Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria, or Sword Oratoria for short, is a Japanese light novelside story series, written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura. The story focuses on the character Ais Wallenstein from the parent Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? series.
Overview
Setting
The story and time-frame, just like Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, takes place in the fictional city of Orario whose main feature place is the Dungeon which contains an assortment of monsters from goblins to dragons. Adventurers visit the dungeon to defeat monsters and take their crystal shards, which are used to craft magic items, among other treasures; however, they can also be exchanged for the world's currency. The people of Orario join groups called Familia, who serve a range of functions from dungeon crawling to crafting items. Each Familia is named after and serves a resident deity. In a fashion similar to role playing games, the adventurers are grouped into levels, increasing their levels and abilities according to their achievements.
Plot
The story follows the same time-frame as Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, but this time centers on the Loki Familia. It highlights events of the Loki Familia that were only mentioned in the main story, overlapping with events from it.
Media
Light novel
A side story light novel series titled Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria, written by Fujino Ōmori with illustrations by Kiyotaka Haimura, was first published on January 15, 2014. Twelve volumes have been published as of July 12, 2019. This series focuses on Ais Wallenstein as the main character.
Manga
A manga adaptation of the side story light novel series, titled Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria with art by Takashi Yagi, began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Gangan Joker from May 22, 2014.
The anime adaptation of Sword Oratoria has received mixed reviews. In a review of the first episode, Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network gave it a B+ grade. Silverman stated that while the first episode was a good way of getting into the story's world, it did not focus on the protagonist Aiz Wallenstein as much as expected.
