You understand how Handyman Saitou in One other World is a slice-of-life sequence about an odd individual utilizing their sensible expertise in a fantasy world and being an enormous assist consequently? The isekai manga Dungeons That Certainly Slaughter Adventurers is a similar sort of series, solely with a extra darkly comedic method. The heroines Aine and Nacht are additionally utilizing extra typical expertise in one other land, however unwillingly and in a scenario that’s leaving them despondent about what looks like a special kind of 9-to-5 gig.
First, the construction of Dungeons That Certainly Slaughter Adventurers feels just like Handyman Saitou, as each options chapters which are self-contained tales about particular moments involving the leads, with issues tying collectively general in ways in which arrange a background for them and a narrative of types. Aine and Nacht began lives as odd people in the actual world. After remarking about how typically people are being run down by vans, they carry up how their defenses are impenetrable. That’s when a jet engine falls off of a aircraft and lands on the duo, killing them immediately. As a result of they died this manner, they’re now dungeon employees working to scrub up as custodians, whereas people who acquired hit be vans are the adventurer heroes coming in on a regular basis to kill their coworkers and mess issues up.
So to get revenge, Aine and Nacht resolve they’re going to do their greatest to make adventurers’ lives rougher. Particularly because it looks like they’re caught as janitors till different individuals die as a result of a falling aircraft engine.
There are various explanation why this succeeds. One is that Aine and Nacht are so deadpan about issues and genuinely deal with it as one thing like a standard custodian job. We’re not seeing them freak out about blood and violence too typically, although there are some exceptions. (Specifically, when a demon boss Aine acquired near ended up worn out by adventurers.) It actually comes down to a different day’s work, and that response makes it much more humorous.
One other is the truth that that is darkish and mature humor. Which you anticipate contemplating they’re coping with blood, guts, and dying all day. Discovering out one other use of mandrakes and discussing issues discovered from a succubus find yourself being actually humorous in-context, and the truth that they respawn after their very own deaths means there may be some nice gags within the one-shots concerning older Looney Tunes model slapstick and violence. Have in mind although that it might get soiled, actually, and makes mild of some grownup material. Tactfully and in methods which are genuinely humorous! Nevertheless it’s positively for an older viewers.
Which makes it much more surprising when Dungeons That Certainly Slaughter Adventurers finally ends up being extremely cute too. An important early instance entails kobolds. As soon as Aine and Nacht resolve they’re going to make adventurers depressing, they resolve to coach these usually week enemies which are used to fill dungeons as a result of being weak and breeding rapidly into truly formidable foes. They appear to be pugs. The coaching course of is goofy. The outcomes made me smile. It’s enjoyable!
Dungeons That Certainly Slaughter Adventurers is an uncommon tackle the slice-of-life model isekai story, however it’s fairly profitable. It’s completely foolish and goofy, and it isn’t afraid to go darkish or soiled for amusing. Which additionally means it may be simply as shockingly enjoyable when it sometimes finally ends up just a little healthful (in a warped humor kind of approach) too.
Quantity 1 of Dungeons That Certainly Slaughter Adventurers is accessible now, and Yen Press will launch the second quantity of the isekai manga on August 25, 2026.
