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TL;DR Dungeon Meshi is one of those animes that's so good that you hate to see it come to an end.

Basically, Dungeon Meshi story follows a group of adventurers who delve deep into a dungeon to rescue Laios' sister, Falin. However after losing all their gear and being poor AF to the point of they can't even afford some decent food, they decide to eat monsters along the way instead - And soon enough meet Senshi, a dwarf that specializes in cooking (monsters).

Most people's first thought is that this is just another "fantasy anime" but with cooking this time. However, it sets itself apart enough ... at the beginning to prove otherwise, with everything really 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 nicely with each other because of this.
The story/worldbuilding is great and isn't too complicated to understand. It picks up halfway through when it starts to be more than just about cooking monsters, this is something especially important even for a fantasy anime since the original author actually has an understanding of it, as it takes various aspects from various fantasy games such as DnD and the likes.
Although the characters can come off as simple, they are well-written/developed, each with distinct personalities and backstories with little tidbits of their history coming up as the episodes progress - they also aren't annoying to the point I want to claw my eyes out. Even with Laios and Izutsumi being my personal favourites, you'd find it hard not to like them all.
And of course, the wonderful animation and sound design is top-notch thanks to TRIGGER doing the adaptation, it's the best I've seen this season so far, this anime is something else.

For something as underrated as this, it's a REALLY good shift from the Isekai/Shonen slop you see get season after season nowadays, and it shows.

Final rating would be a 9, but it was just that good I ended up buying "The Adventurer's Bible" book, so its a 10.
(I also just don't want to type anymore)

At first, I wasn't really interested in Bungo Stray Dogs as it didn't look that good to me and i'm not much of a fan of its genre.
However, I eventually decided to give it a chance after a close friend, who happens to be a huge BSD fan, recommended it to me. Throughout the entire season and even in future seasons, the show has its ups and downs.

On the positive side, there are some interesting characters (with Dazai being a personal favourite of mine).
The show also includes good jokes and alot of funny/comedic moments, aswell as suspenseful drama that's actually quite entertaining at times. The ... animation and sound design are very well done for when it was made, adding to the overall experience (and gets a lot better later on too).

However, there are also some drawbacks.
At times, the show can be bland and the story can be confusing, and there were alot of moments where I felt bored and had to push myself to continue watching. Additionally, the balance between comedy and drama is not always even, which can sometimes make you question why you're even watching to begin with. The pacing of the show can be a bit slow too, as the series takes a long time to establish the characters and the world. This doesn't help as like I mentioned before, there are quite a few interesting characters that don't really get fleshed out in the following seasons.

Despite these flaws, as I watched through the following seasons, I ended up liking the anime quite a lot.
It significantly improves on its faults and I would highly recommend giving it a chance, and that's even if you're not typically a fan of mystery dramas (I for one am not, but I still enjoyed it anyways).