Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (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 is a Japanese light novel series written by Fujino Ōmori. It has received two manga adaptations as well as an anime series adaptation.

DanMachi takes place in the labirynth city of Orario. The city is home to a number of Gods 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. The primary activity of these organizations is exploring the labyrinth under the city in order to battle monsters and harvest the crystal shards they leave behind when destroyed. These shards are used to craft magic items and other treasures; however, they can also be exchanged directly for the world's currency.

The story follows the adventures of Bell Cranel, a 14-year-old rookie adventurer and sole member of the Hestia Familia. He looks up to Ais Wallenstein, a famous and powerful swordswoman of the Loki Familia, and vows to become as strong as her following a chance encounter where she saves his life from a powerful monster.

The light novel is definitely better than the anime adaptation, but the anime is also worth checking out, especially if you like zero-to-hero stories, and the hero himself is very easy to like, with all that optimism and his heart on his sleeve.