is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for her manga series ''

Delicious in Dungeon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryoko Kui. It was serialized in Enterbrain's seinen manga, manga magazine ''Harta (magazine), Harta'' from February 2014 to September 2023, with its chapters collected in 14 volumes. The ...

'' (2014–2023), serialized in

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's ''

seinen is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word means "youth", but the term " manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like '' Weekly Manga Times'' and '' Weekly Man ...

'' manga magazine '' Harta'', as well as her work '' Terrarium in Drawer'', winning the Excellence Award in the Manga Division at the 17th

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Biography

Kui posted her early works on

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and

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before making her official debut as a manga artist in March 2011 with her short story collection . Prior to this, she published a

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on her personal blog named which ran from 2008–2012. In 2013, Kui won the Excellence Award in the Manga Division at the 17th

for her work '' Terrarium in Drawer''. Her 2014 work, ''

'' was published in the magazine '' Harta'' and received the 2015

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award, the 2016

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, the 2016 , and the 2016 . ''Delicious in Dungeon'' received an

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adaptation in 2024, with Kui noted as being "very involved" with its production.

Style

Kui's style is noted for its portrayal of reality and fantasy with her unique point of view. Megumi Sakamoto writing for ''Comic Natalie'' described her characteristic style as embodying . Kui was noted in an interview with ''Comic Natalie'' to have an affinity with dragons, and has had dragons featured in several of her works. Prior to ''Delicious in Dungeon'', Kui read ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as researching the rulebooks of ''

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'' after having seen it arise several times for her research prior to the manga's serialization. Kui is a noted fan of

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s, having previously drawn

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for ''

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'', '' Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'', ''

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'', '' Pathfinder: Kingmaker'', '' Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous'', and '' Planescape: Torment''. As a child, she observed her father play ''

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'' on the

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, as well as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Kui cited '' Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge'' as one of the primary inspirations for ''Delicious in Dungeon''.

Bibliography

Manga

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Art books

*''Daydream Hour'', in ''Harta'' Vol. 37, August 12, 2016, *''Daydream Hour 2'', in ''Harta'' Vol. 41, August 15, 2017, *''Daydream Hour 3'', in ''Harta'' Vol. 74, May 15, 2020, *''Daydream Hour 4'', in ''Harta'' Vol. 81, February 15, 2021, *''Daydream Hour 5'', in ''Harta'' Vol. 96, August 12, 2022, *'', January 15, 2024,

References

External links

Ryoko Kui's personal blog
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