Made in Abyss
A girl, a robot boy, and a beautiful pit that hurts anyone who climbs out.
Last updated: 10 November 2026
Made in Abyss is an adventure anime by Kinema Citrus, directed by Masayuki Kojima. Season 1 ran for 13 episodes from July to September 2017, adapting the first three volumes of Akihito Tsukushi's manga. Riko, a young orphan in the town of Orth, finds a robot boy named Reg in the giant pit called the Abyss and descends with him to find her mother, a legendary White Whistle cave raider lost at its bottom. The story continues in the film Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020) and Season 2, The Golden City of the Scorching Sun (2022). Despite the soft art style, the series contains mature and disturbing content and is not suitable for children.
About Made in Abyss
The town of Orth rings a colossal pit, the Abyss, filled with relics and creatures from a lost age. Cave raiders dive for treasure, but the deeper they go, the worse the Curse of the Abyss becomes when they climb back. Orphan Riko, daughter of the legendary raider Lyza, finds a robot boy in the shallows and names him Reg. When word arrives that Lyza may be waiting at the bottom, the two slip away and begin a descent neither of them can return from.
Made in Abyss is a TV anime from 2017, first released in Summer 2017. It belongs to the Adventure and Drama and Fantasy genres and is listed as a completed series. The summary above is written by the AnimeYug team in our own words.
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Story & Plot
Orth is a town built around a hole in the world. The Abyss drops layer after layer into darkness, and each layer holds relics of a civilisation far older than the town, guarded by creatures that grow stranger and deadlier with depth. Cave raiders dive for those relics under a strict whistle ranking system, and everyone in Orth knows the rule that shapes every life there: the Curse of the Abyss. Climbing up from the first layer makes you dizzy. From the deeper layers it breaks bodies, then minds, and from the sixth layer down, returning costs you your humanity or your life.
Riko is a twelve-year-old orphan at the Belchero Orphanage, still only a Red Whistle apprentice, and the daughter of Lyza the Annihilator, one of the few White Whistle legends. On a routine dive she is saved by a blast of light from a boy who turns out to be a robot: amnesiac, nearly indestructible, with extending arms and a devastating incinerator in his palm. She names him Reg. Soon after, a balloon rises from the depths carrying Lyza's notes and a message for Riko: at the netherworld's bottom, I wait. Riko decides on the spot. She and Reg will make the last dive, knowing no one who passes the fifth layer is expected back.
Their descent is the spine of Season 1: training under the cold White Whistle Ozen, who knew Lyza and tests the children brutally before helping them, survival in the third layer's sheer shafts, and disaster in the fourth, where a predator's poison leaves Riko dying and Reg has to beg help from Nanachi, a strange furred child living in hiding with a tragic past of their own. Nanachi's history opens the door to the series' darkest figure, Bondrewd, the White Whistle whose experiments on children produced Nanachi and the ruined Mitty.
A warning belongs in any honest summary of this series. Made in Abyss is drawn in a soft, storybook style and its leads are children, but the story is built on suffering: the curse's effects are shown in full, the fourth layer arc is harrowing, and the film and second season go further into body horror and cruelty. It is a great series, and it is firmly for mature viewers who know what they are choosing.
Story Arcs & Episode Guide
The Made in Abyss anime is split into story sagas. Here is every saga in order, with its episodes and years.
| Arc | Episodes | Years | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Departure from Orth | 1 to 3 | 2017 | Riko finds Reg, Lyza's message arrives, and the two begin their last dive. |
| The Seeker Camp and Ozen | 4 to 7 | 2017 | Training in the second layer under White Whistle Ozen, who reveals what she knows about Lyza and Reg. |
| Survival in the Third Layer | 8 to 9 | 2017 | The descent down the Great Fault, hunting to eat and pushing towards the fourth layer. |
| The Curse and Nanachi | 10 to 13 | 2017 | A predator's poison nearly kills Riko in the fourth layer, and Nanachi and Mitty's story comes out. The finale is a double-length episode. |
| Dawn of the Deep Soul (film) | Film | 2020 | At the fifth layer, the group faces Bondrewd at the Ido Front, the last door before the point of no return. |
| The Golden City of the Scorching Sun | Season 2, 1 to 12 | 2022 | In the sixth layer, the trio finds the village of Iruburu and the story of the Ganja squad who founded it. |
Why Watch Made in Abyss
- A layered world that rewards curiosity, every layer of the Abyss has its own ecology and rules
- Kevin Penkin's score, mixing orchestra and electronics, won Best Score at the 2018 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, where the series also took Anime of the Year
- Season 1 covers manga volumes 1 to 3 and ends with a double-length finale
- Ozen, Nanachi and Bondrewd are unforgettable supporting characters, each in a very different way
- The sequel film is essential, not a recap: it carries the story between the two seasons
Who Is It For?
Made in Abyss is for mature viewers only, despite its cute art style and child leads. It contains body horror, graphic injury, child characters in extreme suffering, and experiments on children as a central plot point. The film and Season 2 are harsher than Season 1. Do not let children watch it based on how it looks.
Main Characters
View all characters →Voice Actors
The Japanese voices behind the main characters of Made in Abyss.
- RikoRed Whistle cave raider diving to find her motherJapanese voiceMiyu Tomita
- RegRobot boy found in the first layer, Riko's protectorJapanese voiceMariya Ise
- NanachiA Hollow child hiding in the fourth layerJapanese voiceShiori Izawa
- BondrewdWhite Whistle known as the Sovereign of DawnJapanese voiceToshiyuki Morikawa
Staff & Production
- Director
- Masayuki Kojima
- Series Composition
- Hideyuki Kurata
- Animation Studio
- Kinema Citrus
- Character Design
- Kazuchika Kise
- Music
- Kevin Penkin
Manga & Source Material
Made in Abyss is based on Akihito Tsukushi's web manga, published online by Takeshobo. The anime follows the manga closely, and the manga is still running, so the full descent is not finished in either version yet.
- Written and illustrated by Akihito Tsukushi
- Serialised on Takeshobo's Web Comic Gamma since 20 October 2012 and still ongoing
- 15 collected volumes had been released as of August 2026
- The manga passed 22 million copies in circulation by August 2025
- Season 1 of the anime adapts volumes 1 to 3
- Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English
Music
Australian composer Kevin Penkin's score is a huge part of the series' identity, shifting between wonder and dread, sometimes in one track. Unusually, the lead voice actors perform the Season 1 theme songs themselves.
Opening Themes
- “Deep in Abyss”by Miyu Tomita and Mariya IseSeason 1 opening, sung by the voices of Riko and Reg
Ending Themes
- “Tabi no Hidarite, Saihate no Migite”by Miyu Tomita, Mariya Ise and Shiori IzawaSeason 1 ending, performed by the lead cast including Nanachi's voice actor
Series Timeline
- October 2012
Akihito Tsukushi's manga begins on the Web Comic Gamma website.
- July 2017
Season 1 premieres and runs for 13 episodes, ending with a double-length finale in September.
- January 2019
The compilation films Journey's Dawn and Wandering Twilight recap Season 1 in Japanese cinemas.
- January 2020
Dawn of the Deep Soul, the direct sequel film covering the Bondrewd arc, opens in Japan.
- 2022
Season 2, The Golden City of the Scorching Sun, airs from July to September with 12 episodes.
- October 2026
A new film series begins in Japanese cinemas with Made in Abyss: Awakening Mystery, which opened on 23 October 2026, with a second part announced as in production.
Release Schedule
- Season 1 episodes
- 13 (finale is double length)
- First aired
- 7 July 2017 (Japan)
- Season 1 finale
- 29 September 2017 (Japan)
- Sequel film
- Dawn of the Deep Soul, 17 January 2020 (Japan)
- Season 2
- The Golden City of the Scorching Sun, 12 episodes, 2022
- Studio
- Kinema Citrus
- Status
- Anime ongoing in film form; manga still running
A new film series started in Japan in October 2026. Details as of 10 November 2026.
Quick Answers
Is Made in Abyss finished?
Yes. Made in Abyss has finished airing, so you can watch the complete story from start to end without waiting for new episodes.
What genre is Made in Abyss?
Made in Abyss is a Adventure and Drama and Fantasy anime. You can browse more titles like it on our Adventure anime page.
When did Made in Abyss release?
Made in Abyss first released in Summer 2017. It is a TV series.
Is Made in Abyss suitable for kids?
No, and this matters. The art style looks gentle and the heroes are children, but the series shows severe injury, body horror and cruelty towards children, and it gets darker in the film and Season 2. It is made for mature viewers.
What order should I watch Made in Abyss in?
Watch Season 1 (13 episodes), then the film Dawn of the Deep Soul, then Season 2, The Golden City of the Scorching Sun. The two 2019 films, Journey's Dawn and Wandering Twilight, are recaps of Season 1 and can be skipped. Do not skip Dawn of the Deep Soul, Season 2 continues directly from it.
How many episodes does Made in Abyss have?
There are 25 TV episodes in total: 13 in Season 1 (2017) and 12 in Season 2 (2022). Between them sits the essential sequel film Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020), plus two optional recap films from 2019.
What is the Curse of the Abyss?
It is the sickness that strikes anyone who climbs up from inside the Abyss. Near the surface it causes dizziness and nausea. Deeper, it brings bleeding, madness and loss of humanity, and below the sixth layer it is considered a death sentence, which is why the descent is one way.
Is the Made in Abyss story finished?
Not yet. The manga is still running, with 15 volumes out as of August 2026. The anime has covered the story up to the Iruburu village arc in Season 2, and a new film series began in Japan in October 2026 with Awakening Mystery.
Watch Order
Here is the release order for Made in Abyss and the series connected to it. Start at step 1 and work your way down.
- 1Made in Abyss Season 1 (2017)13 episodes. Riko and Reg's descent to the fourth layer. Start here.
- 2Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn (2019, optional)Compilation film recapping episodes 1 to 8 with a few new scenes. A refresher, not a replacement.
- 3Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight (2019, optional)Compilation film recapping episodes 9 to 13. Same status as the first recap film.
- 4Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020)Essential sequel film. The Bondrewd arc at the fifth layer. Season 2 makes no sense without it.
- 5Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun (2022)Season 2, 12 episodes. The sixth layer and the village of Iruburu.
- 6Made in Abyss: Awakening Mystery (2026)First part of a new film series, opened in Japanese cinemas on 23 October 2026. Watch after Season 2, once available in your region.
Where to Watch
Made in Abyss is officially available to stream on these platforms:
Streaming availability changes often and differs by country. Please check the platform in your region.