He became very different from how Emma and Ray remembered him.

However, he was separated from his family and dealt with his own struggles before reuniting with them two years later. Out of all the kids at Grace Field House, Norman is the most intelligent and thus played a crucial role in the Escape arc. RELATED: The Promised Neverland: The History of the Promise & Ratri Clan, Explained Norman Showing this would have made it easier to understand both Emma and Norman's sides equally. All they have to go on are Emma's claims, rather than seeing the human-like characteristics in these demons for themselves. They never get to see the characters interacting or navigating these villages while in their disguises. Readers meant to feel torn between Emma and Norman's clashing ideals, but besides Mujika and Sonju, Emma does not draw on her experiences from visiting demon villages to back up her points.Īll the reader gets to see of the demon villages are brief glimpses.

As examples, she uses Mujika and Sonju, the two demons who taught the Grace Field kids how to survive shortly after escaping. This fact becomes the core reason Emma opposes Norman when they meet again and is her driving force to find a compromise that helps both humans and demons. Not all demons are evil some only eat humans as means for survival.

However, as the story progresses, it grows clear things aren't so black and white. In the first few arcs, it's apparent that all demons are enemies. From the reader's perspective, the kids find Emma within a single chapter, taking away much of the impact from her sacrifice and what it means moving forward, while also ending the series with a lot of unanswered questions. Readers are told that two years have passed searching for Emma as the kids become acquainted with their new lives in the human world, but they never get to see it. The second time skip occurs in Chapter #181.

The group is briefly shown disguised in a demon village, but how did their adventures play out? What kinds of hardships did they face in their search? With no context, it feels convenient and lazy. Seven months is a long time and it's easy to wonder what happened then. In chapter 102, they leave for seven months and return in the same chapter only a few pages later. Time is skipped within a few mere panels as the characters suddenly return with all the needed answers, effectively taking away the tension. The first is when Emma, Ray, Don, Gilda, Violet and Zack leave to search for The Seven Walls. There are two major time skips in the series that both play out way too quickly.

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