Trailer for the new anime Delicious in Dungeon from Studio Trigger has just been released, giving fans their first look at the food-themed fantasy series, as well as an official release date. Delicious in Dungeon is based on the manga of the same name, which started out in 2014 and is still ongoing. Trigger previously produced a TV commercial for the series in 2019, so fans have been hoping they’ll pick up the series for a complete adaptation ever since.
An anime adaptation was previously announced in August 2022, and it will be created by Studio Trigger, a well-known animation studio in the anime world responsible for several hit works over the past decade, like SSSS.Gridman. Now, fans have a new trailer, along with the series’ final release date: January 2024.
Anime Delicious in Dungeon’s to premiere in January 2024
Delicious in Dungeon follows the adventures of a group of dungeon explorers, whose mission is to rescue their friend trapped at the bottom of the dungeon. However, bringing in enough resources to make it survive down there can be difficult… so one party member, Laios, suggests they eat the monsters they kill on the way down to stay alive. However, Laios simply always wanted to try monster meat and had some grand plans for how to best cook it… even if his teammates weren’t very enthusiastic about the idea. With such a silly premise, the series is of course a comedy and seems heavily inspired by Dungeons and Dragons.
Cooking-themed anime, like the infamous Food Wars, tend to lean towards the absurd in their establishment, and Studio Trigger’s Delicious in Dungeon is no exception. The trailer includes a parody of the famous Pokémon motto in the form of “Gotta Eat ’em All!”, which is really all one needs to know about the seriousness of this series. However, the characters still have to deal with many of the realities of dungeons, like avoiding traps, defeating monsters, and natural hazards from the environment, meaning there’s still plenty of fantasy adventure on the horizon. way. However, their biggest enemy will always know what that delicious looking dish is actually made of.
In the fantasy anime scene that includes dark series like Goblin Slayer in recent years, Delicious in Dungeon just might be the goofy anime that fantasy fans have been waiting for.