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Review of the previous post (Summary)

In the previous part ①, I talked about how the setting of the globally popular work
'Delicious in Dungeon'
is just like the structure of the human mind.

⚫︎ Shallow layers of the mind
= Shallow layers of the dungeon: Many adventurers.
→ Monster levels are low.
→ Easy to understand even for those unfamiliar with dreams or the unconscious.

⚫︎ Deep layers of the mind
= Deep layers of the dungeon: Only advanced adventurers.
→ Monsters are strong and have an overwhelming presence.
→ I thought it was similar to the structure where even those accustomed to dreams struggle to understand.

This time, let's think about the points where Delicious in Dungeon
differs significantly from
previous RPG fantasies.

*I plan to include many spoilers, so
if you haven't seen the anime or read the original work,
I recommend turning back.

The shift from defeating monsters to eating them

In previous RPG fantasies,
whether in games, manga, or anime,
the theory was always to defeat monsters.

By defeating monsters,
you gain experience points and levels,
learn new spells and skills,
and obtain items and money.

Even if there were cases of making monsters your allies
or using them as servants,
it is safe to say that there were almost no works until then
where you would eat them deliciously.

▶ Has hunting manga become a genre of its own?

As the characters in the story say,
monsters are usually
beings that should be avoided,
based on a belief in impurity,
so the idea of eating them doesn't even exist.

The story begins with them having to try eating monsters
because they don't have the financial means
to buy food for dungeon exploration.

When 'Delicious in Dungeon' started serialization,
this point was very novel and became a hot topic.

Now, similar fantasy works have increased,
game meat is no longer
something rare in the real world,
and I feel that manga with hunting as a theme
is becoming a genre of its own.

Bear damage has also been
in the spotlight this year, hasn't it...

For those interested,
if you like fantasy, 'Drifting Dragons' is recommended,
and if you prefer realistic works, 'The Bear-Hunting Woman'
is something I'd recommend.
(You can read the first chapter via the link below ♡)

▶ The psychological composition of eating = acceptance

The composition of hunting and eating monsters,
when considered psychologically,
is nothing other than the act of
incorporating the shadow into the self.

In other words, it is acceptance, absorption, and sublimation.

In typical RPG fantasy,
defeating monsters
is a composition of repression and exclusion,
so from a psychological perspective, it is completely different.

Repression and exclusion
do not lead to a fundamental solution,
but acceptance and sublimation
lead to significant progress toward a new solution.

This point is also clear when considering it as a function of the mind,
and I believe one of the reasons why 'Delicious in Dungeon'
is popular not only in Japan but also overseas
is because it possesses psychological universality.

To put it another way,
defeating = Western solution,
eating = Japanese solution.
One could view it that way as well.

Symbolic analysis of the main characters

From here on,
let's consider the elements common to
previous RPG fantasy and the elements that differ
for the main characters of 'Delicious in Dungeon'.

Below, I will perform a symbolic analysis
of the main characters.

🐉 Laios: <The Ego and the Seeker>

Laios is the center of consciousness for the entire story
= a symbol of the Ego.

He is a seeker who dives into the unconscious (the dungeon)
and attempts to save his own shadow (his sister Falin) =
the Hero archetype.However, his motivation is to save his sister,


a motivation mixed with personal love and attachment,and here lies the theme of integration with the shadow.
His attachment to monsters is also

a nature of being drawn to the unconscious
=
empathy for the inner grotesque.

🌕 Falin: <Anima / Great Mother>

The protagonist and brother
Laios's inner soul's femininity
= Anima, and at the same time, a symbol of the mother figure.
She is the driving force of Laios's adventure

and the purpose itself.
After becoming a monster, she transforms into the

Great Mother archetype

which possesses the dual aspects of compassion + destruction,life + death.Saving her is equivalent to the ego overcoming the darkness of motherhood

and

gaining the power of a new rebirth.

🕯 Chilchuck: <Sense of Reality / Trickster>

He is intellectual and realistic,
and although he seems to be in charge of common sense,
he is actually aTrickster
(clown/mediator) existence.

He is a balancer who maintains the boundary with reality in the dungeon = the unconscious world.
His calm judgment and witty remarks

embody the reality principle
within the story.
Psychologically, he is the echo of the social self and daily consciousness

within Laios
.Because he is there, the party
manages not to be swallowed by madness.

🌿 Marcille: <Animus / Femininity of Knowledge / Student of Shadow>

She seems to be the type who is pedantic
and suppresses her emotions,
but she harborsstrong ideals and fearsinside.
Actually, she is the most emotionally expressive.

She is an existence that wavers between reason (intellect)
and emotion (magic),
and is also the intellectual femininity within Laios
(another aspect of the Anima).

The contradiction of being drawn to forbidden research
while also fearing it
is the very psychological process of approaching the unconscious
by seeking knowledge.

🌾 Senshi: <Old Sage/Shaman / Fatherly Nature>

He teaches the party the

wisdom of the cycle of life and death through the act of eating—taking in life—and giving thanks, embodying the archetype of the
Wise Old Man / Father of the Earth. He encourages integration not through logic, but through experience and gratitude. His presence acts as a

fatherly stability and wisdom


that stands in opposition to the symbolism of Falin, who leaned too far into the darkness of the maternal.

Summary and Next Preview

Thank you for reading until the end.
Over the course of parts ① and ②, I have unraveled the globally popular manga and anime 'Delicious in Dungeon' from a psychological and symbolic perspective.

How was it?
I would be happy to hear your thoughts in the comments.

Next time, I will return to recording my actual dreams.
This is also a dream featuring a globally popular manga and anime as a motif.

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