Delicious in Dungeon is Peak. | Episode 11 Breakdown

[@jguns3738]

Its a small thing but I kind of liked that Laios gets his comeuppance for trusting a wild animal, after he cautioned Senshi not to trust the kelpie. Kensuke has been useful in alerting him to the presence off monsters, but he anthropomorphized it as "Kensuke helped me because he thinks we're a team!" and let himself forget that an animal's thinking is not human. But it's good, because that's the kind of mistakes people realistically make, getting comfortable in their perceived expertise and overlooking their own corner-cutting.

[@swampjawn]

This is a great point!

[@scribbleshrimp]

Really good observation:-D

[@Getocat302]

It’s especially funny as the manga there’s one panel that depicts that Laois DID trust a Kelpie once and Falin had to save him while swinging a morning star. So he had a hard lesson once and had to learn it all over again.

[@pappanalab]

I feel like it’s also foreshadowing for himself. As a monster he helped defeat the demon but it’s Implied that ultimately they all collectively tripped and fell into a happy ending. If circumstances were just a bit different then the world would’ve ended. Like Kensuke and him, Laios goal of eating desire and humanity’s goal to destroy the demon just happened to align.

[@Wobbmin]

@@Getocat302 Is that panel shown later or was it cut from an earlier episode?

[@TheFreakDownStreet]

I small thing I love is how the dragon almost gallops when it begins chasing them. It’s a little thing that makes it feel both more real (its run kind of looks like a giraffe’s) and also making it more threatening (I do not want to be chased by a carnivorous giraffe)

[@nnelg8139]

A bit of goofiness makes people lower their guard, which makes them feel more vulnerable when they remember the danger. You can see a lot of videos of irl black bear encounters with an atmosphere like this: black bears are fuzzy and round things which usually move slowly and have a derpy expression, but they could also easily rip your arm off if they felt like it.

[@orcaonastroll7268]

One little scene that im sad they cut out is the one where Laios tries to stand up and leans on his missing leg, only to fall right after. Its very easy to miss, but its such a great little insight into his character...

[@stevead2560]

And the state of shock! I was sad to see it got cut (but the last two shots made up for it imo)

[@aquietwhyme]

It's interesting to note that, had the initial plan to "exhaust the dragon's fuel" gone forward, there'd likely be no skeleton remaining to find, given that the remains are found in the fuel sac.

[@laneperson137]

Omg you're right... I was thinking the bones were the only part that wouldn't burn up but even bones eventually burn (otherwise cremation wouldn't work) they're just LAST to burn. Maybe that's why some parts of Falin, like her skull, are more burned and bloody? There was still "meat" on them until this fight that was being used as fuel. Absolutely horrifying to think about!

[@arnowisp6244]

They wouldn't have known what became of Falin in the end

[@rattled6732]

@@arnowisp6244he probably would have realized that what’s happened when they found the stomach empty and blamed himself

[@thequacker]

you perfectly captured the weird moment in the episode when the pure horror turned into the happy outro

[@mr.parakeet7977]

That shit was evil. I was like "there is no fucking way you cut from FALIN'S FUCKING SKULL to the happy-go-lucky outro immediately." Ridiculous.

[@commentersupporterway]

⁠@@mr.parakeet7977then again considering how the lyrics talk about how “this party is for you” which I assume was directed at Falin I suppose this was a very apt moment to play it in a morbidly ironic sort of way 😭

[@mr.parakeet7977]

@@commentersupporterway Oh, absolutely. Still evil.

[@JurassicPancake]

imagine how much colder this episode would've been if it just cut immediately to the silent black-screen credits that play right after the outro

[@rattled6732]

Comedy Gold

[@sail_inh]

chilchuck got three rocks to his head in this ep just wanted to take note of that

[@swampjawn]

XD

[@sarah-ro2hd]

They were under protection spells during that fight, if Marcelle hadn’t used a protection spell, senshi Laois and chil would’ve all died from head trauma before the dragon even got to them.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

Marcille and Senshi's VAs also did a fantastic job with the healing scene. Both in Japanese and English, they really sell Marcille's forced positivity and Senshi's helpless terror.

[@DIRTBURGER72]

so true

[@noahmiller347]

@ProZD was FANTASTICLY cast as senshi😭🤌

[@TerminalConcret]

@@noahmiller347I STILL CANT BELIEVE IT

[@dylanehooverlibrarian7026]

My personal favorite animation flourish? Marcille's Feather/Slow Fall spell. The way they gave her a little buoyancy that made the risky "stand directly above the dragon when we bring the bridge down on it" plan feel a little more reasonable. The collision with Laios as she runs into him in the corridor was a great visual way of conveying that the spell was active and what it did, and it's something I feel like borrowing when I next run a D&D game.

[@imaginarylivingbody7154]

It probably wouldn’t have flowed as well, but I really miss the series of panels of Laois’s thoughts right after he kills the dragon. He goes from wanting to save Falin, before thinking that he should help Senshi and Chilchuck first, and then starts to think about himself. It shows that even with his apathy towards humanity, he does care deeply for his friends and family. I also like the dark physical gag of him trying to stand by pushing himself up with his left leg, only to immediately fall back down due to it being chomped off.

[@CrowLady0_0]

ah in the flashback there's a moment that makes me particularly emotional! when falin grabs laios' hand, she grabs his ADULT hand rather than his child hand (like in the manga) not only is it showing the way memories are warped over time, but it just feels so beautiful to me. he misses her so much :( he loves his sister so much :( their bond is just so precious in this show, i want to hold it close like a treasure

[@Paledomain]

was looking for this :)

[@CrowLady0_0]

@@Paledomain i didn't notice it until i was comparing it directly to the manga (something i dont normally do, but the skull moment at the end of the episode compelled me to) and i had to lay down on the floor for a bit after noticing it. makes my heart huuurt

[@Paledomain]

guuhhhhhh what a mod @@CrowLady0_0

[@niyxraedon4924]

OH GOD I DIDNT EVEN NOICE IM GONNA TROW UP THIS IS MAKING ME SO EMMOTIONAL

[@hope7317]

the part of the episode that got me the most was marcille in the background, covered in blood, desperately suggesting to search the dragons feces and running off only to get held back by her friends. it’s such cruel foreshadowing to the character develope marcille gets as the story continues.

[@ScrubbinOpti]

This is absolutely my favorite episode so far. But I have to talk about the music in this episode. It's so good at conveying the emotions of the scene. The absolute silence of Laios running on pure adrenaline as he stabs the dragon. The bombastic music screams at you that the team's plan failed. And the final song, oh my god, with most anime only fans unsure how revival works, they don't know how much of Falin is needed to revive her. But the music answers perfectly. It gives the viewer a harsh no as Laios picks up the skull. Shoutout to the ending, popping up with the worst best timing.

[@swampjawn]

Yes! I didn't talk much about it because it's not as much in my wheel house, but the music was great in this episode! Thanks for commenting about it!

[@jjstarrprod]

You have Yasunori Mitsuda to thank for it. Dude is the legendary composer of the legendary game Chrono Trigger (yes, another legendary Trigger), so you could say that he knows a thing or 2 about RPG world scores.

[@nnelg8139]

I would argue there is Meshi in this episode. Post-Meshi.

[@swampjawn]

😬

[@ayuminor]

The real meshi is the friends we lost along the way (Falin)

[@g.s.651]

The three moments about this episode that I cannot forget: My admiration for Laios being a fucking badass, leaping onto the dragon's face only to FEED it his LEG because he TRUSTED the dragon's jaw to hold him in place long enough for him to land the killing blow, while comforting himself that no matter how much it's gonna hurt, his sister suffered so much worse... 2: The shot from inside the skull. That screwed with me in ways I cannot explain. It's a sort of existential horror and the twisted, sick version of the happy reunion we were all hoping for. We are seeing Laios from her eyes--only, its where her eyes USED to be. How often have you seen a POV shot from inside what remains of a corpse.....? It's genius, in the worst way. Grotesque and horrifying and morbidly reminds us how death looms for us all. 3: ... The shot of the skull from the outside. The detail as even more grotesque than I would've expected because the skull, unlike the other bones, is charred black. It's still stained with her blood. It didnt even take them that long to get to the dragon, but even though she was digested shockingly fast, just trying to picture the extent of her suffering while she was still alive is a thought of such horror, Laios' words come back to haunt me: "this is nothing compared to what she went through." And he's right. I'd rather lose my limbs a dozen times over than know what it's like to drown in the dark, bathed in the stomach acid of a dragon.

[@twistedmyth5860]

Yeah, being digested alive sounds like one of the worst ways to go if you don't get the mercy of drowning or bleeding out first.

[@jcp1296]

Waid why do we think she was eaten in one gulp? I imagine the dragon chewed at least a little no?

[@twistedmyth5860]

@@jcp1296 Being chewed would be a mercy, but there are animals that eat their prey whole, so it is entirely possible for the dragon to eat her whole.

[@jcp1296]

@@twistedmyth5860 That makes sense I guess. Still I do think she was probably dead/unconscious by the time she hit the stomach because I doubt said stomach would still be in that good a shape with a mage as capable as falin stuck in there trying to escape

[@twistedmyth5860]

@@jcp1296 Honestly, I hope she was just because being dissolved alive sounds awful.

[@deepstonecostco]

10:08 thank you for making this point! I saw some people disappointed in the lack of cooking but as someone who grew up in a family who did a lot of hunting and fishing and introduced me to field dressing very early, this was still a "cooking" montage to me. Handling guts, talking about poop, finding bones that do or don't belong to whatever you're cutting up, having to feel the blood on your hands and come to grips with it getting colder and colder so you can eventually eat what you're taking... that too is meshi.

[@NeoNovastar]

Amen to that.

[@thegirlwiththetortoise3038]

This is very wholesome

[@Kira-xs1zv]

I think one of my favorite sequences is when Marcille is going to heal senshi. Her blown pupils reflecting a very nervous senshi gives this “Oh shit, he ain’t gonna be good” vibe that the manga expertly went with. Mostly because a blown pupil could mean excitement, which only scares the viewer more. But also blown pupils can mean terror or fight or flight response, blowing because of the need to absorbe as much light as possible to run away.

[@TheUmbralWolf]

This episode went from hilarious to grim real quick Also, who else really likes the fact that the dragon's fire breathing is actually anatomical explained, whereas most other fantasy dragon's fire breathing is basically just magic

[@ceresleepy1837]

it made me so happy hearing their logic for it. I love it when people flesh out their fantasy animals, makes em so much cooler!!

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

@@ceresleepy1837 that's exactly what made me fall in love with the manga way back when. My process went something like: Mimics being hermit crabs: very cool. Treasure bugs: pretty interesting, feels like an anatomical take on cursed treasure. The reveal that treasure bugs are parasitoids of mimics thus leading to situations where treasure bugs wind up filling the chest left behind after they've eaten the mimic as a trap for adventurers: This woman is a genius oh my god.

[@justalurker13]

@@Ezekiel_Allium to me, the genius of the worldbuilding hit when it came to living armor. It's such a unique, plausible, and creative take on moving armor!

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

@@justalurker13 yeah, the explanation of the life cycle with the young colony mimicking rusty scrap armor was a big "how is the author this clever" moment for me. I think my favorite part of the series overarchingly is the dungeon ecosystem being a _dungeon_ ecosystem. It's not just a dungeon with an ecosystem of animals in it, but the ecosystem actually filling the roles of fantasy dungeon style obstacles in ways that are still really biologically feasible just scratches a specific itch in my brain

[@summer-jy2pw]

i loved the tolling of the bells as laios lifts falin's skull to eye level

[@belenhernandoscocchi649]

PERSONALLY i'm a really big fan of the cuts from laios pain at having his leg cruched to the nice dreamy falin flashback as kids to laios in the ground, waking up to see marcille with bloody hands working industriously to get everyone away from the brink, fishing out legs and trying to keep relatively high spirits while violently healing everyone despite her own fear. and that tone of working through the pain with your fear of it not being enough stuck in your throat carrying through as they carve out the fucking dragon and get into the specific anatomy as they go from ribs to stomach to intestines to the sack where they find the bones and hair. it's harrowing. it's excellent. the little highs make the deep lows feel even more vertiginous. it's so fucking good. i've been really enjoying watching these vids! they give me a chance to sit down after the ep and digest what went down.

[@Draconis_Eltanin]

Seeing all this flair and care in animating is what keeps the floogates of worries about it being rushed in check. As 97 chapters coul have been perfectly adapted in two seasons of 24 episodes, at the rhythm of 2 chapters at a time plus an extra one squeezed in somewhere, but here we are, with 4 different ones having extra chapters in... Good lord, that last shot was a brilliant improvement on the manga. I still shiver every time I see it... I also have to say I love how Senshi's pan rotates on top of his elmet when they start running away.

[@jasonpark1987]

And it also retcons on where did Laios got the pan from, since both pans were dropped in the manga in their earlier botched plan.

[@Rexil9]

Can't wait for swampjawn to dissect and examine the bath scene frame by frame

[@dolphin64575]

That ending shot had me saying "oh my god, yes, can't wait for Jawn's analysis!"

[@commanderrab]

The cut from skull to upbeat ending credits was so goddamned funny, thank you for including it here.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

...I just realized why her name is "Fallin." It sounds like "fallen," a term often used in RPGs to describe a dead hero.

[@Eclip_11]

That, or I always perceived Falin's name to be bird-like (coughs). Like how Laios is also close to 'lion' (COUGHS)

[@julianatruite5206]

The scene from Falin´s skull POV was breathtaking. I remember literally gasping out lout with it. But the blood animation when the dragon rips off Laios´ leg and when Laios sinks Kensuke on the dragon´s neck is jut... *chef kiss*. While watching the episode I was constantly thinking about what your impressions on it would be.

[@enlongjones2394]

Been looking forward to this since Thursday. You do not disappoint. I love learning about the people who worked on specific shots and storyboards.

[@shijimuh]

I don't know why but I've been looking forward to your animation analysis videos on dunmeshi ever since I started watching it days ago.

[@enderesting]

I need to seriously compliment the music accompanying the last shot of this episode. Seriously elevating the whole haunting scene already, maximizing the emotional impact you can only have in an anime format. Literal chills. The best adaptations are the ones that fully utilize the medium it's in, I think.

[@teddybacon1483]

The Dragon‘s eye Color is different because the lighting situations are different, one is in the warm firelight the other is in the dimly lit cool toned city

[@Ishmala91]

Saw pointed out somewhere else; when Laios' flashback/memory goes pov talking with child Falin on a bed, his hand is adult sized

[@thequacker]

love the consistent advertising for dorohedoro. one of my favorite anime as well!

[@gundamissac]

"Get creative with monster meat" sounds like a Bad Dragon advertisement.

[@powernade]

One of my favorite parts is how they drew the dragon based on Dinosaur anatomy, instead of the traditional fantasy draconic. It looked weird at first until I realized thats what it was. Look at it, and think about a brontosaurus as it lumbers through the city. So cool.

[@plutogrl]

I went into dungeon meshi having Falin becoming a chimera spoiled to me but was unaware of how it happened and so when the scene of Laios finding her skull popped up my stomach actually sank. I had gotten caught up with the party's confidence that they would find Falin in time that I was so convinced they would. That POV shot was a gutpunch.

[@Flipface4]

I love the Dungeon Meshi "timeline" meme coming back with people going "You are now entering the 'WHAT?' era! Happy episode 11!" On tumblr Legit how it feels to be a manga reader seeing reactions to the anime

[@fey5252]

I've been so excited for this breakdown since the moment I saw the shot inside of Falin's skull. I binged the manga shortly after episode 10 and have been appreciating since then the subtle differences between the anime and manga. Even knowing what would happen, there's a special kind of despair looking through the empty silhouette of Falin's eyeholes at Laios's terrible face that the manga lacked. It's an unusual shot so it takes the viewer a moment to register what's obstructing your vision, and through that, what Laios has found. I'm super excited for Episode 12, and almost equally so now for these episode breakdowns. In an odd way, it feels like I get to share your excitement and enthusiasm for the animation style and the touches the different animators add every time one of these comes out. Things I would never know otherwise, but that escalate my enjoyment of the series by that much. This is a great series, both the anime and the episode breakdowns.

[@vyt2622]

After watching the episode, I was really looking forward to your breakdown of the Ichigo Kanno shot of Senshi throwing the sword. I found all the distortion emotionally impactful but honestly a little messy. It was harder to follow what, exactly, Senshi was doing in pushing aside Chilchuck and throwing the sword.

[@alicebnuuy6155]

its really fun seeing the anime-onlies get a taste of what theyre in for

[@twistedmyth5860]

Look, I gotta wait til next month to buy more of the books, okay? 😢

[@holdmeclosertinyprancer]

I've been streaming the show for friends who have not read the manga and out of respect for them I held off on us watching this week so they don't have to suffer that cliffhanger but GOD am I excited to see their reactions to it. Cannot get over how perfect the skull interior POV was was.

[@Ymryrth]

Going frame by frame through the shot where the boys try to signal Marcille that the plan failed brings me so much joy. The expressions are so great.

[@johannesgutenburg9837]

it's funny that you mention "even deeper into the dungeon" because the overwhelming sentiment I've heard from anime-only's is that after this arc they're leaving lol

[@franconunez925]

One thing I liked is how detailed the Dragon chewing on Laios's leg is for such a simple action. First the dragon is just Holding Laios without chewing too much into his leg for him to fall because the animal is intelligent enough to try eat him whole later instead of eating a leg and freeing it's prey, giving it a chance to flee. But when Laios stabs the dragon, it bites harder in a pain reflex, spewing blood that's probably both from the dragon's troath and Laios's leg, and just before dying, it's bite becomes so strong that it actually cuts Laios's leg. I don't know if this is in the manga or if this is animé original, but is a great amount of detail for a rather generic action regardless.

[@likeasorethumb0502]

this episode was harrowing. the dragon excavation was brutal and solemn. I know this next episode is THAT PART(s) and I'm very excited to see how this story evolves

[@ClassyHatsVT]

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT JUST ENDED LIKE THAT. I'm still not 100% on board with the dragon's design, it's mostly the fact that it's uniformly red all over. I really hoped that it would have some contrast, especially on the horns. I do like that it's wingless, though, because why would it have wings if it lived underground? Also, the idea of it flicking its tongue to ignite its flames is a neat touch, it reminds me of how Teostra from Monster Hunter will snap its teeth to ignite the explosive powder that it spreads on the ground.

[@carpiim]

the highlight of my week fr

[@Aki_verseau]

I think the change of color for the dragon eyes was make because the light source is not the same, we’re in the first ep it was fire as a light source here it is something else.

[@haliku9705]

The only complaint I had with this episode is that it felt like there were a lot of moments where the action paused for the characters to talk, and I was left wondering what the dragon was even doing-just motionlessly staring at them? Felt like a bit of adaptation weirdness from the slower pace of manga panels to fast paced action animation. However, there were plenty enough banger animation moments to make up for it

[@Dragonian05]

The dragon clicking its tongue to ignite the fire instead of instantly breathing it, kind of gave the moment a bit of a threatening “here it comes” vibe. As a manga reader, I am immensely satisfied with all the changes made in the anime for this fight. Especially the part with Senshi and Marcille.

[@twistedmyth5860]

In general, most of them are really good, with only episode 2 having issues. But some of those issues are not changing enough. But Trigger has generally made incredible changes from manga to anime here and I am loving it.

[@AutumnOwlex]

My favorite small bit comes from when Lios is hitting the pot, the beat goes back n forth except for one beat where he hits the left side twice and I don't know I love that so much.

[@alejandropupo]

The Ichigo Kanno shot was easily my favorite shot of the episode! The background animation and intense drawings were so cool to watch!

[@melonpalooza]

God, I've been waiting for this since Thursday :3c Perhaps the eyes were orange due to the fire's lighting? I really liked Kensuke's shenanigans in this episode. He's just "noooooo i don't wanna!!!!" but alas he just gets pried away from the safety of the floor and thrown into the fray. Shouldn't have been a sword then, idiot. Also I love love the change in color when Laios was going for the inverse scale. How everything was grayscale and the only thing that mattered was him and the inverse scale. God I loved this episode. I streamed this episode for some anime only friends and their reaction to the ending lol. My bloodline got cursed xD

[@swampjawn]

I think that's what they were going for, but its eye is orange in the first shot of episode 1, before there's any fire, and still green while breathing fire in this episode, so it doesn't quite work.

[@maria_wd9292]

I've wanted to say this ever since I saw the episode but the end of the flash back scene with falin in the field, im pretty sure is heavily inspired from Nausicaa of Vally of the Wind when she has her own flashbacks. I mean theres the golden field, the sketchyline, and the weird inbetween frames that are almost exactly like the one in Nausicaa. Im pretty sure other people have noiticed this but I really wanted to say it.

[@ipeconick]

Just wanted to say that your videos have made the viewing experience of this anime so much better than it already is. Thank you.

[@robertmacfergus9288]

Some birds can change the colour of their sclera, I see no reason why the dragon couldn't, realistically it should probably be able to considering how big its eyes are. Sclerotic rings are present on non avian dinosaurs and birds, they are likely a necessity for something with eyes as big as the dragon's(an eye as big as what larger dinosaurs had might not have functioned without a sclerotic ring), this structure is also why birds are able to change eye colours. The bearded vulture makes its sclera progressively redder as it gets angrier or more territorial, I am not sure why this dragon would have a lighter sclera, maybe the longer it goes with out resting the redder its sclera gets.

[@JAB6322]

Thank God I'm not the only one with gripes on the credits music starting. Totally ruined the hopelessness and despair where it makes you contemplate if Laios' quest to save Falin was all for nothing. 😑

[@chrisdickson1289]

I just want to say thanks for being so amazingly analytical, its making me appreciate this show so much more. I was one of those who sat down this episode, thinking I'll be enjoying my nice cooking show, only to see this horror action episode lol

[@clammmin3098]

Ngl, i audibly cackled when the catchy ending song popped right after Laois found his sister’s bloody skull.

[@ordo3297]

I liked how the "detonation" magic was animated. Seeing Marcille "ignite" the runes and following the trail as it completes is really satisfying to watch.

[@jader3193]

one detail i really appreciated was the fact that Laios had to take a moment to talk/force himself into going through with his backup plan to get at the inverse scale. i feel that in so many other anime, it could have been this epic action hero terminator moment, where a character will go to the most extreme lengths without a second thought out of devotion for a loved one. but dungeon meshi is so much about the embodied human experience, and watching Laios have to suppress the very natural, powerful instinct to avoid grievous injury made it feel so much more dire.

[@pantrymonster]

When the greyscale happened as Laios prepared to stab the inverse scale, it reminded me of the thread from Demon Slayer

[@Nkanyiso_K]

Im not watching this one until next week so i can see them back to back

[@doodleplayer4014]

Yeah, I absolutely howled at the tonal dissonance of the peppy ED right after those horrifying shots of Falin's skull.

[@TheMattsem]

This is how you build a fantasy world the amount of the Dragon biology is crazy

[@CrowLady0_0]

10:45 YES! oh my god it's SO MUCH BETTER. it's horrifying! honestly this change makes me so happy that a lot of people are watching the anime before reading the manga. they get moments like THIS! it's just so good! i'm normally apprehensive about things that change between versions. i don't like remakes, and am uneasy around adaptations. this is really challenging and changing that feeling i have. i LOVE the manga, and so far all i'm seeing is how this just makes it BETTER! the artists on this show are really trying their best to do this story justice and they are succeeding! i think something that eased my mind was learning how much the director loves dungeon meshi. just AHH SUCH A GOOD MOMENT! it feels like overall, the changes they are making are either subtle enough to not be noticeable unless you've just read the chapters, or deliberately done to make things hit THAT much harder. ah i've probably been rambling in circles for a while. i just really love this show :3

[@jezd2223]

that ending scene genuinely gave me chills, though, i had already caught glimpses of the manga, but MAN, what they did with it was AMAZING. its so fascinating what creative liberties can do for storytelling,,

[@superfriendlyalpaca]

I just noticed the detail of kensuke’s eye tentacles flailing at 6:51 when senshi throws the sword 🤣 Definitely my fav cut from my fav ep thus far!! I love how this scene reminds us of their desperation and that they’re not just funny silly characters but that Laios is a capable fighter (with him catching his sword under his heel)

[@whatthehellisthisname]

I knew the way you were describing the final scene and the music completely died just like in the episode, that you would cut to the ending theme haha I can't find the words for how fantastic this episode was, Trigger did god's job.

[@Vern235]

This episode and tonal shift kickstarted my obsession with this story. Probably will be one of my favorite anime and manga, ever.

[@wisesquirrel4986]

I thought the Dragon's eyes were orange in the first episode because of the orange lighting from the fire surrounding the entire scene.

[@Zinervawyrm]

The first episode I was skeptical, but something inside me said, "Keep watching." And I'm so glad I did. It's so rare to find any comedy show that takes the serious moments seriously without it feeling like tonal whiplash.

[@Arpel21]

i just want to say that i love this series, it's what got me into dungeon meshi in the first place and i look forward to every episode just as much, if not more, than the anime itself the breakdowns of animation and storytelling are very good and very well made, and also your voice is nice :D

[@swampjawn]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy them!

[@ExtinctWaffle]

1:00 who knew things look less orange when not surrounded by orange fire

[@CarlosLopez-wb2qn]

I thought the exact same thing.

[@swampjawn]

There wasn't any fire yet in the first shot of the dragon opening its eyes, and its eyes are still tinted green while breathing fire in this episode. That's probably what they were going for, but it didn't quite work.

[@ExtinctWaffle]

that's true, i don't even know what exact color its supposed to be in neutral lighting.

[@lovelysan]

"No cooking?" How dare! Butchering and preparing the meat is totally part of the food prep process~ ;)

[@LuckyDayWorks]

God where to even start with this episode huh? Truthfully I've been a bit speechless/overwhelmed, maybe in the same way you might feel at an all you can eat buffet of delicacies. I love love loved the senshi tossing Kensuke shot - i think trigger is really hitting the 'right' points for when to place stylistic shots - when things feel so intense emotion overrides. It reflects the way time sort of slows down and your vision gets blurry with feeling, you become action and emotion rather than detail and stillness. I think that's why I don't mind if Senshi's hand is a bit warped, because when you experience moments like that, things get parsed "blurrier" for me, or more abstractly. Very excited to see how episode 12 goes down. Great videos as always, insane output for the high quality of these vids, very nicely done.

[@Star_born_Feline5507]

I managed to get my sister and cousin who was visiting at the time to start watching the week this episode aired, and they where both hooked by episode 2, and are dying to see what comes next, wondering what will happen after the end of ep 11, cant wait to see what happens, and I cant wait to talk to them about it.

[@Theresa-uj4le]

I liked that the dragons eyes were greener! It made sense because it was under different lighting and it made it look a little more out of it element? Like obviously the dragon doesn’t fit down the streets, but also this nobel, ferocious fire breathing dragon looks a little diminished. It’s eyes aren’t a firey gold, but a ill looking green. I think it works, especially once we learn what drove it to visit the castle town in the first place

[@Dell2YT]

In the beginning of the video, That relaxed image of senshi from the manga reminds me of the famous berserk manga panel where guts is relaxing, sans armor and having a rare peaceful moment.

[@nicolev990]

The difference in eye color could be because of the lighting? I mean episode 1 they were surrounded by fire while in this episode it was a cavern/city setting. Although now that you compare them, I wouldn’t expect them to be that green from how orange they were in the first episode, I’d expect maybe more of a light golden color. Maybe the green comes from the cold lighting of the cavern? But the dragons scales don’t change color as much as its eyes so it is a little weird when you think about it too much.

[@LanEXHikari]

All in all, this episode conveyed how much the animation team has internalised the source material and portraited it in a new light, all the small tweaks and details added enhance the overarching experience. Maybe the next episode isn't going to be as action-packed as this one, but it will surely be a head-scratching appetizer for what's to come 🐉 Looking forward to your next video!

[@queenidragon4489]

0:55 it is important to note that the first scene had fire as the main light source so thats probably why the eyes look different

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

A little while ago I started going through the entire studio trigger catalogue, and one of the things I've realized is that when setting aside my preconceived notions of what makes a show feel like a trigger show, one of their major defining features, going all the way back to their inception is the sporadic usage of CGI. Basically all of their shows will have at least one somewhat prominent usage of CGI, which was actually a little surprising to me, since I never picked up on it in places like the early episodes of Kill la Kill

[@IdioticOracle]

i understand why it got cut for time but i do wish they kept the brief moment where laios was slightly delirious after losing his leg and insisted he needed to go help senshi and chilchuck and tried to stand up, even moving like his leg was still there and trying to put his weight on it to support himself in standing, only to fall right over because ITS NOT THERE DUMMY. that was one of my favorite little moments from this part of the manga

[@Brasswatchman]

7:51 Laios owning cats in the past should probably inform his relationship with Izutsumi going forward. (You'd think he would've learned how to handle feline rejection better, mind you...)

[@vincentflannigan2727]

This one episode brought the series from a solid 7 to 8 in my book

[@Mimoitei]

Your episode analysis has become a part of my weekly watching of Dungeon meshi

[@DeathWishMonkey]

Oh man I love your cut to Werzog. That really cracked me up in the exposition of an otherwise bleak, bleak segment of the episode.

[@Samir3to3]

The very first episode of Lodoss War OVA features a battle with a Green Dragon where a character named Woodchuck throws a knife at the dragon blinding it in one eye. Wonder where Ryuko Kui got the idea of having Chilchuck do the same thing to the Red Dragon. Laios finally takes down the dragon which is not so dissimilar to what Parn did. Also more uncommon fantasy creatures like Kobolds, undine are prominently featured in Lodoss OVA. The resemblance between the two shows is uncanny.

[@rullocompressore1550]

Delicious in the Dungeon is the first anime in a long time that is able to handle crazy tonal shifts this well, kinda reminds me of how Gurren Lagann handled its story, definetively a top tier show for me, hope it will get a full adaptations.

[@BlueSpiritFlame]

Can’t wait for Netflix censor the whole screen black

[@reiggae]

3:35 its kinda unrealistic but its hilarious how laios and chilcuck just tank some bricks straight on the DOME, that rubble did NOT look soft

[@enderesting]

It's Marcille's protection magic! They mentioned it when Marcille found Senshi and Chilchuck. It was able to tank some of the damage but not all. Chilchuck still got knocked out by that small boulder the size of a large boulder haha... poor guy

[@reiggae]

⁠@@enderestingAHHH that makes sense, now i can appreciate the humor AND the logic lol

[@tossingturnips]

The highlight of my week in terms of Dungeon Meshi content (second, of course, to the episode itself).

[@CrowLady0_0]

just imagine me as a rabid dog tearing apart a toy- that's honestly how i feel about this episode. glad you talked about marcille healing senshi! i remember trying to leave a comment light on spoilers on your last video. just in case someone decided to watch it before moving on to this episode! i wanted to list everything in this episode AHH it's just so good! i'm not ready for next episode- actually i thought about it and i am. there's one cute moment i'm looking forward to. i need the gif to share with my friend :]

[@stlechamans]

These videos are the best. They really make me appreciate the anime a lot more than I already did

[@pantrymonster]

While watching the episode, i couldn't help but think "wow, swampjawn is gonna have a ball analysing this"

[@VoidStaresback]

I can't wait for the next episode! I remember binge reading the chapters after this because it just kept getting better!

[@HoodedGirl1]

Have a feeling the dragons eye colour change may also be because the first scene introducing it also was more "warm/orange" as a whole? But it could also again be the emphasis on how memory is different from actual, since Chilchuck notes how the dragon seems bigger than he remembered, which! I mean it kinda did look smaller in the intro? From my mememory at least sgshhs

[@BlueKiwi16]

You deserve so many more subs for your content, i really love watching your analysis which brings up how trigger adapts and honors the manga in the anime, i have gotten so much more appreciation not only for the story but the animation techiques and everything that goes into making an anime. So now im here refreshing again and again waiting for ep12 to drop, it has become a vital part yo watching dungeon meshi for me, watching the episode, and later seeing what you have to say about it. ❤

[@moozooh]

Definitely my most favorite episode of the year so far. Trigger saving anime again. And the source material only gets better from here, so it'll just keep delivering! Glad that seasonal watchers are waking up to the fact that this is a true-blue fantasy show and not some episodic cooking-themed slice-of-life or whatever.

[@rosenrot234]

Poor Kensuke was just straight up NOT having a good time this episode lol. I'm just some anime only fan for now but it was cool to see folks show the panel of Falin's skull versus the IMMENSE improvement of the shot where you're looking thru the nose hole and eyes. That was such a cool idea.

[@isaacirwin8628]

Oh, it's gore of my comfort character.

[@Lucien_M]

THE DRAGON!?

[@holylight2428]

Falin... 😔