Translated by Taylor Engel
216 pages
Published 2019 (English translation published 2019)
Read from October 2 to October 3
Rating: 4 out of 5
When I watched the Delicious in Dungeon anime, one of the few things I disliked about it was pacing. The Red Dragon arc seems like it should be a season-ending climax, yet in the story Kui has set out to tell, it’s just a jumping-off point for a deeper, stranger, more complex narrative than a simple culinary dungeon crawl. I think that comes across better in the manga, perhaps because I have the benefit of hindsight, and have adjusted my expectations to fit the story in hand.
This volume guides us through more table-setting: giving depth to Izutsumi and Kabru, and introducing major new factions in the Western Elves and the residents of the Golden Country. Plus, we get Senshi’s tragic backstory, one of the emotional highlights of the series so far.
All in all, a solid installment.
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