Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill 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 September 2025, 17 volumes have been released.
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Akagishi K, began serialization on the Comic Gardo website in March 2017. As of July 2025, the manga's individual chapters have been collected into eleven 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 aired from October to December 2025.
Plot
Three Japanese high school students 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. The students are found to possess several powerful magical abilities and are accepted as "Heroes". However, the hero summoning ritual also accidentally transported a fourth person, an ordinary salaryman named Tsuyoshi Mukouda, who has only one power: "Online Supermarket". Unwilling to become a Hero and harboring deep suspicion of the kingdom's true intentions, he convinces the nobles that 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 can instantly order food and other products from modern-day Japan. During his travels, he meets a legendary beast known as "Fenrir", who demands that Mukohda feed him. 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 gains more familiars, encounters other monsters, and befriends gods from the Divine Realm, who grant him and his familiars blessings to obtain his food and otherworldly goods.Characters
Main characters
;Tsuyoshi Mukouda / Mukohda;Fel
;Sui
;Dora-chan
;Old Man Gon
Deities
;Ninlil;Agni
;Kishar
;Rusalka / Ruka
;Vahagn :
;Hephaestos :
;Demiurge
Other characters
;Elrand :;Lambert
;Willem
Media
Light novel
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 January 2026, 17 volumes and a short story collection 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.
Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Akagishi K, began serialization on the Comic Gardo manga website on March 24, 2017. As of July 2025, the series' individual chapters have been collected in 11 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, 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.
Volumes
Main series
Spin-off
Anime
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 its affiliates. The opening theme song is "Zeitaku na Saji" 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, which aired from on October 8 to December 24, 2025. For the second season, the opening theme song is "yummy goodday" by Cent Chihiro Chittiii, while the ending theme song is "SALT AND PEPPER" by chelmico.
Episodes
Season 1 (2023)
Season 2 (2025)
Reception
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.