دلم میخواد این مانگا رو برای سندرسون بفرستم، بهش بگم اینطوری شخصیت پردازی میکنن و دنیا رو آروم آروم بسط میدن و همینطوری هم که میبینی ده هزار صفحه چرت و پرت ننوشته. خاک تو سرت با این کتابات.
-kelpie (horse-seahorse from irish mythology, using their fat to make soap.) -Zosu made fromBarley and Kelp (I get to learn new lovely japanese foods as well!) And Kraken... only they killed and ate one of its tapeworms.
I've needed some uplifting stuff after reviewing horror for so long. Normally my reviews are more severe but, it's a lonely sad time of year and some good-old fashioned whimsy hits just right.
The group is still on the 4th floor dealing with water problems: mermaids, undine, and ...
🐙KRAKEN🦑
(seeing their little bodies go flying cracks me up)
One of the people that abandoned them in the first chapter of the first volume shows up with the two people she's protecting. I'm guessing there's going to be something going on with those three in the future, and the two old people being protected seem like they're hiding something. Senshi also vaguely mentions the group he used to be with and I feel like there's more to that as well. Have to wait and see.
The end of this volume had probably one of the grossest scenes but it resulted in one of the cutest/funniest. Let's just say ... they had to skin giant frogs. 🐸
THIS series is a joy to read! I was giggling to myself reading this today. The characters are adorable, the fights are fun, the banter is great, the overarching story is interesting, the food making and eating is a cute change of pace. It is just THE BEST!
This volume it was good to get some background on how some characters met and also meet some new characters. As we get further into the dungeon it definitely feels like the stakes are getting higher because the characters are getting closer to fighting a dragon (see what I mean when I say this is just like Dungeons and Dragons??)
Seriously though I was cackling reading this and can't wait to continue on to the next volume because the dragon is on the cover and ya girl loves dragons!
This series is always good for the laughs, especially if it's at the cost of Elvish common sense (poor Marcille). Although the series is mostly about subjugating monsters and consuming them for nutrition, another common theme is food sustainability without straining the dungeon ecosystem.
"YOU FINISHED BEFORE I COULD DECIDE WHICH OF YOU TO STOP."
Laios singing along with the mermaids and the latter's reaction was quite amusing!
It was also nice to see how Marcille and Falin became friends. It does worry me, though, since it feels like too much time has passed since they set out on their mission...
A flashback reveals more of the school friendship of Marcelle and Falin; a deep underground lake leads to many encounters with watery monsters of various types. I continue to have a very fun time with this series!
We get to see: - another adventurers group - backstory of the friendship between Falin and Marcille - one of the previous members of Laios's party (Namari)
We meet some new faces in this volume, as well as the party's reunion with a character foreshadowed back in chapter 1. The story gets a lot more breathing room from the "Monster of the week" style chapters that came before it.
Something I think this series captures well about D&D is how often you and your party have to think of creative ways of dealing with a situation, like the characters here trapping a powerful spirit between two large cooking woks. The story delves into the survival and resource management aspects of a dungeon crawler, something I haven't really seen explored in any fantasy novel.
While the translation leaves gaps in the story (or at least I 'll blame the translation and not fault the creator), they are easily ignored to enjoy the delightful combination of fantasy and officialdom, reminiscent of the reading the best of the old-school D&D manuals and adventures of the 80's.
Still delightful to read, and I'm especially delighted with the other adventuring party they keep finding the bodies of (RIVALS), and the flashback to wizard school (FRIENDSHIP).
And so continues my love affair with this impeccable series. Seriously, I'm swooning! There are other manga series that I have adored and are overall 5-star series for me, like "Death Note" and "Horimiya", but this one takes the cake (food pun intended). I think it's a personal thing because "Delicious in Dungeon" is the alignment of so many of my favorite things: adventures, magic worlds, cooking, monsters, cool battles, and a hella cool dwarf. Ryoko Kui continues to balance moving the overall plot forwards at beautiful pace, while taking time to explore the intricacies of the dungeon and all its inhabitants. I deeply appreciate the fact that readers don't just get blasted with names of creatures but also information about their ecosystems and what's unique about them; this really fleshes out the world so well! The characters are as wonderful as ever, and each person gets a nice balance of focal time. The additional group that the main bunch met up with in this volume was nicely done: it added texture to the volume while again progressing the plots of everyone involved in a natural way. 5/5, would definitely recommend this series if you're looking for a funny, heartfelt, and really unique fantasy manga!
What is the most interesting is how stupid and simultaneously smart Laios is. How can you go from talking about all the different organisms and how to cook them and how to get your team to safety and then immediately eat raw monster... It ended very funny.
I can't believe some of the panels they included. People are dying and everything and then we get to see Chilchuck dressed in a bag I just- the whiplash of gore versus silliness is crazy and a lot of fun (but also it is a little disgusting sometimes so I decided to never eat again while reading this because I do not trust it to always be something that I find tasty...especially considering I haven't eaten meat for about 14 years)
I'm getting ot the point where is nothing new to write about. The comics keep its standards, it's still fun, smart and creative in ways to resolving both adventures and dishing various dungeon fauna and flora along the way.
3.5 stars. If volume one was the food volume and volume two was the character volume, then volume three is definitely the adventure volume. I’m enjoying this one enough to continue reading for at least a couple more volumes. I’m especially interested in what the dragon will bring in the next volume and if we see any more former party members coming up soon.