
Is Made in Abyss Worth Reading? Review & Where to Read
Don't be fooled by the adorable art — this is a gorgeous, gut-wrenching descent that's as cruel as it is beautiful, and not for the faint of heart.
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We use the whole 1–10 scale and judge each title against the best version of what it is trying to be — a comedy on how funny it is, a thriller on its tension — not against some other genre. As a rough guide: 9+ is all-time great, 8 excellent, 7 a solid recommendation with caveats, 5–6 mixed or average. A 7 is a genuine yes, not a knock. The “Community score” in each review is the crowd rating from AniList, MAL, and MangaUpdates, shown next to ours for comparison.

Maybe the best hour you can spend with a manga — short, devastating, and close to perfect at what it sets out to do.

Built for the thrill of the comeback — the skills go cartoonishly superhuman, and it still knows exactly how to land a buzzer-beater.

Nobody wrings white-knuckle tension out of a coin flip like Fukumoto — this is the gold standard for gambling manga, warts and all.

Few manga are this inventive or this influential — and once Stands enter the picture, almost nothing else fights like it.

Tender and gorgeously drawn, this slow-burn romance about two insomniac teens finding refuge together is gentle, sincere, and lovely — if very low on drama.

Built on a brilliant and disturbing hook — seeing people's hidden trauma made visible — this psychological thriller is gripping and original, even as a confusing ending and heavy content drag it down.

Savage and prophetic, this josei satire of beauty and fame is anchored by a monstrous, tragic lead — influential and sharp, but disturbing, explicit, and deliberately unpleasant.

Gorgeous and cozy, this slice-of-life set in a lovingly detailed miniature world is pure immersive comfort — as long as you don't need a plot.

Brilliant and devastating, this coming-of-age masterpiece pairs Asano's extraordinary art with rare emotional honesty — but it's relentlessly bleak, and absolutely not a comfort read.

Inventive and moving, this one-shot about film, memory, and grief from Tatsuki Fujimoto is clever and layered — though its meta ambiguity will divide readers.