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White Whistles, rejoice. Looks like Madoka Magica isn't the only series coming back with a film this year. On February 8, hit anime series Made in Abyss released a new trailer for its upcoming film Made in Abyss: Awakening Mystery, slated for release in autumn of this year.
The film is the first of a trilogy, and picks up where the second season of the TV series, The Golden City of the Scorching Sun, left off in 2022. The trailer doesn't give too much away, though it does introduce two new characters toward the end: Delver Cravagli and his companion Tepaste, who were previously shown in a teaser visual last year. View the trailer below:
Kinema Citrus will continue operating as the series' animation studio, with Masayuki Kojima also returning as director. Legendary British-Australian composer Kevin Penkin reprises his role as well, contributing his exceptional talents to the franchise's otherworldly soundtrack. All in all, it's looking like a solid line-up.
Made in Abyss follows the story of young Riko, an orphaned girl who explores a seemingly bottomless chasm known as the Abyss in search of her missing mother. The anime series aired in July 2017 with a 13-episode first season, adapted from the 2012 manga of the same name. The award-winning series has since seen massive international success, with over 22 million copies of the manga sold to date.
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