Audience reviews
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AnimeExplorer21
When I first watched Season 1 of the main series, there were a bunch of random looking shots and bits of dialogue that felt kinda out of place. Like, why is Ais just staring off into the distance during certain moments? Or why does the Loki Familia show up and act like they have got their own whole epic going on in the background? I shrugged it off at the time as typical anime world building fluff. Sword Oratoria basically takes those puzzle pieces and slots them in perfectly. Suddenly those random scenes make total sense. It is like watching the same events from the other side of the wall, and it hits different.
The show shifts the POV hard over to Ais Wallenstein and the rest of Loki Familia. We get to see their insane dungeon expeditions, the brutal fights, and especially the ridiculou…
Read at the sourceDzhuhaa
What has to be a story from Ais Wallenstein POV very quickly became a story about Lefiya Viridis, who is one of the worst characters in the whole series. Useless, annoying, clingy but “nice” girl who want to grow up to be like her hero, Ais in this situation.
There were a lot of interesting points in the season. We could have learned about Ais past, her mother, the antagonist of this season, some new lore about Loki guild, Freyas games behind the scene etc., but ultimately this season didn't develop anything of it. What's going on with guild? But no, we won't have answers to those questions. But here, take 8 episodes about Viridis being jealous and clingy to Ais.
In the end, it doesn't do anything to the main show and in the end was a waste of time. Maybe if there were more seasons from…
Read at the sourceKimuraTheHatoru
Another spin-off show derived from the main Danmachi series,just like the Arrow of Orion movie . And once again i watched after season 5 instead of when i should have. But thanks to that .... insight i can formulate factual complaints about this show as well.
Well... Unlike The Arrow of Orion who is not only a spin-off but also a standalone story,Sword Oratoria is a spin-off series that makes the first season feel more complete. In this season we follow the second strongest famila around,that being Loki familia. Before i mention the bad i will mention the good. While this series isn't really that pivotal to the main one, it does bring light on some characters, especially Ais and the elf Lefiya,while also filling the blanks during the first season. Frankly it's what The Arrow of Orion shou…
Read at the sourceF0LGORE_
Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Gaiden: Sword Oratoria takes us on an exciting and immersive journey that runs parallel to the main series. With its unique perspective and focus on the members of Loki Familia, this spin-off anime offers a fresh and engaging experience for fans of the original series.
The animation quality is top-notch, capturing the fantastical world of Orario with stunning visuals and attention to detail. The intricate dungeon designs, bustling city streets, and intense battle sequences are brought to life in vivid colors and fluid motion. The animation effectively highlights the action and showcases the growth of the characters.
Character development takes center stage in Sword Oratoria, allowing us to delve deeper into the members of Loki Fa…
Read at the sourceNeo426
This anime is a spinoff of the original as the story focuses on the Loki Familia during the first season of Danmachi. They were in a middle of dungeon exploration until an evil organization Evilus came back to reek havoc on both adventurers and the city or Orario. Amidst the chaos, Information regarding Ais Walestine was brought back to her Familia's attention and they would investigate on the matter. Meanwhile, Ais encountered the main character of the original anime Bell and saves him. She would later develop emotions as a result of the encounter. Good concept to explore Ais' character but poorly executed.
The relation between Ais and Bell was already established and there were only few to no new original scenes regarding their relationship as the notable ones were reused from the origi…
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tl;dr: A spin off that still manages to capture some of the good aspects of the main series, but that largely feels like a waste of time.
Sword Oratoria is a spin off of DanMachi focusing on the Loki Familia, the first season of which occurs chronologically within the same period of time as DanMachi Season 1. It’s not strictly necessary to watch DanMachi S1 before watching this, nor do I think it would make this more enjoyable, but it probably will help in understanding why it was made the way it was. Ultimately, this anime feels it was trying to do three somewhat interconnected things, but it doesn’t manage to do any of them well, resulting in the anime overall feeling kind of pointless.
One of the key focuses in this anime was further developing Ais Wallenstein, the sword princess, a p…
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i'm not so sure what to write in a review, the couple of stuff i have to say are, i don't understand why people are hating on this spinoff so much, it's meant to show you a part of the story not visible when you watch bell and his adventure, everything about the demi spirit and Revis the entire story that will most likely will be adapted in season 4 or 5 the new species everything there is that we didn't see in the main series was adapted here overall it had pretty solid animation, voice acting was solid aswell sound effects were good overall i believe it was meant to give you the story about Revis and what lies deeper within the dungoen
Read at the sourcealgoPotaku
This anime further expands the danmachi universe and that is good. The only thing I don't like about this season is the elf who is a fan of the swordsman. By God infumable for 8 chapters later more or less you can put up with it but it is so useless that it disgusts you just to see it. The animation very well like the first season after except for the elf cover, all the co-stars very good. A very good story to enhance the very well done main story. The soundtrack reminded me of K-On, so I don't know if they are related there, the same band made them some songs but the singer sounds familiar to me. If you saw the first season and you liked this extra season you will like it.
En español:
Este anime expande mas el universo de danmachi y esta bueno eso. Lo único que no me gusto de esta tempor…
Read at the sourceSanjiDesuWaa
good story to see Ais's point of view. I can guess that if Ais were the main character of this story then it would be over quickly because she was really strong. He had more serious determination than Bell. It's just that at the end I was a little confused as to what the next story would be because it must have collided with Bell's story. But a good ending for their point of view. The fighting scene is also really good and really cool. Lefiya is Bell but the female version, in the future I want to see them fight together. Imagine if the two of them were already very strong, they could be the heroes of the future. And they did a great job making the intro outro, because it's the season 1 type but with their point of view.
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Sword Oratoria: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
This season should be watched between seasons 1 and 2 if possible. It coincides with Season 1 and tells the story of the Loki family while Bell Cranel had his own journey. Incidentally, it has certain characters and references to season 3, but these have no influence on season 2. So you won't let yourself be spoiled by this season, as it has little reference to season 2.
Basically, this season is more plot based than the first and offers more explanation in that area as well. The problem is however, there is hardly any tension and that many scenes drag on until it finally comes to the point.
What I liked, however, is how this season complemented itself with season 1 and showed the transition of the Loki families to al…
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tl;dr just a tie-in short with S1 of the main, nothing more nothing less
Sword Oratoria as a standalone anime would not rate very well, at least from me. Slow paced, with mediocre plot and character development especially when compared to the first season, it was made purely to be an tied-in side story.
However, it fulfills that role ably, letting the viewer discover what else is going on in Orario while Bell is off doing Bell things. Indeed, the best scenes are the ones that give context to what we have seen from S1.
Again, while alone it doesn't digest as well, if you've seen S1 it's worth a watch.
Read at the sourceCluckthesheep
Leafiya ruined legitimately everything about this anime and forced me to skip every scene with her in it because i could not stand to watch it it hurt me in ways i never thought i could be hurt and i never thought i could despise a character so much that people who wrote this thought you might enjoy she has no redeeming qualities its like they threw in a lesbian just because and made her the most annoying piece of sh*t it genuinely pisses me off you are just re watching the first season but with added BS that would make you want to go length ways for results its just that bad.
Read at the sourceArtemiaArts
The show overall is fine, it's still DanMachi but you're required to watch the first season to understand this side-story, and even then it can be a bit confusing at times.
The score they used for the background accompaniment is a bit generic to me, it's not bad but not very standout.
Now let's talk subs & dubs.
The Japanese dub? Pretty good, I have no complaints. Just like the first season of DanMachi, everyone has a pretty fitting voice.
The English dub? If you have the option, I'd advise against watching this.
From here, I'm going to rant a bit about the English dubbing. There are plenty of shows with solid dubbing, often good enough that I prefer it to the original Japanese. The voice acting in this show feels horrendous, though I feel like blaming the voice director rather than the…
Read at the sourceGalacticComet
This spinoff is a major disappointment, a shame for everyone wanting to learn more about Ais.
When I started watching, I had assumed that I would be watching the series from the eyes of Ais. I assumed it would showcase her reason for adventuring, provide insight as to how she feels during moments with Bell, and showcase the experience that fighting on the more dangerous levels provides.
When I finished watching it, I got a story of the lesbian Loki, learned about a useless lesbian named Leifiya who can't cast magic unless there's no danger, and rewatched Bell and Ais interactions the exact way that they were originally shown. It didn't ever provide new thoughts or feelings from Ais, and I witnessed barely 10 seconds of screentime for her past.
It wasn't all bad luckily. There was a lot…
Read at the sourceGhost-Skull
unlike the first season, this episodes is barely enjoyable the first episodes was amazing but the final episodes were extremely boring
I hate that useless elf with her stupid voice is just pieced me off I didn't come here to watch that I come here to finish the story but they force you to watch this crap because they think is cute to me she is not, she is extremely annoying shit brat lesbian crap
however here you can understand the other part of the story, what's the other team "Loki family" was doing while bell do his daily things you can escape a few episodes because they may be boring
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I'm not going to write too much on this, but let's say, I have gone and read the Manga adaptation first, thanks to not getting my hands on the spin off novel, and to be honest, I'm disappointed.
The first thing I am disappointed about is the speed how things happen. If you read the Manga, or the original novel, you would see that the later part (or the later half, even) takes place in a much longer time than what is shown to us. Thanks to them trying to speed things up, though I don't know what happened, but they literally killed off the existence of so many characters with hella good character development. And some deaths that I have to say was so heavy were made light off to the point of none existence. Yes, they cut off some deaths and what comes with those deaths. But well, this happ…
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This chalks up to a typical spin-off that takes everything great about the original, and strips it away. With a character cast almost exclusively girls of every archetype with fan service galore, you can imagine what little this has to offer.
The story is fairly 2 dimensional, a single path "who done it" quest with the usual disposable bad guys and the usual good girls wearing iron plot armor. There is little to like that other animes do far better, including this shows prequel. There's little challenge to the main characters who are unapologetically over powered, but as with the bewbs, what else would be better but a power fantasy?
But, it cant be denied that the animation and sound itself is good, but it's just good, its not great or awe inspiring, nor is the music.
Unless you're wa…
Read at the sourceDaydreamingRain
Personally, I found this anime to be good overall, it gives the viewer a greater insight into many of the characters introduced in Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka of the Loki Familia and most importantly develops Ais as a character, helping the viewer to understand her highly introvert nature.
There are plenty of epic moments as well, with ambient sound and build-up music and following not one but two female protagonists provide a nice fresh change of pace.
Having said that the key floor I find to be in this animation is not revolving around our heroes of the story but instead the villains. For me the antagonists were dull, poorly explained and left me rather confused so whilst the action scenes themselves were good, I did feel a little disappointed by the motive…
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I enjoyed Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Gaiden: Sword Oratoria!
Keywords: Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Magic, Fanservice
This story mainly focuses on the thoughts and growth of 2 female character (Ains & Lefiya) in Loki Familia (kinda like a powerhouse guild). There're lots of strong characters in the story displaying good fighting scenes. There's also a good balance of male and female characters. However, with female characters being the main leads, you can expect lots of fanservice (mostly boobs). Overall, it teaches you to overcome your limitations.
PROS
+ Nice fight scenes (mostly monsters)
+ The goddess (Though useless but intuitive leader type)
+ Nice characters growth development and interactions
+ Lots of strong characters
+ Comical scenes of Lefiya's d…
Read at the sourceSTROKEMEFASTR
This is a alternate story line, I repeat this is not a season 2 of the show. Although season 2 will be coming out soon. Don't expect this to be as comical as the first season either, it has a more serious tone to it (should've read the genres).
This is backstory for the "Sword Princess" or better known as Ais, it offers her day to day interactions with her familia and how she also meets Bell in her point of view and what she thinks of him. The story also revolves around another character not given a lot of screen time in the main series, Lafiya, to me personally comes off as annoying and useless, she also has a lesbian side to her when she talks to or about Ais she seems a little too fond of her. This season was meant to capitalize on the character development needed for many of the suppo…
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