Ray (Japanese: レイ, Hepburn: Rei) is a character in the manga series The Promised Neverland, created by Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu.

He has dark green eyes and messy short black hair with long bangs that are parted to the right and cover up much of the left side of his face.

[6] As Ray grew up, he realized that there were inconsistencies between his own memories and the reality that spread before him in the orphanage, and eventually that helped him to discover the true purpose of Grace Field House.

[7] Being the only biological son of their caretaker, Isabella, he did not experience childhood amnesia, confirming his suspicions about the existence of demons and true nature of the house later when he was 6 years old, the day when he has a beautiful voice when he first hummed Lesile's song.

[14][15] Ray 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.

[16][17] Ray 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.

[18][19] Ray is a playable character in the mobile game The Promised Neverland: Escape the Hunting Grounds released on iOS and Android.

[20][21] Ray 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.

[30][31] The scholar of British and American literature Kei Toda described the writing and character development of Ray as excellent, unique and well thought; she also praised his gender identity as a boy who can cook and wash his clothes, which is often the job of women, it is Ray-a boy, who has learned to cook delicious food for his brothers and sisters.

[34] Brittany Vincent from Syfy praised the character by saying "Ray is an isolated child who typically shuns friends, but he is got a sharp intellect and a keen eye for his surroundings, a necessary skill in this bizarre world the group of orphaned children finds themselves living in".

[35] Pauline Croquet from the French newspaper Le Monde said that the design of the three main characters, including Ray, is very original and comes out of the shōnen manga typical 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".