Made in Abyss finale. Wow. My god, I was almost reminded of how I felt when I first read Berserk's Eclipse arc. Was prepared for dark twists & child torture pornz in this series, but damn, seeing child experimentation & watching them trying to kill Mitty to free her from suffering kinda hit really hard. Didn't really cry, but I could feel my heart breaking.
While it was obvious that it would end on "& their journey continues... now go read the fucking manga," I still think that having the sequence showing the balloon message's journey going all the way back up to the overworld again was a really neat way of tying together their journey so far. & while there were mostly just expositions this season, how it handles character interactions, foreshadowings, & world-buildings was impressive. Then ofc, the amazing production value with them stunning BG visuals & great OST was to die for. I really hope that ending means that there will be a second season. If not, I'll gladly go read the manga. Best non-comedic show this season, hands down.