therainbowshelf 's review for:

Made in Abyss Vol. 1 by Akihito Tsukushi

2.0

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This manga has a really interesting premise, and I love the adorable and sketchy art style. It deserves more than 2 stars, but I can’t quite recommend it because there’s an highly fetishized illustration near the beginning of a 12 year old being punished by being strung up naked for taking relics (she was even drooling and the rope went between her legs) and I feel uncomfortable recommending the book as a result. It was a creative cruel punishment but it didn’t need to be shown in Shibari style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Classism