[The Promised Neverland] Important explanation that was cut from episode 4 of the anime

2025.07.29

Episode 4 of The Promised Neverland has been released! Ray is revealed to be the traitor! Following on from episode 3, Krone's character exuded great character development! It was still incredibly interesting, but important scenes were cut from time to time. This time, I'd like to summarize the content while trying to avoid spoilers as much as possible.

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[The Promised Neverland] Episode 4 Anime Explanation Video

The contents of this article are explained in a video. Listen to it like you're listening to a radio show!

[The Promised Neverland] Anime Episode 4 Supplementary Explanation Title

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Source: The Promised Neverland ©Kaiu Shirai/Posuka Demizu/Shueisha/CloverWorks
This episode's title is 181045. As always, it represents October 29, 2045. This is the day I told Don and Gilda the secrets of the farm.

[The Promised Neverland] Anime Episode 4 Supplementary Information: Isabella and Krone's Conversation

Source: The Promised Neverland © Kaiu Shirai / Posuka Demizu / Shueisha / CloverWorks
In the opening scene of Episode 4, Isabella says to Sister Krone, "You've been following instructions and being a good girl lately." There was no scene in episode 3 where Krone didn't follow instructions and Isabella noticed. In fact, this wasn't a hint or anything, it was just cut. It was Krone's sole decision to join the game of tag, when she saw Isabella off guard. Isabella deliberately created an opening so that Krone could see for herself how talented her children were. This is why Mama suddenly tells Krone to follow instructions.

[The Promised Neverland] Anime Episode 4 Supplementary Information: Isabella and Mama

Source: The Promised Neverland © Kaiu Shirai / Posuka Demizu / Shueisha / CloverWorks
Isabella approaches Gilda, offering to talk to her about her troubles. Gilda turns her down, but Isabella seems to realize that Emma is one of the people who knows her secret. This scene reveals that Gilda was not the traitor and that Emma lied. This scene adds some additional information, but unfortunately was also cut.
After Gilda leaves, Isabella senses someone else's presence and watches the footprints closely. Seeing this, Norman and the others realize that Isabella and Krone are not acting with the same intentions. In other words, in episode 3, Krone had originally planned to immediately ship out the children who had discovered the secret, and use the blunder of having their secret discovered to become a mother herself. However, at the beginning of episode 4, Isabella sees through everything and orders Krone to act merely as a pawn. Krone does not agree. And from this scene, Norman and the others realize that Isabella and Krone are acting on their own will, with different ideas.

[The Promised Neverland] Anime Episode 4 Supplementary Information: Children Whose Names Appeared on the Score Sheet

Source: The Promised Neverland © Kaiu Shirai / Posuka Demizu / Shueisha / CloverWorks
These are the children whose names were written on the score sheet. Since there isn't much information about who they are, I'll just introduce their images and names. The top five have already been shipped out and are dead. Connie was the girl who was shipped out in Episode 1. The children whose names are depicted below are actually present on the farm. Anna with her braids, Lannion with his onion-like hair, a boy who hid under tree roots during a game of tag but was caught by Krone's superhuman strength, Nat, who is 133cm tall, Toma, a silly character, and Dominic, an active character. Below them is probably Phil, with a score of 203.

[The Promised Neverland] Anime Episode 4 Supplementary Explanation: Conclusion

Here's a list of the key points learned in Episode 4 in an easy-to-understand format!

・Ray is the traitor

・He lied a little to Don and Gilda

・The escape is scheduled for 10 days later

・Krone and Isabella are not united

・Phil is a genius

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