Meikyuu Black Company (The Dungeon of Black Company)

After working tirelessly toward his goal of a self-sustainable NEET lifestyle, Kinji Ninomiya has finally achieved his dreams. Now looking down on common folk commuting during a typhoon from the penthouse of one of his apartment buildings, Kinji gets ready to start his new, slothful life. However, all of his hard work goes to waste when a portal appears beneath him from out of nowhere.

Teleported to another world, Kinji is forced to work for a mining company that focuses solely on profits and has no care whatsoever for the safety and well-being of its employees. Refusing to live in such conditions, he begins devising plans to get rich quickly, building connections with others in this new world and making his best efforts to escape the stringent corporate life. Will Kinji be able to overcome his restraints and attain financial freedom once more?

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Meikyuu Black Company was released on Blu-ray and DVD in three volumes from September 29, 2021 to November 26, 2021.

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Ninomiya, Kinji

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Konishi, Katsuyuki
Japanese

Rimu

Main

Kuno, Misaki
Japanese

Wanibe

Main

Shimono, Hiro
Japanese

Ranga

Supporting

Ichimichi, Mao
Japanese

Kinou, Shia

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Toda, Megumi
Japanese

Shuba'ha, Belza

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Satou, Satomi
Japanese

Meikyuu Ari A

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Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu
Japanese

Narrator

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Hidaka, Noriko
Japanese

Ash, Power

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Kurtz

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Tamaru, Atsushi
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Cook, Justin

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Kaneko, Hayato

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Maruyama, Hajime

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Hasegawa, Yoshinori

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"Shimi (染み)" by HOWL BE QUIET

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"World is Mine (ワールドイズマイン)" by Humbreaders (ハンブレッダーズ)

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Sep 24, 2021

BillyCx

Recommended

This has got the be my pick for the hidden gem of Summer Season 2021. A truly unique and entertaining anime going against almost all of the Isekai genre's Stereotypes. While the show did have a slightly mediocre first few episodes it really picked up it's pace shortly after and became the series i was looking forward to the most each week.

First things first, my only real criticism for the show: The production feels really cheap. And while I am not sure whether this was intended or not by the studio, I won't sit here and pretend that it adds some sort of charm to ... the show. It doesn't!
The art and animation makes you think you are watching something from around 2007. It is another one of those animes where you can't tell if it has more than 2 soundtracks besides OP and ED (which are really good imo btw but more to that later) and while the music is sort of fitting to most scenes and adds at least something to the show, it is nothing to write home about. So if you are hoping for an Unlimited Budget Works production you will find yourself disappointed.

Story: The premise of the show is that the Main Character Ninomija, after having achieved success in his own world, is suddenly teleported to another world and immediately turned into a corporate slave by a company that treats it's employees more like drones than sapient beings. His only light at the end of the tunnel: An incredibly cute and OP demon girl with an endless desire for food. The rest of the story is a harder to explain cause it is quite wild, constantly jumping around from one plotpoint to another with the only real overarching storyline being the MC's party trying to get out of the grasps of the evil corporation they are working for.It's a very goofy concept that clearly more intended to entertain than inspire and it does an amazing job at it as i found myself laughing at a good portion of the show while watching. I often found myself at the start of episodes asking myself if i missed something inbetween and exactly that turned out to give the show a lot of it's appeal as you could never expect what was coming next. Despite having it's focus on humor there are many scenes that are either cute, wholesome or even thought proviking.

Characters: You rarely see an Anime with a lineup as diverse and loveable as Black Company. The Protagonist is one of the best Male MCs you will come by in the Anime Industry. He is witty, charismatic and doesn't want to take shit from anyone. His problem tho is that he is a weakling in an Isekai world that is ruled by evil industrialism that treats people as labor slaves. Making the Protagonist unable to get out of his predicament on his own. Luckily he ends up being accompanied by a Trap Wizard, an adorable and OP af dragon girl with an unsatiable hunger, a crazy Hero loyal to the evil company and a completely level headed lizard man that would most likely prefer minding his own business rather than being part of this story. Trying his best to act as a leader to this crazy group of people the MC sometimes manages to get things done while failing miserably at others, all while slowly establishing closer relationships with the party's members and having some fun on the way.

The Opening of the anime is a very fitting one imo staying true to the goofy vibes that the show is mostly about. However, it is the Ending that is the cherry on top. As i don't want to take anything away from the experience i will have you look it up yourself. All i am saying is is that it puts the Love is War Chika Dance ED to shame.

Ultimately i was debating whether this was a 9 or 10 for me and eventually ended up deciding on a 9 as the Anime does an excellent job in the important departments of Characters, Story and overall Entertainment but could have been even greater with a slightly better Animation und Sound usage. Regardless of that a clear recommendation for anyone who is looking for humorful Entertainment.

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Sep 24, 2021

PyraXadon

Mixed Feelings

Ah, capitalism. The main driving force that keeps the world’s engine running as society drives itself into the ground for the sake of making a quick buck at the cost of both its workers who make pitiful wages and the environment who suffers long-term damage as a result of our glorious industrial and globalization age. Too much? Well if this show wasn’t something of a meta-commentary itself, I wouldn’t be making an existential crisis opening paragraph now would I?

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Kinji Ninomiya is a self-made man who at the ripe age of 25 has managed to create a small real estate empire powerful enough to be self-sustaining ...

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Sep 17, 2021

UltraReviewShow

Not Recommended

Preliminary (12/12 eps)

Without getting into specifics, the show doesn't really focus on anything as far as the business ventures, it just kinda mentions he's in debt, shows some way he's gonna make money without really exploring it much, then just saying he sold the stuff and payed off the debt, without showing the sales process or anything.

The show just feels very shallow, most of the character's ideas aren't very novel to begin with, it's usually something that makes you say "Really, no ones thought of that in this world before?" and then you just accept it and move on to the next thing. People have said he's ...

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