Norman (Japanese: ノーマン, Hepburn: Nōrman) is a character in the manga series The Promised Neverland, created by Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu.

[3] Posuka Demizu had difficulties creating the character design of Norman, including his body type, face and hair.

After Ray is betrayed by Isabella, Norman is forced to be shipped before his 12th birthday, accepting his fate of inevitable death to deceive her and let the rest of the children escape.

Afterwards, he establishes a place called The Paradise Hideout for children they rescued from Lambda to live at and prepares a plan to wipe out all demons.

[13][14] Norman appeared in two drama CDs released along with the anime series' first season Blu-ray disc, titled GF House Ghost Disturbance and Gift from the 39th Girl.

[15][16] Norman also appeared in two other drama CDs titled The day Emma cried and Voice Time Capsule, released along with the anime series' second season Blu-ray disc.

[17][18] Norman is a playable character in the mobile game The Promised Neverland: Escape the Hunting Grounds released on iOS and Android.

[19][20] Norman is also a playable character in the crossover collaborations between The Promised Neverland and the smartphone video games Identity V, Jumputi Heroes, Dragon Egg, Vivid Army and LINE POP 2.

It gradually becomes clear that he is not just a flatly written character of weak physical constitution and excellent academic records, but a three-dimensional person bearing the shadow of an oppression of unspeakable nature.

Instead, he takes the name of a key contributor in liberating edible children- James Ratri; and his codename William Minerva, while commonly being called the boss".

[34] Pauline Croquet from the French newspaper Le Monde said that the design of the three main characters, including Norman, is very original and comes out of the shōnen manga typical character designs; and stated "The children of Grace Field House, the oldest of whom are 11 years old, have lived since birth in an idyllic setting and are treated with love by the director, whom they call "Mom".