Today is not a good day for fans of Dungeon Meshi (d)Delicious in Dungeon). The acclaimed fantasy series and culinary comedy of Netflix He arrived with high expectations Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025, where it was one of the most nominated productions of the event. However, what promised to be a night of celebration turned into a bitter disappointment. Dungeon Meshi left completely ignored, without taking a single award from the 16 categories in which he competed.
A bitter night for Dungeon Meshi
Dungeon Meshi, also known as Delicious in Dungeon. It had generated great expectations after its resounding success between critics and audiences. with an impeccable animation by Studio Trigger And a story that combines dungeon exploration, monster battles, and improvised recipes with fantastic creatures, the series achieved an almost perfect balance between the epic and the absurd.
His presence in Anime Awards was strong, with nominations in important categories such as best new series, , best comedy anime, , best address, , best character design, , best animation, , best ending, and Anime of the year, among many others. But none of them resulted in victory.
the fans of Dungeon Meshi They hoped that at least an acknowledgment will be taken in the comedy or debut section. But these prizes went to Mashle: Magic and Muscles and Just leveling, respectively. The latter was the great winner of the night, also taking the coveted award for Anime of the year.
Dungeon Meshi It was not the only popular title that left with little or nothing. Kaiju No. 8. One of the biggest bets Shonen Jump In 2024. He also earned 16 nominations but only won one award: Best interpretation in French to Adrien Antoine for his work as Kafka Hibino.
Another loser was that time i got reincarnated as a slime, which failed to win his only nomination of the year in the category of Best Anime Isekai. The victory was for the third season of Re:Zero − Starting life in another World, which managed to impose itself as the best proposal of the Isekai subgenre, surpassing even traditionally strong titles such as Mushoku Tensei.
Anime is still a gem for critics and fans
Despite the reverse, Dungeon Meshi He has not lost the affection of the public, since he had multiple prizes in the Latin Anime Awards 2025. where he was placed as one of the best anime of 2024, highlighting his prize as winning the award for Best female voice performance, and even winning the prize Best dubbing of an anime series.
And it is that beyond the awards, the series has managed to create a solid fan base thanks to its charming mixture of humor, tenderness, drama and creativity. His premise, that of a group of adventurers who survive in a dungeon cooking the monsters they face. It offers a different narrative experience, with a very marked identity both in its visual style and in its narrative tone.
Although the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 They completely ignored Dungeon Meshi, its impact on the anime community is undeniable. Sometimes, the true value of a work is not in the statuettes it gets, but in the imprint it leaves on its viewers. And in that sense, Dungeon Meshi has already earned a special place among the most beloved and original productions of modern anime. With or without prizes, your legacy is insured
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