Anime Expo Announces Ryoko Kui as Guest of Honor

The Creator of Delicious in Dungeon to Attend Anime Expo 2024

NEW YORK, NY (5/10/24)—Anime Expo, the largest anime convention in the United States held annually in Los Angeles, announced the attendance of Ryōko Kui, the creator of the hit manga series Delicious in Dungeon, as a Guest of Honor. With unique and appealing art and a food-filled story that puts a fun spin on the fantasy genre, Delicious in Dungeon has been one of the most popular manga series from publisher Yen Press for years. Following the January 2024 release of the anime adaptation, Ryōko Kui's Delicious in Dungeon has become one of the most popular properties in the world of manga and anime.

Anime Expo 2024 will mark Ryōko Kui's first visit to a North American convention. The many passionate fans of Delicious in Dungeon's colorful cast and eccentric twists on fantasy storytelling and RPGs will have an opportunity to meet the creator herself through signings facilitated by Anime Expo.

Delicious in Dungeon was introduced to the English-speaking world by Yen Press in 2017, a time in which fantasy stories with a fresh spin on the genre were few and far between. In recent years, many similar works with fun interpretations of beloved fantasy tropes and concepts have been created, but Delicious in Dungeon has remained one of the most popular to date. The anime adaptation has brought its popularity to a new level, giving the series mainstream awareness among manga and anime fans as well as a crossover audience of western fantasy and RPG fans.

In honor of Ryōko Kui's visit to Anime Expo, Yen Press produced a special acrylic standee featuring the beloved cast of Delicious in Dungeon. This exclusive item will be on sale at the Yen Press booth at Anime Expo for the many fans of Ryōko Kui and her amazing manga series who are looking to take home a fun memento to commemorate the first North American visit of the iconic creator. Additional information on this exclusive offering will be announced on Yen Press social media at a future date.

Anime Expo takes place Los Angeles, California, from July 4 to 7. For more information, visit https://www.anime-expo.org/.

About Ryōko Kui

Ryōko Kui made her manga debut in March 2011 with The Dragon's School Is on Top of the Mountain: A Collection by Ryōko Kui published by East Press. In 2014, she achieved mainstream popularity through the series Delicious in Dungeon serialized in Kadokawa's HARTA magazine. Delicious in Dungeon was released in English in 2017 by Yen Press, where it has become one of the publishing house's most popular series. The iconic manga is now complete at 14 volumes.

About Yen Press, LLC

Yen Press, LLC is a joint venture between Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. Founded in 2006, Yen Press has quickly risen to become one of the largest and most prolific publishers of manga and original graphic novels in the North American marketplace and a driving force in the introduction of light novels and Japanese literature to new readers through its Yen On and Yen Audio imprints. For more information, visit www.Yen Press.com.

About Anime Expo

Anime Expo (AX) brings together fans and industry from Japan, the US, and all over the world for the largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America. Taking place every year since 1992, Anime Expo features the best in Japanese animation, popular art, entertainment, music, fashion, and video games. For more information, visit www.anime-expo.org.