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My Room is a Dungeon Rest Stop Manga #1
My Room is a Dungeon Rest Stop (Manga) Vol. 1
A ROOM WITH A VIEW…TO A DUNGEON IN ANOTHER WORLD!
Suzuki Touru has just scored an amazingly cheap apartment–but the reason it’s so cheap is the front door opens up to a classic fantasy dungeon! Luckily, Touru has always wanted to explore a dungeon. But when he stumbles across Ria, a beautiful blonde knight, he may well have gotten more adventure than he bargained for!
Suzuki Touru has just scored an amazingly cheap apartment–but the reason it’s so cheap is the front door opens up to a classic fantasy dungeon! Luckily, Touru has always wanted to explore a dungeon. But when he stumbles across Ria, a beautiful blonde knight, he may well have gotten more adventure than he bargained for!
140 pages, Paperback
Published January 7, 2020
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January 22, 2020
Ahh! This manga is so cute. It's a fairly typical isekai EXCEPT Suzuki Touru isn't transported to or trapped in the fantasy world, he just has access to it through his new apartment! I love that his apartment is still grounded in the real world but he basically has access to the fantasy world like those snotty kids getting to Narnia through the back of their closet. And when he bring Ria, a fantasy knight, back to his apartment she gets to experience what his world is like. Would that make it sort of a reverse isekai as well, then?
This is just so funny, with Touru bringing various things over into the dungeon and experimenting with his stats and how leveling up in the dungeon effects his real world body. I can't wait for volume 2 and to meet our new slime friend!
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This is just so funny, with Touru bringing various things over into the dungeon and experimenting with his stats and how leveling up in the dungeon effects his real world body. I can't wait for volume 2 and to meet our new slime friend!
An ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via Edelweiss+ for review. All opinions are unbiased and my own.
Like this review?
Check out more of my reviews on my blog, Elley the Book Otter
February 4, 2020
To be honest, this was a disappointing slow start for an Isekai relating to a bloke who happens to rent an apartment linking to a dungeon. Nothing much happens afterwards besides picking up a girl in a dungeon, *cough Danmachi cough cough*, and allow her to stay in his apartment to overcome her trauma of being weaken and lost during an exploration with her campions.
The majority of the story continues with Touru, the bloke, and Ria, the girl knight, having conversations about the dungeon, ruse of Touru being a wizard and his so called ‘artefacts’ which are ordinary house appliances like the shower or Touru’s figurine collection of anime girls. However, he does experiment on his level status, like in a JRPG, inside the dungeon and captures a slime to raise as a potential monster to slay for experience points.
I am interested where the story develops, but I am a bit disappointed how little there is available to read in this volume of 143 pages, there’s a ten-page written story at the end but is a conversation with the boy and girl, nothing particularly exciting.
The majority of the story continues with Touru, the bloke, and Ria, the girl knight, having conversations about the dungeon, ruse of Touru being a wizard and his so called ‘artefacts’ which are ordinary house appliances like the shower or Touru’s figurine collection of anime girls. However, he does experiment on his level status, like in a JRPG, inside the dungeon and captures a slime to raise as a potential monster to slay for experience points.
I am interested where the story develops, but I am a bit disappointed how little there is available to read in this volume of 143 pages, there’s a ten-page written story at the end but is a conversation with the boy and girl, nothing particularly exciting.
March 6, 2022
I couldn't finish this one, due to the ludicrous excuses to show the girl's cleavage, up her shirt, wet, or trembling. The premise of the story sounded so interesting, but there are other manga that have a similar set-up that I would much rather read.
October 7, 2023
What have I become
April 23, 2020
Suzuki Touru is a college dropout in need of a place to live. With only a part-time job, there are not many places to live…but he lucks out and finds a two bedroom apartment for 30,000 yen ($300). Yes, not sketchy at all! The moving his stuff in goes well, and then he opens a door and finds a pitch-black stone clad room also in his apartment. In other words, a dungeon — but the good news is he can still get back to his world! He just has to exit the window! Despite the dungeon in his apartment, dealing with that is no issue thanks to the cheap rent.
But of course everything’s going to change once he finds a beautiful blonde knight in the dungeon…
My Room is a Dungeon Rest Stop is the most typical manga adapted from a light novel there is. That said, the premise of being a dungeon rest stop was appealing. It could set itself up similar to Restaurant to Another World, where different adventurers arrive at Touru’s place, annoy him or eat his food, and never showed up again. Or at minimum, had the dude explore the dungeon a lot more than he does in volume 1.
Instead, he meets Ria inside the dungeon, who is paralyzed by a poison. He ends up saving her but not before he accidentally scares her into passing out (she thought he was goblin due to his look and his speech) and carries her back into his apartment after she wet herself. When they eventually are able to talk, he ends up lying about his circumstances about what he can do (she thinks he’s a mage due to all the exotic — some of it otaku — stuff in his room, and he decides to let her believe that) and then a very common set of elements occur — knight from another world is unfamiliar with modern stuff, hot girl takes multiple baths, and dude manages to get fantasy knight to dress in bloomers somehow, and she’s ok with it.
In other words, very typical stuff you’ve seen before.
That’s the most disappointing part of this manga — with the premise it has, it should be devoting more of its story to that rather than wasting an entire volume of Touru and Ria attempting to get used to each other. At least make it like two or three chapters. It loosely introduces some RPG elements as Touru tries to explore the dungeon, but it’s kinda lame. He ends up trying out different human foods and drinks inside the dungeon when he learns from Ria they seem to have given her stat increases; he fights a slime and ends up taking a really small slime into his apartment, and if that sounds boring to you, then yeah, I can confirm it pretty much is. The only good part is him trying to understand that Ria is in an unfamiliar world, so it makes sense for him to ease her worries, even if that means sleeping with her (and only just sleeping with her).
The start of the manga teases that Touru will head into the fantasy world with Ria, a slime, and a character that’s on the volume 2 cover. At least have some of that in this volume! Or unless it’s just a feint, and his trip into another world is not gonna happen. I would’ve taken that over this. It’s just a very ordinary manga with haremish aspects and a hot naked lady. Just go read High School Prodigies Have it Easy instead for a manga based on a light novel that’s at least fun.
- Justin
But of course everything’s going to change once he finds a beautiful blonde knight in the dungeon…
My Room is a Dungeon Rest Stop is the most typical manga adapted from a light novel there is. That said, the premise of being a dungeon rest stop was appealing. It could set itself up similar to Restaurant to Another World, where different adventurers arrive at Touru’s place, annoy him or eat his food, and never showed up again. Or at minimum, had the dude explore the dungeon a lot more than he does in volume 1.
Instead, he meets Ria inside the dungeon, who is paralyzed by a poison. He ends up saving her but not before he accidentally scares her into passing out (she thought he was goblin due to his look and his speech) and carries her back into his apartment after she wet herself. When they eventually are able to talk, he ends up lying about his circumstances about what he can do (she thinks he’s a mage due to all the exotic — some of it otaku — stuff in his room, and he decides to let her believe that) and then a very common set of elements occur — knight from another world is unfamiliar with modern stuff, hot girl takes multiple baths, and dude manages to get fantasy knight to dress in bloomers somehow, and she’s ok with it.
In other words, very typical stuff you’ve seen before.
That’s the most disappointing part of this manga — with the premise it has, it should be devoting more of its story to that rather than wasting an entire volume of Touru and Ria attempting to get used to each other. At least make it like two or three chapters. It loosely introduces some RPG elements as Touru tries to explore the dungeon, but it’s kinda lame. He ends up trying out different human foods and drinks inside the dungeon when he learns from Ria they seem to have given her stat increases; he fights a slime and ends up taking a really small slime into his apartment, and if that sounds boring to you, then yeah, I can confirm it pretty much is. The only good part is him trying to understand that Ria is in an unfamiliar world, so it makes sense for him to ease her worries, even if that means sleeping with her (and only just sleeping with her).
The start of the manga teases that Touru will head into the fantasy world with Ria, a slime, and a character that’s on the volume 2 cover. At least have some of that in this volume! Or unless it’s just a feint, and his trip into another world is not gonna happen. I would’ve taken that over this. It’s just a very ordinary manga with haremish aspects and a hot naked lady. Just go read High School Prodigies Have it Easy instead for a manga based on a light novel that’s at least fun.
- Justin
February 13, 2020
This was so boring, underwhelming, and painfully unoriginal that I ended skimming the last half. I. SKIMMED. THE LAST. HALF. OF A 140 PAGE. MANGA.
Here's the thing-I wasn't expecting some grand story or grand adventure. I was expecting the most amazing characters this side of fantasy manga. I wasn't expecting the most eye-candy artwork. All I expected, all I WANTED, was to be entertained. That's it. That's all this volume had to do. And TRUST ME, entertaining me IS NOT FUCKING DIFFICULT. And yet, this volume couldn't even do that. YOU HAD ONE FUCKING JOB AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN DO IT!!!!
You may be wondering, "why are you making such a big deal out of this? So you didn't like it, so what?" The reason why I'm making such a big deal out of this is because I am SO FUCKING SICK of weak-ass, boring as fuck fantasy stories like this. I'm sick of boring, cookie cutter self-insert main leads whose job is to be baffled and excited over what they are seeing but have NO FUCKING PERSONALITY, I'm sick of main female leads either being thirsty waifu bait with no fucking personality or ignorant waifu bait with no fucking personality, I'm sick of mediocre artwork that doesn't capitalize on the setting or doesn't try anything new, I'm sick of manga like this WASTING MY FUCKING TIME. If you aren't going to at least TRY to make it more engaging/interesting, then DON'T FUCKING BOTHER. The market is already overly saturated with boring as fuck fantasy stories, WE DON'T NEED THIS SHIT.
Anyway, those are my thoughts. Don't even bother with this, it's not worth your time, read LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE instead.
Here's the thing-I wasn't expecting some grand story or grand adventure. I was expecting the most amazing characters this side of fantasy manga. I wasn't expecting the most eye-candy artwork. All I expected, all I WANTED, was to be entertained. That's it. That's all this volume had to do. And TRUST ME, entertaining me IS NOT FUCKING DIFFICULT. And yet, this volume couldn't even do that. YOU HAD ONE FUCKING JOB AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN DO IT!!!!
You may be wondering, "why are you making such a big deal out of this? So you didn't like it, so what?" The reason why I'm making such a big deal out of this is because I am SO FUCKING SICK of weak-ass, boring as fuck fantasy stories like this. I'm sick of boring, cookie cutter self-insert main leads whose job is to be baffled and excited over what they are seeing but have NO FUCKING PERSONALITY, I'm sick of main female leads either being thirsty waifu bait with no fucking personality or ignorant waifu bait with no fucking personality, I'm sick of mediocre artwork that doesn't capitalize on the setting or doesn't try anything new, I'm sick of manga like this WASTING MY FUCKING TIME. If you aren't going to at least TRY to make it more engaging/interesting, then DON'T FUCKING BOTHER. The market is already overly saturated with boring as fuck fantasy stories, WE DON'T NEED THIS SHIT.
Anyway, those are my thoughts. Don't even bother with this, it's not worth your time, read LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE instead.
January 1, 2022
When it comes to isekai, I have seen a fair bit of them. This one is actually pretty interesting. What if you bought an apartment that once you were in, the front door lead to a fantasy world? (and thus had to climb out the window to get supplies, or leave your place?)
I have to say, I was quite pleased with this work. The art is quite fitting to the story it is telling, and though it touches upon a couple lewd moments, it keeps things rather tasteful throughout the story. The protagonist is believable and acts accordingly to his discovery of his main love interest and the fantasy world outside his door.
If you are looking for a manga of an isekai that is a bit different, this one will be a good one for you to pick up. It's light, not too serious, and just enough fanservice to keep its audience interested. (well, those that like women that is) Still, the story is setting up a good plotline and I am curious to see where it all goes. So yeah, pick this up if you want. It's worth it.
I have to say, I was quite pleased with this work. The art is quite fitting to the story it is telling, and though it touches upon a couple lewd moments, it keeps things rather tasteful throughout the story. The protagonist is believable and acts accordingly to his discovery of his main love interest and the fantasy world outside his door.
If you are looking for a manga of an isekai that is a bit different, this one will be a good one for you to pick up. It's light, not too serious, and just enough fanservice to keep its audience interested. (well, those that like women that is) Still, the story is setting up a good plotline and I am curious to see where it all goes. So yeah, pick this up if you want. It's worth it.
June 18, 2020
Tropes, tropes, & more tropes... but it's off to a good start.
Your not-so-typical "my______ went/fell/dropped/turned into a dungeon ______" (in other words, isekai) lol. It's a decent start, & so far, hasn't resorted to nudity/sexploitation/sexual innuendos to keep readers hooked. I'm content with things so far. Not overly exciting, but certainly not boring. Unlike some tales of this sub-genre, the main protagonist, Touru, doesn't fall into the dungeon, then suddenly jump up, pull a magic sword out of nowhere, & run off to kill a dozen 99 level dragons & then conquer the evil overlord/djinn/demon/etc. Touru actually has a very reasonable, real-world-like, sensible plan as to exploring the unknown, & gaining stats & XP at the same time. Art, good. Dialogue, decent, but a bit corn-ball at times. Characters, fairly believable & certainly likeable. I'm interested to see where this goes.
Your not-so-typical "my______ went/fell/dropped/turned into a dungeon ______" (in other words, isekai) lol. It's a decent start, & so far, hasn't resorted to nudity/sexploitation/sexual innuendos to keep readers hooked. I'm content with things so far. Not overly exciting, but certainly not boring. Unlike some tales of this sub-genre, the main protagonist, Touru, doesn't fall into the dungeon, then suddenly jump up, pull a magic sword out of nowhere, & run off to kill a dozen 99 level dragons & then conquer the evil overlord/djinn/demon/etc. Touru actually has a very reasonable, real-world-like, sensible plan as to exploring the unknown, & gaining stats & XP at the same time. Art, good. Dialogue, decent, but a bit corn-ball at times. Characters, fairly believable & certainly likeable. I'm interested to see where this goes.
June 7, 2021
This is my first manga. As a long-time gamer, I found this charming, and a novel view of what it would be like if our world overlapped with a real dungeon.
Touru faces the challenge awkwardly, but also shows that he's quick-witted and inventive as he explains our world to the dungeon knight and finds ways to make the dungeon useful in his life.
This does include a lot of sexy temptation frames, but nothing explicit, and nothing to overwhelm the plot. Recommend.
Touru faces the challenge awkwardly, but also shows that he's quick-witted and inventive as he explains our world to the dungeon knight and finds ways to make the dungeon useful in his life.
This does include a lot of sexy temptation frames, but nothing explicit, and nothing to overwhelm the plot. Recommend.
January 14, 2020
I love this manga!
Been reading the translation on a manga site as they come out, and now I get to actually support the author by purchasing the official English version. I'm always happy to see my favorite manga released on kindle. Keep em coming. I love this story!
Been reading the translation on a manga site as they come out, and now I get to actually support the author by purchasing the official English version. I'm always happy to see my favorite manga released on kindle. Keep em coming. I love this story!
February 9, 2022
A really intresting take on isekai, well I'm not sure it's exactly an isekai, isekai adjacent more like.
The whole apartment door linked to a fantasy world Dungeon was amusing and worked nicely, plus the characters are good with very cute moments.
I'm looking forward to seeing more
The whole apartment door linked to a fantasy world Dungeon was amusing and worked nicely, plus the characters are good with very cute moments.
I'm looking forward to seeing more
March 2, 2022
Idk, okay-ish I suppose? But an interesting premise was wasted on focusing on a horny teen fantasy gaze vibes when the MC is not even a teen.
Too many baths happened in this manga (especially since after the first one Ria was uncomfortable with how much water she'd used) and a multitude of adult magazines went into hiding. That was a majority of the plot if I'm being honest here. Oops?
Too many baths happened in this manga (especially since after the first one Ria was uncomfortable with how much water she'd used) and a multitude of adult magazines went into hiding. That was a majority of the plot if I'm being honest here. Oops?
October 8, 2025
What would YOU do?
I like how the author takes an average lazy young man and begins to describe what happens when he unexpectedly finds a magic door. It is reasonable and fun. I plan to follow this author.
I like how the author takes an average lazy young man and begins to describe what happens when he unexpectedly finds a magic door. It is reasonable and fun. I plan to follow this author.
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February 13, 2020Skimmed this one at the store, much less interesting than the premise suggested.
February 28, 2021
Good stuff. Had me laughing. The art is really good as well. Who wouldn't want to have a door from the apartment leading to a dungeon lol.
May 5, 2021
Fun little isekai manga. The art is great and the ecchi scenes are perfect! Very funny and enjoyable. There’s not much of a story though but I doubt many people are reading it for the story.
May 6, 2023
This is an adorable manga and I can't wait to see what else happens.
May 31, 2023
PG-13 smut.
March 27, 2025
I honestly don't even know how I managed to summon the strength to get through 6 volumes of this crap. Insomnia must've had me more bored than I thought.
March 27, 2025
I enjoyed this nice manga. It dose have some fan serves parts but I enjoyed the story of the MC apartment being connected to a dungeon was a cool idea. I love the art as well.
November 11, 2025
Thanks to Edelweiss+ and the Seven Seas for sending me a digital copy of this Manga in exchange for an honest review.
My Room is a Dungeon Rest Stop is about Touru who rented a cheap apartment in order to save money. Turns out the apartment is so cheap because it's connected to a dungeon, yep, like one in an RPG.
The story starts out when he first walks out into the dungeon to find a female knight stretched out on the floor, he saves her by taking her back to his apartment to rest. She mistakes him as a mage they spend the rest of the manga talking about another manga that she found in his room that featured the adventures of a knight, a mage and an elf with their little slime companion. It's really a manga within a manga based upon, that manga. Yeah, a little confusing but it was kinda cute.
There were the usual flirtatious misunderstandings, but the girl was immune to his advances and it seems like the series might consist of them going off on their own adventure. It was really what I expected it to be.
My Room is a Dungeon Rest Stop is about Touru who rented a cheap apartment in order to save money. Turns out the apartment is so cheap because it's connected to a dungeon, yep, like one in an RPG.
The story starts out when he first walks out into the dungeon to find a female knight stretched out on the floor, he saves her by taking her back to his apartment to rest. She mistakes him as a mage they spend the rest of the manga talking about another manga that she found in his room that featured the adventures of a knight, a mage and an elf with their little slime companion. It's really a manga within a manga based upon, that manga. Yeah, a little confusing but it was kinda cute.
There were the usual flirtatious misunderstandings, but the girl was immune to his advances and it seems like the series might consist of them going off on their own adventure. It was really what I expected it to be.
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