Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka V: Houjou no Megami-hen

Goddess Festival—A fruit festival that brings the labyrinth city of Orario to life. Goddesses symbolizing fertility are enshrined on the altar, and among them is the Goddess of Beauty. Bell Cranel, who has survived and returned to his daily life from the dead depths of the dungeon, is here and ready to enjoy the bustle of the Goddess Festival until he receives a letter from a girl at a small bar in a corner of Orario—"To Mr. Bell, please go on a date with just the two of us at the upcoming Goddess Festival. From Syr." Syr's single-minded determination will drive both Bell and the labyrinth city crazy. Meanwhile, the Einherjar, the warriors who claim to be the "strongest," are now suddenly on the move...

(Source: HIDIVE)

Cranel, Bell Main

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Hestia Main

Minase, Inori Japanese

Flova, Syr Main

Ishigami, Shizuka Japanese

Wallenstein, Ais Supporting

Oonishi, Saori Japanese

Lion, Ryuu Supporting

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Arde, Liliruca Supporting

Uchida, Maaya Japanese

Sanjouno, Haruhime Supporting

Chisuga, Haruka Japanese

Freya Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Hermes Supporting

Saitou, Souma Japanese

Yamato, Mikoto Supporting

Akasaki, Chinatsu Japanese

Uejima, Kazuki Producer

Shiji, Yuuichirou Producer

Tachibana, Hideki Director

Aketagawa, Jin Sound Director

Reviews

Apr 1, 2025

KimuraTheHatoru

Recommended

Well.... This season happend. Don't get me wrong, the story was real good, and i enjoyed it fully . I weeped like a maiden after all. But it's so far detached from the usual stuff you got from this series that it felt like a full blown spin-off series . Again, that doesn't automatically make it bad . It's just something different,like a new flavour to your favourite dish .

On the actual review.... The drop in animation and the fluctuation of quality was painfully obvious, especially compared to the last season, where the quality peaked.This season was also one that featured absolutely 0 dungeon crawling. ... Reason of my remark earlier there. As for the main focus of this season.... Well, i started really off simply hating the guts out of Freya. Obviously why.But i can't fully hate her in the end. Although it's basically her fault for all that , since she decided to pull out that whole soul move on her own. A really dumb move. But i guess after a few milennia any god looks for new ways to ... feel something . Such is the curse of immortal life. A lot of good characters propping up in every season , this time around the highlight's on Hedin . Although outside the outfit change i wouldn't really go with any of his dating advice,especially in this particular case. But after you find out his real reasoning what he taught Bell makes perfect sense.
And again really no mercy with the instant disbanding of her Familia and making her go homeless all in one go. I mean, she really earned at least that much punishment.

Now the waiting begins.... Will it make a return to strength? I really hope so, since it was a worthwile journey up until this point.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by KimuraTheHatoru (55)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Apr 24, 2025

WanaWaifu

Mixed Feelings

Gonna keep this short and sweet.

Bring back longer seasons for anime.

It fleshes out the characters, the story, and the circumstances the characters go through.

This season was fine, I gave a 7 cause it's my definition of "fine". I don't go by MAL's definition.
As I type this I'm starting to think maybe a 7 IS too generous of a score.
But no, I'll keep it a 7 for Freya and the GOAT GALE WIND ELF OF ALL TIME

It all started in Season 4.. when the MC was being too much of a goody two shoes and stopped the GOAT Gale Wind (THE ELF OF ALL TIME) ... from killing the guy, which resulted in her having to RELIVE her past trauma. All because of his stupidly elevated sense of "morality" and "goodness" and "being the hero". It's just not believable anymore. At least for me.
I basically compare him to the Spear Hero in Rising of the Shield Hero. Insufferable.

But my reasons. I like the premise of this whole thing. The gods and goddesses and the familias and the dungeon.
However I think I kinda hate the main character at this point.
He needs to get his head out of his a$$ if there's any goal at all of being relatable to the audience. Granted, I don't read the novel/manga so maybe it's too late for me to hope for that.

But like I said, I'll keep it a 7 for Freya and THE GOAT GALE WIND ELF OF ALL TIME
CAUSE THEY DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS MCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by WanaWaifu (1)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Mar 9, 2025

WillBow13

Not Recommended

I write this as someone who enjoyed the previous seasons, especially the 4th one. However, this one made me reconsider if I will keep on following this show. Before anything, I must say that animation and soundtrack were good; not the best, but good. Yet, the story managed to eclipse both in my opinion - in a bad sense. Therefore that's where I will focus on.

TL;DR: The execution of the story is bad, it doesn't feel clear why the characters do what they do. It is confusing and a downgrade from the previous seasons.

I read a few of the critiques here and I do agree ... with the harsher ones on a few points. However, I diverge in terms of the lack of dungeon. Sure, the anime revolves around the dungeon and, as the seasons went by, Bell got his own personal reasons to go through with the dungeon exploration. Still, the dungeon is but a part of this world and perhaps the most important developments come from above, where the gods and their familias are. One must not forget that in the Ishtar familia arc it all happened on the surface; and the same goes for the whole situation with the Apollo familia. With this out of the way, now I will vent my problems with this season.

The most jarring one is that, as much as the idea behind it may be interesting, the form in which it was accomplished is very dubious. One thing I have to commend is how the author managed to have Bell not overpower everyone he comes across; and this was done for 5 entire seasons! This is the only good piece of writing that I can unequivocally vouch for. However, what bothers me the most is how no one seems to be on the same page, yet all act on the same canvas. The result: a lot of disjointed parts fit into one narrative. I have read Hegel, Kant, and tried my hand - with some success - at linear algebra and calculus. Despite all of it, I still find at best confusing the Syr/Freya situation. Why did Freya fall in love so brazenly? Why make a huge deal out of this difference between both if they are the same person? This and a few other doubts popped into my mind as I went along with the story. I can understand the fascination Hermes has for Bell; it is shown clearly, especially when he talks about the 3 great quests - it was already clear, but now it is fully explained. Freya was either too rushed or poorly written, i.e., as I mentioned earlier, a failure of execution.

Another point in the story that bothered me is the betrayal at the war games. Sure, I understand why they acted as they did, but it is all thrown in the story "in the nick of time"; that is, it feels just like a deus ex machina. "I love my goddess and I have been a comrade in arms for years with the rest of the familia. But now I think this boy, whose maturity is questionable and whom I barely know, can save her even though he is the reason our goddess has turned away from us. Now that everyone on the other side of the battlefield is spent due to my strategy, I will fire lightning bolts at my own men - which are loyal to me and which I have known and fought alongside - to turn the tide". Amazing writing! I seriously am disappointed in this seeing how much better season 4's writing was.

If anyone wants to object by bringing up the novels or spin-offs, this is still bad writing. A story has to be self contained. Take for example Lord of the Rings. The trilogy is chronologically a sequel to The Hobbit, but this trilogy only came later as movies; yet everyone could understand what went on. Middle Earth's worldbuilding is so extensive and so complete that it feels exactly as a history handbook or manual is: events from the present draw on a multiplicity of factors from the past and, in turn, influence what comes much later in other books. However, one can simply watch The Lord of the Rings without having read The Silmarilion and still have a good time because nothing is lacking.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by WillBow13 (1)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Soft ONA

by PokerFacecat

30 Entries · 10 Restacks

2024 Poggers

by Nephyle

46 Entries · 49 Restacks

Anime with the most season entries

by PokerFacecat

44 Entries · 48 Restacks

Fall 2024 Simulcast List [Update 10/7]

In this thread, you'll find a comprehensive list of television anime acquired for simulcast release during the Fall 2024 season. Anime series licensed for home ...read more

Oct 1, 2024 11:20 AM by Snow | Discuss (10 comments)

Q4 2024 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 11/16]

In this thread, you'll find a comprehensive list of anime and manga licensed in the third quarter (Oct-Dec) of 2024. Fall 2024 anime which were licensed before ...read more

Oct 1, 2024 11:19 AM by Snow | Discuss (4 comments)

	Bell Cranel DragonIncursio - Apr 17	14 replies	by ejleon »» Apr 18, 2:30 AM
	Poll: Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka V: Houjou no Megami-hen Episode 15 Discussion ( 1 2 3 ) Stark700 - Mar 5	148 replies	by SouthRzVa »» Apr 17, 1:08 PM
	Poll: Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka V: Houjou no Megami-hen Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 3 ) Stark700 - Oct 3, 2024	123 replies	by Nori25 »» Apr 15, 4:13 PM
	season 6? RealityChanges - Apr 9	8 replies	by Mosessim »» Apr 13, 3:08 PM
	Poll: Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka V: Houjou no Megami-hen Episode 6 Discussion ( 1 2 3 ) Aversa - Nov 7, 2024	113 replies	by 1List2RuleThemAl »» Apr 11, 12:00 AM