50 Fun Facts About Made in Abyss

In Made in Abyss, Riko names the robot boy she finds in the first layer after what?

Her old pet dog gave Reg his name, since the amnesiac android had none to offer when Riko and her friends revived him at the orphanage.

Which prize did Made in Abyss win at Crunchyroll's 2018 awards ceremony, ahead of My Hero Academia?

Anime of the Year went to Made in Abyss over five rivals, among them Little Witch Academia and Land of the Lustrous, at a live ceremony in Los Angeles.

In Made in Abyss, the Hollow Nanachi, Riko and Reg's travelling companion, has features resembling which animal?

A rabbit is the usual comparison for Nanachi, who escaped Bondrewd's laboratory and later talked Reg through reviving a poisoned Riko.

Which Heroes actor was announced in 2021 as a producer of Sony's live-action Made in Abyss film?

Masi Oka, who played Hiro Nakamura on NBC, signed on to produce with Roy Lee for Columbia Pictures, which hired a writer-director to adapt the manga.

In Made in Abyss, the Curse of the Abyss strikes Cave Raiders whenever they do what?

Climb back up and the Curse strikes, growing harsher with depth, which is why few who reach the lower layers ever return to describe them.

In Made in Abyss, where does the note found with Lyza's White Whistle say she is waiting?

At the very bottom is where the note says she waits, and the same sealed papers contain a drawing of Reg himself.

Which American painter does the creator of the Made in Abyss manga cite as someone he admires?

Norman Rockwell is the artist he names, a fitting taste for a storyteller whose own pages are known for dense, narrative drawings.

In Made in Abyss, which friend of Nanachi became an immortal Hollow in Bondrewd's experiment?

Mitty befriended Nanachi on the way down, when both were orphans recruited with the false promise of training as Cave Raiders.

Nanachi from Made in Abyss makes a guest cameo in which surreal comedy anime's second season?

Pop Team Epic put Nanachi on a ranking-show skit in the third episode of that season; both manga come from the same publisher, Takeshobo.

What has the creator of Made in Abyss said about the gender of the Hollow Nanachi?

It is unrevealed, he wrote: Nanachi had a gender as a human, but readers are left to imagine it, and the English translator avoids gendered pronouns.

In Made in Abyss, which White Whistle guards the Seeker Camp and once carried baby Riko to safety?

Ozen has explored the pit for at least five decades and has relics implanted in her flesh that grant her enormous strength.

In Made in Abyss, what name does Riko give the energy beam that Reg fires from his arms?

The Incinerator can melt even stone, but each blast leaves Reg unconscious for about two hours, so it is a last resort.

Which town surrounds the vast pit in Made in Abyss and is home to Riko's orphanage?

Orth rings the mouth of the pit, and children at its Belchero Orphanage train as Cave Raiders, turning over the relics they find to pay its running costs.

Which studio animated Made in Abyss before going on to produce The Rising of the Shield Hero?

Kinema Citrus, based in Suginami, Tokyo, also made Barakamon and Black Bullet, and kept the same director and composer for every Made in Abyss sequel.

Which composer won Crunchyroll's Best Score award for Made in Abyss and later for Tower of God?

Kevin Penkin grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and had already scored the anime Norn9 for the same studio a year earlier.

In Made in Abyss, which character is transformed into the White Whistle that Riko carries into the sixth layer?

Prushka, Bondrewd's adopted daughter, was turned into a Life Reverberating Stone, the material from which every White Whistle is cut.

On which layer of the Abyss in Made in Abyss do Riko and Reg first meet Nanachi?

Goblets of Giants is the fourth layer, a humid jungle of huge concave discs, where Nanachi kept a hideout and watched the pair from the moment they arrived.

Which manga artist writes and draws Made in Abyss, a series he began in 2012 after leaving the games industry?

Akihito Tsukushi is a pen name: he was born Shigeya Suzuki in Sagamihara in 1979, and his game credits appear under that real name.

Made in Abyss reached US television in January 2022 on the Toonami block of which network?

Adult Swim picked up the first season more than four years after its Japanese run, and later aired the second season on the same block.

Before drawing Made in Abyss, its creator spent a decade at which Japanese video game company?

Konami employed him from 2000 to 2010, mostly on animation and interface design for games such as Elebits, before he went freelance.

In Made in Abyss, which title does Riko's mother Lyza carry as a White Whistle?

The Annihilator conquered many of the pit's hazards and fought off raiding parties from foreign nations before vanishing on a final descent.

In season two of Made in Abyss, which character is known as the Princess of the Hollows?

Faputa knew Reg before he lost his memory, and at first resents him for forgetting her before joining the party's descent.

Which Japanese voice actress plays Nanachi in Made in Abyss and sings on the first season's ending theme?

Shiori Izawa, from Saitama Prefecture, joined the actresses behind Riko and Reg on that closing song, and returned as Nanachi for the second season in 2022.

Which English dub actress, also Rimuru in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, voices Nanachi in Made in Abyss?

Brittney Karbowski, a Texan who began as an extra on Gantz in 2004, also voices Mikoto Misaka in A Certain Scientific Railgun.

In Made in Abyss, which relic is the oversized pickaxe once wielded by Riko's mother Lyza?

Blaze Reap was salvaged from the fourth layer and given to Riko as a backup weapon, though it can only be swung sparingly before it breaks.

In Made in Abyss, which research station guarding the way to the sixth layer is run by Bondrewd?

Ido Front sits at the foot of the fifth layer, and Bondrewd's adopted daughter has spent her whole life in that part of the pit.

Which voice actress, also Killua in the 2011 Hunter × Hunter anime, plays Reg in Made in Abyss?

Mariya Ise also sings the first season's opening theme as a duet with Riko's actress, and voices Ray in The Promised Neverland.

Which 2020 film continues Made in Abyss between its two TV seasons, as Riko's party confronts Bondrewd?

Dawn of the Deep Soul was due to premiere in the US at Anime Boston in April 2020, until the pandemic cancelled the convention.

In Made in Abyss season two, what do residents of the Hollows' village trade in place of money?

Value is enforced by the village itself: when a Hollow injures Meinya, Riko's furry companion, the place strips its belongings and even organs as compensation.

In Made in Abyss, which relic let Lyza bring her stillborn daughter Riko back from the depths?

Curse-Repelling Vessel hides a darker power: it revives the dead for a time, which is how the newborn survived the trip to the surface.

In Made in Abyss, which fate does the sixth layer's curse inflict on its victims?

Loss of humanity or death is that layer's price, and Nanachi is the rare survivor who came through with a mind intact.

In Made in Abyss, which Blue Whistle apprentice at the Seeker Camp wears a maid dress?

Marulk earned the rank unusually young by training directly under the camp's guardian, and quickly befriends Riko and Reg during their stay.

In Made in Abyss, which relic does Riko secretly keep and later lose down a waterfall?

Star Compass returns in season two, which shows the relic guiding the Ganja fleet across the sea to the island that holds the pit.

In Made in Abyss, which fourth-layer beast drives a poisoned quill through Riko's hand?

Orb piercer quills can punch through steel, and the creature seems to predict its prey's moves, a trick Nanachi later explains to Reg.

In Made in Abyss, why does Riko need to view the world through the crystal lenses of her glasses?

To prevent headaches: the pain is a lasting mark that the Curse left on her as a newborn, long before she ever trained as a Cave Raider.

In what form did Made in Abyss first reach readers when publisher Takeshobo launched it in 2012?

As a web manga, it has run on the Web Comic Gamma site since October 2012, with printed volumes following from July 2013.

In Made in Abyss season two, which egg-like relic fuses with the exiled girl Irumyuui and warps her form?

Cradle of Desire grants the dearest wishes of whoever holds it, working best on children, though complex wishes deform the bearer.

In Made in Abyss, what did Bondrewd give up to create his own White Whistle?

His original body became the whistle, and a relic called Zoaholic lets his mind live on in the followers who serve him.

In Made in Abyss, where did Nanachi live as a human child before Bondrewd recruited the orphans?

In the slums, Nanachi scavenged for food and anything written, and learned to read ancient glyphs from what turned up in the trash.

Which band, known for Re:Zero and Overlord themes, performed songs for the 2020 Made in Abyss film and season two?

Myth & Roid takes its name from the words myth and android, standing for the past and the future, and it closed the 2020 film with Forever Lost.

In Made in Abyss, which phenomenon does Bondrewd say the Abyss grants to those bound by love?

The Blessing is the prize Bondrewd chases, and he reaches for it in his final fight as the sixth layer's effects begin to transform him.

In Made in Abyss, what are the underlings who serve the White Whistle Bondrewd called?

Umbra Hands are more than servants: when Bondrewd's form is destroyed, one of them takes up his helmet and whistle and simply becomes him.

Which company licensed the Made in Abyss anime in North America, streaming it on Amazon's Anime Strike in 2017?

Sentai Filmworks later released the series on home video with an English dub, and brought the compilation films to US cinemas with Fathom Events.

Which Japanese publisher released the 2022 Made in Abyss action role-playing game on Switch and PlayStation 4?

Spike Chunsoft published the game, developed by Chime Corporation, with a new story supervised by the manga's creator and voice tracks in both English and Japanese.

What set the thirteenth and final episode of the first Made in Abyss season apart when it aired?

It ran a full hour, giving the story of Nanachi's past and the farewell that follows room to play out as a double-length special.

In Made in Abyss, what do the youngest orphanage children wear before they earn a Red Whistle?

A bell marks the lowest rank, so Kiyui stays behind doing chores while the older children head into the first layer to train.

In Made in Abyss, who argues hardest against Riko's descent, then guides her to a secret way in?

Nat tells Riko her mother is most likely dead, regrets it, and makes amends by leading the pair to the wharf quarter before daybreak.

In Made in Abyss, which carnivorous bird of the second layer snatches Riko to feed to its chicks?

Corpse-weeper birds lure victims by mimicking the cries for help of earlier prey, and Reg's desperate blast at one destroys a swathe of the landscape.

Which director of the thriller anime Monster also directed both seasons of Made in Abyss?

Masayuki Kojima made his name at Madhouse with Master Keaton and Monster, and storyboarded nine episodes of the first season himself.

In Made in Abyss season two, which of the Three Sages is imprisoned for opposing the village's creation?

Vueko, short for Vueloeluko, had cared for the exiled girl whose transformed form became the village itself, and it is Riko who frees her.