Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? is a Japanese light novel series written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. The story follows the exploits of Bell Cranel, a 14-year-old solo adventurer under the goddess Hestia. As the only member of the Hestia Familia, he works hard every day in the dungeon to make ends meet while seeking to improve himself. He looks up to Ais Wallenstein, a famous and powerful swordswoman who once saved his life, and with whom he fell in love. He is unaware that several other girls, deities and mortals alike, also develop affections towards him; most notably Hestia herself, as he also gains allies and improves himself with each new challenge he faces.
SB Creative has published the light novels since January 15, 2013 under their GA Bunko imprint.[1] As of September 15, 2023, nineteen volumes have been published.[2] The series has estimated sales of over 1,500,000 copies.[3] Yen Press has licensed the series in North America and released the first volume under the Yen On imprint in December 2014.[4][5] The light novel ranked at No. 4 in 2014 in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!.[6]
Volume list
editIs It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
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1 | January 15, 2013[1] | 978-4-7973-7280-9 | December 16, 2014[7] | 978-0-316-33915-5 | ||
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The labyrinth city Orario – a huge city that holds a huge labyrinth under the city known as the dungeon.
Excitement known as the unknown, brilliant honor, and romance with cute girls. In this place that conceals the breath of people's dreams and desires, a boy meets a small Goddess. "All right, Bell-kun, follow me! We're going to do the Familia enrollment ritual!" "Yes! I'll become stronger!" A fateful encounter between a boy who wants to become an adventurer but was rejected by other Familias and a Goddess with zero Familia members. | ||||||
2 | February 15, 2013[8] | 978-4-7973-7307-3 | April 21, 2015[9] | 978-0-316-34014-4 | ||
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"Nice to meet you, white haired onii-san"
The one who called out to Bell was a girl, Lili, who identified herself as a supporter. Somewhat suspicious of the girl that forced him into a pair, they explore the dungeon favorably. Companions for the moment. On one hand, Lili's Familia, the Soma Familia, have unceasing bad rumors about them. Beyond that, there is the existence of the Soma which is apparently able to steal the souls of people. "Kami-sama, I..." "Don't worry, Bell-kun's eye for the opposite gender is sure. Just like a God's" | ||||||
3 | May 15, 2013[10] | 978-4-7973-7362-2 | August 18, 2015[11] | 978-0-316-34015-1 | ||
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"...you're a coward"
"!?" "Being a coward is important when adventuring. However, there's something other than that that you're afraid of" Bell suddenly reunited with the Sword Princess Ais, the woman that he yearned for. The truth that he was confronted with. The greatest destiny that gouges himself. The red red heinous Minotaur. The boy felt miserable about himself. And so the boy thought for the first time. I want to become a hero. "I'll accomplish a great task, one that people and Gods would praise" | ||||||
4 | December 14, 2013[12] | 978-4-7973-7514-5 | December 15, 2015[13] | 978-0-316-34016-8 | ||
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Due to the battle with the Minotaur, Bell reached Level 2 and became the Record Holder. Party invitations unceasingly came to the boy that drew the attention of all of Orario.
Amidst that all, he became companions with Welf who made his armor Pyonkichi. On top of that, he is apparently the only creator of the incredibly powerful Magic Sword, but...? Bell's episode with the Chienthrope Naaza and his episode with the Goddess Hestia are also included! | ||||||
5 | May 15, 2014[14] | 978-4-7973-7714-9 | April 19, 2016[15] | 978-0-316-31479-4 | ||
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"We've been used as a decoy!"
Adding the blacksmith Welf, Bell and the others advance to the middle floors. However, due to the actions of another party, they are stranded in the dungeon. To save Bell, Hestia enters the dungeon with the Level 4 former adventurer Ryuu, the God Hermes, but... "-Monster Rex!?" The terrible enemy standing in their way sends Bell and the others further into despair. Seeking hope, desperate actions are done in the fifth volume! | ||||||
6 | November 14, 2014[16] | 978-4-7973-8058-3 | August 23, 2016[17] | 978-0-316-39416-1 | ||
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"War Game" – a proxy war fought between the Familia of two opposing Gods. The winner takes everything from the loser. And the aim of the opposing God is –
"I'll take your Familia member Bell Cranel!" The time until the War Game is one week. To add insult to injury, this time Lili is captured by the Soma Familia! In the hopeless situation, several bonds that have been created through meeting and adventuring with the boy gather. Everything is for the victory! | ||||||
7 | April 14, 2015[18] | 978-4-7973-8311-9 | December 13, 2016[19] | 978-0-316-39417-8 | ||
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Overcoming the fierce battle known as the "War Game", Lili, Welf, and Mikoto became new members of the Hestia Familia.
Bell's other family. Deepening bonds. However, the place Bell wandered into while following Mikoto was the Entertainment District, the "City of Night" that is operated by the Ishtar Familia. In that place, the boy encounters the girl from the Far East, Haruhime. The decision that Bell gave amidst the wriggling conspiracy is... | ||||||
8 | June 13, 2015[20] | 978-4-7973-8314-0 | April 18, 2017[21] | 978-0-316-39418-5 | ||
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The royal army led by the War God Ares. The number of the army heading to Orario numbers 30,000. Against the sound of the incoming army, Orario – didn't change.
While the invaders outside let out cries of despair against the too strong adventurers, Orario spent peaceful days. The Pallum's marriage proposal, the lovely bodyguard, the town girl's secret, the love songs to the Gods – and the love song that a Goddess spins. A daily life part that Gods and children give! | ||||||
9 | September 12, 2015[22] | 978-4-7973-8500-7 | September 19, 2017[23] | 978-0-316-56264-5 | ||
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"Monster...Vouivre?"
Bell, who has reached the new area in the dungeon known as the Large Tree Labryinth, meets the dragon girl Wiene. Able to speak and hunted by both Humans and monsters, he decides to protect the lonely girl. "A dragon girl...a fine jewel in a long time" The creeping hands of the ruthless hunters, the unoverturnable friction between Humans and monsters, and the true head of the Guild makes his move. The city is thrown into turbulence over a single dragon girl. The irregular situation that shakes Humans, monsters, and the Gods – the ninth volume that closes in on the incident in the dungeon! "Bell...I love you" | ||||||
10 | May 14, 2016[24] | 978-4-7973-8677-6 | December 12, 2017[25] | 978-0-316-44245-9 | ||
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Soon after their chance meeting with the intelligent Monsters known as Xenos, Bell and Wiene were parted from each other
As Bell spent days in torment, the creeping hand of darkness was slowly reaching out toward Wiene. And then- "A migration of armed Monsters has been confirmed! The Guild will issue a subjugation order!!" The die had been thrown by out of control Xenos. The trigger was the violent hunters, the cost a disturbance that involved all Familia in the city. The boy was forced to come to a difficult decision in the turbulent Orario. Aspirations and Monsters, reality and ideals, heroes and sinners. In the gap between humanity and Monsters, Bell- "You're really a fool..." | ||||||
11 | October 15, 2016[26] | 978-4-7973-8812-1 | June 12, 2018[27] | 978-0-316-44247-3 | ||
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The Little Rookie's reputation has fallen-
Bell lost the trust of others as a cost for saving Wiene. The boy is wounded and is distressed in the gap between ill will and disappointment. However, "Don't hesitate. You still have what you'll never lose around you" Supported by the bonds of encounters, the boy rises with his companions with newfound determination. The labyrinth city becomes a battlefield again, this time to return the Xenos to the dungeon. Standing in their way is the strongest Familia in the city, the Loki Familia. The sage's wisdom, the hero's plan, the Gods' intentions, and when the black beast roars, the boy's spirit will return. "I want...to get stronger" | ||||||
12 | May 24, 2017[28] | 978-4-7973-9280-7 | October 30, 2018[29] | 978-1-975-35478-7 | ||
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And so, the boy begins to run again.
Bell grew after the fight to the death with his rival. Rank ups, the Denatus, and aliases. While he gathers the attention of people, Gods, and others in Orario, a single letter is brought to him. "A mission...an expedition?" Bell Cranel has "qualified", now go face your next adventure- The order from the Guild leads Bell to a new stage. A faction union is formed to conquer the labyrinth. Along with the companions he's fought alongside until now, he challenges a new floor, new monsters, and a new "unknown". | ||||||
13 | February 14, 2018[30] | 978-4-7973-9356-9 | March 19, 2019[31] | 978-1-975-32819-1 | ||
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"The Bringer of Destruction"..."The Promised Elf"...Elf? Is this about the Gale?
The bad news of the murder is brought to the city on the 18th Floor. The culprit is the blacklisted Gale. Unable to believe their ears, Bell and the others begin looking for Ryuu to clear her name, and at the same time Cassandra sees her worst prophetic dream. A 17 passage prophecy is given. The fulfillment of the prophecy is the death of their beloved companions. Stricken with despair, the tragic prophet begins her lonely battle against destruction. And when the boy searching for the truth encounters the Elf burning with the black flames of revenge, a calamity cries out! | ||||||
14 | December 15, 2018[32] | 978-4-7973-9620-1 | December 31, 2019[33] | 978-1-975-38501-9 | ||
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"Monster Rex – Amphisbaena!"
The prophecy of despair doesn't stop. A new irregular begins on the 27th Floor where the catastrophic party occurred. Not having anywhere to go, Lilly and the others are forced to go on an adventure without Bell. "The Deep Floors..." On the other hand, the harshness that awaits Bell and Ryuu is known as the 37th Floor. Loneliness, isolation, and separation, the worst begins in the most atrocious stage. And finally, the impending shadow of calamity. Toyed with by harshness she'd never experienced before, Ryuu, between life and death, sees scenes from the past. "I don't...have justice anymore" | ||||||
15 | June 14, 2019[34] | 978-4-7973-9622-5 | December 1, 2020[35] | 978-1-975-31610-5 | ||
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Having overcome the worst in the deep floors, Bell and the others manage to return to the surface. The results of each of their adventures is proof of their "growth". While rejoicing at their certain advancement, each of them reflect on the path they've taken so far. The boy returns to the day everything began. The Goddess narrows her eyes at the hearth's light displaying memories of the past. The small girl overcomes her ashen past. The blacksmith looks up at the sky that's seen past days. The adviser recalls a past wound. The fairy her vow of justice. The black bird thinks about the present and the past with a gold fox. A daily life volume woven by the present and the past. Momentary respite in the land where heroes are born. | ||||||
16 | October 14, 2020[36][37] | 978-4-8156-0756-2 | July 27, 2021[38] | 978-1-9753-3351-5 | ||
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What happened at the fertility banquet to be held - is it a Bell and Syr date!?
At the goddess festival which, along with the Elegy festival, are called the 'two great festivals', Bell will gradually face the date with Syr. But, it is impossible that nothing happens! The Hostess of Fertility, the Sword Princess, and also the Freya Familia, a great riot that will engulf all of these will unfold! "Everything is for the good of the goddess. - die, girl" And then a bad omen will come. Hovering over a single girl, ancient dark clouds will fill the city. The boy walks and the goddess writes it, that is, -The Familia myth- | ||||||
17 | April 22, 2021[39] | 978-4-8156-0981-8 | September 6, 2022[40] | 978-1-9753-4565-5 | ||
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She gives up insisting how to do it and goes extreme for the target. | ||||||
18 | January 24, 2023[41] | 978-4-8156-1371-6 | January 23, 2024[42] | 978-1-9753-7391-7 | ||
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19 | September 15, 2023[2] | 978-4-8156-1970-1 | August 20, 2024[43] | 978-1-9753-9340-3 | ||
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Familia Chronicle
editThe Familia Chronicle light novels are a series of side stories that go more in-depth on characters that do not get as much attention in the main storylines of Danmachi and Sword Oratoria.
No. | Title | Original release date | English release date |
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1 | Episode Lyu Episode Ryu (Episodeリュー) | March 15, 2017[44] 978-4-7973-9080-3 | June 26, 2018[45] 978-0-316-44825-3 |
2 | Episode Freya Episode Freya (episodeフレイヤ) | December 12, 2019[46] 978-4-8156-0464-6 | October 20, 2020[47] 978-1-975-32755-2 |
3 | Episode Lyu 2 Episode Ryu 2 (Episodeリュー2) | October 14, 2023[48] 978-4-8156-2369-2 | — |
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