The Dungeon of Black Company
2021 1 season · 12 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

The Dungeon of Black Company

迷宮ブラックカンパニー

Synopsis

迷宮ブラックカンパニー

Kinji, who lacks any kind of work ethic, is a layabout in his modern life. One day, he finds himself transported to another world–but not in a grand fantasy of a hero welcomed with open arms. He's immediately shoved into a terrible job! Now enslaved by an evil mining company in a fantasy world, Kinji's about to really learn the meaning of hard work!

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The 2020–2022 Japan Window

The Dungeon of Black Company holds position #133 of 452 Japan seriess in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    ★ 8.7 · 2021
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    #5

    Jujutsu Kaisen

    ★ 8.6 · 2020
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    #6

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    ★ 8.6 · 2022
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    #7

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    ★ 8.6 · 2022
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    #8

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    ★ 8.6 · 2022

The 2020s Japan Landscape

2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including The Dungeon of Black Company. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 169 other Japan seriess in 2021.

The 4298th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

35
Reviews
55th
Review-volume percentile
64th
Popularity percentile

35 audience reviews — more than 55% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 64th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 9, 2021
Last Air Date
September 24, 2021
Broadcast Span
3 months
Total Episodes
12 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 4.8 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.8
TMDB Rating
35
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #831 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #687 of 2,532 (top 27%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesSILVER LINK.
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 12
Release DateJuly 9, 2021
Official Sitemeikyubc-anime.com

Questions Answered

When did The Dungeon of Black Company end?

The Dungeon of Black Company finished its run with its final episode airing on September 24, 2021.

Where did The Dungeon of Black Company air?

The Dungeon of Black Company aired on Tokyo MX, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.