The anime world continues to surprise us with constant new releases, and one of the biggest surprises of this season, if not this month, is the success of Tengoku Daimakyō. If the series doesn’t ring a bell with that name, don’t worry, it’s normal. In the West, we know it by the name Heavenly Delusion.
Premiered on April 1st, with 12 episodes behind it and adapting Masakazu Ishiguro’s eponymous manga, Heavenly Delusion tells the story of a post-apocalyptic future where an unprecedented disaster has destroyed modern civilization. Under this premise, a group of boys living in a secure place isolated from the outside world receive a message one day asking them, “Would you like to go outside the outside?” This leads them to imagine what the outside world will be like. The outside world is a hellish wasteland where our protagonists, Maru and Kiruko, try to survive while searching for a safe place they know as Eden.
Produced by the animation studio Production I.G, Heavenly Delusion has been a great success among critics and audiences. Presenting us with a post-apocalyptic world that truly feels uninhabitable and desolate, delving into the relationship between Maru and Kiriko, and flawlessly developing its characters and the world they inhabit, it is not unreasonable to say that Heavenly Delusion is one of the best post-apocalyptic stories you can watch today. Especially when it features spectacular animation, exceptional artwork, and character design, particularly regarding the mystery that led the world to its current situation, which greatly enhances the overall experience. However, due to the mature nature of many of the themes addressed in the series, including aspects such as sex or gore, it is important to be aware of what we are getting into before diving into it.
Although it has not yet been officially announced, everything indicates that the series will have a second season. With the first season about to conclude and available to watch in full streaming on Disney+, Heavenly Delusion is probably the most interesting anime focused on a more adult audience of this spring season that we are about to leave behind. So, if you haven’t seen it yet, this is the perfect time to give a chance to one of the anime called to be in the pools of best series of the year.
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