Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka

I whole heartily agree with Chierii.

The Character element is done perfectly in this series. The anime did a great job bringing the characters to life.

Bell-san has it rough being a level 3 rookie. Although he is kinda oblivious to why he leveled up so fast. However, this doesn't deter Bell from his determination and convictions. He will do what it takes to protect his familia and catch up to Ais Wallenstein.

Being popular with the ladies is great for Bell, although bad for Hestia, which makes Dungeon Ni a lot of laughs, full of feels and drama.

I want the anime to be dubbed soon. Unless it is and i can't find it.
I recommend reading this and watching the anime adaptation. You might like both.

Hi guys, I'm back.

Last week, I just read this beautiful manga. Storyline for this manga is a bit

expanding the storyline rather than watch anime for Danmaichi. Although, the

Main Character ( Bell Cranel) is a novice adventure and slow in the romantic

character. I appreciate that. The hardwork and knowledge to be a stronger

person and envy of character (Wallenstit). For me, I don't like character of Hestia

of character because she is a stubborn and just loli that have great figure

And story of another character that cheated the MC because to get the weapon.

I hope she died in this story. Although, the MC is kind person, she deserves to be

kick and not be forgiven

I know it is going to be a problem for some for me to rate this so high. For at first it both sounds and seems like another generic harem anime. The thing is, it capitalizes upon their genre very well. It literally starts off with his grandfather telling his grandson to become an adventurer just so he can pick up women. From a humor standpoint, it is hilarious. Albeit not so much a modern societal standpoint.

There were a few things that irked me about this series as far as continuity and slightly storybreaking plot elements. I can't say directly what they are without entering spoiler territory, so I'll leave it at that.

The presentation, the capitalization on the genres and tropes are on point, and throughout the time I was watching it, I could find enjoyment in everything they were presenting. The art was aesthetically pleasing to the eye. I gave it a ten based on these aspects, and feel free to message me if you want more details.

I'm not going to lie by the way. An ancillary point, Hestia is bestia.

The story itself unwraps too fast, the cheating boon the MC got don't give any space to the world around to develop properly, same goes for the characters traveling with our hero. With him being so overpowered and raising so fast it doesn't give any of them the possibility to grow along with the MC, changes feel forced and too optimistic, looking for an evangelizer story like Naruto or Black Clover? then go along with this one, if not, then carry on.

Despite the usual feeling you get from reading hero stories, there's nothing out of the straordinary to get from this manga.

Being a novice adventurer is difficult, full of surprises, especially if you're trying to level up and become a better adventurer. However, this may deem to be awkward and embarrassing if you by chance one day are battling monsters, but get stuck into predicament, resulting in being saved by the girl you like, and then turning into a red tomato and running away. If that isn't bad enough, try being bad-mouthed and made fun of by the same girl's companions before your own eyes. Try being Bell, the protagonist of this manga.

All he wanted was to go into the dungeon, fall in love, gain honor and live happily. Instead, Bell, the protagonist of the manga, is a novice adventurer like any other, with a familia and a goddess he contracted with. However, after the mentioned incident above, he develops a special skill, much different from other adventurers and starts undergoing a huge change. As changing and becoming a stronger person is something everyone wants to do, of course, it won't be easy as you have to overcome obstacles and challenges along the way, much as what Bell had to face. Alongside with his familia (which only consists of him and his kami-sama, Hestia) he faces a long road ahead of becoming a great adventurer.

The art of this manga is simple, not so complicated, and that's something I like about this manga. However, I do believe that they should start adding more detail into the battle scenes of the manga; 1 strike and then the monster dies is not as so sufficient and satisfying for readers of this manga. Everything else is good, especially the character design, as it is simple and not complex like others, it really matched with the theme of this manga. A nice feature to this manga.

Character, being a crucial component in striving to become stronger is something that this manga portrays well, but could do a better job in.

Bell- The main character. He is a novice adventurer, a soloist in Hestia's familia (after all, he's the only one in her familia), and hoped only to become an adventurer in hopes of gaining honor, live happily, and perhaps have a woman. But being a novice adventurer, this task may take a lot of effort, time, and work. As it proves difficult to Bell, suddenly, life changes for him, and he ends up meeting someone that makes life change for the worst, but then luck comes for him and so does a new skill. He becomes exceedingly strong, and has a lot more potential in the future to change and become better. He is rather reckless, as seen in the above incident. He starts off as a coward, but as the story goes further along, you can't help but notice his remarkable change. You can really see his change, he started off as a weak boy, but becomes stronger after overcoming a lot of obstacles and falling in love.

Hestia- The goddess of her familia which consists of only her and Bell. She is in love with Bell, and wants to support as so much as to begging fellow goddess Hephatesus to create a weapon for him. She works many odd jobs to support her familia, and has to do more after getting Bell's weapon. She is often referred to as the "big-breasted loli goddess". She is a bit reckless as seen in the incident in the monster feriae, but above all, she is caring and she is in love, so she wants to do things for the one she loves.

A good manga, you'll definitely enjoy it as much as I enjoyed it. It has a lot of good qualities about it, but there is no actual "perfect" manga, so this would be a considerable "imperfect" manga that you should read.

Overall the manga was a great read for me, you'll definitely enjoy it if you like MMORPG genre, and fantasy mangas. It has a lot of depth, and a lot of action scenes and such. You should try it out, it's very good, and has much potential to become a better manga.

I watched the anime first before reading the light novel. You can read the light novel if you are interested in watching the upcoming season of the anime(That is if you want to read). This is because many important details are missed out in the anime, so you can read the light novel and get to understand it. Reading the first 5 light novels will cover the first season of the anime(That is if you want to be in pace with the anime).

Story 9/10 Enjoyment 8/10
The story starts off pretty well with a good understanding of the environment of the MC and moves with a good pace. The story is really good with unexpected cliffhanger ending in some volumes which would make me want to progress to the next one. The writer has combined both first person and third person type writing in this light novel, so that different situations which does not revolve around the main character can be stated clearly. However, the one flaw is that sometimes the writing gets over detailed making it annoying to read that scene itself. For example, (not related to the light novel) the details of a short running scene could go for many pages which would get annoying. This happens only sometimes, so it is bearable. Some action scenes gives me goosebumps which is really nice to read.

Art 6/10
There are more random art than scene related art which was a bit disappointing, but it could have been compensated with its details, but that also was not achieved. If the art was much better, I would have given this novel a higher score.

Character 9/10
There are many characters in this light novel. The personalities in each characters seem very different from each other making the dialogues very enjoyable to read.

Overall 8/10
I really liked this light novel and I will continue reading it. You can go ahead and read this if you are new to light novels or if you want to start a new light novel.

DanMachi is a rather peculiar series. My introduction to it was in the form of the anime, and needless to say, I wasn’t particularly impressed. It seemed like your typical harem-bait show set in a fantasy world, complete with the bland main character who fancies himself to be a womanizer, and the hoard of females who seem to fall for him for no conceivable reason. Even the story seemed have adventuring as a side-focus rather than anything else, which gave me little reason to like the anime.
On picking up the light novel though, my impression started to change, little by little. My impression of the first few volumes was quite similar to that of the anime, just that the protagonist felt a little more believable in the LN. As I kept reading, I was quite pleasantly surprised, as the series managed to grow into something rather incredible. Only later did I find out that the author made the first few volumes as such on purpose, so as to gain an audience, and the volumes after that contain the actual story that he wanted to tell. Below, I will attempt to go into the details, while making sure to spoil as little as possible.

Story (9/10):
While the start is certainly slow, but the story picks up considerably after a few volumes, most notably at around volume 6, and yet again in volume 10. The story of DanMachi is centered on two main themes, namely Growth and Adventure.
The Growth aspect is mainly focused on the protagonist, Bell Cranel, whose main feature is his tremendously fast growth as an adventurer. Of course, the speed is only relative, and he simply grows a lot faster than his peers – he does not, in fact, become the strongest there ever was within the span of a few volumes. Bell’s growth, both as an adventurer and as a person is quite believable and fun to read about. It strikes the right balance between being slow enough to not seem rushed, and fast enough for him to stand out.
The Adventure aspect is quite self-explanatory – it’s all about delving into the unknown, with only one’s skills and allies for support, having little idea about what sort of situation one may end up in. This applies both to the labyrinth exploration, and to the various situations that the characters find themselves in.
As you keep reading, you may even notice that the author has thought ahead a fair bit, and brings up various elements in the later volumes that he planted the seeds for in the initial few volumes. On top of that, as the story goes on, it gets increasingly dark – much more so than the initial impression would have you believe. All put together, I would say that DanMachi’s storytelling is quite impressive, despite minor drawbacks.

Art (7/10):
I’m not one to care much about artwork, but I found the art in DanMachi to be pretty good. The ‘cool’ illustrations are done pretty well (especially some of the covers). Still, there are some illustrations that are purely for fan-service, even if the novel itself doesn’t really divulge into that.

Characters (8/10):
The characters in DanMachi start out fairly stereotypical and shallow, but the growth and development is quite well done, as the series goes on. Bell grows from some lecherous kid (not strictly true in the first place) to a proper, hardened adventurer. Even his negative aspects are explained fairly well, so I have no complaints there. While Bell gets majority of the development, the other characters aren’t left out, and receive a fairly good amount of focus. Characters like Welf, Lily and Hestia get a good amount of attention, and even less important characters such as Lyu, Miach and the members of the Takemikazuchi familia are developed, with various character perspectives being the main medium for doing so.
There are quite a few characters who are introduced later in the series, and they are generally of a decent quality and level of depth. Without delving into spoilers, there are quite a few characters who were introduced in volumes 9 and 10, all of whom I found quite interesting.

Enjoyment (10/10):
My enjoyment of DanMachi kept increasing volume by volume, until about volume 10, from where I began to view each volume as an adventure in itself. While there was an occasional drop in enjoyment (volume 7, I’m looking at you), it usually picked back up, with more momentum than it left off at. All put together, I find DanMachi to be an extremely enjoyable read.

Overall (8.5 ~ 9/10):
As you may have noticed from the rest of this review, I quite enjoyed reading DanMachi, and would most certainly recommend it. Of course, it requires a measure of patience, as the initial few volumes may feel rather lacking. Still, I believe that the payoff is more than sufficient to keep going. As long as you enjoy fantasy, adventure and a good fight here and there, you’d most certainly like DanMachi… Provided you persist, of course. With this, I conclude.

Generally, I've only ever read manga or light novels after first watching the anime and am interested in seeing where the story goes from there. Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? (I'll just call it DanMachi from now on) was the first time I reversed that and read the source material before seeing the anime. This review is based on the first 10 volumes.

I really don't like the title of this series. I find it very misleading. It gives the impression of a standard harem concept, but this story is anything but. Sure, it has the standard harem cliches, with a bunch of girls who all have the hots for Bell. But it never ever feels like the harem or ships or romance is driving the momentum of the story. There's always a bigger plot, and Bell's focus is always on overcoming obstacles and helping the people around him. It actually bothers me that some people might pass on these books thinking they're just boring harem fare, because there's so much more being offered here.

Simple explanation is that this story is set in a fictional world where a huge hole in the ground serves as a spawning pit for monsters (the dungeon), and adventurers flock to the city to fight these monsters, level up, gain fame and fortune, etc. It's a unique twist on a pretty standard RPG/fantasy theme. It weaves in some mythology, as gods from various cultural backgrounds have descended from the heavens to form familias (guilds, essentially) of adventurers. The story follows Bell, a teenage boy who comes to the city hoping to make his name as an adventurer. He finds a small familia and starts off on his adventure, picking up new comrades, potential love interests (although the romances never really go anywhere in this story), and new enemies along the way.

If I had written a review of the first volume, I might have given it a 7/10. Not great, but interesting enough that I picked up the second volume. The real strength of this series is that it picks up momentum as it moves forward. The early books set up the world and the characters, and as the stories progress they grow more complex and fulfilling. Too many series start with an interesting premise, but the author loses creativity or direction after a few volumes. DanMachi is the opposite - it just keeps getting better the longer the series goes on.

The author of the series has a real skill for building to an exciting climax. I don't think there's been a volume yet (save for 9, which is the first part of a two-part story that concludes in 10) where the story doesn't build to an epic scene that resolves the main conflict, and leaves the reader feeling wholly satisfied. I read a lot of these Japanese translations these days, and I always find that I rip through DanMachi faster than any other series, just due to the forward momentum in the plot - I can't wait to find out what happens next. There are other series I like more overall, but this is definitely the one I can't put down once I start it.

I don't want to get too much into plot specifics or character development or whatever, since I'm basically posting a review for 10 volumes of a series. It's kind of hard not to have some level of development over that length of time. Suffice it to say that the characters are mostly likeable and interesting, and their interactions are amusing when they need to be and serious when they need to be. The tones shift naturally and there's a bit of everything in each of the stories. There's action, adventure, humour, mystery, intrigue, camaraderie, and (mostly unrequited) romance. It's unusual for a story to blend so many different tones so seamlessly, but it works well here.

Overall, I'm giving the series a 9/10, based on the first 10 volumes. The first few volumes set the stage, handle the world-building heft, and the series just keeps picking up steam with each subsequent instalment. Epic climaxes top off each book, and new characters are introduced regularly without feeling forced or creating much bloat to the story. A great read, highly recommended.

Alright. First off, this review is only for the first novel. Back in December, I ordered the novel from Amazon, and decided to read it due to the fact it didn't have an anime yet, and I wouldn't know the story. It was a really good read, and I finished it within the month.

Story:
The story is a tad unusual, mixing real-life and game elements together. The characters are not in a video game, yet they "level up," and gain strength. Once they level up, they gain skills, etc., etc., like an RPG game. This concept confused me for most of the novel, due to the fact I thought they were in a video game for the longest. Other than this minor hiccup, the story was easy to digest and understand, and kept me interested throughout the complete novel.

Art:
Any art by Suzuhito Yasuda is amazing, in my opinion. The illustrations are seen throughout the novel, and are easy on the eyes. The art isn't too edgy, and sometimes, they're even hilarious. Beware, however, as there is a lot of fan-service illustrations in the novel.

Character:
The characters are cliche, however, they are also unique in their own way. The character growth, is strong even within the first novel. Bell, the main protagonist of the series, is a good example of this. At first, he is a spineless coward during the first few chapters, but after some goading by a few members of another's family, he starts to man up immensely.

Enjoyment:
I was nearly unable to put this book down, for the first few days. After that though, I was able to pace myself, since the next set of light novels by Yen Press wouldn't come out for a few months. I was excited to read the next chapter, day after day, that the novel pretty much flew by, truth be told. Seeing as it didn't have an anime, at the time, it was new material, which helped a lot in keeping me interested.

Overall, this is a good novel series, and I would recommend them to a friend. Like I said, though, beware of the fan-service. It's plentiful in these books. You can order the first novel from amazon, and pre-order the second novel now. I highly recommend this series, as you will be unable to put the book down for a good while.

{This review encompasses volumes 1-4, which are all that have been translated at the time of writing this}

Danmachi is an interesting story in the sense that it mixes together typical RPG game mechanics with real life. It doesn't actually take place inside a game but rather a fantasy world, however the magic of said world works basically like how a game does. Adventurers gain experience points, earn loot, level up, gain skills and magic etcetera, but it all still takes place in their own actual reality. It's a quite fresh take on what is otherwise a somewhat overused concept in recent years.

The story follows a shy but optimistic rookie adventurer named Bell Cranel who has a youthful dream of having a romantic encounter with a pretty girl during his adventures. And shockingly enough for him, it actually happens as he one day gets his life saved by an unknown beautiful woman, whom he instantly falls in love with. As a result, he's given a unique skill which causes him to gain experience points at an unbelievably fast rate as long his feelings of love towards her doesn't dwindle.

Unfortunately for Bell however, he's the very innocent type that starts blushing furiously just by touching a girl's hand, and thus he has a very hard time confessing his feelings towards her. However that doesn't mean he's weak or wimpy by any means; he's actually very energetic and passionate when it comes to fighting. He's just very childlike when it comes to romance, but personally I think that side of him just comes off as rather cute more than anything else.

Bell is also the sole member of the "Familia" (basically like a guild) belonging to a goddess named Hestia who plays the part of the lead heroine in the series. She's madly in love with Bell, and also the exaggeratedly jealous type. If she had the option of choice then Bell should never even be in the same room as another girl, which of course also means she isn't too happy about him falling in love at first sight with another woman, and even gaining a unique skill for it in the process.

Beyond that, the premise of Danmachi is honestly very simplistic. We basically follow Bell's adventures as well as his relationships with the people he meets during them. There is nothing outstanding or spectacular in this series by any means but for what it is, it's very easy and enjoyable to read. The male and female leads are both very cute and likable, and they also make a quite unusual couple compared to what you'd normally see. The illustrations are top tier and look very pleasing for the eyes, and they also complement the comedic parts of the story very well.

Overall, Danmachi is not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but it provides a fresh outlook on an otherwise quite overused concept, and I always appreciate that kind of originality. It is simple, light-hearted fun that almost anyone can read and still enjoy. And really, enjoyment is all we actually seek in the bottom of our hearts when reading these kinds of novels, so I don't think you can ask for a whole lot more than that in the end.