The Wonderful Horror of Made In Abyss

The titular horror pit of Made In Abyss is said to just... call to some people. Can you hear it?
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[@fuyufx]

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

[@mothersbasement]

That may, in fact, be what it eats But also that is quite literally true. It's (spoilers) what a white whistle is.

[@gamingchinchilla7323]

spoiler: Nanachi said hat about her experience with Mitty throughout her suffering, transformation and thereafter . How her relationship with Mitty was the treasure she found in the Abyss. So your assumption isn't so far off. :)

[@sprightlyoaf9583]

The real treasure is the friends that got sacrificed along the way ;v;

[@ericofire]

can we talk about the implications behind what Mitty and Nanachi go through? a potential way to resurface alive... at the cost of sacrificing another life. given this particular thread, I dont like where that's going

[@afonsofernandes5506]

@@mothersbasement i see you've already seen the movie

[@GoodwillWright]

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.

[@nyaasar]

and that turns out to be hella good. Kevin really did a great job for this anime.

[@benjamingardner3314]

This is my favorite orchestral driven anime OST since Escaflowne. It is stunning, it left me breathless from moment one and drove me to watch the anime.

[@savaralyn0951]

Shocking part is that he read the manga as well, and made a fair few tracks for different scenes/parts of the show that didn't even get used, but when you listen to them you can tell exactly where they'd fit.

[@CrashDunning]

That's essentially how the Minecraft soundtrack was made. "This game is about picking up blocks and putting down blocks. Make a soundtrack for that".

[@Mr_Slime842]

And then he started naming the songs after memes. 10/10 Would listen to the "The Rumble of Scientific Triumph" another couple hundreds times.

[@Vespuchian]

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?

[@frederickgrandison3609]

She's freaking cool

[@haroldjonathan9143]

My waifu is Ozen btw 👉👈

[@Frost-ux8jx]

in the manga they portrayed ozen amazingly from a childs eye

[@queeny5613]

Yess

[@Finkster5]

The horror face is actually one of the things I don't like about the show. It's definitely a small thing, but it's very much like, 2000s edgy internet, Deviantart creepypasta smile and it's pretty fucking silly, unlike the moments of horror in the series that are genuinely shocking and handled well.

[@sirius6738]

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

[@gabetalks9275]

I see you're woke ;w;

[@esoopthederp7672]

Too busy playing splatoon2 lol

[@gabetalks9275]

@@esoopthederp7672 Perfect way to pass to hiatus. Splatoon is underrated as hecc.

[@esoopthederp7672]

@@gabetalks9275 was making a joke about that time they delayed because they got addicted to it

[@gabetalks9275]

@@esoopthederp7672 Did they actually? That's legendary. XD

[@Catslug]

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.

[@isadoracostahamsi163]

I had that A LOT as a child and to this day I sometimes feel it. Once I went diving in the ocean and got hypnotized. If I didn't have someone with me I think I would have just stayed there, looking at the void, until my air ran out... Ps: i became a scientist, so curiosity might be related.

[@aablanco48]

You may want to give the Kara no Kyokai (Garden of Sinners) movies from TYPE MOON a watch. In the very first one they talk about exactly that phenomenon, they called it an "Overlooking View" and is a very interesting subject

[@Mirality]

I don't get that specific one (never tempted to jump off a cliff). What I _do_ get, though, is the equivalent when driving, especially along a bridge or cliff road. What if I just drove over the edge?

[@PublicNemesis]

Watch this video, it perfectly encapsulates what you said /watch?v=7MOKTU9tCbw

[@spic9h592]

I don't think that urge is neccesarily a dark urge at all but more curiosity. After all, at some point, our ancestors were in positions to do things that seemed to be certain death or cause certain illness and survived because of it. That urge to explore was selected for, so even if we know something would be death now, we are still curious. Somewhere in our wiring we're genetically predisposed to ask, "what if?"

[@aboringotakuwhoisntnamedky3260]

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

[@Gahanun]

That's some heavy existentialist stuff.

[@Arttano]

Oh god, that feels like the perfect kind of horrifying.

[@jro3299]

If it ever makes it to the end. It's been going pretty slow for a minute.

[@parkerwinn9343]

From Nietzsche to Sartre....

[@aboringotakuwhoisntnamedky3260]

s Haupt It’s like curiosity killed the cat

[@NekogamiKun127]

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.

[@Star-ie8br]

❤ I agree, holy frick

[@rosered8838]

I would argue that we do crazy adventure shit not only just because we can, but because living an existence without knowing what it means is more terrifying than a horrible death. We searched the frontiers of the world trying to find ourselves in them, and when we took over the land we began looking to the stars. Where do we come from? What's out there? And most importantly...why? The pain of not knowing *why* is so much worse than the pain of death. The Abyss is just a physical manifestation of how that crazed search for meaning can *literally* torture you, turn you into a monster, drive you mad, and finally eat you alive.

[@vikio452]

@@rosered8838 What you wrote is perfection. I feel like I need to save it for posterity.

[@makor9510]

@@rosered8838 Not only that exploration literally saved our species. If we didn't explore we would have gone the same route as all other extinct species. That drive is not only to find out information but to thrive. A physical manifestation of raging against the dying of the light.

[@bondrewdthelordofdawn3744]

It's because curiousity

[@MrMuel1205]

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.

[@ConvincingPeople]

Y'know, I generally avoid "theory" stuff with series like this, because I don't think they tend to add much and often feel a bit self-indulgent, but this one? I like this one. It doesn't overexplain what's going on, it's in keeping with the story's themes and tone, and it goes off of what's in the text without being unimaginative or overly literal. I respect that.

[@therussianprincess7036]

I mean, there *is* abandoned architecture on many layers of the Abyss. It’s not out of the question that these weren’t travelers’ settlements but instead ancient ruins.

[@deltalord6969]

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

[@remuj6457]

I love when authors get creative with the ecosystems within their world.

[@hershlingounden7464]

Imagine a videogame and you have to fight these things

[@alkorkrus5152]

Corpse Weepers. Fuck those things.

[@joshhorley2116]

@@hershlingounden7464 honestly, unless I was playing as at least a black whistle I wouldn't even want to play. It's just too hectic of a world

[@corneal35]

@@alkorkrus5152 bruh, fuck those insects on layer 4 in the flowers. True nightmare fuel.

[@madlad-ib6ug]

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

[@princessthyemis]

He totally did! It's one or my favorites. It's so amazing and atmospheric and emotional it's almost hard to describe with words!

[@TheSomewareMan]

Indeed. How serendipitous that i decided to buy the soundtrack the same day this video went up

[@katacutie]

I don't think the man has evwr put out an ost I didn't like, both in Made in Abyss and Tower of God

[@cam_machi]

Kevin, if you are reading this.... Please, just do another press of your vinyls ;~;

[@Nero_PR]

He did the same with Tower of God.

[@acarter9806]

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?

[@ninjaoforthanc8177]

It's an eldrich deity combined with the sarlacc pit

[@Lazyguy143]

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

[@spooderdrake4525]

WAIT WHAT, I had no idea

[@reguluscorneas3387]

exactly lmao, i was like.... so yeah, finally the 13 min ep is done and then i suddenly realised its acrually 45 min lmao

[@mask938]

Wow, I didn't even notice.

[@hmurdock]

The trauma of that episode is also twice that of Nina in FMA

[@guilhermelclopes]

the episode 12 of the second season follows this same pattern

[@Kuragi_Kriada]

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

[@victoriacecilia3926]

Yeah, the figure's arm should definitely be removable in order for it to keep faithful to the original material

[@terra20209]

Jesua fucking christ wasnt expecting that

[@bondrewdthelordofdawn3744]

The light use the light

[@federiconicolaslema6334]

What is that new meaning? Explain me

[@nicora2019]

@@federiconicolaslema6334 it's a spoiler to the 3rd movie which is a continuation of the first season. Ill leave spoiler down below if you are still curious. The new meaning is when Bondrewd severed regs arm permanently and is detachable in the figurine showing that the arm can be taken off just like in the movie as Reg doesn't have the arm anymore.

[@duchi882]

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

[@sirius6738]

*Mitty Before Bondrewd (again):* *Mitty After Bondrewd:* m ( O 人 * ) m *Mitty Before Faputa:* m ( O 人 * ) m *Mitty After Faputa:*

[@IwasJustJoeKingBroChill]

Dang i must copy paste

[@kuloku8141]

Me after seeing this: :(

[@tigrovica8417]

@@sirius6738 Pssst.... Manga spoiler 🤫

[@emopeterparker7]

HOW DARE

[@Sarcodes]

"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

[@mask938]

Prushka...

[@ConvincingPeople]

And with the latest chapters, going by Riko's dream and what Faputa said about Doni, the exact implications of someone sending a White Whistle *back up without them* become a lot more ominous and significant than one might even think. (Thankfully these spoilers will be entirely inscrutable to anyone who hasn't gotten there yet!)

[@Dingobabee]

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

[@ConvincingPeople]

Please do. I honestly found that the first season hit even harder on a rewatch in the best way possible.

[@personname-fw9jq]

game is dying but roblox deepwoken is quite literally inspired by it

[@okuuthenovel]

@@personname-fw9jq Yeah fun game but doesnt really feel like made in abyss

[@Omnipotentmonkey]

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.

[@kawaiiempoleon8721]

Hanezeve caradhina (or however you spell it) is my single favorite song ever

[@Nvenom8.]

The whole soundtrack is pretty great. Penkin's best work by a wide margin.

[@Questionable_Content]

Honestly i love the tracks Tozo Hanoline, the Rumble of Scientific Triumph, and reBirth from the movie. All amazing and beautiful.

[@Kine-re6nq]

It is definitely the best track in the season 1 soundtrack surrounded by bangers.

[@ethanstucker847]

True

[@RonnocFroop]

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.

[@prostatecansir2783]

cringe

[@RonnocFroop]

@@prostatecansir2783 Why do you have to be a dick? Think about why you're spending your time insulting random people on the internet instead of something else.

[@prostatecansir2783]

@@RonnocFroop I don't spend my time insulting people on the internet. I read your comment, though it was cringe and took a second out of my day to let you know.

[@incoerenza4331]

Tbh, something similar to the abyss already exists. There's plenty of caves, deserts, islands, seas, mountains and forests that no one has explored yet. You can dedicate to that.

[@Dirdle]

And it was also a great line to highlight the more Freudian nature of the Abyss without getting too explicit for KZbin.

[@tilleul6917]

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.

[@patrickdeleonn]

Well, we got our wish

[@vik8596]

One year late, but I’d actually much prefer something similar to the sinkhole from The Forest but far deeper and with much more to explore.

[@GoddoDoggo]

May I introduce you to the Etrian Odyssey series? Sure, your party isn't _explicitly_ being "sent to their doom," but it certainly feels like it when you're only on floor B2 of the first dungeon and your entire party is single-hoofedly wiped by a screaming deer for the third time on _easy_ mode.

[@tilleul6917]

@@GoddoDoggo Been there, done that ;)

[@Darth_Bateman]

@@patrickdeleonn we did?

[@lunokhod3937]

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.

[@Harshhaze]

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

[@mothersbasement]

You can always watch it again And again And again I can't stop

[@turtlenuggs5677]

The worst part is that the source material isnt getting updated often so you will almost never see the end. (assuming that it only has a manga and no novels)

[@gabrielrabelo4968]

@@mothersbasement i bought the entire manga collection thanks to the anime. Best decision of my life

[@turtlenuggs5677]

Does the manga carry on after chapter 53? That is the last chapter I ever read as soon as it came out. I'm curious about it and wondering if I should search back into it.

[@nyon7209]

@@turtlenuggs5677 I think there's 55, which should also be the last chapter in it's volume. I don't know if more has been made past there, but based on the rate it has been updating, that's the last chapter.

[@dartwada]

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

[@savaralyn0951]

Tsukushi himself said that Nanachi was a girl as a human, but when asked about her gender now he just said "lets imagine"

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

The gender is Cat

[@arsenelupin9697]

Well if it's sounds like a girl, looks like a girl and has a very "girlish" attitude - it most likely is a girl (pre and post transformation). If she were to look the same as Mitty on the other hand, then it would be way more difficult to decide^^

[@envviro]

@Arsène Lupin Thank you. That’s exactly how I think.

[@nikidino8]

@@arsenelupin9697 but it could also lost it sex in the transformation or be a boy now. We just can guess until the author clears it up.

[@conor1353]

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

[@josevst7274]

Yeah, and we just need to find out if that lovecraftian being plays out like a Cthulu or like a Charles Le Sorcerer. If you know what I mean with that you'll probably agree that both routes could be equally terrifying.

[@nicholasgait3739]

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.

[@Mathewrath]

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.

[@waitsbian]

Same I want it in my life so baldly

[@Mernom]

Too bad it's artificially scarce.

[@ChaoticNeutralMatt]

@@Mernom You aren't wrong, but that is their right

[@TheZero092]

You could have all the ways to a payment plan of $60 to $90 a month

[@warlockgod66]

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,

[@SkintelNKeychain]

Those were two entire sentences, and the second one ended in a comma. Where's the rest, op. _Where's the rest of the sentence._

[@elcuartetodeeren6507]

@@SkintelNKeychain oh no, the abyss got him before he could finish

[@SkintelNKeychain]

@@elcuartetodeeren6507 damn, I hope they rest in piece 😔👌👌

[@Achonas]

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.

[@Lilithlun]

This theory is both intriguing and terrifying

[@Achonas]

@@Lilithlun Thanks. it's a lot of what ifs essentially, but I think it fits. The abyss is basically a giant pitcher plant that lures people in, and the deeper you go the harder it is to get back out. and how better to lure people than mystery, money, and power

[@terra20209]

Considering how nanachi described the abyss and the curse this seems probable, and later on in the manga we learn a lot more some of the lower residents came to be. The relics that are brought up may still have the power of the abyss with them, and the power of the abyss will surely affect people. One of the effects may be the sickness thats kills young children, we see one of the kids taken outside of the island and he got instantlu better, as if the abyss couldnt efect him no more.

[@astronauteer1215]

What if there's someone with space tecgnology/high technology who can just send robots to do the exploration in the abyss? To add this in your theory, it's immpossible to explore the abyss even if you have spacer technology since you'll just die because of the relics your taking from the abyss. And controling robots can be a pain in the ass if the abyss blocks out radio signals to control the robots and just use cords instead which is a very hard option that can waste loads of resources since the abyss is very deep and some creatures can just cut the cords off or even destroy the robots.

[@thealbianempire9684]

I know I'm over a year late to the conversation but to add on to this. We know that the relics also have wish or desire fulfilling abilities to them and get stronger the deeper they come from. So what if when people inevitably pull stronger relics up to a place where the majority of people wish to go deeper into the abyss that's what causes the abyss to form new layers.

[@MGengarDude]

*Rumble of scientific triumph intensifies*

[@raaidrahim1397]

*spilling loli noises*

[@thegreyghost5846]

@@raaidrahim1397 *muffled shota suffering*

[@marcosantoro7465]

Oh God the unholy trinity was hidden in the comments!

[@crazywyvern4704]

*SURARASHI*

[@bluequartzdragon]

The fact that this is both a legitimate song and meme makes me very angry.

[@jpjones8392]

Cartridges will haunt me forever.

[@kylefreeburg9353]

Lolies in, science out

[@casteelsimp3539]

Prushka will be haunted forever too 😃

[@tommyortega7796]

@@casteelsimp3539 bruh

[@SebastianRodriguez-zn8hn]

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

[@jbear3478]

And I like how they tried to show how awkward discovering love can be 😂 parts of it are weird but a lot of it is funny.

[@ShaggyZoinks]

For some reason this show gives me a similar feeling to when I watched centaur world.

[@AxzenStarcraft]

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.

[@starspawn507]

The abyss's landscapes are extremely beautiful in my opinion, but _holy shit I would not want to go down to see them._

[@Joeseph1]

It’s the same drive that pushed people during the age of exploration, to perform the march west, hell plenty of people today still go on adventures along these lines. Astronauts explore space, scientists journey to the bottom of the ocean or the the poles, some people sail across the world, some people travel across the continents or hike through the Amazon rain forest and Congo jungles, some people climb Mount Everest, I’ve gone diving with sharks personally (cageless), and all of these things are done in inhospitable environments where a single mistake can cost a limb if not a life, though granted nowadays all that stuff is a lot safer and harder to get into than the abyss The call of the abyss is something a lot of people have in real life, and I can assure you plenty of people, myself included, would long to explore the chasm, though personally I’d be safer about it than Riko, Taking it one step at a time

[@statesminds]

I'd go down if i were a monster hunter or some shit 😂

[@frederickgrandison3609]

In our world, it's a mystery, but nothing's found from down her but maybe death

[@juditha9565]

But there are humans alive today who go cave diving and ice climbing and train desperately for years for the chance to be shot into the airless, frozen void of space. People are driven in every place and age to push themselves out past the edges of their realities, often for a far lesser expected reward than the guaranteed bizarre beauty of the abyss.

[@StormWolf01]

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".

[@retrohanska4441]

The thing is that imo manga doesn't do that good job at representing how truly insane the Abyss is and manga actually does it better by showing Riko's and Reg's struggles and training a bit more. If the manga didn't carefully explain its creatures and I just had to rely on what I see through Rico's and Reg's eyes, I would have the impression that they got as deep as they did quite easily with just one extremely unlucky accident. But then again it would also make sense that the upper layers of Abyss actually are way less dangerous than they were 1900 years ago since there has probably been quite a lot of culling and mapping done in those 1900 years. Even the border between 5th and 6th layer is safely fortified for humans. And maybe just passing through is actually relatively easy since the real danger comes from having to survive there for a long periods of time and getting out. Maybe there's even supernatural element in that. Maybe Abyss let's those on their last journey through with relatively easy testing since there's no worry of them ever getting out and spilling the beans. Maybe in the past plenty of young kids actually got into 4th or 5th layers and the red whistle rule had to be put in place because it's only then when the problems started arising because their bodies couldn't handle ascent

[@YikYakTikTak]

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"

[@irregularstuff5290]

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.

[@Ramsey276one]

DON'T play Etrian Odyssey.... It won't help

[@irregularstuff5290]

@@Ramsey276one OK. I won't spend a big amount of money on Nintendo XD

[@Poldovico]

I remember reading somewhere that people may occasionally retain some faint impression of the later stage of being in the womb, and associate it with comfort and safety. Dark, red, and a heartbeat certainly sounds like what you'd experience.

[@njalsand133]

If there is light down there, then you should worry

[@Star-ie8br]

@@Poldovico absolutely! Idk if this relates enough but it is like that for going under the covers when you are scared. :D

[@TheDigitalWeeb]

"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.

[@sienakuehn775]

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.

[@dakrabking]

It is like a scp isn't it

[@terra20209]

@@dakrabking I think you could definetly mark it as an spc, just a huge one. Im not in the scp fandom but heard a tiny bit. A huge island in the middle of the ocean, witha crater filled woth death and unknown. An scp that is imobile but is incredibly dangerous.

[@duwang2324]

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

[@shadowtheimpure]

They are called 'premium figures' for a reason, lol.

[@gamingchinchilla7323]

for the amount of detail and the expensive materials used I can see that price being reasonable. I remember wanting to get the ultra edition of the FF7 Remake with the Cloud on bike figurine, but not being able to afford it since it was a few hundred dollars more than just the standard collectors edition with artbook, steelcase and music cd... This MiA figure is leaps and bounds more epic than the Cloud on Bike figurine though... c_c

[@SteveSkits]

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

[@Goblin_Gaming001]

Just like the abyss

[@theepicricemaker6611]

Ba dum tssss

[@G_Rez]

That's how the abyss gets you

[@unidentified2026]

"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.

[@emma_nutella58]

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

[@remuj6457]

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.

[@GoodwillWright]

Must've felt like one of those 4D experiences. Just without breaking any bones.

[@stje233]

wdym fasted?

[@remuj6457]

@@stje233 I hadn't eaten for a while

[@sirius6738]

and it get worse

[@lukiapotato8526]

Same... Never ever experienced that and holy shit i wasn't ready either

[@fujiwaifu1273]

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!

[@tessabakker662]

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.

[@blackflare]

Have you seen the 3rd movie yet? I wonder how you feel about being like riko after that part.

[@felipeaguena5289]

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

[@joerittmeyer4490]

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.

[@Abyssno1dad]

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

[@danieln6613]

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.

[@elam3654]

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.

[@ConvincingPeople]

To put it bluntly, abusers are often also cowards. For as willing as he may be to cut ties with his own humanity to gain power or insight or novel experiences, Bondrewd is fundamentally terrified of losing control, and giving in completely to the call of the Abyss would mean relinquishing a level of control which he cannot abide. It's a really beautifully observed portrait of a deeply broken person who is frightening both because of their brokenness and because of how composed they seem in spite of it.

[@renatocorvaro6924]

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.

[@brnk2]

Accurate

[@PredictableEnigma]

Only 500 of them being made and once those sell then no more will be produced. Clearly only for fans more hard core than I. I hope they cherish it though.

[@misterdiesel3702]

I NEEEEEEEED IIIIIIIIIIITTTTTT!!!!!!!!!

[@RR55LP]

nah, I think it's worth it -these details are just amazing.. I've seen similar detailed/large figures (at conventions) for a much much higher price tag (and some of them where like "it got no price on it - if you need to ask for the price, you can't afford it") ... I will definitely buy one xP

[@renatocorvaro6924]

@@RR55LP Hey, I'm not saying it's not worth it. I'm saying I don't have a month's rent to spend on it. It's worth it, but not at the cost of losing my living space.

[@starflame34]

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!?*

[@mothersbasement]

Probably

[@juliam.426]

Mother's Basement It’s calling to you

[@dionysianapollomarx]

Wanna go down together?

[@dionysianapollomarx]

@Fuck You well, I'm a pessimist, so I'm going without equipment to know what it feels like to get skinned alive. Kidding. Of course, I'm a terminator. Don't worry. Abyss Schmabyss.

[@TheAsvarduilProject]

Insert that one image from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

[@Dancinglemon]

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.

[@w3ss3l88]

@@Manuelslayor please get help

[@Manuelslayor]

@@Dancinglemon well i think its fair if you dont like it. I to have goten a litle heated over your statment that he has an obvois loli fetish. You are free to feel about the scenes hoewer you want.

[@Dancinglemon]

@@Manuelslayor Y'know what? I can't argue with that. You are free to think I'm wrong and thank you for extending the same courtesy to me.

[@hazzahawk3718]

@@Dancinglemon wtf people being civil on the internet

[@lxxy05]

@@edanefelia9431 same! full shots scene with the kids naked , the white whistle sticking his hand in regs pants and zooming in on regs genitalia after he got out of the river are all SO UNNECESSARY AND UNCOMFORTABLE. those scenes make me feel disgusting and i don’t want to support a show with pedophilic undertones

[@mspionage1743]

Nanachi and Mitty are such sweet characters. Heartbreaking.

[@statboosts279]

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

[@Kine-re6nq]

I need to read this.

[@vee1267]

I know you’re talking about the book and not the movie & that the two have completely different plots... but this comment just made me realize how much that mutant bear from the movie would totally fit in with the monsters of the abyss. That horrible, goddamned screaming skull-bear.

[@jnm92]

Just finished season 2 and it reminded me SO much of Jeff VanDerMeers earlier books.

[@treestonlie3651]

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.

[@onlywalicia2139]

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.

[@boneatled]

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

[@TickleMeSenpai]

Shoulda been titled, “The Call of The Abyss” come on Jeff

[@hugozuniga9089]

Wait

[@dez1448]

Im certain that the name was intentional and when the series finishes it'll make sense.

[@takemetoyonk]

@@hugozuniga9089 wait for it

[@maninham1]

Yonk wait a little longer for it

[@Penguinmanereikel]

It is in the thumbnail

[@Kannaru]

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

[@crishughes9152]

I want Ozen to step on me

[@mothersbasement]

With those thousand man pins she would step *through* you. I agree tho

[@cnlbenmc]

Too bad; Bondrew has some Scientific RUMBLING in store for you instead!

[@nikitalvov40]

You are the true horror of the abyss

[@LindsayIsExcited]

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

[@ConvincingPeople]

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.

[@nikushim6665]

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.

[@hiro4344]

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.

[@jbear3478]

Same. These kids aren't like us. They're born by grit and stone. And they don't gaf about some monsters. For me it reflects how a kid's naivety can save them; they don't understand death enough to fully comprehend the danger, and so they are full of possibility

[@ishmerru]

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!

[@nekopenguin8155]

i love your Made In Abyss vid, its too funnyn xd

[@makbones3481]

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.

[@Noah-rm1ir]

let's just hope we're still alive when that happens

[@RonnocFroop]

The sequel movie Dawn of the Deep Soul is coming out on Blu-Ray in September. It's also being given showings in very select theaters, though given the pandemic that option might not be the best idea.

[@makbones3481]

RonnocFroop hell yeah, awesome!

[@nyon7209]

A second season was confirmed but... it'll take awhile for there to be enough source material... then again, the third layer took half a chapter in the manga, so they might be able stretch it out.

[@rockkiller124]

@@RonnocFroop I wanted to see the movie so badly

[@ssoory6343]

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.

[@Zarastro54]

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.

[@MrMuel1205]

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.

[@insanianevi8089]

A phrase that has always stayed in my mind is the one of Ozen talking that below there people don't believe in a god but instead they only believe in the Abyss, it is really interesting to think on this with the contrast of cultures with the hardest conditions in the middle of the jungle and their religions, creating this sense of first thanking for the few food and water each day instead of asking why there isn't more as they know there won't be an answer but in case there was an answer that entity has the power and won't doubt to punish them.

[@Monkeylordz88]

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.

[@philipbenhardb.velasco369]

How did you get to watch it?

[@spidudetoo1212]

I knew about the movie, but was unable to see it in theaters thanks to Covid. Has it come out on any sites yet?

[@tombrady1434]

"morally questionnable" lol

[@The_Court_Poet]

Where can I get access to the movie? I don’t think it came out in my country

[@hec4241]

@@The_Court_Poet Unfortunately the movie is only watchable on pirate sites. The BluRay is not yet available outside of japan, crunchyroll and other streaming services don't have it. So yeah pirate it for now.

[@sosmooth13]

I just remember when she was about to have her arm amputated and that was the most I’ve ever been on edge in an anime in a while. Usually you know something is going to happen in the mc’s favor, but this anime makes you throw all hope out the window at times lol

[@AaronMetallion]

I haven't watched S2 yet, I like to prolong my favorite shows to savor it later. But this video served as the perfect refresher. I remember when I watched Made in Abyss, I was thinking about the moral / philosophical lesson in all the characters had to endure. And I felt a few things: 1. “Yet, even amidst the hatred and carnage, life is still worth living. It is possible for wonderful encounters and beautiful things to exist.” ― Hayao Miyazaki. I hiked at the Himalayas in Nepal last year, and it was exhausting and difficult. As you go higher, you actually get "curses", first altitude sickness from the drop of oxygen, and then it gets colder, and then on another layer the water is actually frozen. But if you endure it, there is so much beauty I cannot even put into words. You turn around a corner, and suddenly the view opens up and fills you with immense awe. It was a different world, like a video game... And I understand why climbers who actually go up the 'peaks' risk their lives for it. 1/3 people never come back, but the 2/3 that come back, return completely different. Their perspectives and priorities are in a totally difference place from the average person. When you're at that height, the clouds below you, the view of the millions of stars makes everything feel small. It is permanently perspective altering. 2. Our planets have a long history of large beasts and predators of every form, mechanizations of carnage that once walked this same world, sharks 4x the size, giant insects, theropods / dinosaurs, parasites, fungi and venomous creatures that would kill you. We're safe, in front of our computers right now, in locked homes. I'm even a vegan - because I can be, being as I can walk into a grocery and buy 100s of ingredients. I haven't had to fight for survival a day in my life. But Made in Abyss is the true hominid experience. The reward of surviving and exploring our world, at the risk of tragedy. What happened to the Titan submarine recently was a tragedy, but we all have that yearning to explore the unexplored, to perhaps witness a small part of the cosmos in our lifetimes. And every iteration of progress is paid in "lives", be it failed auto safety, planes, submarines, surgeries. 3. And if you watched the movie, the ethics / morality of Bondrewd is exactly like animal lab scientists / animal testing labs. If you've watched any footage from labs, it's just as brutal and what animals endure on a daily basis. Nazi experiments that were carried out on humans for the "good of mankind" and currently employed in a lot of modern medicine, transitioned to animals solely at some point -- an estimated 115 million + animals each year. While Bondrewd seems to have a fictional level of cruelty in the name of science, this is the average scientist at animal testing research labs. I spent time thinking about the above, because to me, I didn't feel like the show was being unnecessarily cruel for the sake of being cruel. I felt like a lot of those aspects felt grounded in reality, and I wanted to articulate why precisely. There's so many anime I watched and enjoyed in the moment, but they end up being very forgettable. Made in Abyss especially the movie, stuck in my memory since the day I watched it. It is one of the most original fantasy shows ever. No elves, cat girls, gnomes, dwarves, dragons, and Tolken / LotR / WoW cliches. To me (especially artistically as a Game Artist), it is certainly a masterpiece. (Also P.s. very surprised to see Figurama, my mom worked for them, and they do make some of the most insane figures (or hire some of the most insane talent). It's based in Kuwait, Middle East where I grew up. They had a really crazy Attack on Titan diorama at my moms office. Difficult country to live in, but my parents still live and work there.)

[@Kingkent1207]

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.

[@marinabarcellos9859]

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

[@MeloDenesa]

Reguuuuuuuu~

[@rigatonacercigani404]

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.

[@leandrocastello309]

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

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

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.

[@Lazer-bp9lf]

I finished this anime 5 months ago and I still can't get *that* episode out of my head. You know which one I mean. When shit gets real the first time.

[@Heyitspezz]

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

[@masterzoroark6664]

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

[@kazaaakplethkilik3229]

I haven't read manga, but i've heard something like that. Like every 2000 years something is happening, that destroys the civilization. Also yhe 7th layer is looks really creepy, like eyes with mouth, so maybe abyss is actually alive and eating civilizations :D

[@thatonespacenerd1272]

The sense of discovery and wonder made in abyss gives off really appeals to the same part of me that made space exploration and astronomy so appealing to me. It makes me feel like a kid again, and that’s what makes me love the main characters, because the childlike wonder is there even in the darkest moments of the story.

[@omegadragon8132]

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

[@roninmil5034]

Were do you wach it

[@omegadragon8132]

Ronin Mil i dont really remember where i watched it.

[@SlickGamble]

@@roninmil5034 The movies are on HIDIVE atm.

[@ida6950]

Ronin Mil It’s on Netflix Germany if you have a vpn

[@idontknowandidontcare4603]

@@ida6950 it isn't on Netflix in other countries?

[@Soll_]

This is definitely my favourite video of yours I have seen. Your love and passion for this series is very clear, as well as your attachment to the characters and the world they live in. I've been considering exploring this series here and there, but now I'm excited to experience it, very convinced it will become one of my favourites.

[@bezoznaught5261]

When it comes to lovecraftian horror I would never say I want to be there in that world, but with this I would have to go into the abyss, I'd probly die horribly, but I'm pretty sure I'd do it

[@ChesuMori]

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.

[@cas3811]

i really appreciate everyone coming to the comments to write their own essays on made in abyss. it’s impossible not to be deeply, innately affected while watching this anime, it’s so amazing to watch all the different ways that people were affected by it. you know something is really special when it invokes this kind of response.

[@cas3811]

also, you’re incredibly talented at bringing this response out in people, geoff!! all of your videos really make me think about the anime that they’re on. your perspective always brings something new and interesting to the table. when i see a video of yours in my feed i can count on it being not only beautifully put together, thoughtful, and genuine, but also respectful to your viewers as people. it’s something i really treasure. thank you for all the amazing content !!

[@UnknownFilipino]

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!

[@vb2050]

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

[@leosklein575]

Watched a lot of these videos. This feels like some of your best writing to date.

[@Marcel-qb9ge]

I fell in love with show by the end of the first episode, when Rico introduces the Abyss to Reg and to us. There is a line on the OP song that encapsulates this show: "ima kotae ga mitsukaru nara zenbu nakushite mo ii " It says: if I can find the answer, I don't mind sacrificing everything I feel a bit of envy of characters that know themselves so well, they can leave all behind, and sacrifice themselves so readily for the sake of chasing their goal

[@unrulycrow6299]

"Was down there up here at some point?" In regard to the ship stuck, the Abyss sea we know of is the one on the 5th layer, where Idofront is... and Bondrewd's whole "for the next 2000 years" stick, of course, heavily implies that civilisations got swallowed. Now, the hole has been (re)discovered 1900 years ago. The clock is ticking.

[@chip7090]

I love coming and watching your analysis' on anime whenever I finish them. It's such a great way to wrap up my thoughts and feelings into a neat little package while also giving me more to think about. I absolutely can't wait for the next season.

[@WSoulMoony]

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?

[@kolliwanne964]

I am really hyped for the movie. We will dive into the true world of white whistles, and start to realize how terrifying they actually are. We saw a glimpse of their power with Ozen, but only a fraction of what it actually means to be one. That its not simple power that sets them apart of black whistles or even the monsters of the abyss. What makes a white whistle unique is that they transcended humanity, they have overcome what others cling onto. In fact, as we shall see: The last step to achieve the rank of a white whistle is to let go of your innocence. A fate that all have to take who are willing to dive beyond the 5th layer. For this is the realm where humanity ends. A sea of corpses.

[@TheAmbassador0]

I gotta say, the ending of this video surprised and impressed me. You made your point artfully and let it stand, with only that gorgeous music to punctuate it. Nicely done.

[@Riyshn]

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.

[@leafbladed]

Made in abyss may be my favorite anime of all time, I haven't stopped thinking about it since I first watched. And this video felt like a love letter to it. Thanks for doing it justice!!

[@tomcarpentier6949]

Second season was announced. What a great time to be alive, this arc is gonna be juicy.

[@aren6164]

Many years later and i'm still obsessed with this show to my core and my soul The Abyss feel so real it pains me to not be able to see it through my window and dream about discovering its mysteries I ran several TTRPG campaigns set in this world and paper RPG never felt this enjoyable to play