(L) Made in Abyss [anticipation]

[Stark700]

Plot Summary:

The enormous cave system, known as the Abyss, is the only unexplored place in the world. Nobody knows how deep down goes this titanic pit, inhabited by strange and wondrous creatures and full of mysterious ancient relics which purpose in unknown to modern man. Generations of bold adventurers have been drawn by the cryptic depths of the Abyss. In course of time those bold enough to explore the dangerous pit came to be known as "Cave Raiders."

In Oosu, the town at the edge of the Abyss, there lives a little orphan named Rico, who dreams of becoming as great a cave raider as her mother was and solving the great mystery of the pit. One day exploring the murky depths she stumbles upon a little boy, who turns out to be a robot...

Manga 'Made in Abyss' is getting a TV anime adaptation.

Staff:
Director: Masayuki Kojima
Series Composition: Hideyuki Kurata
Character Design: Kazuchika Kise
Studio: Kinema Citrus

Source (official site):
http://miabyss.com/
https://twitter.com/miabyss_anime

[Diluc]

Sound interesting thanks for this news i just learned the existence of quite intersting manga

[abhjetgon]

The background, designs - this looks so good. Checked the manga covers on the site listed & those were gorgeous too. The Synopsys doesn't say much but I'm interested.

[Guardian Enzo]

Doesn't look half-bad, especially coming from Bones Jr.

Anyone else reminded of Tegami Bachi by the overall look?

[Theft]

Looks really cool actually

[Kurohane]

This gives off similar vibes as Ronja. Definitely will check it out.

[abhjetgon]

So.... Anyone saw those manga pages flying around? It's kinda like black bullet I'm hearing *not in a good way*
now that staff makes way more sense

[Flower]

It was some time ago that I read the few manga chapters of this series (3 or 4?), and yes - it is indeed quite a bit more "serious" than one might expect.

"Not in a good way" Black Bullet comparisons seem a bit off the mark in my opinion, but using the old "where there is smoke there is probably fire" analogy ... Yes. If I remember correctly this series has a very dark setting. I could easily see it getting quite gory and graphic.

That being said the setting is also at the same time quite an interesting one, I thought. sort of a fantasy style setting (complete with monsters that regularly eat the abyss delvers) with technology from an advanced sci-fi'ish age being exceedingly rare, but found further and further one delves deeper.

The orphanage the MC grows up in is also ... well, it is not a pleasant one.

Still - gotta admit that it could turn into something good in the right hands. Will be keeping an eye out for it.

[abhjetgon]

Thanks for the added context, at least I know what to expect now

[Flower]

Originally Posted by abhjetgon

Thanks for the added context, at least I know what to expect now

Don't forget though that I only have 3 or 4 chapters read as a reference point - perhaps others have read more, and for all I know it might indeed turn into something closer to Black Bullet in the worst sense (although what that means may also differ from person to person).

Spoiler for More details from memory regarding the manga setting about what makes it darker and possible similarities to Black Bullet.:

I seem to remember in the orphanage that one of the ways to exact punishment was to hang the 9-10 year old students from the ceiling naked for everyone to see in a semi bsdm'ish rope style which was ... admittedly a lot darker than I was expecting. The room the MC lives in at the orphanage is also the "correctional room" and has things like "electric chairs" as well.

But the way the characters responded to the punishment (including the MC) was ... how shall I say this? ... as if such punishments were considered "harsh ones" instead of "way over the top extreme" because their parameters for what they considered "normal, everyday life" were much more ... damaged, I guess.

In other words, what I was taken aback by was how different their understanding for what was normal and their being 9-10 year old children in an orphanage that ... sorta (as far as I could understand it) uses the orphans it takes in as "slave labor" to delve into the abyss with all the dangers that implies. And more than that, such a "use" is regarded as somehow "okay" by the society/city they live in.

So you see? Much darker than expected compared to the visual above. And to that degree, that of their "everyday life" and what they regard as normal being semi-horrific could be seen as similar to that of the special young girls in Black Bullet. But as far as my memory goes things stop there.

I wonder how close they will stay to the thumbnail sketch I saw in the manga chapters or if they will try and tone things down to make the world more "pleasant"? The more I think about it the more I am kinda surprised to see this get a "for TV" anime adaptation. O.o

[ramlaen]

This is one of those series that looks fluffy but has disturbing/horror aspects to it.

[Flower]

Originally Posted by ramlaen

This is one of those series that looks fluffy but has disturbing/horror aspects to it.

After thinking about it for a while and going back to re-read the four availabke chapters I remembered a series it kinda generally reminds me of in the manga's "cluttery" art style while combining these two elements, the latter of which can blindside you ... the source manga of the Yume Tsukai series.

The base content is different of course (a dark semi fantasy/sci fi "lost civilization" setting as opposed to atechno occult/mahou shoujo'ish one), but there are general similarities in terms of the overall feel of the"sum result" the work produced on me.

Maybe the adaptation choices of the Yume Tsukai series could be used as a general blueprint for adaptation choices shojkd the studio and staff decide not to go the strict/faithful route....

Hmm....I wonder if anyone else who has read the chapters had comparisons that struck them?

[bastek66]

I heard it's mix of Ichigo Mashimaro and Berserk

[Diluc]

Originally Posted by bastek66

I heard it's mix of Ichigo Mashimaro and Berserk

That unlikely combination i ever know.

[Flower]

It sorta makes sense actually ... I think it could be a bit of a stretch comparison, but I can vaguely see how the comparison could come up.

[Guardian Enzo]

Originally Posted by bastek66

I heard it's mix of Ichigo Mashimaro and Berserk

I'd pay to see that...

[Maxulous]

Originally Posted by bastek66

I heard it's mix of Ichigo Mashimaro and Berserk

Pretty much sums up what modern audiences want from Japan.

[BladeMancer]

Anime is airing in July supposedly

[Flower]

Originally Posted by BladeMancer

Anime is airing in July supposedly

Got a reliable source for that? Will change the prefix in this thread if so. ^^

[BladeMancer]

Originally Posted by Flower

Got a reliable source for that? Will change the prefix in this thread if so. ^^

I said supposedly, I'll try to find a source but I can't guarantee anything
Best one I could find.