Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 7

ダンジョン飯 [Dungeon Meshi] #7

by Ryoko Kui

It's eat or be eaten...literally!
Massive changes in the dungeon have drawn out new monsters for Laios and his party to take on-and taste! But the shift has attracted the attention of the western elves, whose intervention could spell further trouble not only for Laios, but also for everyone on the island! Facing the threat of the Lunatic Magician from within and the elves from without, the adventurers must rally as a team like never before, especially when forced to confront a beast straight out of Senshi's nightmares!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Food, Adventure

215 pages, Paperback

First published April 12, 2019

About the author

九井諒子

Reviews

[Nicolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars.

Delicious in Dungeon, also known as Dungeon Meshi, is a manga series that follows a group of adventurers as they explore a dungeon and cook the monsters they encounter.

The party is joined by a new member, Izutsumi, who was previously in Shuro's party. The group is deep underground, in areas barely explored before, and they can't afford to have anyone acting up and risking everyone's lives. So Izutsumi will have to learn how to play nice and eat monsters, all the while the rest of the party spills old secrets and those on the surface begin to plan subjugating the dungeon once and for all.

Overall, Delicious in Dungeon is a unique and entertaining manga series that combines dungeon-crawling adventure with cooking. The characters are well-developed, and the world-building is excellent. The art style is also fantastic, and the monsters look both terrifying and delicious. I highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys fantasy, comedy, and cooking.

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

The secret origin of Senshi is revealed in the second half, giving a strong finish after a slower start that involved outside politics and an idyllic village filled with bored and boring immortals.

[Maia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am still completely caught up in this series. I love the glimpse of Senshi's past revealed in this volume, and the lore of the dungeon that is still being revealed. There was a line in here about how the dungeon leaves you alone if you don't ask much of it, but that if you have strong desires it throws even more obstacles into your way. Our heroes have such big goals right now, but they're marching ahead regardless!

[Ricarda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I already was completely in love with this series before it added a half wild catgirl to the main group, but here I am enjoying it even more with every volume <3

[Camila T &#x1f349; · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, Senshi’s story got me on my feels. But my favorite still was the one before that, with Marcille making the familiars.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

An improvement over the preceding few volumes due to a return to basics - cookery and high adventure. A well constructed backstory takes up the bulk of the tale while also setting up future installments.

[Kendra · Rating 5 out of 5]

hard times backstory ahead

[Sol · Rating 5 out of 5]

SISSEL NONBINARY SWAG...? (holds my breath in excited nonbinary)

This was one of the most emotionally impactful volumes yet, I really had to hold in my tears for the last couple chapters while reading... we finally learn a bit about Senshi's backstory and it really puts everything about him into perspective. It totally makes me love him all the more. And I know I do little more in each volume's reviews than praise Laios' character to high heavens, but... I simply must do it again here!

Even though Laios' straightforwardness and misunderstanding of/lack of tact can land him in hot water sometimes, I really appreciate how these traits are also shown to have amazingly helpful qualities as well. I really see him as being an AuDHD coded character, so when I see a character doing great things with traits that people usually see as hindrances (including characters in this manga, and rightfully so at times!), I can't help but see this as being amazing representation (though we're talking about my interpretation, not sure if Laios being neurodivergent was something Kui intended, but I see so much of myself in him that it's hard for me not to interpret him that way!).
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I really love when Senshi's conflict about possibly having committed cannibalism is revealed. All the other characters want to tiptoe around it carefully to avoid upsetting him further or learning the truth, but Laios is straightforward as always: well, let's cook griffin and find out. Yes, some may think its tactless -- Chilchuck and Marcille certainly do -- but Laios is pushing Senshi towards understanding and letting go of his past burdens, trying to help him take the most straightforward path to moving on. I just think that is such an example of how kind he is. And because of that straightforwardness, Senshi is able to have a massive revelation that helps him finally reach an amazing place with something that haunted him.

Hopefully what I'm saying makes sense, but it just really touches my heart that a quality about Laios that I really read as being neurodivergent coded -- his inability to tiptoe around social cues and "let's just fix it" attitude -- that other characters see as being drawbacks, is something that really saves the day in this situation. I think Kui does really good at not labeling behaviors as being "bad" or "good", but rather "not right in certain situations, very handy in others". It's really mature and thoughtful writing on her part and I just keep getting more and more attached to Laios for that very reason!

[Benjamin Uke · Rating 4 out of 5]

THERE ARE NINJA CATPEOPLE IN THIS DUNGEON?!


-nightmares steamed in alcohol
-Ice golem chawan mushi
-Barometz balut
-soulful eggs benedicts
-skyfish and chips
-griffen soup

Also, a character milks a Minotaur, and they teach ghosts how to appreciate food even if they don't taste.

[LipwigLiest · Rating 5 out of 5]

they yassified senshi in this one

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 out of 5 stars
This was a little slower than other volumes. Not really a bad thing because it meant we got some much needed backstory for my favourite character and I ate that s*** up! I wasn't a huge fan of how heavily this focused on our new character rather than on the group as a whole but I do think some interesting stuff happened that means the plot can really take large steps in the next volume or two. Excited as always to continue.

[Libbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part of my 2025 year of friend recs

Senshi needs to be protected at all costs 😭

Laius is soooooo one track minded. Hears a tragic backstory and is like "yeah.... but what did it taste like." 😂

[grayi ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

i just love senshi a lot, and i think he deserves everything good in this (that) world.

[Percy · Rating 5 out of 5]

pat pat good kitty

[achilles · Rating 5 out of 5]

all i feel is joy and excitement, and i am truly happy about it. ryoko kui, you know what the autism crowd is for🫰

[Václav · Rating 5 out of 5]

(4,3 of 5 for this delicious manga parody)
I like food, I love to cook and I had my share of tabletop RPG back in days. And this series combines it in a light humorous way. It's super fun, very interesting and very clever. I'm always fascinated by the author's creativity, the new recipes, ingredients and ways to cook. This time there is an extra layer in the form of Senshi background story, which is great. This is "must-read" for all food & fantasy enthusiasts.

[Snail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic as ever. Dungeon Meshi is seriously a jewel.

[Brandon Stenger · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one should really get 500 stars.

[Logan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lot of great stuff going on in this volume. Cat girl becoming a part of the main team, getting deeper into the story with the Golden City people further directing the journey to defeat the Lunatic Mage, the elves showing up and adding pressure, and Senshi's dramatic and chilling backstory. I don't actually know if the monster fights and meals were super exciting to see play out, but they were cool enough. I instinctively want to give this a 4 star and say it's on the higher end. But I just never instinctively give 5 stars, I suppose because I don't like reading *that* much, so to help me have a more even ranking system I think I should give this a solid 5.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Endlich mehr Hintergrundgeschichte zum Dungeon, dem wahnsinnigen Magier und zu Senshi! ♥️
Die zweite Abenteurergruppe geht mir aber immer noch heftigst auf die Nerven.

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Senshis Vergangenheit hat den Band gerettet da hier Asebi viel vorkommt und ich die wonach nicht leiden kann 🙄🙄🙄.

[edy · Rating 5 out of 5]

senshi deserves the world

[Δανάη Ιμπραχήμ · Rating 3 out of 5]

The second half was better. (I'm so glad I'm not the only one that gets bored with the other group)

Poor Senshi's past was intense.

[MMelania]

yassified senshi is gonna give me nightmares

[Kristen · Rating 5 out of 5]

CRYING IN THE CLUB OVER SENSHI'S BACKSTORY AHHH

[Mirella · Rating 5 out of 5]

um volume com coisas extremamente bestas, bizarras e engraçadas, tipo a fazenda de minotauros e ao mesmo tempo com a tristeza e sensibilidade do passado do senshi 😭

[Chiara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Senshi /_ \

[kathrine · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75/5

Finally read something this month please clap.
Senshi’s backstory was so great i love him

[marcia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vol. 2 ★★★☆☆
Vol. 3 ★★★☆☆
Vol. 4 ★★★★☆
Vol. 5 ★★★☆☆
Vol. 6 ★★★★☆

10/21/2021:
★★★☆☆
The stint at Golden Castle Village is honestly very boring, but there are still lots to enjoy in this volume: Izutsumi has integrated pretty well with the group, the bits with Marcille and her familiar are hilarious, and it's nice to find out more about Senshi's backstory. I don't remember talking about the art before but this series is easily the most well-drawn manga I've ever read. As someone who also makes art and comics, I know I'll be returning to it a lot.

[Eressea · Rating 5 out of 5]

20240718 5th read
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20240116 4th read
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20211229 3rd read
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20200809 2nd read
拋下滿洲國來看這套，準備接上第八集
沒想到還撐不到九月賭KOBO全站打折就斷糧了
只好湊出一單899來看最新台版進度
樂天真是太邪惡了...
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20200212 1st read
出那麼慢前面都忘記了
但最近書債好多，先不要再挖坑了...

不得不說看完九井諒子精美的畫面
實在很想棄獵魔戰記的坑...