Before going on with my review, I will make two things clear.
First is that this isekai anime is the first isekai anime picked up by the anime studio Mappa.
Second, this anime is solely focused on cooking. You can say that this is a cooking show but the setting is isekai instead to make things look more vibrant and interesting.
I am not a reader of the source for this anime, but I am loving each and every moment of it. It is chill, funny and introduces a lot of delicious looking food. If you are a food lover, then you'll absolutely love this anime. The story set up is a guy getting isekai'd into this new world which is full of people and monsters. Modern technology does not exist, and neither does concept of having a cattle farm for meat. He is not alone, but other people do get isekai'd with him. He is the only one out of them who doesn't have an attack/defense based skill. His skill is online grocery and with money, he can buy things from there. So, he asks for leave instead of hanging out where he was summoned, and embarks on a journey only to meet this mythical beast, Fenrir, who saw him cooking and fell in love with his food. He proposed to become the main character's familiar. He hunts for meat, and he makes them. Other parts of the monsters that are not edible are sold by them to earn money for the online grocery. The way the food is presented each episode, makes you drool and crave for it. The food made by the main character bears resemblance to our real life food so it is not just fantasy food but something that you might be familiar with. Fenrir is the strongest, so he hunts down his preys pretty easily and the people are amazed at his presence by the main character's side.
The recurring characters are the main character and Fenrir so far. There's a woman from the guild but it does not look like they will ever meet again. There was an adventurer group which the main character hired on the first episode so they might become recurring characters but after their exit, we haven't seen them since except for a side clip where they miss the food cooked by the main character.
This is not a power fantasy anime where the main character just goes and stomps on people. This is an anime focused on the laid back life of a guy who got isekai'd and has a powerful familiar to hunt and make delicious and brilliantly presented food. If you are into this type of anime, then definitely give it a try. I cannot say much about how this anime will end, but so far it has been good. Anime like this don't get further seasons announced, but maybe we will get lucky with this series.
