Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka III OVA

"All war is deception" -Sun Tzu Art of War. Just like this quote, this anime has deceived us all, on a new level unknown to mankind... "Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka" or "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?" is a special case of wow this looks good on paper but when I started watching the actual thing it all went wrong. The first season was alright, the second one was fine, I couldn't bear to watch the third season, but I never thought that this show could pull an Endgame on us. This whole time, everything was leading up to this one amazing episode of a show, better than any of the seasons I have laid my eyes on. I never even wrote a review before but due to how surprised I was when I found myself actually enjoying this masterpiece of an OVA, my mind went blank and my hands started typing on their own and here we are. If you just want to shut down your brain and enjoy some good ol "plot" you won't regret watching this. Ok now stop reading random reviews and go watch it. I rest my case.

Its a cheesy Ecchi OVA what do you expect, watch it if you want. Bell and the lads go to a hot spring, but oh no its a stolen idea and some people are angry and abduct bell to tell him, they stop evil etc and some ecchi, woooo! not the peak content I was looking for, despite that I somehow pulled through and finished this OVA but if you want ecchi there are better shows like masou gakuen hxh, hundred, maken-ki or something else, there was some comedy elements, but they werent funny to me at all, I give this a fair 4/10, could have been worse, could have been better. I personally rate OVAs low usually so please try to not get offended but if you give this a 5 or above then your taste in anime is heavily poor :)

This review contains one spoiler! Overall I give this a quick 6. Much like the previous OVA from season 2, it's another silly and "goofy" fan service episode for the typical male viewer. There's a bathhouse, with Bell and his friends going on another marvelous misadventure to discover the secrets of the bathhouse. At first I thought this would be another OVA with nothing else to add to the plot. However there is vital lore in this OVA. For my one spoiler, I announce the God Ganesha, is absolutely hung. This is vital lore information, not once is Ganesha's "elephant trunk" mentioned in the books, at least to where I've read up to volume 14. Yeah Ganesha is physically well built, he's got nice muscles but I want to know what he's really packing, what's his stamina like?. No homo though. This is another silly OVA, if you're the typical male viewer and like anime cleavage and anime curves, look forward to this OVA. If you like men with nice bulging muscles, and bodies of absolute gods, then you should also look forward. Hopefully one day big bad Bell will get his demigod muscles and his "elephant trunk."

this is gonna be pretty brief kinda and straight to the point review . you know i always said it and i'll say it again the author behind this series when it comes to serious writing he's always at the top of his shape but when it comes to the comedy and the fanservice stuff i always saw it very unnecessary in this series why because the author is pretty far off from both sides . he lacks the sense of humor and when it comes to fanservice they usually pretty bad that sometimes makes me think he is forced into making them but fortunately this author doesn't need any of them here because he has a solid universe and characters and always put top stories and drama when he get serious and that's why i love his work . so there's no harm in a bit of comedy and fanservice between episodes because his top notch writing usually cover for what he lacks as long as these are not the main theme because when they become the main theme then we get this a completely pointless and dumb writing not funny - forced fanservice and just a full time cringe hour . in all honesty i am very generous with the 5/10 only because i might had a bit of a laugh here and there and just because the series is one of my favourite so i didn't want to shit completely on this but yeah if i'm being honest it was pretty cringy - boring and pointless .

Danmachi is very good at making ova. It's all about fun together with a really fun story. And always salute the characters' stunning animations, they look so beautiful. Intend to make an ova, to make an outro for this ova. And Ganesha always makes things even more funny, he is the god of comedy. But for this time the plot is more familiar with other families and that's good because we want to explore other characters more deeply as well because there are so many characters in this Danmachi world. And this is also good for bringing out the character Casandra because she hasn't appeared for a long time, I miss her prediction.

This is my first time writing a review in a long while, and dear Kami what did I feast my eyes into. It's been a long while since I got a heavy fanservice episode like this, and somehow I had a blast throughout. DanMachi is back with an another OVA, this time for its 3rd season that aired in last Fall. Now the whole series has been a hit or miss for me, but I can gladly say that this, this is one of the hits! The whole episode is just one big trashy, onsen fanservice, and I enjoyed it, because I know what I was getting into. Nothing special can really be said about the art and the characters, since they didn't really change. And the story is also alright, following a basic storyline of our characters going around doing some stuff while also being treated with some fanservice moments all throughout. If you like your fanservice, if you like DanMachi, and if you just want to burn some time for some cultured entertainment, then I could safely say that you will enjoy this OVA. It gets a good grade for me, and a nice bonus content from the series as we wait for the 4th season coming next year.

With DanMachi already having 3 seasons of anime content, along with a movie, a spin-off, and some special episodes, this OVA uses the characters it had established previously and sends them - yet again - on a short but explosive (literally) adventure. There's no new story content, nor is there any noteworthy story progress, as it should be. Still, this is one of the funniest OVAs I've seen in a while. DanMachi's OVAs have always been absurd - more so than the original series, yet that's exactly what makes them so enjoyable - at least if you're up for that kind of ridicule. You can expect your typical onsen scenario along with the standard ecchi shots, but what made this so funny was the particular type of comedy, which was just absolutely ridiculous, in a better way than the previous OVA at that. I won't talk too much about it here since it would spoil the fun - just watch it for yourself, if you're reading this review, you've probably seen the other 2 OVAs as well and know what to expect. Let me just say that this episode pretty much jumped onto the "gamer girl bathwater" meme from a couple of years ago... In conclusion: tightly packed 27 minute episode of ridiculous (explosive) comedy, amusing characters & wicked setting.

This episode is really great! Compared to the second season OVA, it's better in every way. No, this is not ordinary ecchi! Honestly, it almost does not contain this kind of things. If you want to see a perfectly balanced comedy then you must watch it. Pros: - The story plot is excellently arranged. From the beginning to the end you follow it with a pleasure. - Brilliant sense of humor, without exaggerating fan-service. - Enjoyable soundtrack. Watching this episode, I felt like in childhood when I watched Bugs Bunny. It would even have the potential to be in the form of a movie. I warmly recommend.

I tried to write this review as spoiler-free as possible. All things considered, the OVA was quite enjoyable. Since the action takes place in a public bathhouse, one would expect there to be a lot of fanservice. An fanservice there was, indeed. But that was not the only thing that turned out to be memorable. Story 7/10 The story itself is quite shallow, but the overall absurdity of the plot has its own charm. The episode looks more like a comedic fanfiction piece, which features familiar characters, that doesn't even try to pretend to be serious. Hence, it's just fun and enjoyable to watch, nothing more, nothing less. Art 8/10 The art and animation is quite good. I liked it even more than the original Season 3 at some moments. The slow-mo moments were particularly memorable. There was also many an occasion of scantly-dressed females on screen (sasuga fanservice episode), and I have to note that the bodies were decently drawn. The 2 new characters were decently designed. Sound 8/10 All the sounds and voice acting were decent and immersive. Nothing really special or outstanding except for the ending song (performed by Hestia and Ais's VA, if I'm not mistaken), which was quite good. Characters 9/10 This episode excelled in pitting different characters with different personalities against each other to achieve a comedic effect. For example, angry girls vs peeping boys. The episode also brought out long-forgotten characters, such as Syr. She definitely hasn't seen a lot of action in the series lately and now was her time to 'shine'. The 2 new characters were perfect for a filler episode, especially the older god - stereotypical, somewhat memorable and easy to introduce. No real character development was present. Enjoyment 8/10 I laughed a lot while watching the episode. I recommend it to everyone who looks for a straightforward and funny way to spend 25 min.

AN ABSOLUTE RIOT! Never did I thought that I would actually enjoy an OVA episode more than a complete season. Following the trend of the previous two OVAs which were anime original, lacked any plot and were very underwhelming, this one actually exceeded my expectations. Good thing about the third OVA was that this focused very little on the Hestia Familia ladies, Ais too included. Great spotlight on the Miach Familia. The OVA gave more respect to the supporting characters than the season itself did. Lot's of amazing references; and especially loved the plot revolving around the 'Gamer Girl' reference, if you know who I'm talking about ;) Laughed like crazy, Great OVA!!

If you're reading the reviews on the OVA then power to ya. I assume anyone watching an OVA for a third season of a show is probably just seeing if it's worth their time. Well I'll lay it out simple for ya: I love this show, it's not a masterpiece or anything just hits all the right buttons so my little monkey brain goes brrrrr. HOWEVER, I usually will only parse through OVAs since they don't usually do much for world building or moving the plot along. And let me tell ya, I'm glad I gave this one my full attention. Probably one of the best OVAs I've watched in years, it hits the comedic tone of the show perfectly. I actually laughed out loud multiple times during it. That being said, let's break down the categories: Story: (8/10) It's a simple enough one-shot: Bathhouse hijinks, we've all been there before. You won't be getting any moving character moments from this, but honestly that would've been a disservice to the episode if they did try shoehorning that in. It's popcorn entertainment; turn your brain off and have fun with characters I assume you like since you're this deep into the series run. Art: (8/10) Not much to say here, it's the shows regular style. You;re getting the same quality and it's pretty serviceable. Fan service gets a little...forced at times - but it's a hot spring OVA are you REALLY surprised at that fact? Another eight out of ten, anime titty was cool. Sound: (8/10) Again another no brainer. Sound design overall was good and the VA's really bring their A-game to the booth for the episode. The reactions were over the top but the situations they were in were over the top, it fit perfectly. Character: (10/10) You know these characters, and you know how well the show has worked in comedic beats over the last few seasons. This episode really shows how the writer knows how to incorporate the characters to fit into the framework of pure comedy. Obviously with a huge assemble like the show has a lot of characters usually front and center take a sideline bc it's an OVA, but Belt and especially Hermes really do some heavy lifting in this episode. Hermes had me at least grinning every moment he was on screen, a class act. Enjoyment: (10/10) I liked it, if ya couldn't tell from my above points and paragraphs. It was a refreshing take on the story that I just really enjoyed. It's nice to have characters you like just go off left field in a dumb plot every once and awhile, especially when they're handled as well as this. So there's my review, if you like the show watch the OVA - I guarantee you'll at least like it. It's nothing ground breaking, but it's a better way to kill an odd 20 minutes than most. My total score is gonna be an 8.4/10!

Just finished this short DanMachi OVA, Is It Wrong to Try to Find a Hot Spring in Orario and yeah... it's exactly what you'd expect. The crew hears about a hidden onsen in the city and turns it into a chaotic group trip full of the usual banter, Hestia's jealousy, and some classic fanservice. Nothing deep, no mystery, just light fluff. I laughed at a couple of the awkward group moments—Bell trying to stay pure while everything goes sideways is peak him. Animation is decent for an OVA, backgrounds look nice, and it captures that cozy Orario vibe. But it's so short I barely had time to settle in before it ended. Felt like a fun 25-minute palate cleanser after the main series, but there's zero reason to rewatch it. If you're already a fan and want some low-stakes silly time with the characters, it's harmless. Otherwise, totally skippable. 6/10 for me.

An episode with a developed plot, but where the clear focus is on the women at the hot spring 👍 The Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka III OVA is exactly the kind of episode where the premise is obvious from the very first minutes. There is a story to justify the events, but it clearly serves merely as a pretext to place the female characters in a situation packed with fanservice. If you’ve watched OVAs of this style before, you probably know exactly what to expect. The premise revolves around the discovery of a new hot spring in Orario. From there, various Familias led by goddesses compete to claim the spring and turn it into an exclusive establishment. In theory, this rivalry serves as the episode's main conflict, but in practice, it hardly matters. The script never attempts to develop this idea seriously, as the entire narrative exists solely to create comedic situations and justify the various scenes at the hot springs. Ultimately, this is a classic "beach episode," just swapping the ocean for a hot spring. The main goal is to show practically the entire female cast wearing towels, makeshift swimwear, or being partially undressed, always heavily emphasizing visual appeal. There are several gags involving accidents, over-the-top reactions, and embarrassing situations,a type of humor that has become a staple of action-fantasy anime OVAs. For fans of fanservice, the episode is unlikely to disappoint. It delivers exactly what it promises and makes no attempt to hide its intentions. However, for those looking for a meaningful story, character development, or any impact on the main plot, there is virtually nothing here. As the OVA’s laid-back tone makes clear, this is entirely disposable content with no bearing on the series' continuity. That said, one thing really caught my attention: the animation quality. Considering this is just a non-canon bonus episode, I expected something simpler. Yet, the animation remains surprisingly consistent throughout almost the entire episode. The hot spring scenery is beautiful, the characters' facial expressions work well for comedy, and—as expected—the scenes featuring the most fanservice receive even greater visual care. It is actually amusing to notice how these specific moments seem to absorb a large portion of the production's effort. The humor works at times, even though it is extremely predictable. There aren't any memorable jokes, but there are some fun character interactions that manage to elicit a smile. Still, everything follows a very familiar formula without offering any truly new ideas. It is an OVA that leans entirely on genre clichés and never attempts to break away from them. Overall, I found it to be an average episode. It isn't bad, as it delivers exactly what it sets out to do, boasts good technical quality, and manages to be entertaining at times. At the same time, it is extremely generic, featuring a shallow, consequence-free plot designed solely to serve as an excuse for fanservice. It is the kind of episode you watch, have a few laughs over, and likely forget shortly after. If you like the characters and just want to see a lighthearted, casual adventure, it is worth watching. However, anyone expecting something that adds to the main DanMachi story will likely be disappointed. Raiting: 6/10. =================================================================================================================Versão em Português===================================== Um episodio com uma trama desenvolvida, mas que claramente o foco é nas mulheres em agua termal 👍 Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka III OVA é exatamente o tipo de episódio cuja proposta fica evidente desde os primeiros minutos. Existe uma história para justificar os acontecimentos, mas ela claramente funciona apenas como um pretexto para colocar as personagens femininas em uma situação cheia de fanservice. Se você já assistiu OVAs desse estilo, provavelmente sabe exatamente o que esperar. A premissa gira em torno da descoberta de uma nova fonte termal em Orario. A partir disso, diferentes Famílias lideradas pelas deusas entram em uma disputa para reivindicar a fonte e transformá-la em um estabelecimento exclusivo. Em teoria, essa rivalidade serve como o conflito principal do episódio, mas, na prática, ela pouco importa. O roteiro nunca tenta desenvolver essa ideia de maneira séria, já que toda a narrativa existe apenas para criar situações cômicas e justificar as diversas cenas nas águas termais. No fim das contas, este é o clássico "episódio de praia", só que substituindo o mar por uma fonte termal. O objetivo principal é mostrar praticamente todo o elenco feminino usando toalhas, roupas de banho improvisadas ou parcialmente sem roupa, sempre explorando bastante o apelo visual. Há várias piadas envolvendo acidentes, reações exageradas e situações constrangedoras, um tipo de humor que já virou tradição em OVAs de animes de ação e fantasia. Para quem gosta de fanservice, dificilmente o episódio decepciona. Ele entrega exatamente aquilo que promete e nem tenta esconder suas intenções. Já para quem procura uma história relevante, desenvolvimento de personagens ou qualquer impacto na trama principal, praticamente não há nada aqui. Como o próprio OVA deixa claro pelo tom descontraído, trata-se de um conteúdo totalmente descartável e sem qualquer importância para a continuidade da série. Apesar disso, uma coisa me chamou bastante atenção: a qualidade da animação. Considerando que este é apenas um episódio extra e não canônico, eu esperava algo mais simples. No entanto, a animação é surpreendentemente consistente durante quase todo o episódio. Os cenários das fontes termais são bonitos, as expressões dos personagens funcionam bem para a comédia e, como era de se esperar, as cenas de maior fanservice recebem um cuidado visual ainda maior. É até engraçado perceber como justamente esses momentos parecem concentrar boa parte do esforço da produção. O humor também funciona em alguns momentos, mesmo sendo extremamente previsível. Não há nenhuma piada memorável, mas existem algumas interações divertidas entre as personagens que conseguem arrancar um sorriso. Ainda assim, tudo segue uma fórmula muito conhecida, sem apresentar nenhuma ideia realmente nova. É um OVA que aposta totalmente nos clichês do gênero e nunca tenta fugir deles. No geral, achei um episódio mediano. Não chega a ser ruim porque entrega exatamente aquilo que se propõe a fazer, possui uma boa qualidade técnica e consegue divertir em alguns momentos. Ao mesmo tempo, também é extremamente genérico, com uma trama rasa, sem consequências e construída apenas para servir de desculpa para o fanservice. É aquele tipo de episódio que você assiste, dá algumas risadas e provavelmente esquece pouco tempo depois. Se você gosta dos personagens e quer apenas ver uma aventura leve e descontraída, vale a pena assistir. Mas quem espera algo que agregue à história principal de DanMachi provavelmente vai sair decepcionado. Nota: 6/10.

I really liked season 1. I really, really liked season 1. And Sword Oratoria. That said, this takes a lot of the same elements. I feel like after Sword Oratoria in terms of chronology the series took a really steep turn towards drama in general. I felt like a lot of the comedic elements were totally lost. Since Bell leveled up a bunch in season 1 there wasn't any logical progression but adding and removing unnecessary characters, which really bothered me. This was a lighthearted return to what the series, in my opinion, should have been. The plot twists were funny and clever, and even though all the ecchi elements were cliched but not unbearably over the top. If you're watching this show and expecting something else then I don't really know what you're doing. Either way, I enjoy this approach to comedic writing infinitely more than when the characters take themselves too seriously. If giving I'm hot takes, this was better than seasons 2 and 3 for general but that's my opinion which is all totally subjective. If you're not sure if you want to give this a watch, it's only 30 minutes so you're not losing a lot of your time anyway. And as a disclaimer, these are my opinions and I saw the rating criminally low so I felt obliged to write a review.

Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka III OVA (2021) You know coming out of the pandemic I needed a good genuine laugh and this was it. To describe this OVA I can actually use two quotes from it that provides no spoiler and yet give you the best reason to watch it. 1- 'a saintly soup stock'. 2- 'because I had to endure the image of a gigantic woolly mammoth trunk being burned into my eyes!'. Those alone should give you enough reason to realise just how funny this is. Turns out Hermes isn't the only male god that is truly god-tier, Miach welcome to the club. As you can tell from the poster it is a hot spring episode with the normal traditions of milk afterwards. That however doesn't do this any justice since from start to finish it is hilarious. It really I could say is the best OVA of the entire series. The artwork is near identical to season 3 which is great and needed, just much lewder. The soundtrack is used in the best way. Music used at the most heroic times in the main season here being used in the funniest moments was an absolute delight that really set the scene. The characters are all very established and I would advise watching this once you have seen the main show in order preferably but if you must season 3 at least. Everyone acts accordingly with their characters and you get some great moments. Welf has some pretty funny moments with Hephaestus and you see Bell being his usual. Hermes is still hilarious but always has Asfi Al Andromeda to rein him in. The best girl ranking remains with Syr at the top flying as high as you can imagine. Ais although not seen massively is a strong second. I do wish she would appear more on the screen. #sheshouldn'tbeasidecharacter. As you can tell this was hilarious, enjoyable and I watched it twice before doing this because I had to make sure I didn't miss anything whilst I laughed so very much. 9/10. A strong finish to season 3, roll on season 4. Always fun for a fairly serious plotted show to have such funny OVA. P.S. We even got a sith lord moment.