The author of Dungeon Meshi was recently interviewed by the website ANN and answered questions about topics that many fans have ended up deciding in their heads to be the canon of the story.
For example, there is a good fan base that believes that Laios has autism, or that the scenes of Senshi in his underwear are for fanservice, etc.
However, the answers given by the author are not what these fans expected and, in addition, the interview has received a lot of criticism for being poorly done with embarrassing questions.
Dungeon Meshi Author Says Laios Is Not Autistic, Talks About Origin of Senshi’s “Fanservice” and Marcille’s Ship
One of the questions It’s about whether the author imagined Laios being autistic when she created him to which she responded with: “In my understanding, Laios is a very normal person, there is nothing special about him and anyone can relate to a person like him”.
Another point raised is about Senshi, in many scenes he ends up showing his underwear and a good part of the anime’s fans love seeing Senshi’s underwear and consider it as fanservice to “combat” female fanservice in other anime.
However, the author does not think so, she said: “The term fanservice doesn’t really fit me, but I’ve seen people talking about Senshi’s sex appeal. I had this idea (of showing Senshi in underwear) when I was little, I lived in a town where there was an old man who would hang out wearing only underwear, it was bad for me and I didn’t want to watch, but from his perspective, he didn’t care, I found this vibe interesting and decided to make Senshi like that.”
And another point addressed is about the friendship between Marcille and Falin, many are those who ship the two in a romantic relationship, the author said this about the relationship between the two: “When I draw my manga, I develop it differently from the fans’ expectations. If I care about how the fans will react, I think the story will be less fun and interesting, so I try not to think too much about how the fans will react, I generally leave it to their imagination.”.
On the internet, reactions are from fans of the anime and manga debating the author’s answers and entering into discussions about the interview, which according to some, “tried to make the author confirm Laios’ supposed autism” among other topics.
