Dungeon Meshi 1st Season

It has been few months since the 1st 24-episode Season of Dungeon Meshi finished its airing and I was only able to finish the marathon recently. I was never the FOMO type and my journey toward this series prove to be a fruitful one with this approach. At first I never think Trigger Studio would be a good fit to work on Dungeon Meshi series considering their Portfolio tend to lean on Mecha series as they inherit the bulk of Gainax Studio talents. But in the end this anime adaptation works out somehow even if it is not the best fit as Trigger Studio did give a suitable animation for one of the best Japanese Fantasy series over past decade.

Within the alloted slot of 24 Episodes, Trigger's studio Dungeon Meshi Anime managed to make it halfway through the Manga Storyline and the series just need another season to conclude its storyline properly. Never underestimate modern anime speed at consuming through the original source material. Overall the Dungeon Meshi anime adaptation is pretty much a faithful interpretation of the original source material, nothing much and nothing less. I suppose the production team are not experienced enough to flesh out this Top Tier source material but it is an acceptable one nonetheless. Given the Trigger Studio is the one making the Dungeon Meshi anime, from time to time you will see some over-the-top animation style that is a signature work of Gainax style animation.

My favorite part of the Dungeon Meshi 1st season is easily the scene where Laios mimicking Dog and I will certainly look forward to the Succubus episode and Killer rabbit in the 2nd season. I am hoping the best for Dungeon Meshi 2nd season and look forward for some more extra side stories for this series by Kui Ryoko-sensei.