Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou

After surviving the brutal challenges of Idofront, Riko now possesses a White Whistle, allowing her to descend into the Abyss's sixth layer—The Capital of the Unreturned. Alongside Reg and Nanachi, Riko begins to explore the uncharted domain, where the ruins of the promised Golden City are located.

As the trio starts to adapt to the harsh environment, they soon encounter dangerous creatures and treacherous landscapes. Their expedition leads them to a village inhabited by strange beings known as "hollows." Despite the creeping sense of unease that welcomes them, the three venture onward to uncover the mysteries of the settlement and long-lost legacies of the forgotten adventurers who once descended into the horrors of the unexplored Abyss.

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Nanachi Main

Izawa, Shiori Japanese

Reg Main

Ise, Mariya Japanese

Riko Main

Tomita, Miyu Japanese

Bondrewd Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Faputa Supporting

Kuno, Misaki Japanese

Eluko, Vuelo Supporting

Terasaki, Yuka Japanese

Mitty Supporting

Kitamura, Eri Japanese

Prushka Supporting

Minase, Inori Japanese

Maaa Supporting

Ichinose, Kana Japanese

Wazukyan Supporting

Hirata, Hiroaki Japanese

Yamashita, Shinpei Producer

Arimizu, Soujirou Producer

Isogai, Noritomo Producer

Uchibayashi, Noriyoshi Producer

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Feb 13, 2025

StevenLin0626

Recommended

It's really hard for me to put in words how good of a show Made in Abyss, but I'll try my best.

Made in Abyss is, simply put, one of the most breathtaking, heart wrenching, and powerful story I've ever watched. Made in Abyss consists of some of the darkest and horrifying storytelling in the media, but in such a twisted and despair, yet beautiful way. It never feels like there is "true evil", rather a course of nature, part of life, that fills you with emptiness but also a glimmer of hope.

The characters in this show is incredible in the own right, each character ... piecing together some of the most gruel some tales, whether it's the old crew of Reg, Liko, and Nanachi, or the new characters Vueko, Faputa, Irumyuui...Every character seemingly holding the story together that shows the true nature of the Abyss.

The worldbuilding in Made in Abyss is fantastic, and although season 2 definitely toned down the world building for the story, it exchanges that by truly structuring a "living society" that rivales the world building of season 1. The art in this show also enhances in providing an absolutely cinematic experience.

Don't get me started on the absolutely godlike OST in this series that just emotionally hits you in the heart. "Old Stories" will never fail to break my heart.

I wouldn't call Made in Abyss the best anime, but this is definitely the most irreplacable anime, and if you have the courage to watch this show, you would be going through a life-changing experience.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Sep 1, 2024

Sephiroth

Mixed Feelings

Well-written

Holy cow did this anime took a turn for the worse! The nice premise and mystery from season 1 turned into a weird and gore fest, focusing on something like a New World Conquistador story gone wrong. Without going into spoiler details, I will say that in season 2 we almost don't get any new information about the Abyss itself, the mystery forces at action there, the origin of the whole thing, or what's at the bottom.

Instead, we're thrown into a very bizarre horror story/social experiment/curse setting and stranded there for the most parts of the show. Death, sacrifice, trauma, morals, friendship and other deep ... subjects are explored but from a very twisted point of view (which I normally like), and it's repetitive and mind numbing.

But to be honest, the main problem is that this season feels like a filler. You can easily squeeze these 12 episodes into 2 or 3. I haven't read the manga and I'm waiting for season 3 with hope, as I loved the original premise and mystery, but this season 2 is just not on par with the first one.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Aug 14, 2024

exezz

Not Recommended

Drop this anime after 1st season. You're welcome.

Here's a few reasons why the second season is not worth your time (neither is this review)

1) Characters
It was frustrating how little agency the main cast had. You could pretty much leave them out and the story would play out about the same. But wait, there is a line up of brand new characters, surely these guys have awesome story to te-- nope, they are awful. If you're at the last episode of the season and can't even remember the name of the character this thing is about, yeah, that's not good, that means you just don't care. ...

2) The plot
Alright, so the plot has layers and that's good. Maybe too many layers. Some layers are downright brilliant but most of them are weird, illogical, don't make sense, or just feel like a filler. Why does it have to be so complex? Like, Ghost in Shell is less complex. Death Note has fewer exposition dumps. This show used to have such a haunting and beautifully simple premise, so I wonder how we get from swashbuckling adventure with occasional horror to this headache-inducing exposition dump marathon. You may as well just read a book.

3) Pacing
It attempts to alternate between present and past. It is a risky technique because flashbacks can hamper the momentum, but if done well, it can pay off in a satisfying aha moment - "oh wow, now it all makes sense!" kind of thing. Not here. It has one foot in presence and the other in the 150 year old past constantly, and reveals just enough to explain the last scene, or line of dialogue, which makes you clueless to the very end. To be honest, I binged it in 2 evenings, but it was my hope, my wish for it finally make at least some sense, that pushed me forward, but it made me watch it whole, so that counts I guess.

4) Worldbuilding
The worldbuilding is hands down the strongest element of "Made in Abyss" series. It strikes unique balance between soft worldbuilding and hard worldbuilding. In this season, in this level, a rigid worldbuilding element has been introduced - a principle of value, payment, balancing, what happens to those who steal or hurt others. It seemed like it was about to play a way larger role, given that this was the cornerstone of how this society worked, it was supposed to be the core theme of this entire season, but in the end it just fell flat because the morale behind it was... sorry to say it but hollow. So disappointing.

5) The weird stuff
Yeah nah, I'm not going to waste energy to try to invent euphemisms for all the creepy sh*t which is so ever-present in this series. As an author, you have million choices how to tell a story and the author picked these? idk what to say man.

TLDR; MCs in backseat, over-bloated info dumps, things happen but none of them matter and the morale of the story is far from moral, much less uplifting, inspiring or insightful in any capacity and I am most likely going to skip the future installments.

I give it a four, it has its moments.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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