Dream Eater Merry Season 1 Episode 2 Dream and Hope

In Dream Eater Merry season 1 episode 2, titled "Dream and Hope," we continue to follow the story of Yumeji Fujiwara, a high school student who has the ability to predict dreams, and Merry Nightmare, a dream demon who is determined to find a way back to her own world.

The episode opens with Yumeji waking up from a dream. He had dreamed about a girl he didn't recognize, but he can't remember much else. Yumeji is frustrated with his inability to remember his dreams and decides to go to the library to research dreams and dream-eating demons like Merry.

At the library, Yumeji meets two girls named Saki Kirishima and Isana Tachibana. Saki is a cheerful girl who is interested in dreams, while Isana is quiet and reserved. The three of them start talking about dreams, and Yumeji tells them about his ability to predict dreams. Saki is amazed and asks if he can predict her dreams, but Yumeji is hesitant to do so because he doesn't want to see anything disturbing.

Meanwhile, Merry is still searching for a way to find her way back to her own world. She is surprised to find a demon named Chaser John Doe in the bookstore where Yumeji works part-time. Merry tries to attack John Doe, but he is too powerful for her. John Doe tells Merry that he is also looking for a way to get back to his own world, but he needs Merry's help to do so.

Back at school, Yumeji is in class when he has another dream about the girl he saw before. This time, he sees her face more clearly and realizes that she is actually Isana. He is surprised and wonders if Isana has any special abilities like he does.

Saki, Yumeji, and Isana meet up again after school to continue their discussion on dreams. Yumeji tells Isana about his ability to predict dreams, and Isana admits that she has also had strange dreams. She tells Yumeji that in her dreams, she is always looking for something important but can never find it. Yumeji suggests that maybe her dream is related to her own desires in real life.

The group decides to try to enter Isana's dream together, and Yumeji uses his ability to predict the dream to lead them there. Once inside, they are surprised to find that Isana's dream is completely different from what they had imagined. Instead of a scary or bizarre dream, they find themselves in a peaceful, idyllic forest.

As they explore the dream, they come across a large tree with an apple hanging from its branches. Isana goes to pick the apple, but a mysterious figure appears out of nowhere and tells her that she cannot eat the fruit. The figure disappears, and the group realizes that Isana's dream is being controlled by someone or something.

Meanwhile, Merry and John Doe continue their search for a way back to their own world. John Doe tells Merry that there are rumors of a powerful dream-eating demon who can open a portal between worlds. Merry is skeptical but decides to investigate anyway.

The episode ends with Yumeji and his friends waking up from Isana's dream. Isana is disappointed that they didn't find the answers she was looking for, but Yumeji tells her that sometimes dreams are just dreams and don't have any real meaning. However, he can't shake the feeling that there is something more to Isana's dream than they were able to uncover.