Shinsekai yori

I wont go againt the current opinion, the manga is trash compare to the anime or novel. If you've heard that Shinsekai yori is a great masterpiece and were looking to see it, it's not the good version go look for the anime or novel (both are great). However if you've allready seen one of the other 2 versions and like it, then you should consider trying the manga. There's a lot of flaw the more apparent being the yuri (sometime loli) echhi, sexuality is a one of the theme of the story indeed but while the other version did a good job at suggesting sex scene the manga just show them.
But the manga also has some good part, unfortunatly most of them are in the second half of the story, to give some exemple (attention spoiler) squealer using Human has meat shield, some fauna we didn't see before, human from other distric, and what i consider to be the best reason to read the manga we get to see the influence of a karma demon during a battle, which is really well done scene.
To conclude if you like the other version give the manga a try, because the second half has some good idea and devlopement for the world.

Very honestly I liked this manga, despite popular opinion it seems. But I cannot compare it to the anime or novel yet because I haven't seen them yet but I will get to them. As a stand alone manga, it isn't terrible.

The story is pretty well written and I think that the plot was worth the read at least. The mystery was pretty intriguing and I was hooked to reading it all in one sitting. I found that the pacing is alright with me too.

There was a LOT of yuri. While I don't mind looking at boobs, I think there was some unnecessary yuri that made me confused and took away some of the focus from the actual plot. As I reflect on this manga a few years after reading it, I only remember the feeling I got discovering the mystery, certain parts of the manga and lots of random yuri.

The manga's art is actually quite good and easy on the eyes.

Overall, while this manga does not seem to live up to the anime or novel, it is not a bad STANDING ALONE. But too much yuri, especially when I came expecting a great story instead.

Maybe this manga should not be how you should experience the story for the first time, but if you don't want to read the novel or watch the anime and like shounen/ yuri/ mystery then this is not a bad choice.

This manga is horrible. Do yourself a favor and support the anime and hope we can get an official NOVEL translation.

The story has been significantly dumbed down in favor of fanservice. Honestly, I do not mind the shows of lesbianism because they are present in the anime. However, this adaptation exaggerates the femalexfemale relationships while completely eliminating the malexmale ones.

You may argue that the relationship between Saki and Maria is more important than the one between Shun and Satoru. But there is no reason to have several pages dedicated to showing their naked (underage) bodies rubbing against each other.

If the anime confused you, go ahead and check this out. But honestly, it's not worth anyone's time.

I had no idea this was an anime or novel when I read the manga so can't comment on how it compares. The cartooning is very well done, though there is a lot of fan service, which is somewhat weird, since when its not doing fanservice it's pretty well crafted science fiction horror blend.

Having only read 4 chapter so far, it seems the fan service is leading to some genuine relationship places, which is very interesting. Too soon to say what I think of it overall, but this is certainly an above average scifi manga with an interesting world slowly being revealed.

NOPE. NOPE NOPE NOPE. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE.

It's nice and all that the script seems to be largely untouched (even if the characters are husks of their former selves), because the anime (and, presumably, the novel it was based on) is fantastic, but this? This is like if Schindler's List got a comic book adaptation created by Brazzers or something. Why is there so much porn now? Sure, there was a plot point about subtle mind manipulations leading people to bone instead of fight, but that was never meant to be the story's central focus. And are we going to conveniently forget that the characters are 12 years old at the start, and 14 years old during the second major arc? I mean, it's easy to forget that little detail when the girls' tits are bigger than their heads for some preposterous reason. Not only did they shove in unnecessary porn, but with these huge tits, it's not even GOOD porn. Why even bother, then? Why even bother adding porn if it's just going to be grotesquely and laughably inhuman?

In other words, a big fat pile of NOPE.

Please don't associate the manga with the real novel or anime adaption. This manga is 100% fanservice.

The manga is basically just ecchi. There was no need for a manga version to start with since the series is derived from a novel. Would definitely not advise anyone to read unless they wanted to read hentai.

The manga does indeed include a portion of the original plot, however the intensity of the plot is weakened by the constant fan-service. The male characters such as Satoru, Shun, and Mamoru are left in the dust.

I've read the novel and saw the anime. When I found out the manga existed as well I was very happy but... How can I say it?

It's horrible. It is so bad I wish I never read it. The novel is dark, deep, it makes you think about life as a whole.
The anime is very similar to the novel, althought the animations are not always top tier it follows the story without changing anything.

And then there is the manga. Characters changed so much I can barely recognize them. The main protagonist wears bitchy chlotes almost all the time and the whole plot is blown away to introduce more yuri sex than needed.

In the original work sex is important to understand the society they created, in the manga it is just mere fanservice, a way to show some boobs when NOT NEEDED. And I like boobs.

Horrible.

Well, damn, I just finished reading the manga and while the ending was great, was a little underwhelmed by the beginning compared to the reviews I had read.

Turns out I had glimpsed the reviews for the anime, and not the manga!

The beginning is real confusing, scenes honestly make no sense and the conversations would be a bit jarring. Plus the obvious boob and crotch shots and then random yuri sex scene out of nowhere got me laughing out "what the f-"

I guess it was meant to be more of a romantic moment, when later on you hear more about one of the twos feelings, but still, it was SO out of place. I assume the anime wasnt like that? I should've just watched the anime.

I liked the story but I felt like it was clumsily handled. The ending however, was pretty great.


tl;dr: Ignore the manga, watch the anime? Maybe I'll follow my own advice at some point

If you've watched the anime of Shinsekai Yori and are thinking you would want to check the manga version with the mindset that you're in for yet another incredible thought-provoking journey, do not take that step.

Personally, I can't imagine how a masterpiece-level series would ever have a poor adaption. That was before I read this manga.

Everything is wrong in this terrible adaption. The story which is the series' best aspect is turned into a pile of rubbish, by totally changing the flow of the events, which in the novel and anime are linked together incredibly well. The same-sex relationship theme which is essential in the world-building is shown here as nothing more than utterly disgusting yuri fanservice. The mangaka thought that maybe adding a little gore to the story would make it better. Little did he know that his "effort" was wasted.

The characters are fleshed out completely different, even changing their personalities drastically.

The only "redeeming" (if one can call it that) quality is the art, which at times was detailed and nice to look at.

If you were amazed by the anime of Shinsekai Yori, DO NOT try the manga version. Instead, if you want additional details, read the novel, which is currently being translated online and has reached the final arc.