Made in Abyss: What is The Curse of The Abyss
If you want to make a great fantasy story, be it novel, films, or anime, there are several things that you have to get right. The first one is obviously an interesting story, the second one is believable characters, and the third one is world building. Yes, the world in which you set your story is incredibly important. After all, every great fantasy story has an equally iconic world, such as the wizarding world of Harry Potter, or the bleak world of The Lord of The Ring.
When it comes to anime, however, Made in Abyss has one of the most fascinating and yet terrifying worlds out of the majority of fantasy anime in recent years. And the one thing that makes this anime so great, and also the main talking point for this series as a whole is none other than The Abyss and its mysterious curse.
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Before we go any further, let's start with The Abyss itself. The Abyss is a massive pit with around 1000 meters in diameter with a depth of at least 20,000 meters. There are six known layers within The Abyss and each one has its own distinct ecosystem with unique flora and fauna, all of which are both fascinating and dangerous at the same time.
The Abyss is the home of a fallen ancient civilization that has bizarre and magical artifacts scattered around every level of the Abyss. The deeper the level is, the more valuable the artifacts will be. That is why more and more people decided to delve deeper into the Abyss.
As a matter of fact, one of the main driving economic forces of Orth, the town sitting at the edges of the abyss, is trading valuable artifacts to the outside world. The people who risk their lives to descend into the abyss are called Delvers, and the
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