So far, seems promising as hell.
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Dungeon Meshi is a well liked manga, and an adaptation by Studio Trigger is now airing. It’s about a party of dungeon adventurers. They unfortunately get killed, and all but one of them successfully revives. Out of money and food, and with some party members leaving. The heroes decide to venture back into the dungeon to save their lost companion, surviving by eating the monsters they kill.
Hilarity, but also a fantastic story and good character development, ensues.
Remember not to spoil anything if you’re a manga reader. Suffice to say if the adaptation stays at this level, we are in for quite a ride.
They live in a world where resurrection magic exists. You might’ve noticed that Marcille thinks to herself that “my first death was to a slime” when one attacks her soon after they enter. Death just isn’t something permanent that the adventurers really worry about, so they aren’t that bothered by Farlyns “death”.
The fact that Farlyn got eaten is an unusual circumstance, and even Marcille, a long-lived elven expert in magic doesn’t have the answers. That bridge will get crossed, though.
How the magic in the world works is something the story will elaborate on. And Laios flaws as a party leader is also something which gets explored. That fight with the dragon in the beginning isn’t the last we’ll see of those other party members who left.
But I’d recommend approaching the start of the show a bit like a slice of life. The more serious story stuff will be coming later, once they get closer to the dungeon level that the dragon is on.