is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by YMK. It began serialization on Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch manga website in February 2023.
Synopsis On the brink of death due to a myriad of unfortunate events that culminated in her being homeless, Tsumugi is summoned to another world into the Demon King's castle and starts working as a chef in his kitchen. While working, she fights for her place while refusing to give in to her demon colleagues' intimidation.
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Media Manga Written and illustrated by YMK, Chef in the Demon King's Castle: Despite All the Scary-Hot Demons, This Is a Great Workplace began serialization on Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch manga website on February 21, 2023. Its chapters have been compiled into six volumes as of August 2026.
In September 2026, Yen Press announced that it had licensed the series for English publication.
Other An audio drama adaptation was included in Animate's limited edition release of the third volume on August 7, 2024. The audio drama consisted of performances from Miyu Tomita, Junichi Suwabe, Yūki Ono, Kengo Kawanishi, Takuya Eguchi and Yuichi Nakamura.
In commemoration of the series reaching 1 million copies in circulation, a promotional video was uploaded to the Bunch Manga YouTube channel on June 19, 2026. The video featured performances from Tomita and Suwabe reprising their roles from the audio drama.
Reception The series was ranked 10th in the Web Manga General Election 2023. The series was nominated for the tenth Next Manga Awards in the web category.
By June 2026, the series had over 1 million copies in circulation.
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