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REVIEW: Dungeon People Anime Series Review




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Andrew Cunningham



Joined: 01 Feb 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 06, 2024 11:13 am Reply with quote
It's both a bit too dry and a bit too niche to easily recommend, but it very much hit the spot for me, to the point where I've got the first volume of the manga ordered.
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Gina Szanboti



Joined: 03 Aug 2008
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 06, 2024 12:14 pm Reply with quote
I too was baffled by those brown subtitle cards. Didn't anyone look at how that turned out while they were processing them? I also had a similar problem with Wistoria, where the subs on the info cards were hard to read because of the yellow outlines on a sepia background, though not as bad as this.

Aside from that, I had a good time with this, and hope to find out more about Clay's and Belle's pasts.
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Hiroki not Takuya



Joined: 17 Apr 2012
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 06, 2024 12:26 pm Reply with quote
Glad to see a reviewer catch on to a show we in the Forums have been talking about and appreciating for a while. With the growing seasonal lineups, there have been a few shows each season, usually ranked towards the bottom of the Your Anime Rankings column, that aren't covered in weekly streaming reviews because they didn't initially catch enough interest based on the first episode reviews but which are nonetheless not "bad" and in cases like this are actually "good" or sometimes "quite good" and thus underappreciated.

Key and I seem to have been identifying and gravitating to these the last few seasons and I have been enjoying this one all season for it's charm, interestingly built setting, low-key good characterizations and efficient but enjoyable artwork. It's not in the league of Oshi no Ko, Monogatari or Spice&Wolf but then again, it's not the same sort of "animal" and should be appreciated on it's own merits. I have no trouble recommending this show to those who can do the latter and appreciate quality...
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Yune Amagiri



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 06, 2024 1:47 pm Reply with quote
My only complaint is that the manga is just 1 volume ahead, it would be nice if the anime could lead to an increased pace of the chapter release, i need more maid Clay.
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smurky turkey



Joined: 30 Jan 2022
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 06, 2024 2:33 pm Reply with quote
I really like how cute the show was and some of the logic behind the functioning of the dungeon was well thought out. The dark bits surprised me but it is a show about a dungeon were people run the risk of dying (plus that some of said people in the show were not good people).

I would like to find out what happened to Clay's father so maybe there will be a second season someday.
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Brack



Joined: 15 Oct 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 06, 2024 5:40 pm Reply with quote
It makes really good use of meta-textual D&D references like the blueprint blue dungeon plans or thieves not being part of original make up of people who explored dungeons. The humour is as mild as the old Dragon Mirth section of Dragon Magazine, but it's very clever in how it takes elements of the history of the game and turns them into the history of this world.
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