r/MadeInAbyss

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I specifically made it for those who haven't read the manga and wanna learn a bit more, but at the same time don't want to get spoiled about the main events.

I kept those secrets, so no worries!

Hey, I'm an anime-only watcher, I recently finished season 2 and I wanted to share some thoughts. Overall, I'm a fan of the series and I'm fascinated by its core ideas, but I do have some criticism and "disappointments" (for lack of a better word).

First things first, I watched season 1 in 2018 and only got back to the series around a month ago, when I decided to rewatch season 1 and catch up to the movie and season 2.

Season 1 feels imperfect, but the result is still amazing. Truly a unique story with its combination of beauty and violence, hope and despair, and also one of the most potent tales about the will to not only figure out the mysteries of the world, but simply to live. I think what hits me the most is the fact that, yes, it is a "dystopia" in some sense, but only because of its fantastic setting - I'm sure all of the same tragedies would happen in the real world, like the Mitty situation.

Two moments are stuck in my mind, which are: (1) the ending of episode 1, with the awe of such an outstanding journey up ahead, one in which you can only hope to learn the most you can, but certainly far from all the mysteries in that world; (2) the ending of episode 12, because it carries an insurmountable amount of emotional weight. It feels miraculous that the message gets to the surface, and maybe it is. Obviously, both moments are greatly enhanced by a great score.

What I don't like about season 1, and what actually comes to "bite" the story later on, is that it's all so fast. There's this whole introduction about different layers and how they affect people differently. In 12 episodes, they're already at layer 5 - not to mention that a kid did it. It's not that I didn't want them to get there, or didn't believe that they did it. It's just that it feels like the whole Abyss "lore" is just some early pep talk to get you interested, but then the journey itself doesn't matter. We don't get to learn more about the environments, relics are basically forgotten, we basically don't see any other raiders along the way... it just feels like a missed opportunity, and, in some ways, it also makes it feel like the journey wasn't that hard, which shouldn't be the case.

About the movie, I liked it. I think it hit many emotional notes - just like season 1 did - but it also has some of the same problems. Layer 5 feels like it should've been something really important, and then we rushed through it. The 5th layer experience is basically about Bondrewd and the effects of his actions on Nanachi, which I appreciated. But surely we could've learned more about that world. How did it get to that point? Who built that stuff? Was Bondrewd a trailblazer of that layer? What about the politics behind it? Which also reminds me... will we ever even hear about the people on the surface ever again? Were they really just a 2-episode thing?

And then comes season 2. I won't go deep into the details about its story. It was interesting, and I overall enjoyed it, but I believe it was much weaker than season 1.

It just feels a bit too messy. We finally get to such an important layer, and the story is all about a "different" society. Sure, I appreciate it. But then the society is over by the end of it, which makes it feel... a bit pointless? The layer existed before the society. Will this be all about the layer again? This feels like some sort of hangover from the fast pace of earlier moments in the story. We just skydived to layer 6 and now here's this big ass side story which will also end here. I was loving the idea of seeing the first humans to get to that point, but their dive happened in the blink of an eye, and, well, there are some points which I didn't even fully understand (such as why or how so many hollows got to that society, and why Lyza was unaffected by entering the membrane). Faputa is also too uninteresting if compared to the original crew, but this is subjective.

I have no idea what the next steps are - I hear that the next movie will likely catch up to the manga, and I wouldn't be surprised if the authors might be a bit confused about what to do. I'll keep watching Made in Abyss and it has a special place in my heart, but it feels like it will also forever be a "what if" when it comes to such a uniquely perfect concept that unfortunately could've been much more thoroughly explored.

Recently I came across a twitter post announcing a new piece of merchandise called the "Noritake collaboration cup and saucer set".

As a huge tea and ceramics enjoyer, as well as a big fan of made in abyss, I was quite intrigued and decided to reserve one.

The only site I can find that carries it is called "Amnibus" which to my knowledge have done many mia themed items before. I used their International shipping proxy "Buyee" to place my reservation, as they do not ship to the US otherwise.

Unfortunately, 1 day after I placed my reservation, I recieved an email informing me that my order had been cancelled. The reason given simply read "Contact Buyee customer support for more details"

As the email had requested, I decided to email support with a question as to why my order had been cancelled, and they clarifiied by saying that they dont offer international shipping on tableware including teacups and saucers anymore.

Does this mean that it is impossible to get this item in the US or do I have other options. Please let me know if anyone has found a way to obtain it internationally.

Link to a tweet about the cup

Link to the official amnibus website product page

I mean when reg sees faputa for rhe first time he has this flashback where faputa says while crying "reg" but the name reg was given to him only when he met riko in the orphanage and then after the flashback faputa calls him reg but how did she know?

EDIT: Do not spoil pls im js at the forth ep of s2

New to the series and caught up in preparation for Vol 15 and had a theory I wanted to share. Tried to look it up if anyone else had talked about it but searching for terms involving Torka I couldn't find anything so figured I'd post it.

- Riko was "Resurrected" using the Curse-Warding Box on Layer 4

- Torka passed away just before Riko's birth on Layer 4

- Srajo explains "Souls" being tied to the Abyss and how they're essentially a "blueprint" of someone and can be turned into a White Whistle.

- Abyss Faith believes "one's soul will return to the bottom of the netherworld, change shapes and depart on a journey to someone who has wished for life."

Could it be possible during the expedition to retrieve the Unheard Bell that Torka's Soul was used to "Resurrect" Riko?

- This could explain her having memories she shouldn't have.

- The obsession with the abyss and her diving prowess since we know Torka was a Black Whistle.

- Love for cooking as Torka was also known as the cook in his group.

- The obsession with finding Lyza.

- It's said Ozen wasn't a fan of Torka and when Riko was "Resurrected" it was stated Ozen wasn't fond of Riko but assisted Lyza out of loyalty to bring Riko out of the Abyss.

- When Riko was taken out of the box she immediately tried to crawl to the Abyss and as stated above it's believed in Abyss Faith that "one's soul will return to the bottom of the netherworld" which could be a hint that Torka's Soul is drawn to the Abyss as it believed Souls are tied to it.

Anyways let me know what you think. Would love to talk with others about this series and what could be coming up in future chapters.

Stay safe Divers.

Found this lovely animation on Youtube.

All credit to MTB (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUn1H5\_NK00)