Dungeon Meshi
Delicious in Dungeon
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Dungeon Meshi

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Dungeon Food
Japanese: ダンジョン飯
English: Delicious in Dungeon
Spanish: Tragones y mazmorras
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 14
Chapters: 102
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 15, 2014 to Sep 15, 2023
Genres: Award Winning Award Winning, Comedy Comedy, Fantasy Fantasy, Gourmet Gourmet
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Harta
Authors: Kui, Ryouko (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.751 (scored by 3128831,288 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #472
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #176
Members: 89,438
Favorites: 5,818

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MangaHartaKui, Ryouko (Story & Art)
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Delicious in Dungeon
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Synopsis

After the Golden Kingdom is sunk underground by an insane magician, its king emerges, promising all of his treasure to any who defeat the magician, before crumbling to dust. Guilds are spurred on by this promise, traversing the labyrinthine dungeon in search of the magician. Laios Touden, the leader of one such guild, encounters a dragon that wipes out his party and devours his sister, Falin. Despite having lost the entirety of their supplies and belongings, Laios along with Marcille Donato, an elven healer, and Chilchuck Tims, a halfling thief, immediately reenter the dungeon, determined to save Falin.

Time being of the essence, Laios suggests the taboo of eating the monsters of the dungeon as a means of gathering supplies. Upon the preparation of their first meal in the dungeon, they are stopped by an on-looking dwarf named Senshi. An enthusiast of monster cooking, he helps them prepare their monster ingredients for safe consumption. After learning of Laios' circumstances, Senshi expresses his desire to cook a dragon and joins their guild, thus beginning their food-filled foray into the dungeon together.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Dungeon Meshi ranked first and sixth in the 2016 and 2017 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the Male Readers division, respectively. The manga was also nominated for the Manga Taisho Award for four consecutive years from 2016 to 2019, and won Best Comic at the 55th Seiun Awards in 2024.

The series was published in English as Delicious in Dungeon by Yen Press from May 23, 2017, to July 23, 2024. It was also released in Italian by J-POP from February 1, 2017, to April 24, 2024; in Spanish by Milky Way Ediciones since February 27, 2017; and in French by Casterman since May 17, 2017.

Characters

Touden, Falin
Supporting
Mithrun
Supporting
Kabru
Supporting
Thistle
Supporting
Inutade
Supporting

Reviews

Sep 20, 2023
Well-writtenWell-written
Dungeon Meshi has been a wonderful, overwhelmingly well-orchestrated rollercoaster of emotions; one I just couldn't get tired of.

It started as a relatively simple (at least that was the impression) sword-and-sorcery parody meant to deconstruct the concept of eating monsters. It really is disgusting if you think about it for a moment, isn't it? Would you love to eat a rabid dog chasing you, or a snake about to bite you? That's the kind of mental struggle the characters had to go through at the beginning.

And it would be perfectly alright if it had stayed just that: a comedy around eating disgusting things. But the story ...
Apr 13, 2024
Mixed Feelings
I feel like there's three major arcs in Dungeon Meshi, and these will help readers decide if they want to stick with the manga.

The first arc feels almost like it's a Dungeon and Dragon's companion, while it might not be directly based on D&D, it's mostly about a party of adventurers in a dungeon, needing to find food, and thus cooking monsters. If you're already a D&D fan, you might enjoy this section the most, but I feel like it's the roughest part of the series.

The biggest issue is that while the main story line is introduced in the first chapter, it's ...
Oct 24, 2024
InformativeInformative
I don't often give the “Not Recommended” tag, but I'll be honest: I do not believe Dungeon Meshi is worth the read. While it presents interesting morals and a unique take on exploring dungeons, and does have its upsides, there are plenty of better reads out there.

With that said, let’s explore what this manga is about and the themes it seeks to convey. We’ll discuss whether the beginning is misleading, how it approaches its key themes, and how effectively it utilizes the major elements of the medium to tell its story.

So, what is this show about?

At its core, Dungeon Meshi deals with the dichotomy between ...

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