Riko and Reg climb down further than they have ever been in Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul, a 2020 Japanese animated feature that picks up their expedition and sends it, with new friend Nanachi, into the fifth layer of the Abyss.
What is Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul about?
The Abyss is the last unexplored place on Earth, a vast pit crowded with strange creatures and with relics that present-day humans have no means of reproducing. People bold enough to search its depths are known as cave raiders, and the orphaned Riko has always wanted to become one, as her mother was, and to solve the riddles of the cave system. This chapter of her journey leads to a level called the Sea of Corpses. Waiting there is Bondrewd, a legendary White Whistle whose name hangs heavily over Nanachi's painful history. He greets the travellers with almost excessive courtesy, yet the three children have learned that a warm welcome in the Abyss should never be taken at face value.
About the cast
Direction is credited to Masayuki Kojima, Hitoshi Haga and Ken Takahashi. The Japanese voice cast is listed as Miyu Tomita, Mariya Ise, Shiori Izawa, Toshiyuki Morikawa and Inori Minase. Much of the feature rests on the small central group of travellers and on the single imposing figure they meet below, so the voice work carries a large share of the tension.
Context & significance
Dawn of the Deep Soul is a continuation, not a starting point: it assumes viewers already know who Riko, Reg and Nanachi are and why they are heading downward. Its listed genres, adventure, fantasy, mystery and science fiction, describe the mix well. The setting has the wonder of a fantasy world and the rules of a science-fiction one, and each new layer raises questions about what the pit is and what it does to those who enter. The childlike look of the heroes sits beside a story that grows steadily darker, a contrast the Made in Abyss name is known for. It has been strongly received by audiences and runs 106 minutes.
Watching Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul on Ktime
Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul can be streamed on K-Time with a Persian dub. Anyone may read this page; playback needs a K-Time account login. K-Time serves Persian-speaking viewers abroad, and its Farsi interface keeps anime, films and series in one familiar place.