Made in Abyss
メイドインアビス
The "Abyss" is the last unexplored place in the world. Strange and wonderful creatures roam within, and it is full of precious relics that present humans can't recreate. Those that dare to explore the depths are known as "Cave Raiders." An orphan girl named Riko lives on the rim. Her dream is to become a Cave Raider like her mother and solve the mysteries of the cave system. One day, Riko starts exploring the caves and discovers a robot who resembles a human boy. (Source: Anime News Network, edited) Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
Made in Abyss is a tv with 13 episodes, from Summer 2017, produced by Kinema Citrus, rated 8.4/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
The "Abyss" is the last unexplored place in the world. Strange and wonderful creatures roam within, and it is full of precious relics that present humans can't recreate. Those that dare to explore the depths are known as "Cave Raiders." An orphan girl named Riko lives on the rim. Her dream is to become a Cave Raider like her mother and solve the mysteries of the cave system. One day, Riko starts exploring the caves and discovers a robot who resembles a human boy. (Source: Anime News Network, edited) Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
Main Characters
Tags
- Survival — Centers around the struggle to live in spite of extreme obstacles.
- Outdoor Activities — Centers around hiking, camping or other outdoor activities.
- Primarily Child Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters below a high school age.
- Environmental — Concern with the state of the natural world and how humans interact with it.
- Travel — Centers around character(s) moving between places a significant distance apart.
- Chibi — Features "super deformed" character designs with smaller, rounder proportions and a cute look.
- Cosmic Horror — A type of horror that emphasizes human insignificance in the grand scope of cosmic reality; fearing the unknown and being powerless to fight it.
- Body Horror — Features characters who undergo horrific transformations or disfigurement, often to their own detriment.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Curses — Features a character, object or area that has been cursed, usually by a malevolent supernatural force.
- Lost Civilization — Featuring a civilization with few ruins or records that exist in present day knowledge.
- Dungeon — Prominently features a dungeon environment.