Tower Dungeon is as basic a dark fantasy manga can get, yet it breathes such a refreshing take on the genre. I am by no means a fantasy connoisseur but this has quickly become one of my favorite. The standout quality for me was easily the world building and art. The grand scale of the architecture mixed with the grizzly creatures gives a sense of unease that I felt goes so well with this story. Tsutomu Nihei is an amazingly talented artist and his art really added to emersion in the Manga. The story and characters are super standard. It’s pretty much Shrek tbh. But that doesn’ttake away from the manga, in fact I think it adds to it. The simplicity of the story allows it to get right to the “good stuff” from the get go. Some people might find this as a negative but I thought it worked well. If I had one complaint it would be the slightly awkward fan service. It feels very out of place in a manga like this.

Overall I really enjoy reading this and will definitely continue to follow the series as more chapters come out.