# Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (2023)

> A middle-aged man reborn as a vending machine must survive a monster-infested dungeon while unable to speak or move.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/129774

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 36
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, action, adventure, fantasy
- Network: TOKYO MX
- Cast: Jun Fukuyama, Kaede Hondo, Shiki Aoki, Miyu Tomita, Kazuya Nakai, Ai Kayano, Atsushi Miyauchi, Takuya Eguchi
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28100731/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: deadpan, whimsical, wry, comforting, absurd

## Synopsis

Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon is a Japanese animated isekai fantasy comedy produced by Studio Gokumi and Slow Curve. A middle-aged man devoted to vending machines dies in an accident and wakes reborn as one, placed in a monster-infested dungeon where he cannot speak or move on his own. Jun Fukuyama voices the protagonist Hakkon, and Kaede Hondo, Ai Kayano and Takuya Eguchi lead the supporting cast. The engine of the show is simple and absurd: a passive machine must somehow influence the adventurers, monsters and fellow inhabitants around him. Each episode is built from small, deadpan misadventures in a dark fantasy setting, while the stakes of survival quietly accumulate beneath the jokes. The series keeps a light, self-aware tone and a wry, comforting mood, with an affectionate streak for its hapless hero. Fans of gentle absurdist isekai will find a familiar blend of fantasy adventure and comic reincarnation charm.

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