Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill

Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Japanese: とんでもスキルで異世界放浪メシ, Hepburn: Tondemo Sukiru de Isekai Hōrō Meshi) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ren Eguchi. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in January 2016, before being published in print with illustrations by Masa by Overlap beginning in November 2016 under their Overlap Novels imprint. As of February 2024, 15 volumes have been released.
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Akagishi K, began serialization on the Comic Gardo website in March 2017. As of February 2024, the manga's individual chapters have been collected into ten volumes. A spin-off manga, illustrated by Momo Futaba, began serialization on the same website in August 2018. As of February 2024, the spin-off's individual chapters have been collected in eight volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by MAPPA aired from January to March 2023. A second season is set to premiere in 2025.
A group of four Japanese citizens, consisting of three high school students and one adult, are magically summoned to a parallel fantasy world by the Kingdom of Reijseger, who asks them for help in their war against the demon folk. As a result of the summoning ritual, the three students appear to have several powerful magical abilities and are accepted as "Heroes". However, the adult, an ordinary salaryman named Tsuyoshi Mukouda (a.k.a. "Mukohda"), is found to only have the power of "Online Supermarket". Unwilling to become a hero and also harboring deep suspicion of the kingdom's true intentions, he convinces the nobles his ability is useless, allowing him to leave and pursue a simple life in the new world. Experimenting with his Online Supermarket skill, he discovers he is able to instantly order food and other products from Japan. During his travels, he meets a legendary beast known as a "Fenrir", who demands Mukohda feed him a meal. After numerous servings, the Fenrir, eventually named Fel, takes a liking to Mukohda's cooking and forces him to accept a familiar contract. As Mukohda continues his journey, he encounters other monsters, as well as gods from the Divine Realm, who grant him and his familiar blessings in order to obtain his food and otherworldly goods. Soon, he realizes that Fel is really overpowered.
Written by Ren Eguchi, the series began publication on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on January 5, 2016. The series was later acquired by Overlap, who began publishing the series with illustrations by Masa on November 25, 2016 under their Overlap Novels imprint. As of December 2024, 16 volumes have been released.
In March 2019, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed the light novel for English publication. In January 2025, J-Novel Club announced that a 2-in-1 omnibus print release would begin publication in August 2025.
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Akagishi K, began serialization on the Comic Gardo manga website on March 24, 2017. As of February 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected in 10 tankōbon volumes. In April 2020, J-Novel Club announced that they also licensed the manga adaptation for English publication. In January 2025, J-Novel announced that the manga would begin print publication in September 2025.
A spin-off manga illustrated by Momo Futaba, titled Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Sui's Great Adventure (とんでもスキルで異世界放浪メシ スイの大冒険, Tondemo Sukiru de Isekai Hōrō Meshi: Sui no Daibōken), began serialization on the Comic Gardo website on August 24, 2018. As of February 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. In September 2022, J-Novel Club announced that they also licensed the spin-off manga in English.
An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 29, 2022. It is produced by MAPPA and directed by Kiyoshi Matsuda, with scripts written by Michiko Yokote, character designs handled by Nao Ōtsu, and music composed by Masato Kōda, Kana Utatane, and Kuricorder Quartet. The series aired from January 11 to March 29, 2023, on TV Tokyo and other networks. The opening theme song is "Zeitaku na Saji" (贅沢な匙, "Exquisite Spoon") by Van de Shop, while the ending theme song is "Happy-go-Journey" by Yuma Uchida. Crunchyroll streamed the series worldwide outside of Asia, while Muse Communication licensed the series in Asia-Pacific
A second season was announced on October 29, 2023. It is set to premiere in 2025.
In 2018, the manga adaptation was ranked as the second best isekai manga by Japanese bookstore employees.
The novel series was one of three novels series that won in the novel category of the Piccoma Award 2024.