Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Light Novels, Vol. 8

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Light Novel #8

by Fujino Omori, Suzuhito Yasuda (Illustrator)

The Rakia Kingdom dispatches soldiers. The God of War Ares leads the army of 30,000 on a sudden invasion. As the sounds of their thunderous march approaches the Labyrinth City Orario...not much changes. On the other side of the wall, the invaders raise their war cries but inside, the adventurers continue their peaceful daily lives. A prum marriage proposal, a city girl's secret, romantic ballads serenading the deities--and a goddess weaving her own love song. These are the ordinary days of the gods and their children in Orario.

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, Manga, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Japan

394 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 11, 2015

About the author

OOMORI Fujino
Name (in native language): 大森藤ノ
Associated Names:
OHMORI Fujino
OMORI Fujino
ŌMORI Fujino

Reviews

[Ricardo Matos · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of stories that focus on the romantic feelings between some of the lesser characters. The author was quite good at including important main plot tidbits around the book, making it unskipable. There is also an atempt to clarify the whole god+adventurer relationship and in the end there is no right answer. Quite liked that about the book, there wasn't a standard answer that solved all problems. Kudos to the writer for that.

As I quite like the overarching story, my scores per individual story are low. There is little progress plot wise. However, I still enjoyed the book. There is a lot of world building that I quite enjoyed as I am a big fan of the series.

Review for the 6 stories:
1 Mikoto (*) Ties for last place. Simple story, has its fun moments but only made me lose interest in the characters involved.
2 Lilly's (****) Because the previous was bad, I thought "here we go again". Turned out to be one of the best ones and a bit unpredictable.
3 Welf's (*****) Best part of the book! Welf totally rocks!
4 Eina's (*) I like Eina's character, but really pointless story.
5 Sir's (**) Slightly better than the previous, some good main plot points. Average story
6 Hestia's (***) A bit of a mess. Trying to fit Hestia and Aiz in the same story did not work, just made everything awkward. In the end, it felt like it could have been great but fell short. There were some great Hestia - Bell dialogues though.

[Maxina Storibrook · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of Fluff

While the story still follows the same characters, this felt more like a side story than something that contributed to the actual plot. I believe this one should have been advertised separate from the series to allow readers wanting more content to be able to read it separate from the main plot.

Despite this, though, it was still nice getting to know all the characters a bit better! There was even a bit of character development in Bell after this one, as well as foreshadowing with the last scene in the book. I am excited to read the next installment in this series.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book number 8 finished...

Lots of short stories this time round, aimed at each other the individual characters love interests with some good comic relief.. While the individual stories were playing out there is a bigger overall story of the city going on int he background and throughout each story there are a few "click" moments for Bell as he realises things that tie into previous encounters or little snippets of information (relieves) come to light leaving Bell with some more questions to ask and also giving the reading some more questions...

It kinda gives a hint on whats to come next and also starts to bring a side character or two a little more into the story/light seeing another side to them.

All in all an enjoyable addition to the series...

Not stop reading if this if you don't like guessing...
But I'm starting to guess that....




Sry is actually half god? Maybe I'm wrong, just a guess but Freya having a following keeping an eye on Sry and making sure nothing happens to her seems a little over protective.

[Casey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not my favorite of the series but still really liked it as a whole. Any time you put together a collection of stories some will be better than others... and such is the case here. None of them was truly awful but a few certainly stood out. And as usual, there is often not a consensus on which ones are which. Often it has to do with which characters you like. These stories were about love and romance. The love between a god and their child was the big thing, even though there was a very majorly minor all out war going on behind the scenes.

Verdict: Worth reading if you like the series and the characters. If you're after more of just the plot, then read a synopsis because in nearly 400 pages not a lot of plot development happens.

[Gabe Q. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume provides a more personal insight into some of the secondary characters of the story, but there are still some progression in the story setting up many instances of foreshadowing. If you were looking for more plot-progression I would recommend that you skip this novel, but I would recommend this book if you are interested in the more character development side of the story. Overall I thought that the book was a good way to expand some of the secondary characters, and it was a fun series of short-stories.

[David Anthony Beard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Each story was great. They were well written and very entertaining.

I will admit this took way longer than any book I have ever read. It wasn't a bad book. I just was never into books of short stories. Each story was well written and good in the own right. Each story takes place during a war between cities without really having anything to do with war. Each story had a stopping point so it was easy to put down and come back. I Just came back alot later then I expected.

[Alexander Albin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book and story. One hiccup.

I've been enthralled with this series and this book is no exception.
I feel bad about taking a star away, but the annoyance I felt needs to be noted. The chapter images were setup as links. So if you are like me and tap to change pages, instead of it continuing like it should it returned you to the table of contents. I wish they didn't do that. First book I've found that did this.

[Rinke · Rating 3 out of 5]

No big quest or happening instead nice little side stories in which the focus is shifted to other characters to give them some time to shine.

I enjoyed getting some time with the other characters to step inside their way of thinking instead of Bel. And eventhough it are five short stories they are in chronological order so the main story keeps progressing.

All in all a nice read but to be honest it is a filler

[Lawrence Caldwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was somewhat of a departure from the series in that it's more about various side stories with romantic undertones. There's a plot thread that loosely ties them all together. I enjoyed the slice of life aspect and of course, the romance angles which let a lot of side characters grow and become more fleshed out.

[Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gods in Love

This volume plays out in a series of vignettes revolving around major players and their love for a god, or a god's love for them. In the beginning it felt a bit disjointed, but does come together in the end for a worthwhile read as well as some heavy foreshadowing at things to come.

[Alec Rebert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the short story aspects of this volume compared to the others...it was fun learning of the back stories of all the different characters ....looking forward to getting back to dungeon crawling tho

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the longer format. Defiantly worth the wait.

While it did take much longer to get through, the end of this book is satisfying. Defiantly setting things up for future story arcs. And also a greater depth to the characters themselves. Go get em Bell.

[Jennifer Linsky · Rating 4 out of 5]

A group of short stories about the romantic lives of each of the major characters. Nothing is really resolved, but there were some interesting moments. I find myself wondering how many plot lines will really get wrapped up and resolved with only two volumes left in the series.

[Kim Kuhne · Rating 3 out of 5]

8th in the series.... Really a collection of short stories set against one main arc. I like the characters, but it was a bit annoying to get involved with a little story and then have the book jump to the next. It did work for the over-all story though.

[Roxanne Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I feel like the writing and translating weren't as good as the previous novels, but the stories themselves were great. The last one had me in tears. It's also nice that all these short stories included a part of a bigger story, giving them a sense of unity.

[Jeannette A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I still enjoy the story line of tale. The goofiness and awkwardly way the main character interacts with the other sex is true to many coming of age stories. It is of course over done as most manga is, but the overall store of this boy becoming a hero is wonderful.

[Love · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aren't light novels supposed to be light? This is one thick volume!

The quality of the stories in this short story collection varies, but some of them are excellent.

[Arceius · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lame

Collection of trivial stories that feel like filler and add little to the overarching plot. This should have been released as a side "novel" not part of the main plot.

[Dustin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A collection of stories about the everyday lives of many of the characters.

[Jeremy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Great Volume!!

Great collection of individual stories, exploring the relationships between mortals and gods! Fans of the first seven volumes, will not be disappointed.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

best one yet

I loved all of the romance plots and the deeper character relationships. Best book yet. The side stories add so much more to this world.

[coochlord · Rating 5 out of 5]

eina fr

[Kayleigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant short stories with a background thread through all

[Justus Stone · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Mallou14 · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Bref, ce huitième tome de DanMachi – La légende des Familias de Fujino Omori est un peu particulier mais je l’ai beaucoup aimé. L’auteur prend le temps de développer ses autres personnages et leurs histoires tout en gardant un bon rythme et une certaine tension avec l’armée de Rakia qui est aux portes d’Orario. Ce tome permet aux lecteurs de souffler un peu avant de mieux repartir pour la suite !"

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[M.R. Bowers · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was this written in 1950? Ōmori's primitive ideas about women and romance have always been embarrassing, but in a collection of slice-of-life romantic-focused stories, his chauvinism REALLY takes center stage.

The only redeeming quality to this collection is the legitimately (and surprisingly) moving final story (which was the only story from this volume adapted for the anime, as the season 2 finale).

[Joshua · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continuing on with the theme in the second arc, this novel focuses on the city of Orario. Being a gathering of everyday romantic stories of a bunch of our favourite characters this book comes off different to the other novels, with more of the limelight shared around.
Admittedly, this isn't my favourite book of the series. But. But. I believe it's necessary to make future books really shine. Going more in depth into the other characters in Hestia's familia, as well as they're past and apparitions bring them closer to our hearts; and sets up plenty of side stories to come!

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

"--Bell. Our love lasts but a moment"

"I can decline, I can accept, but I must not be afraid"

Another volume that I enjoyed very much from this series. Not my favorite out of all of them so far, but it is one of the most beautiful.

[Eldon Siemens · Rating 5 out of 5]

this ended up being the longest volume so far, but the collection of 6 side-character's stories was extremely satisfying. already having a feeling for Loki Familia from Sword Oratoria also helped enjoy one story in particular. While Bell was not the focus for these, everyone else grew as characters in this world, and the story is better for it. Can't wait to read what happens next!