---
title: "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (DanMachi)"
slug: danmachi
source_type: light_novel
question: "Where does the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (DanMachi) light novel pick up after the anime?"
answer: "Light Novel Volume 18, from the start of the volume"
arc: "Post-War Game arc"
pickup_volume: 18
caught_up: false
verified_on: 2026-08-15
confidence: medium
cross_checked: false
canonical: https://testing.otakupeople.com/read-next/danmachi
---

# Where does the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (DanMachi) light novel pick up after the anime?

To continue Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (DanMachi) after the anime, start the light novel at Light Novel Volume 18, from the start of the volume. That is the Post-War Game arc. Verified 2026-08-15 (confidence: medium).

## Read this first

The anime skipped LN volume 8 entirely — read it separately if you want that arc. S5 was widely criticised as rushed and cut a lot of Freya's backstory.

## What the anime covered

LN volumes 1-17 across S1-S5 (S5 = vols 15-17, ending as the Freya Familia War Game concludes)

- **Anime status:** Season 5 concluded March 2025 (15 episodes). Season 6 confirmed February 2026 with no air date
- **Last aired:** S5 E15 (finale), aired 2025-03-07
- **Light novel status:** ongoing (21 volumes published)
- **English publisher:** Yen Press (Yen On)

## Notes

One report describes season 6 as based on volume 21, which would imply the anime jumps ahead; most reading guides place the post-S5 start at vol 18.

## Where to read it legally

- Yen Press
- BookWalker
- Amazon Kindle

Publisher-first ordering. Publisher links are never monetised;
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## Sources

- https://litretreat.com/danmachi-light-novel-reading-order/
- https://www.cbr.com/crunchyrolls-danmachi-officially-confirms-season-6/

## Verification

Verified **2026-08-15**, confidence **medium**. Not independently confirmed: either our sources disagree, or a second pass could not verify the exact number. Treat it as provisional.

## Cite this

> OtakuPeople, "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (DanMachi): Light Novel Volume 18, from the start of the volume", verified 2026-08-15, https://testing.otakupeople.com/read-next/danmachi

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