So far, seems promising as hell.
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Dungeon Meshi is a well liked manga, and an adaptation by Studio Trigger is now airing. It’s about a party of dungeon adventurers. They unfortunately get killed, and all but one of them successfully revives. Out of money and food, and with some party members leaving. The heroes decide to venture back into the dungeon to save their lost companion, surviving by eating the monsters they kill.
Hilarity, but also a fantastic story and good character development, ensues.
Remember not to spoil anything if you’re a manga reader. Suffice to say if the adaptation stays at this level, we are in for quite a ride.
The party isn’t in as much of a hurry as it might seem, it hasn’t been explained yet, but dying inside the dungeon means your soul gets stuck there, making it possible to revive you an indefinite amount of time later.
How much, or if any at all, of the body is needed for this to work, is unknown. Laios asks if Chilchuck or Marcille are aware of anyone being resurrected from poop. For all they know, it can be done.
The cooking stuff does clash a bit more in the anime than the manga, I’m realizing. In the manga it goes by in a few pages and then the party is back to dealing with the dungeon. But you’ll notice they eat what they encounter, and look for food when hungry. Aside from that, they keep at making progress. IIRC they even prepare some preserved foods at some point in order to cut down on cooking time and enable eating while walking.