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MOVIE ActionMade in Abyss: Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei
MANGA AdventureMade in Abyss
SPECIAL FantasyMade in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou - Papa to Issho
ANIME ComedyPoputepipikku 2
Not Available AdventureMade in Abyss (Zoku-hen)

REVIEWS

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  Mcsuper

  97/100
  Life And Time Are Both Irreversible, Just Like The Curse Of The Abyss

  The kid gloves are off. Although some people still do, we can’t pretend this is the happy go lucky journey down the Abyss that we thought this show was going to be back when Season 1 aired all the way back in 2017. One thing that hasn’t changed since then is my undeniable intrigue I have with this series. The adventuring, the stunning scenery, the immaculate OST, the characters, basically everything resonated with me, and with this season of Made In Abyss, that was no different.

  Since this show is about children, I can relate it to my own childhood to some extent, so I’ll tell a quick story. I loved the outdoors a lot as a kid, and still do. I enjoyed hiking and camping a lot, just the wilderness in general, though I didn’t know the necessary worldly survival skills like making a fire, or using a compass. One, scorching summer afternoon, I went on a hike with my friends and parents, into quite a large forest. We walked and walked until “Two roads diverged in a wood”. Being my adventurous and fearless self, “I took the one less traveled by”, albeit with a couple people. It was a maze of trees, and a winding road, far different from the other road, that some of the others from my group travelled on. Knowing that forests were home to such creatures like bears, coyotes, and the creepiest of creatures, I still felt like the happiest little kid in the world, prancing down the forest like nobody’s business. The sun set, and we were set to return from where we came from, back home. However, in our inexperience of the outdoors, we got lost, in the night. We wandered and wandered with seemingly no exit from the vast forest. Hearing the creatures around me, I felt for the first time, a sense of fear, that something might attack my unprepared, vulnerable self. In my fear, I tripped on a branch and injured my leg a little bit. Eventually, my group found the exit, and although those gruelling hours of being lost were some of the toughest in my life, I never stopped being excited about the unknown.

  And that’s because I started to learn, that there will always be ups and downs in life, and whenever you mess up, it’s always a chance to learn new things, new skills, such as how I could not get lost in a forest next time. The characters in Made In Abyss do much of the same thing, they have encountered their fair share of troubles, but it never gets them down, they learn from the troubles, and have undeniable courage to tackle whatever the Abyss throws at them. At its core, Made In Abyss is a tale of a life’s journey, and one’s slow but sure maturity.

  My grading criteria: Story: /25 Art: /10 Music: /10 Characters: /20 Enjoyment /15 Thematic Execution /20

  STORY: 24/25

  This season was a very interesting one to me in that although it’s very self-contained in the Golden City, it tackles the journeys of the past and present, the past being the first adventurers who ventured into the Golden City, the Ganja Squad, and the present being the characters we all know, Riko, Reg, and Nanachi. It further splits into different paths, as each character from the present has their own set of experiences in the Golden City, and each learn vastly different things, and encounter varying things, good and bad. The darkness is instilled in the story from the first moment of the season, and never turns back, yet there are some light moments in the series as well. The Golden City is home to a village, which has their own culture, such as currency, and language, that serves as a very intriguing exploration element that feels as good as the first season, where Riko and Reg explored the wilderness, this time, they explored a city with its own lightness and darkness.

  For characters from the past and present alike, the Abyss still remains as great metaphor of one’s progression in life. The fact that the sixth layer of the Abyss represents “The Point of No Return”, hammers home the fact that we as humans, only move forward, not back. We can’t go back to being the starry-eyed children we once were, and no matter how hard life gets, we must persevere and find new ways to improve our life and survive. No matter what mistakes we made, we can’t live in the past, because like the Abyss, the real world doesn’t wait for us to get back on our feet and recover. The real world presents us with a barrage of puzzles to solve every single day, so if we get weighed down by our past regrets, we’ll get swallowed up by the curse of the Abyss.

  ART: 9.6/10

  Still very visually appealing with great scenery and I love that they didn’t hold back in the dark moments. The visuals in those moments looked blood-curdling, spine-chilling, and that is what Made In Abyss does so well.

  MUSIC: 9.7/10

  The music by Kevin Penkin instills a great sense of atmosphere, and is very resonant. It’s tempting to listen to it again and again because you can just close your eyes and imagine yourself on an adventure (though maybe don’t imagine what happens in Made In Abyss, or you’ll have trouble sleeping). OP and ED are also very nice, especially the ending by Myth & Roid, which was my favourite this season.

  CHARACTERS: 19.5/20

  The characters continue to be quite the treat to watch. Riko continues to be a character with a ton of heart and a great willingness to persevere no matter how unforgiving the Abyss is. Reg’s backstory is intriguing, and Nanachi has her share of moments, some of which were quite emotional. The characters from the past, the Ganja Squad, had a whole bunch of great characters as well, quite a few that stand out such as Vueko, Irumyuui, Wazukyan, and Belaf. Each have their own struggles, some more than others, and their personalities are quite interesting, ranging from a willingness to do anything to help himself and others survive, to harboring a feeling of guilt that was so great that he couldn’t go on. It’s a very wondrous cast of characters, who each have their backstory told in a very fascinating way, and you feel for every single one of them.

  There is also no real villain in this story, though I can argue there wasn’t one in Season 1 or the movie. Sure, there are antagonists who oppose the main characters, but they each have their own reasons, whether it is a love for their loved ones, or an appetite for human advancement. There are a lot of morally repugnant themes in this show, but they all have a reason in which to do such unthinkable things, and that’s what makes each and every character special, even if you come to hate them.

  ENJOYMENT: 14.8/15

  Although it’s frustrating that there are so many questions asked, but not enough answers, the show brings about a sort of odd excitement not found in any other show I’ve watched. My immersion was always strong, and every detail in the show is spectacular. Phenomenal.

  THEMATIC EXECUTION: 19/20

  The themes are so well executed because each character is interesting. Another reason is that they never hold back from showing us morally questionable things, whether it is excessive gore, or very grotesque imagery. It really shows us the unforgiving nature of the Abyss, and that is simply amazing. Sure, there are some rather dumb things that happen, such as the toilet humour, but that’s just a minor tonal shift issue for me.

  OVERALL: 96.6/100

  This was an instalment to the Made in Abyss series that felt even better than the first. It’s a great tale of one’s maturity, and it resonated with me a lot. You feel the characters’ fear, you feel their emotions, you cry with them, you smile with them. There is still much to unravel in this adventure, and we probably won’t see another season of Made In Abyss for quite some time, but whenever we get it, I’ll want to be the first in line to witness what comes next in this emotionally damaging journey that I love so much. To everyone who read this to the end, I truly appreciate it.

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• 

  LiyuuSix

  90/100
  A true modern masterpiece

  

  By mistake or not I watched the whole first season in one sitting without even realizing it, I was just getting eaten by something I never truly explored because I am not a fantasy guy anymore and I do rarely like fantasy anime anymore, as well I am not the biggest fan of gore but for sure I love the mystery and the Abyss is the definition of mystery and also of surprise.
  After seeing some status of a friend spamming the second season I decided to watch it all and after catching up I was left speechless because this is something truly special, in all of my life I have never seen something such as Made in Abyss and I even struggle to put the right words because I am really speechless.

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  The same but different Abyss

  
  The second season caught me off guard because I was expecting the crew to explore the new layer and advance to the next one pretty quickly, but instead this time I got something I actually wished for : exploring to the smallest detail the layer. I loved the first season for exploring the Abyss but I was quite sad that I never truly got to "experience" every layer, but it all changes with this one because saying that I experienced it is not truly enough. What did I get to watch? Hard to explain. I witnessed the course of 3 different lives : past, present and future.
  Starting from the Ganja crew, I was interested in having a second story to follow because it would've given me a lot of more informations and story about not only the Abyss but eventually about the creatures all over the place. I found interesting that they are similarly maybe a reference to the explorers that discovered the American continent because I quite saw the similar story : looking for something but actually end up finding something completely different and eventually falling in it. The idea of putting some adventurers looking for the Golden City was an absolutely good idea to make the story even more rich and as well all the characters that were shown were truly interesting, I didn't really feel that our original team of young children was missing that much and that is a good thing.
  On the counterpart I felt happy whenever Riko's team was on the screen, for sure because I'm used to seeing them and I like seeing their adventures, but what's more interesting was actually seeing them divided in this story because everyone has an own story here : Riko discovering a new city, Reg discovering his actual past and Nanachi trying to leave her past behind; it was interesting to see how each character behaved differently to the creatures of the layer.
  But why saying creatures of the level? In this layer we actually experience a new form of humanity that we can't truly comprehend because we can't understand each other, yet we can live together. This place has the its own soul. I really liked the life of the Golden City because it was perfectly divided between the hostile and the peaceful.

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  Yet the same amazing Abyss

  
  However with a different story formula there is still that amazing "wow" factor that makes Made in Abyss what it is : its mystery and suspence, the amazing cliffhangers and the terror of knowing what awaits you.
  The terrific backstory of the Ganja team left me with a sense of terror for how they "survived" the Abyss.
  The sad story of Faputa left me sad for her knowing what she had to endure and all of her hatred for the creatures, as well her sweet past with all the others creatures she's met was wonderful and it was truly beautiful to see her sweet and cute side that perfectly opposes to her dark and terrific nature of killer and immortal one; truly a princess.
  And then the incredible events that await us in this layer that are one more insane than the other, twists behind the corners and decisions that will either hurt or make everyone happy but there is no room to make mistakes because you can't allow yourself to die here, not like you can actually come back. Entering this layer means losing your humanity.

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  And once again, amazing technical side

  We already know who Kevin Penkin is so I won't waste time and say that his music was as usual perfect, we already know that.

  Talking about arts and animations I was very pleased with a great direction that always managed to go toe to toe with the amazing story, I was really happy of how the Abyss was drawn because it really gave me the feeling of being in a closed wide space where you couldn't breath and conceding a great balance of width and claustrophobia.
  The way all the creatures were created was also really good and the use of the CGI was minimal yet effective and I can't really complain about it.
  Reg's blast is always fun to watch and the little details left by the shot are always appreciated.

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  Made in Abyss is really the greatest fantasy of the modern era of animation

  I was left with no words after completing the final episodes because I felt so many emotions while watching that all go from pure terror to absolute happiness, it truly delivered in a way few anime can.
  Technically and substantially this work is absolutely immense and it is able to teach to many anime how to execute, it was such a pleasure to watch a perfect mix of stories that never overshadowed each others. It is also admirable how every feeling is well shown here by creating the perfect mixture of EVERYTHING you can ever ask of.
  Truly amazing.

  Personal scores
  Story : 9/10
  Characters : 9/10
  Arts : 9/10
  Music : 10/10
  Personal Enjoyment : 9/10
  I will never get tired of the Abyss, it's amazing

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• 

  Makarin

  100/100
  The city that turned a good show into the greatest

  Here we are, after the first season full of adventures and a movie full of action and tears, we have reached the golden city. The second season of Made in Abyss is truly and without a doubt the greatest media in video form I've ever been able to get my hands on, I couldn't be happier about it.

  After the events in the movie (Dawn of the deep soul) we are now in the golden city, the place that is supposed to even turn dust to gold. In this arc we will see a lot of Reg's past, get a few infos about Riko's mother (and Bondrewd) and Nanachi will have her time to shine as well.
  But this arc isn't about them. This arc is about a past they don't even know about, it's about why all the people in the city are the way they are, why the city is the way it is, and when all is and done: we'll go back to adventuring.

  I could go full fanboy and write some eloquent stuff about how it was about lost, about desires, about regrets, about love, about the tragedies of the past, about the punishment for our sins, about duties and an inevitable fate (and it was) but no speech, no matter how long, could really summarize just how much I loved this season and how meaningful the story is to me, so I'll have to go the easy way and write it so that everyone understands what I mean.
  This arc was about the princess who won't perish: Faputa. It's about the city of those who did what they had to do to survive and how inexcusable it was to do it. We saw abyss divers who set out to find the city before Riko, Reg and Nanachi, how they ended up and then we saw it all end. It was glorious, accompanied by an awesome opening AND ending, as well as great soundtracks, cool character and enemy designs, followed by an incredible end to all of it.

  I feel like Made in Abyss started out as just a slightly gore adventure anime and then here it turned into a masterpiece of storytelling, I just can't describe how I feel.

  Every episode was like a fragment of the whole puzzle but no episode felt like they forced a cliffhanger, even though it made you want the next episode, the episode itself was closed and finished and that in an enjoyable manner. The characters we met (in the present and the backstory) were all either unimportant or interesting as hell, except Maaa maybe and I feel like even Maaa played it's role (of being a cute side-kick for the arc) well. Faputa was just the greatest character throughout the whole season, from the first real encounter to the entire development in the last 2 episodes, she was just a great character and reminded me a little bit of Stitch from Lilo and Stitch (yes, they are very different, no I won't elaborate) and it was just a perfect way to finish the arc because I feel like everything else would've been against everything they've built throughout the season, so yeah.

  I hope that the next season will be at least half as good, which would still be a 10/10, and that we'll see lots of their adventures in the future, sosu.

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