Kadokawa has announced the first film in the new Made in Abyss anime trilogy, Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi (Made in Abyss: Awakening Mystery), will open in fall 2026 in Japan. A new trailer was revealed, along with more staff members.
Masayuki Kojima is returning to direct the new Made in Abyss anime at the studio Kinema Citrus. What’s more, Hideyuki Kurata is in charge of series composition, and Kazuchika Kise and Yuka Kuroda are returning as character designers.
The newly announced cast members include:
- Design Leader: Takeshi Takakura
- Art Directors: Osamu Masuyama, Teru Sekiguchi, Asaki Nakamura (Inspired)
- Color Key Artist: Miyao Yamashita
- Compositing Director of Photography: Tsunetaka Ema (T2 Studio)
- Editing: Masayuki Kurosawa
- Sound Director: Haru Yamada
- Sound Effects: Tōru Noguchi
- Music: Kevin Penkin
- Music Producer: Hiromitsu Iijima
- Music Production: IRMA LA DOUCE
- Music Production Collaboration: Kadokawa
The returning cast includes:
- Mariya Ise as Reg
- Miyu Tomita as Riko
- Shiori Izawa as Nanachi
- Misaki Kuno as Faputa
In January 2023, Kadokawa announced that a third season of the Made in Abyss anime series was in the works, continuing from where the second season, Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun, left off. Moreover, Made in Abyss Season 3 will likely feature the Capital of the Unreturned and Curse Fleet arcs.
Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun premiered in July 2022. The anime aired weekly into September 2022, covering Riko and the crew’s journey in the sixth layer of the Abyss. HIDIVE currently streams the first two seasons of Made in Abyss in English, and the anime was previously streamed on Crunchyroll.
