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Its your one and only Otaku-chan here and today I will be reviewing a very ‘Otaku’ animation series. The one and only ‘High School DxD’! Be warned this series is seriously not for the kiddies! 🙂
The series itself is fairly new, only being released in 2012! But none-the-less, its a animation series worth watching as its full of fanservice, action, romance and comedy! Truly a great contribution to the world of Otakus!
The story follows Issei Hyodo, a second year highschool student who is especially involved with ero! At first he doesn’t seem to have any special traits, he’s your average student, who doesn’t seem to excel too much at anything besides having dirty thoughts. He lives a relatively peaceful existence and often daydreams of his fantasy girls until one day he is invited to a date by a fellow student, Yuma Amano. Things go steady until the end of the date, where she is revealed to be a ‘Fallen Angel’, though all Issei can think about is her…oppais. Failing to run, he get’s killed, and dies contently for actually seeing real oppais. Even so, he wakes up the next morning having believed that his death was actually a dream. His little peaceful existence is interuppted when ‘Rias Gremory’, one of the most popular students at Kuoh Academy, appears naked in room and informing him that he is now a devil belonging to her faction! Through out the series, it is thought that Issei only has ‘Boosted Gear’, one which only doubles his power and strength momentarily. It is only then revealed that he holds a forbidden gear – the Red Dragon, one of which is powerful enough to slay any god or demon.
I thoroughly enjoyed the series! It had action sequnces, one which made my eyes water from the sheer excitement that was happening on screen! It is definitely on the more ‘better’ looking animation series, the colours appear strong and the series maintains this sharp contrast even in the most brutal of fights. Though the series has a lot of action, it is also very ‘Ecchi’ as-well. When the series progresses Issei (unknowingly) acquires more attention from the opposite sex leading to what will eventually be a harem. There is an abundant amount of fanservice through the series that will not disappoint the most veteran Otakus. But what really makes this animation series enjoyable is the comedy. Issei’s stupidity along with his ingenuity and pervettedness crafts the most hilarious of moments, often leading to Issei being scolded by his own team, something you’ll have to watch to see!
The characters where quiet memorable, some of the characters personalities were a bit extreme. Issei is pervetted all the time and that turns out to be his greatest strength throughout the series. Rias, the leader of the Gremory family, as powerful as she is, is portrayed as helpless at times, a little lost you could say, but thankfully, Issei tends to be the one who is able to ‘ground’ her. The other cast members like Asia the nun, Akeno the princess of thunder and ultimate sadist, Koneko and Kiba are notable members as well, though I wouldn’t say that they are the ‘main’ protagonists of the High School DXD
The music in this series is awesome! The openin theme ‘Trip -Innocent of D’ by Larval Stage planning was pretty cooled, easily listening! The ending theme by StylipS – ‘StudyXStudy’ was also epic! Couldn’t help but jump around everytime I listened to the ending theme! All round the audio definitely contributes to the awesomeness of this series!
There may be some terms that won’t be fully explained in the series. For that I will definitely recommend reading the manga in order to understand the full awesomeness that is High School DXD.
Visual – 9/10
Audio – 9/10
Star Rating – 4.5/5 stars!
This series is definitely for the mature animation viewers but it has most defintely won my heart!
Its has been a pleasure summoning this review with my awesome magic! Stay Tuned for more reviews!
from the Head of the Otaku Clan
Otaku-Chan
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