Made in Abyss - Episode 3 Clip

Made in Abyss - Episode 3 Clip

Project Overview

The Abyss is the last place on earth that hasn't been fully explored. 

Armed with proof (or so she believes) that her mother is alive at the bottom of the Abyss, an apprentice cave delver named Riko seeks to secretly scale down the vast hole that punctures her home city of Orth. With a boy made of technology unknown to the surface world by her side, she's sure to make it down safe and sound.

Her friend Nat disagrees. He's also an apprentice delver and realises the dangers of the Abyss can still kill the most experienced delvers, let alone someone as inexperienced as Riko. That's without taking the Curse of the Abyss into account - upon ascent, humans experience severe side effects ranging from nausea at the highest levels, all the way to haemorrhaging, loss of humanity, and death at lower levels... and this is guaranteed if Riko wants to come back up at any point. After angrily pointing this out to Riko and getting into a fight, he realises he won't be able to stop her. All he can do is see her off and make sure she's safe sneaking down.

This is where our clip starts. Riko, alongside her other friend Shiggy and the robot boy Reg aim to illegally make their way into the Abyss through an entrance tucked away in the slums of the city. Since that's where Nat was born, he offers to take them through safely - well, he tries to disguise himself at first since he's still feeling the sting of the fight. But despite his best efforts, the goodbyes are still tearful and more painful than he expected.

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There are five characters up for audition. Riko, NatShiggy, a citizen of the wharf quarter, and Riko's mother Lyza (as the narrator) are all available. I am voicing Reg.

I'm taking this as an opportunity to listen to new people and work with those outside my immediate circle (though if people I know are reading and want to throw their hat in the ring, absolutely go for it). The script is complete and the reference clip fully edited. The clip is six minutes and thirty seconds long, which is a pretty hefty runtime for a clipdub (but it's more likely to be completed than an episode dub!).

I won't be aggressively stringent on audio quality, but have at least the equivalent of a Blue Snowball mic or above and (more importantly) minimise the amount of echo you have. The simplest way to do this is to record under your bed's covers. I know it's hot! But you've got to suffer for your art!

As for the auditions themselves, please do no more than three takes and I would appreciate it if the takes were more than a little different from each other. While takes with slightly different inflections are fine for the actual project, with auditions I want to see your creativity. It doesn't have to fit what the anime did one-for-one if you've been watching it, too. I'm more interested in how you interpret these characters. Doing only a single take for each is absolutely fine. Also please don't include any slates or introductions, just go right into the lines. Failure to follow these guidelines won't disqualify you, but will make you less likely to be cast due to not being able to follow instructions.

The deadline is the eighteenth of August, but I can't guarantee an exact time due to the fact I am Australian and don't want to juggle time zones (additionally, if you're curious, the reason it says this casting call was created in early July is because I clicked on "Make a new casting call" to check something out and I guess the site thought I've been working on it ever since then). I also reserve the right to scout for voices if no auditions really hit the right place. 

Who am I and what am I doing? I'm Lumisau, formerly known as Kamuro on the VAA. I've been doing this fandub song and dance for eight years now and have worked with quite a large amount of people who have gone on to become professional VAs in official anime dubs. The clips I have are old because I'm more of a voice actor than a producer, but Made in Abyss completely charmed me (yes, I know it goes to dark places, but my favourite anime ever is Madoka Magica if that tells you anything). Since it's Sentai who has the license, I felt it'd be a good show to fandub since they tend to hold off a year or two before dubbing, unlike Funimation and their simuldubs. 

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and let's get on with the audition!

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  • All cast!

    Thank you to everyone who auditioned! The extra week definitely helped push things along and get some interesting talent popping up. Even if you weren't cast, thank you all for auditioning - there were some hard decisions to be made. Some of you just didn't quite reach my audio quality benchmark, but that's okay, everyone starts somewhere (and Blue Snowballs are a pretty affordable hobby mic if you do want to get more into it!). I hope you look forward to the finished product when it comes out!
  • Deadline Extended

    Hey there, folks! Thanks so much to those who have auditioned. I really appreciate it! However, the response has been more lukewarm than I'd hoped, and I feel I'll need to extend the deadline to draw in some more auditions. This doesn't mean anyone who has auditioned so far will not be considered, far from it. I just don't have enough auditions to make a solid decision and want to hear more. If you have any friends who might be interested, please pass this casting call onto them!
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Riko
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: deleted3547

Riko is a ray of sunshine, but the kind that breaks through a cloud and kinda blinds you when it's right in your eye. She's the sort of girl who leaps into things without thinking too much, a smile on her face. She's undeniably brave, but also foolhardy, and tends to get in trouble a lot for things she doesn't personally consider to be bad. She's the daughter of the White Whistle, Lyza, who she looks up to almost reverently. So when armed with information that her mother might actually be alive at the bottom of the Abyss, she immediately makes up her mind to go down and find her.


Riko is twelve years old and has a fairly high voice. Don't push yourself if you can't go to higher ranges very well - I'd rather a lower but more realistic voice over a squeaky fake-loli voice. She stays bright and cheerful throughout the clip, but has an episode of crying while still staying positive, which may be fairly challenging. Her Japanese voice actor is Miyu Tomita.

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  • (Somewhat forcefully and snappy, but not insincere) Forgiven! It's fine. Water under the bridge! After all... I'm leaving today! This is our last chance to make up!

  • (Cheerful, but thoughtful)Don't worry! I'll send a ton of 'em, alright? I bet that's what my mother was doing so we'd get something. I mean, look at this - "At the bottom of the netherworld, I await" - it's pretty rushed, so she might have sent a whole bunch of letters and sealed documents up to the surface and stuck one of these in every one.

  • (Beginning to cry, her voice thickening, but optimistic) Even if... Even if we're far apart... We'll still always be connected by the Abyss! From the surface... All the way to the darkest depths of the Netherworld! The two of us will still be connected to each other! And I'll never forget about the time I spent up here with you guys! There's nothing to cry about! (A little more composed, slightly amused) What is it now?

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Nat
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: piratewarrior64

Nat is the slightly grumpy realist to Riko's optimist. Born in the slums of the wharf quarter, he came to the orphanage everyone lives at after his sister died. He's keenly aware of his luck in escaping the slums and thus avoiding an inevitable death, and doesn't want to see Riko throw her life away on a whim. Even so, he does what he can to make her descent easy.

As a boy around the age of twelve, his voice hasn't broken yet and thus would be best served by a female voice actor. Since he's the oldest of the group, however, a male with a suitably young voice may be considered. He has a lot of emotional moments throughout the clip, trying to hide his tears even as his throat swells with emotion. I'm going to be picky, here. His Japanese voice actor is Mutsumi Tamura.

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  • (Not aggressive, just a bit know-it-all) You dummy. Mailing from the first or even second layer is one thing, but if you really wanna go all the way down, mail balloons will never make it back up.

  • (Becoming wistful) All the kids growing up here see our dinky little Gate to the Netherworld and wanna become licensed delvers... I'm one of the lucky few who succeeded. If I didn't get into Belchero, I would've gotten sick from all the toxins in the garbage or even gone and died myself. If I can rise the ranks and become a Moon Whistle like Leader, I'd like to open an orphanage here for the kids like me.

  • (Voice thickening with emotion) Hey... you know... Riko... (Swapping to thoughts, less thick but still emotional) Damn it... (Physically, thick, not coming out right) I... (Thoughts, less restrained) Damn it! I can't... (Physical) I want... (Thoughts) I can't get it out...

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Reg
closed
Unpaid
cast offsite

Reg is a robot that Riko found in the top layer of the Abyss. He is an amnesiac, completely unable to remember his past or what he actually is. It's for this reason he decides to join Riko in descending into the Abyss, in hopes that reaching where he was made his memories will return. He is friendly and polite, but not as robot-like as you'd think.

I will be voicing Reg. His Japanese voice actor is Mariya Ise.

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  • [Role is filled]

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Shiggy
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: deleted36

Shiggy is another orphan who is good friends with Riko and Nat. He's intelligent and generally non-confrontational and thus makes a pretty good mediator, but doesn't really tolerate ignorance. He's happy to see Riko off into the Abyss and is excited to see what news she sends up by mail balloon.


Even moreso than Nat, Shiggy would best be served by a female voice actor. His voice is fairly high for a boy but still needs a tinge of boyishness. His role isn't very difficult, as it's mostly exposition and general conversation. His Japanese voice actor is Manami Numakara.

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  • (General exposition) Mmhm, we wouldn't be able to sneak into the usual Gate to the Netherworld. Rumor has it the wharf quarter has its own entrance into the Abyss.

  • (Exposition, but in a way that shows he likes sharing his knowledge) Not even the White Whistles can guarantee their mail will make it to the surface. There's a lot of things that can go wrong. Bad winds, flying predators...

  • (A little excited, a little worried, speaking over loud wind but not yelling) Stay safe down there! And if you wanna come back up, we'll understand!

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Citizen of the Wharf Quarter
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: deleted23557

You ever tried to sleep off a hangover only to hear kids outside screaming? That's basically what's happening to this guy. Tearful goodbyes, who cares? They're just being noisy and a pain in the ass. The image used looks spooky, I know, but he should just sound like a normal angry guy.

As there is only one line, the audition line from whoever was cast will likely be used so there's no extra effort. Just remember to properly yell and project - imagine you're in your house, leaning out your window and yelling at kids across the road.

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  • (Woken up and pissed off)
    Agh, shut the hell up! Who even are you brats?

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Lyza
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: lyric

Lyza is Riko's mother and a top-tier delver - she's one of the few to achieve the rank of White Whistle. However, she's kind of in the Abyss at the moment and thus does not actually make an appearance. Rather, she provides the ending narration.


As with the citizen of the Wharf Quarter, the winning audition line may be used - however, since it's a longer line, there is less of a guarantee. By "young adult" in the description, I mean around her early 30s. Her voice is fairly deep for a woman, but still feminine. The narration has an ominous and mysterious air about it, but try to not ham it up. Her Japanese voice actress is Maaya Sakamoto.

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  • (Narration, a bit mysterious)
    Heading into the chasm for which darkness is no match... For those who offer up their bodies and challenge it, the Abyss is said to provide all. Life and death, curses and blessings - absolutely all. At the end of their journeys, what will these children come to finally choose? Will that be determined by the will of the netherworld? Or will it be determined solely by those who challenge it?

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