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Delicious in Dungeon
"Eat or be eaten."
8.4
Yr
2024
Rt
26m
Status
Returning Series
Animation
Comedy
Action & Adventure
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Series Brief
Overview
Dungeons, dragons... and delicious monster stew!? Adventurers foray into a cursed buried kingdom to save their friend, cooking up a storm along the way.
Why fans love it
Adventurers in a cursed kingdom usually fixate on survival or treasure, but this fantasy world prioritizes the menu. The series treats the dungeon as a giant grocery store where every monster, from giant scorpions to walking mushrooms, acts as a potential ingredient. By shifting the focus from standard swordplay to the methodical art of preparation, the show finds humor in the practicalities of feeding a party during a high-stakes rescue mission.
Kentaro Kumagai anchors a cast tasked with balancing typical high fantasy threats with the surprisingly grounded problem of sourcing dinner. Rather than simply fighting through peril, the characters approach their expedition with a sense of culinary curiosity. It is a rare marriage of action-adventure and gastronomy that turns monster hunting into a literal quest for sustenance. The pacing remains lighthearted, treating the strange ecosystem of the dungeon as a kitchen waiting to be explored.
Featured Players
Cast 75
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Production Board
Crew
Storyboard Artist
Storyboard Assistant
Co-Director
Series Director
Prop Designer
Assistant Director
Art Designer
Background Designer
Art Direction
Director of Photography
Signal Match
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Keyword Cloud
Keywords
monster
cooking
based on manga
dungeon
fantasy world
seinen
gourmet
anime
high fantasy
gastronomy
cat girl
adventure
elf
dungeon crawling
lighthearted
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Technical Sheet
Details
- First Aired
- January 04, 2024
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episode Runtime
- 26 minutes
- Origin
- JP
- TMDB Votes
- 313