Three years ago, Clay’s father, a powerful thief and adventurer, disappeared while venturing into a dungeon. Since then, Clay has worked hard to follow in her father’s footsteps—and things are going well. She’s on a dungeon floor lower than any surviving adventurer has passed, and she is able to fight powerful monsters by herself. But when she challenges the strongest one she’s face yet, she’ll discover that the dungeons are not quite what she thought they were. For instance, this one is managed by a cute girl about her age who happens to be the ultimate boss. And what is it that the caretaker, Beilleheila Langdass, wants of Clay? For her to work for her of course! Wait, what?
Yes, this is a cute adventurer story, which you probably could have determined by looking at the simple, kawaii character designs, particularly for Beilleheila (pastels all around!) and even the monsters. So while the series does an apt job at the start explaining the dangers of the dungeons and featuring bloody fights as well, this figures to be more along the lines of a slice-of-life series. I’m guessing that Clay will figure out what happened to her dad as she partakes in helping to manage the dungeon, which, it seems, is not filled with evil like adventurers assume. Beilleheila is cute and innocent (when she’s not casting OP spells) and the one monster who “breaks character” appears to be quite nice. I’m hazarding to guess, too, that the goblins that Clay sliced and diced may actually be reborn. There’s some mystery here to go along with the cute, and lovers of both fantasy series and slice-of-life ones may find Dungeon People interesting. I found it a little on the soporific side, though some of the above elements did entertain me, and I really enjoyed the performance by Clay’s seiyuu, Sayaka Sembongi (Marcille, Delicious in Dungeon), who comes across very much like “Shimarin in a Dungeon,” with that same dry wit and high competence. But ultimately, it feels like there’s something missing, empty space in the series that should be filled with more animation, more characters, more life. Because right now, as unique as the approach is, I find the show to be a bit of a snoozer.
Dungeon People can be streamed on HiDIVE.
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