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 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 ing

Koyama, Rikiya Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Usui, Hisato Producer

Hatakeyama, Takurou Producer

Tsuchihashi, Tetsuya Producer

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Jun 5, 2023

RyanSpring

Recommended

I watched this immediately after completing season one, and most of what I said in my season one review is still applicable here, but I do feel this season takes a baby step backwards. The tone seemingly shifts a bit away from light-hearted and comedic (it keeps this, but it feels less so than it did before) and more towards being a battle anime/traditional shounen, which is a change I personally dislike, but that doesn't make it objectively bad.

The cast and scope of the plot is getting quite large, almost like an isekai, and as such some characters that were important and got their share ... of screen time in season one, such as Koneko, really got pushed to the side this time around. Likewise I find a newly introduced character, Gasper, to be utterly obnoxious and whiny and not appealing in any way.

I found this anime to be its most entertaining when it was on a smaller scale and kept the humor and interpersonal interactions at a forefront. This wasn't discarded outright, but it's certainly lessened, and I hope this doesn't continue in future seasons or my overall enjoyment of the show will continue to decline. Right now it's still pretty good, but I want it to be great!

OBJECTIVE RATING- 7-8
PERSONAL ENJOYMENT RATING- 7-7.5

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jan 15, 2023

Doromifazon

Mixed Feelings

I think this anime is kind of formula harem and the origin of ecchi harem. I don’t like this genre because beside it cover the topic that it want to perform . Character does not have a development .It does not show time when the protagonists is not exist in the show and how they cope with the problem by themselves.
It ‘s gore but what about another topics that I should enjoy.

Dragon encyclopedia more like tities encyclopedia.

Many fan service and I hate it to be honest.
Story is not unique cuz I have seen the Bible black and it do better than this anime.
Art style ... is fit for ecchi harem fan service anime.
Character is well-rounded followed the formula of harem anime.and character does not have the realistic thinking.

I don’t like because of typical harem. Does not have unique story . It has another good anime to compare with

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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Jun 4, 2016

Nagakura

Not Recommended

Looks and sounds great, truly, but is marginally worse than the mediocre first season. From the story, to the characters, to the dialogue, it's a mess of inconsistencies if you can see past the bare breasts.

Perhaps chief among the problems of this season is the haphazard way new characters are brought in and used. The introduction is one hinges entirely on coincidence (not unlike the nonsensical run-in with Asia), and conflicts with what we'd been led to believe about Issei's history. Another character is just an excuse to make gay jokes and make Rias look unnaturally inept. And a third new key character is just ... a product of lazy writing, which also happens to create a legit plothole based on previously established rules of the world. And, just as it was with the previous season, every antagonist is a one-dimensional trope whose motivations and actions make the worst James Bond villains look well written and thoughtful.

Moving away from the individual characters, Christianity plays a larger role in this season than previously, but unfortunately it's made clear that the author knows next-to-nothing about different churches, what Christians believe on a basic level, or how they act and react when it comes to the faith. Matter of fact, until later in the novels, there are no indications that more than one denomination of Christianity even exists in Highschool DxD, and that instead everyone is under the same vague umbrella of "The Church". A twist that comes up could've been interesting enough, if it wasn't so poorly delivered and followed by reactions that make one wonder if the author's ever even met a religious person. Suffice it to say the author's only research seems to have been looking up mythological names and little else.

Unarguably the second half, or second arc of the season, is the worst of all. A key part of the previous arc's grand and history-laden conflict is rendered nonsensical in a single afternoon. Further, characters are handed literal plot devices seemingly because the author couldn't think up anything better than just giving them "just because".

With writing like that, it's little surprise that, when it comes to dialogue, multiple characters slip into the same geek otaku-speak that should only be relegated to Issei. And if the criminal offender protagonist didn't endear himself to you in the first season, you're not going to like him any more in this one as he continues to be a mix of rude jerk and "such a nice guy" hero whose stilted, childlike words make girls' hearts flutter and loins moisten.

All that said, the artwork and animation are still very nice to look at, the music is intensely catchy, and there's no complaints to made of the voice work. If you took the action on its own, disregarding how new powers sprout up out of convenient nowhere, that's also a reasonable high point. The nudity is of course ridiculously gratuitous, but that's intentional and ought not be held against it. It's just a crying shame about the writing. Do yourself a favor: Stop here and proceed no further if you care about a sensible story and characters.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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