Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Anime Gets 2nd Season

The staff for the television anime of Ren Eguchi and illustrator Masa's Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hōrō Meshi) light novel series announced on Sunday that the anime will have a second season. Masa, the novels' manga artists K Akagishi and Momo Futaba, and the anime's director Kiyoshi Matsuda drew illustrations to celebrate the news:

© 江口連・オーバーラップ／MAPPA／とんでもスキル

© 江口連・オーバーラップ／MAPPA／とんでもスキル

© 江口連・オーバーラップ／MAPPA／とんでもスキル

© 江口連・オーバーラップ／MAPPA／とんでもスキル

The first anime season premiered by streaming exclusively in Japan on Amazon Prime Video and Hikari TV on January 10 at 11:45 p.m. (9:45 a.m.) It then aired on TV Tokyo and other channels on January 10 at 24:00 (January 11 at midnight or January 10 at 10:00 a.m. EST). Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.

The first season starred:

• Yūma Uchida as Mukouda (Mukouda Tsuyoshi)
• Satoshi Hino as Fel
• Hina Kino as Sui
• Maaya Uchida as Ninrir

Kiyoshi Matsuda (RE-MAIN, Kakegurui season 2, Uchitama?! Have you seen my Tama?) directed the first anime season at MAPPA. Michiko Yokote (Cowboy Bebop, Rurouni Kenshin, xxxHOLiC, Shirobako) oversaw the series scripts, and Nao Ōtsu (BEASTARS both seasons) adapted Masa's original character designs for animation. Masato Kōda (KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world!!, Domestic Girlfriend), Kana Utatade (KanadeYUK), and Kuricorder Quartet (tsuritama) composed the music.

Other staff members included:

• Chief Animation Directors: Nao Ōtsu, Sara Sakoe
• Art Director: Hisako Akagi
• Color Key: Chikako Kamata
• Special Effects: Kumiko Taniguchi (Team Taniguchi)
• Director of Photography: Saho Sawada
• Editing: Gō Sadamatsu
• Sound Director: Kisuke Koizumi
• Sound Production: dugout

J-Novel Club is releasing both the light novel series and K Akagishi's manga adaptation in English, and it describes the story:

Mukouda Tsuyoshi was nothing special in modern Japan, so when he was summoned to a world of swordplay and sorcery, he thought he was ready for the adventure of a lifetime. Too bad the kingdom that summoned him only got him by mistake! Not only was he not one of the three summoned heroes, but his stats were laughable compared to theirs. On top of that, there's something really sketchy about this kingdom... "Ah, these people are the kind to try and use the Hero," he realized, and immediately left to make his own way in this other world. The only thing Mukouda can rely on is his unique skill: the "Online Supermarket," a skill that allows him to buy modern goods in a fantasy world. It's useless for combat, but if he plays his cards right, he could lead a comfortable life, maybe? At least, that's what Mukouda thinks, but it turns out modern food bought with this skill has some absurd effects! What happens when Mukouda introduces ridiculously tasty modern cooking to a fantasy world like this? He gets some ridiculous repeat customers begging for more...!

Eguchi started publishing the novels on the "Shosetsuka ni Narō" website in 2016, and Overlap is publishing the novels in print. Overlap is also publishing K Akagishi's manga adaptation in Japan, as well as Momo Futaba's Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hōrō Meshi: Sui no Daibōken spinoff manga.

Sources: Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill anime's Twitter account, Comic Natalie