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Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 158 – Fall 2024 Season Review
00:00 Intro Dropped 01:20 As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World Season 2 02:19 Demon Lord Retry! R 02:39 Ranma1/2 (2024)…
Demon Lord, Retry!, mono, Natsume's Book of Friends, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Shangri-La
Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? On The Side: Sword Oratoria, Vol. 13
By Fujino Omori and Kiyotaka Haimura. Released in Japan as “Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka? Gaiden – Sword Oratoria” by GA Bunko.…
Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? On The Side: Sword Oratoria, Vol. 13
By Fujino Omori and Kiyotaka Haimura. Released in Japan as “Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka? Gaiden – Sword Oratoria” by GA Bunko.…
December 2024: What I’ve been watching
From Dan Da Dan (2024) to The Devil is a Part-Timer (2013), these are the 9 anime that I’ve been keeping up with this December.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V episode 11
Rating: B The saying “it’s always darkest before the dawn” is practically a writing guideline for shonen action shows, and it is one that has often applied to…
DanMachi V – 11 – Tasting Dirt
While Lili gave a solid speech, it doesn’t change the fact that many people either involved or not involved in the coming war game believed Hestia Familia’s alliance…
DanMachi V – 10 – Problematic Woman
Freya charmed and manipulated all of Orario for Bell, and failed, but she has one more card to play, and she plays it. She’s still powerful and influential…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick up Girls in a Dungeon? V episode 10
Rating: B+ As announced at the end of last episode, the trouble with Freya is going to be resolved the classic Orario way: with a War Game. Yes,…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V episode 9
Rating: A- Given Hestia’s persistently undignified behavior, it can be easy to forget that she is actually a goddess. Even with her divine powers curtailed, she is still…
DanMachi V – 08 – Still Standing
I’m starting to get suspicious of Hedin; is he secretly on his student Bell’s side? Alone among his Familia, he believes Bell continues to resist the reality Freya…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V episode 8
Rating: A- In all heroic stories where things go bad, there is a turning point. In the case of this arc, that “point” is the entirety of episode…
Manga the Week of 11/27/24
SEAN: Let's all give thanks for manga! ASH: Thanks! SEAN: No debuts for Yen On, but we do see Astrea Record: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, The Detective Is Already Dead, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 155 – Fall 2024 Season Watchlist
00:00 Intro 02:00 Blue Exorcist -Beyond the Snow Saga- 03:46 BLUE LOCK Season 2 04:37 Demon Lord Retry! R 05:15 As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal…
Acro Trip, Blue Box, Blue Exorcist, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, MF GHOST
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V episode 7
Rating: Despite Freya Familia seeming to have nearly all-encompassing control of Orario, last episode still left the status quo with a few loose ends. This episode explores several…
DanMachi V – 06 – Monopoly of Love
The ruthless, systematic gaslighting of Bell Cranel continues with a visit to Freya Familia’s healer Heith. She diagnoses him with a curse that has planted false memories in…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V episode 6
A review of episode 6 of DanMachi season V.
DanMachi V – 05 – Flipping the Board
Never has the Ron Burgundy line, “Well, that escalated quickly” applied more. A lot happened this week, folks, and I’m still processing it all, but suffice it to say…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V episod 5
Rating: A- Hermes has not always been completely on top of situations, but he rolls with the punches better than anyone, so seeing Hermes look this alarmed is…
DanMachi V – 04 – Won’t Take No for an Answer
After showering and changing into an overlarge shirt (but no pants), Syr insists Bell share the bed with her. She’s ready to prove her intense feelings for him…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V episode 4
Rating: A DanMachi has always tended to emphasize its action elements, character interactions, and dramatic presentations, so I may not actually be saying much by labeling this as…
11 Anime With Incredibly Suspicious Titles
As a content creator, I know too well about the importance of creating an eye-catching title that people want to engage with. I also know too well that
I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, My Girlfriend is Shobitch, OniAi, TsumaSho
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V episode 3
Rating: B+ One point that often gets underemphasized in discussions and analyses about this franchise is how much the structure and nature of familias can vary. Some (like…
DanMachi V – 03 – A Hero All to Herself
Syr and Bell manage to give her legion of undercover minders the slip thanks to the use of an invisibility cloak. Bell soon learns while running away with…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V is currently streaming on HIDIVE....
DanMachi V – 02 – Bell the Debonair
In the battle to decide if Freya or Syr (who are apparently separate people, I guess???) win Bell, Hedin appears to be firmly on Syr’s side. To that…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V episode 2
Rating: B+ I have seen some claims that this installment is only supposed to be 15 episodes long instead of two full cours. If true, that means a…
DanMachi V – 01 – Syring Is Believing
Syr Flover has always been around as a potential love interest for Bell, but the fact she’s a non-combatant has precluded her participation in Dungeon raids, and thus limited…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V episode 1
Rating: B+ NOTE: For anime-only readers, I strongly recommend either reading the novel Familia Chronicle: Episode Freya or watching the compilation of the Memoria Freese version of it…
Making the Hard Decision to Drop DanMachi for Good
Fujino Omori’s Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (better known as DanMachi) is an interesting case. For all intents and purposes, it…
Anime Like A Nobody’s Way Up to an Exploration Hero
Kaito Takagi is a typical high schooler who enjoys spending his time exploring the local dungeon after school for extra cash. However, while he enjoys dungeon
Solo Leveling, The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter, A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero, A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life, Chained Soldier
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 19
By Fujino Omori and Suzuhito Yasuda. Released in Japan as “Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka?” by GA Bunko. Released in North America…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Novel 19 Review
Between Bell and Lyu's near-disaster in the Dungeon, Freya's abduction of Bell, and the war game between Hestia and Freya Familias, it's almost inevitable that the arc that…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Astrea Record Novel One Review
When even the author says this story will hurt, you know it will be bad.
Anime Like The Strongest Tank’s Labyrinth Raids: A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero’s Party
Rud is the tank for the hero's party. However, on their labyrinth raids, despite having the highest defense known to man, one of his unknown skills keeps
Beast Tamer, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Novels 17-18 Review
The conclusion of the "Fertility Arc" drags in places, but it's bittersweet and remarkably fulfilling, and that makes up for many of its deficiencies.
Anime Like Solo Leveling
When gates mysteriously started appearing throughout the world, they connected the real world to a fantasy land full of dangerous beasts. At the same moment,
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special, Shangri-La, Tower of God, Shangri-La Frontier, Solo Leveling
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Astrea Record, Vol. 1
By Fujino Omori and Kakage. Released in Japan as “Astrea Record Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka?” by GA Bunko. Released in North…
Anime Like The Unwanted Undead Adventurer
Rentt Faima is an adventurer who has been grinding out low-level adventuring jobs for nearly a decade. With little talent for the job, he is stuck in the…
Berserk, Berserk, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Reincarnated as a Sword, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Audiobook 1 Review
The Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? audiobook is a standard fantasy experience primarily kept afloat by a few novel ideas and…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 18
By Fujino Omori and Suzuhito Yasuda. Released in Japan as “Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka?” by GA Bunko. Released in North America…
Manga the Week of 1/24/24
SEAN: After waiting for Yen Press to show up this year, we are finally here. ASH: Hold on tight, folks! SEAN: No debuts for Yen On, but we…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Reign of the Seven Spellblades, The Irregular at Magic High School
Anime Like Berserk of Gluttony
In this world where everyone is born with a special skill, the useful skills find respect in society. Those with particularly good skills are often elevated
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, The Eminence in Shadow, Berserk, Berserk, Berserk of Gluttony
Japan Top 12 Weekly Light Novel Sales Ranking: October 9 – October 15, 2023
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. It is thanks to the amazing…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Holmes of Kyoto, Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina
Japan Top 10 Weekly Light Novel Sales Ranking: September 11 – September 17, 2023
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. It is thanks to the amazing…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Memoria Freese GN 1
Adapting the non-canonical storyline Christmas Eve Träumerei, the story takes place during the Holy Night Festival in Orario, a thinly-veiled Christmas.
Anime Like My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1
After working at an exploitative company, Ryouta Satou died from overwork, but was reincarnated to a fantasy world. There, he makes the unfortunate discovery
In Another World With My Smartphone, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter, By the Grace of the Gods, Farming Life in Another World
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Volume 2) – Monsterphilia
Bell Cranel is attempting to return Syr’s purse to her when some monsters escape from Monsterphilia. A Silverback from the eleventh level seems to have set its sights…
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 121 – Winter 2023 Season Review
0:00:00 Intro 0:02:00 Ayakashi Triangle 0:03:02 BOFURI 0:04:18 Misfit of Demon King Academy 0:05:29 NieR Automata 0:06:39 Giant Beasts of Ars 0:07:30 Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold…
Naruto, Spy Classroom, The Fire Hunter, The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, To Your Eternity
Anime Like Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don’t Believe in Humanity Will Save the World
Nick, Tiana, Zem, and Curran are all adventurers who have been pushed away, betrayed, and trampled on by their peers.
Beast Tamer, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don’t Believe in Humanity Will Save the World
Anime Like Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
Thrown into a foreign land with no memory of their previous life, a group of strangers must try and survive in a brutal world filled with dangerous monsters.
GOBLIN SLAYER, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Handyman Saitou in Another World, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Log Horizon