Martin Stook

Worth Watching — 'Made In Abyss' (Preview Guide)

Getting the basics out of the way, this anime is about a little girl who is training to become a professional "cave raider" like her mom before her. Cave raiders are people that dive into the abyss, which is a giant crater in the middle of where civilization has formed. One day during one of Rico's dives into a upper area of the abyss, she discovers a robotic boy named Reg. With the help of Reg, she hopes to reach the deepest depths of the abyss to meet with her mother who is one of the greatest cave raiders ever known. Each layer of the abyss is filled with new dangers whether they are monsters, people, or the environment itself. One fact of the abyss is while descending is difficult on the body, ascending can prove fatal in the lower areas of the abyss. This makes the whole journey in and of itself a one way suicide mission.