this book reads like the author wanted to write a military or a weapons documentary. and damages the rest of the manga as a whole the book had the potential of being a great and gritty adventure manga, but shoves so much exposition and lore, that it slows down and overshadows the story itself. story: 8\10 the story is essentially an adventure. with the dungeon in the title referring to the unexplored land as a whole. unlike other fantasies, there is no magic, meaning everyone is using lower end technology and skills. the world itself is also has less modern moral, so debauchery is seen as more acceptablein lore, therefore, sometimes there are ecchi scenes not involving the main character if you are fine with that. though ecchi is putting it mildly, sometimes, it's just censored hentai. some may complain about the treatment of women in the story, but this is a gritty, realistic manga, while also being a power fantasy manga for men, nothing worth focusing on or removing points for

characters: 4\10

characters are definitely written on the more promiscuous side in general. falling in line with a less morally uptight lifestyle. there is not much else to say, I spend more time learning the difference of a bow and a crossbow than learning about any of the characters. the only one given major focus is the main character. he's great. he's not like the typical power fantasy character. he's assertive, takes initiative, and not afraid of snu snu with a woman.

art: 7\10

the art is some of the greatest I've seen, with unique art for fantasy creatures, with really erotic scenes when used. unfortunately, sometimes over a third will be covered in speech bubbles, half the page in the worse cases. I should point out while it does have pretty much censored hentai scenes, its only one or two pages per volume, making me believe that it's just there as eye candy.

enjoyment: 1\10

this is the first manga I ever hated reading for one problem: exposition dumps. they are so long and unnecessary. I understand if they wanted to world build. but it takes up most of the books and feels unnecessarily drawn out. my eyes glaze over, and I have to force myself to read. I don't know if it's because of bad grammar or trying to fit whole paragraphs within speech bubbles, but the exposition gets very confusing and stressful to read. there are very steamy erotic scenes, but they just feel like a carrot on a stick for rewarding you for getting that far in the book

overall: 5\10

I'm actually surprised to give this manga this high of a score. the story score is doing a lot of heavy lifting, which makes sense. the story itself is good but the author either rushed the world building or is just obsessed with the small details. overexplaining what will most likely be irrelevant information, instead of using the pages on the characters themselves. overall, I see this manga currently as a bad power fantasy, and a bad ecchi.

books I can compare it to are "goblin slayer" and "delicious in dungeon". delicious in dungeon has no fanservice but shows world building and exposition done properly while balancing it with adventure moments. goblin slayer has a little fan service, but I read it for its high-quality fight scenes.