Japanese publisher SB Creative announced today that Fujino Omori's fantasy light novel series Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? , which has been published from the publisher's GA Bunko imprint, has printed over 20 million copies in total. This is the first time in the 19-year history of the imprint that a series has reached a milestone of 20 million copies. As reported , the series hit the two million mark in April 2015, which means the number of copies of the series printed has increased tenfold in ten years. The author Omori said, "Amazing! Happy! Twenty million copies! That's how I feel! Thank you so much to the many people who have picked up the story of DanMachi!" The series' official X (formerly Twitter) also reported the news today. The original novel won the Grand Prize at the GA Bunko Grand Prix, a light novel newcomer award, and the first volume was published by GA Bunko in January 2013. Currently translated into a total of 11 languages, including English, Chinese, and Korean, it has been highly acclaimed both in Japan and abroad. A TV anime based on the novel began airing in April 2015, and has aired for five seasons. This year also marks the anime's 10th annivresary. RELATED: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Anime Celebrates 10th Anniversary with New Visual Yen Press, which has published the novel series in English, describes the synopsis as such: In Orario, fearless adventurers band together in search of fame and fortune within the monstrous underground labyrinth known as Dungeon. But while riches and renown are incentive enough for most, Bell Cranel, would-be hero extraordinaire, has bigger plans. He wants to pick up girls. Is it wrong to face the perils of Dungeon alone, in a single-member guild blessed by a failed goddess? Maybe. Is it wrong to dream of playing hero to hapless maidens in Dungeon? Maybe not. After one misguided adventure, Bell quickly discovers that anything can happen in the labyrinth–even chance encounters with beautiful women. The only problem? He's the one who winds up the damsel in distress! Sources: SB Creative press release, "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?" novel series official X (formerly Twitter)
