Was I WRONG About Delicious in Dungeon? 

Yeah! It's definitely one of my favourite episodes from the show, adds so much depth to him and explains a lot of his mannerisms too

He was already my favorite character watching this anime. It helps that he’s a Dwarf, and Dwarves are one of my favorite Fantasy races. But that backstory really elevated him into a layered character, in my opinion.

His backstory also explains why he named Anne the way he did and why he’s always thinking about feeding the youngsters. He lived starving for some time, so he’s also always thinking about food. He was also the most careful going into the dungeon, and exists in the dungeon without many strong desires so he doesn’t lose his way.

❤ yes

Y le da un trasfondo muy fuerte, a su preocupación por tener comida para los jóvenes.

*eating.*

To eat is to live

It is a base human desire after all

OHHH DUNGEOUN FOOD

It's academia living: eat or be eaten 😅😅😅

Yeah that's a good way to put the dynamic of the characters; most shonen and anime shows have the cast like a family very quickly but I feel the group dynamic and progression of it is much more realistic here!

She's the type of creator that makes you go, 'Huh... Why didn't I think of that, I should do something about that.' And she refreshes the genre so well.

Yeah

It was chosen to give us a slither of hope… right? 😆

The animators and manga readers know what’s up hahaha they’re trolling us!

dont forget the ending too.

It's funny if you read the manga and realize what opening 2 is depicting and how it's not happy/fun lols​@@CameronHanashi

Kobolds and water spirit Undine are also featured in Record of Lodoss War OVA- the granddaddy of high fantasy anime, which Mangaka Ryuko Kui was clearly inspired by.

Yeah it goes back to like the original DnD. Orcs were pig-like so Japanese depictions of orcs have stuck with that, similarly kobolds were described as having “dog-like snouts” but it was mistranslated to “dog-like” and that’s also stuck Early DND had a pretty big influence on a lot of Japanese Western-style fantasy stuff, especially Final Fantasy. It’s why Bahamut is in Final Fantasy at all (And why he tends to be a powerful, generally good, dragon rather than the more accurate fish of Babylonian mythology), or why healing spells harm the undead, or why coreul/displacer beasts and mindflayers have been recurring enemies, and so on

Oh I wasn't actually aware of that! I'm actually not a big connoisseur of fantasy anime so I'll have to look into that more!

Ooh that's actually super interesting! I think I'll try and watch that eventually, would be fun to see plus I love older anime

Another big influence of pig-like orcs in Japanese culture, or probably rather why it stuck is probably because of Toriyama's depiction of them in Dragon Quest since that is the grand daddy of JRPGs. Still all interesting regardless! You wouldn't think that Japan would be so influenced by early DND

Oh trust me I am very tempted to read the rest of the manga hahaha, I'll see how I go once season 1 ends. Looking forward to seeing how it all plays out though!

​@@CameronHanashiyou should really read the chapters already adapted, they have parts that have been cut and also the monster tidbits from the volume extras

@@quatzar7262 I did! I read up to where season 1 ends for this video, it was great so see all the little extras

@@CameronHanashiwhenever I read a manga I never really watch the anime, even in shows I love like JJK, I might watch the fight scenes and comedy on YT. I’m on my second watch thru for Dungeon Meshi and will watch it again before season 2 is released and won’t miss a single episode even after I’ve completed reading the manga. I learned that they were doing the anime from reading the manga. It’s just that good. Props to waiting tho, it doesn’t look like it’s going to a be a massively long wait and it’s completely worth waiting for. The manga was a monthly to by monthly release, I dropped everything to read it lol. You have a shorter wait than I did because it took her years to complete it.

Ah so people more refer to the gradual tonal shift from how it starts towards the end? Also I'm excited to see how it gets in season 2 with the opening foreshadowing! It'll be fun to come back and see all the details again! Thanks for the comment!

@@CameronHanashi I'm thinking they do, because a lot of comparison images I see showcasing that is taking the early group shenanigans and justaposing them with final two confrontations which is where the tone is understandably at it's lowest and where, unlike the rest of the show, there is not an imediate tension reset through humor. Like we've had some pretty dark moments ever since the Red Dragon, but it usually comes followed with a humorous scene or at least a comunity based one. And while they never go away, they get less common the closer we are to the finale, as the stakes ramp up, but I still think the story never forgets it's roots and jump straight into Dark Fantasy. It does get pretty dark, really dark for people with specific fears that the story tackles head on, but it always does it with the same hopeful atittude as the story started with. I mean, this is a story that had a comedic tone for 10 episodes overlying a desperate rush to get to your loved one before she's diggested, Kui has shown she can juggle tones well!

@@CameronHanashi I do have to preface that there will still be plenty of comedy and humor when the story gets darker. The humor just gets darker too. Deliciously darker :) The main strength of the story is in how seamlessly the humor and the drama are intertwined, enhancing each other, especially towards the end!

I would argue that the story is actually even funnier than it was at the start. Yeah some darker things are happening but the jokes are hitting harder and keeps things balanced.

@@Gogito4yeah I don’t think anyone thought we meant it’ll get darker in this season because.. despite the fact that it DOES, manga readers KNOW what’s coming 😭😭🙏

I just constantly want to hit people with like a rolled-up newspaper or something everytime they say "the REAL story starts NOW (or next episode!) " or "It gets sooooooooooooo dark." When. No. The stakes get higher at times, but it never looses its sense of humor and the theme of sharing meals between friends. And it is always a consistently kind story. Even people who are like, "NO. The opening is actually SECRETLY dark!!111" even in this comment section, as a fan of this series, it just really ticks me off. Because they are driving away people who like and will continue to like the show with all their edge-lording -_- .

I wouldn't say it gets darker, it just gets insane.

Just a smidge of darkness

Yeah I really like how much we’ve come to know about Falin and how so much of the community loves her despite not getting a lot of time with her!

The extras might be one of my favourite parts , they’re so fun and good! I didn’t know that about Kui waiting until it was finished, that and how she prefers to keep a more private life is something I really respect!

THERE ARE DVDS?

@@genericname2747 only for Japan I’d imagine like how it usually is

@@CameronHanashi dang

They're just resting because they partied and had too much fiun... Right?

It's actually plot significant, I can say it actually spoiling some BIG reveal later

omg they actually have that in the 2nd opening?? Thats hilarious!!

That's why I have to eat alongside watching it all the time!

Yeah it was announced pretty much right as my video came out hahaha

That’s spoiler territory! Be careful and think of others!

Yeah I think the anime wrapped up the first season really well actually! I was curious as to how they would do it since I though Senshi's backstory would be a perfect stopping point with the changelings as the first episode of season 2. But they set things up really well with the canaries and hope for saving Falin. Also in regards to Laios being autistic coded - I did want to talk about that a bit since I've seen a lot of people talk about that and find it really good characterization, but I couldn't quite find place for it in the video and since I'm not autistic myself, I'd want to do more research and talk to more people about it first. Maybe in a future video though! Thanks for the comment!

@CameronTurnerStory Kui has written mangas before with explicit autistic characters, so the autistic coding for Laois is very intentional even if not confirmed by word of god. And I agree, Mithrun backstory is really where things got sooo much more tense with the way it reframed so much about dungeons.

Yeah certainly looking forward to season 2! Seeing all the comments people have left is getting me really excited! Hope it's not a multi-year wait, reading the manga in advance might just be too tempting

Yeah I’m mainly excited to see how she develops and I hope she gets involved more in the group dynamic!

It’s less openly edgy and more like there’s SUPER dark themes just bubbling under the surface. Two major characters walk away with important character traits carved out of them and it’s touched but not elaborated on but it’s horrifying if you think about it too long.

Thanks for watching! I'm sure you'll enjoy it if you eventually get around to watching it!

Oh my god the stars aligned in so many ways for you here hahahaha! Also excellent choice with explorers of sky, I chose the music since it is a dungeon crawling game after all!

You’re right and it’s really refreshing! It’s rare for an anime to not have a romance subplot. In fact, even with Shuro having feelings for Falin it’s not really a major focus and they point out how unrealistic his affection for her is since they didn’t interact much

I have actually seen Frieren! Super super great, fantasy has been doing well this year!

Did they get the holy hand Grenade?

I’ve seen this a hundred times what does that even mean?!!!

@creedecriswell634 , for one, eat healthy and anoth to be in top shape. Also, by eating, your soul dissolves, and you can't be revived. That's why they need to save Falin quickly. Spoilers Also, Falins Dragon fusion fused their souls, and Laios Plan is to eat the dragon half to weaken the Dragon soul enoth so that Falin can be in control, this actually works. Also, in the end, it is revealed that eating makes something part of yourself, like the Golden Lion is the Demon who created the Dungeon, but he is a 4th Demensional magic being that can eat emotions and through that gained emotions, especially hunger for more yummy emotions. In the finale, Lios gets turned into a monster, and the Demon possesses his body so he can be Genie and master at the same time. This allows him to escape the Dungeon to make the world a farm for emotions, but the monster Lios turns into can also eat emotions which enables him to eat the Demon and rid it of all emotions making it harmles. Which makes the story not about food but about eat or be eaten.

But it’s so happy