Dungeon Defense

Description

Do you know how this world ends?

Become the hero and defeat the 72 Demon Lords. The game that was boasted as the absolute hardest strategy game, 『Dungeon Attack』.

I used to be the ‘hero’ who had accomplished everything in this game, but after answering a suspicious survey, I found myself in the game as the weakest Demon Lord, 「Dantalian」.

With only my eloquent tongue and my memories of conquest as a hero—.

In order to survive as Dantalian. I shall tear this world apart.

Orginal Webtoon: Piccoma

Type

Manga

Related Series

Dungeon Defense (Novel) (Adapted From)

Associated Names

Dungeon Defence

ダンジョンディフェンス

던전 디펜스

Groups Scanlating

Asura

Latest Release(s)

c.47 by Asura 1 year ago

c.46 by Asura 1 year ago

c.45 by Asura 1 year ago

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Status in Country of Origin

47 Chapters (Axed (along with the LN due to false plagiarism accusations))

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 6.2 / 10.0 (78 votes)

Bayesian Average: 6.21 / 10.0

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Last Updated

January 12th, 2026 9:51am PST - 2 weeks ago

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Genre

Action Drama Fantasy Shounen
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

Arrone

Artist(s)

MANGA SHOKUNIN STUDIO

Year

2024

Original Publisher

KADOKAWA

Piccoma

Serialized In (magazine)

Tatesc (KADOKAWA)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #778 (+8)

Monthly Pos #1427 (-361)

3 Month Pos #3020 (-140)

6 Month Pos #4079 (+78)

Year Pos #4455 (+276)

List Stats

On 431 reading lists

On 111 wish lists

On 4 completed lists

On 30 unfinished lists

On 84 custom lists

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If yapping was a sport, this would win gold.

by BanMii
1 month ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

Dungeon Defense tries very hard to feel deep, calculated, and cerebral—but in practice, it’s an exercise in extreme narrative drag. The pacing is glacial to the point of frustration. Entire stretches of five or more chapters are spent on a single conversation, plan, or internal monologue, often reiterating the same thoughts from slightly different angles. What should feel like psychological tension instead comes across as padding.

To its credit, the artwork is consistently strong. Panel composition, character expressions, and atmosphere are all well executed, and visually the series looks polished and professional. Unfortunately, the art ends up carrying far more weight than it should, because the story beneath it simply doesn’t justify the time investment chapter by chapter.

The biggest issue is overindulgence. The narrative seems unwilling to trust the reader to infer motivations or stakes, opting instead to spell everything out repeatedly through internal dialogue. This kills momentum and drains any urgency from what should be high-stakes scenarios. Rather than feeling like a master strategist at work, the protagonist often feels like he’s narrating his own thought process in real time—at length.

As a result, this is not a manhwa suited for weekly or chapter-by-chapter reading. Consumed that way, it feels tedious and unrewarding. At best, Dungeon Defense is a binge-only series—something to revisit once there’s a significant backlog (20+ chapters minimum), where the excessive dialogue can be skimmed and the plot can actually move at a tolerable pace.

TLDR: excellent art, severely bloated storytelling. If you value tight pacing and narrative efficiency, this one is hard to recommend unless you’re willing to wait and read it in large chunks—or you have an unusually high tolerance for extended internal monologues.

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Review of Dungeon Defense

by _joker_1_0
1 year ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I’d rate Dungeon Defense a solid 4/5. The Manga’s Artwork is Exceptional, standing out as one of its strongest aspects. However, the story’s pacing can feel slow, which might deter some readers. This series is ideal for those who enjoy themes of Manipulation, Political Intrigue, and Strategy. Admittedly, around chapters 40-45, I Considered Dropping it, but I decided to keep reading—and I’m glad I did. While it may not be everyone’s cup of tea, it’s a rewarding read for those who

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Interesting but...

by Hakan3369
2 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

They make the story move at snailpace. It stalls unnecessarily with internal monologue (in the latest chapter +/- 5 sentences were said between characters while rest was internal monologue).

This is one of those series where you need to stack up a lot of chapters to binge or you will most likely think "it's been 4 weeks, how are they still on the same conversation?"

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Finally it is here!!!

by kalich411
2 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

I read light novel and web novel. Both were very good. For me light novel were better. First 15 chapters of manga is interesting, though, it is lacking a lot of content and explaining of events and thought processes... I hope it will be compensated with other staff. For now manga is pretty enough. Art is good, though very different from novel. Humbaba is a cutie. There is a lot of chapters to wait to see Humbaba's dark gap-moe)))

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