DanMachi is an overall nice anime. It isn't outstanding, nor is it bad. It has a little bit of everything to please everyone and that often comes at the cost of the things it tries to do. Light harem? Check. Some slapstick comedy? Check. Some ecchi? Check. Action? Check. Don't expect much depth or answers but likeable and numerous characters somewhat make up for that.

The plot of the show is very interesting and intriguing and there is much to be learned there but the anime keeps that all in the backburner for the course of the 12 episodes. Unfortunately this leads to poor world building in general. Normal answers about the world are left vague or unanswered which makes the environment seem small and uninteresting

The characters of the show are normal. The show features a harem-light aspect which means there are too many female characters and not enough time to develop any of them to a significant degree. What their motivations are, their intentions, their purposes. It's all left mostly to the imagination of the viewer as the cast more appropriately resembles a cast of generic tropes for your basic shipping needs. Some of them, such as Ain - the main love interest present no actual character traits. She is without expression, does nothing really interesting and the show only hints about some kind of depth but it leaves her overall bland. The MC on the other hand is very lovable and wholesome. The kind of idiotic blind trust that we'd all love to have.

Without a tangible or really interesting goal, it's hard to find the motivation to watch the show sometimes. Why does the protagonist do what he is doing? Why is the villain doing what they are doing? What is the end goal of going into dungeons to fight when it presents no threat to the people of the city? What do the gods get from all this? It's all up to you to decide. I hope the show can find a more linear setting to advance the plot and perhaps add a goal so we can truly feel the characters evolve and move with purpose.

ART: 8/10

The designs are cute. Nothing special. Mostly generic character designs. The soundtrack and songs were all enjoyable to watch but nothing special. The animation was quite fun to watch too, especially during action sequences but I'm not very nitpicky with these stuff.

PLOT: 6/10

- World Building: 5/10
- Central plot: 6/10
- Characters: 6/10

Some semblance of a plot is there but it remains confused about its purpose and goal. Characters don't really see much development. There are some exceptions of very interesting characters that did receive some depth but mostly everyone sticks to their traits.

The environment is quite bland and boring and the show gives no information about the backstory of the world, or it's rules, or anything really. Hopefully that changes in the next seasons because the show did seem like it wanted to explore that further but it's quite hard with only 12 episodes.

Enjoyment: 7/10

There is a little bit to enjoy for everyone but since it tries to appeal to so many people, some stuff just isn't universal. The show has some troubling quotes - that is a man's duty to peep or that it's normal to kiss or touch women when they're asleep, and I know some people might get mad I'm mentioning this but that's just not cool. In general and to be included in this show with this kind of MC. It isn't major for me but it did knock off a few points. That being said, it's still a fun show - the characters are likeable, the idea is intriguing and it has plenty of chances to develop it's plot and characters more.