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Dungeon Meshi is a well liked manga, and an adaptation by Studio Trigger is now airing. If you haven’t picked this one up, consider joining us. Both for fun and as a way of contributing to activity on Lemmy.
Episodes are available to stream on Netflix.
Laios’ party finally runs into Shuro and his retainers! And along with them, Kabru and his mini-cult.
We learn about of the smallest creatures in the dungeon, and we finally get to know some of the girls that Shuro is dragging around.
One of them has very good hearing.
Remember not to spoil anything if you’re a manga reader, but feel free to elaborate on tidbits of lore that may not be coming through in the adaptation.
I get the feeling that Chilchuck would be pretty good at those old school rpg games that had puzzles which were almost indecipherable. He managed to somehow extract patterns out of the chaos that the dungeon creator has introduced. Truly the type of player that would have a set of hand-drawn maps and diagrams at his side while trying to figure something out.
After the gang manages to go up a level, we finally reunite with my favorite character so far, dripping with true protagonist potential. He is surrounded by people that seem to worship him and is traveling with another party now. Initially, there is some hesitation towards Laios, but the reunion that was fated could not be stopped and he is invited to a small group discussion to get caught up on Laios’s journey to this point. It was a bit of a shame that he was asked to leave so that Shuro and Laios could talk by themselves, but he got the info in the end. Oh, did you think I was talking about Shuro? Nah, I only have eyes for Kabru. /s
Seems like Senshi has found a woman after his own heart in Maizuru. It’s almost a shame she is so devoted to Shuro as I thought that her and Senshi actually had some good chemistry together and they obviously share a passion for food. Don’t worry Senshi, there is still the one out there for you, sorry that Anne the Kelpie didn’t work out. Keep at it buddy!
In all seriousness, I am not really sure what Kabru’s plan is here. Was this really just meant to be a fact finding mission? Is he going to make a move against Laios and co.? Might Kabru make a move against Marcy specifically because she knows dark magic? He is the wildcard in this joint party that might really shake things up. Laios’s and Shuro’s parties seem mostly cordial with each other and the rest of Kabru’s party will just follow his lead. So, it’s up to him to do something unless some outside force comes across the group…
Oh, look, Falin is back!
I suspect you’re referring to the Mad Sorcerer, but we are also still missing one more party of characters. They were teased in both OPs, and now the ED art as well, and have been mentioned once.
Shuro: “So who’s this Delgal guy?!”
Looking forward to a new party of characters. The cast has gotten pretty large at this point, but it has grown gradually, so it hasn’t been too difficult to keep track of everybody.
IKR. The story really is meticulously crafted, and the adaptation could not have been picked up by a more caring studio. I’m now dreading the wait for more that the end of this run will bring.
IIRC we’ll be spending some time on getting to know Shuro and his girls before the cast grows again.
The last few episodes haven’t come with any big events, but you can just feel how everything is building towards another Red Dragon level development. Tiny pieces and details being put in place all over.