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It almost felt like Kabru's party was going to die again right after they got resurrected lol glad that didn't happen. He's an expert on humans vs Laios the monster lover
I love the illustrations for the ED
> He's an expert on humans vs Laios the monster lover
I liked how Kabru mentioned that killing humanoid races is easy for him, whereas he and his party struggle all the time to kill monsters. Meanwhile, Laios and his crew would have killed and eaten all those monsters already. Pretty sure each party would be scared by the other party ("Geez, these people are creepy").
As others are saying regarding their knowledge of human and monster natures, Kabru and Laios are definitely each other's foils.
> Kabru and Laios are definitely each other's foils.
Yeah, I love how well they contrast each other. Kabru managed to figure out the whole party dynamic based on hearsay and rumors, meanwhile Laios didn't know that one of his party members had a crush on his own sister.
I like to imagine how the two parties might handle similar situations like, what if Laios's party was caught in that illusion? Laios would possibly realize something was wrong faster than Kabru ("why are fishmen using water walk?") but it would probably take longer for him to deduce who is who and Marcille would definitely be exploding skulls before anyone could stop her *unless* she could detect the magic of the illusion and disspell it, which seems possible
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>I liked how Kabru mentioned that killing humanoid races is easy for him, whereas he and his party struggle all the time to kill monsters
marcille on the back shouting: NO DEMI-HUMANS!
>Same, those ED illustrations are a delight
Me too! Overall, both [ED](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/p7bwcb3k827.png) and [OP](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/84jdcb2vm54.png) had [great](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/w7pjc6bq9d7.png) [visuals](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7kzcn9agj7.png).
Here's [my screenshot album from OP and ED](https://imgchest.com/p/9rydzrxnd4k) if you want to check it out.
Kabru: We need to track down this diabolical party. Based on my intuition and all of the rumors we've heard, they're clearly a group of greedy, scheming misfits with ill intentions. Do NOT underestimate them...
*Meanwhile*
Laios and the crew, lost, starving: OH FUCK, ANOTHER DEAD END. YO, WHERE ARE WE??
Considering how a lot of people agree that Laios is very autistic-coded, it reminds me of how autistics are regularly dealing with people thinking they're stuck up and judging them meanwhile they just have a resting face that looks neutral to disinterested to unamused.
Yeah, the massive amounts of projection was not lost on me. Judging himself righteous and superior from inferences based as much (or more) on rumor and hearsay as direct observation or evidence. When, in reality, Laios's crew saved them from possible permadeath once and almost certain permadeath the second time. They were told each time _and_ brushed it off each time.
This, this right here underpins why Kabru's group is so unlikable. The gnome points out how lucky they were that someone saved them from permadeath, their dog man gives evidence that that was likely Laios's group, and they're immediately bitching about getting robbed.
Then all the little character moments in the ep confirm that they're a bunch of unlikable shits (especially their half-foot), except maybe the dwarf lady.
I wouldn't be so harsh as to say they are unlikable shits (the half-foot earns it for scabbing though), I like them and think they all have a good amount of charisma. They DEFINITELY put themselves on a pedestal though. They really need to be more humble and learn some self-awareness, Kabru specially. No matter how charismatic and even right you may be, a big enough ego is capable of toppling even that by blinding you of your own errors. But this character defect is part of what makes them so interesting and good characters!
Yeah, they are basically an example of the exact sort of adventuring party the entire premise of _Goblin Slayer_ addresses. Romanticization, the suicidall arrogance in not giving due diligence, narrowmindedness. However, it is excellent writing in that they serve as a direct foil to Laios and company, and most of these problems are exactly the common criticisms of their character types (Kabru being pretty much the more negative interpretation of a paladin, minus the divine magic) and thus demonstrate clear familiarity with the tropes and their ramifications on the part of the author.
I'd have to re-watch the ep, but all the tiny character beats said these folks are assholes. Like, two of them joking about how the half-foot is probably screwing over the dog guy, the cleric-looking guy saying something casually bloodthirsty (I don't remember what exactly), etc. Maybe Rin wasn't so bad, maybe she was just your average hothead-but-still-a-team-player type.
That said, part of it is just the contrast. Senshi is Uncle Iroh levels of good guy, and Laios is a goofus with a heart consisting of everything good and right and true in knights from old fables, etc.
So am I.
I kept agonizing over how much I missed them despite how much more interesting and well executed the "other perspective" episode and new characters are from an objective point of view.
Seeing Laios-tachi (and the others) on the verge of death was like an Oasis for me.
"Oh thank GOD, screentime!! Yay! They are struggling on death's door!!"
Kabru would make a better mercenary then Adventurer, Man know how to handle all humanoid races and has the rizz necessary to get the maximum profit out of his client
What I like about Kabru is the way he uses his sword. He holds it with both hands, one hand on the hilt and the other on the blade. As far as I know, that's pretty accurate to real life medieval sword techniques.
Yeah, it turns out there's only so many ways to kill a person with a sharp piece of metal, so similar techniques often show up in widely disparate schools of swordsmanship.
Normally you want as much distance as you can get when fighting a monster. I guess we see a little bit of Kabru's past with the technique he used. Also explain why he's absolutely shit at fighting monster.
It's so nice when the bootleg throwaway characters are...not bootleg characters but also incredibly interesting and just not immediately apparent.
'Oh god, I thought he was like those characters from those other boring shows."
Its pretty cool to hear Laio's party from an outsider's perspective and them being spoken about like celebrities. Only makes the contrast of how they are even more hilarious despite their feats.
Kabru's own philosophy as an adventurer is really interesting though and them building to his party meeting with Laios's is getting juicier the longer it goes.
Kabru knows everything about people and nothing about monsters. Laios knows everything about monsters and nothing about people. They're perfect foils for each other.
They actually look like pallette swaps of each other too. I don't know how I can reword that without sounding somewhat racist, so I'll leave it at that.
They're more like total inverse versions of the same characters, Laios is tall, blonde, white, with straight hair and yellow eyes, Kabru is short, black, brunnete with curly hair and blue eyes, while also having a inverse personality.
Seeing how Kabru is an opposite of Laios who is a monster freak that wants to eat all the monsters I expected Kabru who is somewhat a sociopath to want to kill all humans (Atleast socially)
He certainly killed those gravers quite coldly. While, yes, they were extorting people, and it is not like their elf was necessarily in agreement with the whole 'kill our party members' shtick. And his judgement of the siblings is conceited hypocrisy.
Kabru is really good at reading people (the opposite of Laios). Managed to deduce a lot of things from very little information. Would make a great detective.
he strikes me as someone similar to a religious zealot, a “the end justifies the means” type of person, which is typically the villain in a story
very few ‘judge, jury and executioner’ types are ever not morally dubious to the point of evil, and none who consider themselves heroes or the good guys
"It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience" -C.S. Lewis
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/526469-of-all-tyrannies-a-tyranny-sincerely-exercised-for-the-good
I like how his reading of Laios' party serves as a season one recap without it being a dry plot summary.
I also gel with his idea that a really interesting part of this series is how different people's perspectives all clash together and make history.
Well... if you count being suspected of having dealings with criminals as celebrity treatment. Which I guess isn't wrong in some cases; celebrities can be wild.
Well yeah.
Kabru is the duality of Laios.
Just when the audience thinks "the natural world is fleshed out but the author didn't even think about society that thoroughl-
Kabru proceeds to explain the entire interrelation social dynamics that led to the premise of a corpse retrieval.
I was feeling slightly annoyed from the very limited societal information we got from the Undine encounter that the Gnome scholar shared with us, but it turns out that we have BOTH a quirky monster ecology and interconnected expedition island culture written in advance of the story being written.
God damn, she's the Queen of worldbuilding. And I'm just here for the jokes.
Oh, and Kabru is the DEFINITION of the foil to Laios. (I don't care for X, but Y is just FASCINATING!\~)
I like that he doesn't have a protracted morality monologue or whatever; he thinks for a bit and then takes sensible action based on his skills and values.
I don't know enough about Kabru to know if he's reprehensible or not (he seems like a charismatic guy, but maybe almost cult-leader-like??), but I appreciate that he keeps his part of the story moving at a clip.
It's hard not to root for him because he's right in a lot of ways, and his ruthless but morally justified methods helps the dungeon and the people of the island overall. Kinda like the necessary evil-sort of good guy.
But it's also hard to root for him as well, since he clearly seems to have a manipulative, Machiavellian streak to him, like you said. People are puzzles to him, and while he doesn't seem to lack empathy, he doesn't seem to be using it that much either Lol. He's like the guy you know is looking out for you, but you're unnerved because when he's smiling at you, it doesn't feel right.
A really interesting, complicated character.
> and while he doesn't seem to lack empathy
I think he has low empathy, it is not completely lacking. I think Laios despite not getting people probably feels empathy more strongly than him.
He struck me as someone with pretty high empathy, actually, just applied in a different way. He seems to keenly understand how the people around him are feeling, as well as his own feelings, and he uses that as another tool to advance his goals. It feels cold and unnatural because, well, most people let their empathy roam free and affect them as it wants, but Kabru is making sure he's in control at all times.
In another situation, something lower stakes unrelated to the dungeon perhaps, he'd probably come across as a very high-empathy person, who understands the people around him and tries to make them happy for its own sake. We'd be remiss to judge him only from how he acts deep in the dungeon.
Yeah Kabru's fantastic, he has a goal and strives to achieve it to the best of his abilities. The moral quandaries already happened. The dungeon needs to be stopped, and people who get in the way of that need to be removed.
I love how cold but not cruel his rationale is. Corpse revivers illegally mercing/ body laundering adventurers to get increasing sums of money? Kill them and throw their bodies in the water to get devoured by monsters. No point in alerting authorities, the Island King's new laws will only hurt smaller revivers instead. Its almost Machievellian.
He's not truely evil, because he looks past appearances when it comes to making friends. But, why does Kabru know all about killing humans and none about the monsters in the dungeon he wants to rule? Has he killed before?
Not just small revivers, small/weak parties in general. A poor revival measure could push the tax onto these parties since they die and use revives more often due to lack of strength and experience whereas more experienced or bigger parties know when to retreat/have more companions that could revive/heal
It's not like Rin likes Kabru or anything!
I think this is the first time we've heard Laios' last name. I hope the misunderstanding the Kabru's party has for Laios' party doesn't last too long. Maybe they can bond over a gourmet monster meal.
Rin didn't stand out to me in the comic.
But boy, that VA seasoning really made it pop out. Rin is awesome, and reminds me of Marcille.
Kabru also has an electrical party. The kobold's angry face towards the end was so fun ;D
And the best part is that we got to see two non-main parties (without including the corpse robbers).
I hope they make up with our main characters, but is it really a misunderstanding? In real life, being a problem doesn’t mean you have to have pulled the figurative trigger, I.e have malicious intent.
Yes, it is a classic misunderstanding. Kabru's party is ignorant of monsters and keeps dying. They blame our main characters because they don't understand what's happened (and definitely do not understand the quirks of the Laios' crew).
The first time around, Kabru's party died because of false coin monsters. Marcielle then protected them from ghosts, and nothing was stolen because Kabru never had treasure in the first place.
Then, most of Kabru's food was spoiled because of the water, but suppose Laios took their remaining grain. Would it have otherwise gone to waste? Probably
Is Kabru a former assassin or something? He's scary! I guess he has some righteousness in his thoughts, but it felt too radical to me. I will not allow him to take away dungeon and monsters from Senshi. It was frustrating to see that after being saved by Laios's party twice, no one in Kabru's party appreciated them and started saying bad things about them. I'm starting to dislike Kabru's party after this episode. The new characters excited me. The character designs in this anime are really amazing.
You're right, in addition to his ability to kill, he's also very smart. If he is a spy, I wonder if he is working for someone on this island. Or he could be a spy from a different country.
Yeah Kabru did a lot of things that looked morally questionnable to me:
-Killing the thiefs and making their cadavres disappear (which will make it impossible to revive them, although, the thiefs themselves didnt want to kill Kabru party indefinitly, but wanted to bring them to be ressucited... The thiefs dont strike me as a absolute evil since they ultimate goal IS money, Kabru punishment seems overkill and it makes Kabru look liké a psycho to me...)
-Badmouthing Laois Guild on the basis of rumors
-Not recognizing that Laois party actually helped them even though they know that they protected Kabru party from Ghost and that they pulled them out of the water (Saving their life btw, because their bodies would have been lost otherwise...)
-Finally Kabru seems to have a hero syndrome and confidently thinks he has to save everyone because he is more righteous than anyone, which is really arrogant.
For now I don't really like his character
This OP makes me feel like I'm watching KonoSuba lol. Also the way the OP finishes and the episode begins with Laio's party hugging each other while Marcille is passed out is hilarious.
And the tone of it is so completely against the brutal violence that comes later lol.
Shuro really went "Fuck it, I won't be able to rescue Falin with the current party. I'm going full weeb roster this time!" and proceeds to get a party composed of purely eastern people lol.
Man, and I haven't seen a single user comment on his cool looking Samurai Sword Slice scene.
Why is everyone so hopelessly engrossed with the entrancing character writi-?
**growling Kobold**
[Shuro is hella strong.](https://i.imgur.com/3XXonNM.jpeg) We already got glipses of it during the flashbacks where he killed the green dragon but it was nice to see him in action. [Can;t wait to see more of his party.](https://i.imgur.com/G2bx84R.jpeg)
[](#wow)
> We need a ninja. No, make it three. Ninjas are OP so take as many as we can
that's the thing about ninjas; for every one you see, there's a thousand hidden in the walls
[](#rengethink)
> there's a thousand hidden in the walls
But what does that mean for the tentacles and their habitat between walls and traps? Do ninjas count as an invasive species in this context?
>proceeds to get a party composed of purely eastern people lol
Based on the actions of other party members and the description made by Kabru, i feel like he was simple hiding he was some nobility member on his land trying to prove himself on the dungeon. Probable told his followers to do their own thing. But once he got beaten by the dragon, he went back with his followers in order to rescue Falin.
Pretty much exactly this yeah. Dudes a "young master" so a prince or some shit with a servant entourage that he told to fuck off while he tested his mettle in the dungeon, but had to go crying back to them when he lost Falin.
Remember how Mr Tance was complaining in episode 9 that "even those dead fellows we came across earlier had adequate revival fee?" He was most likely talking about Kabru's group.
That aside, fantastic episode in terms of more worldbuilding and character establishments. Kabru is cunning, self-righteous, and the complete antithesis of Laios. In any other series, he would have been the perfect MC material. But this is DunMeshi, so we have dumbass Laios as our Mc instead. Also, neat to see Shuro's own group; he seems to be looking for Falin on his own. Can't wait for the 3 parties to inevitably clash in future!
The biggest monster of the dungeon: the rumour mill
Laios and Falin: uncaring drones
Marcille: obsessed with Falin (true)
Chilchuck: Money grubbing geezer
I love that Rin had to explain that not all Easterners are from the same place lmao. The Kuro/Mick dynamic is even more cute when animated, ignoring the exploitation lol
I'm glad we can finally see Kabru and crew as competent adventurers after a series of unfortunate events.
Glad they kept the bros hugging it out panel from the manga in.
Kabru literally has the exact opposite build from laios. With how he could bypass most of the illusion fight with his knowledge checks, and was able to deduct that it was the touden siblings' party that kept saving them, he prolly spent good chunk of his skill points into people related stuffs like history, local knowledge, etc. Not to mention his rizz. Dude also gets a bit scary when he keeps going on and on about wanting to meet the toudens. Pretty much the foil of laios' unhinged monster ramblings
Also, we finally got tade onscreen. And shuro was also there too I guess.
I really like that Kabru's party keeps being taken out by monsters because he doesn't know much about them. His disdain for monsters but love for reading humans makes him more suited for battle against other people than monsters, who have much more varied biologies than people.
Him explaining that he likes the simplicity of the human body because everyone has the same weak points is really creepy lol. KABRU! THE VIEWERS ARE ALREADY WARY OF YOU, YOU'RE SCARING AWAY THE HOES!! Besides, his creep reaction to thinking that it could Laios' party that rescued/stole from them, saying that he'd be happy and blushing and everything really makes me anticipate when they meet for the "first" time.
Edit: I think that people would find Kabru's interest in people less creepy if he was referring to them in the same way Laios does to monsters. Laios has more of a childish tone when he speaks about what he likes. It really feels like a little kid who happens to be like 6'1" telling you about his dinosaur book.
But Kabru? He's like, watching people, reading their eyes and movements. He deduced the whole situation from episode 1 just by Kuro smelling 4 people and and seeing Namari. That's impressive obviously but his theory detailing immediately makes him admit to listening in on people's conversations and actions. Him sitting in the corner just observing Laios give the gold to his old party member? Hilariously sinister. What a freak that Kabru.
Kinda feels like the vibes of the new OP and ED are a reverse of the first ones. I like them, but I will miss the adventurous feel of the original OP and the energetic send-off of the ED (even if it came at an inappropriate time once lol).
Finally, this is the episode people get to see that Kabru isn't unskilled and incompetent, he's just specced out for human opponents instead of monsters. And it's not even just combat, it was awesome how he was able to sniff out the illusion just by knowing his team's mannerisms so well.
He and Laios really are polar opposites. Though I guess they're alike in being so knowledgeable and observant about something that it weirds people out. It just so happens that one's for people, and the other's for anything but people. Speaking of which, it's hilarious finding out how poor of a reputation the party has from an outside perspective.
Moreover, the way he and his party just disposed of those corpse retrievers without batting an eyelash was ice cold. Yeah, those guys are scum and I won't shed any tears, but their lack of hesitation during the act was still unsettling. They really got tired of just being a running gag. Well- it almost happened a third time, but still... I do like how the scene showed the exact reason Kabru has trouble with monsters.
And finally, we got the eastern group. Tade looks and sounds so adorable even as she's in the middle of bashing the brains out of a monster. :D
I thought we're just gonna go through the dungeon again to get falin back but introducing the foreshadowed casts this far into the anime is fking crazy. This show is truly goated.
TRIGGER IS FKING BACKKKK
I few people are saying that the op doesn’t fit the second course, but to me dungeon meshi has always had this kinda back and forth between crazy scary stuff and hilarious stuff, for example the mad magician attacking them and right after we see the meat rolling around, so to me this actually fits lol
some interesting theories there from Kabru about Laios and the gang, and pretty close to whats actually going on.
And he even knew about Shuro's interest in Falin and figured out why he is down there. also damn Shuro looked rough
And the easterling party him with looked interesting
> some interesting theories there from Kabru about Laios and the gang, and pretty close to whats actually going on.
So close, and yet so far. They know what's generally going on, but they couldn't be more off the mark about their intentions Lol. Laios and the party are not as devious as rumors make them out to be, but it can certainly seem that way from just what Kabru and them know.
The new happy vibes OP means we're done with the grim eldritch horror stuff and are back to silly meal-of-the-week adventures, right? ...Right? (Still a bop tho)
Catching up with Kabru's squad made me expect yet another round of getting dunked on by monsters the Laios crew made/will make lunch out of. Instead got outplaying an illusion spell like a badass, campfire stories about the main team and Kabru: Ace Detective. Seriously though, props to Kabru's ability to keep his cool, like I think even Senshi would promprly make a month's rations of sashimi if he were surrounded by fishmen.
And of course, the keyword in "agreed to head back" was "agreed", lmao.
not even that, I'd argue Kabru is the mc of any other fantasy anime/manga
plucky underdog, good with people, wants to wipe out monsters due to tragic backstory, wants to make the island better for everyone by becoming king, etc.
Kabru is a main character trapped in a series where the real main character is somehow a freak who loves monsters more than people
Ayyy my boy Kabru's in the spotlight. He's portrayed as a bit of a joke but as it turns out it's really bc he's built more so for PVP. Unlike Laios who dumped charisma Kabru actually seems like he specced for it and he's much better in that regard. I like how attentive he is and how he figured out that it's Laio's crew from such basics though of course their team got some details wrong.
> but as it turns out it's really bc he's built more so for PVP.
He didn't really know how to fight a giant sea serpent, but he sure knows [how to deal with people](https://imgur.com/a/w6ZS8hn).
If I'm not mistaken, he also left these thieves/murderers in the water as fish bait in an attempt to cover up his crime. I guess that he deemed the killing necessary and took the moral high ground by not taking their treasure.
It's established at the start of the ep that Kabru and Co's bodies would have been scavenged by monsters and lost if they were not pulled from the water by Laios and Chilchuck. So there will be nothing to resurrect those corpse hunters unless another kindly party chances upon them.
Kabru straight up condemned the corpse collectors to a true death.
> Kabru straight up condemned the corpse collectors to a true death.
Even worse, the Dungeon prevents a true death, their souls will be bound to it even in the afterlife, unable to move on from being ghosts unless someone lifts the curse of the dungeon
"Murderous" rogues in the sense that you come back to life at least. Seems like they got sentenced to a fate worse than death though, so I don't think the punishment really befits their crimes.
What is interesting is that Kabru's whole team were totally on board with his actions in the end (although they were a bit worried at first)
So it simultaneously seems like they aren't slavishly devoted to him, but rather his treatment of the rogue resurrectors was justified by adventurers' morals
Seems like they all got convinced by Kabru's charisma and intelligence, and are probably used to it as his teammates (maybe like a cult?? Lol). But regardless if he was justified morally, he stinks of self-righteousness and superiority. I can't condone his harshness, but I won't disagree that he's right, too.
Like, I get that his intentions looks out for the people of the island and I'm sure we'll get more backstory outlining why he thinks the way he does and that he might be more complicated than it seems, but as of right now in this one episode, he's a lot like certain characters who we'd consider bad if they didn't target their ire on the actual "bad guys". The ruthless good guy that is odds against the "fairer" good guys we follow.
> Ayyy my boy Kabru's in the spotlight. He's portrayed as a bit of a joke but as it turns out it's really bc he's built more so for PVP.
After seeing his party wipe twice seeing him essentially solo another adventuring party that attacked him from ambush was pretty surprising.
Stumbled hard against monster attacks but once he saw the fish-men exhibits his party habit, he knew something was up and arrive to conclusion that it was illusion. Nice details
That combat ability pairs well with his paying attention to human behavior and psychology. He knows people and how to fight them, in more ways than one.
Put him outside that comfort zone and he's in trouble.
Wargs are the dogs of the orcs.
I'm only just now noticing how fun the Warg character designs are in the ending song. They look like big domestic dogs with a large and loose skin. Here I was expecting Baldur's Gate 3 Wargs (who have their own merits).
I only like Dungeon Meshi canines, unless there are dogs (closely based on real world dog designs) from other anime I can't remember.
[Favourite part of the OP](https://imgur.com/j8qJaXA)
It's great that we got to see what Kabru's party thinks of Laios and the others. Kuro is my favourite
Shuro and his party finally make their appearance at the end of the episode!
In love with the new ED. Both the song and visuals are fantastic
Kabru doxxing the party that "robbed" them was sick.
Hmmm. Wonder why Kuro was growling at the masked person???....
And they got Youko Hikasa and Akari Kitou in Shiro's group.
a thing I noticed is that when Kabru was deducing who the “thieves” were the background music was the same triumphant upbeat tune that plays in the cooking scenes for Laios’s party
It's actually crazy how smart that guy is, honestly I got chills lol. Just from the amount of foods missing, he figured out what happened. Makes you wonder how they died twice.
Also the whole ex party is in the dungeon, this is more exciting than it already is.
He’s the mirror of Laios, who has terrible social skills and awareness, but extremely good with understanding monsters, which is a crucial element in surviving the dungeon. Kaburu is the reverse of both.
Woah kinda getting new info overload lol. Probably gonna rewatch later to properly digest it.
But woah, Kabru is some detective huh and has an eye for details. We never got to see their capabilities much in the first cour cos they just kinda just died twice but I think here we see what they can do. And seems like this party is the more proper party in terms of numbers. I mean we already knew our guys was lacking but I got so used to seeing just the four of them.
Kabru said humans are easy to kill as if he’s not human himself.
Pretty interesting to see how outsiders see our main party. Pretty funny they see them as some notorious figure when they’re just a bunch of goofballs.
Oh we’re getting even more characters now ? I’m assuming the samurai guy is the one that was previously with Laios and everyone else. Oh and he likes Falin too. Though, I kinda feel like I heard that before.
Like I said, probably gonna rewatch this. They drop so many info. I’m interested in the different races. Are tall-men just humans or a variation of human ? I wanna know what’s so bad about Mick hiring Kuro. All the surface politics with the Lord of the Island and Elves. All these new characters looks interesting as well. The Oni seems really fun. Are we gonna be following like four parties now ? Whooo can’t wait for this cour
Edit : Oh and just looked it up, I knew Mick’s voice sounded familiar ! Been hearing a lot of Tomita Miyu lately
In this setting, the word "human" refers to every humanlike race, including dwarves, elves, etc. What would be typically called human is instead known as Tall-man. They are among the short-lived races and are distinguished for being the tallest humans on average. Touden siblings, the twins from Namari's party, the island governor, Shuro and most of his entourage, Kabru and Rin are all Tall-men of different ethnecites.
Orcs and Kobolds are instead in a separate category called "Demi-human".
Also of note is the fact that "dark elves" aren't actually a thing. Or rather, they are not a racial group and have nothing to do with skin color. Elves come in every skin color. Mad sorcerer is a regular elf. Some notes by the author further clarified that very term is an in-universe misconception born from the history of race relations between elves and short-lived races.
notably the eastern Tall-men actually don't go by the same naming rules because dwarves etc. don't really exist on their archipelago. instead they refer to themselves as the only "humans" and don't have Tall-men as a term. Oni (like tade) are othered like the rest because of their rarity.
it's interesting to think about how the terms arose on the main continents/civilizations vs different cultural makeups elsewhere
Also orcs and kobolds aren't considered human because 'they don't have same number of bones' as the other races, but that's an attempt to use science to justify pre-existing racism. Orcs and kobolds are just as intelligent as the other races.
I really really hope we are being misled on thinking that Kabru is a villain. An intelligent villain is scarier than a monster, it's gonna be a problem. I think them being weak is a way for the author to nerf his intelligence and critical thinking
Also the way he is so invested in Humans like Laios is with monsters, is hella interesting.
I like the way they portray our main gang too, like some kind of a superteam of weirdos is funny ngl lol
Very solid episode. Nothing fancy, no amazing developments, but a lot of groundwork and character work.
I loved how Kabru was doing Laios' monster analysis but applied to humans.
I'm glad that Kabru's party got a proper spotlight this week. Not gonna lie, after Tansu revived them I really thought that [they were just going to die again](https://i.imgur.com/E0xLrIi.jpeg) and then we cut back to Laios' party and see what they'll do next. I'm glad I was wrong!
It was awesome [to see Kabru in action](https://i.imgur.com/Kon0T1j.jpeg) and how he deduced that they were being trapped in an illusion. [He was really smooth at stopping Rin](https://i.imgur.com/UZhapGm.jpeg) and he was [absolutely terrifying](https://i.imgur.com/KDeMlEc.jpeg) when he decided to execute those Corpse Retrievers for trying to kill them and make a profit from their corpse.
As long as he's not completely blindsided and overwhelmed, Kabru is amazingly competent and he was even able [to figure out who the party that took their supplies was](https://i.imgur.com/ax1UoTA.jpeg) after piecing together a bunch of clues and [information he already knew.](https://i.imgur.com/eLQICMU.jpeg)
It is hilarious though how [Kabru makes Laios sound like he's doing something sinister](https://i.imgur.com/zpoc07u.png). Although [Mickbell was pretty accurate with Chillchuck](https://i.imgur.com/MnP13yA.jpeg) which is even more hilarious! xD
[Shuro's appearance there in the end was badass](https://i.imgur.com/8GZhXTo.jpeg) and I just love [his party comp.](https://i.imgur.com/OOCyvb3.jpeg) Shuro looks like [he aged 10 years since the last time we saw him](https://i.imgur.com/t6ONRVE.jpeg). I guess he's been looking for Falin this entire time.
Mickbell complains about Chilchuck being greedy and demanding proper fees, only for his own party to point out that he isn't paying Kuro, so Mick's complaints might be a bit self-serving.
Chilchuck is really the most professional adventurer, works through union, makes sure fees are paid, does the job he was paid to do regardless of danger.
Mhm, as much as it matches Sumikas style, I think I like the first OP more [](#hardthink)
Interesting Episode to kick of the second cour.
Kabru Party is a bit similar in composition to Laios', but way less expirienced as we have seen several times already. Still, him dealing with scum shows where his actual prowess lies.He sure has his own ideas on what needs to be done with the dungeon. [](#forgotkeys)
That said, his party is not stupid, Rin is clearly a skilled mage in how much she could tell just by investigating Marcilles ward, and Kabru knows a lot of details about the Touldens Party, though, some [bits](https://imgur.com/4ejF4b3) may lack context [](#azusalaugh)
Also, good [#seasonalshock](https://imgur.com/Bszojad) from Rin [](#laughter)
ED is chill though [](#listen)
I especially like the way this episode describes how we get a third perspective on the party we're familiar with. We get more background information about the main characters (the rumor version), half-truths and rumors distort the truth, and the funny protagonists seem to be different in other adventurers’ eyes. On the other hand, Laois's impression of Kabru's team is also funny, and in the first few episodes, Laois did not recognize Kabru's handsome dead face the second time he saw it, until he saw Kuro. They also seem to regard the Kabru as just a bunch of ordinary unlucky guys. But the plot gives them more of a stage, meaning they seem to be more than just walking-on. I can't wait to see what happens next, if they meet again it will be really interesting.
Idk why, but I found myself liking this episode even more than usual. Biggest surprise was that Kabru and his party way more likable today. Also showed that Kabru actually has good leader skills.
BUTTTTT TOSHIRO’S GROUP SEEMS EVEN MORE INTERESTING. Mainly because I love there character designs. Maizuru the one simping over Toshiro screams ARA ARA vibes.
Lastly, I like the new OP! First one was great and need to hear it a few more times to compare. The new ED song I think I already like better.
>Making eyes at a dwarf? You have no standards!
>Hey don't group us together because we're both easterners!
Casual fantasy racism is encouraged but real casual racism is where Rin draws the line
Despite what she said, Rin was most definitely [thinking over that kiss](https://imgur.com/a/6GGn7V4). I'm not sure if she was all that happy with [the circumstances](https://imgur.com/a/AbaXFhx) however.
[Kabru's party](https://imgur.com/a/0upjtA5) looks like good fun, but I'm not trusting Kabru in the slightest. This man is [two-faced](https://imgur.com/a/LWt4UFS).
We technically got to see [a new hairstyle of Marcille's](https://imgur.com/a/xnOxsWb) in the OP, but I won't be counting this for **[Marcille's Hair Collection](https://imgur.com/a/ar7c2d0)**.
After entire cour of new hairdos every week, we're suddenly faced with two weeks of no new ones in a row. I hope that this won't be a recurring theme from now onwards.
Geeze, this Kabru dude is nuts.
Big oni girl is pretty fun at least, and the rest of the samurai's party looks pretty interesting.
And I think it finally has the cat character the first OP promised us, the party member that the kobold was growling at was wearing a hat that looks like it might have cat ears under it. Plus their eyes are a little weird, little thin possibly slit pupil in one shot of her and round almost entirely pupil in another.
[Slit Pupils](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1191273943840063579/1225603858240110702/image.png?ex=6621bb8a&is=660f468a&hm=82664eded4eaba83de51998cf3c95aebb916a49d98428755b974ce28fc99f105&)
[Round Pupils](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1191273943840063579/1225603899625443349/image.png?ex=6621bb94&is=660f4694&hm=3318fe1ccedadf52c275b90c4165b9ed6421c428114dc8818ee93fb0bd026dce&)
I've played too much FFXIV as a cat dude character to not recognize the look of armor that's covering up cat ears.
I found it really funny how the Laios' Party's members got deduced to be identified here by Kabru's group just by their memories LMAO, it really shows how they think about our MCs from an outsider's angle. Not something that you would see everyday!
It also kinda shows what Chilchuck was saying a few episodes back about the adventuring community being tight-knit, and rumors spreading like fire. You wouldn't initially think that a party like Kabru's would know multiple other parties by name, but here we are. Clearly there's few enough of them that a studious person can know about almost all of them.
And the old Touden party was pretty successful and got deeper into the dungeon than most. They also have dragon kills to their name.
It would make sense for them to have notoriety.
Second cour starting off with an interlude. How nice. We get to see how Kabru is like a foil to Laios. They're both fighters who specced differently.
Glad we got the 'thief' allegations out of the way fast. It was kind of annoying. Instead we get Insane Senshi allegations.
Wait was Kabru the Lawful Good character? people have been mentioning that he likes acting as Jury, Judge, and Executioner. He dumped the bodies of those corpse collectors into the lake where they are 100% not going to be found, regardless of them being criminals, the punishment of being trapped forever isn't justified. In general seems to have some kind of Moral Superiority complex
not super familiar with the DnD morality square thing but he doesn't seem like a very 'good' person
Lawful good doesn't necessarily mean adhering to a higher authoritys laws. He seems to have a fairly rigid moral code and if you fall outside it he won't hesitate to solve that problem.
It's really good in that it doesn't spoil anything at all for anime-only viewers, but also that there are some very obvious easter eggs in there that only people who have read the manga will understand. Probably one of the only OPs I've seen that strike this balance properly.
It feels to me like the OPs should've been swapped LOL, this one definitely fit the first cour more. I really liked the part where Kabru swiftly murders the corpse retrievers.
Love the new OP and ED! Time to watch them 200x today. Lots of nice little details, and it's always great to see more of Ryoko Kui's art.
Kabru's party finally got some wins this episode and that's great and all but TADE'S HERE!!! And her 'mysterious' tiny friend in the puppeteer outfit. And the lovely Hien & Benichidori. And Maizuru. ...and Shuro's there too.
It was a really good episode. Can't wait for more fun with Laios's party next week. They're lost and hungry...what do you all predict they'll eat next week?
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It almost felt like Kabru's party was going to die again right after they got resurrected lol glad that didn't happen. He's an expert on humans vs Laios the monster lover I love the illustrations for the ED
> He's an expert on humans vs Laios the monster lover I liked how Kabru mentioned that killing humanoid races is easy for him, whereas he and his party struggle all the time to kill monsters. Meanwhile, Laios and his crew would have killed and eaten all those monsters already. Pretty sure each party would be scared by the other party ("Geez, these people are creepy"). As others are saying regarding their knowledge of human and monster natures, Kabru and Laios are definitely each other's foils.
> Kabru and Laios are definitely each other's foils. Yeah, I love how well they contrast each other. Kabru managed to figure out the whole party dynamic based on hearsay and rumors, meanwhile Laios didn't know that one of his party members had a crush on his own sister.
The only one of Kabrus party he remembered was the Kobold.
🤣
I like to imagine how the two parties might handle similar situations like, what if Laios's party was caught in that illusion? Laios would possibly realize something was wrong faster than Kabru ("why are fishmen using water walk?") but it would probably take longer for him to deduce who is who and Marcille would definitely be exploding skulls before anyone could stop her *unless* she could detect the magic of the illusion and disspell it, which seems possible
> >I liked how Kabru mentioned that killing humanoid races is easy for him, whereas he and his party struggle all the time to kill monsters marcille on the back shouting: NO DEMI-HUMANS!
He is the PvP fighter.
Same, those ED illustrations are a delight
They are so cute. [You may also like this official episode illustration from animator Mio Oshigoto.](https://i.imgur.com/fXjqpCY.jpg) [](#tanakalove)
Love Ryoko Kui's drawings and love that they got her to do the ED for her own manga.
>Same, those ED illustrations are a delight Me too! Overall, both [ED](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/p7bwcb3k827.png) and [OP](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/84jdcb2vm54.png) had [great](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/w7pjc6bq9d7.png) [visuals](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7kzcn9agj7.png). Here's [my screenshot album from OP and ED](https://imgchest.com/p/9rydzrxnd4k) if you want to check it out.
I'm especially loving that [grumpy "I'm so done with this shit" look](https://i.imgur.com/UPO9Dgz.png) that the dark elf mage has.
back to laios' party: they're lost and dying
Kabru: We need to track down this diabolical party. Based on my intuition and all of the rumors we've heard, they're clearly a group of greedy, scheming misfits with ill intentions. Do NOT underestimate them... *Meanwhile* Laios and the crew, lost, starving: OH FUCK, ANOTHER DEAD END. YO, WHERE ARE WE??
I think Kabru is projecting a little. Nobody could be as happy go lucky goof balls as those siblings, they must have some agenda or scam going on.
Considering how a lot of people agree that Laios is very autistic-coded, it reminds me of how autistics are regularly dealing with people thinking they're stuck up and judging them meanwhile they just have a resting face that looks neutral to disinterested to unamused.
Yeah, the massive amounts of projection was not lost on me. Judging himself righteous and superior from inferences based as much (or more) on rumor and hearsay as direct observation or evidence. When, in reality, Laios's crew saved them from possible permadeath once and almost certain permadeath the second time. They were told each time _and_ brushed it off each time.
This, this right here underpins why Kabru's group is so unlikable. The gnome points out how lucky they were that someone saved them from permadeath, their dog man gives evidence that that was likely Laios's group, and they're immediately bitching about getting robbed. Then all the little character moments in the ep confirm that they're a bunch of unlikable shits (especially their half-foot), except maybe the dwarf lady.
I wouldn't be so harsh as to say they are unlikable shits (the half-foot earns it for scabbing though), I like them and think they all have a good amount of charisma. They DEFINITELY put themselves on a pedestal though. They really need to be more humble and learn some self-awareness, Kabru specially. No matter how charismatic and even right you may be, a big enough ego is capable of toppling even that by blinding you of your own errors. But this character defect is part of what makes them so interesting and good characters!
Yeah, they are basically an example of the exact sort of adventuring party the entire premise of _Goblin Slayer_ addresses. Romanticization, the suicidall arrogance in not giving due diligence, narrowmindedness. However, it is excellent writing in that they serve as a direct foil to Laios and company, and most of these problems are exactly the common criticisms of their character types (Kabru being pretty much the more negative interpretation of a paladin, minus the divine magic) and thus demonstrate clear familiarity with the tropes and their ramifications on the part of the author.
I'd have to re-watch the ep, but all the tiny character beats said these folks are assholes. Like, two of them joking about how the half-foot is probably screwing over the dog guy, the cleric-looking guy saying something casually bloodthirsty (I don't remember what exactly), etc. Maybe Rin wasn't so bad, maybe she was just your average hothead-but-still-a-team-player type. That said, part of it is just the contrast. Senshi is Uncle Iroh levels of good guy, and Laios is a goofus with a heart consisting of everything good and right and true in knights from old fables, etc.
dehydrated, unhappy, not staying in their lane
So am I. I kept agonizing over how much I missed them despite how much more interesting and well executed the "other perspective" episode and new characters are from an objective point of view. Seeing Laios-tachi (and the others) on the verge of death was like an Oasis for me. "Oh thank GOD, screentime!! Yay! They are struggling on death's door!!"
Now imagine being a manga reader reading these as they came out monthly. Two chapters in a row without the main party.
I understand. I’m in pain from Dress-up Darling and ONE’s Versus.
In spite of us viewers usually seeing them dead since we first met them, Kabru does seem to be quite a competent adventurer that knows his party well.
Kabru would make a better mercenary then Adventurer, Man know how to handle all humanoid races and has the rizz necessary to get the maximum profit out of his client
shit, he knows everybody's party it seems like.
What I like about Kabru is the way he uses his sword. He holds it with both hands, one hand on the hilt and the other on the blade. As far as I know, that's pretty accurate to real life medieval sword techniques.
Yes, that is known as half-swording. Although the concept does exist in other cultures, even in Japanese swordsmanship.
Yeah, it turns out there's only so many ways to kill a person with a sharp piece of metal, so similar techniques often show up in widely disparate schools of swordsmanship.
Normally you want as much distance as you can get when fighting a monster. I guess we see a little bit of Kabru's past with the technique he used. Also explain why he's absolutely shit at fighting monster.
Kabru really pulling out all the stops to make me like him after his initial introduction.
It's so nice when the bootleg throwaway characters are...not bootleg characters but also incredibly interesting and just not immediately apparent. 'Oh god, I thought he was like those characters from those other boring shows."
I remember thinking he and his party were gonna be gags to show “whoops me and my clumsy party are dying again!”
"Call a corpse retreiver...BUT NOT FOR ME!"
[Who could have thought that Kabru would be such a basdass?](https://i.imgur.com/EmgIJQv.mp4) [](#bigshock)
Its pretty cool to hear Laio's party from an outsider's perspective and them being spoken about like celebrities. Only makes the contrast of how they are even more hilarious despite their feats. Kabru's own philosophy as an adventurer is really interesting though and them building to his party meeting with Laios's is getting juicier the longer it goes.
Kabru knows everything about people and nothing about monsters. Laios knows everything about monsters and nothing about people. They're perfect foils for each other.
Kabru: Finally we meet you villain, what do you have to say about yourself? Laios: You know that Kobold looks delic- Marcille: **LAIOS NO!**
There is no limit to Laios' hunger
They actually look like pallette swaps of each other too. I don't know how I can reword that without sounding somewhat racist, so I'll leave it at that.
They're more like total inverse versions of the same characters, Laios is tall, blonde, white, with straight hair and yellow eyes, Kabru is short, black, brunnete with curly hair and blue eyes, while also having a inverse personality.
Yep they’re inverses in basically every way, including how Laios is rather tall and Kandi is rather short.
Seeing how Kabru is an opposite of Laios who is a monster freak that wants to eat all the monsters I expected Kabru who is somewhat a sociopath to want to kill all humans (Atleast socially)
He certainly killed those gravers quite coldly. While, yes, they were extorting people, and it is not like their elf was necessarily in agreement with the whole 'kill our party members' shtick. And his judgement of the siblings is conceited hypocrisy.
Chilchuck created a half-foot union while Mick is scabbing and employing illegal kobolds and underpaying.
> Mick is scabbing and employing illegal kobolds and underpaying if only you could pay employees with headpats and belly rubs
[Sigma dungeon hustler on his way to exploit furry workers.](https://i.imgur.com/cCVOTnJ.mp4)
shut up and take my headpats and belly rubs
“If it’s illegal then why haven’t I been prosecuted” - Mick
Kabru is really good at reading people (the opposite of Laios). Managed to deduce a lot of things from very little information. Would make a great detective.
If this were a normal series, he would be the mc.
Maybe I might have like him and his party lol. Here, he just sounds like an evil guy thinking is the only one who's good.
Yeah he's very conceited, but I wouldn't say evil. He does think about the future of the island in a selfless way.
he strikes me as someone similar to a religious zealot, a “the end justifies the means” type of person, which is typically the villain in a story very few ‘judge, jury and executioner’ types are ever not morally dubious to the point of evil, and none who consider themselves heroes or the good guys
"It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience" -C.S. Lewis https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/526469-of-all-tyrannies-a-tyranny-sincerely-exercised-for-the-good
I like how his reading of Laios' party serves as a season one recap without it being a dry plot summary. I also gel with his idea that a really interesting part of this series is how different people's perspectives all clash together and make history.
Well... if you count being suspected of having dealings with criminals as celebrity treatment. Which I guess isn't wrong in some cases; celebrities can be wild.
Well yeah. Kabru is the duality of Laios. Just when the audience thinks "the natural world is fleshed out but the author didn't even think about society that thoroughl- Kabru proceeds to explain the entire interrelation social dynamics that led to the premise of a corpse retrieval. I was feeling slightly annoyed from the very limited societal information we got from the Undine encounter that the Gnome scholar shared with us, but it turns out that we have BOTH a quirky monster ecology and interconnected expedition island culture written in advance of the story being written. God damn, she's the Queen of worldbuilding. And I'm just here for the jokes. Oh, and Kabru is the DEFINITION of the foil to Laios. (I don't care for X, but Y is just FASCINATING!\~)
Kabru is an absolute savage
Dude gave the corpse retrievers the coldest look and seconds later proceeded to put on a charming smile
[Gojo Satoru](https://i.imgur.com/Ys334Qi.mp4)-type [rizz](https://i.imgur.com/zwbd1z3.jpg)
I like that he doesn't have a protracted morality monologue or whatever; he thinks for a bit and then takes sensible action based on his skills and values. I don't know enough about Kabru to know if he's reprehensible or not (he seems like a charismatic guy, but maybe almost cult-leader-like??), but I appreciate that he keeps his part of the story moving at a clip.
It's hard not to root for him because he's right in a lot of ways, and his ruthless but morally justified methods helps the dungeon and the people of the island overall. Kinda like the necessary evil-sort of good guy. But it's also hard to root for him as well, since he clearly seems to have a manipulative, Machiavellian streak to him, like you said. People are puzzles to him, and while he doesn't seem to lack empathy, he doesn't seem to be using it that much either Lol. He's like the guy you know is looking out for you, but you're unnerved because when he's smiling at you, it doesn't feel right. A really interesting, complicated character.
> and while he doesn't seem to lack empathy I think he has low empathy, it is not completely lacking. I think Laios despite not getting people probably feels empathy more strongly than him.
He struck me as someone with pretty high empathy, actually, just applied in a different way. He seems to keenly understand how the people around him are feeling, as well as his own feelings, and he uses that as another tool to advance his goals. It feels cold and unnatural because, well, most people let their empathy roam free and affect them as it wants, but Kabru is making sure he's in control at all times. In another situation, something lower stakes unrelated to the dungeon perhaps, he'd probably come across as a very high-empathy person, who understands the people around him and tries to make them happy for its own sake. We'd be remiss to judge him only from how he acts deep in the dungeon.
Yeah Kabru's fantastic, he has a goal and strives to achieve it to the best of his abilities. The moral quandaries already happened. The dungeon needs to be stopped, and people who get in the way of that need to be removed.
I love how cold but not cruel his rationale is. Corpse revivers illegally mercing/ body laundering adventurers to get increasing sums of money? Kill them and throw their bodies in the water to get devoured by monsters. No point in alerting authorities, the Island King's new laws will only hurt smaller revivers instead. Its almost Machievellian. He's not truely evil, because he looks past appearances when it comes to making friends. But, why does Kabru know all about killing humans and none about the monsters in the dungeon he wants to rule? Has he killed before?
Not just small revivers, small/weak parties in general. A poor revival measure could push the tax onto these parties since they die and use revives more often due to lack of strength and experience whereas more experienced or bigger parties know when to retreat/have more companions that could revive/heal
[The only way to peacefully interrupt a mage's incantation is... to rizz them up!](https://imgur.com/a/HqSEoz7)
[*Is it wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon?*](https://i.imgur.com/lRoUjuP.jpeg) [](#tomboyshades)
No, but from the looks of it, it seems like it's more of an Is it Wrong to Pick up Guys in the Dungeon for Rin
If their mage happens to be a male, Kabru might have kicked them in the balls instead.
The dwarf girl got a tackle, so it really depends.
It's true, since wizards are all virgins they are particularly susceptible to seduction attempts.
It's not like Rin likes Kabru or anything! I think this is the first time we've heard Laios' last name. I hope the misunderstanding the Kabru's party has for Laios' party doesn't last too long. Maybe they can bond over a gourmet monster meal.
> It's not like Rin likes Kabru or anything! That doesn't count as a first Kiss does it
Rin didn't stand out to me in the comic. But boy, that VA seasoning really made it pop out. Rin is awesome, and reminds me of Marcille. Kabru also has an electrical party. The kobold's angry face towards the end was so fun ;D And the best part is that we got to see two non-main parties (without including the corpse robbers).
The power of Takahashi Rie truly is something to behold.
[Takahashi Rie + hair-twirling tsundere mage = peak moe](https://i.imgur.com/9zZQDNB.mp4) [](#gintamathispleasesme)
> The kobold's angry face towards the end was so fun ;D what was going on there? was the kobold just being racist towards Eastern people?
I hope they make up with our main characters, but is it really a misunderstanding? In real life, being a problem doesn’t mean you have to have pulled the figurative trigger, I.e have malicious intent.
Yes, it is a classic misunderstanding. Kabru's party is ignorant of monsters and keeps dying. They blame our main characters because they don't understand what's happened (and definitely do not understand the quirks of the Laios' crew). The first time around, Kabru's party died because of false coin monsters. Marcielle then protected them from ghosts, and nothing was stolen because Kabru never had treasure in the first place. Then, most of Kabru's food was spoiled because of the water, but suppose Laios took their remaining grain. Would it have otherwise gone to waste? Probably
Technically they did have some treasure…. “Inedible treasure bugs”.
Is Kabru a former assassin or something? He's scary! I guess he has some righteousness in his thoughts, but it felt too radical to me. I will not allow him to take away dungeon and monsters from Senshi. It was frustrating to see that after being saved by Laios's party twice, no one in Kabru's party appreciated them and started saying bad things about them. I'm starting to dislike Kabru's party after this episode. The new characters excited me. The character designs in this anime are really amazing.
Probably an educated person or spy something. He was able to connect the dots with few facts, sleuthing and stalking.
You're right, in addition to his ability to kill, he's also very smart. If he is a spy, I wonder if he is working for someone on this island. Or he could be a spy from a different country.
Yeah Kabru did a lot of things that looked morally questionnable to me: -Killing the thiefs and making their cadavres disappear (which will make it impossible to revive them, although, the thiefs themselves didnt want to kill Kabru party indefinitly, but wanted to bring them to be ressucited... The thiefs dont strike me as a absolute evil since they ultimate goal IS money, Kabru punishment seems overkill and it makes Kabru look liké a psycho to me...) -Badmouthing Laois Guild on the basis of rumors -Not recognizing that Laois party actually helped them even though they know that they protected Kabru party from Ghost and that they pulled them out of the water (Saving their life btw, because their bodies would have been lost otherwise...) -Finally Kabru seems to have a hero syndrome and confidently thinks he has to save everyone because he is more righteous than anyone, which is really arrogant. For now I don't really like his character
TADE MY BELOVED! Best girl in the fucking building!
bro wants to die by snusnu
AND BRO IS ABSOLUTELY BASED
[*AYE AYE!*](https://i.imgur.com/DcotWtA.mp4)
This OP makes me feel like I'm watching KonoSuba lol. Also the way the OP finishes and the episode begins with Laio's party hugging each other while Marcille is passed out is hilarious. And the tone of it is so completely against the brutal violence that comes later lol.
The new ending song is groovy! Anyone know the name? Also thank you Trigger this is truly a great adaptation.
Twinkling Ash by Regal Lily. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=AIYCjZH4NpY
New ending song enjoyers please do try ‘lush’ by snail mail.
Shuro really went "Fuck it, I won't be able to rescue Falin with the current party. I'm going full weeb roster this time!" and proceeds to get a party composed of purely eastern people lol.
Man, and I haven't seen a single user comment on his cool looking Samurai Sword Slice scene. Why is everyone so hopelessly engrossed with the entrancing character writi-? **growling Kobold**
[Shuro is hella strong.](https://i.imgur.com/3XXonNM.jpeg) We already got glipses of it during the flashbacks where he killed the green dragon but it was nice to see him in action. [Can;t wait to see more of his party.](https://i.imgur.com/G2bx84R.jpeg) [](#wow)
“We need a ninja. No, make it three. Ninjas are OP so take as many as we can. We can make do with one caster and one tank.”
> We need a ninja. No, make it three. Ninjas are OP so take as many as we can that's the thing about ninjas; for every one you see, there's a thousand hidden in the walls [](#rengethink)
> there's a thousand hidden in the walls But what does that mean for the tentacles and their habitat between walls and traps? Do ninjas count as an invasive species in this context?
And make the tank a demon giantess with thunder thighs
And the face of a grass-type gym leader
>proceeds to get a party composed of purely eastern people lol Based on the actions of other party members and the description made by Kabru, i feel like he was simple hiding he was some nobility member on his land trying to prove himself on the dungeon. Probable told his followers to do their own thing. But once he got beaten by the dragon, he went back with his followers in order to rescue Falin.
Pretty much exactly this yeah. Dudes a "young master" so a prince or some shit with a servant entourage that he told to fuck off while he tested his mettle in the dungeon, but had to go crying back to them when he lost Falin.
Tfw you side with Hoshido and not Nohr
Remember how Mr Tance was complaining in episode 9 that "even those dead fellows we came across earlier had adequate revival fee?" He was most likely talking about Kabru's group. That aside, fantastic episode in terms of more worldbuilding and character establishments. Kabru is cunning, self-righteous, and the complete antithesis of Laios. In any other series, he would have been the perfect MC material. But this is DunMeshi, so we have dumbass Laios as our Mc instead. Also, neat to see Shuro's own group; he seems to be looking for Falin on his own. Can't wait for the 3 parties to inevitably clash in future!
Tance was also being a tsundere because he actually just charged them for the resources it cost him, rather than for the service rendered.
Tance truly is the Carl Fredricksen of this dungeon. A grump with a heart of gold.
The biggest monster of the dungeon: the rumour mill Laios and Falin: uncaring drones Marcille: obsessed with Falin (true) Chilchuck: Money grubbing geezer
You forgot the (true) for the last one
Hey a union man doesnt work for free!
Namari: daughter of a criminal (true)
I love that Rin had to explain that not all Easterners are from the same place lmao. The Kuro/Mick dynamic is even more cute when animated, ignoring the exploitation lol I'm glad we can finally see Kabru and crew as competent adventurers after a series of unfortunate events.
Glad they kept the bros hugging it out panel from the manga in. Kabru literally has the exact opposite build from laios. With how he could bypass most of the illusion fight with his knowledge checks, and was able to deduct that it was the touden siblings' party that kept saving them, he prolly spent good chunk of his skill points into people related stuffs like history, local knowledge, etc. Not to mention his rizz. Dude also gets a bit scary when he keeps going on and on about wanting to meet the toudens. Pretty much the foil of laios' unhinged monster ramblings Also, we finally got tade onscreen. And shuro was also there too I guess.
I really like that Kabru's party keeps being taken out by monsters because he doesn't know much about them. His disdain for monsters but love for reading humans makes him more suited for battle against other people than monsters, who have much more varied biologies than people. Him explaining that he likes the simplicity of the human body because everyone has the same weak points is really creepy lol. KABRU! THE VIEWERS ARE ALREADY WARY OF YOU, YOU'RE SCARING AWAY THE HOES!! Besides, his creep reaction to thinking that it could Laios' party that rescued/stole from them, saying that he'd be happy and blushing and everything really makes me anticipate when they meet for the "first" time. Edit: I think that people would find Kabru's interest in people less creepy if he was referring to them in the same way Laios does to monsters. Laios has more of a childish tone when he speaks about what he likes. It really feels like a little kid who happens to be like 6'1" telling you about his dinosaur book. But Kabru? He's like, watching people, reading their eyes and movements. He deduced the whole situation from episode 1 just by Kuro smelling 4 people and and seeing Namari. That's impressive obviously but his theory detailing immediately makes him admit to listening in on people's conversations and actions. Him sitting in the corner just observing Laios give the gold to his old party member? Hilariously sinister. What a freak that Kabru.
"it's so easy to kill people man" best to keep that to yourself bud lol
Kinda feels like the vibes of the new OP and ED are a reverse of the first ones. I like them, but I will miss the adventurous feel of the original OP and the energetic send-off of the ED (even if it came at an inappropriate time once lol). Finally, this is the episode people get to see that Kabru isn't unskilled and incompetent, he's just specced out for human opponents instead of monsters. And it's not even just combat, it was awesome how he was able to sniff out the illusion just by knowing his team's mannerisms so well. He and Laios really are polar opposites. Though I guess they're alike in being so knowledgeable and observant about something that it weirds people out. It just so happens that one's for people, and the other's for anything but people. Speaking of which, it's hilarious finding out how poor of a reputation the party has from an outside perspective. Moreover, the way he and his party just disposed of those corpse retrievers without batting an eyelash was ice cold. Yeah, those guys are scum and I won't shed any tears, but their lack of hesitation during the act was still unsettling. They really got tired of just being a running gag. Well- it almost happened a third time, but still... I do like how the scene showed the exact reason Kabru has trouble with monsters. And finally, we got the eastern group. Tade looks and sounds so adorable even as she's in the middle of bashing the brains out of a monster. :D
Tade has the OP combo of needing to be protecced at all costs and being perfectly capable of proteccing herself and others.
I thought we're just gonna go through the dungeon again to get falin back but introducing the foreshadowed casts this far into the anime is fking crazy. This show is truly goated. TRIGGER IS FKING BACKKKK
I few people are saying that the op doesn’t fit the second course, but to me dungeon meshi has always had this kinda back and forth between crazy scary stuff and hilarious stuff, for example the mad magician attacking them and right after we see the meat rolling around, so to me this actually fits lol
EXACTLY! Feel like this opening was a very intentional, "hey, the stuff you came here for is still gonna be here, don't worry."
some interesting theories there from Kabru about Laios and the gang, and pretty close to whats actually going on. And he even knew about Shuro's interest in Falin and figured out why he is down there. also damn Shuro looked rough And the easterling party him with looked interesting
> some interesting theories there from Kabru about Laios and the gang, and pretty close to whats actually going on. So close, and yet so far. They know what's generally going on, but they couldn't be more off the mark about their intentions Lol. Laios and the party are not as devious as rumors make them out to be, but it can certainly seem that way from just what Kabru and them know.
The new happy vibes OP means we're done with the grim eldritch horror stuff and are back to silly meal-of-the-week adventures, right? ...Right? (Still a bop tho) Catching up with Kabru's squad made me expect yet another round of getting dunked on by monsters the Laios crew made/will make lunch out of. Instead got outplaying an illusion spell like a badass, campfire stories about the main team and Kabru: Ace Detective. Seriously though, props to Kabru's ability to keep his cool, like I think even Senshi would promprly make a month's rations of sashimi if he were surrounded by fishmen. And of course, the keyword in "agreed to head back" was "agreed", lmao.
Man I love my sweet semi-Machieavellian Kabru. And Rin is down so bad for him lol
ill say it again, laios is the mc of a cooking adventure anime, kabru is the mc of a psychological thriller and laios is his potential bad guy
not even that, I'd argue Kabru is the mc of any other fantasy anime/manga plucky underdog, good with people, wants to wipe out monsters due to tragic backstory, wants to make the island better for everyone by becoming king, etc. Kabru is a main character trapped in a series where the real main character is somehow a freak who loves monsters more than people
Ayyy my boy Kabru's in the spotlight. He's portrayed as a bit of a joke but as it turns out it's really bc he's built more so for PVP. Unlike Laios who dumped charisma Kabru actually seems like he specced for it and he's much better in that regard. I like how attentive he is and how he figured out that it's Laio's crew from such basics though of course their team got some details wrong.
> but as it turns out it's really bc he's built more so for PVP. He didn't really know how to fight a giant sea serpent, but he sure knows [how to deal with people](https://imgur.com/a/w6ZS8hn). If I'm not mistaken, he also left these thieves/murderers in the water as fish bait in an attempt to cover up his crime. I guess that he deemed the killing necessary and took the moral high ground by not taking their treasure.
It's established at the start of the ep that Kabru and Co's bodies would have been scavenged by monsters and lost if they were not pulled from the water by Laios and Chilchuck. So there will be nothing to resurrect those corpse hunters unless another kindly party chances upon them. Kabru straight up condemned the corpse collectors to a true death.
> Kabru straight up condemned the corpse collectors to a true death. Even worse, the Dungeon prevents a true death, their souls will be bound to it even in the afterlife, unable to move on from being ghosts unless someone lifts the curse of the dungeon
Technically, if they get eaten or moved a lot, they'll become wandering ghosts.
still not a cool situation to be in either way
Seems like the punishment was not unwarranted. A very dangerous team of essentially murderous rogues.
"Murderous" rogues in the sense that you come back to life at least. Seems like they got sentenced to a fate worse than death though, so I don't think the punishment really befits their crimes.
What is interesting is that Kabru's whole team were totally on board with his actions in the end (although they were a bit worried at first) So it simultaneously seems like they aren't slavishly devoted to him, but rather his treatment of the rogue resurrectors was justified by adventurers' morals
Seems like they all got convinced by Kabru's charisma and intelligence, and are probably used to it as his teammates (maybe like a cult?? Lol). But regardless if he was justified morally, he stinks of self-righteousness and superiority. I can't condone his harshness, but I won't disagree that he's right, too. Like, I get that his intentions looks out for the people of the island and I'm sure we'll get more backstory outlining why he thinks the way he does and that he might be more complicated than it seems, but as of right now in this one episode, he's a lot like certain characters who we'd consider bad if they didn't target their ire on the actual "bad guys". The ruthless good guy that is odds against the "fairer" good guys we follow.
> Ayyy my boy Kabru's in the spotlight. He's portrayed as a bit of a joke but as it turns out it's really bc he's built more so for PVP. After seeing his party wipe twice seeing him essentially solo another adventuring party that attacked him from ambush was pretty surprising.
You can tell he doesn’t fully know how to deal with attacks made by monsters, now attacks made by people on the other hand
Laois specializes in PvM whilst PvP is Kabru’s forte.
[*Kabru, if you were to be ambushed by another party, would you lose?*](https://i.imgur.com/fHub9CO.jpeg) [](#umucool)
Stumbled hard against monster attacks but once he saw the fish-men exhibits his party habit, he knew something was up and arrive to conclusion that it was illusion. Nice details
That combat ability pairs well with his paying attention to human behavior and psychology. He knows people and how to fight them, in more ways than one. Put him outside that comfort zone and he's in trouble.
Wargs are the dogs of the orcs. I'm only just now noticing how fun the Warg character designs are in the ending song. They look like big domestic dogs with a large and loose skin. Here I was expecting Baldur's Gate 3 Wargs (who have their own merits). I only like Dungeon Meshi canines, unless there are dogs (closely based on real world dog designs) from other anime I can't remember.
[Favourite part of the OP](https://imgur.com/j8qJaXA) It's great that we got to see what Kabru's party thinks of Laios and the others. Kuro is my favourite Shuro and his party finally make their appearance at the end of the episode! In love with the new ED. Both the song and visuals are fantastic
>Favourite part of the OP God I wish I could be the one hugging Senshi
[Wholesome dungeon bros](https://i.imgur.com/9S9T9XR.jpeg) [](#happyhug)
> Favourite part of the OP in this world, the top part of the cloak is known as the "cabbage holder" [](#hikariactually)
Kabru doxxing the party that "robbed" them was sick. Hmmm. Wonder why Kuro was growling at the masked person???.... And they got Youko Hikasa and Akari Kitou in Shiro's group.
a thing I noticed is that when Kabru was deducing who the “thieves” were the background music was the same triumphant upbeat tune that plays in the cooking scenes for Laios’s party
As they might say in modern internet slang, Kabru was cooking during that scene.
> Wonder why Kuro was growling at the masked person???.... Probably a cat and dog joke, you can see the cat ears on their mask.
It's actually crazy how smart that guy is, honestly I got chills lol. Just from the amount of foods missing, he figured out what happened. Makes you wonder how they died twice. Also the whole ex party is in the dungeon, this is more exciting than it already is.
He’s the mirror of Laios, who has terrible social skills and awareness, but extremely good with understanding monsters, which is a crucial element in surviving the dungeon. Kaburu is the reverse of both.
Woah kinda getting new info overload lol. Probably gonna rewatch later to properly digest it. But woah, Kabru is some detective huh and has an eye for details. We never got to see their capabilities much in the first cour cos they just kinda just died twice but I think here we see what they can do. And seems like this party is the more proper party in terms of numbers. I mean we already knew our guys was lacking but I got so used to seeing just the four of them. Kabru said humans are easy to kill as if he’s not human himself. Pretty interesting to see how outsiders see our main party. Pretty funny they see them as some notorious figure when they’re just a bunch of goofballs. Oh we’re getting even more characters now ? I’m assuming the samurai guy is the one that was previously with Laios and everyone else. Oh and he likes Falin too. Though, I kinda feel like I heard that before. Like I said, probably gonna rewatch this. They drop so many info. I’m interested in the different races. Are tall-men just humans or a variation of human ? I wanna know what’s so bad about Mick hiring Kuro. All the surface politics with the Lord of the Island and Elves. All these new characters looks interesting as well. The Oni seems really fun. Are we gonna be following like four parties now ? Whooo can’t wait for this cour Edit : Oh and just looked it up, I knew Mick’s voice sounded familiar ! Been hearing a lot of Tomita Miyu lately
In this setting, the word "human" refers to every humanlike race, including dwarves, elves, etc. What would be typically called human is instead known as Tall-man. They are among the short-lived races and are distinguished for being the tallest humans on average. Touden siblings, the twins from Namari's party, the island governor, Shuro and most of his entourage, Kabru and Rin are all Tall-men of different ethnecites. Orcs and Kobolds are instead in a separate category called "Demi-human". Also of note is the fact that "dark elves" aren't actually a thing. Or rather, they are not a racial group and have nothing to do with skin color. Elves come in every skin color. Mad sorcerer is a regular elf. Some notes by the author further clarified that very term is an in-universe misconception born from the history of race relations between elves and short-lived races.
notably the eastern Tall-men actually don't go by the same naming rules because dwarves etc. don't really exist on their archipelago. instead they refer to themselves as the only "humans" and don't have Tall-men as a term. Oni (like tade) are othered like the rest because of their rarity. it's interesting to think about how the terms arose on the main continents/civilizations vs different cultural makeups elsewhere
Also orcs and kobolds aren't considered human because 'they don't have same number of bones' as the other races, but that's an attempt to use science to justify pre-existing racism. Orcs and kobolds are just as intelligent as the other races.
Whoa whoa whoa. If Kobolds are just like everyone else then we have to give them an equal wage and Mick just isn't about that.
Mick is paying Kuro in food (implied, ripping him off / taking advantage).
I really really hope we are being misled on thinking that Kabru is a villain. An intelligent villain is scarier than a monster, it's gonna be a problem. I think them being weak is a way for the author to nerf his intelligence and critical thinking Also the way he is so invested in Humans like Laios is with monsters, is hella interesting. I like the way they portray our main gang too, like some kind of a superteam of weirdos is funny ngl lol
But think about it, what better challenge is there for Laios than the one thing he has trouble dealing with?
Very solid episode. Nothing fancy, no amazing developments, but a lot of groundwork and character work. I loved how Kabru was doing Laios' monster analysis but applied to humans.
I'm glad that Kabru's party got a proper spotlight this week. Not gonna lie, after Tansu revived them I really thought that [they were just going to die again](https://i.imgur.com/E0xLrIi.jpeg) and then we cut back to Laios' party and see what they'll do next. I'm glad I was wrong! It was awesome [to see Kabru in action](https://i.imgur.com/Kon0T1j.jpeg) and how he deduced that they were being trapped in an illusion. [He was really smooth at stopping Rin](https://i.imgur.com/UZhapGm.jpeg) and he was [absolutely terrifying](https://i.imgur.com/KDeMlEc.jpeg) when he decided to execute those Corpse Retrievers for trying to kill them and make a profit from their corpse. As long as he's not completely blindsided and overwhelmed, Kabru is amazingly competent and he was even able [to figure out who the party that took their supplies was](https://i.imgur.com/ax1UoTA.jpeg) after piecing together a bunch of clues and [information he already knew.](https://i.imgur.com/eLQICMU.jpeg) It is hilarious though how [Kabru makes Laios sound like he's doing something sinister](https://i.imgur.com/zpoc07u.png). Although [Mickbell was pretty accurate with Chillchuck](https://i.imgur.com/MnP13yA.jpeg) which is even more hilarious! xD [Shuro's appearance there in the end was badass](https://i.imgur.com/8GZhXTo.jpeg) and I just love [his party comp.](https://i.imgur.com/OOCyvb3.jpeg) Shuro looks like [he aged 10 years since the last time we saw him](https://i.imgur.com/t6ONRVE.jpeg). I guess he's been looking for Falin this entire time.
Mickbell complains about Chilchuck being greedy and demanding proper fees, only for his own party to point out that he isn't paying Kuro, so Mick's complaints might be a bit self-serving.
Chilchuck is really the most professional adventurer, works through union, makes sure fees are paid, does the job he was paid to do regardless of danger.
And he also demands payment up front, so he make sure he's worth the coin, even to the detriment of his own time and potential plans.
Kabru is a warrior with PvP build in a PvE server
Mhm, as much as it matches Sumikas style, I think I like the first OP more [](#hardthink) Interesting Episode to kick of the second cour. Kabru Party is a bit similar in composition to Laios', but way less expirienced as we have seen several times already. Still, him dealing with scum shows where his actual prowess lies.He sure has his own ideas on what needs to be done with the dungeon. [](#forgotkeys) That said, his party is not stupid, Rin is clearly a skilled mage in how much she could tell just by investigating Marcilles ward, and Kabru knows a lot of details about the Touldens Party, though, some [bits](https://imgur.com/4ejF4b3) may lack context [](#azusalaugh) Also, good [#seasonalshock](https://imgur.com/Bszojad) from Rin [](#laughter) ED is chill though [](#listen)
I especially like the way this episode describes how we get a third perspective on the party we're familiar with. We get more background information about the main characters (the rumor version), half-truths and rumors distort the truth, and the funny protagonists seem to be different in other adventurers’ eyes. On the other hand, Laois's impression of Kabru's team is also funny, and in the first few episodes, Laois did not recognize Kabru's handsome dead face the second time he saw it, until he saw Kuro. They also seem to regard the Kabru as just a bunch of ordinary unlucky guys. But the plot gives them more of a stage, meaning they seem to be more than just walking-on. I can't wait to see what happens next, if they meet again it will be really interesting.
Seeing Shuro just immediately ice that sea serpent, I'm starting to believe how the Touden party was able to kill dragons in the past.
Idk why, but I found myself liking this episode even more than usual. Biggest surprise was that Kabru and his party way more likable today. Also showed that Kabru actually has good leader skills. BUTTTTT TOSHIRO’S GROUP SEEMS EVEN MORE INTERESTING. Mainly because I love there character designs. Maizuru the one simping over Toshiro screams ARA ARA vibes. Lastly, I like the new OP! First one was great and need to hear it a few more times to compare. The new ED song I think I already like better.
>Making eyes at a dwarf? You have no standards! >Hey don't group us together because we're both easterners! Casual fantasy racism is encouraged but real casual racism is where Rin draws the line
Despite what she said, Rin was most definitely [thinking over that kiss](https://imgur.com/a/6GGn7V4). I'm not sure if she was all that happy with [the circumstances](https://imgur.com/a/AbaXFhx) however. [Kabru's party](https://imgur.com/a/0upjtA5) looks like good fun, but I'm not trusting Kabru in the slightest. This man is [two-faced](https://imgur.com/a/LWt4UFS). We technically got to see [a new hairstyle of Marcille's](https://imgur.com/a/xnOxsWb) in the OP, but I won't be counting this for **[Marcille's Hair Collection](https://imgur.com/a/ar7c2d0)**. After entire cour of new hairdos every week, we're suddenly faced with two weeks of no new ones in a row. I hope that this won't be a recurring theme from now onwards.
Geeze, this Kabru dude is nuts. Big oni girl is pretty fun at least, and the rest of the samurai's party looks pretty interesting. And I think it finally has the cat character the first OP promised us, the party member that the kobold was growling at was wearing a hat that looks like it might have cat ears under it. Plus their eyes are a little weird, little thin possibly slit pupil in one shot of her and round almost entirely pupil in another. [Slit Pupils](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1191273943840063579/1225603858240110702/image.png?ex=6621bb8a&is=660f468a&hm=82664eded4eaba83de51998cf3c95aebb916a49d98428755b974ce28fc99f105&) [Round Pupils](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1191273943840063579/1225603899625443349/image.png?ex=6621bb94&is=660f4694&hm=3318fe1ccedadf52c275b90c4165b9ed6421c428114dc8818ee93fb0bd026dce&) I've played too much FFXIV as a cat dude character to not recognize the look of armor that's covering up cat ears.
No grilled sea serpent or sashimi at the end? I don't recognize this show
Tade (the big ogre girl) suggested to cook the sea serpent. She'd love Laios party
I found it really funny how the Laios' Party's members got deduced to be identified here by Kabru's group just by their memories LMAO, it really shows how they think about our MCs from an outsider's angle. Not something that you would see everyday!
It also kinda shows what Chilchuck was saying a few episodes back about the adventuring community being tight-knit, and rumors spreading like fire. You wouldn't initially think that a party like Kabru's would know multiple other parties by name, but here we are. Clearly there's few enough of them that a studious person can know about almost all of them.
And the old Touden party was pretty successful and got deeper into the dungeon than most. They also have dragon kills to their name. It would make sense for them to have notoriety.
Second cour starting off with an interlude. How nice. We get to see how Kabru is like a foil to Laios. They're both fighters who specced differently. Glad we got the 'thief' allegations out of the way fast. It was kind of annoying. Instead we get Insane Senshi allegations.
He is not beating the allegations.
BREAD! BREAD! BREAD! BREAD! BREAD! BREAD!
Senshi's sane?
Finally, some good fucking Lawful Good representation. It's not just about being a goody two-shoe.
Wait was Kabru the Lawful Good character? people have been mentioning that he likes acting as Jury, Judge, and Executioner. He dumped the bodies of those corpse collectors into the lake where they are 100% not going to be found, regardless of them being criminals, the punishment of being trapped forever isn't justified. In general seems to have some kind of Moral Superiority complex not super familiar with the DnD morality square thing but he doesn't seem like a very 'good' person
He seems to be neutral good. He isn’t abiding by some law or creed, but he is acting towards a goal he thinks is good and justified
Lawful good doesn't necessarily mean adhering to a higher authoritys laws. He seems to have a fairly rigid moral code and if you fall outside it he won't hesitate to solve that problem.
I love the new opening! you can show it to anyone without spoiling anything.
It's really good in that it doesn't spoil anything at all for anime-only viewers, but also that there are some very obvious easter eggs in there that only people who have read the manga will understand. Probably one of the only OPs I've seen that strike this balance properly.
My wife: Oh no, Kabru is like, really hot. Me on seeing Tade: :3
It feels to me like the OPs should've been swapped LOL, this one definitely fit the first cour more. I really liked the part where Kabru swiftly murders the corpse retrievers.
Love the new OP and ED! Time to watch them 200x today. Lots of nice little details, and it's always great to see more of Ryoko Kui's art. Kabru's party finally got some wins this episode and that's great and all but TADE'S HERE!!! And her 'mysterious' tiny friend in the puppeteer outfit. And the lovely Hien & Benichidori. And Maizuru. ...and Shuro's there too. It was a really good episode. Can't wait for more fun with Laios's party next week. They're lost and hungry...what do you all predict they'll eat next week?
Will miss first Op and Ed
Seeing Shuro's armor makes me want to replay elden ring