The anime is amazing. The plot and story is great. The animation is awesome. The dark moments and comedy are great. I love the twist of a dungeon crawl, where the main characters kill monsters, and then a chef cooks them so the entire party can recover their mana and strength after every battle. It makes sense, too. It's unique to the typical fantasy anime I enjoy watching, and all the characters have great personalities. My personal favourite is Chilchuck, the Thief. Every episode I've seen so far was a treat to watch, and I'm hooked. The moment a new Thursday has gone, there I am, using the site I use to watch anime, to watch the new episode, or catch up on what I have missed if I have been relatively busy with other stuff.
The only downside is the brutality, which is why I give it four stars instead of five. When it is sudden and too much, I don't enjoy it. I'm fine watching it, don't get me wrong, I just don't like to see the more gorier details even though I'd expect it as well, being a dungeon crawl with monsters to hunt, but that's just me. It is relatively tame, though. I'm squeamish, yes, but I'm still used to anime blood because of the amount of anime I have watched.
Final thoughts: I highly recommend it. Despite the gorier moments, it's so fun and enjoyable to watch. The animation is great. You learn from it, and you won't forget all the unique personalities of the main characters, and why they are there. Each situation they put themselves in, they pull through in the end and learn from it.