Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 1 (light novel)

Fujino Omori

Dec 2014 · Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Vol 1 · Sold by Yen Press LLC

About this ebook

In Orario, fearless adventurers band together in search of fame and fortune within the monstrous underground labyrinth known as Dungeon. But while riches and renown are incentive enough for most, Bell Cranel, would-be hero extraordinaire, has bigger plans. He wants to pick up girls. Is it wrong to face the perils of Dungeon alone, in a single-member guild blessed by a failed goddess? Maybe. Is it wrong to dream of playing hero to hapless maidens in Dungeon? Maybe not. After one misguided adventure, Bell quickly discovers that anything can happen in the labyrinth--even chance encounters with beautiful women. The only problem? He's the one who winds up the damsel in distress!

Ratings and reviews

The book is fine. I think the issue may be that I'm not the target audience (too old). The combat scenes aren't all that much fun. The leveling and self improvement concepts arent all thay explored. There is an immature bend to the way situations are handled and the way people are characterized. I would still encourage giving the anime a watch if you like rpg stories, but I can't recommend spending money on the book. Again though, I may jusy be way older than who this book is meant to be read by.

Some of the humor is lost in translation but the story remains intact. Being a busy short novel there isn't much time taken to describe people or places, leaving much of it up to the reader to fill in based on basic information. I found it to be overall a good read that gives a little more information about the stories world than the anime of the same name.

Like the title says, the stilted and literal translation makes for an awkward and confusing read that gets tiring fast. I was down for the idea of mixing sword & sorcery with gaming concepts and modern slang but it just doesn't work.

About the author

Fujino Omori is the author of the hilarious fantasy light novel series, Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Suzuhito Yasuda is the artist most known for his illustrations for the Durarara!! light novel series as well as the hit new light novel series, Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?