This way you won’t miss any pieces of this amazing anime.
Summary:
- Made in Abyss is an extremely popular but controversial anime.
- The best watch order is the release order.
- You don’t have to watch the compilation movies, though.
Made in Abyss is notorious for being one of the most disturbing manga and anime series out there. It explores a lot of dark themes, and the fact that these horrible events feature little children, who are the main protagonists, makes it even more terrifying.
The series is set in a fantasy world where a giant hole stretches deep into the Earth. The enigmatic Abyss is full of secrets, mysteries and frightening monsters that can end a person’s life in a matter of seconds.
Riko wants nothing more than to be like her mother and explore the depths of the Abyss. And when an unsettling message about her mother’s disappearance arrives, she’s left with no choice but to travel to the Abyss, accompanied by a robot boy named Reg.
Anime Details
13-episode Season 1 by Kinema Citrus aired in 2017, and the series became very successful for its mysterious story and curious world. It scored 8.65 on MyAnimeList, and a sequel was only a matter of time.
Two compilation movies followed Season 1. Journey's Dawn featured Season 1 Episodes 1-8 and had a couple of new scenes added for the introduction; Wandering Twilight featured Episodes 9-13. Both were released in 2019.
Another Made in Abyss movie, Dawn of the Deep Soul, premiered in January 2020 and was a direct sequel to Season 1. With the MyAnimeList score of 8.61, it was also successful.
Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun is the second season of the anime, aired from July to September 2022. And another anime sequel was announced on January 15, 2023, but hasn’t been released yet.
Watch Order
Made in Abyss makes it really easy to understand its watch order ― you just have to watch the series in the order it was released:
- Season 1
- Dawn of the Deep Soul movie
- Season 2 aka The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
It’s important not to skip the movie because, as we’ve said, it’s a sequel to Season 1, which leads directly into Season 2. It’s not just a spin-off, so skipping it might cause some comprehension issues while watching the second season.
Compilation movies, on the other hand, can be skipped without losing anything. The Journey's Dawn extra scenes can be found online, so you don’t have to watch the entire movie just to see them.