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REVIEW: Made in Abyss Episodes 1-13 Streaming

Can't you guys give up the penis stuff already. It's like few short scenes.

You have entire episode of a little girl screaming and bleeding from every orifices and you consider kids talking about dicks crossing the line?

Why does literally every thread about MIA on this site always turn into pedantic and long-winded diatribes about child nudity, lol. I watched the entire show in one sitting and was surprised that that is what I'd heard so much controversy over when it was actually tame and rare as fudge. I agree with a previous comment that said the problem was that anime fans tend to view these things through the lens of their own fandom. In a larger context MIA's occasional nudity is nothing worth fussing over, but within this community you always have people concerned with concepts like "lolis" and "shota" or whatever, and they tie this idea of pervy fans simply existing to the work actually encouraging gross shit, even when it isn't (and this most certainly isn't doing that at all).

The show itself was phenomenal, aside from a few episodes that dragged in the middle portion (seems like a few people share that sentiment with me). Never have I felt as uncomfortable and became so emotionally drained as episode 10 made me. I couldn't hold back my tears, and I was compelled to cover my eyes and mouth in shock multiple times (and my god, how the music swelled! ). In fact, after that episode I actually had to take a break from the show for a few days to recover from it. This is the only show or movie that's ever had that effect on me. But it was raw and unrelenting in a way that I have the utmost respect for, the show never shied away from the horror and brutality of this world. But amidst all that the series ultimately has a positive and spiritually uplifting outlook, which helps balance the tragedy so it never gets to the point where it's too unbearable. The characters are great, the music and animation are godly, and it's definitely one of the best and most impressive anime series of the last few years. Desperately in need of a season two, and I hope it gets one.

Yeah, I don't get it man. Yes, I admit I made an honest mistake in partaking in that thread, despite my noble intentions of only keeping it super brief. Unfortunately, I have greatly underestimated the power of threads getting derailed into something unnecessary. I've already learned a very important lesson from this as a new ANN user (you can tell from the small number of posts in my profile lol). However, unlike others, I was not fussing about the the child nudity itself; it was with the comedic timing of the body humour and how it affected the story's tension. There is a clear difference between the two and a different complaint altogether. I know I've repeated that point a few times, but I wanted to make it clear in case you weren't aware of it.

I do wholeheartedly agree with your second paragraph regarding your overall thoughts on the show itself. It would be a tragedy if the series doesn't get a second season. Hope the mangaka pens more chapters pretty soon, so then we get enough material for a second season. A fantastic show, but falls short of being a masterpiece imo.

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Yeah, I don't get it man. Yes, I admit I made an honest mistake in partaking in that thread, despite my noble intentions of only keeping it super brief. Unfortunately, I have greatly underestimated the power of threads getting derailed into something unnecessary. I've already learned a very important lesson from this as a new ANN user (you can tell from the small number of posts in my profile lol). However, unlike others, I was not fussing about the the child nudity itself; it was with the comedic timing of the body humour and how it affected the story's tension. There is a clear difference between the two and a different complaint altogether. I know I've repeated that point a few times, but I wanted to make it clear in case you weren't aware of it. I do wholeheartedly agree with your second paragraph regarding your overall thoughts on the show itself. It would be a tragedy if the series doesn't get a second season. Hope the mangaka pens more chapters pretty soon, so then we get enough material for a second season. A fantastic show, but falls short of being a masterpiece imo.

I can totally see why the comedic timing itself would have been an issue for you. It wasn't for me and it didn't take me out of the experience but those moments were definitely some of my least favorites in the show. But as I've said, thankfully they tend to be very brief asides that don't overstay their welcome. I like to let my feelings on things stir and gel for a while (even ones I love) before spouting out whether or not I'd honor it with hyperbolic labels such as "masterpiece" or "classic," but I'll just say that MIA elicited emotions out of me that a piece of media hasn't in a very, very long time. Some I didn't even know I was capable of feeling at the same time. The rest of the anime I've seen this year sure have they're work cut out for them in comparison.

I might just pick up the manga if the wait for the hypothetical second season becomes too unbearable. Again, reading the manga is another thing an anime rarely ever compels me to do.

The problem, guys n' gals, is that lolicon and shotacon are very, very real things in anime/manga and a lot more common than what most fans who aren't into that stuff would like. Hence anything that even approaches those two categories (even if unintentionally, as I think this series does) will be regarded with suspicion about its intent by fandom, even if those outside of fandom wouldn't see it that way, because fandom knows how all-too-easily this stuff can get genuinely squicky.

Why does literally every thread about MIA on this site always turn into pedantic and long-winded diatribes about child nudity, lol. I watched the entire show in one sitting and was surprised that that is what I'd heard so much controversy over when it was actually tame and rare as fudge. I agree with a previous comment that said the problem was that anime fans tend to view these things through the lens of their own fandom. In a larger context MIA's occasional nudity is nothing worth fussing over, but within this community you always have people concerned with concepts like "lolis" and "shota" or whatever, and they tie this idea of pervy fans simply existing to the work actually encouraging gross shit, even when it isn't (and this most certainly isn't doing that at all).

The show itself was phenomenal, aside from a few episodes that dragged in the middle portion (seems like a few people share that sentiment with me). Never have I felt as uncomfortable and became so emotionally drained as episode 10 made me. I couldn't hold back my tears, and I was compelled to cover my eyes and mouth in shock multiple times (and my god, how the music swelled! Crying or Very sad ). In fact, after that episode I actually had to take a break from the show for a few days to recover from it. This is the only show or movie that's ever had that effect on me. But it was raw and unrelenting in a way that I have the utmost respect for, the show never shied away from the horror and brutality of this world. But amidst all that the series ultimately has a positive and spiritually uplifting outlook, which helps balance the tragedy so it never gets to the point where it's too unbearable. The characters are great, the music and animation are godly, and it's definitely one of the best and most impressive anime series of the last few years. Desperately in need of a season two, and I hope it gets one.

The problem, guys n' gals, is that lolicon and shotacon are very, very real things in anime/manga and a lot more common than what most fans who aren't into that stuff would like. Hence anything that even approaches those two categories (even if unintentionally, as I think this series does) will be regarded with suspicion about its intent by fandom, even if those outside of fandom wouldn't see it that way, because fandom knows how all-too-easily this stuff can get genuinely squicky.

Also I'm just now realizing that Marulk was actually a boy. Wha? I was under the impression that it was a girl whom Reg just humorously tried to clarify the gender of by asking her if they were. How stupid I feel right now. Do they go deeper into it in the manga? Because I didn't pick up on that at all just from the single scene I mentioned.