(L) Made in Abyss

[FlareKnight]

Yeah, I think the episode's lesson is that Reg needs to be extremely careful in using that ability. Riko will walk herself right into a death trap otherwise. I mean sure it's a nice thing that she managed to get herself out of trouble. But if Reg hadn't regained consciousness when he did I'm not sure that last encounter would have turned out too well. Even if Riko learned how to use that thing it doesn't mean she has the brawn or combat experience to make it work.

An episode of pros and cons. It was nice for Riko to get herself out of the trouble that she got into. And she did battle through a lot of things. At the same time....she just had to sit tight for 2 hours. I get being hungry, but suck it up for a couple hours! That's a lot less painful than what she actually did after.

So props to Riko for her efforts...but facepalm for her recklessness. I really can't see these two surviving this journey without some real powerful plot armor. The flaws these two have can easily outweigh their strengths.

[Master_Yoma]

Riko should of listen to Regu then she whouldnt have gotten in so much trouble and Regu should of listen to Ouzen and not fire so recklessly

But that weapon is something

[SeijiSensei]

Originally Posted by Master_Yoma

Riko should of listen to Regu then she whouldnt have gotten in so much trouble and Regu should of listen to Ouzen and not fire so recklessly

But that weapon is something

I didn't see Reg as reckless at all. He thought about Ozen's admonition before firing and decided this was one of those times when he had to give it his all. He warned Riko and told her to stay put. Reg did his part, but Riko was, well, Riko.

Ozen did tell him to kill his target with the Incinerator which he failed to do. On the other hand, this particular enemy has proven relentless and tough to kill for nine episodes. I'm not holding it against him that he didn't kill it, and I don't think his failure to do so makes him reckless. If anything, Reg is one of the most sane characters I've seen in anime in quite some time.

I looked over the closing scenes again. Riko is not only dragging and carrying Reg. She's also carrying that big backpack. That could weigh as much as Reg does.

And yes, Lyza left quite a powerful gift behind for her daughter! Riko was carrying that, too. Strong young lady, don't you think? I liked the way Reg caught it one-handedly and nonchalantly, too.

[ramlaen]

Originally Posted by Twi

the finale is supposed to be a 60 minute episode

Confirmed.

ここで皆様にお知らせです！ メイドインアビス最終回(第13話)は、なんと1時間スペシャル！！大ボリュームのラストを飾る最終話をお 楽しみに！もちろん9/24最終話先行上映でも一足先にご覧頂けます。キャスト・スタッフと共にメイドインアビスの世界を堪能しま しょう

Spoiler for predictions:

At this pacing I feel like they are going to cover up to reaching the Idofront.

[Guardian Enzo]

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

True, but we needed to see an episode where Riko was self-reliant and not dependent on Reg. Yes, their partnership is based on her knowledge and his brawn, but the last couple episodes cast Riko more in the damsel-in-distress mode.

She's still pretty distressing, if you ask me. More than anything it seemed like she was trying to do everything possible to get herself killed and eaten.

[orion]

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

She's still pretty distressing, if you ask me. More than anything it seemed like she was trying to do everything possible to get herself killed and eaten.

Remember.. she is instinctively being drawn to the bottom of the Abyss. Her path took her to the next level. Whether she survived the trip or not is her problem.

[Guardian Enzo]

Originally Posted by orion

Remember.. she is instinctively being drawn to the bottom of the Abyss. Her path took her to the next level. Whether she survived the trip or not is her problem.

OK, but that had nothing to do with her saying "I'm hungry, so rather than wait two hours for Reg to wake up I'm going to follow my nose in a world filled with creatures who use trickery to lure other creatures to their doom."

[Wandering Soul]

So Riko is sort of like one of those escort missions. She's more competent than the usual one, but if you take your eyes off of her for too long, she'll probably get herself killed.

[Twi]

Well, yeah? I mean, she's ten or twelve. She's not supposed to be on that level to begin with. Reg is just that broken of a guard. If not for his cooldown time, he'd be completely broken.

[orion]

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

OK, but that had nothing to do with her saying "I'm hungry, so rather than wait two hours for Reg to wake up I'm going to follow my nose in a world filled with creatures who use trickery to lure other creatures to their doom."

It could have influenced her decision-making process.

Scenario 1:
Reg: I have to shut down for 2 hours. Don't move or you could die.
Riko: I'm hungry.
Instinct-Riko: Go to the center of the abyss.....
Riko + Instinct-Riko: I'll go to the center. Maybe I'll find food on the way. It's only 2 hours. I'll be okay.

Scenario 2:
Reg: I have to shut down for 2 hours. Don't move or you could die.
Riko: I'm hungry.
...
Riko: I'll wait for Reg to wake up.

[Blaat]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

I really can't see these two surviving this journey without some real powerful plot armor. The flaws these two have can easily outweigh their strengths.

Yup, they need to Nat to keep them grounded with common sense. Maybe that bunny girl in the ending will fill that role, bit surprising that after 9 episodes she still hasn't been introduced despite being feature so prominently in the ending.

[Stark700]

Episode 10:

Pretty thrilling episode. It goes to show just how dangerous that layer is already. They made Riko suffer this episode and it employed a great amount of psychology into her character as she dealt with the pain, both physically and mentally.

One other thing I think this episode did really well is to show how much human Reg has become. When Riko was suffering, he really cried and didn't want to lose her while feeling helpless.

Glad to see Nanachi showing up this episode. (I like the voice acting tbh, really makes the character sound real)

[Twi]

Hello darkness, my old friend.


The silence and then the heartbeat when Reg notices she's been stabbed was really dramatic. And then that scene of the blood pouring out. How does anyone get back up from the 4th floor with that sort of Curse? Thankfully, Fluffy nee-chan was there, but the sound of the bone snapping sent my spine rigid.

[frodonk]

I was just waiting for that bunny I kept seeing to appear!

[Wandering Soul]

The bunny finally appeared. I was starting to think the character wouldn't appear until the last episode.

If that's how bad the curse gets on the fourth floor, it's a wonder anyone comes back from there at all. It's no wonder that they say anyone that makes it onto the fifth and sixth floors ceases to be human, if you can survive that and worse, you probably aren't human anymore.

[ramlaen]

For those curious there was not really any censorship from what was in the manga.

[Flower]

Ep 10

Ayup ... an official welcome to the Abyss in this episode. Things got very, very ... grim and "real", and quite fast. It only took the tiniest of missteps.

And oh man, even though I knew it was coming I winced when Reg broke her arm ... poor Riko. And poor Reg! Good thing Nanachi happened to be in earshot.

[Decel]

Dayum. "Welcome to the depths"!

Part of me wanted to stop watching. I think it's been years since I felt such intensity.

[Random Wanderer]

For those curious there was not really any censorship from what was in the manga.

Well, in the manga we actually saw the knife jabbing into Riko's arm, stretching out the skin on the other side, etc. rather than just hearing it. Here they obscured the actual cut. But still, this is plenty stomach-turning already with the sounds and everything.

[Master_Yoma]

This is why they should of waited tell they where older it was just so hard on Regu for doing all of that to Riko

3eps left and Nanachi is finely here