High School DxD New

The misadventures of Issei Hyoudou, high school pervert and aspiring Harem King, continue on in High School DxD New. As the members of the Occult Research Club carry out their regular activities, it becomes increasingly obvious that there is something wrong with their Knight, the usually composed and alert Yuuto Kiba. Soon, Issei learns of Kiba's dark, bloody past and its connection to the mysterious Holy Swords. Once the subject of a cruel experiment, Kiba now seeks revenge on all those who wronged him.

With the return of an old enemy, as well as the appearance of two new, Holy Sword-wielding beauties, it isn't long before Issei and his Devil comrades are plunged into a twisted plot once more.

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Gremory, Rias Main

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Himejima, Akeno Main

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Hyoudou, Issei Main

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Toujou, Koneko Main

Taketatsu, Ayana Japanese

Quarta, Xenovia Main

Taneda, Risa Japanese

Argento, Asia Main

Asakura, Azumi Japanese

Shidou, Irina Main

Uchida, Maaya Japanese

Kiba, Yuuto Main

Nojima, Kenji Japanese

Vladi, Gasper Main

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Azazel Supporting

Koyama, Rikiya Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Usui, Hisato Producer

Tsuchihashi, Tetsuya Producer

Hatakeyama, Takurou Producer

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Jan 12, 2014

GBlazeMan

Recommended

Okay, let's get it out of the way: If your still watching at this point, you probably don't have a problem with ecchi, boobs, panty shots and ALMOST hentai. SO going on that basis, I'm not going to cater to the type of person wo's gonna whine about the obnoxious Boob/panty shots.

This show is awesome. Seriously, it's the best ecchi show ever created (and believe me, I've seen a few). And why? Because it doesn't take itself seriously. Some shows, like Highschool of the Dead, would be good if not for the fanservice, but Dxd works in the opposite way. It would suck without ... the comedy, fanservice and stupidity. Let's break this down:

STORY: For what it is, the plot of DXD new is actually fairly serious, without seeming dumb. . .much. The first arc is actually quite dark, and all in all I enjoyed the greater scale the second season had over the first. The best/worst point about the plot, depending on who you ask, is the fact that the writers always have a new plot device to the pull out of there ass to explain why something happened. Which is great if you can look past it, but some people can't.

ART: Probably the worst aspect of the show, the art is pretty standard, and the show basically goes at the basic level you would expect for an anime in 2013. Probably because the animators were too busy drawing boobs.

SOUND: The music for this show is legit good, although I would say that neither of the openings in this season lived up to the awesome one from the first. That said, all the main themes that play through out are pretty good, both light-hearted tunes for the comical half of the show, and epic orchestra's and simple wind sections for the more dark/serious portions.

CHARACTERS: You either try and take them seriously, and hate them, or you don't, and love them. I think that Issei is great, because he's basically ME if I was in that situation, and all the new side characters are pretty great (Go IRENA!!!). And a couple of the original team get some fleshing out, namely Kiba and Akeno, so good times.

ENJOYMENT: All said and done, this is why I gave the show a ten: It's fun. Highschool DxD is the best show to just relax and watch, with a box of chocolate/kleenex, depending on which way your inclined. And as Ecchi shows go, it's definitely at the top end of the scale. Can't wait for season 3!!!

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Sep 22, 2013

YaN333

Mixed Feelings

Highschool DxD New has been a very popular series among the fans of Ecchi/School-life this season, but does it really live up to the hype? What follows are my honest opinions on it.

Let me begin by saying that I don't wish to be flamed for what I write, and if you take what I say that seriously, than you should think of a decent way to refute my reasoning.

To begin: the story. The story was horribly executed, with any drama in it being written off for scenes where they could make the moral reasoning for the character be nothing more than: "I want ... to see Rias's tits" The story had a bit more to it than what I originally expected, but it didn't do much better than the first season, and as such shouldn't be rated above it. Now, I will admit that the addition of a few new characters was interesting, but it didn't drive the plot quite enough.
Now, considering this is ecchi, the plot is definitely more than what I'd originally expect, but it's nothing special. A solid 3/10

Now onto the characters. Considering that I look for characters with depth, while many of you look for the outer image of them, I'll split it into two categories.

Character Physicality: As always, Rias and Akeno's proportions are very exaggerated, and I cannot support those kind of appearances. However, the addition of new girls with average/realistic body-types was a plus. I enjoyed seeing the new types of girls that they produced, and the way they acted based on the tropes of the series. 6/10

Other Character Traits: The characters didn't really garner any more depth than they had in the first season, and the only real development was around Akeno. Not that quality in this regard. However, they did add a bit more depth to the characters they added, and as I mentioned Akeno, which leads the character development to not be awful, but still be sub-par. 3/10

Animation: The animation is very basic, and is mostly made up of bland backgrounds and talking heads. However, seeing that it's basic for current animation, I will not rate it too poorly. Also, considering that they did crisp up a bit of a faulty bits of animation from the first season, and it did mature a bit in regards to how polished it looked. 4/10

Sound: The voice acting cast is not bad, but in no regards are they amazing. The music/soundtrack is fairly basic as well, but it's not bad. With the songs being made up of similar music to the first season, and the OST being set to only a few scenes each episode, there wasn't a lot to base this score off of. However, seeing as it wasn't terrible, the following score is fair. 6/10

Overall (I added 1 point for enjoyment value): The story is better than a lot of other ecchi, but it pales in comparison to the first season, and other than a few better-characterized females joining the harem, the story didn't develop too much, and left far too much unanswered. By no regards is this show above-average. What they could have added based on the source material, they disregarded. They turned what could have been fights based on love and such (similar to the first season) into more intense duels, and yet they turned them into gimmicks to have Issei pray for Rias's tis. However, I couldn't really expect less from an Ecchi/Harem. 5/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Sep 23, 2013

Baddie007

Not Recommended

Oh Pie, Oh my and Oh No, so what's my verdict for this 2nd season of High school DxD? Not good, and here's why:

Story: Fair 6.

The genre was still the same genre, the plot was a bit new and a bit boring, the only thing that studio TNK does was to add new characters for every climax that comes along. Then again the part where the harem becomes intense was nice to say the least and Rias getting serious with stupid Issei also adds spice to this anime's story plot, but it kinda annoys me that he's too hesitant to bang either one of ... them and let's not forget about Akeno and Xenovia whom has no reservations of being the guy's concubine.

Art: Outstanding 10.

Oh PIIIIIEEEEEE! So I'm guilty of enjoying this anime's fanservice, in fact it wasn't a surprise that this is where studio TNK is banking. I also like the scene where Issei is with Rias and Asia.


Sound: Good 7.

I like both the 1st opening theme and the 1st closing theme, but not much on the 2nd closing theme and the 2nd opening theme, in fact those 2 new themes came in too little too late.


Character: Mediocre 5.

Well, the character where still the same, we still have stupid Issei who still wants to be the "Harem King", Rias is still present and so as the rest of the 'Occult Club." however the introduction of new members aren't that of a surprise since there characteristics have been already featured from the manga, as for the vampire, Gasper Vladi I kinda find it disgusting that he has to be this cross dress, day walking, half vampire and half human thing, I would have been nice if he was presented as a she and become another competition for Issei's affection. As for the other support characters... I just don't have much to say about them.


Enjoyment: Very Good 8.

I said it before that I enjoy the fanservice that comes with this anime and it is the fanservice where studio TNK is banking on, everything else was too annoying especially Issei who would do anything for sex and his dream of being a "Harem King", that is if he ever bangs anyone in his club, school and in his household since all of the clubs girls are now living with him, which is fair to say that such scenario does add to this anime's enjoyment.


Overall: Pathetic 1.

If I were to view this in an objective manner, I would say that season 1 was a bit fine compare to this sequel, co'z in this sequel the expected battle between the Welsh Dragon and the white dragon has ended in a draw when some new character from the Khaos Brigade came by to interrupt, and really Son Goku from "Saiyuki" have to be the interloper?????????Corny!!!!!!!!Also, the main character Issei is way too annoying and there isn't an episode where you don't hear him say OPPAI, OPPAI and more OPPAI, man, he should be banging Rias already, frankly, his annoying and horny character alone,really makes this sequel too pathetic.

Adios amigos.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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