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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 外伝 ソード・オラトリア (Manga) #2
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria Manga, Vol. 2
After returning from an arduous but successful expedition deep into the Dungeon, Loki Familia gets a rare chance to rest their weary bones. Ainz is troubled about a certain rabbit-like boy, but that won't stop Lefiya and the others from dragging her along on an all-girls shopping trip! What's more, the Monsterphilia is fast approaching, promising a day filled with exciting attractions and events. But the gods and mortals of Orario may get more entertainment than they bargained for when all Dungeon breaks loose!
210 pages, Paperback
First published March 25, 2015
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July 2, 2018
Bringing us up to Monsterphilia we get to see more about Aiz including a scene with her mother and what I think might have been her father (which looks eerily similar to Bell in black and white pages.) Having lost her parents to whatever circumstance and making Aiz strive to become the strongest is an interesting driving force in and of itself but often times the simplistic Aiz finds herself thinking of the boy she saved from the runaway Minotaur (that would be Bell for those that forgot) and must deal with these new feelings competing with her need to get stronger. In this aspect Bell is helping Aiz become a more rounded individual just by being around which makes sense since she (like others I guess) tend to help him however they can.By the way Loki who's eyes are normally slanted shut tend to open more in this series because being about her familia she now has more time to cause a bit of trouble. :)
There are some interesting slice of life scenes mixed with fantasy as Aiz's female companions notice she has been not herself lately and decide to take her shopping or new clothes making for a nice break in the action between the party scene at the Hostess of Fertility pub (after the successful dungeon expedition) and the trouble at Monsterphilia where the girls have to take on a monstrous plant that is unfamiliar to them. So there you have it. This series being a side story of the original gives us all sort of interesting character interaction, action, and character developments as each character has to deal with their own demons so to say so if you like the original be sure to try this series too. :)
My favorite moment is Lefiya's moment of glory as she fights through the pain and unleashes a spell so powerful it saves the day. I am rooting for that spunky little elf girl. I just hope she does not get as bad as Loki with Aiz. :)
There are some interesting slice of life scenes mixed with fantasy as Aiz's female companions notice she has been not herself lately and decide to take her shopping or new clothes making for a nice break in the action between the party scene at the Hostess of Fertility pub (after the successful dungeon expedition) and the trouble at Monsterphilia where the girls have to take on a monstrous plant that is unfamiliar to them. So there you have it. This series being a side story of the original gives us all sort of interesting character interaction, action, and character developments as each character has to deal with their own demons so to say so if you like the original be sure to try this series too. :)
My favorite moment is Lefiya's moment of glory as she fights through the pain and unleashes a spell so powerful it saves the day. I am rooting for that spunky little elf girl. I just hope she does not get as bad as Loki with Aiz. :)
August 15, 2019
If you saw my review for vol. 1 -- this is pretty much the same. If not here's the lowdown:
Great to see the characters on a page in a form other than text. I still enjoy the story even though I've been through it multiple times now. The one flaw for me is too much change throughout the book in the way the characters look for me to be perfect but not enough to stop reading.
On a super positive not about the art in this one though -- there is a multi-page sequence with Lefiya that is really pretty amazing.
Verdict: Not bad, not bad at all. Pretty good. Still prefer the light novels, but if you're more visual this may be the better choice for you.
Great to see the characters on a page in a form other than text. I still enjoy the story even though I've been through it multiple times now. The one flaw for me is too much change throughout the book in the way the characters look for me to be perfect but not enough to stop reading.
On a super positive not about the art in this one though -- there is a multi-page sequence with Lefiya that is really pretty amazing.
Verdict: Not bad, not bad at all. Pretty good. Still prefer the light novels, but if you're more visual this may be the better choice for you.
March 22, 2020
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? has an interesting premise and is unique in that the character is said to start out with his quest in-story for the purposes of creating a harem, for about a few pages of length. Then he falls head over heels in love with a female warrior who saves his life. From then on, he is devoted to only impressing this girl. All childish dreams fly out the window.
The world is essentially one where the divine beings, the gods and goddesses, came down from their own world "Tenkai" to the mortal realm called "Gekai", and form groups of followers called familias or "families" to pursue their goals, earn money, so forth. In exchange for their support for the deity they join up with, the mortal gains falna or blessings, which allows them to access ever-increasing abilities. They then update the abilities much the same way a character in an RPG updates abilities, and with skills, magic, levels, so on, to boot.
The review here is on the first two volumes of the manga adaptation of the Light Novels. The manga does do an admirable job bringing the LN to life in a more visual medium. Of course, not everything is adapted perfectly.
Like in the anime, and unlike in the LN where this is handled right off of the bat, the story completely skips over the grading system for the levels. Most Japanese fiction uses grades of S as the highest for ranking the characters' skills, and then A through some level. But someone unfamiliar might not realize this, or that the stats start over again with each level.
The good parts are, of course, plentiful, including art, characterization, and such. For instance, the characterization is not necessarily better but different in a good way. We see visual cues we can't see in the novels that give us unique insights into the characters in the same way the greater narrative of the novels gives us greater insights via more detailed pov's of the characters. We get to see how much of a tsundere Hephaestos is towards Hestia, and see just how devastating Freya's powers are. They are not just entrancing but truly powerful that look like they might put Bell in trouble.
Hestia and Hephaistos are, like in the books, fleshed out more here than in the anime. Especially the latter. It becomes clear that she does truly love her friend Hestia, and is so hard on her in service of the repayment of aid due to wanting the other goddess to grow up. And as for Hestia, she does love Bell truly, and loves her friend Hephaistos, though she acts childish at times. The situation she puts herself in with her friend is evidence of this.
Aiz currently doesn't get a whole lot of development, but she will around the events of the latter end of the second novel onwards, and in her own series, of course. Bell is the main focus of the novel, so of course he gets tons of development focused on a) his childish fantasies, b) where they come from, c) giving them up to pursue Aiz, and d) how he pursues this.
As I stated, the art was a real plus for the manga. It is just so detailed and gorgeous. Especially good are the color inserts. Also, of note are - in the first volume only - the little tidbits between chapters that give some factoids about the world and story, including maybe hints of stories to come.
Though not as visually impressive as the anime, this manga adaptation has a grace and beauty that is in some ways superior, including the gorgeous art. And, being more faithful to the LN, it gives more details which is a plus. Just as the anime is a compelling adaptation with it's own pros and cons, so is the manga.
The world is essentially one where the divine beings, the gods and goddesses, came down from their own world "Tenkai" to the mortal realm called "Gekai", and form groups of followers called familias or "families" to pursue their goals, earn money, so forth. In exchange for their support for the deity they join up with, the mortal gains falna or blessings, which allows them to access ever-increasing abilities. They then update the abilities much the same way a character in an RPG updates abilities, and with skills, magic, levels, so on, to boot.
The review here is on the first two volumes of the manga adaptation of the Light Novels. The manga does do an admirable job bringing the LN to life in a more visual medium. Of course, not everything is adapted perfectly.
Like in the anime, and unlike in the LN where this is handled right off of the bat, the story completely skips over the grading system for the levels. Most Japanese fiction uses grades of S as the highest for ranking the characters' skills, and then A through some level. But someone unfamiliar might not realize this, or that the stats start over again with each level.
The good parts are, of course, plentiful, including art, characterization, and such. For instance, the characterization is not necessarily better but different in a good way. We see visual cues we can't see in the novels that give us unique insights into the characters in the same way the greater narrative of the novels gives us greater insights via more detailed pov's of the characters. We get to see how much of a tsundere Hephaestos is towards Hestia, and see just how devastating Freya's powers are. They are not just entrancing but truly powerful that look like they might put Bell in trouble.
Hestia and Hephaistos are, like in the books, fleshed out more here than in the anime. Especially the latter. It becomes clear that she does truly love her friend Hestia, and is so hard on her in service of the repayment of aid due to wanting the other goddess to grow up. And as for Hestia, she does love Bell truly, and loves her friend Hephaistos, though she acts childish at times. The situation she puts herself in with her friend is evidence of this.
Aiz currently doesn't get a whole lot of development, but she will around the events of the latter end of the second novel onwards, and in her own series, of course. Bell is the main focus of the novel, so of course he gets tons of development focused on a) his childish fantasies, b) where they come from, c) giving them up to pursue Aiz, and d) how he pursues this.
As I stated, the art was a real plus for the manga. It is just so detailed and gorgeous. Especially good are the color inserts. Also, of note are - in the first volume only - the little tidbits between chapters that give some factoids about the world and story, including maybe hints of stories to come.
Though not as visually impressive as the anime, this manga adaptation has a grace and beauty that is in some ways superior, including the gorgeous art. And, being more faithful to the LN, it gives more details which is a plus. Just as the anime is a compelling adaptation with it's own pros and cons, so is the manga.
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