Dungeon Meshi

Adventuring knight Laios Touden leads a small party through a seemingly endless dungeon, a subterranean maze full of dangerous monsters and precarious traps. Through the use of advanced magic, an explorer can sometimes be resurrected, allowing them to learn from past mistakes and give traversing the dungeon another go. However, when a powerful dragon eats Falin, Laios' spellcasting sister, she sends her brother and his companions back to the beginning to save them from permanent ends.

Though strapped for cash and equipment, Laios resolves to fight his way through the dungeon and rescue Falin before she can be digested by the dragon. Despite some of Laios' allies abandoning him, two remain by his side: elven mage Marcille Donato and halfling locksmith Chilchuck Tims. Due to their lack of funds, the party faces the daunting prospect of starving before being able to complete their quest. However, they find salvation in Senshi, a dwarven warrior with a penchant for cooking and safely eating defeated monsters.

With Senshi's culinary expertise, Laios and his companions struggle through the dungeon while learning about gourmet dining—and each other—along the way.

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Donato, Marcille Main

Senbongi, Sayaka Japanese

Touden, Laios Main

Kumagai, Kentarou Japanese

Senshi Main

Naka, Hiroshi Japanese

Tims, Chilchuck Main

Tomari, Asuna Japanese

Izutsumi Supporting

Kanbe, Mitsuho Japanese

Touden, Falin Supporting

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Mithrun Supporting

Uchiyama, Kouki Japanese

Kabru Supporting

Katou, Wataru Japanese

Thistle Supporting

Kobayashi, Yuu Japanese

Inutade Supporting

Furuya, Yoshino Japanese

Ootsuka, Masahiko Producer, Episode Director

Kikushima, Kazufumi Producer

Vig, Julien Producer

Usa, Yoshiki Producer, Executive Producer

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Jan 5, 2026

naoya3desu

Recommended

Dungeon Meshi is one of those anime that truly deserves more attention. At first, it appears to be a simple, comedic fantasy about a group of adventurers who cook and eat monsters to survive in a dungeon. While that concept is fun and unique, the show quickly shows that it has much more depth than you'd expect from its premise.

One of the strongest aspects of the anime is its worldbuilding. The dungeon feels alive and well thought out, with its own rules, ecosystem, and dangers. The cooking isn't just for laughs, it's a smart way to explore how the characters adjust to their surroundings and ... make the most of their resources. Over time, the story begins to introduce deeper themes, higher stakes, and emotional moments that make you genuinely care about what happens next.

The characters are another major highlight. Each member of the party has a distinct personality, and their interactions feel natural and genuinely funny. As the series progresses, you start to discover more layers to them, which adds a lot of heart to the story. With solid animation, expressive character designs, and great pacing, Dungeon Meshi becomes far more memorable than many more popular fantasy anime.

Overall, Dungeon Meshi is clever, insightful, and quietly powerful. It doesn't rely on flashy trends or tired tropes, which likely contributes to its underrated status. However, for anyone willing to give it a chance, it offers a rewarding and surprisingly meaningful experience.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Dec 20, 2025

AnimeEnjoyer433

Mixed Feelings

It's really hard to tell if this show can be recommended to anyone. It has a Dr. Stone kind of theme, and it's definitely good. But other than being good, there's nothing to it. It basically went stagnant after few episodes. It's all about eating, eating, and eating, and that's it. Nothing happened.

The art style feels makes you feel like watching a cartoon show. It's kind of mixed in between. The characters are just weird in general kind of sense.

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If you like food or silly comedies, then this anime is definitely for you. But if you don't, other anime exist

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 11, 2024

ryanq214

Not Recommended

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The show has some redeeming qualities, and the characters are good, but frankly (despite knowing what it's name is) the show is dragged down by all the monster cooking. Just slows down the story most of the time, and it stops being funny pretty fast.
In addition, it's so weird how casual and not in a hurry the characters are 90% of the time despite them being on a time limit to save their friend. They have to save someone with like a month but they almost NEVER act like they are in a hurry. Just makes the overall story ... feel not important

The show would have been better without the cooking and characters just focusing on helping their friend as an adventure story. Would have been much better as the dungeon and adventurer side of the show is pretty good.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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