The Dungeon of Black Company
Movies
Alternate Titles
迷宮ブラックカンパニー
Meikyu Black Company
Synopsis
“I don’t want to work!”
Kinji Ninomiya is the epitomal slacker who has become a celebrity professional NEET through unearned income. Just when he decides to spend the rest of his days lazing about, he is suddenly transported to another world! However, what he finds there isn’t a grand hero’s welcome but an exploitative black company called the Raiza'ha Mining Corporation at which he unwillingly becomes a corporate slave. Now, instead of the do-nothing life he imagined, he is forced to do back-breaking manual labor inside a labyrinth that was once a dungeon. The working conditions are harsh, the hours are long, and the wages are low. Moreover, he is subjected to power-hungry bosses, brainwashing, and exploitation on the daily. But he’s not about to give up on his dream of a lazy life as a NEET, and he uses his cunning and wiles to get out of work as much as he can while attempting to rise to the top!
Background
The Dungeon of Black Company is a manga series by Youhei Yasumura that has been serialized on Mag Garden's webcomic site Mag Comi since December 2016. In April 2018, it began serialization in the manga magazine Monthly Comic Garden. As of July 2020, it has been published in six collected tankobon volumes.
An anime adaptation is in the works and is being produced by SILVER LINK. Staff includes Mirai Minato as director and Yuushi Ibe as assistant director with Deko Akao handling series composition, Yuki Sawairi handling character designs, Arisa Fuji handling sub-character designs, and Taku Inoue composing the music. The anime’s opening theme song is “Shimi” by Howl Be Quiet, and the ending theme song is “World is Mine” by Humbreaders. The anime will premiere in Japan on July 9, 2021 on Tokyo MX and TV Aichi.
Characters
Kinji Ninomiya (Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi)
A former celebrity professional NEET. He is transported to another world, where he lives the life of a corporate slave, doing manual labor for the black company Raiza'ha Mining Corporation. He tries to get ahead by any means necessary in order to get out of his terrible working environment. He is self-centered and cunning.
Rim (Voiced by: Misaki Kuno)
A dragon-like demon who Kinji meets in the Detmolt Labyrinth. She normally takes on the appearance of a young girl. She is always hungry, and when she skips a meal she becomes increasingly ferocious and tries to eat everything around her. She is the ultimate deadbeat.
Wanibe (Voiced by: Hiro Shimono)
A reptilian demi-human who works for the Raiza'ha Mining Corporation. He is the typical corporate slave who is always being used due to being weak-minded and too serious. He tends to get roped into Kinji’s evil schemes, but they somehow get along well. He is knowledgeable about wild plants due to being from the countryside.
Shia (Voiced by: Megumi Toda)
A female employee working for the Raiza'ha Mining Corporation. She is the ultimate corporate slave and is called the “Reincarnated Hero” because of her great achievements. She is humble and polite, but her loyalty is so strong that she imposes her overbearing company spirit on others. Her motto is “work until you die, and work even if you die.”
Ranga (Voiced by: M.A.O)
A shrine maiden who treats Kinji as his savior. He has a cheerful and charming personality, but is also firmly aware of how cute he is. He is an otokonoko and a seductress who charms men with his feminine appearance and uninhibited behavior.
Belza (Voiced by: Satomi Sato)
A female executive at Raiza'ha Mining. She is an exploitative boss who puts corporate profits first and exploits workers by using “customer satisfaction” as bait. She is the embodiment of the nature of Raiza'ha Mining and sees Kinji’s rebellious attitude as a problem.
Boss Goblin (Voiced by: Wataru Takagi)
The head of the mining department where Kinji and Wanibe work. He is a power-hungry boss who is picky about quotas and is quick to preach about idealism. He is weak to his superiors and tough on his subordinates. He is only ever in a good mood when quotas have been met.
Dungeon Ant A (Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka)
An ant-shaped monster that lives in the Detmolt Labyrinth.
Music
- Opening Theme Song: “Shimi” by Howl Be Quiet
- Ending Theme Song: “World is Mine” by Humbreaders
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Staff
- Original Creator: Youhei Yasumura
- Director: Mirai Minato
- Assistant Director: Yuushi Ibe
- Series Composition: Deko Akao
- Character Design: Yuki Sawairi
- Sub-Character Design: Arisa Fuji
- Prop Design: Shinpei Aoki
- Art Director: Asuka Komiyama
- Color Design: Natsumi Hirama
- Director of Photography: Atsushi Saito
- 3D Director: Makoto Endo
- Editing: Kentaro Tsubone
- Sound Director: Kisuke Koizumi
- Sound Effects: Akiko Muuto
- Sound Production: Jinnan Studio
- Music: Taku Inoue
- Music Production: Toy’s Factory
- Animation Production: SILVER LINK.