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Elex Media Licenses 1st The Promised Neverland Novel
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official Twitter account for Indonesian publisher Elex Media Komputindo announced last week that it has licensed Yakusoku no Neverland: Norman kara no Tegami (The Promised Neverland: A Letter from Norman), the first novel based on Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu's The Promised Neverland (Yakusoku no Neverland) manga.
The novel centers on (highlight white text to read spoilers) Norman's memories of Emma and the other kids at Grace Field House as he writes his letter to them on the day he leaves. The novel shipped in Japan in June 2018. Nanao penned all four novels in the franchise.
The second novel, Yakusoku no Neverland: Mama-tachi no Tsuisōkyoku (The Promised Neverland: Moms' Song of Remembrance), shipped in January 2019. The second novel focuses on Isabella and Sister Krone. The third novel, Yakusoku no Neverland: Senyū-tachi no Record (The Promised Neverland: Record of War Buddies), shipped in October 2020. The novel focuses on Yuugo and Lucas. The fourth novel, Yaksoku no Neverland: Omoide no Film-tachi (The Promised Neverland: The Films of Memories), shipped in December 2020.
Shirai and Posuka Demizu launched The Promised Neverland in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in August 2016, and ended it in June 2019. Elex Media publishes the manga in Indonesia.
The first anime adaptation premiered in January 2019. Aniplus-Asia aired a simulcast of the anime in Southeast Asia. A second season of the anime premiered on January 8. Aniplus-Asia also aired a simulcast for the anime.
A live-action film adaptation of the manga opened in December 2019. Amazon is developing a separate, English-language live-action series adaptation of the manga.
Source: Elex Media's Twitter account via Kaori Nusantara
