If you like it, you can join us over on !dungeonmeshi@ani.social.

If you’re like me, you might enjoy reading the comment threads for each episode as you watch them. Each episode got a good bit of discussion when they aired.

I also posted a bunch of extras pages from the manga that didn’t get an equivalent in the anime. You can find these by searching “Monster Tidbits”.

At times it is. The story has both bright and dark parts, both visually and tonally.

It depends on the level they are on, and there is also a kind of B plot that happens above ground.

A lot of the plot takes place underground, but Dungeon Meshi certainly has that same medieval vibe. And the indoor setting is used to great effect for both cozy and claustrophopic moments.

It does feature some more colorful locations, because the magic of the Dungeon can make some levels feel like the surface.

Too much more than that would spoil some things.

See if you like the vibe of the first opening. It features several locations (with the charachters as giants in them).

Neat

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SSSS!!

Holy muumers this artist draws like a god.

Ai-Mi is great for many reasons.

Her smug aura is exquisite, and her theme is a banger.

She’s a former AI assistant that gained sentience and free will, and she’s sick and tired of being pleasant and agreeable.

Ssave-ehd!

I mean, it pays off in terms of the plot it sets up.

The world-building is what leaves you begging for more set in it :D

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I debated mentioning Eureka Seven in my comment…

Just because it’s pretty long and has multiple arcs, each of which have good payoffs.

It’s a good pick tho. It delivers on the level of expectation that it sets up.

We haven’t seen the second season yet…

But Dungeon Meshi has a fantastic ending. Once the full series is adapated, it will no doubt be an all-time-favorite for many.

Death Parade

Gurren Lagann

Also how tf has no-one mentioned KATANAGATARI.

What’s… Uh. What’s the hammer for?

Why you looking at my knees?

As a huge fan of Land of the Lustrous OST specifically, it’s so odd to see someone feel it was the one low point.

I thought the subdued orchestral style with a focus on charachter themes was brilliant.

I regularly listen to tracks like Shinsha (Cinnabar) and Awakening Power.

The main notes of the main theme are seared into my head. Same for the flute melody used for Phos.

I love the use of the charachter themes, because the OST delivers on them by mixing them later to create powerfully evocative tracks to accompany charachter beats.

The full OST is something I’d pay hundreds of euros to hear on live orchestral instruments.

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You’ll have to go ask the artist.

I have many.

The top spot is probably shared by Interviews with Monster Girls and Machikado Mazoku.

But then:

Bofuri. Bocchi the Rock. Hinamatsuri. Girls und Panzer. Gabriel Dropout. Sakura Quest. Patlabor. Mitsuboshi Colors.

Not an anime, but Bee and Puppycat is peak comf.

Mimi nooo!

One Pace is certainly the best way to watch it.

But the pacing isn’t the only issue that crops up over the series.

That’s a yikes.