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Hestia here is from an anime laughably titled in English: "Is is Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?" I understand it's called "DanMachi" in Japan, which is a thousand times better so I'll just call it that for the rest of this blog. 

As I've said in the past, I'm an anime fan but I rarely get hooked on anything new. But I just kept hearing about this character Hestia from the show, and how she was this ultimate waifu. Considering my entire livelihood depends on presenting sexy cartoon women, when I see one get this popular that means it's time to do some research as to how it happened. So I watched the first season of the show on Hulu last week.

First off, I think Hestia's design is pretty genius. You can't see it in my pic, but that dress is backless, making it look like a skin-tight virgin killer sweater. She's got quite a contrast in her physical design as well. Her big head, short stature, bare feet, and pigtails all scream "too young" but there's just one thing keeping her from skewing into loli territory: huge breasts for her body type. Breasts constantly being eye-catchingly shifted around by her infamous boob ribbon. A bit of completely impractical string tied between her forearms that exists entirely make dem titties dance every time she so much as moves her hands. Pretty brilliant, honestly. And the other girls on the show look good too. Oddly enough I think it's the clothes that sell the sex appeal here. The costumes cling tight and hang loose in just the right places, and I think all the designs, (especially the main villain's)  look great.  

So how is DanMachi aside from the visuals? Your mileage may vary. The kick ass English dub featuring my old favorites like Luci Christian and Hilary Haag boosted it significantly for me, even though I'm not normally a fan of modern fantasy anime. DanMachi isn't entirely free of what I consider the tired tropes of the genre, but I didn't find those tropes as distracting as I usually do. Maybe it's because protagonist Bell is just different enough from the usual male teen power fantasy character. He's a big crybaby for one. you can't even give this guy a pat on the back and say "good job" without him blubbering his eyes out. I don't know, flaws are a very important aspect of a character to me. And a skilled fighter with this wimpy emotional side is a bit of a fun twist in my opinion. 

Anyhow have you guys seen the show? I'd love to hear your thoughts, but do me a solid and keep the conversation on season 1 if you would. Also: any more famous waifus I should look into? Let me know! :)