Dungeon no Osananajimi

[MangaDex]

 

[xyzzy]

Announced today that it’ll be licensed by Seven Seas, as Dungeon Friends Forever.

 

[dowiet]

a lot of nice comedy wholesomeness

 

[DMBLaan99]

Who would be good to adapt this into anime, if it were to happen? I think the team from Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid would be good.

 

[DreadKaiser]

tl;dr
Cute Dragon Girl Dungeon boss gets shipped hard with MC by the 4 idiots.

10/10 good wholesome stuff. none of the usual romcom cliche storms here.

 

[Diamona]

Harpy's request for increased exposure in apology mid-chapter was excellent.

 

[SymmbolZ]

Yo, this random click found me some gold

 

[GrumpyGizmo]

Masterpiece. I have no words other than masterpiece!

 

[MangaDragonEnjoyer]

I love it! Although the great hero turning out to be their long-lost friend felt VERY shoehorned in.

 

[telefonevoador]

Now there's some intriguing plot thickening this already delicious broth..
Yummy time for wholesome enjoyers!

 

[darktennisball]

Who would be good to adapt this into anime, if it were to happen? I think the team from Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid would be good.

For economics since the series doesn’t tend to do well in the Japanese zeitgeist:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_(animation_studio)

For understanding the source material and knowing what to adapt versus what to modify for the small screen while fitting in the character interactions and action and comedy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_(animation_studio)

 

[KajurN]

Very wholesome no nonsense series.

 

[TheLetterJ]

This is the greatest story I have ever read.

 

[Trex948]

Its great but, they mentioned about the voice acting on YouTube but I don't know which one is it? Pls tell me the YouTube name. Thanks 😊!

 

[Seraphineopai]

Thanks for picking this up @Black_Beat !

 

[ezzhead]

Anyone notice that Ryuuka seems to wear denim shorts? It at least looks a lot like denim.

 

[johnnnng7879]

THIS ANIME DESERVE TO GET ANIMATION !!!

 

[TheFlame]

holy shit, it took 47 chapters but there is plot
i don't mean this in a bad way. i came to read about two teenagers in love. but what a twist

 

[YubiToCZ]

Nice story. I really enjoy it. 10/10. Keep it up. Waiting for future champters )

 

[Elaborate]

So far, I give this a 9/10, possibly more if the author sticks the ending.

Van and Ryuuka are childhood friends with great chemistry, and like to see each-other regularly.
Problem is, Ryuuka is the final boss of the local Dungeon, and in order to see her, Van must conquer that Dungeon's 40-some levels every month, culminating with beating up the 4 Heavenly Kings.
Van has gotten some serious skillz over the years, eventually speedrunning the Dungeon once per day, and the 4 Heavenly Kings (also known as the 4 Idiots) have been touched by the feelings of the two and have sworn to protect the friendship, while also constantly arguing about which way the friendship should go from here.
It's a childhood friends story. (Also, the fate of the world may be at stake.)

The cast is great, with many memorable characters. Some of them are more caricatures than others, but it's good.
The world-building is OK, it's clearly building towards something with the whole Hero / Demon Lord metaphysics thing, but the rest of the setting details, like the geography, is more fuzzy.
The humor is great, and also distinct; the author has a theme to explore - childhood friends - and is expertly riffing on it.

Above all, this manga manages to genuinely surprise me with a clever plot twist from time to time.
Approved!