DanMachi, also known as Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, is a light novel series written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda . It has been published in Japan since January 2013. An anime television series adaptation has been airing since 2015 in Japan. Currently, DanMachi consists of the main anime series, an anime movie, a spin-off anime series, and three OVA episodes. In this article, we are going to bring you the complete watch guide for DanMachi.
DanMachi watch order by release date
In this section, we are going to bring you the complete list of DanMachi works by their respective release orders. As we have said, DanMachi consists of the main anime series, three OVA episodes, a spin-off anime series, and this is their release order:
- DanMachi Season 1 (2015)
- “Is It Wrong to Expect a Hot Spring in a Dungeon?” (OVA, 2016)
- Sword Oratoria (2017)
- Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion (movie, 2019)
- DanMachi Season 2 (2019)
- “Is It Wrong to go Searching for Herbs on a Deserted Island?” (OVA, 2020)
- DanMachi Season 3 (2020)
- “Is It Wrong to Try to Find a Hot Spring in Orario? -Bath God Forever-” (OVA, 2021)
In the next section, we are going to tell you the proper chronological order of these works, with information about each work’s plot.
DanMachi chronological watch order
DanMachi Season 1 (2015)
The first season of DanMachi consists of 13 episodes, which aired from April 4, 2015 to June 27, 2015.
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Writer | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Adventurer (Bell Cranel)” Transcription: “Bōkensha (Beru·Kuraneru)” (Japanese: 冒険者) | Daisuke Takashima | Hideki Shirane | April 4, 2015 |
| 2 | “Monster Festival (Monsterphilia)” Transcription: “Kaibutsu-sai (Monsutāfiria)” (Japanese: 怪物祭) | Toshikazu Hashimoto | Hideki Shirane | April 11, 2015 |
| 3 | “The Blade of a God (Hestia Knife)” Transcription: “Kamisama no Yaiba (Hesutia·Naifu)” (Japanese: 神様の刃) | Katsushi Sakurabi | Hideki Shirane | April 18, 2015 |
| 4 | “The Weak (Supporter)” Transcription: “Jakusha (Sapōtā)” (Japanese: 弱者) | Daisuke Takashima | Ayumu Hisao | April 25, 2015 |
| 5 | “Magic Book (Grimoire)” Transcription: “Madōsho (Gurimoa)” (Japanese: 魔導書) | Kiyoko Sayama | Ayumu Hisao | May 2, 2015 |
| 6 | “Reason (Liliruca Arde)” Transcription: “Riyū (Ririruka·āde)” (Japanese: 理由) | Risako Yoshida | Hideki Shirane | May 9, 2015 |
| 7 | “Sword Princess (Ais Wallenstein)” Transcription: “Kenki (Aizu·Varenshutain)” (Japanese: 剣姫) | Toshikazu Hashimoto | Ayumu Hisao | May 16, 2015 |
| 8 | “Wanting To Be A Hero (Argonaut)” Transcription: “Eiyū ganbō (Arugonōto)” (Japanese: 英雄願望) | Naoyuki Kon’no | Hideki Shirane | May 23, 2015 |
| 9 | “Blacksmith (Welf Crozzo)” Transcription: “Tan’ya-shi (Verufu·Kurozzo)” (Japanese: 鍛冶師) | Kiyoko Sayama | Shōgo Yasukawa | May 30, 2015 |
| 10 | “Procession of Monsters (Pass Parade)” Transcription: “Kaibutsu shintei (Pasu·Parēdo)” (Japanese: 怪物進呈) | Katsushi Sakurabi | Hideki Shirane | June 6, 2015 |
| 11 | “Labyrinth Utopia (Under Resort)” Transcription: “Meikyū no rakuen (Andārizōto)” (Japanese: 迷宮の楽園) | Daisuke Takashima | Ayumu Hisao | June 13, 2015 |
| 12 | “Evil Intentions (Show)” Transcription: “Akui (Shō)” (Japanese: 悪意) | Daisuke Takashima Kiyoko Sayama | Shōgo Yasukawa | June 20, 2015 |
| 13 | “The Story of a Familia (Familia Myth)” Transcription: “Kenzoku no monogatari (Famiria·Mīsu)” (Japanese: 眷族の物語) | Katsushi Sakurabi Yoshinobu Yamakawa | Hideki Shirane | June 27, 2015 |
“Is It Wrong to Expect a Hot Spring in a Dungeon?” (2016)
| No. | Title | Director | Writer | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVA1 | “Is It Wrong to Expect a Hot Spring in a Dungeon?” Transcription: “Danjon ni Onsen o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka?” (Japanese: ダンジョンに温泉を求めるのは間違っているだろうか) | Yōhei Suzuki | Hideki Shirane | December 7, 2016 |
On their way back from the 18th floor, Bell and her party accidentally stumble upon a mythical hidden hot spring (which Mikoto is particularly excited about) and decide to take some time to rest. Hermes uses this opportunity to cause some trouble, to the chagrin of Asfi and the other girls. As she explores other parts of the spring, Estia comes across a room where she can finally be alone with Bell.
Suddenly, the hot spring begins to turn red and burns everyone’s swimsuits. After Bell and Estia are chased by the monsters and rescued by Ryu, they face the protector of the spring, a giant monkfish, which Bell quickly defeats. Realizing that the hot spring was just a monster trap, they plan to report it to the guild and exit the dungeon to return home.
Sword Oratoria (2017)
Sword Oratoria is a spin-off series that aired from April 14, 2017 to June 30, 2017. A total of 12 episodes were aired.
| No. | Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “The Sword Princess and the Elf” Transcription: “Kenki to Yōsei” (Japanese: 剣姫と妖精) | April 14, 2017 |
| 2 | “Fittings and Purchases” Transcription: “Shichaku to Kōnyū” (Japanese: 試着と購入) | April 21, 2017 |
| 3 | “Festivals and Courage” Transcription: “Saiten to Yūki” (Japanese: 祭典と勇気) | April 28, 2017 |
| 4 | “The Murder and the Jewel” Transcription: “Satsujin to Hōgyoku” (Japanese: 殺人と宝玉) | May 5, 2017 |
| 5 | “The Red-head and the Lone Ruler” Transcription: “Akagami to Ko-ō” (Japanese: 赤髪と孤王) | May 12, 2017 |
| 6 | “Subjugation and Escape” Transcription: “Tōbatsu to Tōbō” (Japanese: 討伐と逃亡) | May 19, 2017 |
| 7 | “Requests and Divisions” Transcription: “Irai to Bundan” (Japanese: 依頼と分断) | May 26, 2017 |
| 8 | “The Corruption and the Maid” Transcription: “Kegare to Shōjo” (Japanese: 穢れと少女) | June 2, 2017 |
| 9 | “Training and Jealousy” Transcription: “Kunren to Shitto” (Japanese: 訓練と嫉妬) | June 9, 2017 |
| 10 | “The Boy and the Hero” Transcription: “Shōnen to Eiyū” (Japanese: 少年と英雄) | June 16, 2017 |
| 11 | “Adventure and the Unknown” Transcription: “Bōken to Michi” (Japanese: 冒険と未知) | June 23, 2017 |
| 12 | “Kin to the Gods (Sword Oratoria)” Transcription: “Kamigami to Kenzoku (Sōdo Oratoria)” (Japanese: 神々と眷族) | June 30, 2017 |
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion (2019)
| Release Date | Running Time | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2019 | 82 minutes | Katsushi Sakurabi | Fujino Ōmori |
With the help of Hermes, the goddess Artemis travels to Orario to search for someone who can pull a special spear from its base. Artemis thus asks Bell, who has succeeded in removing the said spear and calls himself Orion by the latter, to go and eliminate Antares, a monster locked up by the great spirits of ancient times in the ruins of Ersos at the end of the continent. Thus begins their journey to the remains of Ersos to save Orario and the world from the danger of Antares and what lies behind his power.
DanMachi Season 2 (2019)
The second season also consisted of 13 episodes, which aired from July 6, 2019 to September 28, 2019.
| No. | Title | Director | Writer | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.5 | “Past & Future” Transcription: “Kako to mirai” (Japanese: 過去と未来) | N/A | N/A | July 6, 2019 |
| 14 | “Banquet of the Gods (Party)” Transcription: “Kami no utage (Pātī)” (Japanese: 神の宴) | Hideki Tachibana | Hideki Shirane | July 13, 2019 |
| 15 | “Sun God (Apollo)” Transcription: “Taiyō-shin (Aporon)” (Japanese: 太陽神) | Kōzō Kaihō | Hideki Shirane | July 20, 2019 |
| 16 | “Gathering (Conversion)” Transcription: “Shūketsu (Konbājon)” (Japanese: 集結) | Toshikazu Hashimoto | Hideki Shirane | July 27, 2019 |
| 17 | “War Game (War Game)” Transcription: “Sensō yūgi (Wō Gēmu)” (Japanese: 戦争遊戯) | Katsushi Sakurabi | Shōgo Yasukawa | August 3, 2019 |
| 18 | “The Hearthfire Mansion (Home)” Transcription: “Kamadobi no yakata (Hōmu)” (Japanese: 竈火の館) | Yoshihiro Mori | Mamoru Akinaga | August 10, 2019 |
| 19 | “City of Lust (Ishtar Familia)” Transcription: “Injato (Ishutaru Famiria)” (Japanese: 淫都) | Hideki Tachibana | Hideki Shirane | August 17, 2019 |
| 20 | “Fox Person (Renard)” Transcription: “Kitsunejin (Runāru)” (Japanese: 狐人) | Kōzō Kaihō | Shōgo Yasukawa | August 24, 2019 |
| 21 | “Killing Stone (Ephemeral Dreams)” Transcription: “Sesshōseki (Uta Katano Yume)” (Japanese: 殺生石) | Toshikazu Hashimoto | Mamoru Akinaga | August 31, 2019 |
| 22 | “War Prostitutes (Berbera)” Transcription: “Sentō shōfu (Bābera)” (Japanese: 戦闘娼婦) | Yūsuke Onoda | Hideki Shirane | September 7, 2019 |
| 23 | “Longing to Be a Hero (Argonaut)” Transcription: “Eiyū setsubō (Arugonouto)” (Japanese: 英雄切望) | Katsushi Sakurabi | Shōgo Yasukawa | September 14, 2019 |
| 24 | “Army’s Advance (Rakia)” Transcription: “Shingun (Rakia)” (Japanese: 進軍) | Yoshihiro Mori | Mamoru Akinaga | September 21, 2019 |
| 25 | “Goddess and Child (Song of Love)” Transcription: “Megami to kenzoku (Ai no uta)” (Japanese: 女神と眷族) | Kōzō Kaihō | Hideki Shirane | September 28, 2019 |
“Is It Wrong to go Searching for Herbs on a Deserted Island?” (2020)
| No. | Title | Director | Writer | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVA2 | “Is It Wrong to go Searching for Herbs on a Deserted Island?” Transcription: “Mujintō de hābu o sagashi ni iku no wa machigatte imasu ka?” (Japanese: 無人島でハーブを探しに行くのは間違っていますか) | Yūsuke Onoda | Hideki Shirane | January 29, 2020 |
Miach sends the Estia and Ryu Family on a mission to retrieve some medicinal herbs on “Desert Island Friendship”, which they see as a vacation. Estia, Lili and Haruhime argue over who should spend time next to Bell and choose to decide it with a swimwear contest. The girls show off their costumes, causing Bell to flutter, and when asked to choose the winner, they are surprised by the appearance of Ais, who has a mushroom sticking out of her head.
Acting in an unusually cheerful way, the others imagine that she suffers from amnesia and to help her they must find the legendary “Chrysanthemum Ognicosa” hidden in the center of the island, which can satisfy the deepest desires of the owner. While some go looking for him, Estia makes Ais believe that she has always been in love with Welf, which causes Bell to escape in shock and he falls from a cliff, unconscious.
Ryu appears to find the “Ognicosa Chrysanthemum” in the middle of a lake, but when he goes to retrieve it, he starts screaming. Mikoto and Welf each go looking for her on his behalf, this time finding the flower in a hot spring and a lake forge respectively. The three go back, sprouting their mushrooms on their heads, and start acting weird like Ais.
Estia, Lili and Haruhime try to save them, but they themselves become victims. Bell wakes up to find all of his companions stuck in the same hypnotic trance. Eventually they pass out, the mushrooms fall off their heads and turn into chibi versions of their guests asking Bell to be taken to Time and he accepts.
Suddenly, many other characters, including Finn, Bete, Aisha, even Apollo and Ares, appear to be trying to fight the mushrooms when a volcano emerges from nowhere, destroying the island. In the end it turns out that it was all a dream of Cassandra, who tries in vain to warn Daphne and Miach, discovering from Naza that they had already left for the island several days before and that they would be back shortly.
Bell arrives in the shop, causing a mushroom to sprout on his head, shocking Cassandra.
DanMachi Season 3 (2020)
The third season of DanMachi had 12 episodes. They aired from October 3, 2020 to December 19, 2020.
| No. | Title | Director | Writer | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | “Wiene (Dragon’s Daughter)” Transcription: “Uīne (Ryū no Shōjo)” (Japanese: 竜の少女) | Hideki Tachibana | Hideki Shirane | October 3, 2020 |
| 27 | “Monster (One Wing)” Transcription: “Monsutā (Kata-yoku)” (Japanese: 片翼) | Kōhei Kuratomi | Hideki Shirane | October 10, 2020 |
| 28 | “Xenos (Outliers)” Transcription: “Zenosu (Itanji)” (Japanese: 異端児) | Yoshihiro Mori | Mamoru Akinaga | October 17, 2020 |
| 29 | “Aspiration (Distant Dream)” Transcription: “Akogare (Tōi Yume)” (Japanese: 遠い夢) | Kazuma Satō | Hideki Shirane | October 24, 2020 |
| 30 | “Ikelos Familia (King of Atrocity)” Transcription: “Ikerosu Famiria (Sangeki no Ōja)” (Japanese: 惨劇の王者) | Hitomi Ezoe | Ayumu Hisao | October 31, 2020 |
| 31 | “Knossos (Man-Made Labyrinth)” Transcription: “Kunossosu (Jinzō Meikyū)” (Japanese: 人造迷宮) | Yūsuke Onoda | Ayumu Hisao | November 7, 2020 |
| 32 | “Dix Perdix (The Dreams of Beasts)” Transcription: “Dikkusu Perudikusu (Kemono no Yume)” (Japanese: 獣の夢) | Yoshiyuki Nogami | Hideki Shirane | November 14, 2020 |
| 33 | “Bell Cranel (The Fool)” Transcription: “Beru Kuraneru (Gusha)” (Japanese: 愚者) | Kazuma Satō | Ayumu Hisao | November 21, 2020 |
| 34 | “Stigma (Downfall)” Transcription: “Sutiguma (Reiraku)” (Japanese: 零落) | Yoshihiro Mori | Hideki Shirane | November 28, 2020 |
| 35 | “Invisible (Forced Breakthrough)” Transcription: “Inbijiburu (Kyōkō Toppa)” (Japanese: 強行突破) | Yoshiyuki Nogami | Shōgo Yasukawa | December 5, 2020 |
| 36 | “Ultra Soul (Decisive Battle)” Transcription: “Urutora Sōru (Kessen)” (Japanese: 決戦) | Katsushi Sakurabi | Shōgo Yasukawa | December 12, 2020 |
| 37 | “Argonaut (Hero’s Return)” Transcription: “Arugonouto (Eiyū Kaiki)” (Japanese: 英雄回帰) | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Hideki Shirane | December 19, 2020 |
“Is It Wrong to Try to Find a Hot Spring in Orario? -Bath God Forever-” (2021)
| No. | Title | Director | Writer | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVA3 | “Is It Wrong to Try to Find a Hot Spring in Orario? -Bath God Forever-“ Transcription: “Orario ni Onsen o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka (Ofuru no Kami-sama Fōebā)” (Japanese: オラリオに温泉を求めるのは間違っているだろうか ～おふろの神様フォーエバー～) | Yoshiyuki Nogami | Hideki Shirane | April 28, 2021 |
Dian Cecht opens a public bathroom at Hours and is a great success. However, the Miach Family is annoyed that he stole the idea from Naaza, and they also believe that his proclamation that he is also a natural hot spring is a lie. After venting their frustration with Bell, Hermes appears, overhearing them, and volunteering to investigate the place in question.
They discover that he is almost identical to Naaza’s plans and, despite Naaza’s initial insistence on doing things on her own so they don’t get into trouble, the others agree to help them sneak into the baths and uncover the truth. Bell, Ermes and Welf, the latter having only recently become aware of the situation, disguise themselves and begin to create confusion by running into the women’s bathroom, while the Miach family heads towards the boiler.
When the boys split up, Bell stumbles upon a bridge and accidentally falls on naked Syr, and plummets into the stream below. The Miach Family is forced to face Dian Cecht’s defensive system, which is devices that spray a liquid that disintegrates clothes.
Eventually, Miach and Naaza make their way and confront Dian Cecht wielding a lightsaber, which accidentally cuts one of the upper tubes, causing a powerful explosion that frees Bell who was trapped.
The three arrive in the boiler room and discover that the source of the hot spring is actually a member of the Cecht Family, Airmid the healer, who gets so embarrassed that the entire hot spring explodes. Afterward, everyone enjoys the remaining pools of water left, while Eina, decidedly embarrassed, discovered the trouble Bell was doing by Syr and brutally punishes him.