So Trigger Made A Cooking Anime... And It's Peak

[@Crunchybagels]

apologies for the awkward blur at 3:22, a commenter let me know that i accidentally let a pretty massive spoiler slip through the cracks in this video, and id rather have five seconds of ugly footage than spoil people on the show

[@isaacbunsen5833]

Im sorry you had to be spoiled by pointing it out

[@abbadullreee3298]

"Your cringe!" -Chil Chuck

[@TryHardGamerYT]

ty for blurring it :)

[@pakifranks7727]

how could they prefered making this shit tan cyberpunk edgerunners?/ goddammit

[@TehPiemaygor]

"We're probably about done because we met the dragon." Bro... the real story has just begun.

[@fabianlaibin6956]

Ah man it will be great

[@VoidStaresback]

I'm so excited!

[@daddysempaichan]

"He lacks the critical information."

[@seroclas]

Fr☠️😭

[@syzler8664]

how do we tell him

[@Phreias]

"We're probably about done because we met the dragon." he dosent even know about the horrors

[@Bidmartinlo]

Episode 12 done: Satisfying ending, I hope they'll make season 2! Wait.. what do you mean new episodes every Thursday? What do you mean, Netflix?

[@muazadam983]

We haven't even dove into 25% of what the author has cooked

[@kayagorzan]

@@muazadam983And boy, they cooked up a whole banquet

[@navalinomilzamashshidqi5384]

​@@kayagorzan "to infinity and beyond"

[@angryflamingos3314]

Bro doesnt know about the unspeakable horrors smh

[@heartoftarassque]

Ryoko herself is also pretty based. Not only does she have a great knowledge of fantasy as a genre, but she is also a huge fan of RPGs like TES, Dragonage, Pathfinder, etc. Almost after Baldurs Gate 3 was announced, she finished her manga. Girl was COMPLETELY PREPARED.

[@datafogao]

She is also a shadowheart lover 😂

[@Crunchybagels]

i did hear a lot about that but unfortunately wasnt able to find an english translation of the interview where she revealed this, and the interview was printed in a magazine iirc so i couldnt find any online copies of it in japanese either. i did, however, see her drawing of all the elves that inspired her. peak

[@throwawayaccount9033]

It's just a meme, the ending was in sight since way before BG3 was announced. People like to say it because the final chapter was released close to the launching of BG3

[@DelRae]

Ryoko straight up ended the manga as soon as reasonably possible because she got addicted to BG3 and wanted to spend more time on there I think I heard. If that’s not peak idk what is

[@anezuka2464]

@@throwawayaccount9033 apparently people found her steam account which has over 120 hours on baldur's gateso there's that

[@MTheoOA]

Man, this manga transcends. It's crazy how much it changes from a cozy cooking to esoteric vampire philosophy with berserk over the top creative scenes, but it's still Dungeon Meshi, and (in the future of the lore) still feels consistent.

[@Crunchybagels]

holy moly that sounds enticing

[@mt32boi45]

@@Crunchybagels you're honestly not ready for how dungeon meshi will change fantasy forever

[@phanquan9470]

@@mt32boi45true tbh, it’s gonna show everyone how a dnd anime should be

[@HalIOfFamer]

Bro marcille is too innocent to get R..Ed by a man demon hybrid please spare her the fate!

[@phanquan9470]

@@HalIOfFamer huh ?

[@KTP12275]

This is not a cooking anime, it’s a true fantasy adventure anime. It’s just very creative and resourceful. Also the world building is solid so it’s amazing

[@MothlightF.Ridley]

WE"RE PROBABLY ABOUT DONE???? BRO THE ANIME *JUST* STARTED

[@Crunchybagels]

ive gotten a lot of replies misunderstanding this specific line, so let me clarify: i meant done with *this arc*, not *the entire show*.

[@MothlightF.Ridley]

@@Crunchybagels ope my bad

[@ericraululyeetusdelyeetus5028]

Read the manga. Holy fucking shit does it go directions. Shit gets *real* philosophical at one point, and it isn't even a tone break. Like, you know how when you read a murder mystery, the second time you read it, it becomes a whole ass book, but just as good? Yeah. That's what happens after the ending. Look, for now the only thing you need to know is that the manga's message can be summarised as "gluttony isn't a sin" and "don't fuck with higher beings".

[@Crunchybagels]

dungeon meshi getting philosophical sounds RAD

[@connorjohnson8590]

Dude, Dungeon Meshi never stops climbing. The little bits of foreshadowing here and there will pay off IMENSELY. Fingers crossed they’ll be able to finish it.

[@Hypogean7]

But gluttony is a sin in Dungeon Meshi though. Senshi emphasises constantly the need to take only what you need, and to live a healthy lifestyle with a balanced diet. While the... "final enemy" is gluttony personified, since he only has a bottomless stomach.

[@tonkinthehanoian1843]

Laios whipping that Steve Jobs look saying:"stay hungry stay foolish"

[@Procrastinater]

Just happy autism is finally given proper representation in Anime. You go Laios, live your best life.

[@CyberLance26]

Do they ever say in the series that hes supposed to have autism or is this just like Donatello in Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for example that the fans just assume that hes autistic but the show never says that he is? Or maybe that was just supposed to be a joke.

[@Procrastinater]

@@CyberLance26 Never mentioned, no. But he's one of the better representations of a functioning autist in Anime.

[@CyberLance26]

@@Procrastinater Hes probably not supposed to be autistic if they never mention it in the series. People can be weird and unusual in different ways without being autistic. In old stuff there was plenty of characters that were just supposed to be idiots but people today call those characters autistic for example. Same with how most men that dressed like women in old stuff were not supposed to be trans but now people say that they are.

[@lowkeyfeliks7687]

@@CyberLance26Nobody says the words "Laios is autistic" probably because that would sound strange in a fantasy anime/manga but both Laios and his sister Falin are written as pretty explicitly autistic.

[@CyberLance26]

@@lowkeyfeliks7687 I really think that they are just supposed to be quirky, funny and cute and that they are not supposed to be autistic. Also you are forgetting that this is a Japanese show and things in Japan are still the way things used to be in the west and both in old western media and in modern Japanse media characters can be weird and unusual in different ways without being autistic all the time. Im not in the mood to write a long comment explaining exactly what i mean but in the 2010s the west became filled with political correctness, wokeness, feminism and other similar stuff that changed the way people think about many different things but in Japan that never happened so they still think about things the way people here used to think about things. If you dont believe me just watch old American and European stuff and you will see characters that would be seen as autistic by todays standards all the time but they were not supposed to be autistic when those things were made.

[@MothlightF.Ridley]

ryoko kui's writing in dungeon meshi's manga fucks SO hard ,everything in the first few episodes are so deceptively simple despite how incredibly layered the story is

[@Artuditu123]

After the dragon, manga absolutely transcends into something so much more, I can't wait to see it in anime. Best thing is, themes of hunger, death and desire remain core part of the manga.

[@diegovera1353]

Ryoko is so good with character design, her art style is fairly simple but every character feels distinct and unique from one another, and she isnt afraid of drawing diverse body types, honestly you can see how much love she has for the human figure in her art as much as you can see how much love she has for cooking and consumption as concepts which is, as you may know, A LOT

[@Airship007Johnston]

The best part of Ryoko Kui's worldbuilding is the insane levels of depth and detail she manages. With your observations so far and some of the assumptions you've made I think you're going to be surprised in the best ways later in this show.

[@Crunchybagels]

considering all the "cant wait till you get to the part where they eat horrors beyond comprehension" comments, i can only imagine itll be kinography

[@highlycalm]

I'm so happy with this adaptation, and the best part is that this is the """boring""" part of the manga, the second cour is going to adapt peak fiction.

[@Crunchybagels]

ive never been more excited for a second cour in my life cuz ive been told by literally everyone that its only up from here (8/10 is a stupidly high floor for a series)

[@phanquan9470]

@@Crunchybagels I can assure you IT IS true stay tuneee

[@LONKULADE]

these comments are getting me hyped up dam

[@kneerow3]

@@LONKULADE RIGHT

[@phanquan9470]

@@LONKULADE I COMEBACK HERE TO TELL YOU THAT NEXT EPISODE GONNA BE AWSOME , well not like crazy fight scene but a twist

[@StonetheDestroyer42]

Okay, that Undyne gag got me.

[@chazjohannsen]

Dungeon Meshi is the first show to make me simp for an elf girl.

[@Crunchybagels]

cue the danny davito "i get it now" gif

[@nnelg8139]

Marcille is *sooo* much better than other elves, even the ones in her own setting lol.

[@Onsvaltti]

​@@nnelg8139I personally like Mithrun. He's weird.

[@sweatygoblin2335]

If you're gonna simp for an elfgirl, Marcille is def the one.

[@meatmeatmeatmeatmeatmeatmeatme]

@@nnelg8139 don't fuck with my girl Fleki. That drug addict gremlin is peak elf fiction

[@CuriousInLCL]

thank you delicious in dungeon and frieren for the elf girl double whammy im forever changed

[@Crunchybagels]

more elf girl representation needed fr

[@XShrike0]

I don't want to hype this up too much but, Dungeon Meshi is one of my favorite things period. I was reading it as it came out. I thought it was just going to be a joke manga and didn't expect it to last long. Then the world building started. Then the red dragon fight happened. By this time I am waiting excitedly when a new chapter was going to come out as the series did the almost impossible of actually getting better and better. When the series started to wrap up, I was getting more and more excited because it looked like the author was going to stick the land. So many stories fumble the landing and I am over joyed to report that Dungeon Meshi isn't one of those. I enjoy the series so much that I actually have difficultly explaining why I love it so much.

[@Crunchybagels]

excited to see where it goes!

[@quanta0]

Dungeon meshi will always be my favorite manga and im so happy that the anime is great too

[@t0rya]

For a cooking anime it sure cooks

[@Nicksterresetrr]

You will understand its not a cooking anime..

[@Zinervawyrm]

It would be cool if there was an actual cookbook based off the recipes in this show. Like imagine the giant scorpion recipe in episode one, but have characters illustrated on the side, saying things like, "If you can't find six-foot scorpions, lobster or giant crawfish are great substitutes!"

[@gristen]

im so glad how much exposure dungeon meshi has now thanks to the anime. i started reading it 3 years ago while the manga was still ongoing, and its been awesome finally getting to see it animated by one of the best studios in the business. im excited seeing how much people are already enjoying it cause you guys are gonna lose your _minds_ once the real story finally kicks in lol

[@AutumnOwlex]

I read the whole thing about 2 weeks after episode 3 and I am devastated I didnt start reading it sooner, it has some of my favorite pacing in a story flow. It might be my new favorite manga. So ecstatic for the rest of the show, Trigger is perfectly adapting it

[@Blue_Lunacy]

I saw a comment in another Dungeon Meshi video that said "Everyone else were playing D&D or Pathfinder, while Marcille stuck with playing Call of Cthulu and having to keep rolling for Sanity check." 😆

[@elcidgaming]

Senshi also has a very unhinged side with his disregard to safety despite his knowledge if it means he can cook a new monster. The best demonstration of this was when he insisted on opening the dragon which is chock full of methane. He surely knew this will explode

[@chainsaw2046]

You really should read the Manga, I was real excited when I saw the show was announced

[@Crunchybagels]

im extremely tempted, believe me

[@MothlightF.Ridley]

@@Crunchybagels this is the one time you can trust a link on the comments trust

[@Tsunami45chan]

Feel free to finish the anime first and then read the manga. The anime cut some scenes in the manga but I want you to enjoy the anime first.@@Crunchybagels

[@RyugaruSenbi]

​@@Crunchybagels I recommend it if only because the sooner you read it the less likely you are to get some of the mysteries of late game dunmeshi spoiled. There's one particular character that I think on their own is worth avoiding spoilers like the shitty store bought adventuring rations. I won't say anymore than that to avoid tainting your first experience.

[@Rocky-io5vt]

Man, I just LOVE Delicious in Dungeon! It just hits the right buttons for me to enjoy it, plus it’s my kind of deceptively lighthearted fantasy show! Really inspires me to a fantasy series of my own with such a colorful cast and monsters galore! Also I LOVE THE ENDING SONG! WHY DID THEY HAVE TO PICK SUCH A PERFECT SONG FOR THE END CREDITS?! 😭😭😭

[@Airship007Johnston]

"spending an entire cour in one dungeon" He is not ready for whats coming

[@nutzor9594]

Crazy you made the video at episode 10 when episode 11 bangs and is really the turning point in the anime for whats to come :D only gets better from here, buckle up!

[@Tsunami45chan]

As someone who finished the manga and since it's 24 episodes the first half are just appetizers. The second half of the anime is the real main dish, and it gets even better and bizarre!

[@Ryquard1]

I love that besides cooking the show is a study un fantasy ecology and biology

[@MegaChickenfish]

10:07 This is known as the Green Eggs and Ham Effect.

[@daneespenocilla]

Senshi's tips on getting stronger hit harder in one of the manga's penultimate arcs it made me tear up

[@memelordmcmike3096]

As someone who'd finished the manga before the anime aired, calling it a "seasonal anime" almost feels like a disservice to how good this series is. It and Frieren may be my top 2 anime/manga of all time.

[@mini_is_gone]

It is Peak. You have my professional seal of approval. Trust me

[@Crunchybagels]

mini having a good take on anime (RARE)

[@minisqwish]

You put so succinctly into why what I love so much about this anime. Awesome video!

[@hmoadhajali]

“Skin frogs and wear their flesh” bro you ever wear a leather belt? Leather shoes? That’s cow skin.

[@noahkathreinpollack7686]

Thank you so much for this review! You put everything I felt perfectly into words and you put so much cool additional information in it that I was just smiling straight for the the entire video! I will definitely use your video to recommend this abolute masterpiece of an anime!

[@Rennar3210]

The amount of consideration this show puts into its world building has made me fall in love with this show. It's the first Trigger show I've absolutely *loved* since KlK!

[@Crunchybagels]

funnily enough ive been planning on KLK being my next trigger show i watch

[@MentalEdge]

"The literal location that is the dungeon isn't terribly interesting to me" oh boy is that gonna change.

[@Crunchybagels]

can't wait!

[@MentalEdge]

@@CrunchybagelsThere's already so much suggested in the episodes that are out. The narrated introduction in episode one, the historical events in the living paintings that Laios saw. The castle and city within the dungeon that are implied to once have been on the surface. There's tons once you start putting things together.

[@kneerow3]

@@MentalEdge what happens?

[@RyugaruSenbi]

​​@@kneerow3 NO SPOILERS!! Finding it out slowly over the course of the story was the best part

[@BABYKUMMA]

I was so shocked at how good this animal is and by trigger studios. love them. the storyline Is so good something you'd watch as a kid and come back to it. like a cartoon network show. but it's not all fillers there's a continuation of the episodes.

[@egbert5871]

theme is also meals and cooking bring people together

[@Stinkfly3]

16:48 Nice subtle nod at The Dangers in My Heart. ❤

[@octosushi013]

the manga and anime is so consistently good it's incredible

[@ElJorro]

16:19 Marcille Reactions could have an entire episode.

[@vee1267]

This anime is the embodiment of the phrase “let him cook”.

[@senohara]

great vid might even make me pic up the manga

[@Crunchybagels]

ill probably do the same after the anime wraps up

[@williambrndgaard9349]

What is the music called you using at 0:47 sec in the start of the video its so catchy 😊👍

[@williamsparrebrndgaard2708]

nevermind found it was called surasshu eek at the end of the video ;)

[@ziyuan1989]

I'm so pleased by both Trigger's animation being such a masterpiece as always, and Ryoko Kui being another successful female mangaka to be known by public

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

The biggest threat so far has been a spirit-infused blob of water, althrough the dragon is still not dead yet

[@connorjohnson8590]

The art style is fantastic, and the character design game is crazy good. They seem simple, but there is so much to unpack there.

[@InterruptingOctopus]

finished episode 11 two days ago and immediately started reading the manga bc i could not wait to see more

[@fizzles5]

Oh I do hope you do a second video on dungeon meshi once you finish he first half of the season. Love to hear your reaction to episode 11 and 12

[@ViviBuchlaw]

Honestly, saying you dropped a show because its too slow is like saying you dropped a game because you kept getting cooked Simply a Skill Issue

[@ljmack20]

The fact that you excluded The Dangers in My Heart from the list of stiff feeling animes has convinced me to watch it. I'm caught up on the manga for it, but I always felt like an anime adaptation of it would generally be pretty standard and the fact that you went out of your way to exclude it from those gives me hope so thanks!

[@breebisshop7325]

I literally just finished binge watching this entire series. Literally so good

[@KAOSPROT0]

Wait until he finds out that Chillchuck is a single dad with three kids

[@cakeguy]

WHY 8?! WHY NOT 9!! EXPLAIN YOURSELF

[@zoly4812]

This is suuuuuuuch a good show, got me completely hooked on the manga. This show is hands-down my favorite of the season!! Thank you for spreading the joy

[@MegaChickenfish]

Man I'm so glad they reached the dragon and got what they came for. Wait, what do you mean there's more episodes? *Oh. Oh no.*

[@Gatzlocke]

Every Thursday, i get home from work and make myself a nice meal, I go a bit all out, be it pork loins or burgers. I prepare all my food, then I set it down and put in Delicious in Dungeon. It's such a great show to eat delicious food to.

[@moackerman]

it actually fits the type of show they make.. i watched all their shows and they usually starts with that type of vibe to make an anime.

[@CW19941]

This show is pretty great. The art, the story, the food, the fantasy aspects and humor make this show top tier🤟🏻Its actually very detailed and I didn't realize it until this video🙃

[@doctorspiders]

15:44 Senshi: 👁️ 👁️

[@monochromicornthetuna4256]

Senshi without his helmet: 🗿

[@SupaPictave]

That's some high quality content you have here my good sir ! You've earned a new subscriber !

[@SuccuLeaf_VT]

Considering Yesterday's Episode... what was that about "We're probably about done because we met the dragon"?

[@PerfectlyFunctioningAI]

honestly we get Frieren and now this? Its like the Isekai when through college and now its graduated into some awesome writing.

[@nicole-san6704]

I sometime wonder why Senshi nose is red? Is it just parts of his natural skin tone or is he like sensitive/allergic to something?

[@Pineabble]

Even though I'm sure it's just a cute design choice to make his face have more visual interest, he could have a condition like rosacea. Guys can get it more often on their nose, which can make it red and become more bulbous and tough over time. Especially if alcohol or spicy and hot foods is a trigger for them.

[@SusCalvin]

The anime is extremely similar to the manga, down to panel by panel. It has a few surprises for me. Everyone has a voice, the voice of Kabru etc is there. The intro and outro are new creations.

[@JoseRodriguez-jn2ur]

1 month has passed, how were the "what the fuck" episodes

[@curtisthornsberry4236]

Haven't enjoyed a seasonal anime this much since Odd Taxi. Also Senshi is GOAT

[@darkdoctor1915]

Definitely more calmer then their other works

[@nxtlvlzeph]

it’s absolutely peak and if you’ve read the manga you know we haven’t even gotten to the *REALLY* good parts yet… it literally only gets better as it goes along

[@Whte-vo7df]

HI! HELLO! WOOHOO new video! :D. You made me watch "Mashle" with your Mashle video. Guess what? You sold me "Dungeon Meshi" I will watch it, so thanks for the recommendation! (Also, I'll use it for Japanese immersion.)

[@Crunchybagels]

you wont regret your choice :)

[@MathMasterism]

I know that labeling a quirky character as autistic is basically a meme at this point, but for real, Liaos feels like he was written to have high-functioning autism, down to some super specific details like him being able to give fairly accurate psychological summaries of his friends, but not being able to remember the details of the clothes they where. And I say all this as an endorsement. Liaos is one of best anime MCs I've seen in a long time.

[@gsomv]

I showed this anime to my father and the first think he asked was wether Marcille's pillow had holes in it. I fount that funy enought to be shared here.

[@AslanYunusEmre0]

You know its requerd by law to play the vesauce music after you say or can you at 5:55 here by you are fined 25 smekels

[@squaredan9423]

You think we are about to leave the dungeon?! HAHAH! we just got here baby! I can not wait for the next episode!

[@cadenpolen001]

I need to watch this now. 😁

[@simplyeyeronic1443]

Trigger is like the perfect studio for this. If you know you know.

[@jonathany1240]

12:56 - A fan of Kui before dungeon meshi? iirc this could be the previous publication, the anthology series "Terrarium in Drawer" but could also mean earlier works. I would recommend it though for those who want to look into Kui's narrative style and more of her gorgeous art especially if you want to watch Delicious in Dungeon as an anime series first and foremost. Each story is only a chapter long with a lot of different themes and settings so I suggest reading at least up to the 3rd story before passing it up.

[@Noobmaster-cz8je]

Great video, gonna binge this anime now. Also dude your editing reminds me of old-school yt and i love it lol Anyways have you seen tomozaki s2? Are you gonna make a video and share your thoughts?

[@no_enerji]

as a manga reader, dunmeshi is borderline a cooking anime for what's coming, it is literally walking at the edge

[@WowArentIClever]

We're probably about done because we met the dragon? the anime is on chapter 26 out of 97! there is soooo much more

[@Crunchybagels]

this is the third comment ive gotten misunderstanding this specific line in the same way so ig ill clarify: what i meant was done with this arc, not *done with the entire story*, because obviously in a 24 episode anime that would be a bit ridiculous to claim at episode 10

[@sub_n33urath122]

It's like the author thought everything before he started drawing.... SHe drew finished with a good ending and left us a masterpiece

[@genericname2747]

*She.

[@sub_n33urath122]

@@genericname2747 ya ya that time I didn't knew about the author

[@willgegg8601]

Studio trigger animated a pathfinder inspired cooking manga, I believe you mean to say

[@SMN9a]

Fear and hunger but you got Henryk.

[@VallornDeathblade]

"Inferno cop is the best" BRO HAVE YOU SEEN SPACE PATROL LULUCO!? That show is an entire anime studio shitposting at maximum output for an entire season and it's Perfect.

[@micosstar]

0:29 woah that sweden title slaps!

[@Zielle1]

I really want to hear your post season review and see what changes in you view and your thoughts of things that have happened since posting this.

[@kevin4gwen]

I thought the dragon was nothing more than a mcguffin😂😅 to keep the story going and that we would never actually get to see it or save the sister

[@critture]

Yes! More people should watch this.

[@bubbabasher7652]

The super paper mario music fills me with joy

[@Crunchybagels]

one of the best game osts fr

[@zanthe_]

Laios...Marcille....Chilchuck...Senshi... long ago, the 4 party members lived in relative peace, but everything changed when the Red Dragon was attacked. Only Kensuke, master of all Animated Armors could restore peace. But when the party needed him most, he vanished...

[@joemama114]

I would without any hesitation rank this show 9/10. A solid argument could be made for 10/10 by much better debaters than myself.

[@somerandomuser5155]

5:21That is essentially Genjuro(Symphogear) Answer for Ryoko akai/ Chris on question Why is he so strong😅😂

[@elcidgaming]

"Dungeon Meshi" is very different. Its even a part of the narration "dungeon food" Idk why they translated it as Delicious in Dungeon

[@HeroOfAnnihilated]

I've already read manga completely It's peak

[@coraline2770]

Also the chapters that are coming for epiosde 12 made Marcille my top character number 1 in the whole show

[@Hotdog.gosling]

As a person thats highly enthusiastic abt ecology, the ecological aspect of the monster is making me giddy asf

[@Koko-nv5zz]

wait till this guy find out what happens on epidose 21