Acheronta movebo. Made in Abyss and the tradition of descent

I. In 2017, the studio Kinema Citrus adapted Made in Abyss , Akihito Tsukushi's manga, into an anime. The story follows the descent of a young girl (Riko) and an android (Reg) into the Abyss, a vast, enigmatic place filled with secrets. As each episode unfolds, the series begins to resonate with other images and figures. From Virgil to Freud, from Dante's Inferno to the Underground of Undertale ,…