The season is set primarily within the , a strange settlement inhabited by "Hollows" who have given up their human forms to survive the Sixth Layer.
Watching Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun ( Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou ) is an intense experience that explores the deepest, most horrific layers of the series' lore. This season follows Riko, Reg, and Nanachi as they enter the Sixth Layer, the "Capital of the Unreturned," where the curse of the Abyss is so potent that any attempt to ascend results in a total loss of humanity or death. Stai guardando MadeInAbyssRetsujitsuNoOugonkyou...
: A major part of the narrative is told through flashbacks of a group called the Ganja, who discovered the Abyss centuries before the modern era. Their tragic struggle for survival explains the horrifying origins of Ilblu. The season is set primarily within the ,