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Dec 24, 2020 5:44 PM

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cecito said:
So why did they left the villain and his base then?

Maybe because Riko and the others let Bondrewd live, so Bondrewd let them go

They left Bondrewd's base because they wanted to continue their journey
Dec 24, 2020 9:57 PM

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Shirase-san said:
cecito said:
So why did they left the villain and his base then?

Maybe because Riko and the others let Bondrewd live, so Bondrewd let them go

They left Bondrewd's base because they wanted to continue their journey

No, I meant like, what was in those deleted scenes that explained why they let him go and such, not what anyone can think as a possible answer.
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cecito said:
Shirase-san said:

Maybe because Riko and the others let Bondrewd live, so Bondrewd let them go

They left Bondrewd's base because they wanted to continue their journey

No, I meant like, what was in those deleted scenes that explained why they let him go and such, not what anyone can think as a possible answer.


idk about deleted scenes but what i understand from manga; (not exactly spoiler, they mention this at the movie)
bondrewd can suffer from going up curse. so its not easy for him to go below layer 6 and come up. road is long, he has to use a lot of cartiladges.
he marks every test subject (nanachi, pruska, mitty) and he can see everything they can see. basicly he let them go, so he can see whats going on down there through nanachi'S eyes.
one more thing to add, "soul hard drive" artifact is so big and durable; our team couldnt be able to destroy it. bond can respawn himself for next two thousand years. so our trio decide to let it go. beacuse they will not come back to layer 6 again. and bond can have hundreds of test subjects like pruska and nanachi in the mean time. he doesnt have to cling them.
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cecito said:

No, I meant like, what was in those deleted scenes that explained why they let him go and such, not what anyone can think as a possible answer.


idk about deleted scenes but what i understand from manga; (not exactly spoiler, they mention this at the movie)
bondrewd can suffer from going up curse. so its not easy for him to go below layer 6 and come up. road is long, he has to use a lot of cartiladges.
he marks every test subject (nanachi, pruska, mitty) and he can see everything they can see. basicly he let them go, so he can see whats going on down there through nanachi'S eyes.
one more thing to add, "soul hard drive" artifact is so big and durable; our team couldnt be able to destroy it. bond can respawn himself for next two thousand years. so our trio decide to let it go. beacuse they will not come back to layer 6 again. and bond can have hundreds of test subjects like pruska and nanachi in the mean time. he doesnt have to cling them.

oooh okay, that makes sense, at least a bit.
Dec 27, 2020 2:08 PM
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Poor Prushka :( this movie was really incredible, as good as the first season
Dec 31, 2020 5:36 PM
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Prushka... Why they do this??? ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Damn it hit your feeling especially with Kevin Penkin Music... Oh my goodness, it's beautiful...

The Sakuga Animation was Fantastic...
And the Journey Continues to Season 2, we will wait patiently till it comes...
Dec 31, 2020 7:36 PM

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Bruh Bondrewed is one of the evilest characters ever.
Jan 2, 2021 6:26 PM

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This movie was tragic but entertaining. But Bondrewed's death was not satisfying considering the pain, sadness and death he inflicted on others for his selfish goals without any remorse or regret. Instead they made his death seem some what honourable. Also why they didn't raze his hellhole of a base and annihilate the remaining umbra hands?
Jan 6, 2021 10:54 AM

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wtf. Giving little girls boobs, hanging them naked and having them talk about regs penis.. sure

but why do they have to torture them too?
Wtf is wrong with these people.

Brilliant movie though. Great animation, sound design etc. Only thing to note would be the overly drawn out recap flashback for Prushkas memorial scene. They basically did the same for Mitty and Nanachi, but here the stuff they showed already happened in the movie. But just a minor complaint.

Man I feel so bad for Prushka now. She even went through all that for nothing (aside from giving Riko the whistle) since Bendrewds body which received the blessing died anyway. so fucked up.

I dont really get what is up with him anyway, character wise he is kinda like Kyubei, sure. But like his powers and the Umbra Hands. Apparently they didnt even really kill him and destroy the zoaholic butt shaped thing, which is sad considering all the fucked up things he does and probably continues to do to the children.
The one Umbra Hand in the flashback with Prushka seemed to have some sort of moral compass, so he clearly wasnt just a mindless slave to Bendrewd.

I have to say some of the critical comments here arent wrong, the story is a bit thin especially when it comes to explaining what is going on. Specifically how having these childcontainers wards of the curse. And Prushka was basically just introduced to die. A bit torture porn.

Now I really wonder how Lyza got her whistle though. Rikos dad couldnt be it right? She had it before he "died" I think. Also where did Ozen get hers from?

The sequel cant come soon enough now. I hope the date will be announced soon since it has been in production for a year now.
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It is for Madoka alone." - Homura
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Jan 6, 2021 7:17 PM

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This movie was a rollercoaster! Prushka!!!
Damn it's like Mitty all over again. Too many feels!
I'm disappointed that they weren't able to kill Bondrewd.
Still, a great movie definitely! I hope the sequel of this will be the end.
Jan 6, 2021 7:58 PM

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This is the saddest frame in the entire movie accompanied with the magnificient music. The moment when u realize that this was what you expected to happen but will never actually happen is just sad and awesome at the same time
Jan 13, 2021 1:37 AM

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This was a little bit complex yet very entertaining film.

I loved the animation and specially the music that really helped to create such beautiful atmosphere

Prushka and her fate was a very sad thing to witness , I don't even wanna write anything about that here only that her Bondrewd's relationship seemed so unreal and creepy.

Bondrewd himself is a very complex and greatly crafted villain. Even after this film ended I was still very confused about his goals and who he really is. Its like that helmet relic allows him to control some parasite and at the same time allow others around him to be controlled too. Now I understand why he was left alive at the end, the destruction of all those research facilities will make sure his expierimenting stops for good. Its strange how his white whistle was never taken by Nanachi or someone else at the end, or maybe thats not the real whistle.

I can't believe that in the end of this they already reached layer 6 abyss, which is very fast, but I can't complain about that because I trust the author of the series and his decision making.


At the end, I'd say that my only problem about this is the pacing, which felt a little bit rushed at certain parts, looking at the lenght of this they fitted like 5 anime episodes in this film, but all the content probably couldve been shown in 6-7 episodes if this was season 2 start.

8.6/10 is my final score for this film
Jan 13, 2021 6:59 AM

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At the end, I'd say that my only problem about this is the pacing, which felt a little bit rushed at certain parts, looking at the lenght of this they fitted like 5 anime episodes in this film, but all the content probably couldve been shown in 6-7 episodes if this was season 2 start.

8.6/10 is my final score for this film
how do you know about pacing. You don't even read manga. 8.6 round figure to 9.
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Jan 21, 2021 4:17 PM
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To future watchers,
There are no extra scenes after the credits, unfortunately (only a "to be continued").
to be continued is enough, GO SEASON 2
Jan 21, 2021 4:25 PM
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Damn I didn't expect this ending music from MYTH&ROID, I love their music since I've watched Overlord oO

Although this anime is one of the greatest I've never seen...
But I think the first season is better than the movie, they made a lot of hard fight scene, which can be good, but I thought it too much...
However
I'm full of expectations for the seasons 2 and I want Ozen to appear again
She looks like a goddess
Feb 1, 2021 3:53 AM

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Film was great, bondrewd a very engaging villain.

But the sexual jokes were horrible and uncomfortable.
Feb 2, 2021 5:07 AM

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Fucking kek, can't believe Bondrewd was left alive at the end. Oh well, just gonna have to look past that one...... I guess.

Feb 13, 2021 7:28 AM

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Just finished this movie and it was indeed SuBARASHI okay but seriously I've never felt such rage for a character as much as I did for Bondrewd ugh.

I'm so hyped for the 6th layer!! Cannot wait for the sequel

Feb 20, 2021 1:28 PM
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I don't think this anime is bad, fighting scene was good. But not as I expected. All is averages. But I kinda hate Reko's cry.
Also she is totally dull. Sometimes I thought that Nanachi was the MC. But ahe isn't.
Also I am looking forward to the next season. But I don't expect much only for dullness MC.
Mar 7, 2021 5:11 PM
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Overall this movie was definitely very good but I don't think it was as good as the first season.

There was noticeably less world building, which I feel is one of (if not the most) important parts of the series and building a sense of wonder about the Abyss.

Bondrewd is an amazing villain and absolutely rephrensible. Unlike many people I can accept the fact that he is still alive, but I wish they did a little bit better job clarifying why he gave up and the characters left him.

Get that nasty shit like "Papa's pole" outta here.

I am going to assume that Riko getting her own white whistle that she can actually use will be useful later on and it wasn't just a MacGuffin because it's not like they needed it to get to the 6th layer by activating the lift. After all, the elevator used on Nanachi and Mitty exists and a large portion of Ido Front was vaporized leading straight to the Minature Garden of Dawn.
Mar 15, 2021 2:21 AM
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I loved this more than the Season 1. For people who looking for adventures, this may not seems good. But the movie has one of greatest storytelling I've seen in an anime. I didn't expect Prushka ended up to be like that... but that's Made in Abyss for you.

I hope they keep up with quality like this. definitely has high hopes for a better Season 2
Mar 21, 2021 4:26 PM

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What a ride, that was an amazing movie. The weird sexual tension that they have from time to time still feels mostly out of place, but that's really the only thing I can complain about from start to finish.

Bondrewd's actions are some of the most twisted/ revolting thing I've seen ImO; the fact that he had a purpose (albeit it being twisted ) and how cool he looked during the fights only makes it more frustrating (but not in a bad way for the work ) from my point of view. I truly appreciate that he wasn't simply presented as a pitiful scumbag and killed for his despicable actions; nor shown like he was regretting them or anything. That's how you do that kind of revolting antagonist ImO. Bad for the sake of bad is not really revolting as a viewer/reader. it's when there is a full understandable logic, goal, and agreeable purpose, and it's simply the means that are revolting AF, this is where this kind of disturbing antagonist really have their full impact on their viewers.
Keeping alive at the end is also a choice I can agree with. Robbing the viewer's final satisfaction of seeing the revolting acts punished AND the antagonist not repenting at all but in the contrary being satisfied with the whole conclusion is how you make that kind of antagonist even more memorable.

So very great job.

Animation during fighting scenes in particular was stellar, music was top notch all along, voice acting was on point; dramatic scene still displayed their full impact even when you saw them coming.

Really; I can't think of any rating outside of 10/10. If you don't call that kind of gems "masterpieces" what would you call "masterpiece".
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I don't understand why The Promised Neverland S2 gets teared apart because everything goes too smooth for main characters, but this movie is in top 50 despite the very same problems: rushed story, one plot convience after another, character development that doesn't make sense. Need to recharge robot? Oh, we have an power plant 12 km under the surface. Need to kill a bad guy, but don't have enough powers? Robot gets massive upgrades just like in your favorite battle anime. Need a White Whistle, but doesn't want to kill your friend? Villain does all the dirty job for mc.
Riko and Reg are freaking annoying and I hated them for their stupifity and how they learned absolutely nothing from their past mistakes, but gor everything they wanted anyways.
Mar 24, 2021 7:12 PM

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didnt expect the movie to have so many action scenes an fighting, NGL i wanted more abyss exploration

7/10
Mar 27, 2021 12:29 PM

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Made in Abyss went full action shonen here and I don't think this template fits the series as well as the more adventure orientated of the last beginning of the series. I don't think this is particularly weak material mind you, but the whole Mitty arc of the last movie I found a lot stronger than this. Definitely in terms of emotional center, Mitty's conflict was a lot stronger than Prushka's, who honestly does come across more as a plot device than a character. And it's not that Mitty wasn't to a degree, but Nanachi certainly wasn't and it's their relationship that made it devastated, as well as poor Reg's emotional state for having to do it. The situation with Prushka certainly wasn't as multifaceted and our main characters had zero impact on how her story played out. Riko befriending her is what ended up getting her the White Whistle at the end, but what ends up happening to Prushka was completely out of their hands, it was just something they had to suffer through and then get rewarded for it. There's value in showcasing characters move on from tragedy out of their hands, and I th ink carrying on her spirit to move forward works but I guess I wish their relationship between the two felt more earned. During Mitty's departure I was fighting off the tears, during Prushka's backstory and the cartridge reveal I wasn't. I was sad mind you, I'm not a monster, but I was far less emotionally engrossed. In part because it was kind of clear on Prushka's fate from way before the reveal and it part because it felt less about her. Prushka feels more like a vehicle to show the depths of what Bondrewd would due in his pursuit of knowledge, and also to give Riko a White Whistle.

And when it came to the action, it was cool but mostly because of the animation. There just weren't enough moments of creative ingenuity that we knew ahead of time. The first Bondrewd fight with the water rising moment to force the strain on him was excellent and the ending with Riko using Reg's detached arm was a great payoff, but overall the action itself wasn't that strong without the animation. Like Reg's super power-up, I can justify it logically with the power-up, but the fight following that doesn't entirely feel earned since it mostly came out of nowhere. It's not much of a complaint (though it would've been had Reg won with), it mostly works as just adding more mystery to Reg's character. Though the movie does have it's gorgeous animation so this isn't strong criticism, I did end up enjoying the action. I just wish it was more of "this is an excellent fight" and less of "this sakuga is excellent", you know?

Bondrewd is an incredible villain though. He's really well-written and fascinating, he's not callous or malicious, I do believe he's genuinely affectionate to all those children he experimented on and the praise to our heroes throughout was certainly legitimate. But the scientific pursuit is what matters to him most, and the emotional well-being and thoughts of others don't really matter to him in the slightest. He was pretty reasonable with Nanachi in regards to working with him again, but his experimentations on Reg without any form of consent certainly offset that. He's completely detestable, and that made the ending of the movie a little mixed for me. The scene between Nanachi and Bondrewd at the end, was I suppose to be feeling some sympathy or compassion to Bondrewd there? Tonally, the scene played off like that, even Nanachi "we couldn't kill you if we tried" response felt more like in-cheek deflection than legitimate reasoning (especially since destroying the Zaoholic would've done just that). I get that the real reason was because they wanted to respect Prushka's reason, but I wish that scene felt a little less forgiving of Bondrewd. Maybe on re-watch it wouldn't come across that way, but it did on this watch, which I'm not really a fan of.

I know there's a lot of people here criticizing the humour, but I actually think this was the funniest Made in Abyss has ever been. Not with the sexual jokes though, I agree that those aren't funny or needed, particularly Reg's boner. There's way to much cock talk in the series regarding Reg. But besides though, I found myself laughing more than I expected going into something I knew was going to be all kinds of messed up. This is kind of awful, but when Nanachi's condition was to not hurt Reg was followed up with Bondrewd going "Whoops" I definitely busted out a laugh lol. I immediately regretted it when I saw what that whoops signified, and the Reg torture scene was uncomfortable and felt sort of fetishitic about his torture. Didn't like that bit. But back to the funnies, my favourite joke in the whole film was when Riko assumed Reg was intentionally shaking the entire building to signal them since his comm didn't work, Nanachi's "You're one hell of a optimist" was the perfect response.

And of course, Kevin Penkin's OST was a thing of beauty. That probably goes without saying, but top level production here. The Rumble of Scientific Triumph probably being my favourite of the score. I probably came across as overly negative, but this is still an 8/10 for me. Of course the animation and OST (and VA too) certainly bump this up, might've been a 7 or even a 6 if those weren't top tier, but still a rather strong movie. Wonder if season two is going to cover this material too or just adapt the next arc. It doesn't seem like there's a lot of material left for them to adapt (19 chapters, this movie covered 12 [according to the wiki, I haven't read the manga]).
Apr 1, 2021 3:48 AM

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nejino21 said:
I'm in mixed feelings about movie. The first season of anime was a great improvement over manga, a lot of people hated slow pacing, but I liked it. More exploration of the layers, a lot of original material helped to flesh out world, which was barebones in manga, more time to feel emotional moments and just think about beuaty and horrors of the Abyss.

I expected the same treatment for Bondrewd's arc, but movie feels even more rushed than manga. A lot of emotional scenes lost their weight because everything is happening too fast. It jumps from one scene to another without a break, some scenes are molded together and you have awkward switches from cute girls doing cute things to Bondrewd being Bondrewd, than cute girls and their hamster are cute again, but minute later it goes full horror. I checked manga and as much as it was fast paced, it wasn't like this.

If I was anime only I don't think I would like Bondrewd half as much as manga reader. In manga he was creepy, insane, merciless lovecraftian monster, but also passionate and caring. He could look like a nightmare fuel, but also like a total goofball. In movie he is static, he barely moves in non-fight scenes, animated version of him feels way less lively than black and white silent bunch of pictures from manga. Morikawa has a great voice, but he often sounds too lazy and monotonous. And what kind of genius decided to cut his backstory from movie?

Movie is good for fight scenes and might be a great cryporn, all thanks to Penkin's OST. Green Mitty was handled a bit better than manga's counterpart, at least she doesn't move her giant bare tits right in your face during emotional moments. I still don't care about her, mainly because I got fed up with abuse of break the cutie trope.
There is your grain of salt from manga reader.


I disagree with virtually everything you said, and I was able to watch it in theaters in France. It was not rushed in the least, if anything a few scenes were dragged out more than in the manga. Especially the ending one. Bondrewd also had an enormous presence in the movie, often made towering over the main characters. The movie made me appreciate him as an antagonist even more.

Morikawa is a perfect voice for him. He's somebody that has split his soul too many times to count. Having his voice show a wider range of emotion than it did would be a huge disservice towards the source material. If you mistake for laziness you really should try to watch more anime. The transitions between the scenes were also fine.

I assume you watched the newly released, unsubbed camrip. Most of your problems with the movie doesn't at all fit what I saw, most of them just being based on honestly dumb reasoning like "I didn't like X character because I didn't like cute stuff".

It just seems like you try to make mountains out of molehills. Which I find it sad that you let such a pessimistic view ruin something for what it is. You even created an account just so you could basically whine.

Hopefully when you watch something in the future you try to watch it more objectively and give a more honest approach towards it rather than the exaggerated whining in this post.


Je ne pourrais pas être plus d'accord, et je suis totalement jalouse que tu aies pu voir le film au cinéma. Tous les cinémas sont fermés depuis des lustres. :-)

That said - I also totally agree that the film didn't feel rushed at all. The pacing was good, the music was very good and I just loved Bondrewd - we need more twisted villains like him. Someone who smiles and thinks he is doing something nice to you while sawing off your limbs and sucking on your vertabrea. He is truly a monster.
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Will they reattached Reg's Arm?
Apr 14, 2021 7:35 AM
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Well, it was okay but not great. All that gore stuff surprised me. I felt so sorry for Reg. Bondrewd is a sick bastard.

The animation was awesome.

7/10
May 2, 2021 1:06 PM

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I'd say the movie was a solid continuation of the show. Really really wish the sexual "jokes" would be eliminated as well a sexualizing these young characters though, cringe every time it happens.

Also hope no more children are murdered by that psycho since our heroes decided not to finish him off. Directly responsible for every single one he harms.
May 6, 2021 11:48 AM

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Rewatched this movie after seeing the series again and sadly, the content in this movie is still so incredibly mediocre and so out of tune with the rest of the series, that I found the movie to only be bad, and I'm being a bit generous too. The good aspects about the original series barring the production felt lost here, Bondrewd's character is not that good either, found him to be so boring and corny to watch, didn't care much for Prushka's role in the story and the world building in the floor just felt shoddy at best, all this happening with a story that doesn't really interest me much with plot devices and conveniences everywhere and goes shounen battle mode in the end with Reg and Bondrewd which while looks decent, did not fit the tone of the series at all with me. Ending was meh too. This was a lame, lame movie. Hopefully when season 2 returns, I don't see anything like this again.
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As someone who is probably older than most users here (late 20s), I find Riko and Reg strangely endearing. Indeed, Riko is too optimistic, but for someone her age she is supposed to be. Then again, I'm a teacher so it's possible that I'm just too tolerant of such "behavior".

I'm not a fan of sexual jokes, especially not a fan of sexualizing children, but I've learned to ignore them in anime/manga. They don't feel too out of place here though; I've felt that ever since the last third of the show the writer(s) decided to simply let all the weirdness out. And in a twisted way, as twisted as the abyss the characters are exploring, it works here. There's nothing "normal" about exploring the deepest reaches of what might be hell for all we know (haven't touched the manga yet).

Bondrewd is, as someone mentioned above, a sick bastard, a psychopath, a monster, and I simply can't justify what he had been doing. He's the prime example of an antagonist I hate. And I'm fine with that - it means they managed to create a good one. What angers me even more is the (realistic) choice to keep him alive. Will he continue doing the experiments? How will he survive without the cartridges if he doesn't continue harvesting organs?

Prushka's ending was too much, but it was done in such a way that it didn't feel cheap. Similarly, Mitty's tragic life and ending will haunt me forever.

That was a very grey ending for a thought-provoking film such as this. Who would have thought that a naive-looking art style with incredible worldbuilding could turn to a philosophical lovecraftian spectacle by the end of season 1 and continue throughout the film? After episode 1-3, definitely not what I expected.

Love the show, love the movie. Very excited for more - I'll be ready whenever season 2 comes out.
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Great movie, hit me the way manga did, although I knew what was going to happen.

Well, the biggest problem with the story is why did they let their guards down in Bondrewd's place. Like, they knew what he did, they were warned about him by Ozen, yet they decided to accept his invitation and simply fall asleep. Athough, I don't quite understand ppl saying that Prushka is convenient writing. Sadly, the part with Prushka being explained that cardridges are "children who took that form to help papa" was not shown, since I think it's quite important to understand that she not only didn't understand Bondrewd was doing something bad, but also that this is the way to help her beloved Papa. I also don't know how people can say that her (short) friendship with Riko was an asspull. You grow up in an environment without children your age (at least ones you can actually interact with), you don't know outer world besides the fifth part of the Abyss, so I think it's understandable she formed a bond with MCs. And some accusations like "why did they go there in the first place" or "why didn't Nanachi told them before about helping Bondrewd with his experiments, it's something you want to know everyone about" are simply stupid.
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it was on another level, I loved it, truly amazing, so good that I can't even express it. the pain was too much towards the end T_T
the art was fantastic but but but Idk why it bugs me but I don't feel like we got much of Riko in this movie although all those Reg parts were worth it. I liked the movie better than the og series however I think it would have worked as a mini series, don't you think?

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hmmm... kinda weird that they let Bondrewd live like it's no big deal. i wonder if he'll play a role in the future, but i hope not in a positive way because i wouldn't really like it if they just forgot all the evil things he's done

the whole thing about humans becoming white whistles makes me wonder who sacrificed themselves to become the already existing white whistles. such as Riko's mother's white whistle, for example. makes you wonder if she was a good person or if there was some sketchy stuff going down

i also wonder if the weirdly suggestive dialogue and scenes are necessary. "Papa Pole" really threw me off... i guess it's to establish the "dark" theme? and to make viewers a bit uncomfortable? i don't think it adds much since the show has other ways to achieve the same effect. but eh it's not too unbearable i suppose
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beloving said:

i also wonder if the weirdly suggestive dialogue and scenes are necessary. "Papa Pole" really threw me off... i guess it's to establish the "dark" theme? and to make viewers a bit uncomfortable? i don't think it adds much since the show has other ways to achieve the same effect. but eh it's not too unbearable i suppose


In a biology lesson bondrewd reffered to an animal's penis as an instrument that allows them to become a father. Prushka mistakenly called it a papa pole and bondrewd didnt bother to correct it. That is why she calls it that. I am pretty sure this was the author's explanation in an interview for the movie.



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beloving said:

i also wonder if the weirdly suggestive dialogue and scenes are necessary. "Papa Pole" really threw me off... i guess it's to establish the "dark" theme? and to make viewers a bit uncomfortable? i don't think it adds much since the show has other ways to achieve the same effect. but eh it's not too unbearable i suppose


In a biology lesson bondrewd reffered to an animal's penis as an instrument that allows them to become a father. Prushka mistakenly called it a papa pole and bondrewd didnt bother to correct it. That is why she calls it that. I am pretty sure this was the author's explanation in an interview for the movie.


doesn't really change the fact that the author wrote it in the first place for whatever reason lol. it's obvious he's weirdly obsessed with subtle sexual tones. i still love the series and all, i just find that aspect in particular a bit strange. but i guess the mindset in japan is different and they like stuff like this so i still enjoy the show regardless
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It's really interesting to know and seeใƒผ just what is at the bottom of the abyss?

This movie was really good. It was animated very well, and the sounds were great! Seeing this series animated is very much more well better and I understand it more well.

Prushka, oh poor Prushka. I'm terrified, and I want to cry at the same time. That monster, Bondrewd. I wanted Prushka to go on with Riko and the others' adventure down to the guild, but not in that way, where she's a white whistle. Aw man, Prushka. I want to cry. What a fate for Prushka, it's so sad.
Jul 7, 2021 8:46 PM

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Great movie! Also, I now have a fear of sharp objects in/near belly buttons, so thanks Kinema Citrus!
Jul 12, 2021 11:07 PM

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Jesus, what a shitshow. I guess not even the anime could turn this one around.
Aug 8, 2021 6:55 PM

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Had to laugh at all of the sensitive people getting so triggered over 2 mentions of penises in a movie that was 1hr 40minutes.
Kids talk about shit like that, its not unusual in the slightest.

The story did make my papa pole somewhat soft.

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Well, it was okay but not great. All that gore stuff surprised me. I felt so sorry for Reg. Bondrewd is a sick bastard.

The animation was awesome.

7/10


It had about as much gore as the series had so I'm not sure why you'd be surprised?
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why is there so much suffering. I am heartbroken yet again. Prushka deserved better. Bound whatever is a great villain. I really morally grey shows and this show is a great example of it. Really excited for S2. Getting ready so that i won't get this much heartbroken again (((

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You're going to be all right. You just stumbled over a stone in the road.
It means nothing. Your goal lies far beyond this. Doesn't it?
I'm sure you'll overcome this.
You'll walk again... soon.

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Sep 22, 2021 12:27 AM

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Having read the manga so what happened to Prushka doesn't hit me as hard as it did.

But still, the making of the Cartridges is cruel and sadistically gory, now in anime form.

Overall enjoyable movie.
Anime is fun.
Sep 26, 2021 2:29 PM

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Wowowowowowow... I know I'm late to the party, but...

MADE IN ABYSS IS REALLY MESSING WITH MY FEELINGS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO REACT TO THAT, THAT WAS DISTURBING BUT ALSO AMAZING !

Okay now that this is out. I have to admit that I was kinda afraid to watch this movie and kept avoiding this moment because I was afraid of two things : that it would be too disturbing, and that I would be disappointed. I was definitely right about it being disturbing, but I was definitely wrong about being disappointed.
(Also, I did read most of this arc in the manga but I mustn't have paid attention because I barely remembered anything and watching the movie felt just as if I was discovering the story.)

Let's start with the positive, because there's a lot to say.
The best thing is the characters. This movie reminded me why I love Nanachi as much as I do, and actually it even gave me more reasons to love her. The exploration of her character was so great, it really added even more depth to an already great character. And seriously, she doesn't have the right to be this endearing. Also, I'll really never get enough of her sarcasm.
Overall, she really settled her place as one of my favorite characters, and she's not leaving my list anytime soon.
The other character who really got to shine is, of course, Bondrewd. I already liked him a lot but he really turned out being awesome, a truly fascinating antagonist who I cannot even call a villain despite his horrible actions. That's a big part of why he is such a great character : he did so many awful things, but I cannot hate him, actually I even feel real affection for him.
You know what ? I might even add him to my top 10. I'm not certain, but I'm considering it. One thing is sure though, I'm adding it to my extended favorites.
And when it comes to characters, Reg was awesome too, as usual. I really love how sensitive he is while still being competent and trying his best to protect his treasure. It's not often that you see a character as emotional as him being actually taken seriously without losing this sensitivity. I love my little robot boy.
Riko and Prushka were also great, though not as much. Riko is the same as usual (and that might be the problem : compared to Nanachi and Reg, she doesn't receive much development despite everything that happens to her) and Prushka was as adorable as I remembered her but maybe would have needed a bit more of screentime. However, seeing her brackstory with Bondrewd was very interesting and I even felt a bit emotional (then again there were a lot of moments in this movie that made me feel a bit emotional).

Now, about the story. We got a lot of informations about the lore, very disturbing ones actually. The most important but also most awful one is the truth about the white whistles, the fact that they're made of actual humans is... One of the worse things MIA offered so far. But that definitely explains a lot.
Another thing I wanted to mention is whatever happened to Reg. Looks like his true self awakened, or something like that ? Any way it's clearly giving us hints about what he is and who he used to be and to be honest, that wasn't a pretty sight.

I also have a lot of other things to mention when it comes to the good parts, like the animation during battles, the ost (it wasn't as noticeable as in the series but it was great nonetheless), the atmosphere, the mystery, the pacing that I thought was handled very well and, of course, the emotions because with this movie MIA remains one of the works of fiction that made me feel the strongest emotions.

With all that said, I still have a few complaints, actually I've got two.
The first one is the use of humor that I thought was pretty great at the beginning but kinda ruined the mood afterwards. Fortunately it didn't happen often but there's for example that moment with Nanachi and Reg after Nanachi stopped his wild self that kinda came out of nowhere, especially after everything that happened before. I understand the movie wanted to lighten the mood a little bit but that actually was unnecessary. Actually, that's my real criticism, even if it was very well handled most of the time, there were a few times where I thought the mood switch was too abrupt.

And the other complaint, which is the most important one to me, is that the movie was disturbing to an even bigger degree than the series. Now you guys are gonna tell me that that's to be expected from MIA, and I mostly agree. However, there were a few times in which I felt that even if there was a context, it still seemed to be some torture fetishism, I can mention Reg's torture as the best example. With that, I can also add that the mangaka's messed up view on children was much more noticeable than it was in the show. I could tolerate the jokes about Reg's youknowhat in the show because it seemed quite innocent, but here that was creepy. I cringed so hard when they mentioned he's having a boner anytime he rubs Nanachi. Sure, in the show there was this joke about him rubbing her a lewd way but I really took it as a simple joke about Nanachi being more comfortable around Riko, but to find out she had reasons to feel that way is very messed up.
And of course don't even get me started on Prushka talking about "Papa's stick" because that's just... Nope.

Because of that, I'm only giving a 9. And that's already a great score that I only give to shows that feel very special to me ! But considering that I gave the series a 10, it also really means that even for MIA, some things were just too much, and that's a shame.
But overall, I loved this movie ! And now I'm all the more excited for the upcoming new season.
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Nanachi continues to be best girl and Bondrewd can't be killed enough times for my satisfaction. Justice for Mitty!
Nov 16, 2021 6:48 AM

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Nice. Riko has a white whistle now! (Thanks to Prushka)
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Also, Nanachi still best girl!
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hmmmmm. was i supposed to feel something? yawn
the pedo creator needs therapy eh? his fucking "fanservice". cringe. he is a 42 years old dude ew. good job Japan
bondrewd is so boring i don't understand the thirst in the comments
but the worst thing is? i'm still curious about the abyss

--- ya know i thought about it all for a minute... nah i won't be watching anything further. i feel like i need to take a bath after watching this movie. yeah the concept is awesome but at this point it's just not worth it. there is so many cool stuff around without the pedo fanservice. nah man i'm out bye
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see you, space cowperson . . .
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The true horror of Bondrewd is not the things he has done, but that in order to discover the truths of the abyss as he has, you have to be willing to go as far as he has, if not further. The Abyss does not surrender its secrets freely, and if you seek the truth, there will always be a price to pay.
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It was almost good - gore parts really lived upto what other hypes out about this series (and reminds me of 80/90s violent ova) but it needed more than those cutsy moments. Speaking of those cutesy moments, it feel painfully obvious how some of those just padded to lengthen the movie's runtime as if it wasn't enough and especially that enormous flashbacks towards the end really arks me to no end.
Not much about to say about the characters except for Bondrewd who was absolutely madness and the one have to watch in-action to understand. I hope Reg's mystery resolved quickly on latter season otherwise I feel its slowly reducing the stakes of the story in the long run as how op he seems to be.
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