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Shinsekai yori

  • From the New World
  • 新世界より
Manga6.64032 votes7 volumes · 27 chaptersFinished
AdventureDramaFantasySci-FiSupernaturalEcchiShounen

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Synopsis

About one thousand years into the future, civilization has been retrograded and humans are living dispersed within small communities. People in this era have a psychic power called "Juryoku" which materializes things they imagine. In the absence of advanced scientific technology, people are using this power as a major source of energy. One day, a girl called Saki, along with her friends, finds a small archive robot outside the town. It records the ancient history of humans. It tells them that Juryoku was found in the 21st century and the discovery caused a world war between psychics and non-psychics. The psychics won this war and thus their reign of terror began. When the adults in town figure out that the children discovered this forbidden knowledge, they seal their Juryoku and exile them. Saki and the others end up in a forest where they meet a huge hairless bipedal mouse known as a "Bakenezumi" and get involved in a violent war the creatures are currently engaged in.

Publication notes

Shinsekai yori is an adaptation of Kishi Yuusuke's science fantasy novel from 2008 of the same title. The series was published in English as From the New World by Vertical Inc. from November 12, 2013 to January 20, 2015.

Published

May 9, 2012 to Jun 9, 2014

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Main characters

  • Saki Watanabe
    Saki Watanabe1525 fan favorites
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    Saki is the main character and narrator of the story. Saki is a new student at the magic school, “Saint Academy”. Once she joins Saint Academy, she hangs out with Satoru, Maria, and Shun, her friends from Wakien Elementary School, as well as Mamoru, her new classmate. While she's not shy, she is sensitive and delicate. (Source: Crunchyroll)

  • Maria Akizuki
    Maria Akizuki365 fan favorites
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    Maria is Saki's best friend and a beautiful girl with pale, white skin and blazing red hair. She's very strong willed, and commands the weak, quiet Mamoru, but in times of need she devotes herself to protecting him. On the other hand, she does show a girlish fear of scary stories too. (Source: Crunchyroll)

  • Shun Aonuma
    Shun Aonuma343 fan favorites
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    Another one of Saki's childhood friends. Shun is very clever, with a strong intellectual curiosity and mature manners. His marks in magic are excellent at Saint Academy, and many have high hopes for his future. According to Satoru, Shun is the most talented at using the Force in their group. (Source: Wikipedia, Crunchyroll)

  • Satoru Asahina
    Satoru Asahina312 fan favorites
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    Saki's childhood friend. He is always energetic and full of mischief. He always argues with Saki. However, Satoru is pretty observant and smarter than most of his friends. He is also skillful in using his Force. (Source: Wikipedia)

  • Mamoru Itou
    Mamoru Itou34 fan favorites
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    After joining Saint Academy and being put in the same class as Saki, he follows them around. He's a very shy boy, and rarely voices his own thoughts and opinions. (Source: Crunchyroll)

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