The Promised Neverland Vol.0 Mystic Code (約束のネバーランド 0 MYSTIC CODE, Yakusoku no nebārando 0 MYSTIC CODE?) is the official fan book from The Promised Neverland manga series, written by Kaiu Shirai, illustrated by Posuka Demizu and published by Shonen Jump. This fan book includes interviews with the authors and answers questions about the creative process of the manga series. It also contains never before revealed secret stories about the production of the manga where the original author Kaiu Shirai tells all of it's mysteries and special Q&As to answer questions from fans as well as a public character data collection, initial setting material and a large amount of new content that fans must have, such as offscenes.
The design of the book has been very carefully made and the cover has been printed with two different textures. This fan book does not include furigana.
The volume is currently only officially available in Japanese and French. An official English translation of the volume is yet to be released.
Summary[]
Volume 0 is a highly detailed and informative guide that answers many questions about the story, world, and characters. It contains interviews with the author, illustrator, and editor about the making of the manga, it's writing process all throughout it's serialization and how it came to be, as well as new information on never before seen cut content, scrapped story ideas and characters and much more.
Chapters[]
Details of Each Chapter[]
There are seven chapters in the fanbook and each chapter contains these seven sections among others:
- Commentary
- A collection of behind-the-scenes production stories for the entire manga series told in order from the original author, Kaiu Shirai and editor, Takushi Sugita. Questions from readers are also answered here.
- Production Material
- A collection of pictures Shirai told the illustrator, Posuka Demizu to draw for the series.
- Character Data
- The detailed profiles of all of the characters. This includes the characters names, ages, ID numbers, birthdays, origins, height, blood types, favorite foods and more.
- "About Neva": Review of the World
- The locations, creatures, world and more are explained in great detail.
- Kaiu Shirai's Answer!
- Interview with Kaiu Shirai.
- Demizu Thinks This is Amazing!
- Interview with Posuka Demizu.
- Initial Setting
- Details about the initial story of The Promised Neverland created by Shirai before the series began it's serialization. This includes parts of the story that were different from what the series would eventually become as well as ideas for characters and plots points that did not make it into the final version. It also includes Shirai's conversations with Demizu.
Chapter 1: Hell[]
- Eve of Serialization
- Commentary
- Production Material
- Character Data
- "About Neva": Review of the World
- Kaiu Shirai's Answer!
- Demizu Thinks This is Amazing!
- Initial Setting
- Drawn by Mr. Shirai
Chapter 2: Exploring Minerva[]
- Commentary
- Production Material
- Character Data
- "About Neva": Review of the World
- Kaiu Shirai's Answer!
- Demizu Thinks This is Amazing!
- Initial Setting
- Four Undisclosed Frames
Chapter 3: Goldy Pond[]
- Commentary
- Production Material
- Character Data
- "About Neva": Review of the World
- Kaiu Shirai's Answer!
- Demizu Thinks This is Amazing!
- Initial Setting
- Newly Drawn Art
Chapter 4: Finding the Seven Walls & Shelter Raid[]
- Commentary
- Production Material
- Character Data
- "About Neva": Review of the World
- Kaiu Shirai's Answer!
- Demizu Thinks This is Amazing!
- Initial Setting
- Originally Drawn By Li-sensei
Chapter 5: Hideout & Seven Walls[]
- Commentary
- Production Material
- Character Data
- "About Neva": Review of the World
- Kaiu Shirai's Answer!
- Demizu Thinks This is Amazing!
- WJ New Year Extra Edition 4
- Initial Setting
- Frames Newly Drawn
Chapter 6: Royal Capital Battle & Returning to Grace Field House[]
- Commentary
- Production Material
- Character Data
- "About Neva": Review of the World
- Kaiu Shirai's Answer!
- Demizu Thinks This is Amazing!
- Initial Setting
- Newly Drawn Art
Chapter 7: Extras[]
- Commentary
- Production Material
- Character Data
- "About Neva": Review of the World
- Kaiu Shirai's Answer!
- Demizu Thinks This is Amazing!
- Initial Setting Annotated By Shirai
- Big Public Name
- Illustrated Event "About Neva"
Author Notes[]
Welcome to "entrance".
This fanbook is a forbidden door.
It may destroy your dreams.
However, Kaiu Shirai's brain is exposed to the maximum ever, full of behind-the-scenes stories, and we have included as much undisclosed information about the characters and stories as possible.
I hope you enjoy it.
Well then, let's go to the depths of Neva.
Extra Pages[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Volume 0 is the only volume of The Promised Neverland that has a cover printed in more than one texture.
References[]
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