Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

First light novel volume cover featuring the characters Bell Cranel (right) and Hestia (left)
ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか
(Danjon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka)
Genre Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Romance
Light novel
Written by Fujino Ōmori
Illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda
Published by SB Creative
English publisher
Demographic Male
Imprint GA Bunko
Original run January 2013 – present
Volumes 9
Manga
Written by Fujino Ōmori
Illustrated by Kunieda
Published by Square Enix
English publisher
Yen Press
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Young Gangan
Original run August 2, 2013 – present
Volumes 6
Light novel
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria
Written by Fujino Ōmori
Illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura
Published by SB Creative
English publisher
Demographic Male
Imprint GA Bunko
Original run January 15, 2014 – present
Volumes 5
Manga
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria
Written by Fujino Ōmori
Illustrated by Takashi Yagi
Published by Square Enix
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Gangan Joker
Original run May 22, 2014 – present
Volumes 4
Manga
Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka 4-koma: Kamisama no Nichijō
Written by Masaya Takamura
Published by Square Enix
Magazine Gangan Online
Original run August 14, 2014 – present
Anime television series
Directed by Yoshiki Yamakawa
Produced by GENCO
Written by Hideki Shirane
Music by Keiji Inai
Studio J.C.Staff
Licensed by
Animatsu Entertainment
Network Tokyo MX, KBS, TVA, SUN, BS11, AT-X
English network

, Anime Network

Original run April 4, 2015 – June 27, 2015
Episodes 13

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Japanese: ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか Hepburn: Danjon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka), also known as DanMachi (ダンまち?) for short, and with English subtitle Familia Myth,[1] is a Japanese light novel series, written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. SB Creative has published nine volumes since January 2013 under their GA Bunko imprint. It has received a spin-off light novel series and three manga adaptations. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from April 4 to June 27, 2015 and another anime based on the spin-off series is in production.

Overview

Setting

The story takes place in the fictional country of Orario whose main feature place is the Dungeon (ダンジョン Danjon) which contains an assortment of monsters from goblins to dragons. Adventurers visit the dungeon to defeat monsters and take their crystal shards, which are used to craft magic items, among other treasures; however, they can also be exchanged for the world's currency. The people of Orario join groups called Familia (ファミリア Famiria), who serve a range of functions from dungeon crawling to crafting items. Each Familia is named after and serves a resident deity. In a fashion similar to role playing games, the adventurers are grouped into levels, increasing their levels and abilities according to their achievements.[2][3]

Plot

The story follows the exploits of Bell Cranel, a 14-year-old solo adventurer under the goddess Hestia. As the only member of the Hestia Familia, he works hard every day in the dungeon to make ends meet while seeking to improve himself. He looks up to Aiz Wallenstein, a famous and powerful swordswoman who once saved his life, and with whom he fell in love. He is unaware that several other girls, deities and mortals alike, also develop affections towards him; most notably Hestia herself, as he also gains allies and improves himself with each new challenge he faces.

Media

Light novels

Fujino Ōmori wrote the story under the title Familia Myth as his entry for the 4th GA Bunko Award, where he won the Great Prize and received an offer for publication.[4] The first light novel volume was published on January 15, 2013, by SB Creative under their GA Bunko imprint.[5] As of June 15, 2015, eight volumes have been published.[6] The series has estimated sales of over 1,500,000 copies.[7] Yen Press has licensed the series in North America and released the first volume under the Yen On imprint in December 2014.[8][9] The light novel ranked at No. 4 in 2014 in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!.[10]

A side story light novel series titled Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria (ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか外伝 ソード・オラトリア Danjon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka Gaiden: Sōdo Oratoria), written by Fujino Ōmori with illustrations by Kiyotaka Haimura (based on the designs by Suzuhito Yasuda), was first published on January 15, 2014.[11] Five volumes have been published as of October 14, 2015.[12] This series focuses on Aiz Wallenstein as the main character.

Volumes

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 January 15, 2013[5]ISBN 978-4-7973-7280-9December 16, 2014[13]ISBN 978-0-316-33915-5
2 February 15, 2013[14]ISBN 978-4-7973-7307-3April 21, 2015[15]ISBN 978-0-316-34014-4
3 May 15, 2013[16]ISBN 978-4-7973-7362-2August 18, 2015[17]ISBN 978-0-316-34015-1
4 December 14, 2013[18]ISBN 978-4-7973-7514-5December 15, 2015[19]ISBN 978-0-316-34016-8
5 May 15, 2014[20]ISBN 978-4-7973-7714-9April 19, 2016[21]ISBN 978-0-316-31479-4
6 November 14, 2014[22]ISBN 978-4-7973-8058-3August 23, 2016[23]ISBN 978-0-316-39416-1
7 April 14, 2015[24]ISBN 978-4-7973-8311-9——
8 June 13, 2015[6]ISBN 978-4-7973-8314-0——
9 September 12, 2015[25]ISBN 978-4-7973-8500-7——
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Sword Oratoria
No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 January 15, 2014[11]ISBN 978-4-7973-7553-4October 25, 2016[26]ISBN 978-0-316-31533-3
2 June 13, 2014[27]ISBN 978-4-7973-7716-3——
3 December 15, 2014[28]ISBN 978-4-7973-8203-7——
4 May 15, 2015[12]ISBN 978-4-7973-8312-6——
5 October 14, 2015[29]ISBN 978-4-7973-8508-3——

Manga

A manga adaptation with art by Kunieda began serialization in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan from August 2, 2013.[1] It has been collected in five tankōbon volumes.[30][31] Yen Press announced at New York Comic Con the rights to publish the manga in North America.[32] A manga adaptation of the side story light novel series, titled Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria with art by Takashi Yagi, began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Gangan Joker from May 22, 2014. As of October 14, 2015, it has been collected in four tankōbon volumes.[33]

A four-panel manga series titled Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka 4-koma: Kamisama no Nichijō (ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか4コマ【神様の日常】) by Masaya Takamura began serialization in Square Enix's online manga magazine Gangan Online from August 14, 2014.

Volumes

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 December 13, 2013[34]ISBN 978-4-7575-4166-5May 19, 2015[35]ISBN 978-0-316-30217-3
  1. "World, Reality, and Desire"
  2. "That's why I Run"
  3. "Night Before Awakening"
  4. "That's why I Want to Help"
  1. "The Goddess's Prank"
  2. "Monsterphilia Begins"
  3. "The fair, the Date, the Search"
2 May 14, 2014[36]ISBN 978-4-7575-4304-1August 18, 2015[37]ISBN 978-0-316-34591-0
  1. "The Goddess's Favor"
  2. "The Courage it Takes"
  3. "Family"
  4. "The Divine Knife"
  1. "Bump of Chicken"
  2. "Roar"
  3. "A Chance Meeting"
3 November 13, 2014[38]ISBN 978-4-7575-4464-2November 17, 2015[39]ISBN 978-0-316-35207-9
  1. "A Shopping Mishap??"
  2. "The Supporter's Situation"
  3. "A Thief's Dungeon Trap"
  4. "Fiasco and Miscalculation"
  1. "A Big Misunderstanding!?"
  2. "Jealousy, Joy, and a Bath??"
  3. "Calm Before the Storm!?"
  4. "Reckless!?"
4 March 25, 2015[40]ISBN 978-4-7575-4592-2February 23, 2016[41]ISBN 978-0-316-27000-7
  1. "Manifestation"
  2. "Magic Summons That?"
  3. "Divine Wine"
  4. "Level 10"
  1. "Betrayal?"
  2. "Death"
  3. "Trust"
  4. "Restart"
5 June 25, 2015[42]ISBN 978-4-7575-4673-8May 24, 2016[43]ISBN 978-0-316-27225-4
6 March 25, 2016[44]ISBN 978-4-7575-4925-8——

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBN
1 November 13, 2014[45]ISBN 978-4-7575-4465-9
2 March 25, 2015[46]ISBN 978-4-7575-4593-9
3 May 15, 2015[47]ISBN 978-4-7575-4638-7
4 October 14, 2015[48]ISBN 978-4-7575-4767-4
5 March 25, 2016[49]ISBN 978-4-7575-4926-5

Anime

An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff began airing the broadcast night of April 3, 2015.[50] The opening theme is "Hey World" by Yuka Iguchi, and the ending theme is "RIGHT LIGHT RISE" by Kanon Wakeshima.[51] Crunchyroll has streamed the series internationally.[52] Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime for digital and home video release in North America.[53] An original video animation and a television anime adaptation of the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria light novels are currently in production.[54][55]

Episode list

No. Title[56] Original air date[57]
1 "Adventurer (Bell Cranel)"
"Bōkensha (Beru·Kuraneru)" (冒険者(ベル・クラネル)) 		April 4, 2015
Bell Cranel has just started working as an adventurer blessed by the Goddess Hestia, when a mysterious power never seen before emerges from him after he falls in love with Aiz Wallenstein, a beautiful and powerful swordswoman who saves his life. 
2 "Monster Festival (Monsterphilia)"
"Kaitbutsu-sai (Monsutāfiria)" (怪物祭(モンスターフィリア)) 		April 11, 2015
Despite her jealousy over Bell's infatuation with Aiz, Hestia turns to fellow Goddess Hephaistos, asking her to craft a special weapon for him. However, the Goddess Freya also develops an interest in Bell and sets a trap for him. 
3 "The Blade of a God (Hestia Knife)"
"Kamisama no Yaiba (Hesutia·Naifu)" (神様の刃(ヘスティア・ナイフ)) 		April 18, 2015
Separating himself from Hestia in order to protect her, Bell confronts a monster in the streets with no chance to win, until Hestia returns with the weapon she ordered for him, the "Hestia Knife" and he makes a comeback. 
4 "The Weak (Supporter)"
"Jakusha (Sapōtā)" (弱者(サポーター)) 		April 25, 2015
After Eina took Bell to the city so Bell can get some new armor, Bell meets a supporter, Liliruca Arde, who offers herself to be his partner, unaware of her true intentions. 
5 "Magic Book (Grimoire)"
"Madōsho (Gurimoa)" (魔導書(グリモア)) 		May 2, 2015
Bell comes across a magic book that grants him a powerful, new spell and collapses while testing it out in the dungeon, just to be rescued by Aiz again. Meanwhile, Liliruca decides that the time to end her partnership with Bell is at hand. 
6 "Reason (Liliruca Arde)"
"Riyū (ririruka· āde)" (理由(リリルカ・アーデ)) 		May 9, 2015
Liliruca sets a trap for Bell, stealing his knife in the occasion. However, she is captured and left for dead by a group of thugs, and despite her betrayal, Bell arrives in the nick of time to protect her. 
7 "Sword Princess (Aiz Wallenstein)"
"Kenki (Aizu·Varenshutain)" (剣姫（アイズ・ヴァレンシュタイン）) 		May 16, 2015
Now with Liliruca as his partner for good, Bell finally has a proper meeting with Aiz and starts training under her, much to Hestia's jealousy when she finds out. 
8 "Wanting To Be A Hero (Argonaut)"
"Eiyū ganbō (arugono~uto)" (英雄願望(アルゴノゥト)) 		May 23, 2015
After finishing his training with Aiz, Bell is attacked by a powerful minotaur but instead of running away, he decides to confront the beast by himself in order to get stronger. 
9 "Blacksmith (Welf Crozzo)"
"Tan'ya-shi (vu~erufu· kurozzo)" (鍛冶師(ヴェルフ・クロッゾ)) 		May 30, 2015
Bell's victory against the Minotaur earns him quite the reputation among the other adventures and his abilities are upgraded as well. He later befriends Welf Crozzo, a young blacksmith who also joins his party. 
10 "Procession of Monsters (Pass Parade)"
"Kaibutsu shintei (pasu· parēdo)" (怪物進呈(パス・パレード)) 		June 6, 2015
Just when Bell and his group start exploring the intermediate floors of the dungeon, they get into dire straits, and Hestia assembles a party to rescue them. 
11 "Labyrinth Utopia (Under Resort)"
"Meikyū no rakuen (andārizōto)" (迷宮の楽園(アンダーリゾート)) 		June 13, 2015
With their last ounces of strength, Bell and friends reach the safe area in the eighteenth floor, where they are rescued and treated by Aiz and her party, who are preparing to return to the surface, while Hestia arrives to reunite with him as well. 
12 "Evil Intentions (Show)"
"Akui (shō)" (悪意(ショー)) 		June 20, 2015
Bell and the others prepare themselves to return to the surface when a group of rogue adventurers, envious of Bell's fame, kidnap Hestia in order to set a trap for him. 
13 "The Story of a Familia (Familia Myth)"
"Kenzoku no monogatari (Famiria· myisu)" (眷族の物語(ファミリア・ミィス)) 		June 27, 2015
A powerful monster appears in the 18th floor without warning, leading Bell and the other adventurers to fight for their lives against it. 

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