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I wasn't totally sold on it for the first ~4 episodes or so. I especially didn't like Marcille's role in it. However, from around episode 5 onward, it started

I wasn't totally sold on it for the first ~4 episodes or so. I especially didn't like Marcille's role in it. However, from around episode 5 onward, it started getting REALLY good. I think the thing I appreciate the most of DiD is that it really feels grounded in its setting. Every character and detail feels like it connects and is a part of a cohesive setting. There's a lot of anime that isn't like that. It also has a good sense of tone. It knows when to take things seriously and when to cut loose and joke and balances those two fairly well. It's willing to have some slower and calmer sections which I like. (Though IMO I'd like even more) It's unfortunate to say this, but it's basically one of the only good anime I've seen in maybe a decade. Most of the stuff out there is so terrible...

Tade0 2y ago
The manga has a lot of side notes and chapters dedicated to just explaining the lore. There's also a book by the author entitled Delicious in Dungeon World Guide: The Adventurer's Bible Complete Edition with even more content. The author really did her homework regarding worldbuilding.
Cyph0n 2y ago
Oh we are going to have disagree on that last point: I can name multiple anime of the same caliber from just the last few seasons alone :) On the contrary, I think we are getting more quality anime per season than ever before.
dragontamer 2y ago
> It's unfortunate to say this, but it's basically one of the only good anime I've seen in maybe a decade. Most of the stuff out there is so terrible... A lot of the shows that get meme'd to top status are pretty terrible at writing. The top shows are more about drawing style + music rather than contemplating the story. The strongest "story" shows of the 2014 through 2024 decade are: * Ranking of Kings * The Promised Neverland S1 (S2 drops the ball but at least finishes the story). * I actually have a softspot for Studio Trigger's "Little Witch Academia" (2017), an innocent school-setting / slice of life. Its probably my favorite Studio Trigger work actually (Gurren Lagaan is their best stuff ever IMO, but that was done when the team was still technically Gainax). I would argue the "techno-witch" Croix Meridies, who serves as the antagonist (with her "break tradition, embrace technology") has aged well as we moved from 2017 into 2024. The focus on tradition from the protagonists (and Shiny Chariot + her motif of the North Star) vs technology+progress (Led by Croix Meridies, obviously a riff on the Southern Cross / South Astronomy) is a simple, but relevant, debate. Nothing outright villainous but instead is a lower-stakes debate appropriate for the setting, and I bet it will be a timeless story moving forward. Its Studio Trigger however, so expect things to get kicked up a notch as the ending arc comes about. But the bulk of the storytellilng / philosophical debate is well thought out and likely timeless. * OddTaxi ------- I'm slowly going through what many have considered were thoughtful anime of the past decade, but I haven't actually finished these yet. * Sonny Boy * Rascal does not dream of Bunny Girl sempai * I'm surprised by "Toilet Bound Hanako-kun" and need to see where its going. Genre-aware ghost trying to help the main character is... actually fun. And the characters were deeper than they were letting on. ----- I know everyone likes Frieren these days, which I do consider anime of the year. But I purposefully am leaving it off the list for "top of the last decade". I do think other shows have deeper stories / better thought out characters than Frieren (even if Frieren is above-average compared to typical popular shows). Frieren being the best of the popular shows is quite different from best thought-out overall. I admit that I haven't seen any "Delicious in Dungeon" yet. Maybe its good, but that will have to wait and see until I get a chance to watch it.
- livueta 2y ago
  Have you seen Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū?
  - dragontamer 2y ago
    No. Apparently there's a lot of anime about Rakigo these days. I'm not so cultured to follow the details, but I get that it's a traditional comedy / storytelling style from Japan.
    - livueta 2y ago
      You might enjoy it if you're after thoughtful story-driven shows from the last decade. It's on my personal mental shortlist of those right alongside ODDTAXI and Ousama. Knowledge of rakugo is definitely not required.
- tonyhart7 2y ago
  Ranking of Kings is definitely up there, I like both frieren and bojji but I think ousama ranking lacks is "human touch" feeling frieren has in terms of intensity and waifu << this is important imo because bojji is child with superpower physical at the end of the show making it more disconnect from viewer compared to elf that study thousand years

Tade0 2y ago

The manga has a lot of side notes and chapters dedicated to just explaining the lore. There's also a book by the author entitled Delicious in Dungeon World Guide: The Adventurer's Bible Complete Edition with even more content. The author really did her homework regarding worldbuilding.

Cyph0n 2y ago

Oh we are going to have disagree on that last point: I can name multiple anime of the same caliber from just the last few seasons alone :) On the contrary, I think we are getting more quality anime per season than ever before.

dragontamer 2y ago

> It's unfortunate to say this, but it's basically one of the only good anime I've seen in maybe a decade. Most of the stuff out there is so terrible... A lot of the shows that get meme'd to top status are pretty terrible at writing. The top shows are more about drawing style + music rather than contemplating the story. The strongest "story" shows of the 2014 through 2024 decade are: * Ranking of Kings * The Promised Neverland S1 (S2 drops the ball but at least finishes the story). * I actually have a softspot for Studio Trigger's "Little Witch Academia" (2017), an innocent school-setting / slice of life. Its probably my favorite Studio Trigger work actually (Gurren Lagaan is their best stuff ever IMO, but that was done when the team was still technically Gainax). I would argue the "techno-witch" Croix Meridies, who serves as the antagonist (with her "break tradition, embrace technology") has aged well as we moved from 2017 into 2024. The focus on tradition from the protagonists (and Shiny Chariot + her motif of the North Star) vs technology+progress (Led by Croix Meridies, obviously a riff on the Southern Cross / South Astronomy) is a simple, but relevant, debate. Nothing outright villainous but instead is a lower-stakes debate appropriate for the setting, and I bet it will be a timeless story moving forward. Its Studio Trigger however, so expect things to get kicked up a notch as the ending arc comes about. But the bulk of the storytellilng / philosophical debate is well thought out and likely timeless. * OddTaxi ------- I'm slowly going through what many have considered were thoughtful anime of the past decade, but I haven't actually finished these yet. * Sonny Boy * Rascal does not dream of Bunny Girl sempai * I'm surprised by "Toilet Bound Hanako-kun" and need to see where its going. Genre-aware ghost trying to help the main character is... actually fun. And the characters were deeper than they were letting on. ----- I know everyone likes Frieren these days, which I do consider anime of the year. But I purposefully am leaving it off the list for "top of the last decade". I do think other shows have deeper stories / better thought out characters than Frieren (even if Frieren is above-average compared to typical popular shows). Frieren being the best of the popular shows is quite different from best thought-out overall. I admit that I haven't seen any "Delicious in Dungeon" yet. Maybe its good, but that will have to wait and see until I get a chance to watch it.

livueta 2y ago
Have you seen Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū?
- dragontamer 2y ago
  No. Apparently there's a lot of anime about Rakigo these days. I'm not so cultured to follow the details, but I get that it's a traditional comedy / storytelling style from Japan.
  - livueta 2y ago
    You might enjoy it if you're after thoughtful story-driven shows from the last decade. It's on my personal mental shortlist of those right alongside ODDTAXI and Ousama. Knowledge of rakugo is definitely not required.
tonyhart7 2y ago
Ranking of Kings is definitely up there, I like both frieren and bojji but I think ousama ranking lacks is "human touch" feeling frieren has in terms of intensity and waifu << this is important imo because bojji is child with superpower physical at the end of the show making it more disconnect from viewer compared to elf that study thousand years