List of Made in Abyss characters

Last updated

This is a list of characters for the manga series Made in Abyss .

Contents

Main characters

Riko (リコ)
Voiced by: Miyu Tomita [1] (Japanese); Brittany Lauda [2] (English)
Riko is an energetic and trouble-prone 12-year-old girl who wants to emulate her mother, a legendary Cave Raider named Lyza the Annihilator, who disappeared into the Abyss ten years ago. Riko is a Cave Raider-in-training at Belchero Orphanage. Despite strict orphanage policy on turning over all finds to pay for operating costs, she has secretly taken possession of a few of her finds and has swiped at least one valuable relic from the orphanage’s Director’s office, most notably the Star Compass, which she hopes to use in her exploration of the Abyss. Her mother gave birth to her during a mission in the Abyss. Despite that Riko was stillborn, Lyza and Ozen subsequently brought her back from the depths of the Abyss using a relic regarded as the “Curse-Repelling Vessel”. However, as a result of the Curse, Riko wears glasses, as she develops a headache if she does not view the world through a crystal lens. [3]
Reg (レグ, Regu)
Voiced by: Mariya Ise [1] (Japanese); Luci Christian [2] (English)
An amnesiac half-human android boy who can consume organic food, sleep, feel pain, emote, and use the bathroom. Reg has no memory of his own name after being found by Riko on the first layer of the Abyss, he was named “Reg” after a dog Riko used to own. His mechanical arms are extensible and can fire a deadly energy beam capable of melting even stone, which Riko dubs the "Incinerator.” Reg's accompanying helmet seems to flash mysteriously changing patterns each time it is placed on his head. The lights on the helmet seem to indicate the amount of energy Reg possesses, and Nanachi has suggested that, like other relics with similar light patterns, once the lights go out, Reg may cease to function if he does not recharge.
Nanachi (ナナチ)
Voiced by: Shiori Izawa [4] (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski [2] (English)
Nanachi was a Hollow (成れ果て, Narehate) [lower-alpha 1] with somewhat rabbit-like features. As a human child, Nanachi resided in the slums, scavenging for food and written media, eating from the trash and learning to read ancient glyphs. After initially being recruited by Bondrewd under the implication that they would be trained as Cave Raiders, Nanachi befriends a young girl named Mitty on their descent into the Abyss, and together they are sent down to the sixth layer in one of Bondrewd's experiments. On their return, Nanachi's humanity was partially lost, while Mitty lost all of her humanity and became a grotesque, quasi-immortal assortment of flesh and misshapen limbs. Nanachi escaped with Mitty from Bondrewd's laboratory to spare her the pain of his cruel experiments, cared for her until her physical death, and then agreed to join Riko and Reg on their travels to the lower layers. The writer has left Nanachi's gender intentionally ambiguous and up to the reader to decide. [lower-alpha 2]
Nanachi also appears in a cameo of the third episode in the second season of Pop Team Epic . [7]
Faputa (ファプタ)
Voiced by: Misaki Kuno [8] (Japanese); Cat Thomas [9] (English)
Faputa is a creature known as the "Princess of the Hollows" who lives in the sixth layer. She met and became close friends with Reg before he lost his memories. When she meets Reg once again, Faputa gets angry at him for forgetting about her and jealous of his friendship with Riko and Nanachi but later befriends the two, joining the group in their quest to reach the bottom of the Abyss.

Belchero Orphanage

Director (院長, Inchō)
Voiced by: Yōko Sōmi (Japanese); Julie Oliver-Touchstone [2] (English)
The director of Belchero Orphanage in the city of Orth. She is quite stern, and has some interesting punishments for children who disobey the rules of the orphanage.
Jiruo (ジルオ) /Leader (リーダー, Rīdā)
Voiced by: Taishi Murata [4] (Japanese); Daniel Regojo [2] (English)
A young assistant instructor ("Moon Whistle") at Belchero Orphanage, who used to be a mentee of Lyza's, caring for Riko after she was born. While he is stern, he is also extremely perceptive and keen-minded, and behind his seemingly uncaring facade he is a compassionate and honest soul. He is commonly called "Leader" by his students. He is currently in his 20s.
Nat (ナット, Natto)
Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura [4] (Japanese); Shannon Emerick [2] (English)
Nat is one of Riko's friends at Belchero Orphanage. It is hinted that he has feelings for her, as he was the one most firmly against her descent into the Abyss.
Shiggy (シギー, Shigī)
Voiced by: Manami Numakura [4] (Japanese); Terri Doty [2] (English)
Shiggy is another of Riko's friends at Belchero Orphanage. He helped Riko hide Reg's true nature from the adults and like Nat, knew of Riko's plans to search for her mother in the Abyss. Shiggy seems adept at swiping restricted items for his and the group's benefit.
Kiyui (キユイ)
Voiced by: Manami Hanawa [4] (Japanese); Kalin Coates [2] (English)
The youngest orphan at Belchero Orphanage, and one of Riko's friends. Kiyui has yet to reach the status of Red Whistle, so he wears a Bell and takes part in daily chores at the orphanage while the Red Whistles are out training.

Cave raiders

Habolg (ハボルグ, Haborugu)
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada (Japanese); John Swasey (English)
A friendly, familiar Black Whistle who delivered Lyza's White Whistle and final notes to the surface, and supported the two main characters shortly after their departure. He is often visited by Riko and her friends when not out on expedition, and referred to by Riko as "Uncle".
Ozen (オーゼン, Ōzen)
Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara [4] (Japanese); Christine Auten [2] (English)
A White Whistle known as "Ozen the Immovable", in charge of the Seeker Camp on the second layer. She was Lyza's mentor and helped her bring Riko back to the surface after she was stillborn. It is revealed that Ozen cared for Lyza deeply, despite her tough persona, and Ozen promised Lyza to send Riko down to her if the circumstance presented itself. Ozen has embedded numerous relics in her body that grant her enormous vigor and strength. It is also stated by Habolg that Ozen has been delving in the Abyss for at least 50 years. She can appear hunchbacked at times, although she suffers no apparent ill physical effects from her time spent in the abyss.
Marulk (マルルク, Maruruku)
Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki [4] (Japanese); Kelley Peters [2] (English)
A Blue Whistle and Ozen's apprentice, who befriends Riko and Reg during their stay at the Seeker Camp. Marulk looks like a girl and wears a blue maid dress but uses the masculine pronoun boku. It is implied that Ozen forces Marulk to dress this way. [10]
Lyza (ライザ, Raiza)
Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto [4] (Japanese); Shelley Calene-Black [2] (English)
Riko's mother. She is the former mentee of Ozen's, and one of the few Cave Raiders to obtain the rank of White Whistle, with the title of "Lyza the Annihilator". It is mentioned that she not only conquered many hazards of the Abyss, but also fought raiding parties of foreign nations.
Bondrewd (ボンドルド,ボンドルド卿, Bondorudo)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa [11] (Japanese); David Harbold [2] (English)
A White Whistle of ill repute, "Bondrewd the Novel" is in charge of Ido Front, a research station located at the bottom of the fifth layer, guarding the gateway to the sixth layer of the Abyss. He is the one responsible for several ghastly experiments on children, including the one which transformed Nanachi and Mitty into Hollows.

Ido Front

Prushka (プルシュカ, Purushuka)
Voiced by: Inori Minase [12] (Japanese); Avery Smithhart (English)
Bondrewd's adopted daughter, who has spent her entire life in the fifth layer. Loves Bondrewd and calls him "Papa". Prushka befriends Riko and desires to help her in her adventure into the Abyss.
Meinya (メイニャ)
Voiced by: Natsuko Hara(Japanese); Juliet Simmons [9] (English)
Meinya is a pet and loyal companion, a rabbit-sized creature called a Meinastilim, which Bondrewd gave to Prushka as a gift when she was much younger and highly traumatized. Sniffing Meinya's fur seems to grant at least temporary immunity to the fifth layer curse by letting the sniffer see and thus follow Meinya's path. [13] [14] [15]

Sages of Ganja

Wazukyan (ワズキャン)
Voiced by: Hiroaki Hirata [8] (Japanese); Brandon Hearnsberger [9] (English)
Captain of the Ganja fleet who prophesied Vueloeluko's arrival.
Belaf (ベラフ, Berafu)
Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga [8] (Japanese); Ry McKeand [9] (English)
Accompanied Wazukyan and Vueloeluko on their voyage to find The Abyss using the Star Compass as their guide.
Vueloeluko (ヴエロエルコ, Vueroeruko)
Voiced by: Yuka Terasaki [8] (Japanese); Kristen McGuire [9] (English)
Opposed the creation of Ilblu Village after the discovery of The Golden City, and was banished and imprisoned in a dark, sticky pit of mud below the village. She prefers to be called Vueko (ヴエコ) due to her long name.

Other characters

Mitty (ミーティ, Mīti)
Voiced by: Eri Kitamura [16] (Japanese); Monica Rial [2] (English)
A strange, amorphous creature that lives with Nanachi on the fourth layer of the Abyss. In the past, Mitty was a normal human girl with red hair and light skin, recruited with other orphaned children from an unknown area by Bondrewd to descend into the Abyss. As a result of being sent to the sixth layer by Bondrewd, she became a Hollow, her appearance somewhat resembling that of a severely misshapen cat with a large mouth, one eye, and a personality similar to that of a friendly dog. The Curse also made her "immortal" and Bondrewd carried out gruesome experiments on her to test her recovery from potentially fatal injuries. Mitty also has the ability to provide antidotes to the Abyss' poisonous creatures, which Nanachi discovered when attempting to end her misery.

Notes

  1. ↑ A person affected by the Curse of the sixth layer, which causes "the loss of your humanity or even death". [5]
  2. ↑ In a Tweet, Tsukushi wrote: "Thank you! The gender of Nanachi is unknown. When Nanachi was a human being, there was a gender, but it has not been revealed. Imagine it :)". [6]

Related Research Articles

<i>Boys Over Flowers</i> Japanese manga series

Boys Over Flowers is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio. The story takes place in the fictional Eitoku Academy, an elite school for children from rich families. It tells the story of Tsukushi Makino, a girl from a middle-class family, whose mother enrolls her in an elite high school to compete with the families from her husband's company. While at Eitoku, she encounters the F4, a gang of four boys who are children of Japan's wealthiest families and who bully anyone that gets in their way.

Hideyuki Kurata is a Japanese anime screenwriter, light novelist, and manga artist, noted for authoring the series composition of such works as Read or Die, Now and Then, Here and There, Kamichu!, and Gun Sword. He has been a member of Yōsuke Kuroda's creative group Studio Orphee since 2003, and has collaborated with Kuroda on many series, including Hellsing Ultimate, Drifters, and Goblin Slayer.

<i>Kiss×sis</i> Japanese manga series by Bow Ditama and its adaptations

Kiss×sis is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Bow Ditama. It began serialization in Kodansha's Bessatsu Young Magazine in December 2005. It was then moved and serialized in Weekly Young Magazine from 2008 to 2009, and was serialized in Monthly Young Magazine from 2009 to 2021. Kodansha collected its chapters in twenty-five tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into an original video animation series, released from December 2008 to April 2015. A 12-episode anime television series by Feel aired from April to June 2010 on AT-X.

<i>Love Lab</i> Japanese manga series

Love Lab is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Ruri Miyahara. An anime adaptation by Doga Kobo aired in Japan from July to September 2013.

<i>Beyond the Boundary</i> Japanese light novel series and its adaptations

Beyond the Boundary is a Japanese light novel series written by Nagomu Torii, with illustrations by Tomoyo Kamoi. The work won an honorable mention in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2011. Kyoto Animation has published three volumes since June 2012. Set in Kashihara, Nara, the story follows a young boy named Akihito Kanbara who is an immortal being and half a spirit. After Akihito saves a girl named Mirai Kuriyama from committing suicide, he learns that she is a spirit world warrior and their lives become intertwined.

<i>Days</i> (manga) Japanese manga series and its adaptations

Days is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Yasuda. It was serialized by Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from April 2013 to January 2021, with its chapters collected in 42 tankōbon volumes. In North America, the manga is licensed for English digital release by Kodansha USA.

<i>Miss Kobayashis Dragon Maid</i> Japanese manga and its franchise

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, also known as The Maid Dragon of Kobayashi-san is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Coolkyousinnjya. The series began serialization in Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine since May 2013 and is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. Four spin-off manga have also been serialized in Monthly Action.

Magic-kyun! Renaissance is a Japanese media mix franchise by Sunrise, Pony Canyon, and Broccoli. A PlayStation Vita game was released on September 21, 2016, a manga series began serialization in the November 2016 issue of Sylph, which began serialization on September 22, 2016, and an anime television series produced by Sunrise began airing on October 2, 2016 and ended on December 25, 2016.

Miyu Tomita is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Saitama Prefecture who is signed to Amuse. After aspiring to become a voice actress while studying in elementary school, she participated in two voice acting auditions in 2014, winning one of them. Some of her roles include Otako in Please Tell Me! Galko-chan, Yume Nijino in Aikatsu Stars!, Gabriel White Tenma in Gabriel DropOut, Riko in Made in Abyss, Rizu Ogata in We Never Learn, Miko Iino in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Chuatury "Chuchu" Panlunch in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury and Matsuri Kazamaki (female) in Ayakashi Triangle.

<i>Made in Abyss</i> Japanese manga series and franchise

Made in Abyss is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihito Tsukushi. It has been serialized online in Takeshobo's digital publication Web Comic Gamma since October 2012, and has been collected in 12 tankōbon volumes. The story follows an orphaned girl named Riko, who finds and befriends a part-robot boy named Reg, and descends with him into the titular "Abyss" that leads deep into the Earth, in hopes of exploring it and finding her mother.

<i>Hanebado!</i> Japanese manga series

Hanebado! (はねバド!), also known as The Badminton Play of Ayano Hanesaki! or Hanebad!, is a Japanese sports manga series by Kōsuke Hamada. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine good! Afternoon from June 2013 to October 2019, with its chapters collected in 16 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from July 2018 to October 2018.

Riko Azuna is a Japanese singer and songwriter who is affiliated with KADOKAWA. She made her major debut in 2018 with the song "Kimi ni Furete", which was used as the opening theme to the anime series Bloom Into You. Her music has also been featured in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, Boogiepop and Others, Astra Lost in Space,Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious, Isekai Quartet, So I'm a Spider, So What?, Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose, Police in a Pod, Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs and Made in Abyss. She officially announced her debut as a voice actress on April 1, 2022. She signed a contract with EARLY WING agency.

<i>Astra Lost in Space</i> Japanese manga series

Astra Lost in Space is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenta Shinohara. It was serialized online from May 2016 to December 2017 via Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ website/app. It was collected in five tankōbon volume. Viz Media published the series in English. An anime television series adaptation by Lerche aired from July to September 2019.

<i>Mewkledreamy</i> Japanese anime series

Mewkledreamy is a character franchise created by Sanrio, illustrated by character designer Mayumi Yanagita. The franchise was officially launched in 2017.

<i>Call of the Night</i> Japanese manga series

Call of the Night is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kotoyama. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from August 2019 to January 2024. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Viz Media. An anime television series adaptation produced by Liden Films aired from July to September 2022 on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block.

<i>The Duke of Death and His Maid</i> Japanese manga series

The Duke of Death and His Maid is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series by Koharu Inoue. It was serialized online via Shogakukan's Sunday Webry website from October 2017 to May 2022, with its chapters collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired from July to September 2021. A second season aired from July to September 2023. A third and final season is set to premiere in April 2024.

Shigeya Suzuki, more commonly known under his pseudonym Akihito Tsukushi is a Japanese illustrator, manga artist and designer from Sagamihara, Kanagawa. Suzuki also goes by the name Ichimi Tokusa.

Kazuchika Kise is a Japanese director, animator, and character designer. He started working in the anime industry in 1989 with Patlabor: The Movie. In 2015, he made his directorial debut with Ghost in the Shell: Arise.

References

  1. 1 2 Ressler, Karen (March 25, 2017). "Made in Abyss Anime's 1st Promo Reveals Main Cast, Additional Staff". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Ressler, Karen (July 6, 2018). "Full Dub Casts Announced for Made in Abyss, Scum's Wish Anime". Anime News Network . Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ Made In Abyss Manga: Chapter 5
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 9, 2017). "Made in Abyss Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, Theme Song Artists, More Cast". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ Tsukushi, Akihito (July 31, 2013). "Hello, Abyss 04: Belchero Orphanage". Made in Abyss. Vol. 1. Takeshobo. ISBN   978-4-81-248380-0.
  6. ↑ Tsukushi, Akihito (September 16, 2017). "Tweet by Akihito Tsukushi". Twitter . Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ Crunchyroll [@Crunchyroll] (October 18, 2022). "Nanachi is cute 🧡 (via POP TEAM EPIC Season 2)" (Tweet). Retrieved September 23, 2023– via Twitter.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Egan, Loo (November 21, 2021). "Made in Abyss Season 2's English-Subtitled Video Unveils Cast, Staff". Anime News Network . Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Mateo, Alex (August 24, 2022). "Made in Abyss Season 2 Anime Reveals English Dub's August 31 Premiere, Cast". Anime News Network . Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  10. ↑ Made In Abyss Manga: Chapter 13
  11. ↑ "アニメ『メイドインアビス』続編制作決定！ ボンドルド(CV:森川智之)の新規収録ボイスが聞ける続編制作決定PVが公開". Animate Times (in Japanese). Animate. November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  12. ↑ Loo, Egan (January 22, 2018). "2nd Made in Abyss Film Casts Inori Minase as Prushka in New Scene". Anime News Network . Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  13. ↑ Made In Abyss Manga: Chapter 30
  14. ↑ Made In Abyss Manga: Chapter 33
  15. ↑ Made In Abyss Manga: Chapter 37
  16. ↑ "冒険は終わらない". Kinema Citrus (in Japanese). September 28, 2017. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.