Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka III

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.

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.

* 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.

(spoilers)
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.

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 bad show, it uses dumb plot devices, random harem events, and bad 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 awful 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 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 now (More on that later). 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 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 the thought of it actually was. Also what doesn't help is that none of them have a personality trait worth mentioning aside from your standard run of the mill stuff.

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 show and at that point what's the purpose of the review. Danmachi is appalling, there's nothing good about it, it perfectly represents peoples distaste 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 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

Thanks for the read

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

I initially started out enjoying this show, but with each season it has gotten incrementally worse.

The main issue for me lies with the hero, Bell Cranel. This is the third season and he hasn't progressed one iota from where he started out. He still gets his whiny little ass handed to him in every-single-fight he has with anyone.

That's fine enough when you begin a story. A hero has to start somewhere, and a hero who starts out overpowered is not a believable protagonist, but a Mary Sue or Gary Sue. Someone who hasn't earned her/his powers.

We're on the third season, however, and ... there's no excuse for Bell Cranel being pathetically underpowered while all his opponents are grotesquely overpowered (Ais, the entire Loki Familia, Dix etc).

At this point, it's just an insult to the intelligence of the audience. If you can't write good drama without resorting to simplistic David vs Goliath tropes like this, you probably shouldn't be writing at all.

It has become insufferable to watch this show now. We as the audience are supposed to root for our hero because he constantly maintains the moral high ground and soldiers through, even when everyone is against him and he has his ass handed to him 10 times per episode. But if episode after episode is about him being pummeled by every person he fights, followed by weeping and/or self-pity, it's really hard to avoid finding him loathsome in the long run.

That's not a good place to lead your audience.

The first season was pretty funny and fresh. The second season less funny and this third one isn't funny at all. There's no humor in it. It's all about Bell Cranel being a righteous, but insufferable fool who couldn't beat a squirrel with both paws tied behind its back. It seems like he's becoming weaker and weaker because the story needs him to be a martyr hero. And there's nothing more dull than martyrs.

Add to that the relegation of all the other characters to the background as mere side notes to Bell's latest harem adventure, and you're stuck with a pretty thin broth here. The entire 12 episodes could conceivably be boiled down to 2 or 3 episodes with better writing.

I have gotten tired of this show. Unless something happens to progress Bell Cranel's character beyond the weak sauce soy boy scout he currently is, and give him some actual edge, I'll quit wasting my time on it. It's just not worth the anguish.

Cry baby teenage martyr heroes are a dime a dozen in fantasy anime. It would be nice to see something different for a change.

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.

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

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.

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.

Story: 9/10
Visual: 6/10
Detailed: 8/10
Characters: 6/10
Emotions: 9/10
Smoothness: 6/10
Audio: 9/10
OP/ED: 7/10
Originals: 9/10
Intense: 8/10
... Uniqueness: 8/10

One of the most compelling aspects of Season 3 is its exploration of the Xenos, the monstrous creatures that dwell in the depths of the dungeon. While initially feared and misunderstood, the Xenos are revealed to be a diverse and intelligent species, struggling for survival and acceptance in a world dominated by humans. The season challenges viewers' preconceptions, prompting them to question the boundaries between humanity and monstrosity.

Amidst the shifting dynamics between humans and Xenos, the characters of DanMachi continue to evolve, facing their own personal challenges and triumphs. The protagonist, Bell Cranel, demonstrates his unwavering determination and unwavering belief in the power of friendship. His unwavering loyalty to his comrades and his unwavering compassion for all beings, regardless of their species, make him a truly inspiring protagonist.

While the series has been criticized for its lack of substantial character development, Season 3 offers some notable exceptions. Ais Wallenstein, Bell's enigmatic fellow adventurer, undergoes a significant shift in her perception of Bell, recognizing his strength and unwavering spirit. Similarly, Mikoto Goibaru, the fiery amazon warrior, confronts her own insecurities and begins to embrace her true self.

The audio quality of Season 3 has been significantly improved, with crisp voice acting and dynamic sound effects that elevate the viewing experience. The battle sequences are particularly impressive, showcasing the characters' unique abilities and the intensity of their confrontations. The strategic depth of the battles is also commendable, with characters utilizing their skills and teamwork to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds.

DanMachi's emotional resonance is one of its greatest strengths, and Season 3 is no exception. The characters' struggles, triumphs, and unwavering bonds of friendship evoke a range of emotions in the viewer, from heart-wrenching sadness to exhilarating joy. The series' ability to connect with its audience on an emotional level is a testament to its compelling storytelling and relatable characters.

Overall, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Season 3 is a captivating sequel that expands on the series' strengths while addressing some of its criticisms. Its exploration of complex themes, character growth, improved audio quality, and emotionally resonant storytelling make it a must-watch for fans of the series and newcomers alike.

It was not what I have expected, indeed I was expecting for a more chill then serious season but then this whole season is on a serious mode making me tense as I watch the entire 12 episodes and definitely that is tiring teehee. However, I pretty much like the turn of events and how the story progresses. I am really excited about the plot, I am really excited of how Bell will be able to grow stronger, also how Bell will be able to save the Xenos' (meaning coexistence on how it will happen), and of course how Bell and Ais relationship will develop ... (I believe we are all hoping deep inside hehe). I am really rooting for this anime, it gave me chills each time I rewatch it, the way the author gives pain to its viewers, but then at the same time brings back the relief this just gave me so much fun and hope watching this anime.

SEASON 4 PLEASE BE ANNOUNCED, PLEASE BE CONFIRMED!!!!

short review:- DANMACHI season 3 finally got us back to the taste of the sweet sweet animation level that could be seen in season 1 (bell vs red minotaur),but still suffered from ,huge amount of content being cut(lilli proposal ,crozzo family),toned down gore, mediocre story , airhead MC ,and a few unusual arsepulls can only recommend to fans of previous seasons .

STORY:-
dont dive in guessing that you will get an amazing narrative since it is decently rated on MAL (7.6 as of writing). the story is still a wannnabe hero flailing around the classic shounen protags "i wanna be stronger ""ï wanna protecc ... (a loli this time)" and old school heavy morals based , but beyond all yes it does to bring in the narrative of 2 races who have long hated and killed each other suddenly trying to form some kind of bleak peace. which on its own is a pretty decent setup since since season through 2 we thought monsters are just cannon fodder for ou characters to chew up.
ANIMATION and ART:-
the animation in this season is nothing short of amazing
JC staffs artstyle has "a certain"(see what i did there xD) charm to it also some key fights like the fight in the last episode is animated with such passion and love that you can feel the strength of each blow being delivered.
SOUND:-
if you rewatch the older seasons and come back here you can tell a lot of the tracks are reused not much of a problem with that but that means there is nothing new to say.
CHARACTERS:-
Mostly boring and predictable wannabe MC "bell kun taskete" (hestia,haruhime),brawny+busty girl with lil personality(mikoto,ais) with a few interesting ones like lili(arguable) , finn and a couple of new chars


all said and done if you enjoyed all the previous seasons of danmachi this one will easily be your favorite but if you dropped most of them you will find this one either good or sub par .

"Look at how they massacred our boy." Mediocre is one of the words that you can describe this danmachi season. Niche plot, cringe characters, and average, yet, disappointing season.

To be honest, the only reason why I'm still watching this anime is because of the first season; I'm just hoping it would at least become decent. This season is pretty much the anime's worst season. It was simply unbearable to watch. Overall, it was not a good season. Watch it if you like the first season and hoping it would be better, and skip or postpone it if you don't like wasting your time.

Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka III (2020)

Nearly as good as before but with some duller moments which is a shame because it has an epic ending.

The show continues the story as you would expect but this time goes with a more complex story that makes you question the word since in the wider view what difference is a monster to a demi-human it could be asked. The season has some nice character development especially with Ais and Bell and Syr and Bell.

The art is the same standard but more polished this time. It follows the same style of ... usage with magic and such details which is nice for consistency.

The OP and ED are great. The general SFX for battles and such is epic and a shining example. Emotion can be really felt when needed.

Characters develop a whole lot and you see ideals of people and others. You see some wish only for a status quo whilst others accept that things need to change and others fear it. Aside from complex emotion on the story, you have people like Ais question who she is and Syr being the cutest girl you can ask for. Anya and Chloe the catgirls are also shown a bit more which is amazing too.

The season has a few moments where it is somewhat dull but in the grand scheme of the show, it does pace quite well. The season this time is again worth watching with an OVA announced to be a sort of bath time by the looks of it.

9/10. Let us keep this going.

I like the story, ngl it's one of those that I thoroughly enjoyed watching and recommend others who want to watch a good fantasy anime to try it out

But there is one thing that throughout the 3 seasons of the anime, ticked me off like no other...and that is the indecisiveness of the protagonist (hero). The reason I like and hate the story is the same thing. The way he is indecisive about all the things is what sets the plot and that is what annoys me the most. It's not that I fully hate how indecisive he is, it shows the hero is a ... human after all and I like that, it's how long the story writers have him indecisive that I hate. And the fact that, the whole reason for this "indecisiveness" is for plot extending. Also, the things he wants to say, he doesn't say and the time he says it feels more like he tells them not coz he truly feels it but because others have told him or "That's what a HERO would do".

The whole anime could have been titled "The Indecisive Hero" and nobody would have any trouble believing in it. The extent to which his indecisiveness goes is beyond frustrating. After watching series like One Piece and others where even though we have a goof of a MC, the thing I liked about them the most is that they always knew what to do and they "do" what they wanted from the start, they take a decision from the start and stick with it. Here, sometimes it feels the whole plot is just a filler the creator made to increase the story length by making the MC take nearly the whole season to actually make a decision and the story then simply completes 20 minutes after he does make a decision.

Even though I like the story, I don't like the protagonist of this story at all. The writer could have done better with the pacing or the decision making time of the MC. That is all I feel.

Review: Surprised on how much more serious this series became i was expecting this season to get back in a grinding up to level up but turned out to be a completely different, what i love about this series is that every season there is always a different plot that it focuses on 1st season focused on Bell leveling up and making a group to go in the dungeon, season 2 focused on Familias and the dark side of Orario and THis season focused on the idea of is there really a good side? The monsters kill the adventurers while the adventurers also kill monsters ... who are in their own world (the dungeon) and the adventurers are the ones who are infiltrating their homes, So yep this season is really the greatest season of Danmachi there are a few cut contents but there are always cut content in this series and other LN adaptations good thing its not bad like the last part of season 2 overall 9/10 some people may hate Bell's slow growth as a character but for me it is necessary since he is only a 14 year old lets be real could you make a choice of saving a race that your kind despises when you are only 14 and is surpassed by a lot of adventurers who despises humans? probably not, so yep hoping for the next season of this great series.

tl;dr: A sequel season that continues in the direction the second season started heading down but does a much better job at it.

This season of DanMachi is atmospherically a continuation of the later arcs of the second season in that it’s much more serious as compared to the first season and deals with more complex issues. However, the issue handled in this arc isn’t ones that requires as much nuance as the topics the latter arcs of the second season did because what choice Bell will make is pretty clear from the outset and the author doesn’t need to pretend like it’s not. And that ... very much works to this season’s benefit I’d say because unlike the later arcs of the second season which felt bogged down by writing that just wasn’t handling it’s subject matter well enough, this season actually feels well written and executed.

The entire season ultimately deals with only a single issue, sentient monsters and whether coexistence between them is possible. I suppose you could divide the season into three arcs, but they all kind of blur together as they all flow off of each other seamlessly and thus I just consider the entire season one extended arc centered around that issue. This is also an anime that’s laser focused on that. Most anime usually start off a season by easing the viewer in or some sort of in media res, but this season starts off right in the middle of the action from the literal first frame, and just goes from there. The previous seasons also had some tangents focusing on aspects of the cast independent of the overarching plot, but that too is absent here with everything tying in to the core plot line.

In exchange for that it manages to handle it’s overarching plot incredibly well. It isn’t particularly original, as this type of story has been done countless times already, so the key comes down to execution, which was excellent. The plot manages to show off the main cast incredibly well through facing very different types of issues as compared to those the Hestia Family has dealt with previously. It also shows off the various previously established side characters pretty well as the circumstances here result in a very different dynamics between them, especially in regards to the Loki Familia who now essentially serve as antagonists in the second half, but also Hermes and Freya who are both shown to have similar but very different plans for Bell. It also introduces a lot of new characters, the majority of whom are still pretty simple, though even of those many are pretty likable. The ones that really stood out, Wiene, Fels, and Asterius, were amazing though and I’m incredibly interested in seeing more of them. Though it does feel like the cast is reaching some sort of critical mass where it’s going to have to start dropping characters from focus.

While the anime dives right into it’s core plot thread from the beginning, it still does have somewhat of a ramp up. The first half is dedicated to slowly building up the context and getting the viewer invested in the new characters and their circumstances, with the second half cashing in on that investment. The first half never felt particularly amazing, but it was no doubt successful at what it needed to do as can be seen in that the second half building on it manages to be pretty much entirely a crazy ride with massive gut punches and intense moments that hit really hard and deliver major emotional impact in a lot of different ways. The final fight too I felt was some of the best action in the series and the ending was a really good way to end the season, feeling like a solid in and of itself but also making me really excited about where the story will go from here.

The art and animation are as solid as the previous season, which is pretty solid, though I will note the animation in the final battle was a noticeable step above. The new character designs aren’t all that original but fit well enough that I have no complaints. The soundtrack was pretty similar to previous seasons, but I think it was used way better than previous season and some tracks worked well enough to be pretty memorable. The OP and ED are both incredibly solid, wherein they’re not a major jump above previous seasons but just enough that I found them much more memorable.

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.

(Spoilers)

Danmachi Season 3 was a one up from last season which is why I give 8/10 for this season

Story 7/10- (Huge Spoilers)This season story was not rushed this time and overall better. Bell finds out that there are monsters in the dungeon that have human intelligence and arent evil like the rest but not many people know about these kinds of monster except for few are finding them and trying to sell them for money to build a hidden dungeon but Bell with the monster stops them but know there stuck in that hidden building and the only way out is go to the surface ... and since there still monster many people will treat them like monsters. So they form a plan for them to go back to the dungeon without anyone noticing but they stopped by the other families which made it harder for them but in the end, they were able to help them. (End)

I think this season story wasn't bad, it is better than last season with how it was hard to understand but now this is easy to know and is quite enjoyable. The main story which is running through the three seasons is how Bell needs to get stronger while also gaining new allies is still sort of there but I think that this season was more about the lives of the monsters than Bell getting better/stronger.

Art 7/10- The art kept its style for three-season and it has not dropped any quality within it. The characters were clear and battles were drawn out amazingly so I think there was nothing terrible about it.

Sound 7/10- Opening and Ending were ok but the music was excellent for the battle scenes as they fit well with them. Voice acting was okay both Sub and Dub fit will in the characters.

Character 6/10- As I said for the second paragraph of the story review, the characters were focused on the monsters on how they should be noticed but I don't know if we will see them again the next season which might be disappointing as there many characters that were involved this season. Character development, like last season there wasn't much character development from Bell and the other previous characters for this season which was upsetting to see for me as I wanted them to grow stronger and get a better Familia with stronger characters, weapons, etc. I just want next season for some better character development for some of the characters.

Enjoyment 8/10- This season still has really good battles, funny scenes and good moments which is the same as the first season and better than the second season

Overall 8/10- Like I said at the start this season was not rushed, had better scenes than last season and was better overall. I just want to see some character development next time but I really did enjoy this season.