amazing. absolutely brilliant. it starts off very disjointed and kind of hard to follow but that only lasts for about 3 episodes. they are intriguing enough tho that it wont be too much of a chore to follow. then once they get to "present day" wow, just wow. theyre not too many of the trappings of what people think of when they think anime. this one is truly in a class of its own. thought-provoking, beautiful, intelligent, adult. this will definitely be on my list of shows i revisit from time to time.

im on ep 13 and i keep waiting for it to disappoint and it just never really does. this is seriously amazing. it will definitely be on my recommends list if it keeps anywhere near where its been.

In the first few episodes, I was pretty confused about everything that was happening and the story is a bit slow at first, but without doubt, it is one of the best animes I have ever seen, with a very well finished story. Amazing.

Shinsekai Yori (From The New World) is an absolutely fascinating series.

As a series from the year 2012, it deals with extremely taboo themes such as: [spoiler]experimentation on the human genome and its consequences, same sex relationships, animal and human exploitation and relationships, and many others[/spoiler].

This series reminds me a lot of the anime "Parasyte" [spoiler]which dealt with similar themes concerning the relations between humans and other species[/spoiler].

The music and graphics are really original and they bring to life the atmosphere that the anime is trying to create.

I still had a little trouble with the animation style that was chosen, but I got used to it very quickly.

I was still quite surprised to see an anime without an opening. It's not a problem in itself, on the contrary, but that surprised me because it's quite rare to see that.

I really don't want to spoil by writing this review so I invite you to try your luck and watch at least the first 4 episodes (the story really starts from the 4th episode) it's really worth it.

It's a great show, but it has a lack in its history that I can't understand...
[spoiler]The ogre died in an interesting and credible way, however, episodes ago it was said that the ogre killed Kiroumaru's army and how did he not die at that time? Has no sense... [/spoiler]
On the other hand, could be an anime of 13 episodes, with 25 episodes the story progresses too slow, I almost fell asleep in a couple episodes.

Just amazing...
Extremely slow start and developement, it took me up to ep 16 just to feel like something is happening. But oh boy was it all worth it !!
I was getting mindblown constantly in the last episodes. Definitly a top 3 anime conclusion of all time.
I give it a 9/10 only because of the epic slow start :/

It gets interesting around episode 18. Particular anime, overall flat characters and slow story development

If I can describe it with 2 words...: particular and original.

My favorite of 2013

This was one of the most thought provoking, strange, interesting and confusing anime i've seen for a while.

Most things I will know if I really like it by about 5 episodes in, yet with this I wasn't sure whether I liked it or not, even right up until the very last episode.

Presents and portrays so many controversial aspects of race, sexuality, ethics, etc. Not my favourite, but definitely interesting enough that I would recommend checking it out if you have the time.

Kinda slow to start.

Depending on what type of person you are, their is a episode(s?) that will make you will awkward...just skip it.

Other than that this show is one of the best anime of it's time and if you are an anime fan you have to watch it. Well thought out and played. :]

A well-made post apocalypse fiction. The Anime, what you shouldn't be missed.