D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared Volume 5

D-Genesis Light Novel #5

by Kono Tsuranori, Ian Sacks (translator), ttl (illustrator)

Enter the Phantom! Keigo and Miyoshi encounter new friends, new foes, and new financial woes. Following their momentous press conference and the announcement of their dungeon boot camp, D-Powers begins attracting attention from across the globe. To preserve Keigo’s anonymity, Miyoshi suggests donning a certain costume for some undercover explorer work. Plus, could one of D-Powers’ new recruits be a diamond in the rough? Does a heart of gold beat beneath Keigo’s aloof exterior? New discoveries regarding the dungeons’ mechanics and origins continue to pile up. Whoever this Phantom is, he won’t stop until his undead foes draw their last unbreath!

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy

348 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 26, 2021

Reviews

[Pieter · Rating 4 out of 5]

As with earlier volumes in the series, I really like it, but I can imagine all the details on thinking up experiments to verify how the dungeons work and their potential influence on every day life might be a bit boring for some. The characters remain a bit undeveloped, but I am not reading the series for those anyway. I do find some of the actions and events a bit questionable. Are Japanese really that naive when a group of European mercenaries clearly has no compulsion to do some serious harm to them? Would somebody really be so stupid as to mimic the voice of a famous person instead of picking just a a voice from somebody not associated with the dungeon at all like say their former boss who they dislike anyway? Mind you, the trust of the villains in their voice recognition software is a bit too strong as well (especially since it was a recording from a smartphone), but at least that I can throw on the tech being a bit more developed in the book's setting as opposed to real life. Anyway, a good read despite some minor questionable happenings.

[Sol González · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sinceramente me encanta esta serie. ¿Por que? Porque toda acción en ella mueve tantos detalles y todo se viene encima al mismo tiempo… como enero para mi.

El dúo no ha añadido ningún nuevo plan a su programa, y más bien intentan deshacerse de lo que ya tienen haciendo que el resto del mundo se involucre y continúe su investigación y esto da como resultado migajas internacionales. Ya tenemos una universidad que está desarrollando un programa que toma nota del último paper de Miyoshi.

Todo el resto es… es interesante. Las personas que se acercan, ¡las PERSONAS que se acercan! Todos los intentos de secuestro y espionaje corporativo, así como intentos de chantaje y más. Yo en el lugar de este par hubiera perdido la fe en la humanidad y estos están intentando inventar una fuente de alimento infinito para acabar con la hambruna.

Y el próximo tomo sale hasta julio.
Argh