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I believe the reason Riko hasn't developed curls despite experiencing every non-lethal curse has to do with her being a living corpse.

The effects of the curse are based on deep water diving and the effects of going up quickly. People can come up as long as they do it slowly and take enough time but going up too fast can de deadly. The curse works the same way

2:26 not to mention, Vueko has 2 tone hair due to Juroimoh Burning her in that spot when she was a child, so the hair who grew from that scar started growing white as a result

this makes me think the abyss is an allegory of radiation poisoning

Im not sure why, i always assumed netherworld locks were gained by living in the abyss for an extended period of time, since all characters who have them seem to be living in the abyss. I guess the exception to this would be Tepaste and Lyza, but Lyza spent a good portion of her life in the abyss it's assumed and Tepaste works for the abyssal shrine maiden if I recall correctly so it wouldnt be out of the realm of possibilities that shes spending a lot of time down there

I Loved this video!! My personal theory is that abyssal Curls are caused specifically by rising up from the 5th layer like you mentioned, and Liza sneaked there in secret before she could delve there on her own, just like Riko did, and got them by ascending to return to the surface. I always interpreted Yelme comment to Tepaste as an implication, as in, in order to get them while ascending, you still need to dive to the 5th layer first, since most delvers plan on going back up after a trip to the dephts.

Regarding how deep Lyza could've delved: In the video game it's mentioned that, while the Delver's Guild will occasionally send Black Whistle Delvers on missions to gain a White Whistle, all the currently active WW Delvers gained theirs by acting on their own accord, delving deeper than allowed. Lyza wouldn't be considered active anymore at that time, but it's easy to assume that the same would apply to her, especially since she learned under Ozen.

This theory really makes me wonder if Curse Source is some kind of fantastical Chernobyl

This is a really neat analysis! I never realized the side effects of the abyss connecting with the curls, it really shows the amazing thought and detail put into made in abyss. Great video!

This is a look into something I hadn't even really payed enough attention to notice... that's really cool, great video! Definitely subscribing, glad youtube recommended me this channel!

considering the way hair grows, rikos hair curls might have already developed, its just that theyre near her scalp and covered by the already existing older straight hair.

It could also be a reference to spaghettification in black holes seen that time and reality bends inside the abyss

I watched this and the HH video while meal prepping orange chicken. Thank you for keeping me company, and I'm glad to see you still make vids. P.S. made in abyss still one of my favorites anime/manga world building great

love seeing more people talk about mia

I hope we will see a curly hair Riko some day because that would be super cute.

I love this series lore, it's so full of details and mysteries.

2:39 "Pushing them aside" 😭

These made in abyss videos are amazing :)

Another dope MiA vid, thank you! I feel like the curling hair resembling horns has a mythic resonance to it as a sign of having been deep within the abyss and survived. Me and my partner have speculated that Lyza and others may have been down to the 5th layer and had dealings with Bondrewed (for him to go down to the 6th layer and get their whistles carved), possibly without knowing the full extent of what he was up to(Ozen referring to him as a "scoundrel" would be an understatement if she knew). Said events could have transpired after Nanachi escaped with Mitty but before the events of the series, and time dilation might account for that? Either way I love that you're making vids on these topics!

glad to see you're doing more MiA content, there's never enough! very interesting video, makes a lot of sense

Awesome video showcasing this!

its happy to see that you didn't give up because of those foolish comments

I’ve been looking forward to your next abyss video!!

Really liked this! I'd like to see you make a video on souls eventually.

Ooh I've been waiting for a new video 😊 Are you working on something regarding the living abyss? The flow being alive wasn't something unheard of but still interesting.

Dang, how did I not notice this before? Thank you so much for sharing!

So glad to see another MiA video from you! Also your abyss-sona (?) is really cute

This was awesome! Great work :)

Great video and on a topic I have been thinking about a lot recently. You are probably right about all of the in-universe explanation, and I'm really impressed how you used the whistle classes and the characters' dive history to come up with a good framework for when and where it can happen. Truth be told I don't even think Tsukushi thought about it this much. I have another perspective that ties into a larger hypothesis I am working on: The Abyss as a metaphor for depression. I think Tsukushi is writing from his heart as a way to deal with his own personal experience with depression. How it ties into the Abyss Curls (trigger warning: personal hygiene.) When one is in a deep state of depression, daily bathing becomes difficult. You're generally lying around the house, in bed or on a couch, for most of the day. When your scalp skin starts to build up, it can act as a wax that clumps your hair and makes it stick out at strange angles. It was Tepaste's Abyss curls that made me think of this as when you are sleeping or lying down, it will cause that kind of depression matted hair to make those swirl patterns (from just normal movement against the pillow). The deeper you go into depression, the more severe it looks. I also think Lyza's curls being free and 'soft' is a metaphor for how she doesn't let things cling to her. Everyone wears their Abyss scars but she doesn't let it change her. She comes back stronger with the same smile. She dives into depression and comes back with the wonders you can sometimes find there, but it doesn't change her, doesn't mark her. I think that is what makes her special and is an archetype Tsukushi sees as admirable and worth striving to emulate. I know it's not right to diagnose other people, though in this case I think that we can see the evidence in his own art, beyond just the curls. There's how Nanachi deals with grief, there's how Riko reacts to so many horrors, not always as people expect. I'm not done working on this completely but you are the first creator to post Abyssal Curl content and I love your meticulous style and appreciation for the IP, so I had to post my half-baked work. Thank you again for sharing this video, I sincerely appreciate all the effort and talent it took to film, script, and edit. Wish more creators were as thoughtful.

When riko was getting affected by the curse, the tips of her hair were curled while she was delirious.

YAY ANOTHER MIA VIDEO :D

Nether world locks? Abyssal curls? Come on people. Nether whorls was right there.

I wonder what it would do to people with already curly hair? maybe just add a second tone or change the texture to be more uneven? The texture of my hair depends on where on my head it is and also a lot on the weather but that is different.

The wait for the translation of the next bit of the manga is killing me, so time to dive into some Made in Abyss youtube content i suppose. While hoping Nanachi is okay...

that curls hair look cute.

These characters are obviously being granted spiral power, and put through all this shit to strengthen them for the coming war with the anti-spirals.

abyss hole you gave me canca? i can't believe you would do such a thing, who just shoots someone with a cancer gun.

1:20 Can go down to level 3, goes down to level 4 We all know the time we said: ‘yeah i can carry this much, but a little more won’t hurt…’ I have to hold my elbow so my fingers could get my credit card, i could not move my arm.

Ah littlè Uzumaki in the mix, any fan can see the reference.

What if a BLACK or some other curve/curl person went down there? Just for fun to imagine.

Abyss effects to me are closer to pressure from ocean, when you go back up too fast 4:57 ruptured eardrums is one of the effects of doing so

Mfs dive into the deepest layer of the abyss for a cool haircut

Just came across this video. I have little to no idea what this anime is-- Would someone mind sharing?

That's literally radiation poisoning 😮

lets goooooo

It’s not out of the question that a lower rank whistle could accompany white whistles to the 5th layer as you can rarely gather enough white whistles to form a proper expedition.

Lets do this

Reg has no curls, and he's an auben...