The premise for Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skills is as goofy as the title. Enter summoned salaryman Tsuyoshi Mukouda who unlike the other “heroes” summoned was quickly analyzed as kind of worthless. Despite being in a magical new land full of monsters and magic, Mukouda quickly notices that he lacks OP fighting abilities and instead is armed with an appraisal skill and one other rather odd power, online shopping. That’s right folks, our main man is the next Kirito but has the ability to literally open up an Amazon-like shopping system, buy stuff from his own world—at least we think that’s where it comes from—and get it immediately delivered to wherever he’s at for pretty low prices…literally Amazon. That is the main concept that grabbed our attention here at Honey’s Anime, the silly premise that is kind of nice to see. Yes, our hero lacks fighting abilities—though he does get some cool familiars—but online shopping in another world seems kind of a good power to have!

In a world full of monsters and other dangerous things, our poor hero wouldn’t survive without some allies and Mukouda makes those in the form of Fenrir—who he names Fel—and a slime he names Sui. While Sui’s power has only been shown in the opening song—which is excellent if we may add—Fel’s power is beyond OP as he is a powerful wolf enchanted by a Goddesses’ blessing and has been around for quite some time. Fel really makes Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skills a fun show as his relationship with Mukouda is hilarious. We do hope our adorable slime Sui gets some more chances to shine soon though!

Yes, there are deadly monsters roaming the lands and as we quickly learn, Mukouda has appeared during a time when one kingdom is vying for power thanks to a new king in charge. Yet, Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skills is far from a serious series. In 5 episodes, even when our main man tried to “practice” magic on a mob of enemies, he was protected and the whole ordeal was just laugh-inducing. There aren’t any deadly games, extreme levels of violence, or political power struggles in Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skills, right now it’s just a show that is about cooking, the intrigue of being in a fantasy world, and what one would do in such a new environment…and we love this calm approach.

Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skills has a penance for being almost like another anime called Food Wars. Despite Mukouda not being a chef, he does admit early on that he likes to cook and now has more opportunities to do so…especially to keep Fel fed. Some of the creations—while fantastical—look incredible in this anime. We loved how it is almost a hybrid of real-world cooking with JRPG themes such as when Mukouda cooks using a type of monster meat. So there aren’t any ecchi scenes involving women losing their clothes after experiencing some masterfully made meals but we won’t deny our mouths are kind of like Fel…salivating at some of Mukouda’s creations!