Mar 9, 2020 Recommended WARNING: SPOILERS. Oh Boy. The Bondrewd arc for Made in Abyss. After i finished the original series, i couldn't help myself, but to read the manga, and this movie certainly lives up to the Manga arc. A huge portion of the Manga community will say that it's potentially the best arc for the entire series so far, and that may be true... Just not for me. If you don't like spoilers, here is your warning. This review has A LOT OF THEM. Now, where were we? ... Why the hell do they keep circumventing the most unique part of the story, that being the curse of the abyss? Oh, Meinya can casually make you ignore the curse. Oh, Bondrewd straight up just doesn't care. And half the time Riko manages to get to places and heights that she has NO BUSINESS IN. As an example, Riko and squad escape from Bondrewd's dungeon, and for some insane way, manages to look down at it, from what looks like several hundred feet in the air. HOW? I don't freaking know. Doesn't look like the anime itself knows either. This is why i can't with a good conscience give this anime a 10/10. Trying to circumvent the greatest part of your story, for almost no freaking reason seems absurd to me. Where were we? Story: 8 Except for the madness i provided earlier, the rest of the story is excellent. Even though the movie is only about a hundred minutes long, it still manages to tell a whole lot about the white whistles, the entrance to the sixth layer, the madness of the white whistles and more about the backstory of everyone's favorite Nanachi. The only other grasp i have, is that we don't really get to see a lot about what the fifth layer has to offer. Reportedly, it's the widest (not deepest) layer of them all, and we barely get to see anything, but Bondrewd dungeon, and the things just outside of it. Art: 8 The art is... Fine. It's a slight upgrade from the original series, which is to be expected, given the larger budget. Some scenes are really cool, including the fight scenes and the more abstract scenes, but it never felt extraordinary to me. Sound: 10 Look, i love Hanezeve. You love Hanezeve. It's a great and emotional song? not exactly sure you can call it a song, as much as a melody as none of the words mean anything, but this movie also has Hanezeve. Yay. Character: 9 The weakest part of the original series, was, in my opinion, the characters. They're by no means bad, (except Riko until the later episodes, grrrr.) And she's less annoying in the movie. Yay. Nanachi is as always great, and Prushka, one of the newcomers is... Fine. I guess. Bondrewd, the big villain, however, is an amazing villain, that i really didn't have it in me to hate. He does some absolutely despicable things, but the way he's honest and calming about everything just makes him so... likable. Amazing character overall. Enjoyment: 9 The movie was great overall. I liked the original series better, but that series is one of my favorites of all time. The part about circumventing the curse really bothered me, and made it so i couldn't exactly completely enjoy the movie. Overall: 9 If you liked the original series of Made in Abyss, go watch it. You probably won't be dissapointed. I doubt the circumvention of the curse will bother you as much as it did me, and you really don't want to miss the masterpiece of a villain that is Bondrewd. And the movie has Hanezeve. Did i mention that? I did. You love it, i love it. Everyone loves it. It really makes every sad moment feel that much more tragic.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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