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I genuinely really like this show. Is it dumb? Yes. It is slowly becoming a comfort show for me. I genuinely like anime about food/cooking and this show is basically that mixed with d&d.

The premise is a group of adventurers set off to rescue a party member who has got "trapped" in the dungeon but they have no money or resources for food other than a book of recipes for cooking monsters.

They respawn? It's not really very clear to be honest and it doesn't have to be, it's fun and that's all that matters. If you want a show that looks pretty, you don't really have to pay attention to it and is funny look no further.

It's nice looking, music is good and the English dub is actually pretty good. I am usually a sub over dub guy but the dead pan of the main guy hooked me.

I hope this gets loads of episodes as it's slowly becoming a favourite for me.

It was great, very amusing. I appreciate the attention to detail with both the cooking and explanations of the dungeon's ecosystem.

I did not read the manga, so I had no expectations about how characters should sound. So, while "some people" complained about the English voice acting I didn't have any problems with it, my perspective is that those people are overly sensitive. The target of said criticism was a female dwarf character who sounds a bit manly; but it could be artistic interpretation of what a female dwarf sounds like. Those people should stop crying over trivial nonsense and grow up.

What started as a light watch and silly anime really expanded into a gripping and fun show! I love that they release it weekly because I look forward to it. I love every second of it. The relationship development is super interesting, the cooking theme is cute and really clever, and the writing is great- so many funny bits with great comical timing. The show surprised me with the darker overarching storyline which develops over the season and I've found the pacing and development to be a little confusing but also engaging and it leaves me wanting more. I love the primary cast but the secondary characters have surprised me with their quality additions to the story and plot. It's kind of a trust the process start which pans out well.

This is based of a manga by the same name which has been completed in Japanese as of this review. While it may start a bit slow, it is VERY worth sticking around for.

Per the manga, the characters have fun interactions, the world isn't as simple as it seems, and the plot gets twisty. It has a constant forward progression yet retains the spirit a food centric anime. It's very well balanced in all these and the pacing may be a little more slow than normal for anime, but there is no dawdling, that's replaced by character development. Honestly, I think it's just worth it for the characters alone and the comedy is solid.

I really hope Trigger does right by this through the end (hoping we get that far) and so far they have delivered.

I love this show, I'm genuinely excited to watch it every Thursday! It's got me leaning forward during the fight scenes and they are such a sweet group that and they make meals I'm jealous of! It's such a fun genuinely good show. They really do a good job of (figuratively) thinking on their feet they surprise me time and again, and I usually am good at guessing the "path" the characters are going to take. At first the characters come off a little whiney but character growth is solid and maybe makes you a little proud lol as much as you can be a for a fictional character. I recommend this show to everyone!!

"Delicious in Dungeon" is a fantastic blend of fantasy adventure and culinary exploration, uniquely serving up an enthralling plot seasoned with humor and imagination. The series brilliantly marries dungeon crawling with cooking, where the characters must forage and feast on their monstrous encounters to survive. This inventive approach not only adds depth to the character development but also enriches the world-building, making each episode a delightful surprise. I'm a die hard d&d fan and I binged watched the entire series. I can't wait for more. It's a must-watch for fans seeking something refreshingly different. 10/10 stars!

I find this series enjoyable. It reminds me for some reason of childhood. The plot is not very serious and heavy and the humor is blended well. I think I enjoy the pacing the most, nothing is rushed and you really take time to know the characters. The characters by the way are a pleasure to watch how they interact with each other, with the environment, and how they behave with their main and side quests.

It's also great how they left enough space to further develop the world with intrigues all around, which even if they don't address I wouldn't mind, as the plot is already good enough.

All in all this is a nice series to watch as a filler series that doesn't feel heavy on you.

DunMeshi has an unusual concept, but the worldbuilding is so well done that It grows on you. In a dungeon the characters usually worry more about defeating monsters, but in this story they realistically have to worry about food, water, carrying weight, and other aspects of daily life. The animation is beautiful and the food actually looks yummy even if it is made from monster parts.

If you enjoy thinking about the ecosystem of an universe, I bet you will enjoy this show. Senshi is one of my favorite characters because he understands the importance of each being, from big to small, and shares his knowledge and wonder with the other characters. A great hit for TTRPG fans, for sure.

Basically a really good D&D quest with a whimsical twist: they cook and eat the monsters. (YAY.) it's fun and funny but also very well made. Imean this is the same studio that brought you Devilman: Crybaby. Well that was the main draw for me anyway. And In terms of good-looking kind gritty fast-paced animation(especially during the fighting sequences) I got that that and some. Ofcourse given the subject matter and it being more of a comedy it ofcourse wasn't all bloody and gloomy like that last project which is a pro but I honestly found myself more intrigued on the more serious like main plot as the series continued that the obsession with cooking breaks kinda became overplayed. I know. I know. It's the main premise of the show but I felt it used the same formula for every cooking sequence and it just got in the way of the story. It also kinda made me a little grossed out. The main swordsman fella really wants to eat everything, if he starts trying to eat rocks in season two I wouldn't be surprised. I'm curious enough top want to see how the story unfolds but if this drags out for more than two seasons I dont know if I'll stay tuned.

Overall, I had my doubts but this turned out to be quite enjoyable. Funny. Well-made. Solid action. No detestable characters (though the elf pushes it). Would recommend to any fan of the classic Fantasy but want a break from the conventional formula. Pretty tasty not so delicious 7.12/10.

I would say the manga is a 10/10 while the anime id 9/10 because the animation quality kinda varies here and then. Some might like it but for me it was such a jarring transition especially when they do it in one episode.

I did started this series from watching the anime. It didnt interest me at first until like episode 2 and then I started reading the manga.

I have to give my highest praise to the mangaka. I dont think I ever saw another series that put so much work and detail on their lore, character designs, and world designs. The mangaka really knows what she's doing and it truly shown in the manga (and the anime since they follow the manga pretty closely).

The anime has become one of the things I look for every week. I just wish they would have animated the extra mondter tidbit from the manga too and put it in as an extra. It would be an added joy to watch.

Personally, I find "Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill" to be more entertaining, with a more developed storyline and better animation, and think it's a shame it didn't get even half the acclaim of "Delicious in Dungeon." It's strange there's not a comparison between the two titles considering they're both fantasy anime involving a detailed depiction of food preparation. That said, I believe CCiAWwMAS wins out again - the food is animated by MAPPA in such a realistic way as to make you want to grab it from your screen and pop it into your mouth, even if it is made from ogre meat and slime noodles.

As someone else pointed out, the characters in "Delicious in Dungeon" are rather one-dimensional (and not just because they're cartoons, har har har). Laios, the knight, is obsessed with monsters - mainly with eating them. Which is fine and cute most times, but that's all there is to him. Marcille, the mage (cleric?), is a Negative Nancy who is against everything, especially the monster eating, reacting to nearly every scenario as though she has no clue as to how the world in which she lives works. The locks and traps expert, Chil- something, is a sourpuss know-it-all. Now, look, I'm not expecting great literature-levels of depth here, but there should be some kind of growth as the story progresses, some varying facets to a character's personality. Senshi is about the only one who's well-rounded and interesting.

I'm not an anime expert - I watch what I like and don't what I don't, regardless of an anime's history or hype - but even from my perspective, the animation seems... wonky. At times it's pretty and polished, others it's rough and clumsy-looking. Granted, some of that is used for effect, such as during action scenes and flashbacks. Other times, though, it just seems like rushed animation. It isn't often and it isn't a deal-breaker for watching, just something that sticks out occasionally. And the BGM is way too cartoonish and overbearing, to the point where it's more distracting than atmospheric. What bugged me the most was the main storyline for the first half of the anime: Laios is desperate to get through the dungeon to rescue his sister, Falin, who was eaten by the Red Dragon in their last battle. Most of his party has deserted him because he has no money to pay for supplies (hence the whole "let's eat the monsters we hunt!" part of the tale), and he has a restricted timeline (get to Falin in a week before she's digested). So you'd think he'd be rushing through the dungeon floors, right, eager to get back to the Red Dragon to rescue his sister? Instead, there never seems to be any kind of urgency to their travels. They spend time exploring, fighting, rescuing others, and, of course, having monster food feasts at nearly every meal. If the creators wanted an anime focusing on dungeon exploration and monster meat meals, then they should've removed the whole "rescuing Falin" storyline - the two just don't mesh.

Again, this isn't a bad anime, far from it: it has its cute and funny moments, presents some interesting ideas concerning fantasy world mechanics (like a Golem being a potential walking vegetable garden, which is genius), and is generally entertaining. Watching it, though, I'm baffled by the foaming-at-the-mouth enthusiasm it's engendered. "Delicious in Dungeon" is nice, it's not great.

The medieval RPG atmosphere is really nice, the art itself is cool and has some charismatic characters but it's very hard to keep watching it.

Everything, all the time it's about cooking. I feel like I am watching a "Master Chef" cartoon, it's so repetitive with more and more of the same: 5min of talk and 20min of cooking receipts.

The dialogs are superfluous and boring. The few seconds of fight on each episode happen very fast and then again, another 20min of the same repetitive food talk, was it to be funny somehow?

Clearly the writer had a total lack of creativity to talk about food for almost a whole episode. Maybe there has been a script shortage around Netflix.

Decide to write this, to give my own perspective, versus the other review caling it almost trash... Ever since I got the notification by Netflix that this series was coming, I had been looking forward to it. I went in blind, and really liked what I saw, contrary to many recent anime series. From the second episode onwards it just clicked for me. This is a feel-good adventure, that is very recognisable for everyone that ever played a tabletop fantasy rpg. Bumbling hero player-characters that have occasional great moments but are altogether very entertaining to watch. Interesting twists on trope-filled dungeons (like the animated armors and the mimics), the way traps work, and a great use of monsters. The lore of the series also really works, from its magic/mana system to the dungeon ecosystem, and honestly, I'd love a game set in this universe. Kuddos to the Mangaka who wrote the series, but knowing she loves Baldurs Gate (among other) so much, I should have guessed. The cooking is straight out of the Monster Hunter games and I'm here for that! And in the later episodes, the funny dungeon slice-of-life is also accompanied by actual combat, darker turns, *gasp* blood, death and personal stakes, just like any real and good rpg campaign. Characters start out very jokey and flat, but halfway season 1, once the tone is set, personal growth is shown and other parts to their personalities are revealed, if slowly. It honestly reminds me of older shows like the OG Full Metal Alchemist anime, with a dash of Chobits, that took their time to build the world, before jumping into full gear. Best reference? The original Last Airbender animation series. No filler/recap that takes up half an episode so far either. There's been glimpses and foreshadowing that the series will get much deeper and possibly darker too, but I love it, so far. I hope this won't get cancelled, truly. A very fun adventure, much like the end credits spell out: a party!

I will say that the series does consistently improve over the course of these early chapters. If your only problem is that it hasn't really grabbed you yet, I'd suggest giving it a few weeks and seeing if you start turning around on it.

Also for those expressing doubts: Look, I'm not gonna be all "It gets good later" because if you don't enjoy the story now, you might never will, and if you downright hate it then do yourself a favor and just go watch something else. But for those still on the fence, be confident that yes, this is all building towards something. There's a genuinely thrilling story cooking in the background which the anime so far has only just begun to hint towards.

And it is indeed delicious.

I was quite skeptical at the beginning of the first episode, but it immediately dragged me in. The show is nonchalant, weird in a good way and genuinely made me laugh more than a couple times.

It has really good and entertaining moments of cooking process itself with detailed recipes. Most recipes themselves have quite real analogies with real life ones, thus making some parts of the show somewhat insightful and inspiring.

Yes, it may sound stupid, but this show made we want to cook better and more often. I already had genuine interest in it and succeeded in a few dishes, but it definitely helped with my motivation.

Overall great, easy to watch and entertaining show. 9/10.

Believe me when I said this show has A LOT of potential.

An entretaiment and really creative fantasy story about food and dungeons with a really ineteresting world building, the characters are pretty basic but enoughly charming and with good chemistry between them to carry the show. Also I love the recipes, are absolutely cool.

The problem I have with the show, and the reason why dind't have a better qualification for it, is that it is already starting, and for that reason I said this show feel "undercooked" (get it).

It lacks of a lot of construction in his lore. It has the the ingredients for something tasty, but still has some way to go before it works.

I will be look at this and waiting for see if it gets better.

Although I understand why someone would stop watching after the first 1-2 episodes, this is one of my favorite animes. Many jokes are so unexpected and perfectly timed, it cracks me up. Event though this anime looks very lightweight and funny, it gets more and more serious over time without losing its comedy. Some scenes are even quite scary (maybe not to someone who watches horror movies all the time, but they are to me). The characters seem one dimensional, but they are not. All of them have a unique personality that gets discovered more and more without sticking all of it in your face at once. Truly unique show, 10/10.

Netflix r doing amazing work for animation projects, I hope they continue on this quality.

The show is realie good it dus evertin the manga dus good but the animets it so it looks even beter. The food looks good the carachters kan by cute funny or gool it keeps jou entertaunt it hase loods of actien and every episode it keeps getting beter and more fun to watch nieuw carachter get interdoust allon the waih it has great back stores voor iets carachter. It is weekly so iets week jou kant wait voor the next episodes i persolie think it gud by if the dont ruyn it won of the very best animes of all time it ol ready won a aword and the animators ar prabulie train to make it as goed as poseren.

The plot is decent but slow developing. My main issue is the English voice acting...it isn't good. But the worst of them all is Namari's voice actor. I just couldn't get past how bad and amateurish it was.

Ruined the show for me and I dropped it at episode 9. I actually prefer dubs over subs and think that debate is overblown, but jeez....this anime proves the proponents for sub right a 1000x over.

Aside from the awful voice acting, the show is moderately entertaining but the plot is moving at a snails pace. Thought this was good the first few episodes and then it dropped off. Namari was the nail in the coffin.

This sadly seems like one of those animes that a lot of people are going to resist watching because the name and the poster wouldn't really be of much interest to them. Many people might not watch it after reading the initial synopsis. As of now, only anime fans who keep up with seasonal animes, know how thrilling, entertaining and hilarious this show is.

Delicious in Dungeon is pretty much the entire package. You can't really categorise it in one genre. It has a very well written story backed by some tremendous world building. The first season (24 episodes) covers the first half of the manga. I'm very excited to see where this story goes. But this is a very weird, dark comedy as well. The story just gets more chaotic and messed up as it goes along. There are certain things that happen in this story, that are just very dark when you think about it. That's why I'm so impressed by the vibe that the author is able to capture with such a story. Because it's dark, hilarious, thrilling and it has plenty of emotional weight as well. The characters are well realised and you care about them, which is why certain moments in the story are touching as well. I'm also very excited to see the direction that the story takes with the huge amount of side characters.

And if you're a fan of the fantasy genre, you'll have a lot to like in this show. It's filled with imaginative fantasy elements that make this show a bit more magical and a bit more dark at the same time.

The production is perfect. Studio Trigger did a phenomenal job here. The animation is so lively and fits the story perfectly. The action scenes are enthralling. The soundtrack is very notable and fits the unique vibe of this show. The staff actually goes out of their way to give their 100% in animating every single moment of the story. The voice acting is great too.

But the story writing and the world building is probably the main reason why this anime entertained me so much. I'm definitely going to recommend you to watch this and I advise you to watch till the 13th episode before you decide the kind of show that this is going to be.

If you are a fan of dungeon animes you are going to love this. It is practically like any of those animes but especially focused on the field of cooking.

All the cooking techniques seen in the series are from real life but used in elements that only exist in this fantasy universe, that is... cooking monsters.

The cooking scenes are very detailed and will whet your appetite to the point where you will wish it were possible to cook these types of creatures, so remember to have a full stomach.

The characters are memorable and each one reinforces a unique and different style, you will definitely love more than one.

The show is exactly what it sets out to be: Your classic DnD inspired fantasy world, but with the twist that food (not just the meals but the how and why of the act of eating) is much of the focus.

The further you get into the show, the more aspects of the world are explored, but the food aspect of it still connects the disparate elements of the story together. To understand food is to understand the world around you, and the fauna and flora therein. As a result, the world building is incredibly detailed and thought through. Familiarity with various fantasy tropes and mythological creatures can oftentimes lead you to predict plot points or have your expectations subverted in a way that only adds to the experience, never risking feeling boring or trod-through.

One of the highlights of the show is how it can take various common and effective fantasy tropes, and find a way to explain not only how but why they work as a part of a larger eco-system. Living armor, for example, a staple of DnD but something that doesn't get much thought put into it apart from 'its empty armor that fights you' becomes a colony of small mollusks, living in the various spaces inside the sets of armor, and working together as a group to mimic the way muscles in a person would move. Posessing the armor as an evolutionarily-developed way to protect their clutch of eggs from predators. And of course, as with most everything in this show: if it moves, you can eat it.

Each character has their own flavor of likeability, and together they function like a well-balanced meal. Episodes can focus on one, some, or all of the characters at any given time but it never feels like you're missing out. Each character can hold their own and carry an episode, and at the end of it you'll know a bit more about the characters and the world, making them all feel organically interlinked.

Its most fantastical elements are the various lore drops about the past of this world and the creation of the dungeon itself, leaving just enough for the imagination. The plot connects and moves the story, but just enough so that each episode where we focus solely on characters and their inner workings can feel additive without feeling unfocused or meandering. Each ingredient serves its purpose in achieving the show's vision, a vision that is clear from the very start and that only expands as it goes, without losing any of its charm.

It's a show about spending time with its characters, seeing them interact with the various new situations the world keeps throwing at them, and hearing your stomach grumble upon seeing the mouth-watering depictions of oddly realistic fantasy food. 10/10.

Season 1 was a lot of fun. Characters are adorable. The music suits the theme. The last episode was released yesterday and I was bit sad because it had been almost 6 month I was waiting for my 20min of Dungeon and food exploration of the week. I think you can't not like this show if you enjoyed The legend of Vox Machina and if your are not alergic to anime. It kind of remember me Goblin Slayer, but more fun and with the intention to be instructive for children (but this is not for children), despite the immoral, but cute, behavior of the leading heroes.

Overall, it is a very solid take on the epic fantasy story telling and you'll find in the end that the Dungeon may be a little bit more than just an old ruin with ancient magic.