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AnimeExplorer21
After binging seasons 1 and 2 back to back I was honestly kinda meh on the whole thing. Gave them both a 7 because they were fun and had some heart but nothing that stuck with me for weeks after. Season 3 though? Man it completely flipped the script. This one hit different. I went in expecting more of the same adventure stuff but walked out feeling like I just watched something way deeper. Straight up 10 out of 10 for me no question.
The story kicks off with Bell making this huge call to protect a Vouivre monster girl who is basically on the run from everyone else in Orario. From that point it just snowballs into this intense ride full of secrets about the dungeon and the gods that blew my mind. I remember pausing multiple times just muttering no way under my breath. All those little hint…
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So far, the weakest season of the first 3. Bell went from underdog monster killer to "me and the power of friendship will save the monsters (Xenos). The battle in the last episode was really cool, I'll say that.
The story was unique, and not completely predictable. I did enjoy it though, overall it was fine. The newly introduced god was meh, and his design sucked, same thing with the antagonist human. One thing I really liked was the design of the new female character. And her relationship with Bell was cute, almost paternal.
So far I've enjoyed the series and I'll keep watching, I hope season 4 picks up.
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This is a retrospective review written after going back and watching the whole of Danmachi all over again for a second time around up to Season 5.
Season 1 and Season 2 of Danmachi were terrible
Season 1 took what is a great LN series and tried to make it as generic as possible, it removed a lot of the focus away from the main core of the books and shifted it to the surrounding 'fluff' which meant we lost time and scenes with important characters and time in the dungeon got side-lined in favour of making Hestia as obnoxious as possible and spend too much time on having her throw herself at Bell.
Season 2 also lacked focus, it made Apollo as obnoxious as possible and rushed through the conclusions of the main two arcs which makes the War Game arc feel lacklustre and then added a filler arc…
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I finished Season 3 expecting meaningful stakes and character progression, but what I got felt like recycled beats and lazy plotting. The MC is written as an almost painfully moral goody two shoes, the show insists he represent “the most morally right person” and then treats friendship as a blunt instrument that solves everything. Instead of earning growth through setbacks, he’s repeatedly beaten in fights without legitimately leveling up or learning lessons, abilities and powerups appear randomly and feel gimmicky rather than the result of real effort.
That moral absolutism weakens tension: when the only solution is a “friendship power” deus-ex, conflicts stop feeling risky. The cast is often one note and grating, and the writing pads the season with sidequests that rarely feed back into…
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The Gods above (totally intended choice of words) have blessed us with another amazing season. The main focus this time around being monsters with intelligence that can speak,akwardly named Xenos (the Imperium of Man would like a word with you old man). I personally dislike them being called monsters in the first place as well, since half of those are actually demi-humans like alot of Orario's population. But i'll surrender that point,since i especially enjoy the take on the dungeon and it's monsters alot. Great writing indeed.
More great writing is in the way the gimmick's of Bell's familia aren't thrown away. Both in the second and third season all their unique talents played a role in their plans and in the overall result of the battle. Lili's Transformation magic, Welf's Blacksmith sk…
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Worst season of this series so far.
It's just so boring and predictable. The story line is Bell and co. finds talking monsters. They decide to save them. And have this grand ideology of monsters and humans living in harmony. It's been done many times before in multiple shows so I was already bracing myself. It can be a decent plot if executed well, but yeah- this show fell flat.
The main problem is this season is all about EXPOSITIONS. It just info dumps, nothing else. This happen, so this person now does this, then this happens, now they go there, and now this happens so they do this. Just information dumping every episode. There's hardly any interations. Hardly any character makes sense.
Bell is dumber than ever. Well, he was always dumb, but in an endearing way. This season he's just…
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This season is much better than the second, but the chance of season 4 continuing on that thread seems slim.
Season 3 does a great job of introducing new characters, adding interesting context and lore to the show, and has great animations and memorable fights. However, it still falls into some trappings of the previous seasons, has a few groan worthy cliches, and it can’t quite shake the feeling that all of this is leading to nowhere.
The end of the season effectively takes Bell back to the status quo from the start of the season, and there’s little reason to think season 4 will build off of anything that’s happened here. The previous seasons have felt like siloed shows, and this one is no different. That’s a shame as there really is an interesting kernel here that just needs some win…
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Story: 9/10
Visual: 6/10
Detailed: 8/10
Characters: 6/10
Emotions: 9/10
Smoothness: 6/10
Audio: 9/10
OP/ED: 7/10
Originals: 9/10
Intense: 8/10 Uniqueness: 8/10
One of the most compelling aspects of Season 3 is its exploration of the Xenos, the monstrous creatures that dwell in the depths of the dungeon. While initially feared and misunderstood, the Xenos are revealed to be a diverse and intelligent species, struggling for survival and acceptance in a world dominated by humans. The season challenges viewers' preconceptions, prompting them to question the boundaries between humanity and monstrosity.
Amidst the shifting dynamics between humans and Xenos, the characters of DanMachi continue to evolve, facing their own personal challenges and triumphs. The protagonist, Bell Cranel, demonstrat…
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The more you go here, the more you go there, I think that's the term from my country regarding this anime.
What actually happens in the third season is getting further away from the main plot, Initially the main character goes to the dungeon to find a mate but ends up getting involved in various kinds of problems.
This anime only has one story plot, namely
"Tutorial on how to escape from the deepest floor"
However, it has a drawback, namely that the story is too short, so other things will be added to buy time as explained below!
I don't think it's a problem if this happens, but at least make it separate like a movie about the story of the character who is the main character's idol.
Before I watched this, many people praised the third season because of the actions performed by Elf he…
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One character... really can ruin a season. An entire franchise, even. And that character is Wiene, despite all who may praise or defend her character. She made the show too serious and too realistic, removing the joy and fun that the series used to be. This season was borderline unwatchable because of her. We want to see Bell's growth, not this nonsense, this moral dilemma about monster rights.
Danmachi started as an ecchi slice of life, much like Konosuba. That's why it got popular in the first place, and it was supposed to stay that way. Thankfully the next season restores the status quo to a degree, but the damage from this season has been done. Because of Wiene, Danmachi's reputation as an ongoing franchise has taken an irreversible blow, similar to how Psycho Pass did after the relea…
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This season can simply be summed up in one sentence with "they are just like us you bigot". The concept of adventurers getting stronger by killing monsters and monsters getting stronger by killing adventurers was too simple of a concept so they had to give us this 12 episode drawn out lecture all because a tiny minority of monsters are sentient. Its reasonable to not like monsters because it should be common sense to not like them, they have killed a lot of people and because a few are "good and are sentient" does not change that fact. This season goes well out of its way to demonize adventurers and make them look evil which is a startling contrast to season 1 where they were all mindlessly slaying monsters before.
While in season 1 Bell had to work to earn his wins, in this season he wi…
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Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka's third season surpasses its predecessors in all aspects. In contrast to the first and second seasons, the third season dedicates all 12 episodes to a cohesive and captivating narrative. It introduces new and compelling characters while significantly expanding the story's scope. The action scenes maintain their high-quality animation, and the characters remain visually appealing. The pacing is flawlessly executed, consistently propelling the narrative forward without any sluggish moments. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka III eclipses its earlier seasons, leaving viewers eagerly anticipating what lies ahead.
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Reviews on MAL are so opinionated I usually try to stay far away from the review section. However, watching Danmachi III frustrated me so much I need to vent somewhere - as every other reviewer also fails to provide an objective analysis this is the perfect place. Anything past this point may be a mild spoiler, although I made sure not to be specific.
The main reason this anime frustrated me to no end was the bad plot devices. There was one group in this season that could be classified as evil, and they were dealt with fairly early on. After that, the plot is only about one faction being seen as evil even though they're not, and trying to keep this faction safe. The whole time they could prove they aren't evil pretty easily and pretty much all reasonable people would at the very least acc…
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tl;dr: A sequel season that continues in the direction the second season started heading down but does a much better job at it.
This season of DanMachi is atmospherically a continuation of the later arcs of the second season in that it’s much more serious as compared to the first season and deals with more complex issues. However, the issue handled in this arc isn’t ones that requires as much nuance as the topics the latter arcs of the second season did because what choice Bell will make is pretty clear from the outset and the author doesn’t need to pretend like it’s not. And that very much works to this season’s benefit I’d say because unlike the later arcs of the second season which felt bogged down by writing that just wasn’t handling it’s subject matter well enough, this season actual…
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This is such a mediocre fantasy, and I don't like the harem aspect. Bell doesn't really have anything much going for him, and surrounding him by attractive women does not make him an interesting character but rather just hammers home that mediocrity. The women themselves are also very basic archetypes with nothing much going for them, which doesn't help. The plot this season focuses on dungeon monsters who can speak and are more like humans, with one in the form of a young girl of course attaching herself to Bell and leading him to declare himself on the side of the monsters because of bloody course it happens that way. Honestly, I was just kind of bored with this whole thing.
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Here's a short review from me...
The story was really captivating from start to finish. It didn't fell off from the first and second season unlike other Anime out there *which I do not need to mention*, and the flow of the series didn't let me get any break at all.
The animation is a sure 10, like WOOOH!! J.C. Staff out here putting on another spectacular show. The movement seemed so real and fluid (ofc not as real as irl, but you know what I mean).
The sound was lit af, it matches how great the animation was. They made sounds kinda like the sounds made in fire force.
There were some parts though were it felt like there is too much plot armor but nonetheless, a 10/10 experience for me.
Overall, I really enjoyed this season of Danmachi as well, I'd give it a strong 9 for overall and ma…
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Going into this season with zero expectations (after what happened with the second season), I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome. Not wowed by any means, just happy it was average. Let's get right into the anime basics.
Story; In the misty dungeon, you see a girl running away from a bunch of adventures. With luck on Bell's side, he runs right into her. Being a little conscious at first because she's no regular girl and is actually a Monster known as a Vouivre, he hesitates to help her help. But Bell could never leave a defenceless girl, covered in wounds and blood all alone to be attacked and chased by adventures. He covers he up, and sneaks her back into Orario where his Familia hesitantly takes her in, and slowly warms up to her. She gains knowledge from the human world, learns w…
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By and large if you enjoyed the first two seasons of Girls in a Dungeon, as I certainly did, you are likely to enjoy this too. It's surely closer to the same than it is different, but I'd like to point out a couple of the differences.
For starters, this is definitely the darkest season as far as tone and content. Season two dipped a little bit into dark territory with a red light district and sex workers and that kind of thing, and I absolutely appreciate that this anime isn't afraid to dip its toes into dark territory, but this season is absolutely even darker.
The other key difference this time around, to its detriment in my eyes, is the abandonment of key mechanics. There is absolutely zero leveling up or learning new abilities at any point in this season, which was strange and somewh…
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It is a far cry from the precedent of the first season; mediocre in almost all aspects, and unfortunately the prequel short that preceded this set up a taste for this season.
The new characters are loli damsels in distress and two dimensional supporting henchmen - the twists are predictable, the CG is incredibly plain, and the animation is at times paltry. There is so little that changes things that the whole season is merely a stale rehash of the same dungeoneering tropes. It's not about the intrigue of gods about Bell and the narrative that should be story changing about the monsters and the social hostility and history towards them is just so weak that it really sucks the soul out of the season. The melodrama is high, the climax highpoints are low. There is little wonder introduced an…
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3rd Season of Danmachi sure bring new POV to the table. Usually we see Bell try to explore the dungeon but this time Bell will have to help the monster in the dungeon. These monster are smart and they can communicate with human so there is no reason to kill each other. But the good story always need a conflict to spice it a bit. So this time Bell have to face professional adventurers that used to hunt these monster.
We will see the capability of New Hestia Familia face off against other adventurers just so Bell can save a little random monster that he picked up in the dungeon. But this is not a whole story, the 3rd season still have a big surprise for their watchers who still watch the series until the end.
In a conclusion if you think the first and second season is good enough for you.…
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