The influence of D&D on pop culture in Japan is so readily visible (see Delicious in Dungeon on Netflix right now) that it's surprising to read that its commercial success was so fleeting.
Delicious in Dungeon would be almost entirely influenced by this genre of anime and not so much the video games. I guess you could argue that the video games are influenced by D&D but now we're talking many steps removed.
The author herself has cited Wizardry as one of the biggest influences, among other Western and JRPGs, D&D rulebooks and ancillary material, and Western fantasy books like LOTR and Neverending Story.
>I guess you could argue that the video games are influenced by D&D but now we're talking many steps removed.
Influence is influence.
I thought it was kid friendly, but Red Dragon episode where the two female heroes are bathing.
Umm, awkward family time…