Meh, Made in Abyss used to have this existential dread to it, now its p much Guro Monster Loli Shitshow. I really wouldnt mind taking the time to develop this weird village, the culture and the themes but for some reason, it’s not that enjoyable to follow along. Idk whether its the setting, the fact that theres so many people (so the loneliness kinda disappears) or what. When the author starts to go over the themes, the overly abstract writing is hard to follow and comes off as a bit pretentious when it gets boiled down to naruto-esque ‘I’ll decide my own worth!!!’.
It might be the writing style and the art though. It used to be top tier but it’s just visually really difficult to follow and know whats going on.