Daydream Hour

**Daydream Hour** (デイドリーム・アワー, *Deidorīmu Awā*?) were a series of short art books illustrated by Ryoko Kui that were occasionally included within issues of *Harta*.

The art books contained illustrations with written commentary relating to the *Delicious in Dungeon* manga. These illustrations span from concept art to plot irrelevant scenes.

A collection of the previous Daydream Hours were compiled into a single art book, **Ryoko Kui Doodle Book Daydream Hour** (九井諒子ラクガキ本 デイドリーム・アワー, *Kui ryōko rakugaki hon deidorīmu awā*?).

## Daydream Hour 1

   The first volume of *Daydream Hour* released with Chapter 27 of *Delicious in Dungeon*. It was included within *Harta* volume 37 released on August 13, 2016. This volume was 24 pages long.
This volume consists of sketches that did not have any relation to *Delicious in Dungeon*.

## Daydream Hour 2

   *Daydream Hour 2* released with Chapter 31 of *Delicious in Dungeon*. It was included within *Harta* volume 41 to commemorate the release of Volume 4 of *Delicious in Dungeon*. Both released on February 15th 2017.

This volume consists of sketches from Ryoko Kui's, now inactive, website, *There Were Dragons in the West*, as well as new illustrations for *Delicious in Dungeon*. This volume was 24 pages long.

## Daydream Hour 3

   *Daydream Hour 3* released with Chapter 64 of *Delicious in Dungeon*. It was included within *Harta* volume 74 released on May 15th 2020.

This volume consists of interactions between every party leader and their members, Laios' party dressed in the Canary uniform, Marcille dancing, and more. This volume was 24 pages long.

## Daydream Hour EXTRA

The *Daydream Hour EXTRA* volume was posted on *Harta's* official website for a limited amount of time on May 15th 2020.

This volume consisted of illustrations that could not be included in *Daydream Hour 3*. This volume was 5 pages long.

## Daydream Hour 4

*Daydream Hour 4* released with Chapter 71 of *Delicious in Dungeon*. It was included within *Harta* volume 81 released on February 15th 2021.

This volume consists of illustrations of characters in T-shirts, Halloween costumes and more. This volume was 25 pages long.

## Daydream Hour 5

*Daydream Hour 5* released with Chapter 86 of *Delicious in Dungeon*. It was included within *Harta* volume 96 released on August 12th 2022.

This volume consists of illustrations and comics that could not be included in *Delicious in Dungeon World Guide: The Adventurer's Bible*. This volume was 24 pages long.

## Trivia

* The *Daydream Hour* art books are also referred to as *Ryoko Kui Rakugaki Book* or *Ryoko Kui Doodle Book*. The word rakugaki translates to doodle or scribble.

## References

1. ↑ Ryoko Kui Doodle Book Daydream Hour" Ryoko Kui [Harta Comics - KADOKAWA]. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
2. ↑ *Harta* Volume 37 - Daydream Hour, Harta Twitter Account
3. ↑ *Harta* Volume 41 - *Daydream Hour 2*, Harta Twitter Account
4. ↑ *Daydream Hour 2* by Ryoko Kui
5. ↑ *Harta* Volume 74 - *Daydream Hour 3*, Harta Twitter Account
6. ↑ *Daydream Hour 3* by Ryoko Kui
7. ↑ Daydream Hour EXTRA, Harta Twitter Account
8. ↑ Daydream Hour EXTRA, Harta Twitter Account
9. ↑ *Daydream Hour EXTRA* by Ryoko Kui
10. ↑ *Harta* Volume 81 - *Daydream Hour 4*, Harta Twitter Account
11. ↑ *Daydream Hour 4* by Ryoko Kui
12. ↑ *Harta* Volume 96 - *Daydream Hour 5*, Harta Twitter Account
13. ↑ *Harta* Volume 96 article, Harta.jp
14. ↑ *Daydream Hour 5* by Ryoko Kui