The Secret Sauce That Makes Dungeon Meshi Work

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Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) was a really fun watch. Here's why.
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Intro 0:00
Part 1 1:28
Part 2 5:58
Part 3 8:42
Conclusion 10:49
#anime #dungeonmeshi #frieren #apothecarydiaries #videoessay

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@TwoOh_ Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Also Season 2 got announced btw!!! - Follow Me On Twitter: twitter.com/TwoOh__ - Twitch: www.twitch.tv/twooh_

@AL-lh2ht Ай бұрын

The Author explicitly says that Laios is autistic.

@Chili_Rasbora Ай бұрын

The secret ingredient is autism. Freiren has magic fixated autism, Maomao has poisons fixated autism, and Laios has monsters fixated autism.

@marbleb33s Ай бұрын

real. rarely do I relate to characters *this* much as these 3 (4, I'm counting Falin. She's just the fem version of Laios)

@belldrop7365 Ай бұрын

Put the autism in your anime, autism collectors will come to collect it to claim they have it. It's just like pokemon badges!

@SmileyTrilobite Ай бұрын

Social awkwardness and obsessive interest doesn’t necessitate autism, but a character’s odd obsessions give us an odd view of their world for novelty and endearment.

@kneerow3 Ай бұрын

None of these characters have autism except laios. He’s such an accurate depiction of autism better than most of all anime and manga

@rinseyong5202 Ай бұрын

Thats why Mob Psycho is so good too

@rinseyong5202 Ай бұрын

I don't necessarily want characters to be "relatable", at least that isn't the exact right word for me. I want characters to be resonant. Even if a character is nothing like me and I can't relate my life experiences to them at all, I want their emotions and motivations to transcend the screen to make me understand and empathize with them anyway.

@milo_thatch_incarnate Ай бұрын

I _love_ this way of describing it! In fact, I'm totally going to use this in the future, if you don't mind. There are a lot of characters I've seen with similar personalities or life experiences to mine, and I don't relate to them at all because we don't share the same emotions about things, or the same _worldview._ Resonating with characters makes so much more sense.

@ElJorro 21 күн бұрын

Excellent way of putting it.

@Dragonstar13 Ай бұрын

I'd like to add Dungeon Meshi also has a good amount of diversity in their personalities, and why they work so well.

@superfiredeath4444 Ай бұрын

This is called character-driven plot. It isn't something new in storytelling by any means but it's a breath of fresh air in anime.

@kagekun1198 Ай бұрын

Compared to the flood of generic fetish-fulfilling, power fantasy, harem isekai animes? Yes.

@genericname2747 7 күн бұрын

@@kagekun1198 This is a power-fantasy for people who wish they could cook without ever messing up.

@pretentiousname01 Ай бұрын

One of my favorite details is how Marcille's hairstyle changes so frequently.

@kagekun1198 Ай бұрын

36 times iirc

@alisiaraissa3687 Ай бұрын

When it came to it (at least for dungeon meshi), these characters feel not only relatable but Tangable as well. while I can relate to Laios- I can't relate to Marcile fear of outliving people she cares about, I can't relate to Shenshis trauma, or Chilchucks messy family life. but the way the navigate their life and interact with one another make them feel like they exist beyond the story. they are not in the story just so they can be Laios cheerleaders or love intrest- swooning and gawking at his knowledge of monster. they are people who have their own opinion on how Laios does things and Laios in turn has opinion of his own on them as well. their personality compliment and clash to make such a good character dynamic and a very clear progression of where their character arc is going. too many anime (especially fantasy ones because by default they have a large cast of character) fall in the pit of making the side character as just a prop, a power up tool or a cheerleader while the main character takes all the awes and glory. a lot of them feel like flat stock characters then got added some tragic backstory to carry their character instead of their present on screen personality. the pepy creaful girl, the stock brute, and so on (nothing wrong with stock characters of course). if not given a clear reason why these character are the way they are I just can't see my self enjoying or be invested in their screen time because I can't Imagend a typical person being that way 24/7, their need to be more than just that. Outside of a 1 character defining moment, the worst thing a character can do is make them self forgetable. also big part why I like a lot of these anime is completely written female character that not just there to be the main characters waifu and not just there to be a powerhouse but have actual agency and personality of their own is a BIG plus for me.

@jodrako4341 Ай бұрын

Exactly!!!! Kui did an incredible job making pretty much everyone in the story feel so real, she put so much backstory and character in all of the side characters, even people that aren't even named in the main story Even the two adventurers they save from the basilisk in episode 2 have interesting backstory and motives, or the Flokes and the twins Namari works with. And so much of that is shown from the amazing character designs.

@bbittencourt47 Ай бұрын

2:34 just to defend my boy Laios, but he was not interested in Izutsumi in any weird way, he was curious about her as any other monster

@illesizs Ай бұрын

Also, don't forget, that in most other Anime, the goal is clear from the start, but they NEVER reach it. It drags on for Eeever...

@alphanum001 Ай бұрын

So did Dungeon Meshi, Apothecary Diaries and Frieren

@jmiller6066 Ай бұрын

Thankfully not an issue for Dungeon Meshi - S2 is confirmed, and will definitely finish the story as S1 ended about halfway through the manga, and the manga is completed.

@janinebelleestrada7096 Ай бұрын

@@alphanum001Dunmeshi has an ending snd it's beautiful

@kneerow3 Ай бұрын

⁠@@alphanum001What? Dungeon meshi ended just short at 97 chapters. If anything it’s shorter than frieren and apocethary. Dunmeshi did not drag on whatsoever.

@mangasaint Ай бұрын

⁠@@alphanum001should’ve just said One Piece. Frieren and AD aren’t meant to end because the goal isn’t about the quest, they’re about the journey. In Frieren the quest ended before the manga even begins and AD is about a persons daily life trying not to die because the said something out of turn, she just happens to be extraordinary in her field. Dungeon Meshi has a clear cut goal and does everything it can to achieve that goal in the shortest amount of time possible. If they turned back at any time they would lose Falin forever.

@SmileyTrilobite Ай бұрын

What you call the “why” here I would rephrase as “who”, and this echos Jojo creator ARAKI Hirohiko’s observation in his book, Manga in Theory and Practice: compelling characters are the strongest element of an ongoing story, so much so that a compelling character dynamic can make up for a weak plot or setting more easily than a plot or setting can make up for weak characters.

@mspirits9911 Ай бұрын

What makes it interesting is also timing. The manga was already released and completed before the show is released. Yet, the high popularity only happens after the show is broadcasted. This is evidence that we as anime audience also feel some dull with what are showing for quite some time and crave for something new and different.

@AmilGaoulKris Ай бұрын

Delicious in Dungeon was a surprise gem. Hope they make season 2 soon, Frieren too 😁

@TwoOh_ Ай бұрын

Season 2 just got announced! Apothecary diaries s2 coming also, just waiting on Frieren 😭

@AmilGaoulKris Ай бұрын

@@TwoOh_ ain't no way Frieren isn't getting season 2 right? 😁 Far less successful projects get multiple seasons, it's hard to believe a series ranking at #1 won't be capitalised on.

@TwoOh_ Ай бұрын

Hopefully, that’s the show I’m most excited for!

@standheaykic66 Ай бұрын

@AmilGaoulKris welp, Friefren was handled by studio Madhouse which kinda complicated when dealing with season 2 project.

@AmilGaoulKris Ай бұрын

@@standheaykic66 Me seeing season 2 Genos. "Look how they massacred my boy 😢" even though i know it wasn't Mad working on it, i get your point.

@shinygekkouga52 Ай бұрын

Frieren feels like such a real person to me despite being one of the least realistic characters here. The core of Frieren’s story is growth and change, experiences anyone can relate to. It’s only natural that people and the world change as time r passes. What makes Frieren special is the story’s commitment to showing us just how Frieren has changed bit by bit over her long life. It’s not a single moment that defines us as people. It is a long line of experiences that make us who we are, and Frieren illustrates that beautifully.

@marbleb33s Ай бұрын

All three of these managed to bump up to my top ten anime/manga of all time, i don't think I ever had this many new favorite anime at once. Glad I'm born in the right time and place to enjoy these.

@AndyTF141 Ай бұрын

I almost killed you when you said "frieren didn't get run over by a car" because Yuske from Yuyu hakusho stars like that, but then I realized you were talking about isekai anime

@EvGamerBETA Ай бұрын

But dungeon meshi does start with the very clear goal - return to the depths of the dungeon to save Falin. And that goal established even before we know anything about the characters. So...

@jasonfurumetarualkemisto5917 Ай бұрын

However it was simply a motivator. That goal gives no indication whatsoever of how the series actually ended.

@EvGamerBETA Ай бұрын

@@jasonfurumetarualkemisto5917 until the series would end, you don't know

@thesetwofloofs5397 25 күн бұрын

@EVGamerBeta The series has ended. The anime hasn’t caught up to the manga yet, but the manga has an official finale. Also, I would argue the OG goal towards Falin is simply a hook so the reader doesn’t put down the manga or get the wrong impression about its tone. If it just started with the characters, say, sitting around in a tavern, people might think the manga wasn’t going to contain much action or be about monsters, which it very much is. (spoiler warning for ppl who aren’t caught up) The ‘save Falin’ thing, as the other replier indicated, doesn’t have much connection to the themes and conclusion of the wider series outside of what it shows in the other characters, at least until Falin becomes a chimera. It makes plenty of sense to look at this the same as, say, Naruto’s hokage goal at first, especially for anime-onlies who don’t have the full context of the series, but I think that Ryoko Kui managed to pull off something much more interesting with it. Sorry for writing a whole essay lol, I just really love Dungeon Meshi and admire Kui as a master storyteller!

@chengkuoklee5734 10 күн бұрын

Then they are sidetracked by bullshit...

@comedygold6249 Ай бұрын

The true mad magician was the good times we had along the way with friends

@perote3 Ай бұрын

Your intro is exactly what I say when I explain why I’ve always liked bleach and hated Naruto/one piece lmao

@diplodocus6969 Ай бұрын

I like the elf she reminds me of me

@wahidpawana424 25 күн бұрын

My first impression of the anime is that none of the character have the main character vibes and as i watch on, is felt like it was done on purpose and i like it.

@BrokenCurtain Ай бұрын

I watch Dungeon Meshi to see Marcille suffer.

@jasonfurumetarualkemisto5917 Ай бұрын

Instantly liked and subscribed

@ElJorro 21 күн бұрын

It really is the characters that make difference.

@AL-lh2ht Ай бұрын

The Author explicitly says that Laios is autistic.

@wanasfa Ай бұрын

she never *explicitly* says it

@Gnevnyj Ай бұрын

The music is way too loud

@Companion92 23 күн бұрын

I really like character-driven plots

@madhero2333 Ай бұрын

Pretty nice love letter to three great shows

@enxman7697 6 күн бұрын

3 of the best anime of latest, with Apothecary Diaries at the top

@5xg378 Ай бұрын

1:54 Come on you could call out Laios for a ton of shit but you choose a moment when he was entirely justified?

@eclips_total2215 Ай бұрын

You cooked, stand pround.

@AmilGaoulKris Ай бұрын

Also my guy, almost no one is taking about Viral Hit and it's a damn shame. As a connoisseur of fighting genre, I'll place it high in terms of story premise and realism, it's worth the watch or a review 😁

@aresusadeghgol1357 Ай бұрын

beautiful, the background music is a bit too loud tho, it drowns out your voice a bit

@wizlard6675 25 күн бұрын

Hey can you tell me the melody at 1:30 PLSSSS!!!

@TwoOh_ 25 күн бұрын

mipha's theme botw

@kujjustsaid4226 25 күн бұрын

I need to know the song playing at 1:30 !!!

@TwoOh_ 25 күн бұрын

mipha's theme botw

@mcstronghuge Ай бұрын

it's why I can't watch any of the so-called popular shows anymore after just previewing the first episode. if those characters don't interest me, meh!