The Wonderful Horror of Made In Abyss 

Apparently they basically just gave Kevin pictures and said, "make music to this". He was pretty much told to do his own thing as they trusted and respected what he could bring as an artist and as himself.

He really just started to say “the real treasure of the abyss is the relationships you build along the way”

Some of the creatures in made in abyss are pretty nightmare fuel worthy.

The true horror of Made in Abyss is the hiatus between chapters

Re-watching this video, I'm increasingly of the view that the Abyss is some kind of civilisation-devouring pitcher plant. There's a 2000 year cycle and Bondrewd understands this and wants civilisation to survive the cyclical apocalypse. He wants to be the Lord of the Dawn - the sunrise after the dark night of the Abyss' feeding. The praying skeletons are the survivors of the last civilisation it ate. And every 2000 years it adds a layer. Orth is next. Truly, this is cosmic horror done right.

Have you ever been on a high ledge, like a building or cliff, and had that one horrifying thought: "what if i jumped?" At first, i thought i needed help, but it turns out it's not too uncommon. The term used to describe this phenomenon is "call of the void", and I couldn't think of a more accurate way to describe it. It feels like death itself is calling to me, and i have to resist that temptation, because i know what awaits me at the bottom. That is what i imagine the abyss to be for those who are near it. A death trap so obvious that no one would dare enter, right? But they do. Time and time again, and they die. They always do. But they likely only die with one regret: "i wish i could've seen what was at the bottom." Even on death's door, they want to go further down into the very pit that killed them in the first place.

The ultimate unofficial twist would be is that the abyss is empty at the bottom and that there was no actual meaning

I think that what the Abyss eats is not the bodies of the raiders, but their "souls." It's not a "living" creature, in the conventional sense. It's simply anchored to a physical place, and it perhaps is expressed partly in the forcefield. The physical pit itself is just part of the bait mechanism, the antlion's hole or pitcher plant's funnel that allows prey to slide downwards towards the place that eats them, drawing them deeper while making return increasingly impossible. But it's not just that. It's more than just a predator, it's a gardener. On the large scale, it fosters civilizations around its mouth, to birth the individuals who will enter its body, and then every 2,000 years it undergoes an upheaval and swallows them entirely. On the individual level, it cultivates the strong-willed, empowers them, has them make bonds and connections that allow them to make their way deeper than others, and then when they are fully ripened with personal strength, human connection, love, and the admiration of others, it harvests all that it has grown. The Abyss doesn't care that Lyza and Ozen's bonds allowed the two to carry the baby Riko out of the pit alive. It's patient. It knows that all three will come down to its doorstep in due time, because what's a decade or so to something that's quite possibly as old as human civilization itself?

I adore Ozen's character design, it's a fantastic balance between elegant and deeply unsettling (especially when she leans over like her spine has too many segments or worse, gets her horror face on). Has anyone else thought the Abyss map looks like the outline of a human silhouette?

Reg's "optional" incinerator hand. Takes on a whole new meaning if you've finished the Bondrewd arc

Kevin Penkin did an amazing job creating the atmosphere of the series with music

There is always only one answer for why people explore. Why humans, out of all creatures, are driven to seek out the most dangerous and wild places in the world, and to put themselves in peril just to see what happens when they take one more step. Why the unknown reaches of space, the depths of the ocean, or the place just beyond the horizon are so alluring that even those who can't physically go there want to know what exists in that place. The reason is: because it's there.

I didn't realize ep 13 was twice as long as normal until I finished it.

*Mitty Before Bondrewd:* 👧 *Mitty After Bondrewd:* m ( O 人 * ) m *Mitty Before Reg:* m ( O 人 * ) m *Mitty After Reg:*

*Rumble of scientific triumph intensifies*

Fun fact: Nanachi was never actually explicitly assigned a gender within the text. People just applied gendered pronouns to them after reading/watching

Never has anybody said anything more true about me than you did with the last lines of this video. The Call of the Abyss is so strong that it transcends realities. It's a good thing the Abyss doesn't exist in real life because I can guarantee that, while I don't know how high a whistle I'd be able to become, I'd dedicate my whole life an all my strength to exploring it, trying to go ever deeper. This is easily one of my favourite videos I've seen, and it feels good to have my need, nay, compulsion validated.

just popped in to say that the track "Tomorrow" from the OST is one of the single greatest pieces of music ever affixed to any film, game, or TV show.

"Love" in the Made in Abyss makes me think of how white whistles became white whistles, the whistle system might exist because of outside influence, but the white whistles where a thing way before that, I'm not gonna spoil it here, but if you're reading the manga, then you know how the "love" really seems to move things inside the abyss, and it's damn amazing

I crave for a videogame adaptation of this anime. As said before, the lore and the world are tailored for it. A roguelite like darkest dungeon would totally fit the theme, you send adventurers to their doom exploring and scavenging a forsaken eldritcht place.

I'm scared to watch this show 1) Because it's good and finishing it means I can't watch it anymore 2) Because it's scary

Let's talk about that statue. I've never seen a diorama this MADLY DETAILED in my life. Sideshow is crying after seeing that. Hot Toys has quitted and went to work at an McDonald's. I defninetely would buy it if it didn't cost like more than 4 minimum wages here where i live, and i'm not even a collector of this shit. That's just a masterpiece.

It is just so insane to me how MiA can infect you with the same abyssal obession that drives the entire show. The abyss a fictional hole in the ground yet it pulls you in with the same allure that afflicts the characters who live beside it. i've always been the kind of person who dreamed of becoming an astronaut or going to the bottom of the sea or whatever, so maybe I am just the exploratory type, but neither of those are remotley as dangerous as the Abyss, yet I am drawn it just as much, if not more. I am a literal reality apart from this gaping maw, how the fuck is it doing this to me. And thus MiA is my personal favorite peice of art, ever.

The idea of going from "this would be better as a video game" To "Holy shit this thing is structured like a video game" Is magnificent and makes me want to watch made in abyss again

The Abyss definitely feels like a Lovecraftian horror, or being, to me

Me: That looks like a cool figurine. MB: It can be yours for the low price of $460USD! Me: AhahahAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH no. Great vid by the way.

Funny story. I was fasted during my viewing of episode 10, so I was already pretty light headed, so I almost fainted for the first time of my life while watching that godforsaken episode. I had to lie down for like 20 minutes. Jesus Christ I wasn't ready.

The abyss basically put the ideal in people mind from a young age to come in there and explore. It's basically found a way to feed itself, because a lot of people do not choose to leave the island because they feel like it's their home but in actuality the abyss put in their mind it made them think that, cuz a lot of people had the opportunity to leave the island but chose not to,that's the danger of the abyss you think you want to be there but actually you don't it's all in your head, the abyss is not evil or good it's simply exist with good and evil all inside of it,

I’m so conflicted about this show. On one hand, everything you said in the video is so damn true, the entire concept and execution of the story and setting is just masterful. I literally think about it every day. On the other hand, the creators obvious loli fetish and borderline weird, uncomfortable fascination with several moments of ‘comedic’ kid diddling, Riko peeing herself and Reg’s genitals...makes it very hard to recommend to other people.

I just had a thought. This is probably going to include spoilers for people who have only watched We know that it seems like the abyss is getting close to making another layer again, since it seems like it follows some pattern. It appears somewhere in the world, people explore it, bringing relics up, and then it drags everything on the lip down into it, forming a layer. This seems to happen around every 2000 years, likely around the point where the birthday disease starts. What if the cause is not necessarily the time, but the relics that have been brought out of the abyss. The relics from deeper in the abyss are usually more powerful than the ones from the very top. Likely in large part from the strength of the curse. Maybe bringing these relics up and out of the abyss brings part of the abyss with it, and once enough of the abyss's power is brought outside it can pull the entire area inside of it.

Dude, I JUST watched your video about how "Made in Abyss" should be a video game not even 4 days ago for the first time, and you just happen to release ANOTHER video on the show!? *COINCIDENCE!?*

On the subject of hammer beaks I would like to point out that the giant tortoise was seen exactly like this for sailors 1. Delicious meat 2. Shell that contains water really well. Seriously the giant tortoise didn't get a scientific name for 300 years due to sailors eating them so they didn't get back to the UK.

“Oh that’s a nice figure” *sees the price* “nevermind”

That's it, time to make an SCP entry for the Abyss. Obviously not gonna post it but hey, I can do stuff for fun.

The abyss is horrifying, I have no idea how anyone can realistically believe that they would want to go in there if they were actually given a chance. It's only adventurous and exciting because of the socialization in that world and because of Riko's sense of wonder. If this story was told from the perspective of another character it would be totally different. The fact that we are able to see it through Riko's eyes to understand the wonder, and through Reg's eyes to understand the terror of being in the abyss is an amazing combination that makes the abyss come to life. There are many ways that stories have tried to execute on exploration into certain death as a core element of their story. Take Attack on Titan for example. But the execution itself is what makes Made in Abyss so special.

I had a dream one day about bottom of the Abyss. It supposed to be dark there, I knew it, but I could still see red walls, looking so thin, like flesh of inner organs. I could see piles of red, here and there, like it was parts of the walls, of the floor. I couldn't touch them but I knew that there were people in there. Sleeping. Waiting to become part of the Abyss. Amd I could hear, no, feel its... heartbeat? If you can call feeling of being inside something alive, of something existing as a whole living organism, of something living for what looks like eternity for a human, just a simple heartbeat. It was alive, it was something very different from anything living on this earth, yet somehow it was alive. And all I wanted to do is to sit there and feel its live. Even if it means to become part of it myself. So yeah, after that I don't listen to OST for falling asleep faster, nope, thank you.

Made in Abyss is amazing. I really thought I was going to dislike it but I couldn't. It kept drawing me in

Cartridges will haunt me forever.

A young me (if the manga existed at the time): "That would be great! I'm sure i would manage to reach the 6th floor without too much troubles". Me now, older, having been humbled by life many times: "I reckon i would die at level 2".

"I cant stop fucking thinking about it." My exact feelings for three years since watching the anime for the first time. I absolutely love this video and I am really glad to see the abyss has claimed another victim.

The abyss has sucked you down. Even your wallet has fallen far deeper than you had expected when you saw that sponsorship and it is your love for this series that compells you to take that deal.

The allure of the abyss, as well as it's monstrous transformation deeper below, reminds me a lot of Lovecraftian stories. Horrors and creatures so beyond our comprehension that we risk madness and death just trying to come to terms with their existence, but our human nature to know drives us to figure it out anyway. And stories like Dark Souls touch on this sort of concept as well - hell it's sister series Bloodborne is practically "Oops all Lovecraft"

Made in Abyss definitely caught my attention immediately, I knew it was going to be special right after I heard the soundtrack at the end of the first episode. It's an amazing anime thank you Geoff for giving it the attention it deserves!

I went through this entire series and the third movie in TWO DAYS. No words... I hate the loli shit but damn was the plot insaneeee. I normally hate horror and scary anything but I kept coming across recommendations to this and TPN so I got hooked on them BOTH!!! No regrets tho, but I may not sleep tonight lmaooo

"I need to know what lies at the bottom. You've reached the end of this video because, you do to." Gave me chills because I know how much I relate to that last paragraph.

Honestly, I had to stop reading the manga and watch the anime instead, at least until it reached the end. Great concept with some very cool characters, but by god does the author have the most blatant and disconcerting lolicon fetish.

Kevin penkin is a musical genius, and he needs more chances to shine

I just want the trio to make it to the bottom and find her mum, but knowing Made in the Abyss it’s not gonna end up like that

I loved the show for a lot of things, and one of them was that they didn’t really push love as an exclusively romantic view. Love doesn’t have to be romantic, and I liked that they portrayed it as platonic

I got my Season 2 for Re:Zero. Now I just need Season 2 of Made In Abyss and I will be the happiest man alive.

My cat is literally named after this Reg, nobody gets the way I pronounce it XD

The first time I've played through the original Dark Souls I had this strong feeling of wonder and desire to explore and learn about everything I could, mixed with uncertainty and fear of what might lurk right behind the corner. I think it was in huge part due to its impressive vertical design and the first half of the game directing you deeper and deeper below the surface, with constantly changing, increasingly dangerous and creepy environments inhabited by a plethora of bizarre and hostile creatures. It was this mix of fear, uncertainty and wonder that made me fall in love with the series, and the same exact thing makes Made in Abyss so great in my eyes.

I want Ozen to step on me

Oh, what I would give for a version of the manga with all the lolicon edited out.

This kind of makes me wonder if Bondrewd is actually governed by his own fear of the bottom. Its clearly established in-story, how many ways he made it so he won't die. He never did seriously take the plunge himself though.

Nanachi and Mitty are such sweet characters. Heartbreaking.

This reminds me of people who try climbing the Everest, which is literally the opposite but a hell of a lot people die horribly and we keep doing it

Made in Abyss especially terrified me because Riko is so much like me, both in appearance (when I was a lot younger), her innocence and her constant sense of wonder at the mysterious world around her.

I really want more Made in Abyss anime. Some things, like Yakusoku no Neverland, are great as manga... but Made in Abyss is kinda hard to read.

I feel like Made in Abyss has a direct reference to the book Annihilation in the abyss itself. The central pit with a spiral staircase leading to the heart of the world is referred to as a tower throughout the book, and the characters can feel it watching them throughout the story, always there and always beckoning. I wouldn't be surprised if Annihilation had inspired made in abyss in some way

I suspect that Reg is some attempt (a successful one imo) by either the original inhabitants of the abyss, or someone familiar with their knowledge, to create the ideal abyss traversing humanoid. Reg is essentially the perfect android; the thing that creepy futurist villains always strive for. His synthetic body perfectly replicates the functionality of a real organic organism, and perfectly replicated human thought and emotions, but does not seem to _need_ food, water, or oxygen to function. He is also stronger, faster, and more durable than regular humans and has grappling arms. And of course, most importantly, he’s immune to the effects of the abyss. He has basically all the advantages of being human without any of the disadvantages. It’s possible he might even have the brain of an actual child inside him (which would make him a cyborg) which could explain why he doesn’t even see himself as a robot. My only question/concern is why design an android with fully functioning “anatomy” if he doesn’t seem to have a way to actually grow. Is his consciousness supposed to be transferred to older bodies as he ages, or is there some kind of mechanisms for him to actually age physically somewhere deeper in the abyss? How would an android even reproduce, especially if they are perpetually a child? I am curious and a bit worried to find out the true nature and origin of Reg.

Me: I'm not that scared My body: chills and goosebumps, literally shudders Ok then

I'm genuinely taken aback by just how reflective and thoughtful this is. Like, this might actually be one of the best video pieces on this show on this platform. With your first video on the show, I thought you made some interesting points but was frustrated with how I felt like you missed the most important things that the show was doing, was trying to say. But this, this is understanding. You get it. And I feel like even a lot of people who like the show don't entirely, but you do.

Everytime I rewatch it, I can't help but worry for the two main characters when they go down just because I know what happens and gained a perspective outside of Riko. I want to see what is at the bottom of the abyss but something about knowing I will see kids suffer makes the abyss all the more terrifying.

Right after I posted my animation for made in abyss then you posted something about made in abyss. I'm so glad the anime is still relevant till this day!

This show was equal parts extremely interesting and extremely off-putting to me.

What?? No. All feathers make good kindling. Its a known survival strategy in real life to use feathers as kindling. Its not that they evolved specifically to be used as kindling and rations on wings. Her mom was merely listing in the bestiary what parts could be useful.

I honestly like the idea of the Made in Abyss as it's genuinely intriguing, but reading the Manga for it's cool lore and the mystery is fine but the creepy art of the child characters makes me feel dirty. Like, holy heck the manga has an obsession with putting the kids in compromising sexual situations makes it such a turn off. Please watch the Anime and do not Read the Manga unless you want to feel dirty.

My Nightmares: who are you? The Abyss: im you, but better

One thing that you didn't mention (and seeing as you are only reading the manga) is the fact that the more down this kids go, the more your realize, death is actually fuckin great and you are incredibly lucky if anything down there just kills you. Made in Abyss was the first piece of media to show me the true horror that is suffering eternally. The Abyss doesn't want to just kill you, it wants to morph you into something beyond humanity and even monstrosity, something that has suffered for so long it can not even comprehend what suffering is anymore. That's why I wonder.. what the hell is awaiting this kids at the bottom?

Hanezeve Caradhina is possibly one of my favorite pieces of music ever written. I still remember listening to it for the first time and it was seriously one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had.

Made in Abyss is a great show, but this video is a spectacle on to itself. It's been a year since I watch the anime but right now I can remember exactly what felt like, because you have perfectly captured it in words. Not only that but you have rekindled in me the very compulsion that you describe so well. No sooner after I submit this comment, do I intend to go to Bookwalker and buy the manga even though I had intended to wait for the continued anime adaptation, because the the abyss calls to me.

A "Dante's Inferno" mixed with "Adam and Eve". For the one's who know what to look for and stay away from.

It would be the creepiest if it turns out that the Abyss litterally swallows whole civilisations, landmarks and people. Imagine that- at first there was no Abyss, but then the place that now would be the bottomest bottom just was sucked into the ground, and another civilisation built their city around it, back when it just was a valley. Then the next and the next civilisation was swallowed. Which in cosmic sense means- the town that is above the Abyss now might become the next layer 1 of Abyss while current level 1 will become level 2 and a next civilization will build over it, intrigued by what killed their predecessors

It is truly an amazing anime. I normally hate watching/reading anything where kids suffer, but despite the horrors, the things that happen(ed) to them, I am compelled to see them make it through to the end, and find out the truth behind the Abyss.

Made in Abyss is by far the best anime i’ve ever seen. The world, the story and the characters are perfect for me. The art is beautiful and the creatures are scary but amazing. I’ve read all the manga so far and eagerly waiting for season 2 and new manga chapters

I kind of hate anime like this in a way. I really enjoyed it of course, but every single time I get hooked on one with a mystery in this manner. It almost always leaves you high and dry at the end of the anime. I’m reading the manga but it doesn’t appear to be that much farther along so in a way I think they adapted it too early.

This anime quickly became one of my favorite I've watched I just wish it didn't have so many pedophilic tones the one sticking point really brings down the anime but that doesn't change how amazing it is it's got beautiful breathtaking scenery some of the best music I've heard in anime and the most intriguing no bullshit story I've ever had the pleasure to experience

I mean i have seen so many comparisons, but looking at it plot for plot its pretty much the divine comedy dante's inferno, with children. Even the map of the abyss is vary similar to the one that maps out hell in dante's inferno. Riko taking the role of dante, reg taking the role of virgil, and Lyza having a similar motivational role as beatrice. The abyss it self being the nine circles of hell.

To those who have watched the anime, there is also a Made in Abyss movie called "Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul", which directly follows the events of the anime and covers the Bondrewd arc. Season 2 of the anime will presumably come after the movie, so you should watch before season 2 when it comes out. (There are also two other movies that recap the events of the anime). In regards to the movie, it is exceptional. The animation and soundtrack are amazing, on top of an absolute banger of a story arc, which tugs at your heart in all sorts of ways. Bondrewd, while morally questionable, is now one of my favorite characters in the Made in Abyss series. If you loved the Made in Abyss anime, you will love the movie.

I usually get irritated and angry when sadness is a constant theme of a show or movie. Mostly because its exploitative melodrama, but the children in this show are so pure but in such a horrifying world, its the situation that evokes the sadness. Made in Abyss brought out so many emotions inside that i never knew existed inside the abyss of my soul.

Made in abyss is just a masterpiece. I rewatched it a few days ago.

If abyss existed in real life: Usa: yo guys you know this nuke U.N. E.U. : yeah Usa: am gonna throw it down there *points at abyss* UN EU: WHY?! Usa: so you can’t have it! *YEETS NUKE*

I came back to this video after rewatching (For third time) everything (Movies and S2), and I need a video about S2. The story of faputa, the meaning of "value" and "rewriting" of abyss, is basically definitions about love and its power in the abyss.

Look i love this anime/manga. But it could do without all the pedo scenes. I want my people to experience this anime, but could never recommend it due to all the WEIRD PEDO SHIT. It cheapens all the characters by making them pedophiles. So much right with this anime/manga, But just as much is wrong(especially with the manga)

I think the way this anime balances beauty and horror so perfectly is part of its power. Were it simply grimdark the lure of the abyss wouldn’t be sold to the audience, but making the setting so beautiful and intriguing means the audience and the characters are invested at once in the same goal. And sharing that goal with the characters, it becomes easier to comprehend why they would endure such horror in their quest.

This anime is basically a horror fantasy, and I'm not the type that likes horror. But this anime uses horror that really serves the premise of the story so well that in fact, I consider this one of the greatest anime of all time. A must watch!

Idk if I can watch this….especially if it involves children 😢

OK. I'm ready for part 2 please. Movie and season 2.

mystery flesh park

This show's not afraid to show you the horrifying side effects of venturing into a Cursed place. And its so cool to see them present this in a "kid-friendly" style. I was almost about to introduce this anime to my nieces... before Riko's tragedy struck.

here's a theory: the abyss is one entire body, and the creatures living inside are part of a symbiotic relationship.

For people who like world building i can recommend the Overlord light novell. The anime just feels like a Nazarick compilation quickly skipping through the story of the titular Overlord. As he slowly gets lost in paranoia which is hardly even communicated in the anime. As stated the anime feels more like a "life in Nazarick"-compilation without all the seriousness in the rest of the world or inside the heads of the inhabitants including the Lich who slowly becomes what his character is in fantasy lore. Immensely powerful but obsessed with the fear of losing everything including his "human vestiges". It's a similiar comedy to one punch man but with the inverted premise. Saitama thinks he has nothing and his power is 100% earned. Ainz thinks he is at the peak but with permanent impostor syndrome. (Seriously, like 50% of his thoughts boils down to: "The practice in front of the mirror has paid of", "what if they find out i have no clue what i am talking about?" and "thank god this body can't sweat or show facial expressions". The other 50% are: "What if other game mechanics disappeared? I need to counteract how much that would fuck me.")

The abyss, however fictional or not, exists in a profound way. It represents something that everyone longs for, that everyone craves above all else. Meaning It is in some sense a monument entirely dedicated to Meaning. It, to the people of Orth, is the answer to the question "What was I born to do? To accomplish? What was it all for?" Such monuments are an extremely valuable resource, one that the world outside Made in Abyss is in very short supply. That is why we love the show because some part of our subconscious mind empathically attach ourselves to the main cast of the show, and through them, we are able to witness a watered-down version of the Abyss. To witness that monument towards Meaning. Then once the show ends, and we lose that empathic connection with the monument, we suddenly realize that in our real lives, we don't have a monument to throw ourselves onto. And so, when the show ends, this "fictional" monument remains somewhat intact and we can't help ourselves but be drawn inward, down into the Abyss

Ok you've convinced me, I'm gonna watch it after hearing about it and ignoring it for so long

I don't think anything could possibly prepare anyone for the abyss of bereft hopelessness this anime leaves you with, once it's finished chipping away at you.

When you said that the abyss itsel may be alive i felt the compulsion to point out how much Uncle's Lovecraft fun murderhole actually looks like a Stars War's Sarlaak

I almost watched this show with my son(9) but I decided to watch 2 episodes first and I ended up watching it with my wife because despite the art style this is not for kids. I will stick to One Piece with my kids.

18:00 I've been reading a lot of litrpg stuff lately, and this comment here... Oh. Dungeon Core. The Abyss looks _exactly_ like the ideal endgame of most Dungeon Core settings.