Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka III

I am tired of mediocrity.

Danmachi has never been a show that has stood out for its excellent story but for its first two seasons, it was at least competent enough to be watchable. But like many shows of its genre, it fails to understand how to keep itself fun. So what does the show do now? Mindless exposition dumps that take up half the episode followed by pointless gratuitous violence of characters I don’t care about followed by even more exposition. It attempts to build up tension and tries to make you care about all these monsters but all of it feels fake and forced.

I fail to see the appeal of the show anymore. None of the characters are all that interesting aside from maybe Ais and even she doesn’t have the screentime to make it worthwhile. The pacing is way too slow and there’s way too much talking. I could feel my brain slowly melting away getting five episodes deep. It’s no longer bearable.

If you had any doubts with the series before, stop right here. It’s not worth the time.

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Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka series is nothing, but average. Characters are pretty forgetful and the story lots of times make no sense or just plain boring.
I'm not sure why this work is so popular. There's plenty of better-made anime.
In the latest season, we get the reveal... which makes no sense. Since it would be a spoiler, I can't comment on it. But it pisses me over how creators think watchers are so dumb to believe such an unbelievable plot.
Let's say people genocide each other and all they need to stop the bloodshed is to say "hi", but everyone is so dumb that they keep genociding each other for 100+ years.
The plot seems is made up as they go without giving any thoughts on details. That summarises the whole Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka series.
We got some cute goddess with a nice pair of boobies and shota-kun. We'll add "whatever" as we go.
Can't recommend to anyone. It just can't surpass its mediocrity.

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Enjoyment: 8/10
Story: 4.5/6
Visuals: 4/6
Characters: 4/5
Music: 2/3
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Overall: 7.50
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I really do think that DanMachi is an above-average anime in the action magic-fantasy genre. The story isn't bad at all. This season is the typical DanMachi and lives up to the franchise's overall quality. The art and animation are consistent with previous seasons. I get to see the usual foolish and reckless Bell-kun, cheerful Hestia-sama, and the supportive familia members. And lastly, there's a new character here. A monster-girl that has human-like thinking and personality. That's the main plot of this season. I like how DanMachi keeps improving every season. Some people seem to hate this show because of Hestia alone. But I think those people are now very happy with the 3rd season because Hestia didn't get much screen time and she's not that clingy with bell anymore.

The conflict between "Xenos" is really interesting to me. A lot of characters and familia's were involved in both during the fights. Personally, I think co-existence with Xenos and humans is possible and I definitely agree with how Ouranos handles the situation. Hermes as usual is the neutral god who wants to maintain the balance and never hesitates to play the pseudo-villain role to resolve the conflict. The general idea is that "Monsters vs Bell vs Adventurers" while the gods are also fighting against each other in the background.

If you're also thinking about romance. NO, it's non-existent in this season. Bell apparently is not that horny at this time. He's too focused on the conflict with Xenos. But the final frames of the last episode were Bell and Ais talking in that bridge but the conversation is pretty normal. Nothing to worry about.

Finally, I think how the last episode wraps everything up is a bit weak. The last fight has good action but it feels a bit lacking and not edgy enough to be the last episode. The build-up was really good though especially episode 8. I think it was the best episode for me. And the last 4 episodes were also able to keep up with it. I'll explain in the spoiler section below...

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In episode 8, Weine died in front of Bell. I really felt so sad during that moment. Because one of the main motivations of Bell is to protect Weine so if she died, everything was all for nothing. But a few seconds after, Fels suddenly appeared and starts chanting a quite long spell and Weine revived. Yes, Fels finally succeeded on the resurrection spell.

It doesn't stop there. There's also Ais who doesn't agree with Bell protecting the Xenos. In episode 11 they had a confrontation. Ais said that she has sharp claws and wings that make human terrified. So, Weine purposely tore her wings and fingers apart and bled a lot. She didn't die but she was actually ready for it. Ais then realizes. She said that she can no longer kill Weine and let Bell run away.

These two ^ are the best parts of this season for me.
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Thanks for reading! See you in my other reviews.

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Did you know that the real translation of “Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka” into English is “Is It Wrong to Seek Encounters in a Dungeon?” - “encounter” being the random encounter mechanic from the classic JRPGs like Final Fantasy. If you “seek” random encounters, you probably are deliberately grinding XP to get ahead, but you’re also risking to overexert yourself or run into something you can’t deal with. I.e. that is a meaningful question without one right answer, the risk versus reward deal. And then there is a double entendre on top of that, “encounter” can be a “rendezvous” with a girl - be it a Sword Princess or a blue dragon loli. This is just one example of this series having more substance than meets the eye, as Danmachi, for all of its mainstream popularity, still happens to be a pleb filter anime that your average wannabe connoisseur of arts is too low-IQ to like (while simultaneously believing in the opposite).

Season One was a straightforward generic isekai, being distinguished only by the high quality of execution. Since I can hear autistic screeching all the way from here, do note that “isekai” as an anime genre name means action-adventure fantasy with JRPG mechanics, or even more precisely, the “SAO clone” (the same way “first-person shooter” is the “Doom clone” genre). Any arguments to the contrary, particularly the ones based on the semantics of the words “another world” (which is NOT how “isekai” translates from Japanese) are an exercise in mental deficiency.
Anyway, the “depth” (quotes to emphasize the fact that many people that like using this word as a praise of anime shows they like wouldn’t recognize depth if it bit their ass and held on) of Season One of Danmachi comes from the fact that it took the building blocks of SAO and treated them as speculative fiction. The MC is overpowered and wins every fight. The MC has a harem. JRPG mechanics are a thing. That’s our baseline. Instead of using these elements mindlessly, or attempting to reject/subvert them, the story tasked itself with building a world where they make logical sense. E.g. the MC is swarmed by women because he is physically attractive, has a pleasant personality, and is a famous prodigy (“bElL iS gEnErIc sELf-iNseRt” - a low-intelligence wannabe critic). Add on top of that Greek Mythology, core ideas of which (the inevitability of fate; a hero’s place in the world; gods walking among men; etc) the author has managed to capture on a level that flies over the head of 99% of the audience - and you get the objectively best non-comedic isekai there is.

Meanwhile, Season Two tries to mix things up, managing to check a lot of boxes on a midwit’s list of things that make an anime series bad in the process. A dip in production values (especially the action sequences). Huge chunks of the source material content that didn’t make it into the adaptation. A story that actually tried to expand its horizons beyond the standard isekai template and do something original and thought-provoking (Ishtar’s “what’s wrong with being a whore” monologue in its 20 seconds has more “depth” than an entire 3x3 of an average pseud) instead of staying in its comfort zone and spinning the wheels - and as every midwit knows, “a show that confuses me by doing something I don’t understand is stupid and bad.”
In short, Season Two was better than Season One in concept but worse in execution (even if the pleb opinion would make you believe it’s the worst thing since cancer).

All this long introduction was necessary so that I could keep my actual Season Three review short - Season Three is peak Danmachi experience as it combines all the strongest aspects of the first two seasons.
More amazing action sequences on the level of Bell vs Minotaur fight - it’s not just that action sequences look good, it’s that they’re episode-spanning and tell a story instead of interrupting (or being interrupted by) a story.
More speculative fiction goodness (a comically evil mustache-twirling antagonist is driven to be comically evil by his hereditary magic schizophrenia).
More godly shenanigans continuing from Season Two - Yato’s Evil Twin (aka Ikelos) is my favorite new character by far, because he’s here to spell out loud what other gods like Hermes, Loki, or Freya are trying to hide under their facades and platitudes - that the gods are there to play The Sims irl, nothing more, nothing less.
More exploration and expansion of the story’s core themes - Wiene’s arc, which spans the entire season, is like Haruhime’s arc on steroids. What does it mean to be a hero? Sure, you want to protect the weak, but who exactly fits the definition of “the weak” here? How are you going to do “the right thing” if you can’t even tell what it is? How about when your close friends consider the right thing to be the opposite of what you think is right and go against you? These aren’t the questions you answer with just doing your best and trying really hard - Punished Bell has to do some serious soul searching.
The direction is as good as in Season One. I’ve seen too much anime for my own good during my lifetime. Too often I find myself watching a show that I can recognize as objectively well-made - but still struggling to finish an episode in one sitting because I kinda know what it is doing at every moment. DanMachi III is in the minority of shows that kept me engaged from start to finish and actually looking forward to new episodes - because new and interesting stuff just keeps happening. This is literally what it means for a series to be well-directed.

9/10 for a top-shelf action-adventure series.

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* CONTAINS SPOILERS IN PARA 2*

Dungeon ni deai wo motomeru no wa machigatteiru darou ka(Danmachi for short) is NOT a show about a chad OP protagonist going into dungeons and saving helpless girls and them adding them to his harem. No, it is rather about a nice, naïve and pure boy named Bell Cranel who was more or less helpless in the start and slowly and steadily grew both in strength and mentally. Well ,if you are reading this review, you have probably watched the first 2 seasons and know all this, so let's get into this season.

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The story starts right off the bat in this season with a wyvern(a type of monster) named Wiene who possesses intelligence which was thought impossible until then. Instead of killing it, bell takes it home since he is a nice and pure little boy. This is where the problem starts: monsters have killed many humans and vice versa which has created a strong hate between and humans and monsters and no one is ready to accept a monster in society which is shown in ep 2. So, how will Bell and the Hestia family protect and help Wiene be accepted by society.

This season seems to be continuation of last seasons 'who to save and help', but taking it one level up. Last season where it was a prostitute who were shown despised by heroes, but weren't exactly criminals. But, now it is monsters who have shed the blood of thousands of people, are they really worth saving? I have watched 4 episodes and I can say that this season is distinctly different from the other 2 in the way that, this season has a much more serious and heavy undertone. The show still has its gags but the impending fear and responsibility is shown.

their isn't much to say about the art. It's the same as always and I must say that I like the art style of Danmachi in it's bright and beautiful world.

The OST is nice and it sticks to you as you listen to it more, not so sure about the ED(didn't really listen to it)

OVERALL
i am really excited on how this arc will develop and how they will overcome this problem and so far I am really enjoying it.

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If you do not know how to make your anime sell, just add a harem.

In a nutshell
After growing bored of their realms, the Gods of multiple pantheons descended to Earth, where they create groups called Famillia. The story takes place in a fictional city called Orario, which also has a tremendous net of catacombs. Many members of Famillias visit this dungeon to defeat monsters to earn money and to just become famous. Among many Famillias, there is the Goddess Hestia's Familia. Unlike other Gods, Hestia has only one follower, who has never had a desire to reach “the top.” However, everything changes when the only follower of Hestia, Bell, meet Ais Wallenstein, a first class adventurer. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? focuses on Bell’s quest to becoming one of the strongest adventurers.

Story
Despite what appears to be a fairly basic Dungeons setup for the story, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? does manage to offer some good originality. Or so it was in the two previous seasons. Unfortunately, unlike the first season, the third season lacks originality and does not look like something even remotely similar to it. The story used to focus on Bell Cranel journey to becoming the hero. However, now it is more of a Bell Cranel, collecting waifus for the harem. And the problem is that it does not help you to take the story seriously, because the third season ‘tries’ to touch upon some interesting details, monsters’ evolution and their desire to stop fighting with the adventurers. This idea is not bad at all, yet, it just does not work, when you see Bell and the harem.

Characters
As for the animation and the sound, there is nothing worth mentioning. However, character wise, this is when another problem arises. Unfortunately, supporting characters are getting less and less screen time, however, Bell has plenty of it. Most of the characters are just joining Bell’s waifu army for no reason and while Hestia does not appreciate the fact that she might lose monopoly on Bell, it does not worry her that much. ‘Yes, Bell is the best, let us just join the harem.’ And the problem with Bell is that he no longer struggles, as he used to in the first season, now you know he wins no matter what, one shots no matter who and gets all the waifus.

Overall
All in all, as a fan of the anime, I really miss what it used to be, the first season was great. What it is now is hardly enjoyable, there is no tension, and the result is always the same. Things could have been much better. If I were you, I would watch the first season and stop on it. However, the rest if for you to decide.

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:: This review is based on the first 4 episodes and has no major spoilers::

At first, there was a goddess, then there was an adventurer, then there was a fox girl, now a monster? Danmachi takes the phrase, “Picking up girls in a dungeon” very seriously.

And so, with another season Danmachi is back, where we follow our protagonist Little Rookie, picking up girls in a dungeon, getting into trouble because of it but in the end, saving the day nonetheless.

:: Story ~ 6 out of 10 ::
Based on the first four episodes of the season I can gladly say, it just feels like Danmachi. It is the same storytelling we are used to from the previous two seasons. Extremely clichéd but not offending in any way. Just the way it should be.

:: Art & Music ~ 7 out of 10 ::
I have always liked the music of Danmachi. I think they do a splendid job of blending the right music with the ongoing scene to provide a feeling that you are watching something truly extraordinary when you’re not. The art and animation on the other hand are classic Danmachi stuff, utter crap. In the end, the art and music combined is okay-ish.

:: Characters ~ 7 out of 10 ::
The characters are not in any way special, nor do they stand out in any way compared to other anime of this genre. They have the same generic set of characters. That doesn’t mean they are bad. The characters are lovable, though they can be annoying at times.

:: Enjoyment ~ 8 out of 10 ::
No matter how mediocre this show is, it is enjoyable. It is a nice show to watch while chilling on a Friday night with some snacks and hot coco.

:: Overall ~ 7 out of 10 ::
There is no point for me to recommend this show. Cause if you’ve sat through and watched the first two seasons. You are gonna watch the third season as well. But in case, you were in doubt, I would just say, it provides the same experience as the first two seasons. If you loved the first two seasons then you’re gonna love this season as well.

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DanMachi is the best show ever, with outstanding characters and a great story... jokes aside, you can kiss Hestia's ass if you thought that.

Since you are looking at season 3, you are most likely familiar with this show. DanMachi isn’t great in terms of storytelling or characters, yet it managed to keep me entertained for 3 seasons.

This season we are introduced with intelligent monsters (Xenos). One of the Xenos is Wiene, a female vouivre who is being hunted by both humans and monsters. Bell couldn't leave her to die in such dangerous place, so he decided to pick the girl up from the dungeon. Once again getting closer to a harem.

There are many issues with DanMachi, such as oversexualized female characters with a bare minimum amount of protection. Taking his level 1 friends to the upper floors, where they somehow manage to survive each time. And this season adds another stupid issue, why the Xenos never talked before. Saying "LETS BE FRIENDS" would be enough to shock whole Orario.

Now to end positive without giving spoilers, this season we get to see some fights we were looking forward to. This season is surely better than last season and depends your taste, better than the first season. We see Bell Cranel taking the spotlight once again, but in a different way. We see some character development and more information about the dungeon.

While the series is bluntly mediocre, I kind of enjoy watching the series. DanMachi lacks from a story and mostly character standpoint, it succeeds in providing a fun action/hybrid anime with its stellar art and animation department.

As you can see it is easy to criticize this series, but harder to explain why you watch season 3 when you already know it is mediocre.

If you enjoyed, or just thought the first 2 seasons were watchable, you could watch this season as well. If you were negative about the first 2 seasons I should ask you to visit a doctor since I don't know why you are here.

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After the hot trash that was season 2, Danmachi is back and its actually quite decent. It appears overall that JC Staff managed to actually schedule production properly this time around and did not overwhelm their workers, the season is passable in production values and overall has a more interesting story than season 1 or 2. This review will expand on these improvements and give an overall score to the performance of season 3.

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Story: 7

There appears to finally be some real plot in this series, previous seasons were primarily focused on Bell overcoming strong monsters or getting kidnapped and saving a person in the process of his escape. This season on the other hand is heavily focused on sentient monsters and the divide between humanity and the creatures of the dungeon. With the introduction of intelligent human like monsters, Bell has to focus a lot more on questioning whether or not he should try to save people even if it might destroy his guild in the process due to how it will hurt their image. He also has to question if it’s worth helping monsters achieve their goals of living on the surface, even if they might still be dangerous to people and not all of them are human friendly.

The addition of a moral conflict and having the Hestia Familia become a part of something bigger finally shifts the story into gear and adds significantly to the world building. Monsters and their nature, the cycle of life with monsters, and the overall addition of how gods, humans, and spirits live, helped add new interesting information to the world Danmachi takes place in. This also opens the story up to more potential plot points, such as actually conquering the dungeon, figuring out the purpose of the dungeon, and having Bell really live up to be a legendary hero over just being a dungeon farmer whose day job it is to clear floors for money and items. Bell truly has to make sacrifices this season, his actions are not just to benefit Hestia or to improve himself, they are to end a major conflict and protect people who are being hunted down, he is actually harming his Familia, his reputation, and himself by doing this but he is choosing to do what is right. This overall sets this season apart in story compared to the first and second seasons and it is why the story can finally be considered decent.

Art: 7

Production values in the previous season were quite horrible, so people may be apprehensive of watching this season, however this season is actually pretty decent looking and there aren’t any significant animation flaws or bad fight choreography. The use of still frames and powerpoint animation has also declined significantly, the backgrounds are still average, the character designs for the new characters are cute as expected. Overall, the art gets a solid 7, it is still pretty average, nothing outstanding except maybe one fight, but there are no obvious quality issues.

The sound: 5

I enjoyed the OP although I can’t say I enjoyed the rest of the sound track as much as prior seasons, the show does reuse the old soundtrack often however when it is used it usually fits the scene well so a pass can be given for the constant reuse. Combat sound effects were average and the metal clanging or magic effect sounds weren’t very different from previous seasons and not very different or exceptionally good compared to any other seasonal series.

Characters: 7

The main cast are the same as always, skeptical Lily, the backup male Welf, the busty Hestia, chill Mikoto, along with the additions of Haruhime from the prior season and a monster girl from this season. If you enjoyed the cast before then there is no reason why you would not enjoy the current cast, they are pretty much the same, none of them do anything really out of character, they tell the same jokes and act in the same way.

One major difference however is Bell’s growth, he used to care about impressing Hestia or Ais but over this season he stopped aiming to just get stronger or get into fights with Familias that were causing problems, this season he risked everything to do the right thing in the bigger picture. Bell risked his standing, his Familia, his friends, and his life all to save another species at no real benefit to himself, this is a significant change in his character in a good way, he finally became a true hero. This change in Bell is a welcome improvement over the previous seasons, he is on a journey to become a hero, it was about time he actually went and started changing the world.

Enjoyment: 7

I enjoyed this season way more than the prior season and as much as the first season, overall the production values have recovered, the story has had its pacing improve, Bell finally grew as a character, and a real conflict is present in the story. It took a while but the series finally appears to be going somewhere besides clearing floors or improving the ranking of the Familia, there is an overall larger problem going on and Bell is taking steps on fixing it.

Overall: 7

This season is a solid 7, it doesn’t have production values as good as the first season but it’s a significant improvement over season 2, the story has also improved greatly since the prior 2 seasons and its still pretty fun to watch. If you enjoyed season 1 of Danmachi then you will likely enjoy season 3, it is nowhere near as bad as season 2 and don’t let that one bad season stop you from watching a decent one.

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This is a review up to the current chapter of Danmachi and it has no spoilers for the novel, I will only talk about the first 6 chapters of the third season (I will update it with chapter 12 to give my final opinion):

The series does not seem bad to me, but it is slow because there are certain events that have to be considered in a better way since there are many things that I intuit, they will later pass through certain scenes seen in the opening, which seems reasonable to me that the series poses this in the first chapters to give more weight to what is coming.

This unfortunately can weigh on certain viewers who do not get used to connecting the dots and looking for more action, if this is your case, I understand that you are tired of the lack of action, I am the same in part, but if you pay attention, there are certain elements that a Future will cover this as the minotaur that the lizard mentioned or Aiz talking to bell, I suspect that 2 epic fights are coming, as happened with the previous seasons.

Regarding the novel, I do not follow it, I do not know what will come, but the series that is what gives me to understand with the first 5 chapters, I hope I am not wrong or that this changes, for me the series is setting the stage and according to a friend who follows the novel, and kindly did not spoil me, this adaptation is almost 100% faithful to the novel.

Regarding the animation, I can see that it remains the same, bell as a character is growing, including secondary ones such as hestia, ryuu, lilli, aisha, mikoto and haruhime, which is something I appreciate, since they did not forget the secondary characters. About the Animation, this is good, with some low quality recycled panels but that do not affect an important moment since they are used in fill scenes, so meh, it is normal in itself, regarding the plot so far, if it is slow, but covers several things that the series left in season 2 and 1, which I appreciate that you continued.

Personally, I think that objectively the series is on the right track, but, for many it may shock them, especially, if you are only looking for action, if so, leave the show or wait, which I do, since both for the OP, As for the winks that the anime gave, great things are coming, without more to say, thanks for reading

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I see nonsense reviews and that they did not even take to read the anime subtitles or read the novel because they say inconsistencies, with respect to the current season, I can say that to date almost faithfully all the chapters of volume 9, as a reader I give guarantee that the changes are minimal, the rhythm in the first 3 chapters are good since they give a preparation of what is coming, without being exaggerated or being slow because yes, no, we must see why bell itself adapts to these new living beings called xenos, which we saw, it is difficult to adapt them, this conflict is not solved just by saying LET'S BE FRIENDS, no, the world still does not accept them and we saw it clearly, even if someone is saved from dying the inhabitants Of schedule they will accept the xenos, for now, and without going into spoilers they will see that this is something difficult, when this season ends, for which the series does it well, to date I can see that the series did well, there are parts that were omitted but are very small and insignificant since the anime covered them in another way that exemplifies the actions of certain individuals like Dix, in the anime we see that he kills a harpy out of anger, in the novel torture but the first was the most reasonable since we saw that this She was very badly hurt from the beginning, for which there is no reason to say that it is profitable for her anymore, with Wienne the same thing happened, in the novel it is said that it is not sunny or it is rare for her to speak, if she does not have legs since It is a vouvrine, which is not entirely true since there are vouvrines that do have legs and are from lower floors, which is also valid, the current plot is good, recommended for anyone in itself, it is still a good story and not they're cutting nothing, it's a good prelude to what's to come

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I use to think that all pieces of media had some merit to them and that it was my fault if I didn't like them. However that is then, this is now. Danmachi is a pathetic show, it uses stupid plot devices, random harem events, and shitty character writing to make a show that kids enjoy.

Now what does a kid enjoy? As Scamboli said it: Kids love stories that they could plug themselves into, "if I was Bell I'd save that girl and MARRY HER" or so the thought would go. Or "I have to save everybody these kids are counting on me" type deal. Well as I've grown I've realized how shitty this plot device can be, don't worry about your actual writing skill just think about the kids and maybe they'll eat it up. Going back even more, when I LOVED Danmachi I use to hate the comparisent of Danmachi and Sao. "ONE IS GOOD" I said, "Don't compare garbage too good" I continued. No, these shows are near identical in some unbelievable ways, even more so in how they make me feel. They both got the protaginist who gets random ass powerups when he needs to save a girl. The plot has no depth whatsoever in any sense. Everything about the writing is bad. There always has to be a villain for the sake of there being a villain. It's so similar that I wouldn't even be suprised if they were written by the same person.

Danmachi s3 focuses on the Monster vs Human debate, they explore the deep in-world discussion between the relationship between the two sides. The humans enter the dungeon, the monsters fight back, etc etc. This could be a good idea if the author could give me a goddamn reason to care. This whole season we are thrust upon a scene in which we have no reason to care about. Bell is our plug in character, he cares because he wants EVERYBODY to be happy. Alright at least he has a reason to care but what about ours? We don't have one... The only reason we are suppose to care about this shitty show is that there's a cute loli who smiles and acts like a stereotypical loli. I cannot remember anything about her and I finished the goddamn show 10 minutes ago. Going back to that kid mentality, a kid would eat this shit up. "I would save that little girl everybody must be happy" or some garbage like that. I'm not a kid, you're not a kid considering you ain't mad about this review so what's the deal?

The characters of this show were honestly pathetic, the charm that everybody once had is gone, everybody is just annoying as fuck now. But you wanna know what makes it even worse? The stupid jokes we are suppose to laugh at. Guess what, I ain't gonna lie, sometimes I did laugh, the jokes were funny every once in awhile. But if I laugh at 5 of the 100+ jokes then something is wrong. I'd describe Danmachi as that little kid who keeps following you around, he says stupid jokes trying to make you laugh but none of them do, but once in a lifetime you actually laugh and maybe you think "this kid ain't so bad" but then he tells more shit jokes. You don't know how much times I'd pause during episodes because I hated everything so much.

The harem shit is actually getting annoying, there are too many girls, too many to fucking care about. What makes it worse is that there are TOO MANY OF THEM that they all have to share screentime. Thinking about this made me die from laughter after realizing how stupid it actually was. Also what doesn't help is that none of them have a personality trait worth mentioning or remembering so yeah.

Everybody in this show had their arcs completely destroyed and forgotten about in replacement for the stupid monster arc that nobody cared about. The people of the red light district had no stake in the show whatsoever and the only time they were shown was to alleviate the pain of the people who liked them. But it's done worse in the Hermes and Sword Princess characters, Hermes was once this mysterious figure who felt as if he could control the world, nope he's just another loser as well who is nothing compared to Bells beautiful light. The sword princess officially only has two traits, kill monster and kuudere.

Ok I have so much to say but I would spoil the whole goddamn show and at that point what's the purpose of the review. Danmachi is pathetic, there's nothing good about it, it perfectly represents modern anime and its focus on target audiences. I do not recommend for the life of me that you watch this show unless you're trying to get your mean score down. In the event that you do watch it first of all why would you do that to yourself and I hope you enjoy it in the way that I didn't

To sum it all up
Story: 1/10
Art: 5/10
Sound:4/10
Character: 1/10
Enjoyment: 2/10
Overall: 1/10

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Danmachi season 3: the latest edition to the series i can only describe as "meh". While it isn't the worst anime I've ever seen, it's a long way away from being considered a really good one, settling down at the "bearable" range.

Story - 3

The story for this show is, to put it bluntly, crap. The whole story is surprisingly similar to something i wrote in 6th grade, and it just isn't that great. This latest season in particular is really bad, throwing in whole new sides of the story and new mechanics for us to try and fit into our interpretation of the world, and you really can't make sense of the show without just thinking "oh, so i guess that's a thing now". The story really relies on the viewer just accepting everything they see, not questioning motive or incentive.

Art - 10

What can I say, other than it's beautiful. The studio really put in effort for this show, making it at least visually appealing for the Danmachi fans.

Sound - 10

Again, this was aced. the art and sound really make the show a lot better, and while the lack of a good story might turn some away, just listening to a fight scene gives at least some immersion.


Character - 4

Being honest, the characters of this show are really forgettable, usually one-dimensional gimmick machines. Bell, the main character, is the one nice guy protagonist that really doesn't make any romantic advances, but for some reason still has a plethora of women around him for no reason. On that note, even the women around him barely have anything resembling a personality. Hestia's main quality is being way over possessive, and Ais's only real quality is being kind of dumb. Welf and Lili do actually have half decent personalities, and I might even go so far as to call them good, but they never really do anything in the show so i wont let that influence the score.

Enjoyment - 6

While the characters may not be to great and the story may suck, that does't necessarily mean it's bad as a show. If you watch this show for a good laugh or to be on the edge of your seat during a well choreographed fight, hey it might as well be a 10. But if you want anything that gives a real effort to tell a story, you're better off looking elsewhere.

Overall - 6

It's an OK show to watch if you have nothing better to do, but if you have something better to do, you'd be better off doing it.

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Okay so I just finished watching DanMachi Season 3 and feel the need to rant about it to someone who'll actually listen. Basically all of my friends dropped the show during the second season (which I don't really blame them for) and so I turn to the review section for some much needed catharsis.

First of all, I'd like to start by addressing the art and animation. In my opinion, it felt REALLY lackluster this season. Everything looks so... flat and lifeless, and there's this stiffness to the animation that makes it really difficult for me to immerse myself in the story. It just feels like this entire season was made on a miniscule budget, by people who had no passion left for the IP what so ever.

The art is not the main problem I have with DanMachi Season 3, however. That would be the story. In my opinion, it just... really wasn't that good, or interesting. I didn't care about the "people" I was obviously supposed to care about, nor do I feel particularly intrigued by Bell's never-ending quest to help everyone he encounters. And when you really think about it, NOTHING OF CONSEQUENCE ACTUALLY HAPPENS IN THIS SEASON.

Spoiler warning for those of you who have yet to finish the season!

Alright, so, I can't be the only one who thought the story was mad weak this time around. Bell encounters the Xenos, wants to help the Xenos, Xenos goes to the surface, stuff happens and they end up right back where they started again: IN THE DUNGEON. Like, wtf? Nothing of substance actually happened? Hello?

The people of the surface did not come to accept the Xenos. The Xenos didn't establish a secret base on the surface where they could fulfill their dreams of living under an open sky. Nobody even really knows the truth about the Xenos except Bell and a select few others.

They go to the surface, just to go straight back down into the Dungeon again. Everything ventured, but absolutely nothing gained. The only difference it made was that Ais Wallenstein and like one side character in the Loki Familia found out about their existence and came to somewhat accept them. That's it. Nothing more.

Alright spoiler over.

The weak story combined with the mediocre-at-best visuals and uninteresting characters just made this a really bad season for me. I don't know if we're getting a Season 4, but I have to say, I'm kinda hoping we don't. I feel entirely done with DanMachi at this point, and I doubt I'll bother to watch any more of it unless the production quality suddenly skyrockets or the story starts drastically picking up.

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overall score: -solid eight- (8.0)

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Danmachi s1 is where the anime started to make it's own name and s2 destroyed that and made danmchi look like a circus but s3 has come to save danmchi and it did save danmchi. season 3 had so many different aspect that s1 & s2 didn't quite show.

s3 had more depth to the story and opened a whole new route an possibilities where no one think it could go that way. s3 had bell took some serious choice and foolish action that bell should never even take from the start. But even a foolish hero could defy a gods will to change the future for the better good.

The animation was well done, it really feels like the epic fight scene they had back in season 1.

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This season is hard to describe, I may be a minority here but when it comes to some shows I really don't want a commentary or something that'll make me think, "dang, this is soo nuanced, this is exactly what I came to see." The show is trying to prove how NICE our mc is, did I mention how NICE he was. We get, i swear, now can we please go to the reason I think people watch this show, we want character growth, not just another chick to add to the harem. Don't get me wrong, I love this series, I just feel like what they are trying to do is different from why people like me love this show. Badass fights, Great animation, and a likable Mc that gets strong. Stop trying to evoke fake feelings about the poor talking animal people, i want to see my dude kick their ass and move on. I don't want to care, i want to turn my brain off and watch a dude with his harem kick ass.

The main reason I dis-like this plot turn is that it takes away from the core questions and plot of the story, like what is Freya's plan for Bell, What's at the end of the dungeons, why is bell so special? But all of these interesting questions are shoved aside and instead time is wasted on, the poor talking animal people. This is why I'm giving it a seven out of ten, honestly more a 6.5, there was potential and a definite audience, just the missed the ball on this one.

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The storyline is very similar to a light novel, and in terms of graphics and sound it may be a little less interesting for some people who feel untidy or something, but I personally think this is very good and quite good especially fitting for episode 12 thanks to JC.Staff for having gives a really nice, epic, and nostalgic ending to this season 3. Thank you for ending the anime, and I'm waiting for the 4th season hehehe.



Spoiler time
time later the bell cranel will get a new power named
(闘牛本能オックス・スレイヤー): Ox Slayer heavily increases all abilities when fighting raging bull-type monsters, potentially making Bell stronger than his actual level when fighting them.

and abilities will be leveled up and will likely get new abilities

Luck (幸運): Luck is a rare development ability Bell chose once he reached Level 2. It is an unprecedented ability, as Eina hadn't heard of it, even though she was a Guild member, and Hestia states that it's close to divine protection. Overall, it improves his luck, such as finding resources in the dungeon and getting drops more frequently, in addition to winning repeatedly at a casino. Cassandra believes that his luck is what allows him to believe her prophecies.

Abnormal Resistance (耐異常): Abnormal Resistance negates the effects of abnormalities such as poison.

Escape (逃走): Escape increases Bell's speed when running away. Bell obtained it at Level 4 after all the running he did being chased by enemies since Level 1.

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Danmachi is a very weird anime. It is the type of anime you watch and you wonder how bad it can get but then it turns everything around in an episode or 2. A show that started about a simple premise of wanting to be stronger to be with someone you love and turned into a big adventure of self-improvement and fighting for others than yourself. A surprising idea not gonna lie but a good one to be had.


While the previous season was average or decent at best. This season was surprisingly very good. It focused on not only our MC, but on the idea of monsters and the idea of destroying a belief that people had for years. The anime didn't shy out from making the good guys lose specially considering the meaning behind it all and the development we got from it. Rarely do I find the MC to be the best part of an anime let alone a shounen one, Bell's development really was great as well as the new character that got introduced. A very good sequel to an anime that could have very easily went downhill after the last season.

The art and OSTs were great. The animation was surprisingly very good which is nice considering J.C Staff aren't known for their great animation.

Overall, I would give this season of DanMachi an 8/10.
The series is decent and I might recommend it if it just turns down the ecchi parts a bit.

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Danmachi is one of favourite LN series, so when I saw the abysmal adaptation that was the second season, I was extremely disappointed. When S3 was announced, I had pretty low expectations and was prepared to feel the same way as I did in the summer of 2019 after S2. I have never been more happy to be wrong.

JC Staff absolutely blew me away this season with consistent pacing, great animation and solid direction. This was one of the most pivotal arcs for Bell’s development in the series and it deserved nothing short of a great adaptation. While it wasn’t perfect, it was more than good enough for me. If you are a fan of Danmachi, either LN or anime, and had an issue with the second season I think you will notice a plethora of improvements this time around and really enjoy it. This season had my two favourite episodes of the entire series and I can honestly say they had movie quality to them.

Animation and art wise, I was blown away by a couple important fight scenes in the final few episodes and found JC’s direction methods to be very good for the occasion. I found the OST to be great for a couple of really emotional moments in the second half of the season.
Pacing, which was a huge issue last season feels much better in season 3. While there are some omitted scenes, that’s to be expected with a LN adaptation and it doesn’t take too much away from the story. Everything still feels quite complete and there’s not the leaps in logic we saw last time either.

Danmachi III is a return to form for the beloved fantasy LN/anime series and lays the foundation for much more to come. I can’t say enough how much I enjoyed it. Danmachi III gets 9 familias out of 10.

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don't exactly know what is considered a spoiler but there might be what is considered a very vague spoiler in this review.

If I were to have given a rating at episode 3/4 or earlier it would have been a 4. It starts off slow and is quite irritating due to the plot shifting off what the plot has been for the past two seasons. I had even dropped it for a couple of weeks, but recently I went back and caught up on the show and I pleased with how it is turning out.

The action and story gets better and more intense towards the middle episodes. Although with only 3 episodes remaining I am just hoping that the ending is not rushed and that the story will make sense in the end.

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