Title: Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? Arrow Of The Orion Movie Blu-Ray
Director: Katsushi Sakurabi
Studio: J. C. Staff
Writer: Fujino Ōmori
U. S. Distributor: Sentai Filmworks, Section 23
U. S. Release Date: Oct. 22nd, 2019
Format: Blu-ray / Film / 82 Minutes
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Age Rating: MA
Overall Personal Rating: A-
Synopsis:
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Arrow of the Orion is an anime movie directed by Katsushi Sakurabi.
Living above the legendary dungeons of Orario ought to be enough danger for anyone, and in his short time as a member of the goddess Hestia’s familia, Bell Cranel has experienced more perils and pitfalls than most. So, when Bell unexpectedly wins a free trip, is it too much to hope that he might have actually won a real vacation? Of course it is!
Inexplicably chosen as the champion of Hestia’s friend, the goddess Artemis, Bell quickly finds himself up to his neck in ruins and monsters as yet another epic quest begins. And where Bell goes, can the ever-jealous Hestia be far behind? Explore the world of DanMachi like never before as all of your favorite characters return in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion!
Commentary:
Is It Wrong has done it again. This series gives us plenty of silliness along with heart warming moral development. Bell is a natural naive hero who knows only one way and that is to look strait forward and to only be dedicated to those he calls friends. The movie is steeped in this heavy handed view of idealized life. The monsters are the evil that surrounds us and the purity of heart is the only thing that will save you is a little strong, but that ethos also make you root for Bell, Hestia and the rest of the group to overcome the overwhelming evil that has them on their heals.
I like the way they keep Bell honest at true to character. I realize that his is the simplest of all, but sometimes that make that character hardest to keep true to form. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion! does give us what we would expect from the series and also just a little more to make it worth our while.
Overall Grade: A-
Even thought I thought the animation relied too much on CG I still feel J. C. Staff did a solid job and productions level were high enough to make it a true theatrical release. The writing and character development was able to just concern itself with one character (Artemis) and allow everyone else to be them self, which have been developed in the series already. I like the plot it allowed focus and real a quest. It also played up the hero narrative which goes well for Bell and allowed the other women to be envious of some else which gave us some lighter moments.
If you are a fan of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?. Then you will sure love Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion!. If you are just looking for a good hero tale then this would also be a good fit if you don’t care about understanding what came before it. I found it worthy and I believe you will too.
