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Adventure Time begins with its unmistakably stylized, technicolor universe—an abstract, sugar-coated dreamscape born from the ashes of a post-apocalyptic world destroyed by nuclear war. The Candy Kingdom, its characters, and its surroundings appear frivolous and fantastical. Princess Bubblegum, the Ice King, Jake, and Finn each inhabit this landscape, which at first glance seems aimed at a young audience. But beneath the surface, it reveals a layered narrative that grapples with ethics, identity, grief, and societal flaws.