DanMachi 3 Review – 88/100

Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in the Dungeon?  You thrilled with season 1, kept the hype going with the spinoff, did okay with the movie, and derailed in season 2.  But now – the faithful have been rewarded with this phoenix of a 3rd season.  From a meme to a dream, DanMachi 3 provided a great story, surprisingly thought provoking problems, an excellent cast, and – astonishingly – above average animation.  Let’s take a look at where DanMachi scored and the few places it fell short.

A word on my grading criteria.  For me, each show has 50 points to earn and 50 points to lose. Points are earned by going above and beyond the norm – showing me something I hadn’t seen or making me feel something unexpected.  Something that makes me applaud.  Points are lost when I feel a component of the show was below average or less than acceptable in terms of animation, storyline, etc.  Something that takes away from the show as a whole.

Let’s take a look!

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DanMachi 3 – 11/12 (Ultra Soul/Argonaut) FINAL

Watching episode 11 had me so anxious for the finale. This isn’t like last season, where by the time the final two episodes came along, all hope was lost. No – this was anxiety born of seeing far too many “almost” good endings. Well fear not, gentle reader – DanMachi capped off an absolutely superlative season… and stuck the landing!  Let’s go!
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Danmachi 3 – 9/10 [Stigma/Invisible]

2020 hasn’t been great for many reasons, but at least it’s a good year to be a Danmachi fan.  These two episodes were outstanding.  While episode 8 may be the best of the series, 9 and 10 were on point.  Go watch them if you haven’t.  There’s not much for me to add, except to sit basking in the glow of a good DanMachi season.

I had a bunch of things to say, but that seemed boring – so here’s the Bell’s harem report from these two episodes.

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DanMachi 3 – 6 [Knossos (Man-Made Labyrinth)]

Back to the dungeon we go, with the monster-vs-man war in full swing.  Last season, I complained how we didn’t spend enough time in the titular dungeon – season 3 is making up for it in spades.  Also, who knew that the 18th floor (Rivira) would be so important?  Let’s get into it!

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DanMachi 3 – 2/3 [Monster/Xenos]

When you think of a nuanced show, the source of the “Hestia Ribbon” does not nautrally spring to mind.  However, this season of DanMachi, for all the previous misfires and service jokes, is setting up a complicated, interesting plot.  Whether or not they can pull it off is a whole other thing entirely, but so far – season 3 has been great.

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DanMachi 3 – 01 [Wiene (Dragon’s Daughter)]

Einstein’s oft-quoted definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.  On that note, here we are with a new season of DanMachi!  This one will be great!  And, as Amun doesn’t learn (despite recently dropping Fire Force), I am absolutely pumped and certain that this season will be the one that gets the franchise back on track.

Also, I like how it’s taken 3 seasons for “Is it Wrong to Pick Up Girls in A Dungeon?” to fulfill its name – that question is actually this season’s entire plot!

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