Now I’ll leave the episode by episode review to the real anime watchers but this is my review. And to be honest, I thought it was a cute little gem to be found on Netflix. You can watch it dubbed, but I personally like watching anime in Japanese and reading subtitles. But there are options! Now, I’m pretty positive this was a Manga first…..yup, just checked! The Manga was released in 2014.
Title: Delicious in Dungeon
My Rating: 👍
Released: 2024
Genre: Anime
Number of Seasons: 1
Actors: Kentarô Kumagai, Sayaka Senbongi, Asuna Tomari, Hiroshi Naka, Saori Hayami
Setting: The Island, situated off the coast of Kahka Brudlt – dungeon located near Merini Village
Where to watch: Netflix
Plot:
After a failed dungeon raid that resulted in his younger sister being eaten by a dragon, Laios and the remaining members of his party, Marcille and Chilchuck, set out to rescue her from being digested by the dragon. Having lost most of their supplies in the raid, the group are unable to afford rations, so they make the unusual decision to source all their food from inside the dungeon… including eating monsters! Fortunately, a odd dwarf named Senshi is willing to help them by showing them how to cook the various monsters in the dungeon.
My Opinion:
I genuinely loved this show, it ‘s fun and quirky and made me giggle quite a bit. I personally love anime that showcase food/cooking and this mixed with the fantasy aspect of dungeon diving almost feels like a D&D vibe.
The relationship development between characters is interesting and well thought out, along with each characters back stories and own growth as the show progresses. The main characters are all lovable in their own ways, my personal favourite is Senshi, but each has a special place in my heart. However, the secondary cast of characters were a surprise and their personalities a wonderful addition to the plot.
But if you think this show is lighthearted and happy throughout the whole thing, you are sadly mistaken. I love that it has a darker overarching story line which also develops as the season progresses, a nice surprise and I personally feel that it deepens the show even further.
I will however mention that it starts off a touch slow, but seriously stick with it! The show progresses nicely and well worth the watch for the characters and comedy alone.
It’s clever, fun and a show I looked forward to watching every week! Well, when it was still releasing episodes. There has been confirmation of a Season 2 coming in the future so looking forward to it. Give it a watch and I promise you won’t be disappointed!
Big Thumbs up!
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