Located in the center of a remote island, the Abyss is the last unexplored region, a huge and treacherous fathomless hole inhabited by strange creatures where only the bravest adventurers descend in search of ancient relics. In the upper levels of the Abyss, Riko, a girl who dreams of becoming an explorer, stumbles upon a mysterious little boy.
The best episode of "Made In Abyss" season 2 is "The Compass Pointed to the Darkness", rated 8.1/10 from 489 user votes. It was directed by Masayuki Kojima and written by Hideyuki Kurata. "The Compass Pointed to the Darkness" aired on 7/6/2022 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Capital of the Unreturned".
An old man speaks of a golden city that lies within a devouring abyss somewhere in uncharted waters. One explorer may be the key to finding both.
Director: Masayuki Kojima
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
Riko, Reg and Nanachi take their first steps into the sixth layer. Both wonders and dangers await the trio, but they are unaware they are being watched.
Director: Yuki Koike
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
Riko couldn’t have known the consequences of her words, but she sealed the villager’s fate as soon as she acknowledged Meinya was priceless. The Balancing has begun…
Director: Hitoshi Haga
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
Faputa and Reg once knew each other, but Reg cannot remember her at all now. Meanwhile, Nanachi is stunned by news so unexpected that it should be impossible to believe.
Director: Koji Furukawa, Motoki Nakanishi
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
Some say there’s a secret hidden deep within the dark cave at the edge of the village. Villagers don’t investigate and stay far away, but Riko isn’t a villager.
Director: Koji Furukawa
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
The villagers must lure abyssal fauna into the village to hunt them. But when one creature proves too much to handle, Riko needs to help the villagers defend their home.
Director: Shunsuke Takarai
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
What happened to the expedition? The truth is far more tragic and horrifying than anyone could have imagined.
Director: Yuki Koike
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
They had their reasons for descending into that infernal pit. They found damnation and salvation in equal measure.
Director: Motoki Nakanishi
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
Faputa can help Reg save Nanachi, but everything has a price. In exchange, Reg must help her enter the village.
Director: Hitoshi Haga
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
The reckoning comes, but Reg is too kind and foolish to be a bystander.
Director: Takushi Koide
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
The village’s membrane has been breached, and through the gap floods chaos itself. But as attackers enter from without, aid comes from within.
Director: Shunsuke Takarai
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
In the end, everything comes full circle.
Director: Hitoshi Haga, Masayuki Kojima
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata