Made in Abyss

The Abyss—a gaping chasm stretching down into the depths of the earth, filled with mysterious creatures and relics from a time long past. How did it come to be? What lies at the bottom? Countless brave individuals, known as Divers, have sought to solve these mysteries of the Abyss, fearlessly descending into its darkest realms. The best and bravest of the Divers, the White Whistles, are hailed as legends by those who remain on the surface.

Riko, daughter of the missing White Whistle Lyza the Annihilator, aspires to become like her mother and explore the furthest reaches of the Abyss. However, just a novice Red Whistle herself, she is only permitted to roam its most upper layer. Even so, Riko has a chance encounter with a mysterious robot with the appearance of an ordinary young boy. She comes to name him Reg, and he has no recollection of the events preceding his discovery. Certain that the technology to create Reg must come from deep within the Abyss, the two decide to venture forth into the chasm to recover his memories and see the bottom of the great pit with their own eyes. However, they know not of the harsh reality that is the true existence of the Abyss.

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The first season adapts the first three manga volumes in their entirety, and it concludes with the first chapter of the manga's fourth volume.

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Adaptation:	Made in Abyss
Sequel:	Made in Abyss Movie 3: Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei
Summary:	Made in Abyss Movie 1: Tabidachi no Yoake, Made in Abyss Movie 2: Hourou Suru Tasogare

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Reg

Main

Ise, Mariya
Japanese

Riko

Main

Tomita, Miyu
Japanese

Nanachi

Supporting

Izawa, Shiori
Japanese

Bondrewd

Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki
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Ouzen

Supporting

Ohara, Sayaka
Japanese

Mitty

Supporting

Kitamura, Eri
Japanese

Lyza

Supporting

Sakamoto, Maaya
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Marulk

Supporting

Toyosaki, Aki
Japanese

Jiruo

Supporting

Murata, Taishi
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Kiyui

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Hanawa, Manami
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Yamashita, Shinpei

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Ogata, Mitsuhiro

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Isogai, Noritomo

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Takenaka, Nobuhiro

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Opening Theme

"Deep in Abyss" by Riko (Miyu Tomita) and Regu (Mariya Ise)

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Ending Theme

	1: "Deep in Abyss" by Riko (Miyu Tomita) and Regu (Mariya Ise) (eps 1)
	2: "Tabi no Hidarite, Saihate no Migite (旅の左手、最果ての右手)" by Riko (Miyu Tomita) and Regu (Mariya Ise) (eps 2-9)
	3: "Tabi no Hidarite, Saihate no Migite (旅の左手、最果ての右手)" by Riko (Miyu Tomita), Regu (Mariya Ise), and Nanachi (Shiori Izawa) (eps 10-12)

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Mar 28, 2024

udidoui

Recommended

Made in abyss is could be your number one for so many reason. Everything from the world, to the artsyle, to the story, to the

soundtrack could beat any show that is out there. I absolutely love every villain (or at least tveryone implied to not be so great)

because the show take them seriously and are a real powerhouse. And in terms of the main character while being unimpressive at

first really warms up in the later episodes for me. this will never stop being my top 1 nothing can compare if you havent watched it do

but i understand that its not for ... everyone

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i wanna express my love for the writing of the abyss. once you dive there is not going back. even if you are technically not in it. you
will crawl back in best example being riko. she was born in the abyss and after she was rescued the first thing she did as a baby is
crawl back in AMAZING WRIGTING now a seemles obssesed character with one thing can be aslo read as the natural way off the
abyss.
The layer 3 is also well done. int the anime they get a small like desert and at the center there is this illuminating hole wich is just a massive wall. Its not only a skill check for the cave raiders it also act via our natural instinct that once you go down that there is no going back. The abyss is clearly that an abyss a void that consumes all and i think this fidelity really makes the show for me.
also can we talk abou the soudtrack ????? kevin is a real masterclass but this is his best work period. all of the ost inspires curiosity, uncertainty, while fitting the current event. This soundtrack is so good that i listen to it on my spare time if i do chores around the
house i used to be not the biggest fan of these types of music but this really opened my mind

l : m o v i e :
l there is so much to say here but bondrwed will suffice. HOLY THIS GUY IS A MENACE and i love it. in terms of power
scaling it made such a good move to not ridicul the villain while progressing the story most anime kill the villain then move on. but with made in abyss everyone gave there all to defeat bondrwed and when they did some other random dude just became him and the
hero just have to stay far and watch as he bids them farewell awsome

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season 2 is really different from one its a completly new experiance and might not be for everyone. i get it its not your typicall get thrown in the abyss fights scary things get hurt wounder about the worl ect. but id be lying if the ending had me in tears. its a slow cooker but godamnit i loved every secound of it. overall i like season 2 way more cause faputa is my favorite character in the show and they did her justice with her butter smooth animations

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Feb 19, 2024

novawrite

Mixed Feelings

"Made in Abyss" follows Riko, a young girl aspiring to be a cave raider like her missing mother, as she teams up with Reg, a humanoid robot, to explore the enigmatic depths of the Abyss in search of answers. Their journey is fraught with peril, revealing the mysteries and dangers lurking within the Abyss as they strive to uncover its secrets.

Before starting to debunk this series into more detailed sanctions – for me personally this was a traumatic anime and not because of the gore and the violence but rather because this violence was depicted on a too small of a children, being drawn even ... younger than they actually are. And this is the reason I have very mixed feelings about this series. The story – good and very enjoyable, the violence over small children – not very good taste.
With that being said lets us dive deeper into sectioning the series.

Story 9/10
Like mentioned – I have enjoyed the story a lot. This is one of the few good dungeons type of animes where we actually have the dungeon as a living breathing thing that hides a lot of mysteries, different creatures and dangers and doesn’t lack a good adventure. The storyline is well driven by Riko and Reg and their different but not so much (as it turs out) wishes to get to the bottom of the abyss. Back stories are well shown as pieces instead of annoyance and are more to show off the characters more depth than to distract from the actual series and the point of it all.

Characters 5/10
My main reason to have my mixed feelings are the characters. Riko is very annoying and always manages to get herself in the very deep sh*t. But despite of that she seems intelligent and is being able pull things together and continue the journey. With all that being said – in no way she is shown, her actions and her overall behavior she is a 12-year-old. Either that or 12-year-old have become very reasonable and strong human beings. With the fact that the series tries to put more mature view on everything, even the most mature 12-year-old would not have that much intelligence having in mind that Riko doesn’t really have any good knowledge of any good education at all.
The over use of child molests and abuse in this series is a bit over the top and doesn’t really help for character development. The one thing that drives those children is suffering and abuse which with different children will have different effects but rather if you look more into the characters, it has one the same effects and the same background story kind of repeats but in a different tone for them.

Art 8/10
The art of the series is rather enjoyable, the only eyesore is the fact that a 12-year-old is 1/3 of a normal adult which is very off scale and makes the visual of the children even more questionable. While with less adults in sight it feels fine. The shadowing in this anime is extremely well-made and compliments the whole vibe very well. This shows that you can have colours and colourfull scenes but with a bit more shadows on the right places you can still deliver the overall vibe of the series.

Enjoyment 6/10
While being torn off by the fact that the storyline is interesting and the fact that those are small children being abused every almost second through the anime my enjoyment level defiantly went down. This is by far not the goriest not violent anime I have seen, but maybe as a personal opinion I am not that interested in child abuse on such levels.

Overall 8/10
Still with al of that in mind the storyline is interesting and the mystery behind the Abyss itself is also worth the while. The anime doesn’t lack good adventure and doesn’t lack a very good style of art and presentation.

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Feb 15, 2024

MtcAlpha

Not Recommended

No idea why people give so high score to this Anime. The manga it's a 8-10 out of 10, but the anime? I gave 6 not considering that I read the manga, as anime itself. Nice but nothing more, there are hundreds and hundreds of Anime that deserve way better, this is one of the cases of Anime that deserve worst.

Oh, and if I had to take in consideration the manga, I had to give 3 or 4 to this anime since it's way worst than the manga. The manga it's really good, that means the story is interesting and draws are incredible. You feel ...

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