That aside, this season, or half of a season, I should say, feels way too hyper focused at JUST Bell and co. fighting in the dungeon. Previous seasons had a lot more down time in between battle scenes to actually develop characters and whatnot, and this 1st cour seems to just be all combat, which honestly gets a bit dull, considering there's nothing substantial to them other than "oh no, it's a big scary unstoppable monster; can bell-kun beat it?". Likewise, for you Hestia or Ais fans out there, you'll be sorely disappointed by the absence of them throughout the season.
It's still more Danmachi to watch, but it's now questionable as to what direction the series is going. Season 3 was probably the peak of the series in terms of writing, with Bell going against everyone in the entire city to protect the Xenos, but THIS season just boils down to again, "oh no, it's another unstoppable big dumb monster!". It's a lot gorier now, yes, but there's little substance to what's happening on screen, there's no big overarching storyline other than "Hestia Familia will go down into and explore the deeper, more dangerous depths of the dungeon". Now overall, I am still going to give it a 7 just because it has it's moments with the action scenes and a new cute mermaid waifu, but this really would be a 5 or 6 for how dull the plot is compared to previous seasons.
