okay genuinely so good. i was so freaking stressed and filled with anxiety the last 20 chapters EVEN THOUGH I KNEW WHAT HAPPENED CUZ I SPOILED MYSELF. BUT i think it’s a testament to how well the story is written that it invoked such strong emotions in me. I think there are a few things that i still do not understand (why did mithrun survive the goat ??? why didn’t it finish eating his desire ????), but in the grand scheme of things they don’t really matter. I THINK ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IN THIS WHOLE MANGA, IS THE DIVERSITY IN DESIGNS !!! THE FICTIONAL BIOLOGY OF THE MONSTERS !!!! AND THE FOUND FAMILY TROPE !!!! There are so many designs i love (Tade, Leed and the other orcs, Mithrun, Izutsumi, Kuro, THE GNOMESSSS), AND WHEN THEY EXPLAINED HOW THE RED DRAGON TURNS WASTE INTO FUEL AND USES ITS TONGUE LIKE A FLINT TO IGNITE THE FIRE BREATH, I GENUINELY SCREAMED CUZ IT WAS SUCH A COOL AND SMART EXPLANATION. I love that the dungeon is just an ecosystem, and that there are scientific reasons for the things that live inside (MOLLUSK LIVING ARMOR ??? WHO COMES UP WITH THAT BRO?????). anyway.
TLDR: Dungeon Meshi is super good and i really liked it for a lot of reasons.
okay genuinely so good. i was so freaking stressed and filled with anxiety the last 20 chapters EVEN THOUGH I KNEW WHAT HAPPENED CUZ I SPOILED MYSELF. BUT i think it’s a testament to how well the story is written that it invoked such strong emotions in me. I think there are a few things that i still do not understand (why did mithrun survive the goat ??? why didn’t it finish eating his desire ????), but in the grand scheme of things they don’t really matter. I THINK ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IN THIS WHOLE MANGA, IS THE DIVERSITY IN DESIGNS !!! THE FICTIONAL BIOLOGY OF THE MONSTERS !!!! AND THE FOUND FAMILY TROPE !!!! There are so many designs i love (Tade, Leed and the other orcs, Mithrun, Izutsumi, Kuro, THE GNOMESSSS), AND WHEN THEY EXPLAINED HOW THE RED DRAGON TURNS WASTE INTO FUEL AND USES ITS TONGUE LIKE A FLINT TO IGNITE THE FIRE BREATH, I GENUINELY SCREAMED CUZ IT WAS SUCH A COOL AND SMART EXPLANATION. I love that the dungeon is just an ecosystem, and that there are scientific reasons for the things that live inside (MOLLUSK LIVING ARMOR ??? WHO COMES UP WITH THAT BRO?????). anyway.
TLDR: Dungeon Meshi is super good and i really liked it for a lot of reasons.