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ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか (Manga) #1
ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか 1
一攫千金、ハーレム……男の夢を求めて少年は迷宮(ダンジョン)に挑む!!
ベルは、ダンジョンで一攫千金や美女との出会いを夢見る、どこにでもいる駆け出しの冒険者。小さな女神・ヘスティアと二人で【ファミリア】を立ち上げ、一攫千金を目指した探索の日々が始まった。いつものようにダンジョンに探索に出かけた彼は、ある時、ミノタウロスと遭遇する。圧倒的に格上のモンスターに襲われ絶体絶命のピンチ!! そんな彼を救ったのは、流れる金髪と金色の瞳の美しい少女、【剣姫】アイズ・ヴァレンシュタインだった。いつか彼女のように――ベルの本当の冒険が始まる!!
ベルは、ダンジョンで一攫千金や美女との出会いを夢見る、どこにでもいる駆け出しの冒険者。小さな女神・ヘスティアと二人で【ファミリア】を立ち上げ、一攫千金を目指した探索の日々が始まった。いつものようにダンジョンに探索に出かけた彼は、ある時、ミノタウロスと遭遇する。圧倒的に格上のモンスターに襲われ絶体絶命のピンチ!! そんな彼を救ったのは、流れる金髪と金色の瞳の美しい少女、【剣姫】アイズ・ヴァレンシュタインだった。いつか彼女のように――ベルの本当の冒険が始まる!!
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May 21, 2015
When I was a kid, what I really wanted to grow up to be wasn't an astronaut or an author or president. I wanted to roam around slaying slimes, skeletons, and orcs until I leveled up enough to be a hero. Learning that RPGs weren't a plausible career path was infuriating, and it's almost as infuriating to see Fujino Omori successfully make a Fantasy world that's just that. This series isn't set in a videogame; the people just have levels and experience points, as real as hormones and food. It's part of their magic system and culture, put right in the front, and is the motivation for everyone's heroic ventures into the endless dungeon that the city guards.
The only thing I hate about this simple world is that I didn't think you were allowed to write like this before. Because Omori makes it work! Everyone's motivated to build an economy around it (inns, special services, elite smiths - even gods have an economy over heroes they want to favor in reward for accolades), and it sparks a refreshing call to arms from Bell, our hero-in-training. He's a loser, who levels too slowly, and finds himself rescued by a dashing heroine. It kills him that he's not close to her level or status, leaving him unable to even thank her, and so he risks his life to level up and finally thank her.
So yeah, the story is about a girl who saves a boy, and the boy who comes to idolize her. That's rare for manga, even if the series has plenty of harem tendencies. There's a lot of in-fighting in the book and possible feuds between girls that Bell is too oblivious to realize like him, and for a bit I feared the book would devolve into it, but the ending suggests no, there's actually a catastrophic plot about to be hatched around that endless dungeon.
As goofy as its title is, the story is remarkably sweet, with everyone in sight working in service of another. Bell wants to impress the girl who saved him; the girl is quietly in service of a goddess she has peculiarly intense devotion to; Bell's goddess wants to repay him for never losing faith in her. So there's a romantic comedy element to go along with the adventuring, though I get the suspicion that at least a couple of things that look like romantic interests are going to turn around soon. The book has a hinky sense of humor.
This is the first manga I've bought on my Kindle, and the application typically hid page numbers. As I swiped through, I often hoped this wasn't my last chapter. I could have kept reading all night. A pleasure.
The only thing I hate about this simple world is that I didn't think you were allowed to write like this before. Because Omori makes it work! Everyone's motivated to build an economy around it (inns, special services, elite smiths - even gods have an economy over heroes they want to favor in reward for accolades), and it sparks a refreshing call to arms from Bell, our hero-in-training. He's a loser, who levels too slowly, and finds himself rescued by a dashing heroine. It kills him that he's not close to her level or status, leaving him unable to even thank her, and so he risks his life to level up and finally thank her.
So yeah, the story is about a girl who saves a boy, and the boy who comes to idolize her. That's rare for manga, even if the series has plenty of harem tendencies. There's a lot of in-fighting in the book and possible feuds between girls that Bell is too oblivious to realize like him, and for a bit I feared the book would devolve into it, but the ending suggests no, there's actually a catastrophic plot about to be hatched around that endless dungeon.
As goofy as its title is, the story is remarkably sweet, with everyone in sight working in service of another. Bell wants to impress the girl who saved him; the girl is quietly in service of a goddess she has peculiarly intense devotion to; Bell's goddess wants to repay him for never losing faith in her. So there's a romantic comedy element to go along with the adventuring, though I get the suspicion that at least a couple of things that look like romantic interests are going to turn around soon. The book has a hinky sense of humor.
This is the first manga I've bought on my Kindle, and the application typically hid page numbers. As I swiped through, I often hoped this wasn't my last chapter. I could have kept reading all night. A pleasure.
February 29, 2020
Intresting and funny manga 😊❤️
March 21, 2020
The basic story has an interesting premise and is unique in that the character is said to start out with his quest in-story for the purposes of creating a harem... but then he falls head over heels in love with a female warrior who saves his life (immediately ending that aspiration).
I have posted a review of the light novel, wherein I summarized the book, so I won't spend much time on it here. My main goal here is to take note of how well the manga adopted the story.
The bad is that the story skips out some minor details that may be important later on. It also makes Hestia at first appear like a jerk by not explaining how her actions are due to jealousy of Aiz Wallenstein. Still not nice of her, but the manga makes it worse. It also, like the anime, completely skipped over the grading system for the levels. Most Japanese fiction uses grades of S as the highest for ranking the characters' skills, and then A through some level. But someone unfamiliar might not realize this, or that the letters start over again with each level. Also not mentioned is the "normal" growth rate so Bell's growth seems to not make sense other than being told it's fast.
Of good part is how the characterization is a bit better than the LN source material in some ways. We get to see how much of a tsundere Hephaistos is towards Hestia, and see just how devestating Freya's powers are. They are not just entrancing but truly powerful that might put Bell in trouble.
I really enjoyed the art, including the color insert and the little tidbits about the world the and story are neat. They seem to come in-between chapters. Beyond that, we are given a little hint of things to come later on.
All in all, this was a good adaptation, and one I truly recommend.
I have posted a review of the light novel, wherein I summarized the book, so I won't spend much time on it here. My main goal here is to take note of how well the manga adopted the story.
The bad is that the story skips out some minor details that may be important later on. It also makes Hestia at first appear like a jerk by not explaining how her actions are due to jealousy of Aiz Wallenstein. Still not nice of her, but the manga makes it worse. It also, like the anime, completely skipped over the grading system for the levels. Most Japanese fiction uses grades of S as the highest for ranking the characters' skills, and then A through some level. But someone unfamiliar might not realize this, or that the letters start over again with each level. Also not mentioned is the "normal" growth rate so Bell's growth seems to not make sense other than being told it's fast.
Of good part is how the characterization is a bit better than the LN source material in some ways. We get to see how much of a tsundere Hephaistos is towards Hestia, and see just how devestating Freya's powers are. They are not just entrancing but truly powerful that might put Bell in trouble.
I really enjoyed the art, including the color insert and the little tidbits about the world the and story are neat. They seem to come in-between chapters. Beyond that, we are given a little hint of things to come later on.
All in all, this was a good adaptation, and one I truly recommend.
August 6, 2016
Very generic and bland, but that might be a function of this being a manga adaptation of a Japanese light novel series. I like that the hero is ambitious and driven, but a little disappointed that other than that he's just another clueless sort who fights a lot and is surrounded by a harem of girls to whom he is nearly oblivious. I'm on the fence, but I still might read the second volume to see if it picks up.
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March 9, 2018Okay so this is basically D&D mixed with a harem manga. I’m not super into “everyone has big boobs and is in love with our weak main character” stories. (I’m this volume we have two goddesses, a waitress, and our MC’s boss who all have the hots for him, which is expressed with much boobs.) But I REALLY like D&D. So.
July 22, 2024
This was a great read. It has RPG and a little bit of D&D with a of group of ladies in love with the MC (not sure the correct term for that is) and this is full of fun ad action and you get to learn a bit of the God/s and Goddesses as well. This is a really funny and cool manga series and I can't wait to continue to read this series. I love the art as well as the plot and I like how Bell is induced as well as written at the moment.
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April 23, 2015Interesting concept--what if real life were an RPG? The setting seems like it has a lot of potential, too--gods coming to earth and then competing amongst themselves for human patrons. I didn't like all the boob references. This is the hardest aspect of Shonen manga for me to get used to. There's a good handful of pages (spanning a chapter, even) where two of the goddesses have a battle of insults about each others' boobs. No thanks. That sort of thing will knock a story down several pegs.
July 4, 2016
Odd and somewhat uneven, but still good. Call it 3.5 rounded down.
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March 16, 2017
I picked this up because it had nice art, and because Konosuba proved that there are good comedic fantasy anime/manga series out there, besides Slayers, so I had hoped that Is It Wrong... would be another winner. As you can tell from my rating, it's...really not.
Is It Wrong... suffers from what I like to call "fairytale love syndrome" (FLS). That is, one character sees another for just a brief moment (a la, a knight catching a glimpse of a princess in a tower), and this other person is somehow so breathtakingly beautiful, they immediately fall in love with them. Never mind that they know virtually nothing else about this person, it's true love. Ugh. To be fair, the love interest here did save the protagonist's life, but they had no interaction after that. And this is a harem series, so that makes things even more frustrating.
If you've never read a harem manga or seen a harem anime, allow me to explain. These series always revolve around a (usually) very average, clueless guy, who for some reason or another, is surrounded by women whom he either lusts after, or who lust after him, and he's usually too indecisive/cowardly/etc. to actually respond to any of their advances. Hijinks ensue. There is a variant of this, where the guy only has eyes for one of the girls, and the hijinks come from the others vying for his attention. Is It Wrong... falls into that category, and it's the combination of that, plus the aforementioned FLS, that create my biggest issue with this series.
Bell (yes, that's really his name), is bound to the goddess Hestia, who of course, loves him. The way gods work in this world is, they live among humans, and have "Familias" composed of their followers. Bell is Hestia's only follower, which already sets this up as an unhealthy basis for a relationship--but Hestia seems sincere, and sweet, and actually cares about him. Bell, of course, couldn't care less, because she isn't the focus of his FLS.
Then there's Eina, Bell's half-elf liaison at the adventurer's guild, who through mixed signals seems to be developing a thing for him. And Syr, a waitress at a local cafe who has the hots for Bell because...er, I'm not really sure. She bought him breakfast one day, and made him promise to come to her cafe for dinner that night. That's really the extent of their prior interactions. Then there's Freya, the goddess of freaking beauty who's taken an interest in him, because I guess he's just that damn pretty. I wish I were joking. But here's the thing: All of these women are more personable and interesting than Aiz, the woman who saved Bell's life in the dungeon.
Aiz has the personality of a brick. She's the stoic swordswoman archetype to a T: barely says anything, unfazed by anything around her, unfailingly loyal to her patron deity, etc., etc. In fact, she's so dull, I had to go back and look up her name, because she's that one-note and forgettable. And as she's drawn, she doesn't seem any prettier than any of the other women who want to get in Bell's pants--but he's infatuated with her, all the same. And really, Aiz sums up this series rather well: It's not really terrible (I've read far worse), but it's utterly lifeless and generic. There's a hint of an actual plot developing at the end of this volume, but none of the characters thus far have been developed enough to really get me invested in them.
Is It Wrong... suffers from what I like to call "fairytale love syndrome" (FLS). That is, one character sees another for just a brief moment (a la, a knight catching a glimpse of a princess in a tower), and this other person is somehow so breathtakingly beautiful, they immediately fall in love with them. Never mind that they know virtually nothing else about this person, it's true love. Ugh. To be fair, the love interest here did save the protagonist's life, but they had no interaction after that. And this is a harem series, so that makes things even more frustrating.
If you've never read a harem manga or seen a harem anime, allow me to explain. These series always revolve around a (usually) very average, clueless guy, who for some reason or another, is surrounded by women whom he either lusts after, or who lust after him, and he's usually too indecisive/cowardly/etc. to actually respond to any of their advances. Hijinks ensue. There is a variant of this, where the guy only has eyes for one of the girls, and the hijinks come from the others vying for his attention. Is It Wrong... falls into that category, and it's the combination of that, plus the aforementioned FLS, that create my biggest issue with this series.
Bell (yes, that's really his name), is bound to the goddess Hestia, who of course, loves him. The way gods work in this world is, they live among humans, and have "Familias" composed of their followers. Bell is Hestia's only follower, which already sets this up as an unhealthy basis for a relationship--but Hestia seems sincere, and sweet, and actually cares about him. Bell, of course, couldn't care less, because she isn't the focus of his FLS.
Then there's Eina, Bell's half-elf liaison at the adventurer's guild, who through mixed signals seems to be developing a thing for him. And Syr, a waitress at a local cafe who has the hots for Bell because...er, I'm not really sure. She bought him breakfast one day, and made him promise to come to her cafe for dinner that night. That's really the extent of their prior interactions. Then there's Freya, the goddess of freaking beauty who's taken an interest in him, because I guess he's just that damn pretty. I wish I were joking. But here's the thing: All of these women are more personable and interesting than Aiz, the woman who saved Bell's life in the dungeon.
Aiz has the personality of a brick. She's the stoic swordswoman archetype to a T: barely says anything, unfazed by anything around her, unfailingly loyal to her patron deity, etc., etc. In fact, she's so dull, I had to go back and look up her name, because she's that one-note and forgettable. And as she's drawn, she doesn't seem any prettier than any of the other women who want to get in Bell's pants--but he's infatuated with her, all the same. And really, Aiz sums up this series rather well: It's not really terrible (I've read far worse), but it's utterly lifeless and generic. There's a hint of an actual plot developing at the end of this volume, but none of the characters thus far have been developed enough to really get me invested in them.
March 13, 2018
Not anything I would recommend to someone.
Nothing was really explained. I don't know if its kind of like Sword Art Online and is a video game, or if the main character was born in the world and just decided to become an adventure all of a sudden.
They talk about how Gods and Goddess will give people powers - Familia - but never actually explain what the main characters powers are, or even what other powers you could get from different Gods and Goddess. Why did he pick this Goddess out of all of them? He's the first one too. There must be a reason. And he called her Goddess all the time. You don't even learn her name until halfway through the book. And while we are on the topic of learning the Gods names, why are all the male Gods female in this? Hephaistos is a Greek god of fire, smiths, craftsmen, metalworking, stonemasonry, and sculpture. In this, he is portrayed as a woman, kind of beautiful too. Hephaistos isn't beautiful though. He is disfigured in Greek Mythology. Loki I can kind of understand why. Loki can change his form to be either male or female. And why are all the clothes the Goddess weird skin tight that you see their bellybuttons? I keep thinking there is nothing there covering their stomachs.
And it's hinted that you can change who you want to be your God or Goddess? Or that some God or Goddess can take you away and make you their Familia? But if you get a blessing/power from whatever God or Goddess you follow, then they shouldn't be a way to change. That would be dishonoring the God or Goddess you follow. They would have every right to seriously hurt to kill you. And what's with them not really having powers while they are in the world? That doesn't make any sense. Why would any God or Goddess leave their world to go to this one and lose their powers?
And I thought the main character's name was Bell but all of a sudden someone calls him by a different name?
Elf Waitress: "Ahnya, that's not enough information. Cranell-san is confused."
Main character: (thoughts) Ah, she remembered my name ... I'm kind of touched.
If Bell isn't his name then why have you been using it this whole time? And when did he ever tell this waitress his real name? How did you get Bell from Cranell anyway? I would understand if it was a shortening of his name. Like Jen instead of Jennifer. But Cranell doesn't shorten to Bell anyway you look at it. Maybe it does shorten like that in Japan, but I know nothing about names from there.
Update: I figured out where Cranell came from. It's his last name. And the only way you would know is if you read the back of the book.
Nothing was really explained. I don't know if its kind of like Sword Art Online and is a video game, or if the main character was born in the world and just decided to become an adventure all of a sudden.
They talk about how Gods and Goddess will give people powers - Familia - but never actually explain what the main characters powers are, or even what other powers you could get from different Gods and Goddess. Why did he pick this Goddess out of all of them? He's the first one too. There must be a reason. And he called her Goddess all the time. You don't even learn her name until halfway through the book. And while we are on the topic of learning the Gods names, why are all the male Gods female in this? Hephaistos is a Greek god of fire, smiths, craftsmen, metalworking, stonemasonry, and sculpture. In this, he is portrayed as a woman, kind of beautiful too. Hephaistos isn't beautiful though. He is disfigured in Greek Mythology. Loki I can kind of understand why. Loki can change his form to be either male or female. And why are all the clothes the Goddess weird skin tight that you see their bellybuttons? I keep thinking there is nothing there covering their stomachs.
And it's hinted that you can change who you want to be your God or Goddess? Or that some God or Goddess can take you away and make you their Familia? But if you get a blessing/power from whatever God or Goddess you follow, then they shouldn't be a way to change. That would be dishonoring the God or Goddess you follow. They would have every right to seriously hurt to kill you. And what's with them not really having powers while they are in the world? That doesn't make any sense. Why would any God or Goddess leave their world to go to this one and lose their powers?
And I thought the main character's name was Bell but all of a sudden someone calls him by a different name?
Elf Waitress: "Ahnya, that's not enough information. Cranell-san is confused."
Main character: (thoughts) Ah, she remembered my name ... I'm kind of touched.
If Bell isn't his name then why have you been using it this whole time? And when did he ever tell this waitress his real name? How did you get Bell from Cranell anyway? I would understand if it was a shortening of his name. Like Jen instead of Jennifer. But Cranell doesn't shorten to Bell anyway you look at it. Maybe it does shorten like that in Japan, but I know nothing about names from there.
Update: I figured out where Cranell came from. It's his last name. And the only way you would know is if you read the back of the book.
August 31, 2017
There's nothing really new here, but it's a reasonably enjoyable mashup of a couple of genres. Imagine the Oh My Goddess series in a cage match with .Hack, and you won't be far off.
The main character lives in a fantasy world where things seem to work as if the characters were inside a video game. They have stats and characteristics that have specific measurements. To add to that, their gods have dropped in, and seem suspiciously human, as if they were the players who had controlled this game world. [In this volume we see mainly goddesses, including a female Loki.] Characters can gain benefits by attaching themselves to one of the gods or goddesses, and Bell has done that. Unfortunately, he's this goddess's only follower, so she has to have a part-time job to support herself. Weirdly, though, all that isn't really the story.
Instead, it's Bell's obsession with a beautiful young woman who happens to also be one of the most ferocious fighters in the dungeons under the city. For reasons not yet explained, the city is sort of a cork on a hole into the ground, to a place where monsters are spawned.
As in a lot of romantic comedy manga, Bell has no idea that other women find him attractive, in his single-minded focus on becoming worthy of his dream woman.
Fun light fantasy with a romantic comedy twist and a great title.
The main character lives in a fantasy world where things seem to work as if the characters were inside a video game. They have stats and characteristics that have specific measurements. To add to that, their gods have dropped in, and seem suspiciously human, as if they were the players who had controlled this game world. [In this volume we see mainly goddesses, including a female Loki.] Characters can gain benefits by attaching themselves to one of the gods or goddesses, and Bell has done that. Unfortunately, he's this goddess's only follower, so she has to have a part-time job to support herself. Weirdly, though, all that isn't really the story.
Instead, it's Bell's obsession with a beautiful young woman who happens to also be one of the most ferocious fighters in the dungeons under the city. For reasons not yet explained, the city is sort of a cork on a hole into the ground, to a place where monsters are spawned.
As in a lot of romantic comedy manga, Bell has no idea that other women find him attractive, in his single-minded focus on becoming worthy of his dream woman.
Fun light fantasy with a romantic comedy twist and a great title.
October 24, 2017
This will be a review for volumes 1 through 7.
The manga of DanMachi is an adaptation of the light novels and much to my disappointment is no further along than the anime, as I originally started reading it because I wanted more content. Regardless, it proved to be a great adaptation, in terms of being similar to the anime at least. I haven't read the light novels yet so I can't offer any assurance that this is true, but from experience I feel this is a better adaptation than the anime. There is a key difference between the anime and the manga which I will come back to later.
DanMachi is, contrary to some people's claims, not a SAO clone. The only thing they have in common is a form of RPG skills and leveling. Also I dare say DanMachi is much better written and not full of plot holes.
DanMachi has interesting characters, realistic conflicts, and wonderful art. This also comes back to the key difference I mentioned earlier. If you've seen the anime version, you'll know Aiz Wallenstein as an airheaded character who is mostly there for moe scenes and as a deus ex machina. In the manga version however, Aiz is a better developed character with little to no fanservice. Much to my surprise she actually has smaller breasts in the manga version.
Overall I would recommend this manga if you're interested in RPG combat and light romance with a comedic element.
The manga of DanMachi is an adaptation of the light novels and much to my disappointment is no further along than the anime, as I originally started reading it because I wanted more content. Regardless, it proved to be a great adaptation, in terms of being similar to the anime at least. I haven't read the light novels yet so I can't offer any assurance that this is true, but from experience I feel this is a better adaptation than the anime. There is a key difference between the anime and the manga which I will come back to later.
DanMachi is, contrary to some people's claims, not a SAO clone. The only thing they have in common is a form of RPG skills and leveling. Also I dare say DanMachi is much better written and not full of plot holes.
DanMachi has interesting characters, realistic conflicts, and wonderful art. This also comes back to the key difference I mentioned earlier. If you've seen the anime version, you'll know Aiz Wallenstein as an airheaded character who is mostly there for moe scenes and as a deus ex machina. In the manga version however, Aiz is a better developed character with little to no fanservice. Much to my surprise she actually has smaller breasts in the manga version.
Overall I would recommend this manga if you're interested in RPG combat and light romance with a comedic element.
June 22, 2021
Bought this for a Birthday present for myself, and just read it...now I need to go back to Barns & Noble to buy the rest of the series.
Someone recommend the anime to me (2019 i think sadly I don't think the person liked/likes me much as a person so I won't be bugging him for more recommendations unless he proves me wrong & initiates talking to me first), and I watched all that was available in the U.S. at the time. Now I had to start the manga. lol
I know it's backwards i should've probably read first, but now I am hooked on this franchise!
I will not be giving my purchase up-- so please no rude DMs asking me to send you free book/s (someone actually did that which I only added a book as want to read but don't own it so couldn't send that particular book even if I wanted to also a lot of my reads are borrowed from the library-- so I definitely can't give them away).
Definitely worth a read if you enjoy this type of read (older teen rating). I will try to start rating the rest of this series until I've read the full series soon. :)
Someone recommend the anime to me (2019 i think sadly I don't think the person liked/likes me much as a person so I won't be bugging him for more recommendations unless he proves me wrong & initiates talking to me first), and I watched all that was available in the U.S. at the time. Now I had to start the manga. lol
I know it's backwards i should've probably read first, but now I am hooked on this franchise!
I will not be giving my purchase up-- so please no rude DMs asking me to send you free book/s (someone actually did that which I only added a book as want to read but don't own it so couldn't send that particular book even if I wanted to also a lot of my reads are borrowed from the library-- so I definitely can't give them away).
Definitely worth a read if you enjoy this type of read (older teen rating). I will try to start rating the rest of this series until I've read the full series soon. :)
July 23, 2017
From the title, I was expecting to hate this. Like, yes, of course it's wrong to try to pick up girls in a dungeon! They're busy! They've got important dungeon things they're in the middle of! Monster slaying, treasure finding, that sort of stuff. They don't have time to get hit on by your creepy ass.
But! It's actually not bad. I bet the title works better in Japanese, if I'm giving in the benefit of the doubt. It's a pretty standard action/comedy/romance manga, but the art is clear and consistent, and the setting is kind of unique and I'm interested in the political machinations of the different gods. (Although all the gods seem to be goddesses, including Hephaestus and Loki.) It reminds me of a combination between Tenchi Muyo, Sword Art Online, and Dan Simmon's Illium/Olympus duology.
But! It's actually not bad. I bet the title works better in Japanese, if I'm giving in the benefit of the doubt. It's a pretty standard action/comedy/romance manga, but the art is clear and consistent, and the setting is kind of unique and I'm interested in the political machinations of the different gods. (Although all the gods seem to be goddesses, including Hephaestus and Loki.) It reminds me of a combination between Tenchi Muyo, Sword Art Online, and Dan Simmon's Illium/Olympus duology.
July 23, 2024
Umm...
I have no clue what I just read... This book wasn't at all entertaining, just a novel to pass the time. I felt the characters were underdeveloped, and many of these Greek goddess reimaginings were too similar despite being all goddesses of memorable traits. I didn't understand why the hero was so obsessed with picking up girls, yet he only came across one in the dungeon. Once that happened, and the scene ended, that was the last of memorable dungeon moments. I don't like it when books are underwhelming, but this one was, and I prefer The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter light novel series so much more than this. I should've continued reading that series instead. I hate to be so harsh in my critiques on this manga novel, but I'm a picky girl when it comes to dungeon fiction manga.
I have no clue what I just read... This book wasn't at all entertaining, just a novel to pass the time. I felt the characters were underdeveloped, and many of these Greek goddess reimaginings were too similar despite being all goddesses of memorable traits. I didn't understand why the hero was so obsessed with picking up girls, yet he only came across one in the dungeon. Once that happened, and the scene ended, that was the last of memorable dungeon moments. I don't like it when books are underwhelming, but this one was, and I prefer The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter light novel series so much more than this. I should've continued reading that series instead. I hate to be so harsh in my critiques on this manga novel, but I'm a picky girl when it comes to dungeon fiction manga.
January 22, 2018
I like this alot. Although he was more of a pervert in the beginning here than in the anime. However, he does calm does quite a bit and is not hitting on every girl outside the dungeon. I like the play on Greek mythology as well, they did a great job with the art. Although there is a bit of fan service here and there but you would definitely stay for the story. This one is for fan of RPG, D & D/ table top gaming. In addition, those that love adventure will not be able to put this down. For ages 14 and up.
April 7, 2018
For something that is basically a harem manga with the protagonist who is what most would consider a "loser" but he's somehow super strong... the story has been told before. But it's done in an interesting way with the female characters having more to their personality than one-dimensional creatures who live only for the main character. Don't get me wrong, they still circle him and I'm sure it will get worse as the story goes on, but they have personality, as does the story.
October 5, 2018
A manga focused on a character that gets stronger by training, and who falls for a strong female fighter in a dungeon-focused world. The story seems to leave out some details at the start, maybe bc it is building off the light novels (?), but they show up somewhat later in the story.
I’d say the most interesting part is the gods/goddesses that seem to partner up with ‘Adventurers’ and help them develop their skills.
I’d say the most interesting part is the gods/goddesses that seem to partner up with ‘Adventurers’ and help them develop their skills.
July 8, 2024
I believe this series of manga was derived from a series of light novels. That doesn't always result in a good telling of the story in the manga, but in this case, it seems to work well (at least in volume 1). I'm not particularly fond of the art. I evokes a medieval setting quite well and the characters are distinct from one another. But I don't enjoy seeing women whose boobs are as large as their legs.
October 2, 2019
This is very much litRPG fantasy (complete with experience points) which honestly isn't my thing.
I like the story idea and some of the different personalities presented. It's cute and has potential. The art is okay, but the character designs are blah. Everybody honestly looks like the same androgynous sort of stereotypical anime.
I like the story idea and some of the different personalities presented. It's cute and has potential. The art is okay, but the character designs are blah. Everybody honestly looks like the same androgynous sort of stereotypical anime.
August 27, 2020
I don't usually read this genre. I'm glad I picked it up.
It's off to a good start. Interesting characters, interesting world, interesting dungeon. Adventure, intrigue, excitement, love, frustration, conspiring, and more. I may just have to start reading more manga like this. Art, very good. Dialogue, excellent. Characters, likeable, believable, relatable.
It's off to a good start. Interesting characters, interesting world, interesting dungeon. Adventure, intrigue, excitement, love, frustration, conspiring, and more. I may just have to start reading more manga like this. Art, very good. Dialogue, excellent. Characters, likeable, believable, relatable.
May 22, 2025
This was quite a fun story. I really like the world building of the dungeon and the Gods coming to play with the humans. From the title I thought the attempted romance would make up more of the plot, so I was pretty happy with how little it features, despite being the main drive for Bell.
I'm actually way more invested in Bell and his secret skill that is allowing him to level up in the dungeon super fast. I'd like to know more about that side of the story.
My least favourite part was actually the Goddess and her scenes, I just wanted to get back to what Bell was doing.
I would be interested in picking up the next volume or two of this series and seeing where the story goes.
I'm actually way more invested in Bell and his secret skill that is allowing him to level up in the dungeon super fast. I'd like to know more about that side of the story.
My least favourite part was actually the Goddess and her scenes, I just wanted to get back to what Bell was doing.
I would be interested in picking up the next volume or two of this series and seeing where the story goes.
June 7, 2017
Interesting, minorly compelling. The pace is pretty slow, with less focus on the dungeon than I had hoped. Very well executed personal relationships, and the antagonists are really intriguing. Not sure if I'll pick up the next one.
January 13, 2018
If this is what the series is going to be then no, no it is not wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon. I was delightfully surprised by how much I enjoyed this manga. I was expecting a lot more fan service than I was given and it was a nice change of pace.
February 24, 2018
It was much better than I expected. While the artwork was a bit sparse at times, it was clear and easy to read. The exposition was well handled, and the magic system was well tought out.
It's a guilty pleasure I don't feel that guilty about!
It's a guilty pleasure I don't feel that guilty about!
June 13, 2018
Pretty decent start to a series. It kept me amused so I am continuing on. Hestia is probably my favorite character thus far. She's kinda crazy with her infatuation/love for Bell-kun and I love it. :)
July 27, 2018
Not at all what i expected but in a good way
I thought it'd just be fan service with a side of story. But in reality is got a pretty good story as well definitely a good series to get into
I thought it'd just be fan service with a side of story. But in reality is got a pretty good story as well definitely a good series to get into
November 12, 2020
Good book
Let's keep reading hopefully this story keeps going for a while so far i'm hooked. Can we get book 11 out please. So far not a fan of the side stories but this one is really good.
Let's keep reading hopefully this story keeps going for a while so far i'm hooked. Can we get book 11 out please. So far not a fan of the side stories but this one is really good.
July 12, 2022
I wonder why everyone seems to not like Hestia.....why does she only have one member? Bell is a determined and sweet guy that everyone seems to like. Loki seems very controlling and Freya seems fishy....
May 25, 2023
Great intro into the world building. Gods and Goddesses give magic to mortals to create families. This story follows Bell the sole member of the Hestia family and his attempt to pick up girls (specifically the main heroine of the Loki Family)
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