Outsourcing Animation ≠ Bad? | Delicious in Dungeon Episode 18 Breakdown

[@mudstick]

laois stimming in order to release his full autistic potential is perfection cant wait for the only real catgirl ever next week

[@franconunez925]

He's not removing his mask, HE'S SHATTERING IT! For a few seconds before he has to become a full, sad, pathetic, human again.

[@rattled6732]

Bro got that dawg in him

[@uss_04]

Laios just being peak Laios pVEing deeper into the dungeon further than any PvP player dares to tread

[@samdal420]

Real

[@corrinflakes9659]

“Only real catgirl ever” Nia erasure 🤨

[@t0rya]

These vids became an essential part of the Dungeon meshi anime expirience™ ngl, looking forward to them every week as much as to episodes themselves

[@uss_04]

Agreed. This completes the DM experience for me

[@chrisdickson1289]

trueee, I see bits from the show (like the crazy smooth motion of the doppelganger's head move) and I just think, "can't wait till Swamp Jawn tells me about the episode production"

[@AnarchHive]

Me too! Can't remember last time, I was this invested in someone taking apart an episode in terms of animation, etc.

[@torioto]

Saaame. I also find myself trying to identify and appreciate interesting animation sequences more thanks to these videos

[@jestersvoice9692]

Yeah these videos really hold me over for the week while I wait.

[@ridjf]

Chilchuk's Giant Laios gets extra frames due to his halffoot perception giving movements more detail.

[@swampjawn]

Haha I love this interpretation

[@duyoazzaisin]

only thing is that the biggest Laios double isn't Chilchuck's :] There are extras to the manga that designate each double to each of the characters with explanations on why they belong to each one. It's really interesting ngl..

[@rosenrot234]

The big Laios is actually from Marcille. Falin told her Laios looks pretty much like her. So she expected just someone small like her. So the differences between Laios and Falin stuck out like sore thumbs to her. Chilchucks Laios is the dumb one that only talks about eating.

[@sirbig8292]

@@rosenrot234 This. Beat me to it. Though I too thought that all the "super detailed ones" were from Chilchuck's perspective too, before I got the reveal.

[@Joysweeper]

@@rosenrot234 Chilchuck's Laios is also exactly like what he imagined when he thought about Laios blabbing everything to Shuro lol. Wall-eyed and just talking about eating.

[@rosenrot234]

I just adore that Marcille's fake was noticed because Laios noticed the real one had a moment of absentmindedness. Compared to the other fakes being the ones goofing up. That was a good joke.

[@ob1nc]

i still dont get the boiling water comment

[@krisiverse]

@@ob1nc In a previous episode she angered a water spirit (undine) by pouring boiling water into the water where it lived. Laios noticed her being careless in the same way again instead of learning from her mistake the first time

[@ob1nc]

@@krisiverse ohhh

[@gasselik]

In the Manga there is an extra panel where there is an explanation of every shapeshift where come from. The laios barking caught me offguard when I saw it😂😂

[@tomm1222]

I'm certain they used a different voice acter to voice the fake Marcille.

[@zanthe_]

The dog sequence makes me excited for the bunny dance.

[@amalgama-dette1430]

Bunny dance? Now I'm interested

[@mobi4482]

bunny conga hours

[@lonelyshpee7873]

​@@amalgama-dette1430It's season 2 stuff btw. I really really really really hope we get a 2nd season.

[@TheFrostedfirefly]

we NEED season 2 for that bunny dance

[@randomguy2402]

We need a season 2

[@dandyspacedandy]

my cousin can do a freakishly good angry dog bark, straight up makes you think there's a giant pissed off dog somewhere behind you, but it's the only tone he can manage before it sounds obviously fake. it does not break my suspension of disbelief for laios to have a perfect dog impression

[@Glamador]

The idea that this monster (kitsune?) uses your own memories to construct a double is brilliant. It means you will have a harder time identifying them as fake because they are precisely what you are already expecting! How do you recognize and defy your own implicit biases? It's a fantastic concept.

[@hanzulco]

I'm glad they didn't bring Kabru along, otherwise we'll get perfect doubles 😂

[@samdal420]

6:40 going into *D O G M O D E* requires the finest stimming a man of the tism can manage

[@lowkeyfeliks7687]

What do you mean the sexy Senshi, that's just how Senshi always is

[@hyobro8392]

Senshi is handsome... ✍

[@randomguy2402]

That dog sequence has to be one of the funniest things in the show, god I love Laios

[@RemiAutor]

I really like the mild spoilers as somebody who hasn't read the manga. I don't know why the lion heads are important but you keep pointing them out and now i see them in the new episodes and go there's a lion. That kind of thing. I like these videos a lot

[@voyagerwitch]

you know how it is with lions

[@lasagna3289]

it goes without saying that lions are always relevant to any story

[@Bionickpunk]

Lions are very important, keep an eye for those felines as they will be in the upcoming test.

[@AeyakS]

It's because there's a lion fr

[@jtyranus]

@@voyagerwitch It's the Lions fans you have to watch out for.

[@Treegona]

Them: Whacha thinkin bout? Me: Izutsumi (izutsumi).

[@dewdropdrew]

IZUTSUMI (Izutsumi)

[@ollie_acorn]

Laios pre-dog mode stim is EVERYTHING to me as a hand flapper myself they made that look soooooo satsifying

[@lornadune2506]

I really enjoy that Laios' Marcille has her hair down because that's what she looked like when she revived Falin. It left a big impression on him and I think it's cute. Later *spoiler* succubus Marcille also has her hair down. I don't really ship them together, but I do really love their relationship and shared love for Falin.

[@norasyikinali6283]

There's an additional material in the manga that said Laios really doesn't remember Marcille's hairstyle at all, so it goes for the most simple hairstyle of all- her hair down.

[@pingvin9166]

It's also quite funny that the demon will eat Marceille's desire to watch her hair, which will cause her to forget how to do it.

[@Doctor_Tumnus]

I feel like a lot of people are missing that the things Laios remembers about people is all about how how they interact with monsters.

[@likeasorethumb0502]

I was surprised this episode was only a single chapter. Really liked the sort of redemption arc Laios gets in not being attentive to Shuro's "signals" to noticing the minutia of his party. While he may struggle with details, he does retain very important information about his team. The monster is explained in as reading people's thoughts and adjusting the illusions based on that, so he would have essentially had to figure out questions to ask them without knowing the answers. I also really did not expect Laios' warm up motions to be animated like that, but I love seeing him be portrayed more and more autistically ^V^ Another great video as well! Still loving your break downs!!

[@Doctor_Tumnus]

Yeah very funny that nobody trusted Laios's intuition but besides minor details his fakes were the most convincing.

[@Strampunch]

I thought Laios' scream in English was hilarious but the original one just ended me, thank you for including it! (and thank you for all the work you're putting in these videos, as an animation artist who's quite burnt out this is bringing back a bit of that joy for the art form

[@StonetheDestroyer42]

I'm almost grateful when the episode is a little simpler, because then I get the breakdown sooner. 😅

[@EternalTraveler11163]

I bet animators love people like you who appreciate the art form.

[@nenohuh]

hell I'm just an artist but this dude really gets it

[@LokiToxtrocity]

The funny thing about the three Laius is the fact that looking at them you know from exactly whos memories they came from.

[@tossingturnips]

I watch about a dozen reactions after each episode, but yours are the only ones I feel like i can't miss. I love the subtle call-outs to things that will be relevant later, ensuring that we get the fullest Dunmeshi experience possible.

[@nouveau_nouveau]

I've been watching the anime in purely dub and the VAs have been insane with it. I love how Damein Haas always brings his all when the mood gets serious. I also love how the other VAs have slightly different voices for the shapeshifter versions of themselves. Asebi's stance at the end goes so fucking hard as well. It has no right being that swag.

[@Fullmetalnyuu0]

YES, this is an amazing dub, easily up there with Fullmetal Alchemist imo

[@Morantelo22136]

I've been watching it in Japanese with subs, but I don't like subtitles. Would you recommend the dub?

[@notapplicable6985]

​@@Morantelo22136I reccomend it

[@FaceMeetsFloor]

@@Morantelo22136 Yes! It's very good!

[@rosenrot234]

@@Morantelo22136 Its really fun

[@standheaykic66]

I just realized when Laois ask for light spell from Marcille, there 3 shining light. I bet it was Shensi's that don't know how to cast spell.

[@OnyxAlchemyst]

A reasonable idea, but peeking at earlier episodes, like episode 5, Marcille's light spell used 3 orbs even back then, so it doesn't seem to be suspicious on its own.

[@annakurse2650]

I always check for a new Swamp Jawn video around dinner time. Today I took a bite and you uploaded 2 minutes later! Made my night :) Love your dungeon meshi videos, they give a nice serotonin boost while waiting for new episodes. Thank you!

[@hewhodoes8073]

The cat..It's the cat...it's the cat guys.

[@ADez100]

I appreciate the little squash and stretch you added to the green indicator circle at 2:37

[@Arvyn992]

I like to think that each near perfect doubles were from Laios memories

[@bbittercoffee]

Not at all lmao His are definitely the worst ones, bro could not describe a person in detail to save his life (ask about a monster tho, and you'll be leaving scarred for life with the amount of details)

[@elias.t]

I imagine that it was Chilchuck's. He's got an eye for details.

[@zafnieronassus1996]

@@bbittercoffee There are extras that shows the near perfect ones are actually Laios' but he tends to miss out on the smaller details like the holes of Senshi's helmet

[@beantow7592]

personality wise yes! its just that except for his double of marcille, all of them lacked certain details that other characters noticed, allowing laios's doubles to be eliminated almost immediately. it probably wouldve been much harder for the doubles to be eliminated if laios paid attention to those "minor" details

[@MrGemHunter]

They were actually, Laios just misses little details in the clothing

[@Draconis_Eltanin]

I too am somewhat conflicted about that Laios bark, but it is also probably cheaper this way. (Though I'll miss the "laios barking VA in ifferent languages compilation") Honestly one of my favourite moments of all manga, I am overall happy with how it was aapted, though I found the flashing between all the faces after Laios leaped a bit jarring. Once again thank you for pointing out details a layman laike me has so easily missed.

[@LookIamcommenting]

A new Swamp Jawn video up for the watching just as I've finished making lunch? Life is good 😌

[@ThevralLee]

Thank you for this week’s vid! Always wonderful to see the animators be given their flowers. It’s a testament to how good Ryoko Kui and the animators are that the whole ep lets you guess the imposters just by vibes and subtle changes to their visual styles (or not so subtle in Senshi’s case)

[@rfurthegamer3412]

I love how the laioses look different based on the character, Marcille sees him as falin, Chilchuck sees him as a giant, and Sendai sees him as a bumbling idiot

[@uss_04]

The part in this manga and this episode jokes at how casually deadly Marcille can be with her staff in the Dungeon…. I’m sure it will be brought up later….

[@raipe125]

a living staff...ambrosia is libing wood

[@NyJoanzy]

Marcel's "Ok I'm fine with this" moment when blasting the monsters head off is peak relatability.

[@999clovers]

As someone who works in animation, it's really refreshing to find someone like you who actually knows what you're talking about, haha. That background fake laios being animated on 1s is insane 😭

[@OnyxAlchemyst]

Honestly it's getting harder to decide whether i'm more looking forward to the next episode of Dungeon Meshi, or for your breakdown of the episode we just got! I'm gonna be doing a big rewatch of the series thus far sometime in june when i've got time off from work, and I 100% plan to alternate between each episode and your breakdown to it as i go. I especially appreciate your dedication to give credit to every individual animator that you're able to scene by scene. You seem so much more passionate and dedicated to this than just about anyone i see "reacting" to anime. Proud to be a patron!

[@ririko_asakura]

"babe wake up, swamp jawn dropped another dungeon meshi video"

[@voenarox78kk]

I look forward to your videos as much as I look forward to the show. You break the shows highlights and downfalls perfectly, especially since I haven’t read the manga it’s very helpful and fun to hear your opinions! Thank you 😊

[@fukaze2021]

i think the meat cutting part is intentional because it was not cut professionally by fake senshi that he has to cut it again to make sure the meat is separated

[@henoji777]

He got that dawg in him!! You skillfully weave humor into detailed breakdown. Ty for these entertaining and educational vids!

[@ricardom3114]

i sure hope this and upcoming eps help everyone realize that Laios is so much more than just a weirdo who likes to eat monsters.

[@jinsator4616]

idk bout the rest of y'all but i fully believe Laios can take on the shapeshifter illusionist without Marcille's intervention. He's out there outputting 110% autistic power, the beast stood no chance

[@ipeconick]

After all the high action battle and death from last episode it is really interesting how the story shift gears and now had a who is who game in the middle to decompress from the sister horror from before.

[@DarthCool99]

Thank you so much for doing these videos! I've been loving Dungeon Meshi, and the breakdowns you do to highlight the craft that's gone into it really help to highlight the talent of the animators. It's like having a sommelier for my current favorite anime.

[@kboombite]

I wait for these each week ❤

[@NoneInName]

Really enjoy these deep dive and discussions for each dungeon meshi episodes. Keep up the good work.

[@Doctor_Tumnus]

Another great detail (inherited from the manga) is that Laios remembers the magic in Marcille's spellbook besides minor 'grammatical' errors.

[@dodo-uz4ct]

ASEBI ASEBI ASEBI

[@zanthe_]

SHE HAS ARRIVED!

[@Draconis_Eltanin]

I find it quite funny google attempts at translating this with "HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY" I mean, it's not wrong per se

[@lasagna3289]

the car

[@dolphin64575]

Every week I tell my friends "I can't wait for y'all to meet Izutsumi, I think you're gonna love her."

[@rosygloomart]

as an animation major with a big dungeon meshi brainrot these videos are altering my brain chemistry and I just can't wait them to drop after I watch the episodes!! You are doing an amazing job!

[@ThePretzelNuggets]

Wait.., we’re taking a turn to the surreal and grotesque?? WERE NOT ALREADY IN THE SURREAL/GROTESQUE PORTION

[@tomaaas_i]

UOOOOUUU its really cool that you v made a breakdown of every episode so far, im going to marathon

[@uss_04]

I always look forward to these

[@hyobro8392]

I didn't feel that this episode tried to save up resources AT ALL before you pointed it out. It's a reassuring evolution when compared with the first episodes where the show felt cheaper to me. "Shapeshifter" is a very smart choice for a "cheaper" episode because Ryoko Kui's designs and jokes absolutely carry the episode without requiring to go all out like with the Falin fight last week.

[@Franpowah]

These videos help to appreciate animation even more, thanks mate!

[@xlaider]

studio trigger decission making has been on top of it's game

[@MadCityVL]

This video was wild in depth! Happy I found it. Liked & subscribed

[@bananaspice1967]

Laios is certainly not beating the autism allegations with this one

[@silvereyedlionking21]

Do you actually know what autism is ?

[@VivienVarga-ki3sd]

silvereyedlionking21 let me guess you probably think its very stereotypical.. Even tho his va is on the spectrum and supports the headcanon

[@silvereyedlionking21]

@VivienVarga-ki3sd just because the va agrees to the opinion doesn't mean that's the authors intention. Laios is just quirky

[@LanEXHikari]

After all the teasing in the intros and outros, she gets revealed 😅 Also kudos for also teasing some major twists hinted in plain sight, just keep making them subtle 🦁

[@yevheniakomaretska5097]

i just can't, you were focusing so much on giant Laois and can't NOT notice the hungry Laois shaking like a crazy chihuahua but hey he got that dog in him

[@shounenfury]

Maaaan I was paying extra attention this week to try and notice some of the same stuff you'd point out (and maybe stuff you wouldnt) and I COMPLETELY neglected to look at the gatdamn FOOD! I was so focused on the shapeshifters. As you said, as fun as it is to spot the differences, there's some real appeal in deducing which copy came from who's mind.

[@FlorescentInk]

oh man i love your videos so much. thank you for the breakdown!!

[@Angie-ou8zs]

Great video 😁 love your work

[@Deepstab1]

An interesting detail I found in the cooking of this episode it’s how senshi made cookies, and to make cookies you need some form of cold fat, like butter or lard, probably got that from maizuru and since they just got trough a frozen hall it was the perfect opportunity to make them, wonder if the mangaka though of that

[@nofriendel5753]

i love laios so much anf your videos this is now a required to watch thing for me, i love it very much keep going :D

[@chloukscolor7905]

The analysis of the big Laios was so interesting !!

[@finhazard0]

"this ain't laios. laios almost always moves at 8 frames per second, not 24" LMAOOO WHY IS THAT SO FUNNY TO ME

[@marv1d1no]

Thank you for high quality content.

[@samdal420]

Cant wait for next episode featuring: The greatest cat girl to ever catgirl

[@LunarJaguar]

greatest catgirl of the century

[@lilow6356]

Had a rough day Good thing i saved this vid to see in emergencies It's all better now

[@genesisfrog]

I love watching swamp jawn on my lunch breaks

[@WGasmss]

I busted out so hard with the marcille 1 shotting it That whole sequence with the faces is 10/10

[@charlieterry8506]

Love all of these

[@DemonOfMyMind]

I've been saying for a while this anime is a real treat! Pun intended... Beautiful animation, fantastic world building and there are so many little details to pick out. Compelling characters and story. I'll say it. Its better than Frieren. This doesn't mean Frieren is bad, its not. Its really good but I do believe Dungeon Meshi is more intelligently written and takes way better care of its world building.

[@OldUsk]

Beyblade lios will forever be my most favorite moment when I was watching to the point were i have a clip of it just for weird meme uses

[@hagishin00]

7:13 that was my only complaint (If I don't remember bad) about this episode: no human barking

[@inkthinker]

I wonder if that odd bit of Leviathan Laios animation wasn't an experimental use of some automated tool? It's the weirdest place to see that kinda of in-between labor. No idea what to say about the Laois wolves-vs-elk scene, it's just someone having crazy fun. Nice breakdowns, love the frame counts and analysis of usage and action! I wish I'd had this sort of resource back when I was a full-time, hand-drawing, frame-by-frame animator. I had to figure most of this stuff out the hard way. 18 years! XD

[@TIMGO3]

Great work and your videos are solid, just an idea for a video project when Dungeon Meshi is done can you do an overview of one punch man season 1 to season 2.

[@ninryu4]

I like how Kui mixes Japanese monsters with the Western monsters, the shapeshifter being a fox and tanuki hybrid and next episode's shinkirou.

[@ElectricKitty]

i would never know there was outsourcing if you didnt tell me

[@Hyper_ouo]

THANKYOU, ITN WAS LIOAs' scream, xDDDDDD 8:40

[@meshiterofoodblog1615]

This show has a lot of animation. We are used to seeing mouths move and that's animated.

[@dfelipeg]

Love your videos :] have become part of my routine after uni

[@ADez100]

The close up shot of the giant wolf’s eyes is very reminiscent of another shot from Evangelion where Eva 01 goes berserk and is about to eat zeruel

[@jiffy-jef]

Great video!

[@MysteryMedia2001]

I swear I’ve seen a very similar cut to the one where laios stretches and shakes his hands in another anime, but I can’t remember where

[@TspriggZ]

Dead ass didn't even know Trigger was outsourcing some episodes. I can't tell the difference.

[@terribleeditor4556]

Laois: In all ways but physical, I am a dog.

[@ricardom3114]

Haha wait, are those swamp jawn imposters?

[@trayhl]

I wonder if some extra illusions showed up near asebi due to her observation of the party and they just never appeared in the episode.

[@Slimewizard36]

Every episode of this series has some absolutely amazing animation. I think the Red Dragon episodes collectively have the best animation so far though.

[@gwynethelodie4575]

1:51- that's obviously Izutsumi's hand

[@junejunejunejunejunejune1060]

laios didnt need marcille to end that shapeshifter. he had it in him.

[@June-tv1zr]

Love how one of the laioses(?) has closed eyes and looks just like falin (wonder who's memories that one is from huh

[@PJBloop]

Cant wait till next ep where they eat death

[@m.a.ddragon939]

Aww I was kinda hoping he’d talk about the illusion versions of the characters more. Like I was wondering who handsome Senshi came from and realised there’s a “handsome” version of each character except for Chillchuck, including the gigantic Laios. And it’d make sense for the giant Laios to have come from the POV of the smallest character. I think the handsome Marcille was taller than average too. Handsome Senchi was accurately sized because he’s the closest eye level to Chillchuck. But just why does he imagine everyone with handsomer faces?

[@Dragoniiia]

"Handsome" Marcille (if you can call her handsome xD), comes from Senshi mind, cuz he has a bias againts elves. Magic and elves bad and stuff. "Handsome" Laios is from Marcille mind, cuz when heard he looks like Falin, so when she met him for the first time... that impression of NOT BEING FALIN stuck very much. While, yes. Handsome Senshi is from Chillchuck mind, cuz half-foots find dwarves to be very hot and masculine. There is an extra in a manga about it! (im not a manga reader, but i saw it on tumblr)

[@m.a.ddragon939]

@@Dragoniiia I say “handsome” about those fakes of our cast because they remind me of handsome squidward meme. Especially the marcille lol

[@Gaming_Legend2]

If i'm not wrong, there is an animation tool used in the anime industry called opentoonz or something that allows for interpolated frames, so you draw the keyframes and interpolate them between each other, its linear interpolation i believe, so you could do something really smooth if you don't make any suddent movments

[@8TheLord9]

The only thing I would have love to see animated is the two panels that you showed, but this episode was awesome

[@jemleye]

Oh oh oh, an early one! How thou hast blessed us mere mortals, great Jawn of the Swamp! We truly do not deserve your grace

[@sussybakamogus]

incredible edits

[@fwuuton]

No wonder! I noticed that Laios looked a extra pretty in this episode. He had a softer jawline and longer lashes in some shots.