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Underground world Isolated location Exploration Discovery Fantasy adventure Awed Human connection Friendship Your best matches Ranked against what Made in Abyss is actually about, not its genre labels.
65% Reverina match Top pick 2019 · Series · Drama · Action & Adventure
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Why it matches Also fantasy adventure at heart Also about self-discovery Centres on the same innocent figure More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Locke & Key 2020
Watched for the same thing: coming of age and coming of age Centres on the same innocent figure Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 135 candidates
Shares its melancholic and awed register What's different Not about friendship or moral ambiguity Not built around discovery or exploration Moves faster Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV HBO Max Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Made in Abyss.
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2001 · Film · Fantasy · Animation
Worth a look
Why it matches Also fantasy adventure at heart Watched for the same thing: coming of age and coming of age Centres on the same caregiver figure Also about self-discovery What's different Not about friendship or moral ambiguity Not built around discovery or exploration A film, so it resolves in one sitting Darkness Fairly light
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Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV HBO Max Why this ranked above the others
The closest in pace and structure when ranked against Made in Abyss.
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2020 · Series · Animation · Mystery
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: coming of age and coming of age Also about friendship and self-discovery Centres on the same innocent figure Shares its melancholic register What's different Not built around discovery or exploration Not really fantasy adventure Moves faster Commitment 2 seasons · ~16h
Short
Where it streams Hulu Crunchyroll Crunchyroll Amazon Channel Add to watchlist Not for me
Pan's Labyrinth 2006 · 1h 58m
Watched for the same thing: coming of age and coming of age Centres on the same caregiver figure Stranger Things 2016
Watched for the same thing: coming of age and coming of age Also about friendship The Magicians 2015
Watched for the same thing: coming of age and coming of age Also about moral ambiguity and self-discovery Wednesday 2022
Also about moral ambiguity and self-discovery Shares its melancholic and wry register Adolescence 2025
Watched for the same thing: coming of age and coming of age Also about moral ambiguity It 1990
Watched for the same thing: coming of age and coming of age Also about friendship and moral ambiguity Twin Peaks 1990
Also about moral ambiguity Shares its melancholic and wry register Mushi-Shi 2005
Also about self-discovery Shares its melancholic register Amphibia 2019
Also fantasy adventure at heart Watched for the same thing: coming of age and coming of age
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