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** CreepyAwesome: All White Whistles who have been introduced or named so far have also been portrayed starkly compared to the other whistles, with ominous silhouettes and epithets as well as dark concealing outfits. Besides Lyza, there is [[spoiler:[[SuperStrength Ozen the Immovable]], [[PlagueDoctor Sarajo the Lord of Mystery]]), [[TeleportersAndTransporters Wakuna the Lord of Guidance]] and of course [[MadScientist Bondrewd the Novel]], Lord of [[ForScience Dawn]].]] Even Lyza, who is comparably the brightest and most normal looking White Whistle is sometimes portrayed in a creepy fashion befitting her violent epithet, with her aptly named pickaxe alluding to the scythe of the Grim Reaper.
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** CreepyAwesome: All White Whistles who have been introduced or named so far have also been portrayed starkly compared to the other whistles, with ominous silhouettes and epithets as well as dark concealing outfits. Besides Lyza, there is [[spoiler:[[SuperStrength Ozen the Immovable]], [[PlagueDoctor Sarajo the Lord of Mystery]]), Mystery]], [[TeleportersAndTransporters Wakuna the Lord of Guidance]] and of course [[MadScientist Bondrewd the Novel]], Lord of [[ForScience Dawn]].]] Even Lyza, who is comparably the brightest and most normal looking White Whistle is sometimes portrayed in a creepy fashion befitting her violent epithet, with her aptly named pickaxe alluding to the scythe of the Grim Reaper.
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*** CreepyAwesome: All White Whistles who have been introduced or named so far have also been portrayed starkly compared to the other whistles, with ominous silhouettes and epithets as well as dark concealing outfits. Besides Lyza, there is [[spoiler:[[SuperStrength Ozen the Immovable]], [[PlagueDoctor Sarajo the Lord of Mystery]]), [[TeleportersAndTransporters Wakuna the Lord of Guidance]] and of course [[MadScientist Bondrewd the Novel]], Lord of [[ForScience Dawn]].]] Even Lyza, who is comparably the brightest and most normal looking White Whistle is sometimes portrayed in a creepy fashion befitting her violent epithet, with her aptly named pickaxe making her looking like the Grim Reaper.
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** Lyza the Annhilator in particular was described to be a standout even among the elites. Indeed, he prowess is hinted at by stories of her feats with Blaze Reap, the Everlasting Pick, and a flashback by fellow White Whistle Ozen.
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** Lyza the Annhilator in particular was described to be a standout even among the elites. Indeed, he her prowess is hinted at by stories of her feats with Blaze Reap, the Everlasting Pick, and a flashback by fellow White Whistle Ozen.Ozen.
*** CreepyAwesome: All White Whistles who have been introduced or named so far have also been portrayed starkly compared to the other whistles, with ominous silhouettes and epithets as well as dark concealing outfits. Besides Lyza, there is [[spoiler:[[SuperStrength Ozen the Immovable]], [[PlagueDoctor Sarajo the Lord of Mystery]]), [[TeleportersAndTransporters Wakuna the Lord of Guidance]] and of course [[MadScientist Bondrewd the Novel]], Lord of [[ForScience Dawn]].]] Even Lyza, who is comparably the brightest and most normal looking White Whistle is sometimes portrayed in a creepy fashion befitting her violent epithet, with her aptly named pickaxe making her looking like the Grim Reaper.
*** CreepyAwesome: All White Whistles who have been introduced or named so far have also been portrayed starkly compared to the other whistles, with ominous silhouettes and epithets as well as dark concealing outfits. Besides Lyza, there is [[spoiler:[[SuperStrength Ozen the Immovable]], [[PlagueDoctor Sarajo the Lord of Mystery]]), [[TeleportersAndTransporters Wakuna the Lord of Guidance]] and of course [[MadScientist Bondrewd the Novel]], Lord of [[ForScience Dawn]].]] Even Lyza, who is comparably the brightest and most normal looking White Whistle is sometimes portrayed in a creepy fashion befitting her violent epithet, with her aptly named pickaxe making her looking like the Grim Reaper.
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** [[spoiler: When Riko and Reg get to into the fourth layer, Riko is impaled in the arm via a large porcupine monster's quill laced with venom and Reg has to bring her away before they all die. However the only escape was up, so Riko was forced to go through the Curse ''while'' being poisoned by the quill and starts hemorrhaging from every orifice. The combined pain gets so bad that Riko practically begs Reg to amputate her poisoned arm, which Reg ''botches'' the bone-breaking and slicing parts of. Thankfully Nanachi came to help and was able to save the arm.]]
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** [[spoiler: When Riko and Reg get to into enter the fourth layer, Riko is gets impaled in the arm via a large porcupine monster's quill laced with venom and Reg has to bring her away before they all die.die from the porcupine's persistent attacks. However the only escape was up, so Riko was forced to go through the Curse ''while'' being poisoned by the quill and starts hemorrhaging from every orifice. The combined pain gets so bad that Riko practically begs Reg to amputate her poisoned arm, which Reg ''botches'' the bone-breaking and slicing parts of. Thankfully Nanachi came to help and was able to save the arm.arm and Riko's life.]]
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* BodyHorror: The dangerous aspects of the Abyss have a plethora of ways to play merry hell with the human body. Evisceration, hemorrhaging, swelling, parasitism, and much more. However, the ones that hold truest to this trope are [[spoiler: the handiworks of Bondrewd the Novel]].
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* BodyHorror: The dangerous aspects of the Abyss have a plethora of ways to play merry hell with the human body. Evisceration, hemorrhaging, swelling, parasitism, parasitism and much more. However, the ones that hold truest to this trope are [[spoiler: the handiworks of Bondrewd the Novel]].Novel]].
** [[spoiler: When Riko and Reg get to into the fourth layer, Riko is impaled in the arm via a large porcupine monster's quill laced with venom and Reg has to bring her away before they all die. However the only escape was up, so Riko was forced to go through the Curse ''while'' being poisoned by the quill and starts hemorrhaging from every orifice. The combined pain gets so bad that Riko practically begs Reg to amputate her poisoned arm, which Reg ''botches'' the bone-breaking and slicing parts of. Thankfully Nanachi came to help and was able to save the arm.]]
** [[spoiler: When Riko and Reg get to into the fourth layer, Riko is impaled in the arm via a large porcupine monster's quill laced with venom and Reg has to bring her away before they all die. However the only escape was up, so Riko was forced to go through the Curse ''while'' being poisoned by the quill and starts hemorrhaging from every orifice. The combined pain gets so bad that Riko practically begs Reg to amputate her poisoned arm, which Reg ''botches'' the bone-breaking and slicing parts of. Thankfully Nanachi came to help and was able to save the arm.]]
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* BodyHorror: The dangerous aspects of the Abyss have a plethora of ways to play merry hell with the human body. Evisceration, hemorrhaging, swelling, parasitism, and much more. However, the ones that hold truest to this trope are [[spoiler: the handiwork of Bondrewd the Novel]].
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* BodyHorror: The dangerous aspects of the Abyss have a plethora of ways to play merry hell with the human body. Evisceration, hemorrhaging, swelling, parasitism, and much more. However, the ones that hold truest to this trope are [[spoiler: the handiwork handiworks of Bondrewd the Novel]].
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* BodyHorror: The dangerous aspects of the Abyss have a plethora of ways to play merry hell with the human body. Evisceration, hemorrhaging, swelling, parasitism, and much more. However, the ones that holds truest to this trope are [[spoiler: the handiwork of Bondrewd the Novel]].
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* BodyHorror: The dangerous aspects of the Abyss have a plethora of ways to play merry hell with the human body. Evisceration, hemorrhaging, swelling, parasitism, and much more. However, the ones that holds hold truest to this trope are [[spoiler: the handiwork of Bondrewd the Novel]].
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* BodyHorror: The dangerous aspects of the Abyss have a plethora of ways to play merry hell with the human body. Evisceration, hemorrhaging, swelling, predation, and much more. However, the ones that holds truest to this trope are [[spoiler: the handiwork of Bondrewd the Novel]].
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* BodyHorror: The dangerous aspects of the Abyss have a plethora of ways to play merry hell with the human body. Evisceration, hemorrhaging, swelling, predation, parasitism, and much more. However, the ones that holds truest to this trope are [[spoiler: the handiwork of Bondrewd the Novel]].
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* BodyHorror: The dangerous aspects of the Abyss have a plethora of ways to play merry hell with the human body. Evisceration, hemorrhaging, swelling, predation, and much more. However, the ones that holds truest to this trope are [[spoiler: the handiwork of Bondrewd the Novel]].
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* ActionDuo: Reg and Riko. Riko is a strategist with encyclopedic knowledge about the Abyss and its threats, Reg is a heavy hitter packed with enough firepower to follow her plans through and destroy the obstacles blocking their path.
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* ActionDuo: Reg and Riko. Riko is a strategist with encyclopedic knowledge about the Abyss and its threats, Reg is a heavy hitter packed with enough firepower to follow her plans through and destroy the any obstacles blocking their path.
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** Lyza the Annhilator in particular was described to be a standout even among the elites. Indeed, he prowess is hinted at by stories of her feats with Blaze Reap, the Everlasting Pick, and a flashback by fellow White Whistle Ozen.
* ActionDuo: Reg and Riko. Riko is a strategist with encyclopedic knowledge about the Abyss and its threats, Reg is a heavy hitter packed with enough firepower to follow her plans through and destroy the obstacles blocking their path.
* ActionDuo: Reg and Riko. Riko is a strategist with encyclopedic knowledge about the Abyss and its threats, Reg is a heavy hitter packed with enough firepower to follow her plans through and destroy the obstacles blocking their path.
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* ButtMonkey: Both Reg and Riko suffer their fair share of jokes and embarrassment, and situations almost always seem to take a turn for the worse, but the two are resilient enough to press on forward to their goals.
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* LostTechnology: The best way to describe the Abyss' artifacts. The surface world has little idea on how to reproduce them, hence why the town of Orth can make a living off auctioning the fruits of their excavations. Reg himself is a walking example, and his goal is to discover his origins.
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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Just because the Abyss is a dangerous place doesn't mean there aren't plenty of small animals living within. Many of them are absolutely fuzzy and adorable. More importantly, they are a good source of food.
* RuinsForRuinsSake: Wild nature dominates the Abyss landscape, but there are traces of civilization left standing to be explored, be it a lonely tomb from past millenia, a pirate ship embedded in a cliff-side wall, or the grand remains of an ancient city.
* RuinsForRuinsSake: Wild nature dominates the Abyss landscape, but there are traces of civilization left standing to be explored, be it a lonely tomb from past millenia, a pirate ship embedded in a cliff-side wall, or the grand remains of an ancient city.
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* ForbiddenZone: Due to how hostile they are to human life, deeper layers of the Abyss are forbidden for lower-ranked explorers. Only White Whistles are allowed to freely roam all layers. Of course, our heroes' intention is to cross all of them and reach the bottom of the Abyss.
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* SceneryPorn: The art in both the Manga and the Anime Adaption is breathtaking. The town of Orth itself is sheer eye-candy, and the natural glory of the Abyss is lovingly and richly detailed.
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* PointOfNoReturn: The frontier between the fifth and sixth layers is considered this, as the ascension curse of the sixth layer is pretty much fatal to human beings. The sixth layer is called "City of the Unreturned" for this reason.
* SceneryPorn: The art in both the Manga and the Anime Adaption is breathtaking. The town of Orth itself is sheer eye-candy, and the natural glory of the Abyss is lovingly and richlydetailed.detailed.
* TheWorldIsJustAwesome:
** The manga is rife with double-page spreads showcasing the amazing scenery of Orth and the Abyss.
** The first episode of the anime ends with one, when Riko shows Reg the dawn in Orth: as the sun rises over the mountains, both the city and the Abyss are slowly bathed in light. Reg watches in awe from the top of the hill.
* YearOutsideHourInside: Time seems to run slower the deeper you are in the Abyss, and it's easy to lose the track of time. Ozen claims that one time she made what she thought was a two-week-long trip to the fifth layer, but when she returned to the surface, she discovered she had been gone for months.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Even before the start of her adventure, Riko is very aware of the fact that she isn't going to return from the Abyss.
* SceneryPorn: The art in both the Manga and the Anime Adaption is breathtaking. The town of Orth itself is sheer eye-candy, and the natural glory of the Abyss is lovingly and richly
* TheWorldIsJustAwesome:
** The manga is rife with double-page spreads showcasing the amazing scenery of Orth and the Abyss.
** The first episode of the anime ends with one, when Riko shows Reg the dawn in Orth: as the sun rises over the mountains, both the city and the Abyss are slowly bathed in light. Reg watches in awe from the top of the hill.
* YearOutsideHourInside: Time seems to run slower the deeper you are in the Abyss, and it's easy to lose the track of time. Ozen claims that one time she made what she thought was a two-week-long trip to the fifth layer, but when she returned to the surface, she discovered she had been gone for months.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Even before the start of her adventure, Riko is very aware of the fact that she isn't going to return from the Abyss.
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* ArtStyleDissonance: The art style for the characters is very PuniPlush in stark contrast to complicated backgrounds and the visceral horrors.
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* BottomlessPits: Non-video game example. The Abyss is deep. It is ''very'' deep. According to the latest available map, the Abyss reaches beyond 20,000 meters below sea level. As a frame of reference, take the deepest known point on Earth (Mariana Trench's Challenger Deep, ~11,000 meters below sea level), '''double''' that length, ''and keep going.''
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* JustifiedTitle: The Abyss is home to many artifacts that are valued on the surface world, but the series' title can refer to Reg as well, a robot who's more than likely to have originated from the its very bottom. What's more, the title can ''also'' refer to Riko, who was born in the lower layers before being taken up to the surface for safety.
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* JustifiedTitle: The Abyss is home to many artifacts that are valued on the surface world, but the series' title can refer to Reg as well, a robot who's more than likely to have originated from the its very bottom. What's more, the title can ''also'' refer to Riko, who was born in the lower layers before being taken up to the surface for safety.
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* DaylightHorror: The Abyss, in contrary to the implications of its name, is a brightly-lit place, with sunlight slipping past the Curse's barrier and washing the scenery in gorgeous lighting. That means little to the dangers lurking within.
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* DaylightHorror: The Abyss, in contrary to the implications of its name, is a brightly-lit place, with sunlight slipping past the Curse's barrier and washing the scenery in gorgeous lighting. That means little to the dangers lurking within.
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* OrphanageOfFear: Downplayed. The Belchero Orphanage exploits child labor, but the kids are no more afraid of their instructors then they do a strict parent. In fact, some even enlist into the orphanage to undergo training as cave raiders, hoping to gain a better standing in life.
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* EldritchLocation: The Abyss. It is littered with treasures unique to the rest of the world, some with miraculous and physics-defying properties, and is home to entire worlds divided between the layers, each carrying their own host of monsters and mysteries. And that's not mentioning what happens if one were to try climbing back out...
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* EldritchLocation: The Abyss. It is littered with treasures unique to the rest of the world, some with miraculous and physics-defying properties, and is home to entire worlds divided between the layers, each carrying their own host of monsters and mysteries. And that's not mentioning Not to mention what happens if one were to try climbing back out...
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* BreakTheCutie: The main adventurers are cute children. The Abyss is a merciless DeathWorld. Do the math.
* CrapsaccharineWorld: The town of Orth is a lively place; cave delvers are treated like celebrities and heroes, there is almost nowhere you can go without witnessing a splendid view worth a thousand words, artifacts are worth good money and have varied effects that are, if not convenient, at least a good source of entertainment, and people seem generally content with their lot in life. Even the Belchero Orphanage isn't exactly what one would consider an OrphanageOfFear - orphans are given education and job training, and the heads running them are well-meaning and reasonable, if stern. Of course, the rosy and idyllic image of the town is made unsettling considering the ''rampant'' child labor, with children being fully expected to work and/or explore the Abyss before they hit puberty, and even dreaming of going down to more dangerous depths. Delvers are treated as martyrs, and their offspring are inspired to follow in their parents' dangerous footsteps.
* CrapsaccharineWorld: The town of Orth is a lively place; cave delvers are treated like celebrities and heroes, there is almost nowhere you can go without witnessing a splendid view worth a thousand words, artifacts are worth good money and have varied effects that are, if not convenient, at least a good source of entertainment, and people seem generally content with their lot in life. Even the Belchero Orphanage isn't exactly what one would consider an OrphanageOfFear - orphans are given education and job training, and the heads running them are well-meaning and reasonable, if stern. Of course, the rosy and idyllic image of the town is made unsettling considering the ''rampant'' child labor, with children being fully expected to work and/or explore the Abyss before they hit puberty, and even dreaming of going down to more dangerous depths. Delvers are treated as martyrs, and their offspring are inspired to follow in their parents' dangerous footsteps.
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* DeathWorld: The Abyss is home to contained ecosystems as diverse as they are numerous. However, this means that many of the fauna and flora have evolved to become incredibly dangerous to cave delvers. Prospective raiders run the risk of suffering a downright gruesome fate with every dive, and that's not even mentioning the Curse enveloping the whole place.
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* DaylightHorror: The Abyss, in contrary to the implications of its name, is a brightly-lit place, with sunlight slipping past the Curse's barrier and washing the scenery in gorgeous lighting. That means little to the dangers lurking within.
* DeathWorld: The Abyss is home to contained ecosystems as diverse as they are numerous. However, this means that many of the fauna and flora have evolved to become incredibly dangerous to cave delvers. Prospective raiders run the risk of suffering a downright gruesome fate with every dive, and that's not evenmentioning touching the subject of the Curse enveloping the whole entire place.
* DeathWorld: The Abyss is home to contained ecosystems as diverse as they are numerous. However, this means that many of the fauna and flora have evolved to become incredibly dangerous to cave delvers. Prospective raiders run the risk of suffering a downright gruesome fate with every dive, and that's not even
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* JustifiedTitle: The Abyss is home to many artifacts that are valued on the surface world, but the series' title can refer to Reg as well, a robot who's more than likely to have originated from the its very bottom. What's more, the title can ''also'' refer to Riko, who was born in the lower layers before being taken up to the surface.
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* HeroicSacrifice: Because the Sixth Layer is considered the point of no return for delvers, White Whistles who venture past this threshold have given up the thought of ever returning back to the surface for the sake of discovering the Abyss' deepest enigmas. They can send up records of their discoveries below, but in effect no longer exist to the rest of the world outside of that.
* JustifiedTitle: The Abyss is home to many artifacts that are valued on the surface world, but the series' title can refer to Reg as well, a robot who's more than likely to have originated from the its very bottom. What's more, the title can ''also'' refer to Riko, who was born in the lower layers before being taken up to thesurface.surface for safety.
* JustifiedTitle: The Abyss is home to many artifacts that are valued on the surface world, but the series' title can refer to Reg as well, a robot who's more than likely to have originated from the its very bottom. What's more, the title can ''also'' refer to Riko, who was born in the lower layers before being taken up to the
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In Oosu, the town at the edge of the Abyss, there lives a little orphan named Rico, who dreams of becoming as great a cave raider as her mother was and solving the great mystery of the pit. One day exploring the murky depths she stumbles upon a little boy, who turns out to be a robot..."
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In Oosu, Orth, the town at the edge of the Abyss, there lives a little orphan named Rico, who dreams of becoming as great a cave raider as her mother was and solving the great mystery of the pit. One day exploring the murky depths she stumbles upon a little boy, who turns out to be a robot..."
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* SceneryPorn: The art in both the Manga and the Anime Adaption is breathtaking. The town of Oosu itself is sheer eye-candy, and the natural glory of the Abyss is lovingly and richly detailed.
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* SceneryPorn: The art in both the Manga and the Anime Adaption is breathtaking. The town of Oosu Orth itself is sheer eye-candy, and the natural glory of the Abyss is lovingly and richly detailed.
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** Layer Six and Below - [[BalefulPolymorph Loss of Humanity]], very possibly death.
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** Layer Six and Below - [[BalefulPolymorph Loss of Humanity]], very possibly death.
** Layer Seven - Certain death.
** Layer Seven - Certain death.
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** Layer Six and Below - [[BalefulPolymorph Loss of Humanity]], possibly death.
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** Layer Six and Below - [[BalefulPolymorph Loss of Humanity]], very possibly death.
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* SceneryPorn: The art in both the Manga and the Anime Adaption is breathtakingly beautiful. The town of Oosu is sheer eye-candy, and the natural glory of the Abyss is lovingly and richly detailed.
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* SceneryPorn: The art in both the Manga and the Anime Adaption is breathtakingly beautiful. breathtaking. The town of Oosu itself is sheer eye-candy, and the natural glory of the Abyss is lovingly and richly detailed.
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* JustifiedTitle: The Abyss is home to many artifacts that are valued on the surface world, but the series' title can refer to Reg as well, a robot who's more than likely to have originated from the its very bottom. What's more, the title can ''also'' refer to Riko, who was born in the lower layers before being taken up to the surface.
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* JustifiedTitle: The Abyss is home to many artifacts that are valued on the surface world, but the series' title can refer to Reg as well, a robot who's more than likely to have originated from the its very bottom. What's more, the title can ''also'' refer to Riko, who was born in the lower layers before being taken up to the surface.surface.
* SceneryPorn: The art in both the Manga and the Anime Adaption is breathtakingly beautiful. The town of Oosu is sheer eye-candy, and the natural glory of the Abyss is lovingly and richly detailed.
* SceneryPorn: The art in both the Manga and the Anime Adaption is breathtakingly beautiful. The town of Oosu is sheer eye-candy, and the natural glory of the Abyss is lovingly and richly detailed.
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* {{Curse}}: "The Curse of the Abyss". No one is sure exactly what it is, but there's ''something'' within the Abyss that induces increasingly harsh symptoms on raiders attempting to climb back to the surface, making ascension potentially more dangerous than descending. The effects are as followed:
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* {{Curse}}: "The Curse of the Abyss". No one is sure exactly what it is, but there's ''something'' within the Abyss that induces increasingly harsh symptoms on raiders attempting to climb back to the surface, making ascension potentially more dangerous riskier than descending. even exploring. The effects are as followed:follows:
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* ArtStyleDissonance The art style is very PuniPlush....
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* ArtStyleDissonance TheAce: Bearers of a White Whistle are considered [[LivingLegends Living Legends]], the absolute best of all the cave raiders, and the most capable of exploring the Abyss' mysteries. With access to the Sixth Layer, they must be able to easily traverse hostile landscapes and confront the most dangerous monsters, spending months if not years at a time in the pit's lower layers. Furthermore, they must possess incredible tolerance to the harshest symptoms of the Curse. Many aspire to rise the ranks and earn a White Whistle of their own, one of them being Riko.
* ArtStyleDissonance: The art style for the characters is veryPuniPlush....PuniPlush in stark contrast to complicated backgrounds and the visceral horrors.
* {{Curse}}: "The Curse of the Abyss". No one is sure exactly what it is, but there's ''something'' within the Abyss that induces increasingly harsh symptoms on raiders attempting to climb back to the surface, making ascension potentially more dangerous than descending. The effects are as followed:
** Layer One - Light dizziness akin to Decompression Sickness.
** Layer Two - Heavy nausea, numbness of limbs, headaches.
** Layer Three - Loss of balance, visual and auditory hallucinations in addition to the above effects.
** Layer Four - Whole-body pain, bleeding from every orifice.
** Layer Five - Loss of all sensation, increased likelihood of self-harm.
** Layer Six and Below - [[BalefulPolymorph Loss of Humanity]], possibly death.
* DeathWorld: The Abyss is home to contained ecosystems as diverse as they are numerous. However, this means that many of the fauna and flora have evolved to become incredibly dangerous to cave delvers. Prospective raiders run the risk of suffering a downright gruesome fate with every dive, and that's not even mentioning the Curse enveloping the whole place.
* EldritchLocation: The Abyss. It is littered with treasures unique to the rest of the world, some with miraculous and physics-defying properties, and is home to entire worlds divided between the layers, each carrying their own host of monsters and mysteries. And that's not mentioning what happens if one were to try climbing back out...
* JustifiedTitle: The Abyss is home to many artifacts that are valued on the surface world, but the series' title can refer to Reg as well, a robot who's more than likely to have originated from the its very bottom. What's more, the title can ''also'' refer to Riko, who was born in the lower layers before being taken up to the surface.
* ArtStyleDissonance: The art style for the characters is very
* {{Curse}}: "The Curse of the Abyss". No one is sure exactly what it is, but there's ''something'' within the Abyss that induces increasingly harsh symptoms on raiders attempting to climb back to the surface, making ascension potentially more dangerous than descending. The effects are as followed:
** Layer One - Light dizziness akin to Decompression Sickness.
** Layer Two - Heavy nausea, numbness of limbs, headaches.
** Layer Three - Loss of balance, visual and auditory hallucinations in addition to the above effects.
** Layer Four - Whole-body pain, bleeding from every orifice.
** Layer Five - Loss of all sensation, increased likelihood of self-harm.
** Layer Six and Below - [[BalefulPolymorph Loss of Humanity]], possibly death.
* DeathWorld: The Abyss is home to contained ecosystems as diverse as they are numerous. However, this means that many of the fauna and flora have evolved to become incredibly dangerous to cave delvers. Prospective raiders run the risk of suffering a downright gruesome fate with every dive, and that's not even mentioning the Curse enveloping the whole place.
* EldritchLocation: The Abyss. It is littered with treasures unique to the rest of the world, some with miraculous and physics-defying properties, and is home to entire worlds divided between the layers, each carrying their own host of monsters and mysteries. And that's not mentioning what happens if one were to try climbing back out...
* JustifiedTitle: The Abyss is home to many artifacts that are valued on the surface world, but the series' title can refer to Reg as well, a robot who's more than likely to have originated from the its very bottom. What's more, the title can ''also'' refer to Riko, who was born in the lower layers before being taken up to the surface.
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Despite its cutesy art style, [[SurpriseCreepy Don't ]][[WhamEpisode be]] fooled for even a second.
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Despite its cutesy art style, [[SurpriseCreepy Don't ]][[WhamEpisode be]] fooled [[ViolenceIsDisturbing fooled]] [[BodyHorror for even even]] [[BreakTheCutie a second.
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''Made In Abyss'' is an adventure manga by Akihito Tsukushi The description is as follows, via MyAnmeList:
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''Made In Abyss'' is an adventure manga by Akihito Tsukushi The description is as follows, via MyAnmeList:
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* ArtStyleDissonance The art style is very PuniPlush....
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[[caption-width-right:350:Seems like a happy story, right?....]]
''Made In Abyss'' is an adventure manga by Akihito Tsukushi The description is as follows, via MyAnmeList:
"The enormous cave system, known as the Abyss, is the only unexplored place in the world. Nobody knows how far down this titanic pit goes, inhabited by strange and wondrous creatures and full of mysterious ancient relics whose purpose is unknown to modern man. Generations of bold adventurers have been drawn by the cryptic depths of the Abyss. Over the course of time those bold enough to explore the dangerous pit came to be known as "Cave Raiders."
In Oosu, the town at the edge of the Abyss, there lives a little orphan named Rico, who dreams of becoming as great a cave raider as her mother was and solving the great mystery of the pit. One day exploring the murky depths she stumbles upon a little boy, who turns out to be a robot..."
Despite its cutesy art style, [[SurpriseCreepy Don't ]][[WhamEpisode be]] fooled for even a second.
'''Tropes for the series include''':
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[[caption-width-right:350:Seems like a happy story, right?....]]
''Made In Abyss'' is an adventure manga by Akihito Tsukushi The description is as follows, via MyAnmeList:
"The enormous cave system, known as the Abyss, is the only unexplored place in the world. Nobody knows how far down this titanic pit goes, inhabited by strange and wondrous creatures and full of mysterious ancient relics whose purpose is unknown to modern man. Generations of bold adventurers have been drawn by the cryptic depths of the Abyss. Over the course of time those bold enough to explore the dangerous pit came to be known as "Cave Raiders."
In Oosu, the town at the edge of the Abyss, there lives a little orphan named Rico, who dreams of becoming as great a cave raider as her mother was and solving the great mystery of the pit. One day exploring the murky depths she stumbles upon a little boy, who turns out to be a robot..."
Despite its cutesy art style, [[SurpriseCreepy Don't ]][[WhamEpisode be]] fooled for even a second.
'''Tropes for the series include''':
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