew their mind. Anyway thanks for putting the SPOILER warning a lot of douches don't do that

[@CooSharn]

I was surprised (but in all fairness I was watching this during my stoner days). I think it's not about the 'twist' creating shock value for the audience, but more of how it twists the themes of the story. For me, it flipped what I had thought the story was about (the kids and their being groomed into being what society deemed acceptable) and turned it into an example of how we can be blind to our own prejudices - or the result of the need to make these prejudices in order to survive. The queerats were fighting for their humanity, and to be perceived with humanity, and that was denied by the characters and the narrative as well (although the plot always came back to the queerats throughout it's three arcs). I think there was intention on the author's end to try and create this prejudicial-blindness by having the story focus on the plight of the kids but then having a 'plot twist' thrown at them (and, by proxy, the audience too) forcing them to reconsider their own actions/perceptions of why the queerats acted the way they did. The lens we viewed the story from was the kids, they didn't have access to the knowledge and therefore we didn't either (it does cut to a scene of those random flashbacks though, so the consistency isn't there for me to prove). What I'm trying to say is that the plot twist wasn't just for shock value (imo), it was a part of the thematic design of the story. Dehumanization that begins as survival tactic ferments into oppression and is then consumed in the form of ignorance, blind eyes and sheer prejudice. The twist was the characters awakening, the blossoming realization that what their society is doing is "wrong" (depending who you ask) - and that is regardless of whether the rats were human or not; they definitely were being held down by the cantus users in the end. Finally, I would say that the author's choice to make that the rats were modified humans was to take dehumanization to the next level. As thematic devices, their form is possibly meant to represent 'dehumanization' in a literal sense. It's possibly the same for the death feedback - a literal representation of our psychological boundaries when it comes to bringing harm to people we can relate to. Stories focus on kids and their intense grooming = our own inclinations to see societal structures as a form of personal oppression; the reality being that these structures are to prevent a tried-and-tested societal collapse, but can also be taken to extremes. Queerats = our own limitations when it comes to viewing other's with true sympathy and empathy. The result of being oppressed for so long. But also the threat of what could happen if the oppressors guard was too slip. The "twist" ending = the characters realization the life has many shades of grey and that it isn't all about them. I am leaving this as a reply to the above comment, but don't think that this is aimed at you Firstname Lastname (anymore). I have waffled on! I didn't mean to do that. I've taken a response to you're 1 1/2 lines of comment to an extreme. I'm just going to leave this hear because I took the time to write it and I don't want that to go to waste.