And they’re quite happy about it.
Summary:
- Manga readers believe Delicious in Dungeon will be a full adaptation.
- The anime will probably cover roughly two-thirds of the manga in two cours.
- It will need a one-cour sequel to fully adapt the rest.
Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi) has revealed a new key visual and PV for its second cour. Don’t rush to watch the trailer, though: while it teases some future events and previews both the new opening and new ending, it also has minor spoilers for future events. If you want to experience the anime blind, you shouldn’t watch it.
The manga readers, however, are very excited about the second cour. The anime has already got a reputation for becoming better and better, and the manga is like that as well. The trailer, however, raises questions among the fans — more specifically, if the anime is going to be a complete adaptation.
The anime already covered one-third of the manga
Delicious in Dungeon is scheduled for two cours. While fans are happy about it not being a one-cour adaptation, they’re also curious how Studio Trigger is going to adapt the manga. Currently, the anime finished adapting the Red Dragon arc, which ends at Chapter 29 out of 97 chapters total.
If the anime continues at the same pace, it will probably adapt two-thirds of the manga — with many fans speculating it will end at the Dwarf City Ruins arc. That one ends at Chapter 62, and after that, there will be enough content for a one-cour sequel.
While there’s nothing at the moment that says that Delicious in Dungeon will get a sequel, the sentiment about it getting one — fully adapting the manga — is quite common among fans. After all, there’s no reason to adapt most of it and then stop just one cour away from a full adaptation.
Other reasons to believe
There is also tangential evidence implying that the anime will get a sequel, fully completing the story.
First of all, the amount of full adaptations we’ve been getting has been steadily rising, with studios taking on ambitious projects that span over many seasons. Delicious in Dungeon is shorter than most of them, and won’t require more than three cours to fully adapt.
Moreover, the fact that it is getting an adaptation in the first place is telling something. Normally, we don’t get adaptations of source material that has already ended years ago, no matter how popular it is.
This might mean that some staff at Studio Trigger is personally interested in the manga and wish to see it fully adapted.
That said, it’s too early to speculate on this yet. After all, the anime is not even over yet — and won’t be until June. We might be expecting a sequel that fully adapts the remaining material, but there’s no need to be that optimistic just yet.