From the New World: Collection 2 [Blu-ray]

Don't let the "cute" cover fool you. This is a straight up 18+ anime. It is very dark and probably one of the best dystopian horror/thrillers I have seen yet. The story centers around a group of kids from age 12 to age 30+ in a future society. The only anime I have seen that is darker or more tragic than this is Berserk. There is no filler. There is no fan service. There are a few short gay scenes of the kids when they were younger. One of the best sci-fi series I have ever watched. You have to watch it in subtitles though. The group who did the dub is just terrible (trust me).Pros:ArtStory is top notchNo fan serviceAdapted from a bookDark/Tragic/Horror/Adventure/SupernaturalIt's so good, I recommend a 2 day recovery period.Cons:The dub is bad, and I prefer dub over sub.The subtitles seem to have been changed a bit for an American audience, however, the story is still intact.The cover : I feel bad for all the kids under 18 who stumbled across this film.

Not only one of the best of the season, but truly one of the best I've ever watched. I'm beyond happy I added this title to my collection right from jump street and frankly, knew very little about it beforehand.The writing is exemplary, the artwork is absolutely astounding from the first scene to the last, the score is wonderful and was thought out and well placed long before laying the audio tracks, the characters are easy to like and understand...some you simply have to love almost immediately. The whole series is both sad and happy, funny and serious. Its touches most emotions in the spectrum but in the end left me feeling completely satisfied. So few have strong endings anymore - and while FTNW certainly "does its own thing" several times and explores routes that are hard to follow or understand at times, it doesn't leave it as such and wraps up everything quite nicely.Again, one of the best out there - I highly recommend adding to the collection of any anime fan, with no reservations!

Episodes 14-16 finish up the teenage years plot and 17 skips us forward to the characters' mid twenties. The friends have drifted apart into their sperate lives. But they are brought back together when something starts happening in the monster rat community. This builds up to a shocking event that shatters the peace and safety of their village, leading them to take desperate steps towards survival.I was hooked on this series after the first episode. But I didn't realize the ambitious scope of the series until the end. There are 4 basic plot lines and each one brings up different difficult issues. This set wraps up Mamoru's plot and deals with the terrifying question - if you are certain that your village wants you dead and certain that you can't survive outside of the village, what do you do? The last plot line is the most ambitious, dealing with themes like sentience and freedom.From the New World was based on a novel and is 25 episodes long. This set contains the final 12 episodes.

This is a very interesting series with a thought provoking plot, but one major glaring problem at the end.This show is set 1000 years in the future and follows the lives of 5 preteen schoolchildren. The human race has evolved powerful telekinetic powers and the people live in what seems to be an idyllic society with a low level of technology. Advanced technology is no longer needed due to their ability to manipulate the environment with their powers. The show skips ahead years in the lives of the schoolchildren multiple times as they discover some of the hidden secrets and perils of their civilization. While there is a fair amount of action, I would describe the show as being more plot and character driven. I think of the theme as being "childhood's end" or "loss of innocence".*** Moderate Spoiler ***Once you finish the show, there is a big problem with the ending. Contrast the monster rat general Kiromaru's description in episode 22 of his tribe's battle with how the ogre was dealt with in the last episode. Big glaring oops.

To any who say anime is just cartoons or just plain unrealistic need's to see this series,yes it's animated but the story in it could apply to anyplace in the world. It's about how those in power treat those who they consider less, even going so far. As to physically change them so that they match there preconceived idea of not me not mine,and their reaction to not only their repressed who say we are not animals we demand equal rights,and humane treatment but also those of there own family and citizens who say we agree this isn't right or who we say we are there protest were answered you are not like us you never were nor will you ever be,you deserve nothing but what we chose to give you even your life is a gift we give you so be grateful. So like so many other's the oppressed take there freedom,respect and pride at the end of a sword and change there world forever.

I love this anime! I'd say this has to be one of my Top 5 Anime. I enjoyed seeing a story set in the near future where we learn about the changes and development society has experienced through the eyes of a fully rounded character. Also, if you haven't heard of this anime before than you are in for a treat because this is sort of an unexpected surprise because it is unlike much of anything else out there. I wouldn't go as far as to call this completely original and unique, it still follows some common themes in anime, but the progression of the story and dilemmas are entirely their own. Please make sure to give it a chance, you won't be disappointed.

I love anime but this show sucks so bad, i was so depressed because i actually watched the whole thing hoping ot would get better. The only good thing about this show is the 1 scene of mild lesbian action that lasted for like 20 seconds, other than that, thia show sucks so bad

Masterpiece presented in dark, gory, and suffocating ways..

国コードがあるのでこちらは対応したプレイヤーで再生してください字幕は消すことができます

６４００円位で購入コレクション１は購入済み次の展開が気になって結局いっき見してしまった面白かったです

新世界よりコレクション1(北米版)は、通常のBDプレーヤで鑑賞出来ますが、このコレクション2は違います。リージョンは1と同様にAですが、国コードが日本と異なるため、国コードを変更出来るプレーヤでないと再生出来ません。私はこれを見たいがためにPS3を買いました（汗）最近のSENTAIから出てる北米版アニメは、この仕様が主流になりつつあるそうですね。言うまでもがな、作品自体は星5つですが、同じ作品なのに1と2でディスクの仕様が異なるというのがかなり残念だったので星3にさせてもらいました。

ブラウン管では無いので、画質も十分です。何故著作権のうるさい、外国で安いのかが、理解に苦しみます。

作品は原作の感じをうまく伝えています。ただ「それ以上、それ以下ではない」というのが感想です。アニメらしい遊び心を期待したかったという気持ちが残りました。かえって原作未読で見るほうがよいかもしれません。よい作品です。商品については、import物は数回目の購入ですが、この作品では、コレクション１北米版は問題なくBDレコーダー（ソニー製et1100）で再生可、このコレクション２北米版ではBDレコーダーで再生不可、他に所有していたBDプレーヤーOPPO BDP105JP（米国産プレーヤー日本仕様）で再生できました。たまたまそうだったのかは分かりませんが、リージョンコードだけでは再生できるかどうか分からないのだということを知りました。パッケージはチープな感じですが、再生できれば、字幕をoffにできますし、日本語で普通に鑑賞できます。ご参考いただければと思います。(2014年11月追記）ゲーム機　ソニーPS4で再生できました。