Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi

Simply put, Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi a waste of time. Being a series made by Mappa, also being an isekai, I figured this was an easy watch. It was not that, it was just a cooking show with a wolf, cool. 12 episodes with 0 plot, basically the only fan service was bright colorful food, which is the best part of the show, seeing the food. It's very rare to come across an anime that refuses to have basic storytelling, but Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi pulls that off. This is the lowest effort a studio can give. A thoroughly disappointing series from such a reputable studio. If this is what Mappa is wasting time on, my advice to them would be this, less is more. Don't release garbage. Animation 7/10 - The food is drawn well, the beasts are also done well, but the backgrounds can be muddy looking when they are outside. Sound 6/10 - OP/ED are meh, SE are not great, and voice acting is just okay, nothing sound wise stands out. Story 1/10 - This is rare for me to rate something under a 5 in any category for my scoring, but seriously, I can't in good conscience give this anything but a 1 story wise, because there is no story, this is slice of life cooking channel, and that's it. Characters 4/10 - Another aspect of this series that just isn't remotely good. Main character has zero growth, doesn't use his abilities to their full potential, even after realizing the potential. Sui is cute, Fel is just an OP wolf, the goddesses are rarely seen or heard from. Enjoyment 5/10 - This series had potential when it started, but then halfway into it, I was just watching it for completion. Like a lot of series in winter 2023, they had potential, and then became a fart in the wind. I can't recommend this to anyone. If you like drawn food, go play Final Fantasy 15. Then again Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi is on par with FF15 in its trashiness, so maybe that's not a good idea. Either way, stay away from this waste of time, there are so much anime out there.

Ah yes. Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill. A worthy name for a refreshing take on isekai. Or is it? I'm not going to beat around the bush. I could tell you in a 10.000-word essay written by Chat GPT that this is another tropy isekai with bland and shallow characters, stuffed into a story that can be summarized in two words that brings nothing new to the table. But I will focus on something else. Keyword: Bringing something to the table. This anime is going to drive you into insanity. At some point, I just couldn't bear it any longer. I spend all my savings and ordered a full-fledged industrial kitchen aisle and isekai-prayged that shit into whatever twisted universe this anime is real in. Here's why: The MC is the biggest doofus Isekai has ever managed to bring up. In fact, I don't understand why he himself is not losing his coconut doing what he is doing. The whole plot and therefore MC's whole existential purpose is to feed his little "family" which consists of an insatiable slime that devours everything that enters his jello body and an ever-glutenous demi-god wolf. Imagine if every damn Wendy's in Miami would offer free menus to the homeless. That's how much fucking shit he has to cook every day. Fortunately, my man is blessed with the most batshit broken ability the lord of Isekai has ever inspired his hack writers to scribble down. A portal to Walmart. Yes, this guy's ability is ordering stuff at Walmart, Costco, Target or Amazon you name it he can order it. After he sends his fantasy coins into the otherworldly Blockchain the ordered goods appear out of thin air conveniently packaged in a delivery cardboard box. Don't even get me started on all the food packaging his slime has to absorb. I wish the show would educate people about buying unpackaged food. Although every corn of pepper this guy orders comes pre-packaged in its own plastic seal. But I'm getting sidetracked. So how would you think MasterChef prepares his unholy amounts of food? Well, the title of the show could maybe cause the assumption that this anime is about camping. But oh my that's not the case. It's called campfire cooking because the only cooking utensil Isekai-Gordon dares to use is a mini camping gas stove. Yes, you heard me correctly this man prepares the amount of food you could use to turn every living person in Zimbabwe obese with, on a fucking camping stove. It would take him mere seconds to let a whole industrial kitchen aisle appear at his command. Yet that motherducker keeps boiling every single meatball he produces, every single grain of rice he cooks separately on his teeny tiny camping stove. My man spends the whole day cooking on a gas burner when he could just order a full-fledged kitchen. I swear you get ocd watching this show. If you need to get a quick tour into the psych ward or want to uncontrollably order kitchen appliances then go for it. Else, I wouldnt recommend.

This show in a nutshell, sums up this perfect quote: "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." - T. S. Eliot, spaking about Life, Hilarity and Inspiration, Four Quartets "Little Gidding" Pt. 5 To say that novelist Ren Eguchi's Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi a.k.a Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill is the now-famed studio MAPPA's first-ever undertaking of the Isekai genre, to have people say that this show is MAPPA's Peak-sekai, it's not entirely baseless at all. No doubt it is great in an overall package, and for the very first time, MAPPA DID knock it out of the park for showcasing a decent Isekai. I'm not going to paraphrase the same copy-paste tactics here, everyone, new or old, must have or has had the idea of the typical "summoned to another world" trait. And this is the same here for the MC: the 27-year-old Tsuyoshi Mukouda a.k.a "Mukohda", the mild-mannered but cowardly white-collar salaryman, and at the same time, a very proficient cook. Usually when Earth's people get Isekai-ed into another world, the "Hero's Party" group will consist of young high school students to help the kingdom in need to purge the demonfolk, typical Isekai stuff. But in this show, it's the typical round-up student crew and Mukohda himself who is arranged in line for this "Heroes vs. Demon Lord" story plot, and other than the 3 students, Mukohda himself has the power of "Online Supermarket", which in a battle, would be entirely useless, not being beneficial and a deadweight to the group. And it's with this intent that Mukohda simply ousts himself out of the Isekai race, convincing the nobles and letting him go scot free around the fantasy world. But, as it turns out, Mukohda's "Online Supermarket" ability is actually very versatile, and that it allows him to order food and food-related products, straight from Earth. Think of it as like the Hello Fresh, Blue Apron or Home Chef meal delivery service in the U.S., but Aeon for Japan. This enables Mukohda to use his skill and purchase ingredients and prep items, all of which serves also as buffing items to temporarily boost stats. And it's a fierce combination of utility and power (that thankfully isn't OP at all), so much so that from a very long distance, it got the attention of the legendary wolf-like beast known as Fenrir...who demands that the salaryman himself feed him a meal. And the meals are so good that Fenrir immediately asks for seconds, that Mukohda spends the rest of his manhours making heaps of food for its satisfaction, enough to earn (or rather, force) him into a familiar contract. Together, Mukohda and Fenrir (evenutally named Fel), they journey through the lands, encountering more monsters and gods from the Spirit Realm, granting him familiar contracts and blessings in exchange for his food and otherworldly goods. Cooking Isekai is a realistic adventure fantasy that's a gourmet comedy feast for the eyes, owing to its chill-pill, take-your-own-time slow beat that I honestly don't mind if the author knows what he's doing. And Ren Eguchi is intentionally making the series feel slow in regards to the overall world-building, so that the message will eventually wind up on what shows up on the plate itself, it's a mark of great balance between characterization and the atmopshere of the fantasy world around them. The characters are what shines in Cooking Isekai, because they are tons of fun. Starting off with Mukohda's first familiar, the legendary Fel has lived for over a thousand years, and his personality is owed to his extraordinary strength, agility, and magic that enables him to wipe out most monsters with little effort...VERY little effort, I must say, for more varieties of meat. To the point that he is very boasting of his pride, selfishness, and gluttonous, choosing to follow Mukohda just simply to eat his food. Being a meat-lover, he obviously loves meat and hates vegetables, much to the scorn that when Mukohda has to fix a meal that involves vegetables, he must be thoughtful to hide it by blending ingredients that mask the flavours of the greens, much akin to a parent feeding his/her child with bite-sized offerings that look the same, but taste the same and not too different as to showcase the yuckiness of the hated greens. Mukohda's second familiar is Sui, the slime that's of child-like adorableness. Initially met as a baby, with the typical conception that slimes are weak, it evolves by gaining experience through battle and eating trash from Mukohda's Online Supermarket purchases, and this is what Sui's uniqueness is noted for being a special exception. It is able to melt enemies with acid bullets, as well as create potions and weapons, while enjoying desserts and disliking spicy foods. Mukohda himself is a level-headed character, though he's seemingly the innocent one who has to tolerate both familiars that he's the closest to (or rather, it's Fel who's always giving him the never-ending troubles), making sure that they're well fed and tagged along like a parent does holding his own children along the fantasy ride. Remember that there aren't just monsters, but gods in the world too? One such Spirit Realm deity is Ninrir, the Goddess of Wind and the progenitor of Fel's Fenrir kind. Being notable by her long silver-colored hair and a huge sweet tooth, she is the first deity to grant Mukohda her blessing, giving him immunity to poisons, illnesses, and other negative status effects. But this is also due in exchange of an offering for sweets from his own world back in Japan. Due to her constant demands and frequent emotional outbursts, Mukohda refers to her as the "divine disappointment", which I thought was really funny, because her interest spiked the other deities to do the same towards Mukohda, draining more of his resources in exchange for their own tastes in desired offerings, amplifying the disappointment he had for the divine deities as a whole. It's a "dog-eat-dog" world for Mukohda, the disappointment that his familiars and gods must go first before him, but still coming out on his own inventions replicated like a MasterChef in another world and having the delight of his life, this second chance of a life is something that if you ask him of his thoughts, it's a life that he would not trade for anything else. The most surprising aspect is of the animation studio chosen, because generally studios are only contracted for the production jobs they are offered for all kinds of shows, and in Cooking Isekai's case, it's MAPPA driving the wheel for this show, under one of its low-key directors of Kiyoshi Matsuda. The director for MAPPA's rather subpar shows like Kakegurui×× (Season 2), Uchi Tama?! Uchi no Tama Shirimasen ka?, and most recently with Summer 2021's Re-Main (co-director with chief Masafumi Nishida), it doesn't feel like this man should be given the more recent high/top-priority shows like Chainsaw Man or Jigokuraku a.k.a Hell's Paradise, simply because his work ethic would not suit this show that he's working on. Nevertheless, the MAPPA magic shines here just the same like in the famed studio's recent shows, with gorgeous visuals and beautiful animation, especially in the cooking segments that will make one salivate at the mouth. Since when did food become so good to look at, since Isekai Shokudou and Shokugeki no Soma, that this show feels like a wild ride in fusing modern inventions for a medieval world. It's that engrossing in style and substance. The OST is just typical fine for an Isekai series like this. Van de Shop's debut Anisong sounds decent, and is a relative good time that mixes well with the alluring visuals. In the same vein, Yuuma Uchida's ED "Happy-go-Journey" sounds pedestrian as well, so no complaints there. Just a tad mediocre to the best that is just alright to my ears. Cooking Isekai is a breath of fresh air in the slew of copy-pas…

2nd Simple, Relax, And Laidback anime After Isekai Nonbiri Nouka Animation is fairly simple and have a good taste on my opinion Art-style on the food also looks good Not much action makes it a bit relaxing, sometimes they focused mainly on other character and developing cooking skill while they go on adventures. MC are not Strong but very reliable towards other character, but their sidekick does :D making business and relationship with other character. story was totally on the right spot of laidback anime. totally recommended while watching together or relaxing after work. Overall This anime surely will get your through towards MC and Their sidekick Together during 12 Episodes of Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi

There was simply no need to make Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill,(obviously a light novel you can tell by the name) an Isekai anime, It is an anime about food and Realistically speaking most food that is made mimics their real-life counterpart and the ingredients that make the Umai (tasty in Japanese) and keep the “Umami” come from Umami land. “Yeah? then why did you watch it?” Because it's an Isekai of course ...... Let's face it, This is not the first isekai food anime, I doubt any genre is left unscathed by the isekai Truck (hehe :p) so let's just jump into why this exists and Actually make a compelling watch. All food-based anime does have a general formula:- 1)Have Mascots/ Hot girls 2)Make said Mascots/Hot girls Cream themselves while eating the “very superior Japanese Cuisine” (Seriously I am Indian so any Cuisine other than Indian is basically Weak AF salt and pepper bs). 3)The animation used in the food scenes Is equivalent to food porn. Now an Isekai setting is very clever for this kind of requirement, The Isekai setting makes the Creative allowance to have mascots basically limitless, here we have a God-tier legendary Wolf , a cute protectable, and very adorably voiced baby slime, Along with, obviously hot isekai goddesses who love sweets. The ability to anticipate and potentially look forward to the reaction of these mythical creatures reacting to our seemingly ‘Alien for them’ food, and the very spectacular animation and art in the cooking scenes does improve the watching experience and makes the otherwise dull setting into an actual passable and enjoyable watch. the absolutely loyal Isekai community, or rather, the unyielding evil sludge that would consume anything isekai (yeah that's how they look at us) was an easy sell which was a smart move by both mappa, who are running dry of cash, and the author who certainly made a buck with this, knew what they were doing when they made this one. The whole anime initially feels like a commercial for Japanese restaurants, I really can't think of any in-depth review, the Characters the Story, and the plot is easily just an average 5/10, No real story is in the makes and no character development is in sight for the already mediocre characters. it's just that the MC meets either a new character X makes some food with some weird-looking monster, Fel and Sui kill them monsters while the MC is cowering or running with fear, or the eat and cream moments. Sound and VA 9/10 Surprisingly well-made Ost along with really nice OP and ED which are chill and Upbeat, THe VOice acting of Fenrir and Sui is done well, and THe cooking is accompanied by really good gourmet sounds of sizzling and an ensemble of cookware clattering. As expected of mappa, many say that their animation needs work, but a few only know that the real magic that mappa brings with them is the OST and Music. (ever seen anyone hate chainsaw man or AOT OST? Those are just a few examples) Animation and art 8/10 I personally loved the art that was used in the ED, the art in the anime in general is ok at best but the budget climbs sharply during the cooking sessions with a real jump in animation as well. The fight scenes are never the focus but are done reasonably well. This is good popcorn fun for anyone, but I would definitely suggest bringing something more satisfying than popcorn when you are watching this, It will definitely make you crave some Food.

I know there is a lot of people saying that this series has no plot, but really the plot is a laidback trip through a new world with funny scenarios and great "friends". I loved that the series is focused on the traveling, the MC relationship with his familiars and the intro of yummy food. You might gain some weight for sure!!! I felt hungry after each episode! It is a low angst laidback series, so if you are looking for tons of friction and fighting for "power", this is not the series for you. So far the anime follows the manga version of the series, the light novel version is a bit less funny and there are tons of discrepancies between the manga and the LN. I found that the manga version is funnier than the LN, thus I enjoyed the anime series. The only thing I do not enjoyed so far, are the goddesses, they are a pain!!!!!! I can understand that this series is for a more adult audience than your regular everyday isekai anime. I greatly enjoyed this series and have watched over and over. Can't wait for the next season! Therefore, if you are looking for a fun, slow paced, and yummy food series, this one is for you. There is no GRAND reason as for why the MC's do what they do, it is just for the simple reason of enjoying each day to the max!

This is hard to review, because Campfire Cooking does meet the expectations set in the title, this is about a guy who reincarnated in another world and his "skill" is to access an online store website to purchase items from his original world, so he is using this ability to lay back and explore this new world. That's it, that's the entire thing, there is nothing else going on. This is just a chill anime, I'd argue that there is no action because nothing is at stake, and there doesn't seem to be any intention to put any action in this thing. This is like an "adventure" anime but there really is not any adventure, it's more like "exploration" or "traveling". It just exists and that's honestly fine I have never seen an anime of this kind. I have watched cooking animes like Shokugeki no Soma, but it's not that type of anime. The way the food is shown and prepared feels more like Dungeon Meshi, but this is still very different and can't really be compared. While I somehow enjoyed watching it, I am not really sure what made it appealing to watch. The animation is good but not crazy, the music is terrible and the characters and plot are like watching paint dry. The characters so far are a trope, they only exist within the boundaries of their cliché personality and have nothing going on in the background, so they are completely predictable and it sometimes leans into being annoying. An example of this is the main character, who currently is in a position where he basically can't be harmed, but despite knowing this, still cowers in fear and refuses to fight while acting like a bitch, going completely astray from any logical decision or rationing, it's like the events in the anime so far have no repercussion on his personality, maybe the guy has undiagnosed Alzheimer or dementia and can't really make up new coherent memories. I think I just don't like the MC. At the very least, it's worth to give this show a try, maybe you'll like it. I'm sure I had no reason to like it but here I am, finished the first season and currently watching S2.

one of my favorite isekai anime, the story is light, and always makes me hungry when watching it. the point is this is a cooking and eating anime in another world. indeed the MC is not too overpowered, but the character development is very impressive, the story is very funny and relaxed, very enjoyable to watch. her online shopping skills are very suitable for a relaxed life in isekai, this kind of relaxed story is what I like, especially seeing people's reactions to the results of the MC's team's hunt, it always makes me happy. I hope there will be more anime like this, like the nonbiri isekai anime. I give it a 9/10. maybe later I'll give it 10/10 when the second season airs.

This anime is very solid, but under the right circumstances it can be even more enjoyable. I say that because this is one of the more laid back and chill shows out there. *WARNING* IF YOU TRY AND BINGE THIS ANIME, YOU WILL BE BORED OUT OF YOUR MIND. I watched basically one episode per day, usually before bed because it's relaxing. Under that type of atmosphere, I enjoyed it. Plot is basically dude gets isekai, but his power is accessing online shopping in another world. Because they think he can't be useful, he starts his own journy. He's also an absurdley amazing chef, so he buys a lot of otherworld food and makes kick ass meals. This draws in Fenfir, and he basically makes a contract with the legendary beast in exchange for feeding Fenfir yummy food. Aaaand they go on a journey. So yeah, it's chillaxing. Not a lot of action. There is A LOT of cooking though- sometimes even comparable to Shokugeki no Soma the way they do it, which is hilarious. Mukouda (the MC), also makes a lot of friends along the way and even makes another contract with a slime (who as you can probably guess, gets very OP). The thing with this anime is that it's kind of cyclic. Mukouda and his familiars go to a new region, they kill (by they I mean Fenfir and Sui the slime) a bunch of animals/beasts, they then eat the animals, and repeat. Oh yeah they also join a guild because ya know, it's isekai and you always have to join a guild. Well two, to be exact. Mukouda is basically useless as a figher, but he makes a lot of money because his otherworldly ingredients are special in this iseka, plus Fenfir keeps killing these OP beasts, which are worth a lot. So he makes a lot of money unnecessarily. How are the characters? Fenfir is pretty awesome. I love his design and his VA is amazing. I also like his personality. He doesn't BS around, that's for sure. Sui is so goddamn cute. I guarantee you will love it. As for Mukouda? He's alright. He's very timid and weak. The show barely gives him any character growth or depth. He does get an upgrade for his very weak magic abilities, but that's it. I mean, to be fair it's alright because like I said- this isn't a show about powers or ability. It's a very chill show. So should you watch it? I'd say give it a chance. Go into it with a very particular mindset and you may enjoy it as much as me. If not, eh.

Having a premise like "Online Grocery Shopping in Another World" sounds just as bad as "In Another World With My Smartphone" but I was surprised many times by the actual direction of the show. For one, the main character is a 27 year old salaryman and the moment he gets transported into the world, he pretty much leaves. The rest of the show is just slice of life shenanigans. There's hardly any plot, and the plot that does happen is very basic stuff, but anybody watching gets the feeling that was the goal of the show. To make a fantasy isekai slice-of-life about a guy in his late 20's who just really enjoys making food for himself and others. And the main character is basic, don't get me wrong, but he's charming in his own way. For me, what really gets me is how genuinely sympathetic he is towards others, and that does make him seem like a pushover at times, but he's just travelling around the fantasy world doing his own thing minding his own business. It's perfect for a lowkey slice-of-life plot. I ended up liking him a lot more than I thought I would. Some people find "nice MCs" to be boring, but it's not like he has a sacrificial savior complex or whatever. He's just a normal guy who wants to help whenever he can, he doesn't like causing trouble for others, he wants to stay out of the spotlight--and he's fine with taking the backseat and letting his friends do all the work, because at the end of the day, it's his job to bring the crew together for a nice meal at the table. And if you find that wholesome, you'd probably come out of this show with positive feelings

I loved this show, but you know who loved it even more? My dad. He does not like isekai anime or more like any anime with a weird premise (only a few exceptions) and he always makes fun of me and my mom when we are watching them, just popping by at random moments when we watch shoujo or isekais or slice of life, and this time was no different, we were watching the first episode, and he was (not) sitting at the sofa, just standing there and making sarcastic comments as usual, but then he starts laughing WITH us instead at us. By this moment the anime had like 4 or 5 episodes (don't remember, it's been so many months since, I sorta procrastinated this review until I checked there might be a 2nd season, I literally had no hope, even less because it was MAPPA) and we binged them all just commenting on the food and how we can copy some recipes and laughing at Fel (Fel has now become sorta of an inside joke between us). We looked forward so much to every episode because my mom loves cooking and we, me and my dad, by extension know a lot about food without actually cooking (sorry!) and sometimes we even ate while watching or watched the episode before dinner because we then we'll stay craving more food, we don't even eat that much! Is just that the food looks reeeeeally good and as my dad said: "The MC has an almost eternal resource of food and therefore all the money that comes from it, has protection for that power and good company" he really has it all, it is truly a feel good anime, and we miss it so much, it even convinced my dad to watch other anime with "weird premises" but we still miss the simplicity of "Fel" yes, that's the name for the anime for us because the original one is just too long. I don't actually think it's a masterpiece, but I am giving it a 10 because of any possible chance that we might get a 2nd season, 3rd season and so on. Come back!! We also miss Sui! Though I have to be honest; we don't remember the MC name...still miss him ig.

It's great! What I like about it is mainly the positive aspects and the mature kind-hearted main character. There are a lot of wholesome and fun moments that'll make you appreciate that food is awesome, and that you don't need an overly overpowered main character in order to enjoy it. The reason I haven't given it a 10/10 is the downside - you'll probably get fat by by how delicious the food is visually displayed and expressed. I probbably gained a kilo.. or 2 and a half. Definitely give it a try. It's a bright, kind and safe material to read and will likely make your day more positive!

A very relaxing and peaceful anime with plenty of food for everyone. Plot MC summoned to isekai, but finds that he only has a shopping skill, so he drops out of the "hero quest" and goes on an adventure on his own. He meets a fenrir (legendary beast) and basically forms a pact to feed him tasty food (made with ingredients bought from shopping site) in return for being his adventuring partner. The rest is just really peaceful exploring, fenrir hunting meat, MC making delicious meals etc... There is not plot tbh. This is more of a relaxing watch, where you just enjoy the atmosphere. The character interactions are great. Some funny reactions from characters reacting to Fenrir's OPness. Generally speaking, there's no "waifus" or romance. There are no "demons" or other villains either. Mostly just monsters which MC/Fenrir kill for leveling up or meat or poaching skin/horns to sell. We usually have two cooking sessions per episode, where we have delicious meals prepared by MC for fenrir and himself. One good thing about this anime is its consistency. If you watch the first couple episodes, you can expect the same kind of content for the rest of the season. The focus is always on the MC, so there's no "side stories" or "twists" either.

I’ll start by saying that I liked the anime, but to be completely honest, I have very mixed feelings about it. As a cooking anime, it’s really a 10 out of 10, or at least that’s what I think. After all, I’m not primarily a fan of cooking anime; I watched this one because it was mixed with fantasy concepts. I must admit that the concept of using monster meat or vegetables from other worlds is undoubtedly something that attracted me after watching Dungeon Meshi, but I want to make it clear that Tondemo left me a bit disappointed. I admit that the food looks very appetizing, but it treated the meat and resources of the fantasy world like any other resource from our real world. This means that the main story could have taken place in our world or in that fantasy world, and things wouldn’t have changed at all. In that sense, I feel disappointed. The anime could have taken place exactly the same if it had been set in contemporary times in our world and allied with a kanji, spirit, or god. This means that this anime doesn’t take advantage of its fantasy context at all. I can say that the characters are pleasant, and the plots are not particularly boring. That, combined with the fact that the food looks delicious and is explained very well, makes me give this anime a score of six points. In other words, it’s okay, but it could have been much better. As far as I’m concerned, it didn’t meet expectations, mainly because I’m more of a fantasy fan than a food fan. I recommend this anime if: - You finished watching Dungeon Meshi but don’t expect much from another similar anime. - You like the food or cooking genre (I think it stands out very well in that aspect). - You like simple day-to-day plots (not self-contained). I don’t recommend this anime if: - You like deep fantasy: it’s very light and not well-thought-out fantasy. - You think this anime will have good touches of adventure and action: it doesn’t. - You like waifus: there are none. --- Español: --- Iniciaré diciendo que me gustó el anime, pero si soy completamente sincero, tengo sentimientos muy encontrados respecto a este. Siendo un anime de cocina, realmente es un 10 de 10, o eso es lo que creo. Después de todo, no soy principalmente fanático de los animes de cocina; este lo vi porque estaba mezclado con conceptos de fantasía. Debo admitir que el concepto de utilizar carne de monstruos o verduras de otros mundos sin duda alguna es algo que me atraía después de ver Dungeon Meshi, pero quiero dejar en claro que Tondemo me ha dejado un poco desilusionado. Admito que la comida se ve muy apetitosa, pero trató la carne y los recursos del mundo de fantasía como cualquier otro recurso de nuestro mundo real. Lo que significa que la historia principal pudo haber ocurrido en nuestro mundo o en ese mundo de fantasía, y las cosas no hubieran cambiado nada. En ese sentido, me siento desilusionado. El anime pudo haber transcurrido exactamente igual si hubiera sido en una época contemporánea en nuestro mundo y se hubiera aliado a un kanji, espíritu o dios. Esto significa que este anime no aprovecha prácticamente en nada su contexto de fantasía. Puedo decir que los personajes son agradables, y las tramas no son particularmente aburridas. Eso, sumado al hecho de que las comidas se ven ricas y que las explica muy bien, me hace darle un puntaje de seis puntos a este anime. O sea, está bien, pero pudo haber sido mucho mejor. En lo que a mí respecta, no alcanzó las expectativas, principalmente porque yo soy más un fanático de la fantasía que de la comida. Recomiendo este anime si: - Terminaste de ver Dungeon Meshi pero no esperas gran cosa de otro anime similar. - Te gusta el género de comida o cocina (creo que se destaca muy bien en ese aspecto). - Te gustan las tramas sencillas del día a día (no autoconclusivas). No te recomiendo este anime si: - Te gusta la fantasía profunda: es una fantasía ligera muy poco pensada. - Crees que este anime tendrá buenos toques de aventura y acción: no los tiene. - Te gustan los waifus: no hay.

This review is for seasons 1 and 2. This is a decent little show that does the anime cooking thing along with a twist on the classic isekai power fantasy. For the cooking aspect, the MC and his party fight monsters then cook up the carcass. It always consists of a few cuts showcasing the food being prepared, followed by biting into the food, making ahegao faces as they taste it, and then complimenting what they're eating with flowery language. This is fun the first few times they do it, but then it starts to drag from how formulaic it is. They do it 1-2 times per episode and it *always* follows the same formula. The retort people could give to this point is that the show has "cooking" in the name, so it would be weird to criticize how much cooking it involves -- it's the central premise! I sort of get that, but that feels like an excuse to me. The recurring food presentation isn't strong enough to carry a show by itself which is why other cooking shows like Delicious in Dungeon featured this cooking and eating formula every other episode rather than 1-2 times per episode, i.e. somewhere between half and a quarter as much as Campfire Cooking does. Delicious in Dungeon also weaves in some exposition or character backstory into the cooking, while this show almost never does. Another show which does this formula, Laid Back Camp, features the cooking element maybe once every 3 episodes while also having cozy camping elements to shake things up a bit. By comparison, the cooking in this show is so frequent and so similar in each episode that whenever it popped up I started mentally checking out a bit. It should be noted that the way I watch anime might be partially at fault here, since I watch series all the way through after they've fully aired rather than watching several series in parallel from week to week. If I waited 7 days between episodes and also watched a bunch of other different shows in the meantime then maybe the same anime foodgasm formula would feel fresher than watching 6 episodes back-to-back. On the other hand, this show does the isekai power fantasy quite well. The gimmick is that the MC isn't actually good at combat, his food just attracts a bunch of powerful creatures that fight on his behalf like he's the leader of a cargo cult. They overdo his incompetence a touch and he ends up as feckless and buffoonish as Jerry from Rick and Morty once combat starts. Other than that though, the story has everything a good power fantasy needs -- explicit rankings, clear growth in capabilities, (attempetd) social concealment, and repeatedly baffling onlookers with the results of his monster hunts. One particular highlight is when his original human party returns in season 2, as it's clear he's come a long way. The more traditional adventure/isekai stuff made this a decent show for me, and made me more than willing to just kind of zone out whenever the cooking happened. I waffled for a while between giving this series a 6 or a 7 overall, and in the end I think a 6 but with a "recommended" tag most accurately represents the mildly positive feelings I have towards it.

This anime so good for you who bored watching template Isekai anime. The world have so many monsters and there's bad guys also but never intimidating. Also it's always focused on cooking and adventure. The story not deep and complex at all, it's so light and go with the flow like water in river. It's recommend to watch if you just want enjoy relaxing anime while eating food aswell. MC and his friends are so enjoying life together. Many side characters like people in many places also have kind personality, like helping, respect and not scamming. I mean, yes there's bad guys aswell but it's just like meh.. There's so many other races aswell like goblins, orcs, monsters, wyverns, etc. The main character always scared but his friends enjoy beating all of them then party eating delicious food together xD. The art style is very good, especially for when cooking, it's detail and could make us hungry. There's also character development inside of their group, like they can make inside joke later dan going so well.. Also bonus, there's goddess who always wanted delicious food from the MC, it's funny because remind me to Aqua haha Well, it's a very good anime for me, iyashikei, Isekai, gourmet, with little bit action.. solid 8!

The first ever Isekai anime I have been able to watch properly, thanks to the non-existence of unnecessary harems, fanservice and the fantastical plot of defeating the big bad villain or whatever! I couldn't be more grateful for the anime focusing on food. I have wanted to watch gourmet genre anime for so long - ever since Yumeiro Patissiere, tbh - and the standards it set for me have made me extremely picky. This was my first food-centred anime after fucking 9 years!! And I enjoyed myself thoroughly!! The comedy was amazing with the entertaining characters of Fel & Sui! I just can't stop my heart from doing backflips cuz of the sheer cuteness of Sui :”””) And ofc Fel and Mukuoda having these married couple vibes from the beginning adds to the comedy. LMAO. I can never get enough of how Mukuoda treats Sui as the cute child (he is, hehe) who can sway his heart in just 2 sentences, whereas Fel is the one who is usually made to listen to Mukuoda! The great and legendary Fenrir being shushed is too funny. Another thing I'm very happy with is the power dynamic within the trio. Mukuoda has his magical powers, and even though he has been blessed by 3 Goddesses, his familiars being absolutely OP which leads to him being perfectly safe, gives me a lot of assurance, what with the PTSD of characters dying left and right in some animes… I'm also quite relieved that most of the characters Mukuoda encounters are friendly to him! Makes the stops in different cities a lot more peaceful for the viewer, imo. Another thing I just realised is that although I started watching this anime for the food, I kept watching for the trio and their antics, adventures and the many fun moments that will come next. Towards the end, I didn't even pay much attention to the food, lol. It shows how good the overall writing of this show is! Though some may feel that it diverts from the theme of food, it gives us a lot more in addition, which I'm quite delighted with! I’m extremely satisfied and filled with joy with this anime, and I can't wait for the next season.

MAPPA's adeptness in delighting its audience is like a master chef crafting a delicious dish. In its latest episode, the studio skillfully added scenes that weren't in the original manga, especially the part where Fer blushes when being called an overprotective "boyfriend." These creative touches are like seasoning, adding just the right flavor to make the experience even more enjoyable. The level of animation we've been given is truly remarkable, which isn't surprising considering it's from the renowned MAPPA. I have to say, I admire Ren Eguchi’' character design—especially the way he portrays Mukoda Tsuyoshi's effeminate personality, which gives off a maternal warmth similar to such a malewife. Mukoda perfectly represents the idea of "domestication," like a wild creature that's been tamed and cared for. Well, that's probably what Fel thinks about him, right?

I'll keep this brief. Fen is an annoying glutton, Sui steals to show The cooking is great and the core of the show, but its not a practical cooking guide, so if you watch cooking shows for entertainment then you will like this, but if you watch them for the recipes, then you probably won't like it as much. The rest of this is such a generic isekai that it doesn't even try to do anything different, most of these moments are easily the weakest parts and so run of the mill generic that they are just dull as it is just going through the motions and seeking to pass the time until it can get to another section where it can focus on the cooking. The problem is, even though the focus is on the cooking, over half the time is this 'B-Plot' isekai, and if it's entirely uninteresting and pretty bad, then that drags the whole thing down with it. So they needed to put just as much care and attention into the B-Plot as they did into the cooking. So TLDR, the cooking parts are good, the rest of it is meh.

This anime was pretty boring. It's just full of the same tropes and is so repetitive. It's not even good for watching in the background, as there's better anime for that. There was no plot and so many of the characters were annoying. Without spoilers, a lot of the characters seemed to come off as entitled and selfish. The food and art style did look nice, but otherwise, there isn't much thats recommendable. Isekai with the same tropes, characters, etc, can be interesting, but this anime didn't utilize anything enough to make it interesting. The cooking part may be unique, but the rest is generic. The story was very predictable as well. It may interest you if you like simple plotless cooking anime, but even then there's better anime out there for cooking and fantasy than this one.