32:15 One thing I'll note on Gaoshun saying it was just a prank, you'll notice that when Maomao got distracted and stopped paying attention to Jinshi, he didn't take advantage it to feed the honey to her. He instead just stayed where he was and waited for her to pay attention again. That tells me that he didn't actually care about feeding her the honey, he just was enjoying her reaction to him doing that. So, it is not inaccurate of Gaoshun to refer to it as such. It's not a situation where Jinshi's so socially inept that he thinks she'd want that, but rather that he knows how much she would be annoyed by what he's doing, and that's exactly what he wants.

Doctors in the rear palace were rarely ever good since It didn't make much sense for people to devote their whole to learning about medicine, a very difficult and needed profession, only to get castrated for your troubles

Cant wait to see your reaction to the midseason finale haha

I love how this show starts as "mad scientist catgirl solving crime" to "GAME OF THRONES POLITICAL INTRIUGE"

You guys can always look up the topic, get your questions answered about post surgey men because it's very different depending on where in the world and when it takes place. Expand your knowledge,

not gran'pa but close. you'll see later, I promise.

Can confirm her "Dad" is not her "Grandfather".

Honey candles are made out of honeycomb, in other words, beeswax.

Hmm. I'm gonna save this for later and binge it when you caught up with the newest episode ^^

"How did this [doctor] get into his position when he's so useless?" I'd assume it's really hard to find someone with medical knowledge AND is willing to get castrated so they can serve as the Rear Palace doctor.

"this was a very well executed assassination." Very ironic that you say that before you know all the facts. Everything in this show is so well written.

One how the doctor got his job, I don't think this is a spoiler as it will be treated as common knowledge, but if you want to stop reading go ahead. Because of a catch 22, the current emperor has stopped the makibg of new eunichs, but only ladies and eunichs can be in the harem palace. So, as the only eunich with any medical knowledge, it falls to him to be the only doctor. Then Maomao appears, but female doctors are still not really recognized at this time.

There isn't much we can say that won't give away the plot, so bear with it for a while yet! One thing that piques my interest is the fact that as a Chinese person, I immediately picked up on the fact since episode 1 that Maomao's "oyaji" isn't her "oyaji" by blood, but possibly by relation, but that this wasn't obvious to you. Loumen was obviously way too old to have had a child of Maomao's age. At this time in the episode, the assumption is that Maomao is an orphan, or at least a person with no other parental figure than Luomen and the residents of Verdigris House. Here's something I ran into while looking up the definition of Verdigris: a green or greenish blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper, consisting of one or more basic copper acetates, and formerly used in medicine.

It was just announced that season 2 will air on January 10 next year!! 🙌

One thing I find super interesting is Lady Lishu’s relationship with her Taster. Normally the taster is the lowest and least desirable position, but she has seemingly become her head lady in waiting

38:47 Nope, Maomao’s dad was never referred to as “grandfather.”

22:35 "she is picky eater" They spent half an episode explaining her situation and he still doesn't understand it....

How do you make a person do some tasks they don't want to do. Make the tasks game like and the individual will more likely complete said tasks. So what is the end goal of said tasks????? Edit: Please don't answer the rhetorical question and spoil it for people.

They don't mention it in the Anime, but the reason Jinn Woo works as a hunter even when he is so weak is the same reason my cousin joined the army after his first child was born. They provide free medical insurance that covers your whole family. His mother's medical bills would eat up most if not all the pay he could earn at any other job, and he would not be able to support himself let alone his sister.

I really appreciate the discussion at the end. There's some real heart in the story, even if it's underneath the perv jokes. He's not a great guy, but there's some growth when people actually start pushing him forward. This isn't my favorite anime, but it has some really great moments

The reason he still works as a hunter is because they cover his mom's hospital bill

No its not a simulation everything is real if we explain it it's a spoiler so do you really want to go there?

No its not a simulation everything is real if we explain it it's a spoiler so do you really want to go there?

he really said 'specialz' music was a total miss 💀

Sooo ep 17 was a real WHAM episode. Falin crashing the party hard.

7:12 what’re you talking about? Laios has been VERY serious about his goals…

Men, this show one can say have several "turning points".. xD

It wouldn't really give much away cause you don't really know what is going on. I do prefer the first opening 🔥 it's fire

It starts off as normie repellent, but it gets less repellant I promise

Uh oh peak alert 🚨🚨🚨

this fight is why so many of us think Laios is autistic, the speech he gives about not realizing he was a pest because Shuro is passive aggressive is the same bs a lot of Nuerodivergents deal with. we don't know we're a bother and the passive aggressive people just hint hint hint but we're not understanding. so when they inevitably blow up and harsh us out, it feels outta left field.

i guess many people are put off with laios' attitude because it didn't feel like he was serious enough about his sister. i think the way he expresses himself is a bit different, he immediately went back to the dungeon without much preparation just for falin. just because he didnt act flustered, it doesnt mean that he didnt care. graham was right about shuro and laios. shuro was raised in japanese-like environment where being too straightforward is considered rude. anyway cant wait to see the catgirl!

Good react 👍🍕🍄

Falin is cute

31:30 The adventure is fun and entertaining not because of the show supposed to be, but because we are following Laios's story. Imagine Kabru being protagonist, the story would be stressing after the second dead.

I didn’t like Laios either because I hate people who don’t do things seriously… for things like saving his sister… I wanted him to have a bigger sense of urgency. I see many commenters mentioning he has signs of autism. I’m not familiar with autism… maybe it makes him more understandable, but without knowing that possibility, it just made him irritating for me. I actually stopped watching around episode 20 or so because I couldn’t stand him any more. But, with the knowledge that he could have autism, and to keep watching your reactions, I’ll pick up the series again. 😅

Some fandom context: Laios is seen as autism coded. When you see him as autistic, everything makes sense. Most people with experience in Special Education see very many signs of autism in him. He's very capable of being serious. Just not serious in a way that makes sense to us. What we see as a monster, he sees as a monster and a something to learn. Which is fun and exciting for him (remember the Living Armour episode). Just like kids with dinosaurs. They're gigantic and scary, they might even eat you. And yes it would be tone deaf to get excited about trivia. But would it be wrong? "Although frowned upon, it is not illegal to call a child an asshole" kind of logic. It's very subtle but that's why Kabru's party always dies. Kabru understands people, not monsters. He's normal in a way that matters. Not in a way that matters to others.

Regarding the season finale, it's worth remembering that this show's an adaptation of a manga which was ongoing, so there really isn't a good, convenient, place to cut for a season finale. Also, Ryoko Kui was offered the chance for Dungeon Meshi to be adapted to anime several years ago, but she declined it on account of wanting to finish the manga first (the manga ended on September of last year, and the anime started airing the following January). One thing I really like is how the story started with this very personal conflict (saving Falin) and small stakes (kill the Red Dragon), but it has now seemingly risen to much higher stakes (turn Falin back to human, beat the Lunatic Magician) while still retaining the very personal conflict (saving Falin), which has become even more personal for the viewer since we've had the chance of meeting Falin, both by way of flashbacks and of the episode after she'd been resurrected. A lot of fans read Laios as being autistic/having HDHD (another reactor stated Laios's behaviour is just like her fiance's, who has HDHD, though Ryoko Kui has stated she didn't write Laios as being autistic/having HDHD), which adds to the way he behaves.

It's nice to see you guys understanding so early that this isn't a fantasy epic where the protagonist rights all the worlds wrongs and is a moral paragon, it's the story of a broken man getting a second chance at life.

Hard disagree on throwing up it sucks before, after and during

There’s an extra manga panel that explains every copy and why it looks the way it does. The three remaining, were Chilchuck’s Senshi: he looks like that because half foots find dwarves handsome and the pinnacle of manliness Marcille’s Chilchuck: She still sees him as a plucky youth Laois’s Marcille: her recent actions to save Falin left the strongest impression on him (also he’s the only one who knows what her book looks like)

here's the list of shape shifter that create from each member's memory from Senshi are the big laios ,the weird looking marcille and the young looking chilchuck. from Laios are the cold marcille, the chilchuck with scarf and the senshi with no dent helmet. from Chilchuck are the hungry laios, the marcille that have messy book and handsome senshi. from Marcille are the senshi and chilchuck with wrong tools and soft looking laios .

Ohhh. You guys think hes being goofy. Nah man Laios is serious. Laios is a monster obsessed nerd, being in a dungeon is a dream come true for him. A looot of who people relate to Laios talk about their experiences with ADHD and Autism, and the fight with Toshiro, "You thought we were friends but I've always hated your guts" is a deep seeded fear for a lot of autistic folks. Laios is both doing the scariest most dire task in his life, and the most fun exciting thing hes ever been able to do. He's got so much going on, its gotta be overwhelming. Imagine how long Laios has been adventuring with Chilchuck and Marcille and they had NO IDEA he wanted to eat monsters for so long. He's been obsessed but hes been hiding it, and now that its necessary and people are participating in it, its all coming out. Hes been masking, and now he gets to talk about his hyperfixation and its saving lives. I think Laios and Toshiro are still friends! But Toshiro had grievances he never aired and they built up. The fight shouldve happened long ago, I personally dont blame Laios or Toshiro for it, I honestly blame Chilchuck and Marcille lol. They definitely noticed all the tension and didnt bother to tell Laios what Toshiro meant and never told Toshiro you have to be very direct with Laios. Everyone saw that cultural disconnect and just laughed at it and let it get worse and worse. There are side comics and extras for the manga that show the disconnect, and Namari and Chilchuck watching and chuckling. I'll point out real quick, Kui likes putting lots of details into the eyes of characters! Chimera-Falin's eyes go back and forth between having slit pupils like the dragon and round pupils like a human. (Also, occasionally the eye that got the mithril dagger stabbed into it bleeds/cries blood). A certain mad mage has their pupils change shape when spells are cast as well.

Fortunately being a concubine is often political and doesnt mean the emperor is doing the deed so hopefully lishu was umm safe. Id dont remember if this was mentioned by you or anyone but it also explains why the emperor doesnt have offspring left and right, how many concubines he actually visits is a fairly small number.

33:27 She broke him.

I think you confused enema and emetic. And emetic agent is something used to induce vomiting. An enema is a fluid that's injected at the other end to clear out the bowels.

not worth it George. not worth it

The light novel explains that due to his past knowledge he is more powerful......... not a bright person here but due to him changing wind pressure and temperature and don't know what else, he is able to keep the storm going without wasting that much magic

Bottom line is, this show is worth it.

9:47 CatMao so cute 😸