#TPN 159

[fullscoreshenanigans]

When you think about how this was Emma contemplating what makes a person themselves and whether losing one's memories constitutes death, and her allowing the fear wash over her because despite everything she said to the demon god about it being too little of a reward to pay, now that she's back in reality it just hits her what she's going to have to give up when her family is so integral to her being, and because the moon is the only witness of this, she lets those emotions ride themselves out while she has the privacy before she gathers herself and returns to the paradise hideout.

The pure acceptance one can feel in that last panel as she lets a breath out and calms herself once the fear ebbs a bit because there's still work to be done before that can all happen, and she can't let it get the best of her forever, but it's still better to let those emotions play out naturally and acknowledge them rather than squashing them down and pretending they aren't real.

#there's also the death via being physically eaten by demons like she's conversing with Sonju about #just thinking about all the various ways death can play out #when your bby girl thirteen and going Through It 🥺 </3 #the moonlight streaking through the corner is so nice #The Promised Neverland #Yakusoku no Neverland #TPN #YnN #Imperial Capital Battle Arc #TPN 159 #TPN Emma #YnN Emma #Emma #FSS Chatter #the promise queueland

[chidoroki]

182 Days of TPN - Day 159

Chapter 159: "Thank You"

C'mon now, which one of you three idiots asked if this child was in pain? Did y'all not see him get smacked hard across the room a couple chapters ago? The trio is lucky they're all cute so I'll forgive them especially since their smiles are precious.

They are pretty incredible, as one would imagine from a couple fullscore kids, though this kinda makes me wish Ray had a big moment like the other two. Don't get me wrong, I love him and my boy definitely put in a lotta work back at GF, even way before the series began, not to mention all the assistance he provided to Emma & their family after the escape, but destroying the entire demon nobility and making a promise with the demon god are pretty huge, ya know?

To be honest, I thought Sonju was on the verge of snapping here. We've known for about hundred chapters that he still craves human meat and was waiting patiently for his chance to eat it once again and now he's coming to the realization that wish of his won't be fulfilled. Due to his beliefs, he of course wouldn't eat our trio since they aren't wild humans, but just imagining the possibility of him turning on them here would've been kinda exciting to witness. Surely the conflict would be solved by talk-no-jutsu from both Emma & Mujika and I could just feel the tension of having him & Ray pointing their weapons at each other which would be so good since they sorta have that teacher-student relationship yet still respect one another. Norman would kinda be a little clueless in the middle, though definitely fearing for his life since he originally had the intention to kill Sonju & Mujika.

I understand why it would be hard for Sonju to be accepted as the next king, but ya could've still tried, dude. Even if he didn't want the position in the first place, he literally could not have been any worse than Legravalima. She set the bar pretty low.

Pfftt I like how we see Norman react a bit to Mujika's words here. The dude took several fans to create a whole inferno with that extermination plan of his.

I honestly would've been so sad if this was their true last goodbye but thankfully they make a last minute appearance in ch178.

Just let it happen, Sonju. You can't fight a protagonist's affection.

When Emma brings up all the demons she's met over the years and how they take lives to eat just as humans do, she eventually brings up death and I always loved the different reactions we see between Norman and Ray, with the former being far more surprised than the latter to even hear our optimistic sunshine child think about something so depressing, as Norman tends to always see Emma in a positive light. It could also be the short amount off time Norman's seen Emma since their initial reunion back at the paradise hideout so they didn't really get the chance to indulge in their own personal struggles with everything else going on, which could also explain Ray's expression. He seems far more understanding since he's been at Emma's side ever since the escape (minus the three weeks after GP) so it's safe to say he knows her worries firsthand and can even empathize about the similar thoughts, even if we as readers never saw such a conversation happen between them regarding death before. (also really love that group shot of their whole family. a nice attempt to lighten the mood here.)

Okay, now this scene of Emma imagining her death has fascinated me for the longest time. The main reason being because it's uncertain when and where it takes place, but as I had rambled on about three years ago, I still believe this moment happens right after Emma made the promise with the demon god. To give as brief summary of that post as possible, I started off by wondering how Emma seemed relatively fine upon her return from the Seven Walls in ch144, despite learning that she was gonna lose her memories and be separated from her family, even going as far as to say "Oh. That was okay too. I'll tell you later!" when Ray had asked the requirements of the reward. Of course her response is sorta deflecting, but in all fairness, they did have to rush to capital to stop Norman's plan. It's also understandable that she kept the reward a secret to prevent her family from worrying about her, since no matter what they would say, the reward couldn't be refused. Demon god was cunning with his choice and wouldn't change His mind, so Emma had no choice but to accept it, so how was it that our girl, who is known for having such a huge heart of gold, seemed "okay" with the fact that she would lose everything that's so important to her? Well, for one, she's a brilliant actor, as this series has demonstrated several times in the past, so chalk up that quick conversation as another successful performance by her. I think another reason behind her "good' mood is that Emma had already taken time to herself to grieve about her future loses and it's this flashback right where I think that moment of reflection takes place. Once again in ch144, Ray informs Emma (& us) that it's been three hours since he first returned from the Seven Walls, which leads me to believe that Emma gave herself that much time (though probably a bit less, depending on how long the conversation with demon god actually took) thinking over the price of the reward, what would happen to her afterwards, if she could've worded the promise differently to prevent all that, etc. This girl adores her family and would do absolutely anything for them, but to live a life without them has gotta be the worst kind of punishment for her that she'd rather die than to experience it, so she eventually wonders what could be the best possible way to make that happen, if it truly had to, and remembers Sonju & Mujika.

Now, obviously, I could be completely wrong about that panel (& im splitting up these thoughts in half because i know long blocks of text are intimidating), but as I brought up in that same post from 2020, I'm still certain it happens sometime after GP, if her hair in the braid is anything to go by at least. The way she's laying down is also similar to how Ray shows up at paradise hideout once he was kicked out of the Seven Walls, though one could argue why did Emma appear somewhere outside instead of inside the base as well. Maybe she asked demon god to transport her there, I dunno, He works in weird ways. Anyways, another detail to take note of is the full moon, which is kinda important since she & Ray left for the Seven Walls during a full moon, as shown in ch130/131 since the ritual to arrive at the entrance requires one. The only nitpick about the moon however is that Anna mentions in ch144 that it's the afternoon when Emma returns, so it might not have been dark enough to see the moon that clearly in the first place, unless the demon world works differently. Who knows. (& random, but in that old post of mine, i wondered if the kids were in the southern hemisphere due to how moon phases work, but Ray literally confirms in ch5 they're in the northern hemisphere due to the way the sun rises, so just ignore that little bit on nonsense if ya choose to read that original post back.) To this day I'm not entirely sure about when & where that panel of Emma contemplating death happens in the story, but I like holding onto this little headcanon regardless. Also, I didn't mention this in that old post since I only thought of it recently, but the shadows on her neck cover her number, so if this moment does take place after Emma learned the reward, then I say keeping her number hidden is a nice, little foreshadowing moment.

...Anyways, sorry not sorry about all that. I'll keep the rest short, like how Mujika finds Sonju's brief freak out over his lost meat amusing and how discouraged he becomes when she admits she has no idea how to fix their broken demon society situation.

Favorite panel/moment:

I mean.. I would hope my favorite moment was obvious enough with all the nonsense I rambled on about it, but aside from that and Sonju's silly, little breakdown, here's some cheerful kiddos. Look at how happy they are that I'm finally shutting up.

#the promised neverland #tpn manga #182daysoftpn #chidoroki used chatter

[map-of-neverland]

#the promised neverland #Yakusoku no Neverland #tpn #ynn #tpn spoilers #tpn emma #tpn musica #spoilers #tpn 159 #mangacap #tpn edit #ynn edit #tpnedit #ynnedit

[ahrasliaayahanambar]

The Promised Neverland 159 color page

#the promised neverland #the promised neverland 159 #tpn #tpn 159 #ynn #ynn 159 #yakusoku no neverland 159 #yakusoku no neverland

[youuuimeanmee]

Ray: Ahh, was it after she was stabbed by Lewis? Or was it when we got separated in the Seven Walls? Either way, we sure have been through a lot huh.

Norman: shE'S WHAT????

Norman: The bright optimistic Emma even considered her death.. How can she spout such kindness bs when she almost got killed by demons I-

Ray: You sure have matured a lot huh Emma. Oh, and thank you too

#is this shitpost? #idk you decide #the promised neverland #yakusoku no neverland #tpn #tpn spoilers #tpn manga #tpn manga spoilers #tpn 159 #tpn shit post #tpn norman #tpn ray

[deep-tpn-hell]

TPN 159 Review

This chapter was all around heartwarming, melancholic, and terrifying by the end. Let’s get into it.

First of all, this cover is too cute. Phil growing up to be a 6yo is so amazing. And Carol is 3 now! I wonder if they’ll go back to them anytime soon. And Gilda and Musica are in the background wearing kimonos! This cover is just happiness all around.

And Musica’s face when she thinks about how she doesn’t have to hide anymore is so touching. After so long, they can finally live in peace. It’s a really good panel until I noticed her saying “father, mother”. She had parents? Now we also need that explained!

I was so happy as Emma kept thanking Musica, but I was so scared that Sonju was gonna do something. The big panel of Emma hugging Sonju looked like something bad happening, haha. It’s a surprise, but a welcomed one.

Here I was really scared about Emma thinking of her own death. Both Norman and Ray were caught off guard by that, since she never talks about it. I can’t help but think this has something to do with the promise she forged with Him. I saw a theory a while back about the premise being that only He can eat Emma in the end, maybe that’s why she said that. But we’ll have to wait and see.

And with Emma saying the title of the chapter, the trio is back together and is now on their way back to the base. Sonju yells as he questions why he let those kids go, it was really funny.

And this last panel, were finally gonna see the kids facing Peter Ratri! Could be he the final boss? Enemies won’t rest even when the Queen was just defeated. Ratri looks so intimidating.

I’m told that there will not be a chapter this week, which is really sad... so I’ll see you in two weeks!

rachel

#tpn #ynn #the promised neverland #yakusoku no neverland #tpn ray #ray #emma #tpn emma #norman #tpn norman #tpn musica #musica #tpn sonju #sonju #tpn peter ratri #peter ratri #chapter review #tpn spoilers #tpn 159 #review #manga

[vinokurinner]

#tpn emma #tpn #manga #tpn 159

[migila]

To be honest, during the whole chapter I was afraid that Sonju would lose self control and attack the humans. And my worst case scenario was that it would mess up Norman’s head all over again, making him go all “I knew it! Demons are bad and need to be destroyed!”

Fortunately, Emma saves the day for us!

All’s well that ends well?

In the end, Sonju is also a very humanlike character with his faults and insecurities. I’ve been sceptic of the whole character since he and Musica first parted with Emma and group thanks to what she said to Musica, but in the end, he’s not evil, just... very human.

#ynn 159 #tpn 159 #tpn sonju #ynn sonju

[spaceoceania]

Hi I love three (3) people

#yall dont know how happy this makes me #i love them #i love seeing them happy and alive #snk cant relate #but anyways look at them #theyre so prettyyyy💖💖 #tpn 159 #tpn spoilers #tpn emma #tpn norman #tpn ray #ynn spoilers

[notelectrictiger12]

I really love these two panels in Chapter 159

'Two sides of the same coin' thing

#or julius vs emma's ancestor vibes thing #like the way the eyes and head are positioned make this really cool #this chapter was just so good #sonju was adorable this chapter lol #tpn manga spoilers #tpn 159 #tpn spoilers #tpn rambles #my ramblings

[everycarol]

#chapter 159 #carol #everycarol #caroltpn #the promised neverland #tpn #tpn spoilers #ft.phil #Ft.Don #ft.emma #ft.ray #ft.norman #ft.gilda #ft.musica #ft.little bunny #ft.alicia

[piepie2000]

fan-coloring new chapter page tpn

#tpn #full score trio #emma #ray #norman #tpn emma #tpn ray #tpn norman #the promised neverland #coloring #page #ch 159 #i love these idiots

[map-of-neverland]

Is this not what I wanted?

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[ahrasliaayahanambar]

The Promised Neverland 159 

                                                    Sonju moments

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[youuuimeanmee]

Considering: Norman's crumbling plans one after another, his genuine surprise when demons came to help them despite how much shit he has caused for demon world, how shocked he was when he heard the bright optimistic Emma has considered dying, Ratri as the last opponent still remained to harm his families, and his detoriating health despite his will to live now; reminded me that the possiblity of him dying to atone for his sins still remained.

#yakusoku no neverland #the promised neverland #tpn #tpn manga #tpn spoilers #tpn manga spoilers #tpn 159 #tpn norman

[just-like-playing-tag]

Ok but why didn't I notice this panel before????

It's beautiful??????

Look at that smile.

That's the smile of a real angel.

#tpn musica #tpn emma #tpn #the promised neverland #tpn manga spoilers #tpn ch 159 #I'm pretty confident I'm the only one who likes it #But I love it