Anime 53446 Tondemo Skill De Isekai Hourou Meshi Reviews Filter Check 2

Ah yes. Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill. A worthy name for a refreshing take on isekai. Or is it?
I'm not going to beat around the bush. I could tell you in a 10.000-word essay written by Chat GPT that this is another tropy isekai with bland and shallow characters, stuffed into a story that can be summarized in two words that brings nothing new to the table.
But I will focus on something else. Keyword: Bringing something to the table.
This anime is going to drive you into insanity. At some point, I just couldn't bear it any longer. I spend ... all my savings and ordered a full-fledged industrial kitchen aisle and isekai-prayged that shit into whatever twisted universe this anime is real in. Here's why: The MC is the biggest doofus Isekai has ever managed to bring up. In fact, I don't understand why he himself is not losing his coconut doing what he is doing. The whole plot and therefore MC's whole existential purpose is to feed his little "family" which consists of an insatiable slime that devours everything that enters his jello body and an ever-glutenous demi-god wolf.
Imagine if every damn Wendy's in Miami would offer free menus to the homeless. That's how much fucking shit he has to cook every day. Fortunately, my man is blessed with the most batshit broken ability the lord of Isekai has ever inspired his hack writers to scribble down. A portal to Walmart. Yes, this guy's ability is ordering stuff at Walmart, Costco, Target or Amazon you name it he can order it. After he sends his fantasy coins into the otherworldly Blockchain the ordered goods appear out of thin air conveniently packaged in a delivery cardboard box. Don't even get me started on all the food packaging his slime has to absorb. I wish the show would educate people about buying unpackaged food. Although every corn of pepper this guy orders comes pre-packaged in its own plastic seal. But I'm getting sidetracked.
So how would you think MasterChef prepares his unholy amounts of food? Well, the title of the show could maybe cause the assumption that this anime is about camping. But oh my that's not the case. It's called campfire cooking because the only cooking utensil Isekai-Gordon dares to use is a mini camping gas stove. Yes, you heard me correctly this man prepares the amount of food you could use to turn every living person in Zimbabwe obese with, on a fucking camping stove. It would take him mere seconds to let a whole industrial kitchen aisle appear at his command. Yet that motherducker keeps boiling every single meatball he produces, every single grain of rice he cooks separately on his teeny tiny camping stove. My man spends the whole day cooking on a gas burner when he could just order a full-fledged kitchen. I swear you get ocd watching this show.
If you need to get a quick tour into the psych ward or want to uncontrollably order kitchen appliances then go for it. Else, I wouldnt recommend.

This anime is very solid, but under the right circumstances it can be even more enjoyable. I say that because this is one of the more laid back and chill shows out there. *WARNING* IF YOU TRY AND BINGE THIS ANIME, YOU WILL BE BORED OUT OF YOUR MIND. I watched basically one episode per day, usually before bed because it's relaxing. Under that type of atmosphere, I enjoyed it.

Plot is basically dude gets isekai, but his power is accessing online shopping in another world. Because they think he can't be useful, he starts his own journy. He's also an absurdley amazing chef, so he ... buys a lot of otherworld food and makes kick ass meals. This draws in Fenfir, and he basically makes a contract with the legendary beast in exchange for feeding Fenfir yummy food. Aaaand they go on a journey.

So yeah, it's chillaxing. Not a lot of action. There is A LOT of cooking though- sometimes even comparable to Shokugeki no Soma the way they do it, which is hilarious. Mukouda (the MC), also makes a lot of friends along the way and even makes another contract with a slime (who as you can probably guess, gets very OP). The thing with this anime is that it's kind of cyclic. Mukouda and his familiars go to a new region, they kill (by they I mean Fenfir and Sui the slime) a bunch of animals/beasts, they then eat the animals, and repeat. Oh yeah they also join a guild because ya know, it's isekai and you always have to join a guild. Well two, to be exact. Mukouda is basically useless as a figher, but he makes a lot of money because his otherworldly ingredients are special in this iseka, plus Fenfir keeps killing these OP beasts, which are worth a lot. So he makes a lot of money unnecessarily.

How are the characters? Fenfir is pretty awesome. I love his design and his VA is amazing. I also like his personality. He doesn't BS around, that's for sure. Sui is so goddamn cute. I guarantee you will love it. As for Mukouda? He's alright. He's very timid and weak. The show barely gives him any character growth or depth. He does get an upgrade for his very weak magic abilities, but that's it. I mean, to be fair it's alright because like I said- this isn't a show about powers or ability. It's a very chill show.

So should you watch it? I'd say give it a chance. Go into it with a very particular mindset and you may enjoy it as much as me. If not, eh.

Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill is one of those anime which I randomly came across. Then, I proceeded to give it a try, as per my instincts. It starts off with a suspenseful and scary scene, where no context is given whatsoever. There is a group of random people, one of them being our protagonist, who are confronted by a large wolf-like creature. It is said to be the legendary Fenrir, the mythical creature who is considered god-like and whose strength is unparalleled. The same Fenrir, is attracted to the MC, because he cooks delicious food. He forms a bond called ... 'Familiar' between the two of them. Up until now, if this casual approach to the Fenrir and also the long title of the anime didn't make the plot clear, I don't know what would. Except, there is barely any moment in this anime where the protagonist ACTUALLY used a campfire to cook food.

Later, the scene shifts to the actual beginning where the main character is summoned into another world by some royalty, and gains the 'super' power to obtain GROCERY ITEMS from his previous world (the real world). And when he was summoned into another world with 3 others who were just a bunch of background characters, he was not surprised in the least bit! It was as if he just woke up in the morning. AND, the entirety of what I told lasted only for like 5 minutes. So the beginning was lacking a bit in terms of plot/ storyline.

Story-wise, this anime isn't all that great, as it is mainly based on cooking and food. It is set in the typical isekai-fantasy world, which kind of resembles the Middle Ages. There is neither any plot progression, nor any great character development. The main character relies on Fel (Name of the Fenrir) for his protection. But again, those are factors that you take into consideration when judging a battle-shonen. Though even as a cooking anime, the main character doesn't really have any goals related to that. He just wants to feed Fel. Now what you would expect from this anime is a vast array of dishes cooked by the protagonist. But the only type of dish cooked by him is MEAT. There should be atleast a tad bit of variety in the base ingredients. Also the pacing is a bit crooked at times. Just because this is a food anime, doesn't mean that the other core elements of an anime should be openly ignored, as they are in this anime. Even the cooking part is not properly focused on. The explanations or the recipes of the food are too short and only a vague idea of what is happening is showcased. So in terms of story, I would rate it a 5/10.

The scenes, the backgrounds, the landscapes, everything is vivid. Contrasted colors along with the right application of shadows and stuff makes almost every scene a feast for the eyes. Everything seems rich and flamboyant. The picturesque beauty of each and every frame really portrays the charm of the world which is so full of life. Everything makes the watcher experience an unknown happiness. The cloudy skies, distant mountains or the green forests add to the beauty of the food which Mukouda-san cooks. The Art in this anime is truly stunning! About the animation, it's nothing that special. Its just decent. Although the quality considerably improves when there is a cooking scene, it is not highlighted to the extent that it should've been. In my opinion, the cooking scenes should've contained more Sakuga, as it is the main attraction of this anime. It lacks a bit in that field. The different meats look pretty realistic, but apart from that, its just basic animation overall. The different sauces should've been more exquisite with fluid animation during the cooking scenes. That being said, the animation gets a 6.5/10 and the art deserves a solid 9/10.

There is not much influence of sound in this, the ending theme was okayish and the only sound effects worth mentioning are the sizzling sounds which are produced when the meat is being cooked or fried. Since there is no variety or distinctive pattern in any of them, I would have to rate it a 4/10.

Even though there isn't a wide collection of characters in this series, the main cast i.e. Mukouda, Fel and Sui are quite interesting. Our MC Mukouda is a bit of a scaredy cat, but is always keen to try out new stuff: both food and adventure. He likes to experiment with different types of meats, regardless of the types of creatures. He learnt a few magic attacks to defend himself, and is also smart as a merchant. Despite being monstrous and scary, Fel is a kind hearted character. He is a big foodie who loves Mukouda's food and is very enthusiastic. He also shows dep affection for Sui. Sui is CUTE AS HELL and STRONG TOO! He is loved both by the MC and Fel! These three form a great trio and I would be interested to see their bond develop. So, I would rate the Characters 7.5/10.

At some moments this anime felt a bit boring and slow-paced, but at times I kinda enjoyed it too. The latter half of this series was especially more enjoyable. A bit of variety in everything would've helped though. That being said, in Enjoyment I rate it 6.5/10.

Overall, Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill is a not-so-bad anime. It contains the usual traits of your typical Isekai anime in some way or the other. But at the same time, this one is a unique one even among the other isekai anime. At times you'll find it boring, at times it'll be interesting. This is a lighthearted anime meant to be taken casually. It doesn't follow a distinct storyline, nor does it have its special moments. I would recommend watching this only if you don't have anything else to watch. It would help in the relaxation of your mind if you've watched something with a heavy plot. Overall, this is a 6/10.

I'll keep this brief.

Fen is an annoying glutton,
Sui steals to show

The cooking is great and the core of the show, but its not a practical cooking guide, so if you watch cooking shows for entertainment then you will like this, but if you watch them for the recipes, then you probably won't like it as much.

The rest of this is such a generic isekai that it doesn't even try to do anything different, most of these moments are easily the weakest parts and so run of the mill generic that they are just dull as it is just going through the motions and seeking to ... pass the time until it can get to another section where it can focus on the cooking.

The problem is, even though the focus is on the cooking, over half the time is this 'B-Plot' isekai, and if it's entirely uninteresting and pretty bad, then that drags the whole thing down with it. So they needed to put just as much care and attention into the B-Plot as they did into the cooking.

So TLDR, the cooking parts are good, the rest of it is meh.

This is NOT your typical isekai trash.
The MC is not OP, he doesn't get a harem, he doesn't get sent on a year-long quest to find God or kill the Demon Lord.

However, there are typical isekai cliché elements for sure. The MC isn't OP, but his 2 familiars most certainly are and they are the plot devices that allow the story to progress - not that there truly is much of a story here in all honesty.
The 2 familiars also provide a majority of the comedy in this series as well.

The plot is simple: MC gets summoned to a fantasy world, but as a ... mistake. He's not part of the hero party and his skill of "online grocery shopping" is not considered useful by the kingdom who summons him.
I guess it's a bit of a joke by the writer(s), but the hero party do also appear to be teenagers (like most typical isekai plots), whereas our MC here is late 20s. The hero party also immediately take up the mantle of "going to defeat the demon lord", which again, is a bit of fun-poking.

Now, I did put this review as spoiler-free, but there truly isn't a whole lot to spoil - as I said earlier, there really isn't a whole lot of story or plot here. Everything I said above is part of the public blurb and the first 5 minutes of the very first episode.
It does appear as though there is set-up for political intrigue and a deeper plot within the first few episodes, but it never really gets brought-up again and due to how poor the LN and Anime performed financial-wise, I doubt we'll ever see a Season 2 to go into those points either.

The rest of the story is just our MC going travelling with his familiars, while making vast quantities of food for them and trying to make a living in his new world.
A lot of this anime is taken up with... what can only be described as a cookery show: "I cut the onions and add sake and soy sauce to this, while the rice is boiling away [...]", will be something that you'll be hearing in your sleep after watching this series.

All-in-all, it's a light-hearted anime, but a bit bare-bones and quite repetitive with the cooking elements. It isn't a stand-out or "must watch" series in my opinion, but is enjoyable to watch if you're bored and have exhausted the current anime season's offerings.
The relationship between the MC and his familiars also holds up a large portion of this anime.

I'll rate it a 6/10 "fine". I'll also label this as "mixed feelings", because some will certainly find this boring.

Plot: 6.25
- Nothing special from the story itself I expected a sort of system and more development with the cooking skill, there 0 history or development with the main idea and after around 8 ep its the same characters just surprised with the MC's absurdity.

Animation: 7
- Good animation, the food particularly along with the prep is exquisite, if only more thought was put into the background and cities it would be more pleasing.

Voice acting: 7.25
- Its aight, the 3 Mains do their job nothing more nothing less.


... Music: 7
- Basic catchy OP and ED, another skip after 2 listens.

Execution: 6.5
- Maybe cuz it's mappa, I may have expected more at least in the story-telling department, one of the most basic isekai i've ever watched. Sure the food was great, and some scenes made me chuckle but the idea had more potential. Well and truly 8 ep were enough instead of the repeated themes across 12 ep.

Enjoyment: 6
Overall rating: 6.8
Adjusted weighted Rating: 6.77

P = 35% - 2.19
A = 30% - 2.1
V = 20% - 1.45
M = 10% - 0.7
E = 5% - 0.33

Basic fun but ultimately it goes nowhere. The show is too focused on being overly gratuitous with the cooking and eating that it wastes its potential at every turn. What little we see of the world is interesting and well done, but time and time again any of that is cut short so that more food can be cooked and ate. Episode after episode it repeats the same notes and boils down the same cooking show. I wanted more of everything outside of the food. The food works great as a plot device, but is instead treated as the unwavering center-point. It could be such ... a great jumping off point to explore the world and characters or build bonds through food, like a travel/exploration show, it could use the food cooking in so many interesting ways, but it refuses to elevate itself past anything more than low-brow food porn. They have all the pieces here but limited themselves and never grew past the same simple beats which are established in the first few episodes. I was gorged for food but left hungry for more advancement of the story, world, and characters.

I am very mixed on this because I started out really enjoying the show but I feel it spun its wheels a lot and I was disappointed in it not doing a lot more. It seems like it has all the potential and capability to do more, but the show continually chooses not to. I get that deconstructing an isekai like this means changing things, but I feel they went too far or made choices for the wrong reasons at times and unnecessarily held the show back. They pushed the slice of life angle way too hard even when it actively took away from the show. At times it genuinely felt like they were genuinely teasing the audience about how little they could have the characters do other than eat food.

I think they needed to find other ways for the MC to use food other than to satisfy his and his party's gluttonous hunger. Those moments happened and teased the potential of so many interesting ideas, but they were infrequent, sold short, and rarely expanded upon. Those were like many other parts of the show where you saw interesting flashes and peeks of where the story could go - but instead the MC and his party go back to just doing what they did the day before and will do again the next day. It seems like the story and everything else moves less than half as fast as it should because of the repetitive gratuitousness of the food porn holding things back to a painful degree which takes away from the general enjoyability of the show.

I like the show and I didn't like it, I liked the MC in some ways and thought he was flat and stupid in others. It will really depend how much you can turn your brain off or accept the flatness of certain situations as to whether you will be able to enjoy the simple fun and exploration there is, or if the shortcomings and repetitiveness will drive you wild.

maybe more of a 7.8 ish.

A very chill slice-of-life kind of show. There isn't really a plot plot per-se so its not the adventurous action kind of isekai.
It's more like just enjoy the cute pets he has as they travel and defeat monsters, and enjoy the cooking that he makes.
It's a very easy show to watch on any day and the characters are cute and lovable. it's predictable after a few episodes but i felt it was just alright to watch.
Of course you might not like it if you're looking for more of a plot build-up etc.

I don't have much to say about this one except that it's been a pleasant surprise. Initially, I had low expectations, but it manages to keep the story decent and engaging, focusing on a small cast and expanding to include supporting characters and comrades as needed. However, so far, few of the previously encountered characters have made a return.

Its strong points lie in its humor and visual aesthetics. Each episode delivers a fair share of laughs, introducing amusing characters like the goddesses and establishing an interesting and humorous dynamic with the main character. And being a MAPPA-produced anime, the animation never fails to impress.

It pains ... me to admit this, but the isekai genre is often dominated by harem tropes, which I personally have a soft spot for. The plot is certainly not so intriguing on it's own, but beyond that, as a non-harem/romance isekai anime, this one stands out with a better-rounded story and overall quality. I initially expected it to receive poor ratings, but its decent rating is well-deserved.

“Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill” is what happens when someone wants to play a survival game but with cheats enabled.

Four people are summoned to a fantasy-like world to become heroes that will save the world from evil. Yeah… shocking I know. Among them there is one, who’s not like the others. Someone with terrible stats and a cryptic unique skill called “Online Shopping”. Unfortunately for him, no one traits him seriously so he gets some money and decides to travel the world. During his journey he is forced to… “befriend”, yes, let's go with that word, a legendary magical beast (OP ... AF) and a small slime (also OP AF).

It’s a fantasy comedy with a lot of slice of life vibe to it that relies mostly on its cast to carry the show.

Tsuyoshi Mukouda - Our isekai'd hero. A 27 year old, bland, boring, deprived of anything that could pretend to be charisma, white collar worker. In the personality department there is nothing that You could call interesting. He’s a passive hero with no clear goal in mind and just goes with the flow. His unique skill “Online Shopping” allows him to buy items from his world and get them teleported via Amazon Prime to him. Yes, one of the most OP skills in all of isekai was belittled by everyone in the beginning and no one even wanted to check what it does. First red flag of the show - the ruling caste is full of morons. Most of the time he uses this skill to acquire ingredients for cooking. A bit devoid of imagination but I guess this is a cooking show at its core so I’ll let it slide. He is a proficient cook but relies too much on condiments from his own world to let me call him a chef. He’s just a dude who knows the basics and can use that knowledge in a different world. Not exactly a bad idea. He’s also one of the few isekai heroes who actually has the right idea about what to do when the place You got summoned treats You like shit - scram. Despite everything Mukouda isn’t an idiot and thinks most of his decisions through. That is unless Fel forces his will on him…

Fel - The legendary Fenrir a feared, powerful beast that is aware of his might. The only thing greater than its strength is probably his appetite. He forced Mukouda to form a pact with him. Why would a legendary, well-nigh unstoppable beast for a pact with a weak, cowardly human? For Food. I’m not kidding, that’s his motivation. He want’s to eat good food all the time. I love that twist. No chosen one bs, no saving the world crap, just pure, unmitigated gluttony. The resident tsundere of the show. He’s pushy, arrogant, kind of an asshole in some cases and can’t verbalize his feelings towards his companions. He cares for Mukouda and Sui but that doesn’t stop him from forcing his will on them, especially when it comes to “training” the former in the art of magic. Best character in the show by far!

Sui - A slime that Mukouda and Fel encountered by chance. Mukouda makes a pact with him without even knowing it, but soon treats the little fellow like a mascot. Sui has a very childish personality, loves food and fighting. If I had to put a role to him it would probably be “Baby Yoda of the show” but more useful and with a lot more character. He loves both Mukouda and Fel and isn’t shy about the fact. Second best character of the show.

The main plot is very reactive. Apart from getting away from the kingdom that summoned him Mukouda doesn’t have a goal and mainly just chills in the wilds and cooks for his coterie. Very slice of life like. The action and conflict comes mainly from Fel. Either it’s his desire to hunt strong, unique beasts so that Mukouda can cook them or his “mentoring” (I use this term extremely loosely) his master to gain combat experience to master magic, he’s responsible for most of the action scenes and creates problems when Mukouda interacts with people in the cities.

The problem with this is that it destroys the pacing. He gets some combat that actually has a goal (training) followed by a long period of calm comedy. Another problem with pacing is that at some point the show slows to a crawl and repeats its formula of hunt-eat-sell-repeat without any kind of twist. Fortunately that doesn’t last long but enough to notice.

All in all it’s not a bad show. My mistake was getting hyped after the first 2 episodes. It has an amazing premise, cool characters, bland but acceptable world and the plot is actually funny at times. Watching Mukouda interact with Fel is fun and entertaining and the addition of Sui only helps with that. As long as You don’t mind the problems with pacing You can actually have a lot of fun watching it.

this anime pretty much product placement hell. and yeah yeah yeah, another isekai genre.

there are too many product placement and assume backed by many company. i don't really mind if there some product placement in an anime scene, but isn't it too much? i think it's. especially, i kinda hate when char(s) describing feels/taste about product they were use.

but at same time, i feel sad that thinking about behind scene about anime industry, many people who working in this industry is overworked and underpaid. harsh reality but not that surprised

enough talking about product placement, let's talk about story, shall we?. my conclusion it's average, ... (it may be below average). the one thing that only pop up from this anime is only wholesome scene, that's it.

This isekai is for those looking for something laid-back, casual, easy-going, and with no stakes. Oh, and for those who love food. The anime is incredibly comfy in its characters, atmosphere, plot, and especially in its drama, as there is none. The stakes couldn't be lower for a character transported into an unknown fantasy world. The anime's focus is clearly on its slice of life atmosphere, cooking scenes, and the hilarity that ensues from the unique situations that the main character, Mukouda, brings to this world. What honestly surprises me the most is that this anime seems to be setting up for another season. I ... can only see this series going for one more season at the most, and I would expect some kind of major conflict to be introduced in that season. I don't have high expectations for its next season if it ever does happen, but I would love to be surprised. Nonetheless, this was a fun watch.

The first impressions were not too good, it felt like a basic trash isekai with a twist. But, I have to say it did turn out okay.

The story is nothing unseen before and the plot twists are kinda predictable. Still, what it does it does okay.
BUT
What amuses me the most is that it's comically clear where they have put the effort in the animation. The cooking scenes are god-tier! Everything else is mid to trash. It's funny to see a bit clumsy and akwardly animated fight scene and right after it perfectly crafted cooking scene with every bit of care you'd need. The ... food looks so good!

Overall it's not higher than 5 but I watched it because of the cooking.

Easily one of the most boring isekai I ever watched. And I watched many isekais - in fact, almost all of them, at least the ones over 5.5 score. There's not much to talk about so let me get straight to the point - if you don't particularly enjoy food p**n, then this anime's not for you. If you do, you might be still slightly disappointed that all they ever cook is meat. Meat, meat, and meat again. Jeez, how is he not getting protein poisoning? Also, to me at least it gets downright disgusting sometimes: why, yes, what's better to get you hungry than ... seeing a giant doggo vigorously eat an oversized portion of orc meat with blasphemous SFX?

Other than that, it has some fun moments, and the typical "omg how the heck did you take down this uber-strong, rare monster!?" kind of gags that never fail to make me giggle a bit (I know, I'm easy) but probably I'm being far too generous with the rating. Nothing - I repeat, NOTHING - about this show is interesting. I'm giving it a 7 only because the slime Sui is cute as heck. That's all. But, really, don't waste your time with this unless you make food your whole personality, and even then... see above.

This anime was one of the best anime in this season, The story tell about "Isekai" just normal people going to another world, but its very different with another isekai anime that after going to another world the MC gotta Over Power, This MC, Mukoda has his journey to another world with his "useless" skill, online shopping. But the anime also adding cook with unusual ingredient. And there was comedy and slice of life which mean is was good for Isekai anime. For newbie with anime it need to add to his watchlist, because Story was relax and there are no "fan service" to much. ... For me it was the best anti mainstream Isekai anime. 10 out 10(☆▽☆)