Campfire Cooking in Another World is super popular in the US but...

It says on the crunchyroll tab that its super popular in the US yet I don't see a single human talking about it, none of my friends have watched it or heard of it, and I watched it, its okay. I liked it, watched it as it aired, its super relaxing to put on the tv and just enjoy. Really surprised something like this surpassed Frieren, Haikyuu, and Demon Slayer. Unless its not in order and im stupid.... that'll be very embarassing.

Do you watch/watched/plan to watch Campfire Cooking in Another World? 🤔

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epicgamershellyyay2025-12-31 01:12

Either not ordered or because of recency bias (new season just finished airing).

OtakuTacos2025-12-31 01:12

It’s a great show!

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:16

Agreed, but I've watched my fair share of isekai and it doesnt really pop you know? No character in the show that I personally really liked the design of, but I liked Sui's englsih va lol.

zz20002025-12-31 04:53

I'd say it's the cute wholesomeness that makes it pop, especially Sui the slime.

Campfire appears to have been pretty popular in Japan, if the Twitter fan art was any indication.

https://x.com/pudasono/status/2003878196895490424

https://x.com/vgxo9b/status/2003065259742093497

https://x.com/sea_makura/status/2000539815163646427

https://x.com/lemon1_dayo/status/1997260663006371981

https://x.com/azimesi/status/1995695828049297475

https://x.com/pudasono/status/1990493646265954378

Envelope_Torture2025-12-31 01:12

I really liked the concept until the Fenrir came along. Oh well.

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:18

Bro just 1 taps everything he comes across 😂Needed Sui for balancing lmao, and then that dumb pixie dragon just had to ruin the entire balance 💔

Wishthink2025-12-31 01:14

Watched season 1. Watched season 2. Just got the light novels.

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:16

What do you think about it? Deserving of the hype?

Wishthink2025-12-31 03:52

I'm enjoying it. The anime is very well voice acted. The voice for sui is amazing. The light novels are also good. It adds details that they couldn't include in the anime.

Artsy7272025-12-31 04:22

The dub is so well done! Not sure if you mean sui's dub or sub but her dub is my favorite va in the show!

StoicSparrows2025-12-31 01:15

Probably popular on CR because episodes are currently airing. I like it, fun show and with no real consequences. Chill watch.

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:17

Its finished now and its still above all of those. It is a chill watch and I appreciate that!

StoicSparrows2025-12-31 01:20

I know frierens not currently airing. Are the others? I think it just gets sorted that way, the new current releases are always prioritized.

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:29

No the others are done. But yeah you are probably right, Gachiakuta was being pushed out so much while it was airing, and it still is just because of how big it is on social media, this definitely helped me understand.

N7CombatWombat2025-12-31 01:15

It didn't surpass any of those shows, and there are more people in the US than your friends.

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:24

I mean on the crunchyroll trending tab 😂I get that there are more people in the US than my friends.

Thewanderer11412025-12-31 01:15

Its a great show and I have seen others enjoy it as well. Its well animated and quite funny imo. Its a relaxing show where the stakes never get too high and they munch out on food all the time whats not to like?

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:23

Mappa never fails on animation for sure. And fair, I love cooking anime, I don't dislike it I just don't see it above Frieren, which is why I wonder if the trending tab is in order.

BusinessAgro2025-12-31 01:16

I watch it. Really enjoyed the first season and was kind of surprised it was getting a second. I've even roped my partner into watching it with me.

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:25

I know! I watched Season 1 a while back, and I never thought it was going to get a 2nd one since the first wasn't very popular.

Magister72025-12-31 01:19

People mainly don't talk about it because its not really a show you... talk about. It is a vibe. You put it on, watch, and soak into a nice bath of safe, warm - honestly predictable - good food-based chill.

Its inoffensive and easy going, that doesn't make it great. Only broadly popular. I enjoy it, but not say on the level of Dungeon Meshi - which I actively discuss and recommend with an enthusiasm close to zealotism.

ellindsey2025-12-31 01:22

When every episode has the same plot, there's not much to talk about.

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:27

There we go! This is scratching the itch I've been wondering about. Every episode feels the same! It's not bad per say, just nothing new to talk about.

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:26

This definitely helps me understand it a LOT more.

Castor_0il2025-12-31 01:42

> its not really a show you... talk about.

The first rule of the cooking club is... YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT THE COOKING CLUB.

Fools_Requiem2025-12-31 01:19

Those other three aren't airing...

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:27

Its finished airing now and it's still up there.

Fools_Requiem2025-12-31 01:33

It JUST finished airing. Last episode aired Christmas Eve. The other shows haven't had episodes air in over a year.

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:35

Fair enough, but still until I made this post I didn't know an anime airing made the popularity skyrocket as much as it did, good to know.

Thejokingsun2025-12-31 01:20

I like it, makes me think of midnight tokyo diner where simple cooking idea's reignite my passion for small cooking adventures

StrawberryEven61592025-12-31 01:22

Idk seen it and re-watch often and enjoy it. But its not like a show to brag about or be like its the greatest thing. Its just a dun watch you want to do and enjoy.

takeitegbro952025-12-31 01:25

Its popular because not everything has to be a crappy trope every time. This is why so many anime that weren't popular back in the day are popular now. Because they were unique and tried new things. Even in Japan they weren't so popular and were a niche thing.

Shodan302025-12-31 01:26

it doesnt have the fan service to support it like many other anime does, which is why it seems not to be as popular if you are mostly looking online. But there are tons of people who really appriciate quality adaptations about any subject, that probably are a bit more low-key about it. they support it with wallets buying the LN's which is what the animes are suppose to do.

rincematic2025-12-31 01:31

No, I don't watch it, don't watched nor I don't plan to watch it. Doesn't seems to be my thing.

For starters I don't usually like male MC shows, save for some notable exceptions.

Also I'm not in the US.

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:34

Wow no male mc shows! That narrows anime down significantly, now I'm curious what you watch.

rincematic2025-12-31 02:19

My favorites are yuri shows, which narrows it even more.

The last one I watched was "There's no freaking way I will be your lover! Unless..." I love the manga and was waiting for the animated version, and didn't disappointed.

I need to start "The monster wants to eat me" from this season.

Usually I like slice of life, romance (yuri only), action and adventure, as long as there are a mostly female cast.

Some of my favs:

\- I'm in love with the Villainess (One of my favorite stories ever, I got the light novels and they are so good!! Love the protagonists and their story!)

\- The Magic Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady

\- Girls und Panzer (Sports anime, but with tanks, and an amazing cast, so good!)

\- Madoka Magica

\- Yuuki Yuuna wa Yusha

\- Symphogear (The most over the top awesome thing ever with an amazing music and action!)

\- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury (The only Gundam show that I liked)

\- Sabagebu! (Super unhinged and hilarious!)

\- Citrus

\- Sakura Trick (So cute and gay!)

\- Sasameki Koto (As almost always happens with yuri, needed to read the manga to get the whole story, but was great).

\- Lycoris Recoil (Is great, but they need to stop being cowards and make TakinaxChisato canon)

\- Several Love Live! series

\- Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

\- Adachi to Shimamura

\- Hina Logi from Luck and Logic

\- Keep your hands off Eizouken! (Amazing series about girls wanting to make anime!)

\- Bocchi The Rock

\- Hitoribocchi no MaruMaru Seikatsu

\- Sengoku Collection (Reverse isekai, surprisingly good!)

And in the male MC category I can remember JOJO, Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya, Macross, Mazinger, Slam Dunk, Gantz, Rurouni Kenshin. Several of them from my teen years.

Artsy7272025-12-31 02:22

I see, im not a fan of LGBTQ shows myself so it seems we are different breeds, although I love Jojos so thats something lol.

rincematic2025-12-31 02:27

Yeah, completely opposite I would say.

I'm not a fan at all of hetero romance. I don't particularly like yaoi either. So, yuri life for me.

Of course there's exceptions like JOJO, because JOJO is JOJO, the posing is great. (Still a shame that they didn't went the lesbian route with Jolyne).

And even I watched some hetero romance, like Key earlier works, like Kanon and Clannad.

But to be honest, even back then I remember beign watching Kanon and thinking "This dude is so annoying, why he gets in the way of the girls? He already have his cousin and the Uguu girl!"

Artsy7272025-12-31 02:35

In my entire 112 anime journey I've only watched 1 yuri romance which was bloom into you, actually okay and I rewatched it once, but that was back when I was like 11 so I did not understand the concept fully, and probably shouldn't have been watching that either 😭

ADGreyT2026-01-20 21:58

This is super late but just wanna say I appreciate you sharing this list. Gave me a whole lot of stuff to try.

Baka_Otaku1732025-12-31 01:34

yes, I watched it. As others will note, it is more of a slice of life show involving eating. not much to talk about plot wise or character development.

Great show to watch when you have down time and don’t want to use your brain. I wished my life could be like his…

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:35

For real, what a great life he lives.

Baka_Otaku1732025-12-31 01:40

there is a similar show I watched several months ago with a similar vibe. It is called life of middle aged merchant or something. pretty sure you will like it if you liked this series.

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:50

Ill check it out, is it on Crunchyroll?

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:50

Found it, only in sub sadly 😭 If a dub ever comes out I'll give it a shot.

Baka_Otaku1732025-12-31 20:19

Now I have been watching anime for a long time. In my experience, subtitles usually trumps dub for me. Give it a shot.

Artsy7272025-12-31 21:39

I use sub for stuff like jojos and things that are notorious for having a sub, but for shows like campfire I watch it while doing schoolwork, in class secretly, etc, so sometimes I have to look away from the screen and I dont wan't to miss whats happening.

Lexiablackman2025-12-31 01:35

I absolutely love this Anime.... its so fun and makes me wanna cook! My husband and I watch it as it comes out.

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:36

Thats great. Good for you guys 👏❤️

shm4y2025-12-31 01:37

I mention it to every friend who asks what’s worth watching these days. It’s just a cosy easy going show about a man and his pets. What’s there not to like

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:46

The only thing not to like is if somebody doesn't like cooking or relaxing shows, which is what happened when I showed it to one of my friends.

The_Persistence2025-12-31 01:44

Crunchyroll is right. Campfire Cooking is super popular.

People don't talk about this anime because *there's not much to talk about*. It's just a isekai'd adult going on adventures with his dog and slime.

It's one of those "cozy anime" where people don't have to get emotionally invested as the plot progresses. There's no plot twists, no foreshadows, no questioning if villain is right, etc.

Artsy7272025-12-31 01:48

Great, this sums up everything I asked for perfectly lol.

abandoned_idol2025-12-31 02:00

I don't plan to watch it. I still think the horned wolf trope is the dumbest anime trope I've come across (saw it in visuals). Why did they feel a need to make a wolf version of a unicorn in Japan? Do they have a horned wolf Shinto god over there maybe? Wolves look much better without horns.

I do watch crap when I want to kill time. Heck I binged that shitty Mushoku one last minute recently (Not Mushoku Tensei, the other one).

Generally, I watch anime that have something going for it. e.g. I love Dungeon Meshi because it has characterization and strong comic relief, not because it features food (I forget it is food themed to begin with given that it's basically Wizardry).

Anything can become popular with voice acting and good art. You don't need characters nor story to hook people, just take a look at "TenSura" (the bland "slime" gimmick Lit-RPG).

I also love Slice of Life, but they need compelling characters, not walking tropes nor self-inserts. A good slice of life would be something like Barakamon, Hyouka, Non non Biyori.

If people don't talk about it, it's not worth watching. The fun part about anime is discussing your favorite things about it and sharing strong enthusiasm about it.

Artsy7272025-12-31 02:05

The tensura hate hit me straight in the groin... I think I coughed out blood. I have no comment on that.

Only thing I can agree here is binging garbage anime, I love it! I just get like 10 isekais and binge it all in a week!

Confident-Quantity182025-12-31 14:41

Where did you see a horned wolf? Fel doesn't have a horn.

xdarkskylordx2025-12-31 02:04

Its weird because a lot of people I know scream in celebration when it gets mentioned in anime news, but not a single one of them actively brings it up in conversation.

wes_mantooth902026-01-02 19:33

I’m in Cali, I watch it, but it’s a hard watch… I get hungry every time and end up fighting my own battles of resisting to eat. Overall it’s a great show to chill and watch, It also feels like it’s teaching you how easy some dishes can be to make, so that’s cool too.

Artsy7272026-01-07 00:36

Yes! I’ve wanted to try one of the dishes they said but I procrastinate.

MadEdric2026-01-02 22:01

I've watched both seasons and loved it. It's nice and relaxed.

I often curate shows for friends and this was one I had no problems picking for them to watch, and they enjoyed it as well.

Other shows have more action, but this show is just simple, good fun; with pets that are near gods!

vanidosoye2026-01-21 00:56

When it only had one season, I actually rewatched it a couple of times—sometimes I’d just let it play in the background.

What I really like about Campfire Cooking is that it’s not overly absurd. Even though Mukohda can order stuff online, the way he cooks and uses ingredients still follows basic logic. It feels grounded in a way.

Compared to shows where a mansion suddenly appears or someone conjures weapons out of thin air with zero explanation, this one feels more “believable” within its fantasy rules. That probably makes it less flashy, but also more relaxing and rewatchable.

Artsy7272026-01-21 01:35

yes! it has limits, which is needed in more isekai.

chaoticallygaysian2026-01-26 23:50

Why is no one talking about how small his pot & pan is? And with the quantity he’s cooking, he should have a bigger one or he should def spending literally all day cooking. 😅