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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.
The elves have arrived.
This episode opens on Shuros and Kabrus parties returning to the surface, and the events on the surface that follow. It seems representatives of the elven nation are here, consisting of the canaries. Military special forces, and experts on dungeons in particular.
Why are they here?
Meanwhile, Laios and his gang are invited deeper into the dungeon than anyone has been before.
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.
Shifting up a gear on the storytelling, yet again. The elves are here to deal with the dungeon. I've been waiting for this episode, but I could say the same for what's coming next week, too! GOD I LOVE THIS ANIME!!
With this party of elves, the five parties of characters that are featured in the story have all been introduced. A truly massive cast.
The gang gets whisked away by a ghost friend that's been following them since they encountered the master of the dungeon, taken to a level so deep and vast, it's like being on the surface.
There is an entire country buried in the dungeon.
Back during earlier episodes, I kept pointing out depictions of winged lions. They are all over the dungeon. Now, we finally learn the significance of this.
It is a god. A real creature that exists within the dungeon, and in fact existed before it, as well. The deity of the golden kingdom, a country which the lunatic magician used powerful forbidden magic to transform into the dungeon, thousands of years ago.
Why? The paintings provided a hint. A long lived elf, he kept seeing the humans he lived with die of old age. Learning the ways of dark magic, and mad with grief, he cursed the kingdom and all of its citizens with eternal life, so he would never lose a loved one again.
Millenia later, still living deep in the dungeon, or as ghosts roaming its upper levels, the citizens are now begging for a death that refuses to come.
The serious tone in this episode was so well done, but it's also full of the usual hilarity.
Tame house-cat Izu is so damn cute! She clearly likes Marcy very much.
Also, I'm sorry, Farsille shippers, but the Laios x Marcy fuel isn't stopping any time soon.
And can we appreciate how absolutely stunning Marcy is in a fancy dress?!
Have some more!
This episode brilliantly answers a few questions, while inviting us to ask a hundred more!
When I saw the extra Marcille designs I thought they were pulled from early concepts, poor girl, not a single fashion appreciater in her party.
There was another ship moment when they were standing in front of the window, they looked like a cute family. Unfortunately, I just don't see Laios as the romantic sort.
You're right in that so far only Marcy has openly shown affection for him and Falin that feels like it would have potential to be romantic.
Meanwhile Laios seems to only get passionate when monsters are involved, but he definitely cares about humans. He just doesn't show it.
While we won't be getting to it in this season, there is an event that shows Laios not to be entirely uninterested, and in Marcille in particular. Still, no ships are full-on confirmed in the story.
Also, both Laios and Falin have actually been engaged before. They left those relationships behind when they became adventurers.
He and Chilchuck also have a general rule to avoid workplace romances, as the friction they can cause is devastating to the social dynamics of a party and their ability to co-operate.
It's the reason why the mage that was in the party before Marcy was fired, she was a husband hunter and was hitting on everyone.