Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria

English Title: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria
Japanese Title: 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外伝 ソード・オラトリア — “Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Gaiden: Sword Oratoria”
Author: Fujino Omori — 大森藤ノ
Illustrator: Kiyotaka Haimura — 灰村 キヨタカ
Translator: Andrew Gaippe
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Original Run: January 2014 – ongoing
English Run: November 2016 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: GA Bunko (Softbank Creative)
English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press)
Volumes in Japanese: 12 (In Progress)
Volumes in English: 10 (In Progress)
Average Price Per Volume: Paperback $11 — Kindle $8 — Nook $8

• English Website — Japanese Website
• MAL Entry — Forum
• Baka Updates — LNDB.info — Novel Updates

Synopsis: Aiz Wallenstein, the Sword Princess, is known as one of the most powerful warriors from one of the most powerful groups in the city of Orario: Loki Familia. With them, she ventures into the deepest parts of the labyrinthine Dungeon beneath the city, stalking the monstrous denizens that lurk there and vanquishing them with the blazing light of her sword. But when she meets a certain white-haired boy, the encounter will change both of them forever…

Volume 1
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Released November 1, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-0316315333

Volume 2
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Released February 21, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-0316318167

Volume 3
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Released June 20, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-0316318181

Volume 4
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Released October 31, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-0316318228

Volume 5
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Released February 27, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-0316442503

Volume 6
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Released June 26, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-0316442527

Volume 7
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Released October 30, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1975302863

Volume 8
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Released February 19, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1975327798

Volume 9
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Released June 18, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1975327811

Volume 10
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Releasing November 5, 2019 -- ISBN-13: 978-1975331719

Volume 11
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Releasing February 25, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1975331733

Volume 12
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Releasing July 21, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 978-1975313272

Reviews of Sword Oratoria

• Anime News Network: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 4 — Vol 5
• Manga Bookshelf: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3 — Vol 4 — Vol 5 — Vol 6 — Vol 7 — Vol 8 — Vol 9 — Vol 10 — Vol 11 — Vol 12
• Justus R. Stone: Vol 1 — Vol 2
• English Light Novels: Vol 1

Illustrations Sampler

Anime Adaptation

MAL Entry — 12 episdoes — Aired April 2017 to July 2017
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Note: Adapted volumes 1 to 4 of the light novel series

Manga Adaptation

MAL Entry — Japanese publication began May 2014. English release by Yen Press. English publication began October 2017
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If you liked Sword Oratoria, you might also want to try…

• Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? — parent story, same author (Fujino Omori)
• A Certain Magical Index — same artist (Kiyotaka Haimura)

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