Hello everyone~! While enjoying the New Year holidays, the first episodes of the Winter 2024 anime series have been airing one after another. I'm Boss from Otaku Republic.

Hello everyone~! Quite a few first episodes have been aired! I've been diligently checking, so I know most of the lineup. I'm Saori from Otaku Republic!

Oh! Were there any recommended first episodes of the Winter 2024 anime? I have a lot of first episodes stocked up, so I'd like to start checking out the recommended ones.

My recommendation is the first episode of Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon)! The animation of the cooking scenes, a trademark of this work, was spot-on and looked very delicious!

【Winter 2024 Anime】 Cooking Scenes Better Than Imagined! First Episode Starts with Quality Surpassing Fans' Expectations! Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon)!

What's the story?
→ Saving the sister who was eaten by a dragon in the dungeon before she is digested! With no time to spare, they procure food on-site, eating the monsters in the dungeon!

To put it simply, Laios and his companions, who were exploring a mysterious dungeon in another world, had their sister eaten by a dragon living in the dungeon, and the story is about trying to rescue her before she is digested.

That's right! The dungeon is enchanted with a strange magic, and if someone is devoured but successfully revived with magic within a certain period, they can be brought back to life even if their body has died!

But to avoid a situation where they would all be wiped out by the dragon, the sister teleported Laios and the others to the entrance of the dungeon, right?

Exactly, because if everyone was wiped out, there would be no one left to revive them, so it was a wise decision! So, they have to conquer the dungeon again to rescue the sister...... but they need to find the dragon that devoured her within a certain period, and they lack funds, equipment, and food!

So, the only way to save on food costs is to eat the monsters in the dungeon.

No wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!

But until now, the group had been spending money to secure proper meals. The idea to eat monsters to save on food costs was a stroke of genius, but they had no knowledge about how to cook them.

Well, it's difficult for us too if we were suddenly told to cook a meal with only the wild plants and flowers growing around us.

Then, a dwarf named Senshi appeared before the group! Seeing how amateurish Laios and his companions were in cooking, he couldn't stand by and helped them out. Using the ingredients found around them, Senshi made a very delicious-looking meal......!

That pot looked so plump and delicious. I was really looking forward to seeing how Dungeon Meshi would animate the process of cooking such ingredients in the first episode!

Exactly! The scenes of cooking the ingredients and completing the dish, complete with sound, looked incredibly delicious! It's the kind of anime that you can't watch alone late at night in a good way - it makes you hungry!

So, Dungeon Meshi is a well-made work! It's the best kind of anime that you can't watch late at night because it looks so delicious! Will they be able to successfully revive the sister? The manga version was completed in 2023, so it's recommended for those who want to know the story quickly!

Whoa! I've read the manga and know about the first episode, but I'm going to watch the first episode of the anime version with my own eyes! Everyone, please do check it out too!