Delicious in Dungeon

Series Similar to Delicious in Dungeon

If you enjoyed Delicious in Dungeon, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. The Unwanted Undead Adventurer

   2024 · Action, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy · returning

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, hidden gem, also on Tokyo MX.

   Rentt Faina, a twenty-five- year-old adventurer, has been hacking away at monsters for a decade. However, without much talent for the job, Rentt finds himself stuck hunting Slimes and Goblins for meager amounts of coin every day. Little does he know, all this is about to change when he comes across a seemingly undiscovered path in the Labyrinth of the Moon's Reflection. What awaits him at the end of the path, however, is neither treasure nor riches, but a legendary dragon that wastes no time swallowing him whole! Waking up a short time later, Rentt finds himself not quite dead, but not very alive either— He is nothing more than a pile of bones! Armed with nothing but his trusty sword, tool belt, and ghoulish new looks, Rentt sets off on his quest as a newly reborn Skeleton to achieve Existential Evolution, hoping to one day return to civilization with a more human form. Will Rentt succeed, or will the labyrinth consume him for the rest of his un-death...?

2. Samurai Champloo

   2004 · Comedy, Action, Adventure, Anime · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, hidden gem.

   From the makers of Cowboy Bebop comes Samurai Champloo! Sometime during the 17th-19th century, during the Japanese "Edo era", two Samurai Warriors known as Mugen and Jin, have a chance meeting with a 15 year old girl named Fuu. Through a series of events, Fuu leads the warriors on a quest into several differant Japanese locations to find the samurai who smells of sunflowers. Little do the 3 unique characters realize just where fate will take them through situations of sex, violence, and drugs.

3. Golden Kamuy

   2018 · Action, Adventure, Anime · returning

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, also on Tokyo MX.

   In Hokkaido, the far northern lands of Japan, Sugimoto survived the Russo-Japanese war of the Meiji era. Nicknamed "Sugimoto the Immortal" during the war, he now seeks the riches promised by the gold rush in hopes of saving the widowed wife of his now deceased comrade from the war. During his hunt of gold, he finds hints of a hidden stash of gold by corrupt criminals. Partnering with an Ainu girl that saves his life from the harsh climates of the north, they venture into a survival adventure to race against the criminals that seek the hidden stash.

4. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

   2023 · Anime · returning

   Recommended for similar Anime profile.

   The mage Frieren defeated the Demon King alongside the hero Himmel's party after a 10-year quest. Peace was restored to the kingdom. Because she is an elf, she is able to live over a thousand years. She promises Himmel and the others that she will be back to see them and then sets out on a journey by herself. Fifty years later, Frieren goes to visit Himmel and the others. She remained unchanged, but Himmel and the others have aged and only a little of their lives remain. Later, she witnesses Himmel's death. Frieren is pained by her desire to have spent more time getting to know people. With that regret in her heart, she then goes on a journey to do just that. On her journey, she meets many people and many events await her.

5. I Parry Everything

   2024 · Action, Anime, Fantasy · returning

   Recommended for similar Action / Anime profile, also on Tokyo MX.

   The Kingdom of Clays faces a dire crisis: an assassination attempt has just been made on its own Princess Lynneburg, and its neighboring countries eye the aftermath like starving vultures, plotting the Kingdom's downfall. The ensuing conflict will shape the face of the continent for centuries to come…but Noor doesn't have a clue about any of that! Having freshly arrived at the royal capital after over a decade of rigorous, isolated training at his mountain home, he's dead set on achieving his childhood dream of becoming an adventurer, even if the only skills he possesses are useless ones. Sure, he can [Parry] thousands of swords in the span of a single breath, but everybody knows you need more than that if you want to be an adventurer! Our hero's road to making his dream come true will be long(?) and arduous(?)—but if there's one thing Noor's not afraid of, it's some good ol' fashioned hard work!

6. Girls' Last Tour

   2017 · Adventure, Anime · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Anime profile, hidden gem.

   Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for...

7. Fate/Zero

   2011 · Action, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, hidden gem, also on Tokyo MX.

   The Holy Grail War is a death-match between 7 magi (Masters) and their summoned heroic spirits (Servants). In this battle royale, the prize is the legendary Holy Grail, said to be an omnipotent wish-granting device which will produce any sort of miracle in order to bend reality to accommodate the wishes it grants. The winning Master and Servant shall be granted one wish each, after which the Holy Grail will not be activated until the next War. As the 4th Holy Grail War progresses, several camps raise the stakes, and the challenges only become bigger and more difficult. Each Master and Servant will be faced with the impact of their own shortcomings, and some of the competitors would do well in remembering that deceit and betrayal do not send prior warning...

8. Toriko

   2011 · Adventure, Anime · ended

   Recommended for similar Adventure / Anime profile, hidden gem.

   Toriko is a hunter of precious foods regularly hired by restaurants and the rich. A man with superior skills to capture the ferocious, evasive and rare animals that complete the ultimate dinner courses. Komatsu, his current accomplice, is a timid chef inspired by Toriko's greatness. Together, Toriko and Komatsu, journey on the quest for the course of their lives.

9. Wistoria: Wand and Sword

   2024 · Action, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy · returning

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile.

   Wistoria: Wand and Sword follows the adventures of Will Serfort, a young man driven by the dream of keeping a promise made to a childhood friend: to become a Magia Vander, one of the powerful magicians who sit at the top of the Tower of Wizards. But Will faces a major obstacle: he is unable to cast even the most basic spell. This forces him to fight monsters in dungeons to earn credits at the Regarden Magic Academy where he studies. Despite his lack of talent in magic, Will is blessed with exceptional sword skills, inherited from his mysterious past. At the heart of the Magic Academy, where strength and magic reign supreme, Will Serfort must navigate dangerous challenges and rivalries, while searching for a way to unlock his hidden magical potential.

10. Ghost Hunt

    2006 · Action, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy · ended

    Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, hidden gem.

    Mai's fascination with the unknown leads her to join the Shibuya Psychic Research team, led by enigmatic Kazuya "Naru" Shibuya. Utilizing her burgeoning psychic abilities, Mai will work alongside a spirit medium, a shrine maiden, an exorcist, and a monk to uncover the darkest mysteries and horrors of the unseen.