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DanMachi –
(Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?)
( Danjon ni Deai o
Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka)
First, the plot
hook: The main character, Bell Cranel, is an adventurer in a world that runs on
magic stones. The stones are found by killing the monsters that inhabit the
many levels of the dungeon found in the city of Orario. Adventurers serve a
patron god that tracks their skills, abilities, and, most importantly, levels
up the adventurer. Bell has been dungeoneering for a little while when he gets
attacked by a minotaur that is far beyond his capacity to kill. Before he is
struck down, Aiz Wallenstein slays the minotaur, saving his life and falling
for her. Due to her skill and renown, Bell can’t bring himself to confess,
leading him on his journey to stand as her equal.
When I first heard
the name, I hoped that this would work out and not bomb spectacularly as most
other similarly titled anime. Lucky for me, the story, world, and characters
are very deep. There are many recurring characters that all have their own
motivations and personalities as well as a world that both supports such a
diverse environment and allows for many different situations without feeling
overly cliché. I’d peg this world’s world building somewhere between Accel
World and Log Horizon.
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