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★★★★★ Shinsekai Yori [Review]

A coming-of-age suspense set in an isolated utopian village of espers where some children mysteriously disappear. Featuring a lot of scary realism, strange culture, and goblin-like monsters. It's Houseki no Kuni , but with a far stronger anthropological approach. The setting is also slightly similar to Ergo Proxy . Also similar to: Madoka Magica . 25 episode conclusive adaptation of a novel. 10/10★ - Horror disguised as a child's play. Strengths: world-building, mystery, pragmatism. This anime is scary. It looks like fun: children, school, super-powers. But every shot has a dark tone on it that anticipates some monster jumping out and devouring everybody. It's frightening. The environment this anime creates makes your heart forget its beat. At first glance, it's just another school anime. Except it's a school for children that can do psychokinesis. It looks weird, exotic. But ultimately it's just a bunch of children living in a different, fictional