Anime Field Blog: [Post-Apocalyptic Fall 2017] Like Shinsekai Yori? Watch This

Adalisa Zarate

Post-Apocalyptic stories are always interesting. Not only do they give us the chance to see possible futures, they also are a good way for writers to criticize what they feel is wrong with current society without being too direct. Not only that, there are a thousand different ways to make an apocalypse happen, and equally diverse ways to recreate society, so there is no need for two stories to be the same even when they share some elements. Just look at all the zombie stories out there nowadays that bring their own share of action to the table. Here, we don’t have zombies, so we can see different ways to end the world.

About Shinsekai yori (From the New World)

Episodes: 25

Aired: Sep, 2012 – Mar, 2013

After a surprising and sudden outbreak of psychic powers in a small part of the human population, the world turned into a horribly violent wasteland. After 100 years, the psychic humans have been able to create a somewhat stable society, isolated from everyone else in the world, and forcing their citizens to follow very strict rules. However, not everything is peaceful as Saki Watanabe discovers when she turns 12 and awakens her own powers. Sure, she gets to go to study at the Sage Academy with her friends, but then she discovers terrible rumors about those who aren’t able to make their powers work, and the abduction of others by the creatures known as Tainted Cats.

One of the most interesting things about watching a post apocalyptic story is to see how the new society was born out of the old one. Depending on how close the apocalypse is to the main story, we can also see small glimpses of our society and wonder if it could happen here too. And when it’s really far away, so far that people have forgotten what came before, it’s impossible not to wonder what their reaction will be upon finding out –because they always find out. With that said, we want to know what was what you enjoyed the most about Shinsekai Yori, and also, what did you think of Housei no Kuni and Children of the Whales after watching them. Please, let us know in the comments below.