The rest of Bell’s harem gets in on the action, and gets at least one new member as well.
What They Say:
Supporter | The Weak
Based off of a light novel of the same name written by Fujino Omori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda, Is It Wrong to Try and Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? is set in the world of Orario, where adventurers band together and look for treasures in an underground labyrinth known as Dungeon. However, for Bell Cranel, fame and riches are secondary to what he wants to find the most: girls. He soon finds out though, that anything can happen in Dungeon, and winds up being the damsel in distress instead!
The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
Another week has passed. The Boob Ribbon has invaded more worlds, crossing over and inspiring countless more cosplays of different varieties. That kind of widespread exposure is helping the original source material even more than most anime adaptations would, as the light novels are suddenly flying off the shelves in numbers the publisher likely never thought to dream of. This series hit in the right way at the right time beyond what anyone was likely expecting, and the phenomenon resulting from it is easily more interesting than the content itself.
But what’s this? Episode four has almost no Hestia and, until after the ending, doesn’t even show her in her classic attire? Was there something else in this show? Ah right, along with the standard dungeon-crawling, Bell has a rather sizable harem, and most of its members have been neglected in favor of everyone’s favorite. Fair enough – I suppose some of the others deserve their respective fifteen minutes as well.
First up is Eina, the half-elf dungeon advisor, who uses her first opportunity to insist that Bell go on a date with her, under the pretense of some sort of advising. The charm of each of these girls is not lost on Bell, though strangely that seems least true for Hestia herself, so he blushingly agrees and they go out shopping, with Eina in a decidedly cuter outfit. What makes this outing worthwhile is, of course, the appearance of the character that has put the series on the level it’s reached, tying into the end of the previous episode in an effectively comical way on all sides. It’s especially nice to see that Hestia doesn’t let Eina pretend that she’s only advising Bell for a second, and although obviously jealous, he’s rather jovial about the whole situation.
If there’s anything actually important to result from this date, it’s Eina’s mention of adventurers having supporters, and that Bell should consider finding one of his own. This is followed up upon in the latter half of the episode, introducing a new girl, Liliruca, to serve as just that for Bell, and acting as something of an antagonist, causing a temporary crisis for Bell, both in terms of his own equipment as a warrior and his relationship with Hestia. This little story is clearly not quite over, but Bell has (unknowingly) affected Lili enough that she’ll likely have ceased such ideas entirely before Bell realizes she was ever at fault. As the episode ends, we get the scene I had mentioned before, allowing Hestia to see yet another member of Bell’s harem and react as is expected.
In Summary:
With the Internet-Appointed Best Girl taking most of the episode off, things feel a little empty, but as we see a bit more of a couple other members of Bell’s harem, her cameos are that much more valuable and amusing. It’s a whole lot of deliberately dumb fun, perhaps with more heart soon.
Grade: B
Streamed By: Crunchyroll
Review Equipment:
HP Envy 14.