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New DanMachi OVA Series Announced


For DanMachi fans, this news is sure to be truly divine!

Earlier today, the producers of the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? (Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka, or DanMachi for short) anime series announced that a new OVA project is in the works. Though no news on the format or release date were revealed, the team noted that fans of Bell, Hestia, and the rest of the crew should stay tuned to the show’s official website for updates.

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The news was announced at the “Kamisama no Kanshasai: Hestia Party” fan event, which was held at Katsushika, Tokyo’s Katsushika Symphony Hills Mozart Hall.

Is It Wrong To Try And Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? is based on Fujino Ōmori and Suzuhito Yasuda’s light novel series of the same name. Yoshiki Yamakawa (Kill Me Baby, Little Busters!) directed the series at J.C. Staff, while Shigeki Kimoto (Sky Girls) provided character designs. Hideki Shirane (Aria the Scarlet Ammo, Queen’s Blade: Rebellion) was in charge of series composition.

The 13-episode series originally aired during the Spring 2015 anime season, first hitting the airwaves on April 3. Sentai Filmworks currently holds the rights to the DanMachi anime series, while Yen Press releases the novels. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.

Source: Anime! Anime!

Update 8/11/2016: The DanMachi OVA has officially be slated to be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on December 7.

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