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“Outcast herb gatherer Rudd gains power by eating monsters after being betrayed by his adventuring party in a dungeon.”
Monster Eater
魔物喰らいの冒険者
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52,676 rank · 582 readers · 0 favorites
Action
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Outcast herb gatherer Rudd gains power by eating monsters after being betrayed by his adventuring party in a dungeon.
Nobody wants "Grubby Forager" Rudd on their adventuring team. His nickname—and his stench—come from his constant treks into the Noxious Labyrinth to gather medicinal herbs, a job he survives only thanks to his status immunity skill. When he's finally recruited as a party porter, things seem to be looking up... Until a deadly dungeon monster appears and his fake allies use him as bait before abandoning him! Wounded, destitute, and barely surviving the attack, Rudd breaks a forbidden taboo to stay alive: eating monsters. But the more he devours, the more power he gains, kicking off a thrilling, adventurous gourmet fantasy! (Source: Square Enix)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
3.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 3.5
mode 3
σ 0.50
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Strong agreement
σ 0.50 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
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Running avg · Mar 2026 → Mar 2026
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 3 “There are no redeeming qualities to be found in this series. The story is an incredibly simplistic, repetitive cycle of fighting and eating monsters, featuring stale characters and a lazily...”
- 4 “The art is fantastic, featuring high-quality backgrounds and monster designs that stand out as the best part of the manga. However, the world-building is nonsensical, and the protagonist's...”
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Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Monster Eater begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Published Aug 2024 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M79625 catalog