Made in Abyss (2017) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

The story follows an expedition from Orth into progressively deeper layers, where exploration exposes the costs of relics, the Curse, and human attempts to survive the Abyss.

Story Structure — 6 Plot Phases

Season 1: Orth Departure

Riko and Reg meet after Reg saves her from a crimson splitjaw. Their secret alliance grows as the children in Orth help Reg remain hidden and the pair prepare to descend.

Key Events

• Riko Saves Nat — Riko uses her Red Whistle to draw a crimson splitjaw away from Nat. Characters: Riko, Nat Location: First Layer
• Reg Is Discovered — Riko traces a powerful energy blast to a robot boy. Characters: Riko, Reg Location: First Layer
• Reg Hidden In Orth — The children disguise Reg and arrange his enrollment with Jiruo. Characters: Riko, Reg, Nat, Shiggy, Kiyui, Jiruo Location: Orth Orphanage
• Departure Begins — Riko and Reg depart after receiving a warning that they will be pursued. Characters: Riko, Reg, Jiruo Location: Orth
• Corpse-Weeper Attack — Reg uses the Incinerator to destroy a corpse-weeper carrying Riko away. Characters: Riko, Reg Location: Forest of Temptation

Season 1: The Deepening Descent

The journey becomes physically dangerous as Riko and Reg face predators, poison, and the Abyssal Curse. Their dependence on each other increases with every layer.

Key Events

• Corpse-Weeper Attack — Reg uses the Incinerator to destroy a corpse-weeper carrying Riko away. Characters: Riko, Reg Location: Forest of Temptation
• Ozen Reveals Riko's Death — Ozen explains that the relic revived Riko after she died at birth. Characters: Riko, Reg, Ozen, Marulk Location: Seeker Camp
• Ozen's Survival Training — Riko and Reg survive ten days of training and learn to capture an ottoba. Characters: Riko, Reg, Ozen Location: Seeker Camp
• Great Fault Descent — The pair evade madokajacks, kill one with the Incinerator, and narrowly escape a crimson splitjaw. Characters: Riko, Reg Location: Great Fault

Season 1: Hollows and Trauma

Ozen reveals the truth about Riko's birth, while Nanachi exposes the tragedy of Mitty and the experiments at Ido Front. The expedition gains a new companion but also inherits Bondrewd's legacy.

Key Events

• Orb Piercer Wounds Riko — An orb piercer poisons Riko and forces the pair into a desperate retreat. Characters: Riko, Reg Location: Goblets of Giants
• Nanachi Treats Riko — Nanachi treats Riko and explains that Nanachi and Mitty are Hollows affected by the sixth-layer Curse. Characters: Riko, Reg, Nanachi, Mitty Location: Nanachi's Hideout
• Mitty's Condition — Nanachi reveals the shared history and irreversible transformation of Nanachi and Mitty. Characters: Nanachi, Mitty, Reg Location: Nanachi's Hideout
• Bondrewd's Experiments — Nanachi explains that Bondrewd used the orphaned pair as experimental subjects. Characters: Nanachi, Mitty, Bondrewd Location: Ido Front

Season 2: Iruburu's Values

Riko, Reg, and Nanachi enter the sixth layer and discover Iruburu, a village protected from the Curse but governed by trade in value. Reg's encounter with Faputa creates a conflict rooted in forgotten history.

Key Events

• Vueko's Pilgrimage — Vueko joins the Ganja expedition, which reaches the island after a disastrous storm. Characters: Vueko, Belaf, Wazukyan Location: Abyss Island
• Sixth Layer Exploration — The trio explore the hostile sixth layer and Riko attempts to send news to Orth. Characters: Riko, Reg, Nanachi Location: Sixth Layer
• Iruburu Welcomes Them — Majikaja guides the trio through the Hollow village and explains its trade in value. Characters: Riko, Reg, Nanachi, Majikaja Location: Iruburu
• Faputa Recognizes Reg — Faputa confronts and abducts Reg, who vaguely remembers meeting her before. Characters: Reg, Faputa Location: Sixth Layer
• Meinya Is Injured — A Hollow handles Meinya roughly, and Riko's distress causes the village value system to react. Characters: Riko, Majikaja Location: Iruburu
• Nanachi Is Traded — Riko considers a trade to rescue Nanachi from Belaf's service. Characters: Riko, Nanachi, Belaf, Majikaja Location: Iruburu

Season 2: The Ganja Tragedy

Vueko recounts the Ganja expedition and her bond with Irumyuui. Wazukyan's survival decisions transform Irumyuui's body and establish the tragic foundation of the village.

Key Events

• The Luring Begins — A monster is lured into the village while Riko recovers her newly carved White Whistle. Characters: Riko, Nanachi, Majikaja, Vueko Location: Iruburu
• Vueko's Ganja Story — Vueko describes Irumyuui's exile and the Ganja's struggle to survive after losing the path back to the surface. Characters: Vueko, Irumyuui, Belaf, Wazukyan Location: Sixth Layer
• Irumyuui's Transformation — Irumyuui mutates and gives birth while Wazukyan uses her babies as food and gives her another Cradle. Characters: Vueko, Irumyuui, Wazukyan Location: Ganja Camp
• Faputa Gives Her Arm — Faputa tears off an arm and gives it to Reg so he can buy Nanachi's freedom. Characters: Reg, Faputa Location: Sixth Layer

Season 2: Village Collapse

Faputa gives Reg an arm, and Reg fulfills the promise that allows her to breach Iruburu. The Curse destroys the village, while Nanachi loses Mitty again and Faputa receives the memories of Vueko and Irumyuui.

Key Events

• The Barrier Promise — Reg realizes that his promise to Faputa requires him to destroy the shield protecting the village entrance. Characters: Reg, Faputa, Riko, Wazukyan Location: Iruburu
• Barrier Is Breached — The barrier is breached, allowing the Curse into the village and destroying Hollows that touch it. Characters: Reg, Faputa, Nanachi, Mitty Location: Iruburu
• Nanachi Loses Mitty Again — Belaf releases Nanachi and Mitty, but the village-created copy of Mitty dies after the Curse enters. Characters: Nanachi, Mitty, Belaf Location: Iruburu
• Faputa Attacks Riko — Faputa attacks Riko, while Gaburoon shields her and Belaf allows Faputa to kill him before transferring memories. Characters: Faputa, Reg, Riko, Nanachi, Belaf Location: Iruburu
• Faputa Remembers Gaburoon — During the battle, Faputa remembers how Gaburoon named her and taught her to speak. Characters: Faputa Location: Iruburu
• Wazukyan's Final Words — Wazukyan, exhausted and dying, reflects on the circumstances that brought Riko and her companions into the Abyss. Characters: Riko, Reg, Nanachi, Wazukyan Location: Iruburu
• The Journey Continues — The survivors remain oriented toward deeper exploration after the fall of the village. Characters: Riko, Reg, Nanachi, Faputa Location: Sixth Layer
• Abyssal Consequences — The second season closes with the expedition carrying the memories, losses, and unresolved mysteries of the sixth layer. Characters: Riko, Reg, Nanachi, Faputa Location: Sixth Layer

Story Breakdown

• Orth and Reg's Arrival — Riko meets Reg and protects his identity before choosing to leave Orth with him.
  • Crimson Splitjaw Rescue — Reg's Incinerator saves Riko after she risks herself to protect Nat.
  • Secret Departure — Riko, Reg, and their supporters conceal Reg and prepare the descent.
• Descent Through Danger — The first season turns exploration into survival as the pair encounters predators, poison, and the Curse.
  • Forest Predators — Reg uses the Incinerator to save Riko from a corpse-weeper.
  • Orb Piercer Attack — Riko is poisoned, forcing the expedition toward Nanachi's hideout.
• Ozen's Revelations — Ozen provides training while revealing the unnatural circumstances of Riko's survival.
  • Revived At Birth — The Curse-Repelling Vessel revived Riko after her death at birth.
  • Survival Training — Riko and Reg learn practical skills before continuing downward.
• Nanachi and Mitty — The expedition encounters the personal cost of the sixth-layer Curse and Bondrewd's experiments.
  • Hollow Survivors — Nanachi explains the transformation shared by Nanachi and Mitty.
  • Bondrewd's Experiments — The pair's history as experimental subjects is revealed.
• Iruburu and Faputa — Season 2 introduces a Hollow village governed by value and a figure connected to Reg's forgotten past.
  • Village of Value — Majikaja explains Iruburu's protected but restrictive social system.
  • Forgotten Promise — Faputa confronts Reg and demands fulfillment of an earlier promise.
• Ganja's Tragic Legacy — Vueko's memories explain how the Ganja expedition and Irumyuui's transformation created Iruburu's foundations.
  • Vueko and Irumyuui — Vueko forms a parent-like bond with the exiled Irumyuui.
  • Wazukyan's Exploitation — Wazukyan uses Irumyuui and the Cradles of Desire for collective survival.
• Village Collapse — Reg's promise to Faputa breaches the barrier, unleashing the Curse and ending Iruburu's protected order.
  • Barrier Breach — Reg's Incinerator opens the village to the Curse.
  • Memories and Farewells — Nanachi loses Mitty again, while Faputa receives memories from Belaf.
• Continuing Into Darkness — The surviving expedition carries unresolved memories and losses toward the deeper Abyss.
  • Wazukyan's Passing — Wazukyan dies after reflecting on the circumstances behind Riko's journey.
  • Unresolved Descent — Riko, Reg, Nanachi, and Faputa remain connected to the continuing journey.

Key Cast

• Miyu Tomita — Riko (voice)
• Mariya Ise — Reg (voice)