[13][14] It is produced by OLM and directed by Sayaka Yamai, with Toshimitsu Takeuchi supervising the scripts, Hiroki Nakayama designing the characters, and Pieru and LASTorder composing the music.

[23] In 2024, the series, alongside Oblivion Battery, won the Grand Prize in the "I Want to Read it Now" category of the 2nd Rakuten Kobo E-book Awards.

While finding the contrast of "blood and dismemberment" with the "cutesy art style" and Clay's cerebral fighting strategy memorable, he concluded that: "Still, in the end, it's safe to say that this one isn't for me.

Rebecca Silverman wrote that: "The art and animation aren't great (though I am a sucker for limited use of color, like we see in the beginning), but the delivery seems like it may be more important to the humor for this one.

Nicholas Dupree was baffled by Clay's story being told seriously with "multiple high-stakes battles" and "bloody violence", and felt out of place with the "soft and cuddly" aesthetic meant for a "low-stakes comedy".

[26] He praised Belle and Clay's comedic friendship and the "super-cute, simple character designs," but was critical of the slow pacing and the "occasional unexpectedly dark subject matter" disrupting the relaxed vibes of viewers, concluding that: "Dungeon People is a cute, cozy mash-up of the fantasy and workplace comedy genres that mostly succeeds at what it sets out to do.