[b] (Japanese: ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか, Hepburn: Danjon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka), also known as DanMachi (ダンまち) for short, and with English subtitle Familia Myth,[2] is a Japanese light novel series written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda.
Additionally, a spin-off light novel series titled Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
On the Side: Sword Oratoria began in January 2014, and another spin-off light novel series titled Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
The city is home to a number of Gods who, seeking excitement, chose to limit their divine powers in order to experience the hardships of those who reside on the mortal world.
Each God maintains a retinue of adventurers and support personnel drawn from the people of the city known as a Familia (ファミリア, Famiria).
The primary activity of these organizations is exploring the labyrinth under the city known as the Dungeon (ダンジョン, Danjon) in order to battle monsters and harvest the crystal shards they leave behind when destroyed.
In a fashion typical of role playing games, the power of an adventurer is quantified by their level and a number of ability scores.
He ends up unknowingly developing a special ability known as "Liaris Freese", granting him a rapid growth in strength as a result of his feelings.
As Bell goes on adventures in his quest to become stronger, he ends up catching the attention of many others in the series, alongside the romantic affections of other girls, deities, and mortals alike, most notably Hestia herself, but he never reciprocates any of them whatsoever as he only has feelings for Ais.
Fujino Ōmori wrote the story under the title Familia Myth as his entry for the 4th GA Bunko Award, where he won the Great Prize and received an offer for publication.
[8] The first light novel volume was published on January 15, 2013, by SB Creative under their GA Bunko imprint.
One based on the novels was illustrated by Kunieda and started serialization in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan from August 2, 2013, before unexpectedly concluding in 2018.
Yen Press announced at their New York Comic Con 2014 panel the rights to publish the manga in North America.
[17] A four-panel manga series titled Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka 4-koma: Kamisama no Nichijō (ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか4コマ【神様の日常】) by Masaya Takamura began serialization in Square Enix's online manga magazine Gangan Online from August 14, 2014.
[24][25] A second season of the anime and an original film adaptation titled Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
[26] The film was directed by Katsushi Sakurabi, written by Fujino Ōmori, with animation by J.C.Staff and music by Keiji Inai.
The main staff from previous seasons reprise their roles, while Fujino Ōmori, the original author, will supervise the scripts alongside Hideki Shirane.
[44] A fifth season of the anime series was announced at an event celebrating the 10th anniversary of the original light novels on November 4, 2023.
[53] Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, the voice actor of Bell Cranell, was recognized as the Guinness World Record holder for "the largest number of lines performed by a single voice actor in a mobile game" with this game in June 2019.
The story focuses on the character Ais Wallenstein from the parent Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?