Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V

Overall, I do reccomend this season of Danmachi. Coming off the back of season IV (the best Danmachi has been, in my opinion) is tough to follow up, and initially I thought they were doing a great job. This season is still worth a watch, but you may also leave the work feeling dissatisfied. If you're like me, Danmachi is at it's best when it's DARK. Season V follows up on the tone-shift presented by the previous season pretty well and it makes for a magnificent section of build-up to the story's climax. The first 10 episodes of the season, in this regard, are fantastic. Bringing the story'stone down to a low point makes for thrilling juxtaposition to that climax and emboldens the investment from the audience. Unfortunately, the story's climax failed to deliver on that build-up. The section does have some interesting twists and turns which make it worth watching, but ultimately Danmachi's resolution to the conflict felt as if it was retreading old ground and in turn made the arcs of the characters involved, which were some of the best in the series to that point, severely less compelling than they were before. This is also the season's "action" section - perhaps with more time and a bigger budget, the focus on action and spectacle could be supplemental to the story taking a backseat, though Danmachi fails to be visually interesting with its action (most of the time) and the strategies involved aren't particularly engaging either. The revelations we have about the characters from these battles do tend to be interesting though. (Unfortunately just not in the big climactic boss battle). Despite its lackluster ending segment, Danmachi Season V is still a stand-out season of the show and I'm confident that fans of the series, even those with a love-hate relationship with it like I do will find elements to enjoy. The world-building remains strong as ever, and even though it fizzles out by the end, the journey is still worth experiencing. I hope this review helped you develop your opinion on Danmachi even if you don't agree with me at all, or brought catharsis to anyone feeling similarly. Thanks for reading, have a nice day!

A lack of Freya-sama in the past three seasons has been answered with a Freya focused arc. What more a Freya enthusiast could ask for! Is what you would think until the author makes his mission to prove that Freya has always been behind our backs! Or… Bell’s back to be precise. Quit self-inserting, me! Before starting Danmachi’s second season, I had the honor of reading Freya’s manga. So I have always been hyped for Freya and her familia. Even those little crumbs the author threw for us here and there always had me on the edge of my seat or… my bed. Whatever youwatch anime on. I’m aware that many people have had not the opportunity to go through her manga before this season. And worry not! You will still enjoy it even without it. Although it may lack the spice, we Freya readers felt~ **Disclaimer: From here onwards, the word Freya enthusiast is banned as it may make some people run away :’( and I can’t let such a disgrace happen due to my own actions. So if you’re even slightly interested in Freya, you gotta read it! (Please let me add Freya enthusiast one last time here!) No. Now coming back to this season, we are taking a break from dungeon exploration and are going back to Familia matters! *Boooo * Please- *Booo* stop- *booo intensifies* SUMIMASEN!! *crowd calms down* Uh yes, it may be a pity as the fourth season’s dungeon experience was sensational! But on the bright side, we get to witness the similar good quality! So for some of us (I’m adding everyone in the us group! There’s no you group here.) may have wanted more dungeon experience or at least partial dungeon experience. And considering the dungeon experience we had last season, it’s understandable. But I assure you this season is equally, if not more, enjoyable! Seriously, I’m glad we are still getting more seasons of Danmachi! The first few episodes of the season are hilarious! Our familia gets to take a break after their return from the strenuous and deathly dungeon expedition. Our boy Bell, however, goes through some extensive training upon his return. Seeing Bell in such a new light was so refreshing! How ereganto! I hope he retains these rare skills. Then all at once, a huge twist is unleashed at us! You know it's an amazing twist when you never see it coming! And I, stating the obvious, never saw it coming! It left me so confused! To the extent, I questioned my precious memories! This may not be a dungeon focused season, but we do get to witness a lot of action! It was breathtaking. No no, not Demon slayer level- BUT breathtaking in its own unique way! I loved it! Secondly, I loved how they focused on the mental toll this took on Bell. And how he still remained true to himself. There are many times in life where it’s easy to accept what’s in front of you and disregard your own belief. And it’s very tough to believe in yourself when the whole world seems to differ. Staying true to oneself is extremely tough. Although it may look easy. And bluffing yourself just so you can have mental peace is very tempting. And I loved how they focused on this aspect! This took us back to Bell Cranel, the Fool moment. Although, the events for this and that are different. But I got a similar feeling. And it made me realize why I like Bell all over again. Now going forward with the characters, I never expected such a detailed focus on Freya familia characters. Period. It was really eye-catching. I have always been interested in Ottarl. He made his debut in season 1, and he is one of the main reasons behind Bell’s development. His screen time always induced hype and got the series to exceed my expectations. Which is very evident from the two phenomenal fights we got in the past seasons. Without him, it simply wouldn’t be possible. Secondly, Mr. Hedin- Speak up clearly! *whack* MR. HEDIN- Now you’re too loud! *GYAAAA* ...Master Hedin- That was perfect! *still gets smacked* YES! Master Hedin stood out the most to me within the Freya Familia. I really liked him! And how his loyalty isn’t just following things blindly. We got to see new dynamics concerning Bell. It was a new progress and definitely worth it! And thanks to new characters' focus, we got to explore several new character dynamics. I have always really liked Danmachi’s characters. And not seeing any awkwardness in widening these dynamics makes this worth exploring. Now shifting the focus aside from my familia, Hermes continues to impress me as each season progresses. I won’t say more as you need to experience it yourself. Now coming to our main cast, Ais Wallenstein (you thought it was Hestia Familia). She isn’t the main focus of the season. However, the little screen time we do get is one of the best interactions between the duo so far. I was so nervous that it might break Bell but it was phenomenal. She exceeded my expectations once again. I have never been more glad that… you are the person I admire! (Bell’s words, not mine). I feel like Hestia’s been reduced to a more funny character for a long time now. Yes, we have received her shiny moments before but this one takes the cake! This, by far, has been her best moment in the series. And we get more progress on Ryu. Since the 4th season, I have come to like her more. So it’s delightful to see her progress. Lastly, Syr; who do I add in my favorites? I’m confused. Please help! Now concerning animation and sound. This season retained high quality animation just like the fourth season. Aside from us watching while it’s airing, you– the other us group won’t notice the delay in schedule. Long run, it’s a win-win for all of us. And I’m happy they chose to retain quality. As for sound, only voice acting and osts come to mind. Voice acting is always so entertaining! It’s the lifeline of anime. The way I said it sounds so low-effort. But I mean it hahaha. Lastly, the ost! I really, really love Danmachi osts! This series has seriously provided one of the best osts in all of anime. My favorites are Heroic Desire, Hero’s Return, Asterius, A Painful Decision, Smoke Signal of the Counterattack, The Gears of Fate, Bell’s Kindness, and Escape. *crowd noises* What? I forgot one ost, you say? *Ahem* Lastly, Shoukei no Saki ni Miseuru Mono is also one of my favorites. Really now you thought I’d forget it? I’m listening to it while writing this part~ Reading this far, if you haven’t noticed my Freya enthusia- haughh *chokes* haughhh hahh. *clears throat* And we were getting to the best part! Way to ruin it! A-Anyways, if you still haven’t noticed it, I really enjoyed this season. And for some of us that feel disappointed due to the lack of dungeon content, I assure you Danmachi hasn’t forgotten about it. Considering the twist we got, everything seems in place in a streamline motion. If you have come this far, I’d really like to thank you for taking the time to read this review. I really appreciate it. And I hope you liked- no, enjoyed reading this review. This was somewhat of a low-effort 3 hours review. But I really liked this approach where I just laid down my thoughts. And I liked the outcome of it. I’ll end this review by recommending you to read Freya’s manga. FREYA ENTHUSIA- GYAAAAAA Again, thank you for reading!

This is the first time I've evaluated an anime or a season and I couldn't suppress my feeling of disappointment. An anime I used to like has unfortunately been removed from my favorites list. I think the hero is gay and the drawing and animation became worse and all the beautiful or cute female characters love the hero for no reason (Is he the strongest? No? Is he the most handsome? No? Is he a savior? No) Why this love? Maybe it's a skill that hasn't been shown to us yet. I don't think they will release another season after this terrible failure.