Senshi And The Power Of Environmentally Conscious Farming | A Dungeon Meshi Video Essay

Hi guys! Something different for once! This is a video essay that I made for one of my classes for Miami University's Project Dragonfly, in the class Biology in the Age of Technology. It's partially a proof of concept to see if using popular media to help educate the general public on biological concepts :)
If you liked this video, go check out the other ones, and leave a comment/like! I'd also really appreciate it if you shared this with your friends. It's for research!
List of sources used for the making of this video:
Soil biota enhance agricultural sustainability by improving crop yield, nutrient uptake and reducing nitrogen leaching losses
Optimizing nutrient management for farm systems | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
books.google.com/books?hl=en&... (Nitrogen fixation explanation)
books.google.com/books?hl=en&... (How better food choices improve health, particularly in children)
Organic Farming for Sustainable Environment: Review of Existed Policies and Suggestions for Improvement
The Role of Factors Affecting the Adoption of Environmentally Friendly Farming Practices: Can Geographical Context and Time Explain the Differences Emerging from Literature?
The Three Sisters of Indigenous American Agriculture
Domesticated species: It takes one to know one - PMC
Jared Diamond in his book Guns, Germs, and Steel
Dungeon Meshi - Netflix and TRIGGER, 2024
Dungeon Meshi - Ryoko Kui

[@Huhu0137]

Seeing ecology, history, culture, philosophy and lore nerd going crazy over dungeon meshi is so beautiful 🥹🥹🥹

[@123alexkong]

Like reading those cartoon comics that talk about science and biology while having a great story to it

[@stijnwesselingh9923]

dungeon meshi is almost the perfect anime for biologists, also marcille wanting make the magical equivalent of a foodforest is great.

[@ryuumajin]

"I don't break any rule of illegal farming. I'm just tending (magical) soils" -- Senshi "Nah, you just make a good use of the loopholes" -- Chilchuck

[@SakuraiHikari15]

The funniest part is that in the Japanese manga Senshi literally defends himself by saying "I know the loopholes" word for word. Doesn’t even try to hide the fact that what he is doing is technically illegal and that he is just getting away with it via a flaw in how the law is written.

[@rebeccaspiegel4955]

One of the things I love about Dungeon Meshi, as a lifelong fantasy fan, is how much care and thought has gone into the little details. Magic can raise the dead, but it has limits, and it needs biomass. Monsters are magical creatures, but they are real physical living things and they work by consistent rules. It's a brilliant work, filled with such great characters. There's always something special about hearing someone with specialist knowledge enthuse about a work I already like, and bringing new information and new angles of appreciation.

[@GS-md1ex]

Senshi is my favorite character, with my own garden and cooking knowledge I love seeing how the show depicts Senshi’s knowledge and skill at cooking and living with the dungeon and not just in it.

[@peggsnbacon]

The environmental consciousnesses was absolutely one of my favorite parts of the show!

[@crowcrow2228]

Ah I love biological analysis here. Good to see another environmentalist to geek out over this amazing show. Huge fan of getting nutrients renewed in soil and sustainable farming works! Would’ve loved if senshi added worms to the crops to help with nutrient uptake!

[@_Cloun]

Dungeon meshi and by extension; Ryo- is so thoughtful and has so much depth for what is seemingly a comedy anime

[@garg4531]

One thing I particularly like about his practices is how he regards the Golems as a sort of necessary evil They attack people on sight, but they also help to keep potentially more dangerous monsters at bay, and if the golems were destroyed then there'd be nothing to stop all kinds of dangerous creatures from invading the surface, or at least make the once relatively safe levels even more dangerous to travelers, which makes the golems function similarly to a keystone species, being vital for maintaining a healthy, balanced ecosystem

[@Emperor-Quill]

Oh? A hidden gem of a video! This anime has truly been an utter delight for us nerds! I adore the biology of the creatures found in the dungeons, since I've anyways been fascinated by fauna, so it makes me happy to see someone else share the adoration for both this show's attention and respect to ecology!! And uhh... to be honest, the monster meals look amazing too! I wanna find recipes that get as close to the food shown in-show as possible, it just looks too delicious!

[@zrmedi]

YEEEEEES!!!! i'm a biology and english teacher and i'm *this* close to writing an ecocritical analysis of dunmeshi (not that i'll ever finish it but i'm having sooo much fun with the outline)

[@nowhereman6019]

This was my favorite bit when first reading the manga. Such an incredibly creative idea for getting vegetables. I really have to wonder where they get sunlight from though.

[@imaginarylivingbody7154]

This is a lovely video essay! The fact that so many people get so many different things out of this series is wonderful. It is truly a testament to the love and care Ryoko Kui put in her manga.

[@katiesquid]

This exactly!! I love how trophic scaling and only taking what's needed is constantly brought up. It's a small piece in the big puzzle that is Dungeon Meshi and it goes a long way in making the fictional world feel alive and interesting :)

[@maddodeuil3342]

I hope you keep doing these! I love this series and i would love to see more scenes through your perspective

[@TroyTheCatFish]

Classic Senshi W

[@jessicag630]

I don't find that many real experts such as real biologists or agricultural expertsnon KZbin. It's great to find this video. Please make more farming or gardening-related videos in the future. Probably about some of these topics: Safe pest-control techniques, especially fire ant population control Whether it is a good idea to keep chickens at your backyard Why is it generally safer to use herbivore's waste for fertilizer than to use carnivore's

[@ElJorro]

This anime has stepped up fantasy worldbuilding to another level. The fantasy nerd in me embraces it all!

[@TheQuietPartisLoud]

Instantly subscribed, I've been waiting for someone to make this exact video.

[@timeneses]

This video is amazing! I’m not a biologist, but I love biology and ecology!

[@crestfallensunbro6001]

i like to imagine if you were to describe senshi in DnD terms that he would be a ranger with dungeons as his prefered terrain, he doesnt use magic so he wouldnt really be a druid but he still hasa strong respect and care for the natural environment so i think ranger would describe him best even if he fights with melee weapons

[@ANTSEMUT1]

I wonder if the Mangaka of dungeon meshi has a background in biology or has a friend who does they confers with about these facts.

[@basilefff]

Loved the video, do you have a favorite real life biology thing that you noticed in Dungeon Meshi?

[@Penumant]

THIS WAS SO FUN TO WATCH TEHEHEHE

[@four2410]

Dungeon meshi the goat

[@cassandrabelyeu2419]

I love this so much!

[@addchannelname2052]

Your very giggly and I love it

[@anagd5516]

there is no end card

[@Z.O.M.G]

I really like Dungeon Meshi, but the last 2 episodes (18 and 19) have kind of been all filler no killer in my opinion. The ecology stuff kind of peaked in the living armour episode, but there wasn't any of that anyway and the plot isn't moving either, it's just half an episode long short stories

[@connorjohnson8590]

Understandable feeling. As a manga reader I can assure you that there is at least 1 interesting biology episode coming up. Plot wise, progress IS going to slow, but it will happen. Let the show cook!

[@moritakaishida7963]

Comparing magic to "pesticides" made no sense but the rest of this video is good

[@titanic_monarch796]

yeah that's odd, since the dungeon is bascially made of magic and the golems are magical anyway i thiunk that portion was removed since i dpon't remembner hearing it?

[@chillyavian7718]

It was more a joke of how many explosions are thrown around

[@pankiebasek4756]

I think it's suppose to be a reference, to how Senshi dislikes magic and thinks of it as a shortcut (specifically human/elf magic). It was shown in one of the episodes, when Marcile tries to start a fire using magic, but Senshi insists on using old-fashioned flint and steel, saying it's a skill he needs to have. While a direct comparison does not make sense, thinking of pesticides and magic as ALTERNATIVES to something, makes it have more sense. (Also, Chilly Avian makes a good point - Marcile is not always careful with her powers. She almost blew up things they were meant to eat, drained almost her whole mana and even poured down that darn pot of boiling water into the lake).

[@MariMatsuno_]

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