His entire design is great. His armor is very utilitarian, what seems to be for show is actually extremely relevant later and he added that bell and whistle for that specific scenario, even his plain looks add to character (from omake: He's inherently lazy and unkempt, the second his sister said he looks like a certain someone like that, he religiously shaves and trims his hair now)
The way he can make the audience go from “oh, what a cute, funny guy” to “oh, he’s actually fucking unhinged, good for him” in a matter of seconds like we stan a freak.
@@washada He also has hatred for humanity. Laios considers monsters as pure being that just follow their basic instinct. His character is like an onion. Each chapter you peal back 1 layer at a time till you find the rroten core
laios is the most doglike man i have ever seen and i don't mean in the cute and stupid way i mean when they're being really frustrating and avidly refusing to give you what they have in their mouth or stop playing with the cat that is actively trying to tear their eyes out. i do also mean it in the cute way but moreso "Awwww fucked up and weird beast"
I completely agree, idk if it’s because of his attitude, his little monster rants or because half of his fans (including me) are autistic but something about him is just… so true
@@flo_bato For real. He might genuinely be some of the best autism representation out there. Kyoko Kui also just spends so much time on her characters that I know with absolute certainty that him being Like This is not just kind of incidental. In the new Daydream Hour compilation, there's a small comic in which a toddler Laios is being shown his newborn sister for the first time, and his parents are disappointed when he just looks at her and runs off, apparently either too young or simple to actually understand it. Then it shows him going around his household telling all the animals about his new baby sister, and being so happy about it. And that just resonated really deeply with my own experiences. I'm an autistic man, and from since when I was a little kid, animals were always the one thing I could trust and be at ease around. I did the exact same kind of stuff.
@@goblinrat6119 I know exactly what you’re talking about. Especially in the manga, I always related so much with his behaviour and just the way he talks about his interests. I,m very happy the anime is getting more popular since more can see the way he was amazingly written. It’s amazing how a character has the power to make people from all around the world who just happen to have autism all gather around and adopt him as one of them aha. All of the characters in the manga are just wonderfully written, it’s one of it’s best qualities.
dude as a kid i used to be super obsessed with fantastical creatures and fairies and this manga completely revived that interest. i think i was just as excited as Laios about all the monsters in the dungeon. hes just like me frfr
I love animals and monsters, I can’t read the room and poor social skills, i love learning something to the point of obsession, i am dense Most of all, i went to therapy and learnt im neuro-divergent like this numpty Im a Laios and I like Laios
After reading the manga, i had to stop and reflect upon how much of a freakazoid Laios. I mean, it is beyond what i could imagine, bro is a certified weirdo.
end of manga spoilers: Kabru: You turned into a monster to defeat the demon, right? That was the plan all along? Laios: ... Kabru: Ok, wait, don't answer that actually.
@@TerminalConcretYes that was ultimately the case. He wrote in his journal concerning his ultimate monster that it can eat desires. He outsmarted the demon in the end.
01:02 Funny how Senshi, who has demonstrated extreme competence in living in the dungeon for 10 years at this point, and basically cooked eaten more monsters than anyone else, even has doubts and suspicion over what Laios is about to do.
I think it's _because_ Senshi has extreme competence and experience that he's doubting what Laios is about to do. for real, Laios does some pretty inadvisable stuff in the name of investigation. like... he'd only hide that he was eating raw meat _because_ he knew that their food safety guy would tell him not to. he knew... he knew...
To be fair, they literally *just* discovered Living Armor were actually a type of Mollusk that used Armor as a Shell, so it's new ground for Senshi, too
senshi’s character is all about practicality and safety. He doesn’t tend to take risks. When Senshi tries something new, it’s usually because he has understands enough about the topic that he is reasonably sure it will be safe. The episode with the kelpie is sort of the demonstrator for this character trait. When it came to a new situation he couldn’t accurately understand the risks so he defaulted to the one he had more experience with (trusting the kelpie) over the one he had zero experience with (marcielle’s magic) and when that goes terribly he learns to lean on the experience of people he trusts. Laios is a much riskier person. He isn’t afraid of getting hurt or sick to try something new and see if there’s a something of value to a new experience. This outlook is way more reasonable as a person who is used to working in a party. If laios takes too big of a risk, he had healers and people to resurrect him. Senshi’s lifestyle meant that big risks were inherently much more consequential.
@@user-ow1bc4sx2rI love that take on the whole situation, and that part at the end about Senshi not taking big risks and Laios being used to being in a party sounded super spot on
"Average adventuring party is at least 1/3rd autistic" factoid actualy just statistical error. Average adventuring party has 0 autistics. *Autismo Touden*, who lives in the dungeon and eats 10000 monsters each day, is an outlier and shoudl not have been counted.
Laois is hilarious and awesome - he genuinely wants to save his sister and won’t stop at nothing to do - but also simultaneously uses said quest snd financial circumstances as an excuse to finally give into his intrusive thoughts (eating monsters). I think what’s funnier is that a lot of the time this passion not only drives the plot but also helps the gang get out of desperate situations (ie. The living armour).
Yknow aside from this quirk Laios is still one hell of a leader and a great asset to the team cause of all his knowledge, I like how that breaks so evenly
@@kennethsatria6607 in the end, even when compared to skilled people like Kabru, laios still wins in the dungeon because of his extensive monster knowledge
@@kennethsatria6607 Laios is so fucking smart/Laios is so fucking stupid is a perfect quantum state that may end up collapsing on either side at any moment.
my favorite trope about humans in fantasy is that we’re so fucking weird, we’ll literally try to eat everything. if it can fit in a humans mouth they’ll try to eat it, if it can’t they’ll find a way to cut it up so it fits. If it’s poisonous or harmful we’ll try to make it less so. my absolute favorite human representation is on a space station 13 server i can’t recall the name of where you gain a trait as a human character that lets you swallow small objects. The himbo in the vid is peak human representation.
@Wellshem that kinda makes me sad. I'm a history nerd so like if there is something from history I read that inspires me that's usually what I play. Like if I want to play a scary character I'd play something like the Wallachian cavalry of vlad the impaler or if I want to be heroic a French Musketeer with all the goofy shenanigans that entails, or even things like Vikings or pirates. Human fighter is basically anything you can think of so long as you know the gear and tactics involved. That and your a human, that doesn't mean you have no personality.
I love Laios and how his autistic behaviors are actually integral to the plot and character relationships in positive, negative, and funny ways ALL AT ONCE. Makes me feel seen. Edit 08/13/2024 at 21:45 PST - My interpretation is now just headcanon in light of Ryoko Kui's interview! I was wrong on her intent with writing Laios. I'll still hold this headcanon though, as I feel that I can defend my reading fairly well with his multiple behaviors that can fall under the diagnostic umbrella at the same time (but obviously I'm not an expert and he's not real). Anyone who reads Dungeon Meshi, has an opinion on characterization, and can defend their characterization in a logical manner, or who agrees with the authorial intent is absolutely free to do so! Just don't armchair diagnose the actual living person behind it over this, please. :| (Though, to write Laios and say he represents the everyman to you is really entertaining to me. Kui is a rockstar and a very good mangaka.)
God _especially_ that relationship part (certain Easterner lol). It's also legitimately cute that it's because of him that his sister is extremely kind and considerate-- She knows that he isn't the best at communication or social cues so she speaks for him sometimes. That pretty much broadens her understanding of how others might work, and thus broaden her empathy towards others.
I love how the moment someone who's willing to indulge his special interest without judgement shows up, Laois' mask cracks. His friendship with Senshi is so precious.
@@RealSquidShady He managed to surround himself with monsters for years and it was only after faline was eaten by the dragon did he come out about his monster interest. I'd count that as masking.
Honestly, judging by how Kui likes couching her analogies instead of outright saying anything, Laois was more than likely had his autism cooked into his character from the start.
0:04 Subtle Blushing Literally a second later: “Our pretty Elf mage is being attacked by a monster!” Any other MC “I’ll defend her! I’ll draw my sword and my armor can take the hits!” Laios: “Spread your arms and legs to look bigger” “Make loud noises to threaten them” “That’s enough to keep them from rushing you immediately” Proceeds to do an insane intimidation dance with a monster. Laios is just lucky he was born as a tall man with a build that lets him follow his curiosity and obsession.
I mean Marcille ain't exactly a half-foot (for now...), she could reasonably scare an animal by making herself look bigger and being very loud. She just doesn't know about the black bear technique.
i think what i most appreciate about this show is how everyone is just kinda....a bit unhinged in their own way. Liaos is over here with his monster hyperfixation and i swear he missed his calling as a bioligist lmao. but i love this freaky monster obsessed himbo
2:06 this would be extremely unnerving. Your in a dark dungeon, monsters trying to kill you all around, the water below you being no esception. And suddenly you hear thing singing, not sure whether they’re friend or foe. And then this doofus removes all the tension in the best way possible. For all his craziness its hard to deny his capabilities as a leader. Even if his methods are… unorthodox
I think Marcille is by far the best character in this series, which is not something inherently positive or negative. Hunter x Hunter for example, remains the best shonen ever written and Killua is more popular than the main character. I think when the story provides multiple great characters, that is a sign of great writing. YuYu Hakusho used to be like this, Full Metal Alchemist, etc.. when people vote for the protagonist by default, like what is happening with One Piece for example (the series devolved into a generic "chosen one" plot), that is a sign of weak writing in my pov
To be fair venom and poison is different. Poisonous animal require you to eat or bite into them for the poison to start acting. Venomous animals have to actively bite you, so it makes sense why he said that.
It's quite rare to find an animal which layers poison on top of venom on top of armor. Mostly because at that point you are wasting energy on more defenses than are necessary to defend yourself and therefore are lowering your own survival rate.
to have a main character with an autism trait is an interesting choice tbh. and literally this whole manga/anime feels so fresh to me an autistic white guy who’s hungry for monster foods a female elf who’s not sexualized a tiny guy who’s 30yo and has 2 kids and a grandpa whose job is cooking
at the start senshi is seen as a weird hermit type chraactee but he kinda is the least weird of the group lol. Alright, maybe chilchuk is a bit more realistic but still
I went from being founder of my high schools anime club to not being about to stand the stuff, I watch maybe twenty six episodes of anime a year a this point. Most volume 1 manga I borrow I don’t bother finishing. I absolutely devoured the delicious dungeon manga and it’s because the cast was so refreshing. The script would make a solid comedy no matter what format it was in.
so when Laios screams at birds to intimidate them, it's funny and quirky and cool, but when I do it, I'm "being annoying" and "should be put in a mental institute."
As an autistic blond man, I can relate to him a lot. Especially when he decided to sing without anyone's approval) Hopefully, my hyperfixations don't include eating every strange creature I encounter...
@@HazeEmry Ha-ha, really random. I'm not a fan of seafood. Some is good, when cooked correctly, of course. But molluscs are a no-go for me - their texture is so weird and unpleasant. It grosses me out.
Can't wait for more episodes to come out so y'all can see more of his freak behaviour. Also i find the siren scene hilarious bc the va is clearly able to sing well, and is singing better than someone who actually sucks at singing despite his efforts to sound terrible
Technically, they're venomous, not poisonous. And venomous things don't (usually) hurt you if you eat them, unless you maybe have a cut in your insides.
@@georgyekimov4577 he literally had to sneak cuz he knew someone would stop him... because it's a bad idea. the impulse control was just not there in that moment.
This is a great compilation but you left out my favorite 😔 the scene where Laois is asking Marcille if being tied up by the man-eating plant felt good and she just has this look of disgust
“Laios” 🙂👍 “Laios when he’s being silly” 🥰👌👌👌 “Laios when he’s bleeding and dying” 😵💫💗💞👌😤🙏💞 “Laios when he gets crazy eyes” 😳🥵🫠💞💖💖👁️🫦👁️🥰🫠😩👌👌👌🥰😵💫😇🙏💗💗💗
Honestly he seems like the most normal person in any cartoon that there has ever been. I don't think I've ever related to an anime character *more* haha
I remember hearing Trigger was adapting something called "Delicious in Dungeon" and looked at the 1st manga cover of Laois standing with the spatula and read the premise and thought "Meh, why is Trigger wasting their time on this shit" (I'm still waiting on Panty and Stocking Season 2) Little did I know I'd completely fall in love with this anime and its characters with Laois easily being my favorite.
me, looking at cyno and laios "i think i have a type" i cant excuse him eating a fckign raw worm tho wth was he THINKING WHY HE HAD A COOKED ONE RIGHT NEXT TO HIM
@@backgroundartist1879as a matter of fact Laios is either the first or second smartest. Why? Because spoilers He thought in advance on what monster to create to transform into to defeat the lion without coming off as suspicious and is actually genuine because the lion can read your mind
FINALLY someone else sees it. Tall blonde man in armor with a specific haircut who hangs out with elves and is probably autistic. He also has a fraught relationship with his dad.
The fact he gets sad the sirens don't appreciate him memorizing their song is so cute plzzz
I really like the dichotomy of the most normal looking human fighter being the goofiest Freak For Real. Peak character design
Absolutely.
His entire design is great. His armor is very utilitarian, what seems to be for show is actually extremely relevant later and he added that bell and whistle for that specific scenario, even his plain looks add to character (from omake: He's inherently lazy and unkempt, the second his sister said he looks like a certain someone like that, he religiously shaves and trims his hair now)
@@Mordecrox ooo daddy issues?
@@childofmaka His dad is just as autistic as him, so there are some misunderstanding. He's not a bad dad
Fred Jones meets dnd
The way he can make the audience go from “oh, what a cute, funny guy” to “oh, he’s actually fucking unhinged, good for him” in a matter of seconds like we stan a freak.
cunny white man 😭😭😭😭
i don't blame em, he's answering a very old question:
"edible or not?"
Guy just keeps getting more deranged, you can see the mask falling more and more every chapter. It's beautiful 🥲
@@povyouretiredbutdontwannasleepto think humanity can make an entirely poisonous species (almonds) into an edible domesticated subspecies...
@@washada He also has hatred for humanity. Laios considers monsters as pure being that just follow their basic instinct.
His character is like an onion. Each chapter you peal back 1 layer at a time till you find the rroten core
laios is the most doglike man i have ever seen and i don't mean in the cute and stupid way i mean when they're being really frustrating and avidly refusing to give you what they have in their mouth or stop playing with the cat that is actively trying to tear their eyes out.
i do also mean it in the cute way but moreso "Awwww fucked up and weird beast"
His sister did say that he has a really good dog impression, right?
And then he started barking
At a dog
And he almost bit its fuckin neck
Well, i mean he did act like an actual dog at some point, realisticly.
I have never seen a more relatable character in a work of fiction, and I'm not even joking.
I completely agree, idk if it’s because of his attitude, his little monster rants or because half of his fans (including me) are autistic but something about him is just… so true
@@flo_bato For real. He might genuinely be some of the best autism representation out there. Kyoko Kui also just spends so much time on her characters that I know with absolute certainty that him being Like This is not just kind of incidental.
In the new Daydream Hour compilation, there's a small comic in which a toddler Laios is being shown his newborn sister for the first time, and his parents are disappointed when he just looks at her and runs off, apparently either too young or simple to actually understand it.
Then it shows him going around his household telling all the animals about his new baby sister, and being so happy about it. And that just resonated really deeply with my own experiences. I'm an autistic man, and from since when I was a little kid, animals were always the one thing I could trust and be at ease around. I did the exact same kind of stuff.
@@goblinrat6119 I know exactly what you’re talking about. Especially in the manga, I always related so much with his behaviour and just the way he talks about his interests. I,m very happy the anime is getting more popular since more can see the way he was amazingly written. It’s amazing how a character has the power to make people from all around the world who just happen to have autism all gather around and adopt him as one of them aha. All of the characters in the manga are just wonderfully written, it’s one of it’s best qualities.
dude as a kid i used to be super obsessed with fantastical creatures and fairies and this manga completely revived that interest. i think i was just as excited as Laios about all the monsters in the dungeon. hes just like me frfr
I love animals and monsters, I can’t read the room and poor social skills, i love learning something to the point of obsession, i am dense
Most of all, i went to therapy and learnt im neuro-divergent like this numpty
Im a Laios and I like Laios
After reading the manga, i had to stop and reflect upon how much of a freakazoid Laios. I mean, it is beyond what i could imagine, bro is a certified weirdo.
end of manga spoilers:
Kabru: You turned into a monster to defeat the demon, right? That was the plan all along?
Laios: ...
Kabru: Ok, wait, don't answer that actually.
He is just a silly guy, let him be😔
@@TerminalConcretYes that was ultimately the case. He wrote in his journal concerning his ultimate monster that it can eat desires. He outsmarted the demon in the end.
Bruh spoilers!@@TerminalConcret
@@Lolololol-io9bk my bads
01:02
Funny how Senshi, who has demonstrated extreme competence in living in the dungeon for 10 years at this point, and basically cooked eaten more monsters than anyone else, even has doubts and suspicion over what Laios is about to do.
I think it's _because_ Senshi has extreme competence and experience that he's doubting what Laios is about to do. for real, Laios does some pretty inadvisable stuff in the name of investigation. like... he'd only hide that he was eating raw meat _because_ he knew that their food safety guy would tell him not to. he knew... he knew...
To be fair, they literally *just* discovered Living Armor were actually a type of Mollusk that used Armor as a Shell, so it's new ground for Senshi, too
senshi’s character is all about practicality and safety. He doesn’t tend to take risks. When Senshi tries something new, it’s usually because he has understands enough about the topic that he is reasonably sure it will be safe. The episode with the kelpie is sort of the demonstrator for this character trait. When it came to a new situation he couldn’t accurately understand the risks so he defaulted to the one he had more experience with (trusting the kelpie) over the one he had zero experience with (marcielle’s magic) and when that goes terribly he learns to lean on the experience of people he trusts.
Laios is a much riskier person. He isn’t afraid of getting hurt or sick to try something new and see if there’s a something of value to a new experience. This outlook is way more reasonable as a person who is used to working in a party. If laios takes too big of a risk, he had healers and people to resurrect him. Senshi’s lifestyle meant that big risks were inherently much more consequential.
@@user-ow1bc4sx2rI love that take on the whole situation, and that part at the end about Senshi not taking big risks and Laios being used to being in a party sounded super spot on
Laios interrupting the mermaid's singing is so goddamn hilarious.
imagine if your prey started singing your song back at you
i dont know what the sirens were thinking but i'd be scared
They look _so_ done, too. Like he didn't just throw them off, he _offended_ them.
@@rayanderson5797fr
The best part is that he wanted to sing along with them.
He's scaring the hoes fr fr
Laios every time he sees a monster: *WOULD*
eat…right?
He is so real for that
@@mayfightu *natalie portman* right?!!
You know im sure Laios would be the type of mf to say one of two things when he sees a monster:
CAN WE EAT IT?!?!?!?!
smash
would? nah he's past that, he's at W I L L
"Average adventuring party is at least 1/3rd autistic" factoid actualy just statistical error.
Average adventuring party has 0 autistics. *Autismo Touden*, who lives in the dungeon and eats 10000 monsters each day, is an outlier and shoudl not have been counted.
Every DnD party I've been in has had 1-4 autistics in it, and I was always at least one of them.
@@rayanderson5797 Half of my D&D parties had EVERY member as autistic including myself. More fun times have never been had.
It’s always great to see a good Spiders Georg reference
Laois is hilarious and awesome - he genuinely wants to save his sister and won’t stop at nothing to do - but also simultaneously uses said quest snd financial circumstances as an excuse to finally give into his intrusive thoughts (eating monsters).
I think what’s funnier is that a lot of the time this passion not only drives the plot but also helps the gang get out of desperate situations (ie. The living armour).
The fact that Laois has been a leader of this group for so long
But only now they know about Laois being a freak
@@bachtrinh8783 they did know for a long time but kept it relatively in check, they only had to resort to monster eating at the start of the manga.
@@chalibard3826 cuz of his sister?
my special little freak. my sweet cheese. my good time bouy.
you get it
My rotten soldier
my silly rabbit
He definitely floats. Empty head.
I want to study him like a bug ❤
Yknow, when a guy immediately hits it off with an eccentric hermit he and his buddies just met, then he probably is far from regular mentally
The singing scene never gets old...
Bro those mermaids were ruining the vibe not him. He was bringing the energy 100%
I don’t know why but he give me a clingy domesticated lion vibe
m..m. ma. ..n...ga .. a
Lion, you say? 🤨
lion . . .
H MMMMM
Lion?
Perhaps with wings?
0:48 the way marcille used ambrosia to move laios' head is killing me 🤣
oddly reminds me of how a chicken moves
jarvis open tenor, go to the search bar, and search zerking him
Ikr i totally flipped at that part plus Laios expression too😂
yowai mo
@@SSName it's like you know exactly what i mean
And he’s not even bovvered by it, she must’ve done it so many times by now, or he’s just that autistic.
0:14 Laios transitioning his own inner dialogue into a freakish scream is some peak voice acting lmao
He got too into character again
i love him he's so strange and off putting he needs to be locked up
True, to the dungeon he goes
@@flo_bato he’d probably like it there too with all the monsters
Yknow aside from this quirk Laios is still one hell of a leader and a great asset to the team cause of all his knowledge, I like how that breaks so evenly
@@kennethsatria6607 in the end, even when compared to skilled people like Kabru, laios still wins in the dungeon because of his extensive monster knowledge
@@kennethsatria6607 Laios is so fucking smart/Laios is so fucking stupid is a perfect quantum state that may end up collapsing on either side at any moment.
Why would you play a human fighter? It's so generic.
The person playing the human fighter:
my favorite trope about humans in fantasy is that we’re so fucking weird, we’ll literally try to eat everything.
if it can fit in a humans mouth they’ll try to eat it, if it can’t they’ll find a way to cut it up so it fits. If it’s poisonous or harmful we’ll try to make it less so.
my absolute favorite human representation is on a space station 13 server i can’t recall the name of where you gain a trait as a human character that lets you swallow small objects. The himbo in the vid is peak human representation.
💀💀💀
It’s all about how you play them
Human fighter can be anything really but most people play the same US Navy seal with a sword
@Wellshem that kinda makes me sad. I'm a history nerd so like if there is something from history I read that inspires me that's usually what I play. Like if I want to play a scary character I'd play something like the Wallachian cavalry of vlad the impaler or if I want to be heroic a French Musketeer with all the goofy shenanigans that entails, or even things like Vikings or pirates. Human fighter is basically anything you can think of so long as you know the gear and tactics involved. That and your a human, that doesn't mean you have no personality.
"I doubt a poisonous creature would hide itself in a shell"
Cone snail: imma ruin this man's whole career.
Excuse me, cone snails are VENOMOUS, not poisonous. Venom is injected, poison is ingested.
Wait until this man gets introduced to Australia.
Kinda splitting hairs here, but aren't they just venomous?
@@Nehema1000 Ah HELL NO
Keep Laios away from australia
@@janomomo153 If you bite it and you d!e, it's poisonous. If it bites you and you d!e, it's venemous
i would love to examine him and his behavioral nuances....
kabrucore
found the kabru
me too, i refuse to drop out of my psych degree solely so i can better understand him and his behavioural nuances
This is something kabru would say in his mind
come out kabru we know its u
He's literally me! (Autistic)
hell yeah, same 🤾
I hope one day Ryan Gosling will play Laios in the live action Dungeon Meshi movie
Same🤝🤝🤝
@@scarocci7333Read my mind. I've been thinking Laios was perfect for a Ryan Gosling live action casting for a while.
Ey, Autism buddy!
you know the fact that characters like this seem perfectly normal and understandable to me probably should have tipped me off to my own autism earlier
same😭 im always like: theyre just like me fr!!!” and then i realise theyre autism coded😭😭
Same lol
So he's not suppose to be easily understandable......
Wait, what? I thought it was perfectly normal with how many fantasy cooking isekais out there
Same dude. I keep asking myself "Why is everyone so put off by the guy? He is just curious and logical" while watching. Dudes just like me fr fr.
I love Laios and how his autistic behaviors are actually integral to the plot and character relationships in positive, negative, and funny ways ALL AT ONCE. Makes me feel seen.
Edit 08/13/2024 at 21:45 PST - My interpretation is now just headcanon in light of Ryoko Kui's interview! I was wrong on her intent with writing Laios. I'll still hold this headcanon though, as I feel that I can defend my reading fairly well with his multiple behaviors that can fall under the diagnostic umbrella at the same time (but obviously I'm not an expert and he's not real). Anyone who reads Dungeon Meshi, has an opinion on characterization, and can defend their characterization in a logical manner, or who agrees with the authorial intent is absolutely free to do so! Just don't armchair diagnose the actual living person behind it over this, please. :| (Though, to write Laios and say he represents the everyman to you is really entertaining to me. Kui is a rockstar and a very good mangaka.)
Yessss
He's literally me fr, i mean fr
Ikr
So true!!
God _especially_ that relationship part (certain Easterner lol). It's also legitimately cute that it's because of him that his sister is extremely kind and considerate-- She knows that he isn't the best at communication or social cues so she speaks for him sometimes. That pretty much broadens her understanding of how others might work, and thus broaden her empathy towards others.
My favorite part is when the Siren’s singing slowly gets quieter as Laos’ gets incredibly loud
Bro didn’t just join in, he killed all her passion for the song.
My headcanon is that this isn't the first time Laos has done this and they're just sick of his shit
@@coolthings_1He said in that episode that they always leave before he can finish the song
I love how the moment someone who's willing to indulge his special interest without judgement shows up, Laois' mask cracks. His friendship with Senshi is so precious.
“Laios’ mask cracks”
Look me in the eyes and tell me this man has masked even once in his entire life
@@RealSquidShady He managed to surround himself with monsters for years and it was only after faline was eaten by the dragon did he come out about his monster interest. I'd count that as masking.
he JUST wants to play monsters in the sticks and mud IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR!!!
Do we know if he was intentionally made of Autism? No. Is he made of Autism? YES.
Honestly, judging by how Kui likes couching her analogies instead of outright saying anything, Laois was more than likely had his autism cooked into his character from the start.
very intentionally
him, falin and their dad
she has a bunch of one-shots, one is 100% about an autsitic fella whos into rhythm games
@thewolfPrince like Disnag said, the ENTIRE touden clan are autists. It would be a hell of a coincidence if it weren't intentional
@@thewolfPrincecooked you say?
0:04 Subtle Blushing
Literally a second later:
“Our pretty Elf mage is being attacked by a monster!”
Any other MC “I’ll defend her! I’ll draw my sword and my armor can take the hits!”
Laios:
“Spread your arms and legs to look bigger”
“Make loud noises to threaten them”
“That’s enough to keep them from rushing you immediately”
Proceeds to do an insane intimidation dance with a monster.
Laios is just lucky he was born as a tall man with a build that lets him follow his curiosity and obsession.
Kabru could never
@@doubleasworkshop1692 Somehow Kabru with a party twice the size of Laios gets wiped by a cocatrice
@uss_04 but Laios is twice the size of Kabru so it evens out
He also watched her get chased by the thing for a little while beforehand.
I mean Marcille ain't exactly a half-foot (for now...), she could reasonably scare an animal by making herself look bigger and being very loud. She just doesn't know about the black bear technique.
i think what i most appreciate about this show is how everyone is just kinda....a bit unhinged in their own way. Liaos is over here with his monster hyperfixation and i swear he missed his calling as a bioligist lmao. but i love this freaky monster obsessed himbo
If they even have biologists in their medieval adjacent world.
I love "I thought it would taste like paint!" after he tried *so hard* to eat some for a whole episode.
The fact that he thought that and wanted to try it anyway is beyond hillarious XD
Most original shone protagonist I've seen in a while
Dungeon Meshi isn't shounen
Not a shonen but I agree nonetheless
Hell na, bro's got more personality than 90% of shonen protagonists combined
its a seinen lol. a shounen could never
@@gristen if this is a shounen then you know this shit has regressed to sheinen just meaning good show
2:06 this would be extremely unnerving. Your in a dark dungeon, monsters trying to kill you all around, the water below you being no esception. And suddenly you hear thing singing, not sure whether they’re friend or foe.
And then this doofus removes all the tension in the best way possible. For all his craziness its hard to deny his capabilities as a leader. Even if his methods are… unorthodox
Nah bro. Tie me up like Odysseus because damn look at those mermaids.
Is it just me or does this guy give off MAJOR Fred from Scooby Doo vibes lol
YES
Chillchuck = Velma
Marcelle = Daphne
Senshi = Shaggy
himbo blondes
Especially Mystery Inc Fred. Laios’s hyper fixation is monsters/eating monsters, while Fred’s hyper fixation is traps.
@@parkchimmin7913 and the mystery ban
I think the mark of a great story, is one where the MC can win a popularity poll.
The bar is too low but you're so right T_T
Damn that's fairly low faith standard wise, but can't I don't see where it comes from.
I think Marcille is by far the best character in this series, which is not something inherently positive or negative. Hunter x Hunter for example, remains the best shonen ever written and Killua is more popular than the main character. I think when the story provides multiple great characters, that is a sign of great writing. YuYu Hakusho used to be like this, Full Metal Alchemist, etc.. when people vote for the protagonist by default, like what is happening with One Piece for example (the series devolved into a generic "chosen one" plot), that is a sign of weak writing in my pov
"I doubt a creature with potent poison would hide itself inside a shell."
Bro doesn't know about the humble Cone Snail.
Well cone snail is a vulnerable creature. The venom is indeed potent but its squishy body ain't no adamant armor
To be fair venom and poison is different. Poisonous animal require you to eat or bite into them for the poison to start acting. Venomous animals have to actively bite you, so it makes sense why he said that.
It's quite rare to find an animal which layers poison on top of venom on top of armor. Mostly because at that point you are wasting energy on more defenses than are necessary to defend yourself and therefore are lowering your own survival rate.
to have a main character with an autism trait is an interesting choice tbh. and literally this whole manga/anime feels so fresh to me
an autistic white guy who’s hungry for monster foods
a female elf who’s not sexualized
a tiny guy who’s 30yo and has 2 kids
and a grandpa whose job is cooking
at the start senshi is seen as a weird hermit type chraactee but he kinda is the least weird of the group lol. Alright, maybe chilchuk is a bit more realistic but still
Chilchuck is a dad?!
@@mishaalkisan1688Tiene 3 hijas con edad suficiente para casarse 😂
@@mishaalkisan1688 he’s like the half foot version of being in his 40s-60s
I went from being founder of my high schools anime club to not being about to stand the stuff, I watch maybe twenty six episodes of anime a year a this point. Most volume 1 manga I borrow I don’t bother finishing. I absolutely devoured the delicious dungeon manga and it’s because the cast was so refreshing. The script would make a solid comedy no matter what format it was in.
FREAK!!! i love him
Our favourite freak
"I thought it would taste like paint"
Tbh it's very in-character for Laios to know what paint tastes like
for the longest time I was like "damn why everybody obsessed with this dude he is normal af whats the big deal"
then I got diagnosed
He is such dork himbo
I don’t think he’s dumb enough to qualify as a himbo
He may act like a himbo but baby boi is really intelligent. He's a golden retriever border collie mix
@@janinebelleestrada7096 one that won’t stop eating rocks
i clocked his himboness so early i am so in lovr with him
@@rougestarlight4308hey now those rocks taste like shrooms! How could he resist eating it?
This brother would eat the spectrum 😂
He definitely would try
Laios has to be some of the best representation of autistic traits in recent years.
true! i love it!!
It shows the good, bad and quirky part of it, it doesnt frame it as a superpower, it just is
When I ask the question "Is somebody gonna match my freak?", I want this type of man to respond immediately.
need him oiled up
I couldn’t agree more
Fr
Yall what-
Don’t waste oil, we need it for cooking 🥲
@@parkchimmin7913we cook laios
Laios' strategy for the Sirens are hilarious yet coud work, using your own voice to block their singing 💀
And scaring them off
hes so autisim and i love it
Laios is legit the scariest member of his party.
The way the fish-women just left om.
It's hilarious. There's another scene were Laios is barking like a dog for a pack of wolves, one of the wolves is looking concerned at the camera, lol
so when Laios screams at birds to intimidate them, it's funny and quirky and cool, but when I do it, I'm "being annoying" and "should be put in a mental institute."
Fr it's always "stop making a scene" and "you're ruining Thanksgiving again"
Smh nobody understands 😔
As an autistic blond man, I can relate to him a lot. Especially when he decided to sing without anyone's approval) Hopefully, my hyperfixations don't include eating every strange creature I encounter...
Random question, what's your thoughts on seafood?
@@HazeEmry Ha-ha, really random. I'm not a fan of seafood. Some is good, when cooked correctly, of course. But molluscs are a no-go for me - their texture is so weird and unpleasant. It grosses me out.
I ate random plants i found when i was a kid.
And cardboard
Or at least not eating them raw.
Ive never felt more represented by a character than by laios
like him or hate him gotta admit bro knows his shit
why is he so cuteee
he smart and not sexualized tho :(
@@truesheltopusik1140laios not being sexualized is a good thing tbh
@@truesheltopusik1140 wdym? He and Senshi carry this anime's whole fanservice
@@rougestarlight4308 maybe idk, but he still smart, knows a lot about monsters wow very cool.
@@truesheltopusik1140 a character can be a genius and still get sexualized tho
Can't wait for more episodes to come out so y'all can see more of his freak behaviour. Also i find the siren scene hilarious bc the va is clearly able to sing well, and is singing better than someone who actually sucks at singing despite his efforts to sound terrible
“I doubt a creature with potent poison would hide itself inside a shell”
Cone snail:
Technically, they're venomous, not poisonous. And venomous things don't (usually) hurt you if you eat them, unless you maybe have a cut in your insides.
GO WHITE BOY GO ‼️‼️‼️
Laios - you can’t handle the instincts of my Uber autism
"observe" *prepares and eats living armor*
Laios's creation is my sole reason to enjoy and appreciate food even more
Baby girl 💖
3:08 Chilchuck looks like a sausage😭😭
I am so happy to see people love him (and some... well they have seen a certain offical shirtless drawing and not recovered since. Rest in horny.)
Laios is a cutie
And a big boi
When he ate the raw parasite
whats wrong with that he iss just being curious I did weird things with might be food too
@@georgyekimov4577 i dont know if you know this but theres a reason we dont eat raw meat
@@georgyekimov4577 he literally had to sneak cuz he knew someone would stop him... because it's a bad idea. the impulse control was just not there in that moment.
@@dormir2072 I once ate korean unknown fruit in the botanical garden... Which is all one needs to know of my impulse control
@@georgyekimov4577 we are all Laios at some point or another...
Ah yess finaly a main characther who is EXACTLY like me ❤❤❤
the sirens, hearing laois singing off key: oh.. he's acoustic
I like how the siren is like "Oh God no it's him again" when she starts hearing laios' singing
I love this autistic monsterpedia freak sm 😂 I'm so glad Kuma-chan got to voiced him ♡ it's just so perfect especially the singing part lmaoo
My buddy who only slightly knows Dunmeshi referred to Laios' "gentle Insanity" I'm like gentle
...is not the right word there
I didn't pay enough attention to Chilchuk's frog skin trash bag when I was watching the episode 😂
They made his frog suit with the remaining skin
Sausage
The mermaids expresion had ne on the floor, it was like: da fuck is this weirdo doing??!, its ruining the mood
He is the Jerma of this anime
Jerma mentioned
So goddamn true
This is a great compilation but you left out my favorite 😔 the scene where Laois is asking Marcille if being tied up by the man-eating plant felt good and she just has this look of disgust
“Laios” 🙂👍
“Laios when he’s being silly” 🥰👌👌👌
“Laios when he’s bleeding and dying” 😵💫💗💞👌😤🙏💞
“Laios when he gets crazy eyes” 😳🥵🫠💞💖💖👁️🫦👁️🥰🫠😩👌👌👌🥰😵💫😇🙏💗💗💗
Fr fr
Winged Lion!Laios 😳🤯🥵💥🔥💥🔥💖💓💥🔥🥵🤯🤯
you get it
Love this little guy slash new character archetype: freakhimbo
Not him overpowing the sirens singing😂
Honestly he seems like the most normal person in any cartoon that there has ever been. I don't think I've ever related to an anime character *more* haha
Same, he even looks like me.
0:01 Laios blushing is one of my fav subtle moments from the series. dude cant help but blush when Chilchuck casually called his bluff XD
I need him
In bed
I remember hearing Trigger was adapting something called "Delicious in Dungeon" and looked at the 1st manga cover of Laois standing with the spatula and read the premise and thought "Meh, why is Trigger wasting their time on this shit" (I'm still waiting on Panty and Stocking Season 2)
Little did I know I'd completely fall in love with this anime and its characters with Laois easily being my favorite.
I love that man. I wanna marry him.
I like that he is drawn with the same facial expressions that a serial killer might be drawn with in a different show
2:03 😂 I died! The look on the siren's face when he's belting it out sent me! This _absolutely_ happened in someone's D&D campaign!
Laios is the embodiment of “I just needed an excuse”
me, looking at cyno and laios
"i think i have a type"
i cant excuse him eating a fckign raw worm tho wth was he THINKING WHY HE HAD A COOKED ONE RIGHT NEXT TO HIM
REAALLLL they’re strangely similar, lol!
He’s not that bright unfortunately…
@@backgroundartist1879as a matter of fact Laios is either the first or second smartest. Why? Because spoilers
He thought in advance on what monster to create to transform into to defeat the lion without coming off as suspicious and is actually genuine because the lion can read your mind
@@janinebelleestrada7096 Honestly I thought his monster would have a note that it can "Eat anything."
I have quite literally never related to a character more than this fucking weirdo I love him he makes me sob
The CAAAAAAAAAAAAAW damn near killed me the first time I watched this series lmao Laios is a madman and I love it
Laios is awesome Autism representation
As a white guy, an autistic guy and a freak, it feels good to have this quality representation
HIM OUTSINGING LITERAL SIRENS 💀💀💀
It's so off key but he is putting so much heart on that song XD
Awww his hyperfixation is eating anything that moves thats cute
If laios saw god his first thought would be how to cook him
And Senshi would do it
"human fighter? Bro you're so boring"
Laios: allow me to introduce myself...
"I've got a pitch for an anime character."
"Shoot."
"Imagine if David Attenborough was REALLY hungry."
"....I'm listening...."
Senshi is equal parts hot and adorable but of course everyone knows that already.
0:57 him holding his hands out for the organs so he can study them 😂
I love Laios's English voice actor! Damien Haas brings the authenticity of the neurodivergent dungeon explorer!
I never realized his singing was bad, because his Spanish VA made him sound so good.
Toolgirl64209 lol it wasnt even dubbed.. The English va sings better but they didnt let him
i need him carnally
Im loving this discount Roboute Guilliman
Can’t unsee this now
Robot Gorillaman but instead of being a depressed elf fucker, he just wants to eat dragons.
FINALLY someone else sees it. Tall blonde man in armor with a specific haircut who hangs out with elves and is probably autistic. He also has a fraught relationship with his dad.
"I doubt a creature with potent poison would hide itself inside a shell"
Cone snails: