Maou ni Natta node, Dungeon Tsukutte Jingai Musume to Honobono suru
Now I'm a Demon Lord! Happily Ever After with Monster Girls in My Dungeon

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It's generic, but in a good way.

If you are a fan of the typical 2019 isekai story of an OP protagonist with a RPG menu building a harem, then this is a great read to scratch that itch. It's got everything from generic bad guys with the typical 1-D bad guy personality - to dragons taking human form as a girl. So far the protagonist remains top dog saving girls left and right. If you are into this type of story, then I would recommend giving this manga a read.

I do see potential for this manga to go more in-depth when it comes to what ... it means to be a hero and the various shades of grey. But, I don't think this is where it's going, and there is nothing wrong with that.

If you took a break from anime/manga for a while and just came back. This manga is also a good one to gauge the current trends.

Well, as far as the isekai genre goes, this one is actually pretty okay. Despite the subpar MAL score, any fan of the genre should probably give it a shot. I'll shorten Maou ni Natta node, Dungeon Tsukutte Jingai Musume to Honobono suru to Dungeon Isekai for the sake of this review.

STORY
Dungeon Isekai started off like a typical isekai does. The protagonist wakes up in another world and starts anew.
What I did like about Dungeon Isekai was that, while it had a unique aspect (guy wakes up as a Demon Lord), it doesn't try to force it onto you. Often times, isekais constantly ... remind you that "the MC is just a powerless dude so what he's doing is amazing" or "the MC has these OP skills that make him super cool."
Compared to these, the premise of Dungeon Isekai is pretty normal. The dude wakes up, thanks the dungeon core for giving him another shot at life, and pretty much just wanders around and picks up a few monster waifus here and there.
It's nothing serious, the plot is evenly paced, and it's got enough slice-of-life elements to be enjoyable while still maintaining the otherworldly feel. I hope action's not going to be a main focus of this manga, because that's the only part that genuinely just sucks.

CHARACTERS
Under scrutiny, this is where most half-assed stories begin to show some cracks, and Dungeon Isekai is no exception.
There's the main character, who's kind of a geek and an overall decent guy. He makes video game references (e.g. Minecraft, Dark Souls), does whatever he wants instead of bitching about morals all the time, and treats his monster waifus more like a family than a harem. In a word, he's pretty normal.
The dragon girl is a classic himedere. She acts haughty often, but isn't unbearable or annoying, and has her childish moments. The romance isn't forced, so to speak, but it doesn't seem like she'll get any development soon.
The vampire loli is a vampire loli. Typical little sister trope. One-dimensional and cute. That's it.
There's also a dog and a slime. One is supposedly a god and the other is just a low-level slime. They're both treated like pets, and they serve to bring out the loli's cuteness, nothing more.
We haven't seen too much of the two maids yet, and we probably won't.
The hero seems to be a fairly generic "ditsy girl," hopefully she gets some development later.
The villains are set up pretty badly and the fights are pretty generic "good guy vs bad guy" beatdowns. It's not like we see them being "bad," either - it's just that they are proclaimed to be evil and that's pretty much the extent of their character.

ART
It's nothing special, looks pretty okay, gets a little choppy at times but is consistent overall. It does well at bringing out the characters' emotions, but don't expect too much from the action scenes.

ENJOYMENT
It's a time killer. Nothing really special about it, but that's part of its charm. With so many isekai desperately trying to be new or quirky in some way, it's almost weirdly refreshing to see someone doing the complete opposite.

As my first review, I decided this manga should have it. [SPOILER]


At first glance it's nothing special, a typical isekai, but instead, it doesn't focus on the past of the person, instead on the present moment, and that's the theme of the manga, it does a good job at keeping the moments flowing, and there is always something happening.


As characters we have the MC, which is a Demon Lord, starts out as that itself, he wasn't given this power by someone. The first chapters are packed full of situations, while later on, it starts to stall, but gives the same vibes, just on a different ... rhythm, this comes down to plot not being focused on action, although it has action, it's (probably) more focused on the character development, and the rom-com part.
Next we have the Dragon loli, which I gratefully accept being legal, as otherwise it would bring a social drama about it. I must say, in my opinion, the romance with the Mc and this character, has been the most wholesome one I've seen in manga, the art expresses really well the emotions desired.


As for the other characters, we have a Fenrir, you can take it as a mascot of sorts. The slime, the mascot which later turns out to be a loli. The cutesy vampire loli, a loli. And finally the 2 maids.


I enjoyed it tons, the art is great at points, while it gets sloppy sometimes, the story is above average, although the story could use a natural enemy, the characters are well balanced, well, in short terms at least (Insert ba dum tss meme here), and the enjoyment is high enough to read at anytime. I did get displeased by how quickly I burned through the chapters, but that just shows my enjoyment.


Overall it's a 8, it could get better, but I don't think a nice 9 is plausible, even this 8 is a stretch, but I think it deserves it

Thanks for reading and have good time

GOD TIER NEW WAIFU

I had to say it, dragon waifu.


Ok past that, which everyone should know. The beginning art isnt the best but it slowly progresses better over time to god tier. Ive seen every chapter as ive been reading since the first couple. Ill say it progressively gets better.

Your mc isnt some generic mc who just does as other say and is timid, Our mc has a actual brain and smart enough to do things.

Your Fmc is also smart and is aggressive and assertive but also cute at the same time.
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The story as it says in the synopsis is about a demon lord reborn.

The story isnt super insane but the development between the characters is what draws me in and others as the relationships between characters grow and you see it all.
Especially dragon waifu.

Classic weak to op mc but the progress is explained decently and enjoyable. Classic op monster girl main girl but her and the mc both have fun personalities and their romance is much better and faster than most. I would give the series a 9 if the main girl didn't not show up for 20 recent chapters with a lame "surprise" reason that is only revealed afterwards, also all the characters only ever wear one thing which is quite disappointing.
The main couple is the best part and I'm quite sure that peaked a while ago since the (weak)harem part is happening now on top ... of "far away" world plot, so I expect it won't hold up as well throughout. Also all the girls are small so if you're only into voluptuous babes be wary.

Completely forgettable trash isekai.

Dude wakes up and is a god from the first chapter. He then gets his pack of harem girls in the second chapter. No story whatsoever. Every joke is copy and pasted from every other isekai. The entire plot consists of him buying food and feeding his harem. MC has zero character development or backstory. Dude has literally no personality. How can the reader possibly empathize with the MC when he is a plank of wood? The only conflict here is that hes too powerful or doesn't understand how powerful he is. If there's no humor, no drama, no story, then what ... is even the point?