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  KumaYuna

  75/100
  A personal look at what's widely accepted as the king of ecchi.

  Disclaimer: This is a SPOILER-FREE review of the first season of [High School DxD](https://anilist.co/anime/11617/High-School-DxD/). Rather than a review, this is meant to serve as an elongated personal impression. I bring up very subjective points and relate DxD to other anime, however, I hope you enjoy reading this nonetheless. ***

  High School DxD is notorious for its copious amounts of ecchi; however, lewd fanservice is not the only thing it can provide. It most certainly does not deliver a groundbreaking, revolutionary story, but it does deliver some good entertainment. Although it's not on par with Toaru, High School DxD will possibly go down in my book as one of my favorite battle harem series. Personally, I'm not a fan of most battle shounen, but I must say that High School DxD has some aspects that I love about them. Even though High School DxD is, in reality, an ecchi battle series, the anime adaptation holds much more than that. The story of High School DxD is nothing complex, yet it is not extremely simple. It’s not something that will make you re-evaluate your life choices; after all, it is still an ecchi battle harem series. However, DxD does have its fair share of lore. I’m not saying that it contains elements that revolutionize the world of storytelling, and I cannot talk about the story too much without spoiling anything. In terms of the source material, High School DxD’s first season does not deviate from the light novel too much. For the average viewer, this should not matter. It might have added some bits and removed others, but that does not take away from the enjoyment factor. Fights in this anime are also a joy to watch. It may not be ufotable quality, but it most certainly isn’t bad. The pacing in this anime is just right. It's not like High School DxD starts with Issei hanging out with his friends and then the next episode he's the ultimate being squaring up with God or something like that. The characters in this show fit into tropes and it is very apparent. Tropes in anime are definitely not a bad thing; in fact, they are most certainly welcomed in my book. But, people have different tastes so they may not be enjoyable. First off, I want to talk about [Issei Hyoudou](https://anilist.co/character/50387/Issei-Hyoudou), our main protagonist. I’m sure many teenagers have had their own “Issei” stage in their life. You know what I’m talking about… the stage where all one can think about is the body of the opposite sex. Issei Hyoudou has that vibe of your average perverted high-schooler with a generic shounen protagonist thrown into the mix. However, when I say generic shounen protagonist, I don’t mean the, “I’m going to fight things for absolutely no reason!” kind of shounen protagonist. The point is, Issei is somewhat likable due to his moderately relatable character. Along with the main character, the main heroines of the series are also pretty likable in my opinion. After all, what is a harem without its heroines? I won’t talk about them too much, but I will say that they do fit into stereotypical anime archetypes. For example, [Rias](https://anilist.co/character/50389/Rias-Gremory) and [Akeno](https://anilist.co/character/51347/Akeno-Himejima) both fit the older sister archetype, [Asia](https://anilist.co/character/51335/Asia-Argento) fits the younger sister archetype, and [Koneko](https://anilist.co/character/51343/Koneko-Toujou) fits the “kuudere” archetype. Personally, my favorite character was Asia Argento due to her role in the story. The point is, the characters aren’t dull, but they are not vibrant. Furthermore, I’d like to talk about the voice actors. In my opinion, the voice actors in this show did a great job at their respective roles, especially [Yuuki Kaji](https://anilist.co/staff/95672/Yuuki-Kaji)’s performance as Issei Hyoudou. At first, I didn’t think his voice fit the character, but it grew on me fast. His performance really sells Issei Hyoudou’s character. Also, the character design in this show is also nice. For instance, I really like how [Yuuto Kiba](https://anilist.co/character/51345/Yuuto-Kiba) looks in the ending sequence. Speaking of Kiba in the ending, I’d like to take my time to talk about High School DxD’s infamous ending. It may be an overstatement, but the visuals of the ending sequence are astounding. The animation itself flows extremely well, and it glues my eyes to the screen like hypnosis. It’s mesmerizing. I’m not saying this because of the lecherous visuals, it just flows extremely well with the combination of the song. The ending song itself is, in my opinion, a great song. Both the ending visuals and the song itself can stand on their own. I understand that this does not add to the overall plot of High School DxD, but it surely adds some points to the adaptation. Along with the ending sequence, the soundtrack and opening sequence are joys to the ears. I’m very glad that I have the ability to hear in order to listen to this soundtrack. It’s not a Kevin Penkin or Sawano Hiroyuki masterpiece, but the soundtrack is splendid. The way everything in the soundtrack is orchestrated is beautiful in my opinion. For example, the main combat theme 「[Utsukushiku, Akai](https://youtu.be/yNTCKiR5Ofw)」features a violin that gives off majestic vibes; attacking the ears with flurries of alluring melodies. The soundtrack itself is one of my favorite things about the show. Also, the opening sequence is great; it’s one of those openings that I would listen to in my spare time. I don’t know how I would explain the opening song in text, so I'll leave this nice song [here](https://youtu.be/NA6kahymBUk). High School DxD’s ecchi factor is most likely the reason why many people came to watch this show. When the term “ecchi anime” pops up, chances are that High School DxD pops up in some people’s heads. While DxD does contain heavy ecchi elements, breasts are not shoved in the viewer’s face every ten seconds (at least in season one). However, it does have lewd moments in scenes that do not need it. The ecchi factor in this anime is not extremely overbearing, but it is not subtle. In general, High School DxD is an enjoyable experience. I recommend it for fans of ecchi, harem, and action. While DxD’s action and ecchi balance may not be the best in the world, it most certainly isn’t the worst. The characters and the soundtrack are the stars of the show, and I would totally rewatch the first season for them alone. While the series is enjoyable, it isn’t exactly groundbreaking. So, I give High School DxD a: 7.5/10, kuma! ***

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• 

  SagePanic

  88/100
  The Best Chess Anime That's Not A Chess Anime

  High School DxD. It’s a show that really needs no introduction if you’ve stuck around the anime community for a while. It’s your generic, run-of-the-mill ecchi-harem show, right? Well, this show really is in fact ecchi, and it falls under the harem category, but there’s one thing that separates it from its contemporaries, and that’s everything else it has to offer. This is the famous, and to some degree infamous, journey of Issei Hyoudou, as he goes from a perverted kid to a perverted kid who’s also a devil.

  The art of the show is fairly generic, but it’s one that I actually enjoy; it fits the show’s vibe, you know. The art is good enough to the point where the ecchi aspects are done well and nice to look at. Speaking of ecchi, that’s probably the main reason people come to watch the show and also why so many people hear it being talked about. It’s an ecchi-battle show that has visible boobs and nudity in every episode, even when it’s not particularly needed like in battles and . Though, I feel this doesn’t really take away from the feel of the scene, since I can tell that this is a show that really does know what it is and doesn’t try to hide it. I myself think that it’s just some nice little ecchi window-dressing to an already good show, and am not really bothered or affected by it.

  The voice acting and general sound design of the show isn’t something to overlook either. The main protagonist is voiced by the ever-so talented Yuki Kaji, known for many roles like Eren Yeager, Koichi Hirose, Shoto Todoroki, and many more. Youko Hikasa as Rias, Shizuka Itou as Akeno, Ayana Taketatsu as Koneko, Azumi Asakura as Asia, and Kenji Nojima as Yuuto all do great jobs in their roles as well. The swift sounds of swords, bouncy sounds of various characters’ breasts, and not to mention the echoing “BOOST!” and “EXPLOSION!” of Issei’s Boosted Gear. The opening song, “Trip -innocent of D-”, is an absolute banger. It’s a classic song that I always find myself enjoying whenever I hear it. Also, I like the line when they say “Draw Delete” because it sounds cool. The ending song, “STUDY x STUDY”, isn’t anything to scoff at either. It’s a vibrant song to just vibe to, and the main visuals are wonderfully animated and mesmerizing strip shows from the main female cast. I can’t tell you how good that ending song looks.

  The basic premise of the story surrounds our protagonist, Issei Hyoudou. One day, he gets himself a girlfriend named Yuma, but in a shocking turn of events, Yuma kills Issei. Though, Issei is saved by Rias Gremory, his senior from school, and is revived as a devil—the pawn in her peerage. With this, Issei has to adapt to his life as a devil and sets his goal on becoming the Harem King, as well as Rias’ greatest pawn, even if he is the only one. He also gains the company of the other members of Rias’ peerage, along with the trials and tribulations that come with the devil life. Rias Gremory is what you would call the King on the Occult Club’s side of the chess board. Using artifacts known as Evil Pieces, devils add people to their peerage based on pieces found in chess. Akeno Himejima is the Priestess of Thunder, representing the Queen; Yuuto Kiba is the Knight of the Holy Demonic Sword, representing the Knight; Koneko Toujou is the White Cat, representing the Rook; and Issei Hyoudou is the Pawn, which he initially sees as a sign of weakness. From here, her peerage would only grow to incorporate more members, each character having their own importance and story to them. The show’s not that complex, really. It’s well-paced and easy to follow, giving the average and veteran viewer a pretty fun ride that’s not too hard to understand. That said, the lore and intricate things that the show does have to offer are still fairly interesting in their own right.

  Now, the characters that this show has are good too, the main ones this season focuses on being Rias, Asia, and most obviously, Issei. Rias Gremory is the character I’d like to call our main heroine for the show. She’s the red-haired devil club president, and she’s got some huge boobs. I mean some serious honkers. A real set of badonkers. Packin’ some dobonhonkeros. Massive dohoonkabhankoloos. Big old tonhongerekoogers, even. Throughout the course of this season, we’re shown how much Issei looks up to her, and her impact on his and her peerage’s lives. Luckily enough, she’s not just some one-dimensional waifu character. She has genuine problems and depth to her character, and that really does go for the rest of the cast. Yeah, Issei is both the shonen protagonist and the lecherous pervert, Akeno is the onee-san, Yuuto is the cool bishounen, Akeno is the kuudere cat loli, and Asia is the shy church girl, but their personalities in the series do go further than that. Issei, for example, is in fact a lust-driven high school kid, but he’s also a genuinely good-hearted and hardworking person as well. He’s always going to be there for Rias, for Yuuto, for Asia, and the rest of his friends. It’s great to see an ecchi-harem with characters that are likeable in both personality and appearance.

  Overall, High School DxD is actually a pretty good show. It has a good opening, ending, cast, art, and above all, it’s a really fun show. The ecchi can feel distracting to some people, and that’s a part that’s really subjective. The battle sequences are engaging, the characters are memorable, and the plot is intriguing. It’s a comedy, and even if I didn’t really laugh, it’s still really enjoyable as it is. It’s an anime that’s more than what it looks like on the surface, and one that I can recommend to people in both a real way and for the memes. It’s a really good time, my dude.

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  Drivmarcos

  20/100
  Essa poderia ser uma obra prima, com historia e personagens incriveis, mas que foi DESTRUIDO POR SEU PROTAGONISTA.

  ATENÇÃO Essa review é valida para todas as temporadas do anime, e a nota colocada tambem, mesmo que a nota de uma das temporadas seja diferente.

  Ta, isso vai ser uma experiencia TORTURANTE, antes de irmos para a tristeza total, vamos entrar em algo mais leve.

  descobri High school dxd naquela época de todo 'otaku' de assistir muito ecchi e tal, que tem alguns que ate sao legais, outros que mesmo sem a explicidade de um ecchi comum, ainda é muito estranho, como shimoneta por exemplo.
  mas ate isso 'desce'(digo de algo que ainda pode ser tolerado, com a expressao 'descer 'guela' a baixo'), outros nao passam de algo mediocre que nem vale a pena assistir, como monster musume, que na cara ja da pra ver que é uma perda de tempo.
  mas porque DXD seria diferente? na verdade é bem isso mesmo, temos aquela mesma merda de ecchi sem compromisso ou utilidade.
  isso ate nao seria muito problema, se esse MALDITO ANIME NAO ME DEIXASSE REVOLTADO COM ESSE DESPERDICIO DE POTENCIAL e obviamente vamos entender o porque.

  primeiramente, o assunto mais leve: A ANIMAÇÃO. a animação possui uma certa qualidade, ate mesmo na primeira temporada, onde a animação e principalmente o traço de personagem é impecavel, algo a se apreciar, mas com o passar do tempo, na segunda e principalmente nas ultimas temporadas tivemos aquela tristeza que é aquele traço 'fofinho' mas que literalmente estragou a beleza dos personagens. principalmente nossa heroina(que nao lembro o nome no momento, mas provavelmente a imagem dela ja veio na sua mente certo?)

  Entao ta, para começar nossa tristeza completa, vamos fazer uma introdução, com o enredo do anime em si:
  O protagonista, Issei, é um tarado, ou um lixo humano(nas minhas palavras no caso), onde nos temos o generico anime escolar, com um degenerado odiado, e ate que nada de incomum, levando em consideração os generos do anime.
  Bom, ai então temos a distopia da historia, o prota é atacado, ate o momento sem motivo, por uma garota, que depois de engana-lo(o que nao é muito dificil nao é?), se revela um anjo e tenta mata-lo por causa de um tal poder incrivel que ele tem.
  entao ele conhece a heroina, a lider de praticamente um reino, e que POR UM ACASO, é um demonio que recruta ele para usar seu poder.
  nao temos nada de novo aqui nao é? bom, e com essa introdução, começamos a tristeza.

  Primeiramente o cenario do mundo( que eu considero muito importante para uma construção narrativa consistente e interessante), é na verdade uma distopia interessante, nos temos uma classica luta dos anjos e demonios, so que vista do ponto de vista dos demonios, alem de elementos da religiao ocidental, que ao meu ver nao é legal, mas compreensivel, ja que os japoneses nao sao ligados a isso, e por isso nao tem certos limites para suas representações ficcionais, como é no ocidente.
  isso torna o cenario da historia interessante, por criar situações diferenciais, como aspectos de perspectiva, colocando uns como herois(os demonios), e outros como viloes(a igreja). isso é o unico aspecto ligado a historia que pode ser considerado bom, em relação a obra toda, e um dos PIVÔS DA MINHA REVOLTA.
  algo interessante a se pontuar é o sistema de organização dos demonios, em forma de um jogo de xadrez, onde a lider se torna o Rei, sua imediata a rainha, e etc, tambem aplicando os respectivos bonus e capacidades de acordo com sua posição no jogo, o rei nao faz muito, a rainha faz de tudo com poder maximo, a torre com força e resistencia, etc. nao vou entrar muito nos personagens coadjuvantes, pois nao tem relevancia nenhuma para nossa review.

  E agora vamos para o centro da minha raiva, o ECCHI, so que, como eu disse no 'prefacio' da review, nao seria um problema tao grande assim, se o que fizeram com esse anime nao fosse tao ultrajante.
  primeiramente o ecchi vai ser obviamente aplicado as personagens femininas do anime, a lider Rias(olha so, com um google), e o restante de suas servas, e tudo mais, o que tambem é praticamente irrelevante, sendo apenas cenas mediocres e de baixa importancia, levando em consideração que todo anime ecchi é assim.
  mas a minha revolta tem sim um MOTIVO, um PIVÔ, uma SINGULARIDADE e um NOME: ISSEI o protagonista, que é literalmente o centro de todo o ecchi do anime.
  devido a sua deploravel personalidade, sua influencia em outros personagens torna esse anime nojento e asqueroso, pois somente, e SOMENTE ESSE PERSONAGEM, E SUA PERSONALIDADE DESTROI TODA A QUALIDADE DO ANIME, literalmente, é repugnante o fato de que o protagonista so quer pegar nas minas, ver e tudo mais, e literalmente toda sua participação e ate seu poder se torna algo inutil, quando usado por esse ser imundo que é o protagonista.
  o poder dele é literalmente acumular poder e usa-lo da forma que quiser, e o poder é literalmente um dragao mt bolado e legal, mas que é ridicularizado pelo apelido sordido dado a ele. ate eu me sinto triste pelo pobre dragao que agora é conhecido daquele jeito.
  e sabe o que é pior, essa personalidade merda começa a influenciar os outros personagens, como a heroina e outras, o que se mostra evidente na segunda temporada e a seguir, isso causa uma tristeza de ver que um mundo, um universo e personagens potencialmente bons, sao disperdiçados por essa obra horrenda.

  e agora voce me pergunta ' como então pode essa obra ser boa? vc tem alguma coisa melhor?' mais é claro:
  primeiro, nem precisa tirar o ecchi nao, deixa ele, apenas vamos mudar uma coisa, O PROTAGONISTA.
  pode ser generico, mas pense comigo: e se, aquela experiencia traumatizante como um objetivo de superação, de literalmente um protagonista normal e generico, que so quer amigos e vencer as dificuldades, mesmo que o ecchi fosse aplicado a ele, ainda sim teriamos algo para elogiar ele.
  pense agora na utilização, no drama e na rivalidade(que surgiu com o outro dragao), que poderia render grandes cenas de ação e drama com o protagonista.
  ainda mais, e se fosse aproveitado a atmosfera ja construida pelo cenario de mundo, para criar uma narrativa mais 'dark' onde eles estao sobre ameaça constantemente, onde o protagonista deveria usar de estrategia e do seu poder para continuar vivo (ja que essa proposta ja é presente com a rivalidade do bem e o mal).
  pense na obra prima de suspense, dark e açao que poderia surgir, e pense que eu NÃO MUDEI NADA DA HISTORIA, DOS PERSONAGENS, DO CENARIO, DO ECCHI, APENAS A DISTORCIDA PERSONALIDADE DO PROTAGONISTA.
  voce entende agora? agora vc esta lembrando das minhas criticas no bloco anterior e vendo, ' uau, realmente, isso poderia ser algo incrivel' , e com isso vc finalmente entende minha revolta com esse anime.

  CONCLUSAO==========================================================================================

  Esse anime nasceu com um mundo interessante, um desenvolvimento de cenario incrivel, uma rivalidade e construção de poderes que levariam esse anime ao patamar de um grande drama shounen, com personagens de altissimo potencial historico, com desenvolvimentos que ate ja sao bons e poderiam ser melhores ainda, e com uma grande batalha e objetivos incriveis, que mesmo com o ecchi, ja possuia um traço incrivel e personagens realmente cativantes, mas que foi ESTRAGADO POR APENAS UM UNICO PERSONAGEM.

  sinceramente, se vc é um fã de ecchi, eu recomendo, mas se vc espera algo incrivel, eu te diria pra assistir shimoneta, ou ate kaifuku, que te daria mais lucro que assistir essa obra e ver um grande potencial, uma obra prima, literalmente entrar pelo cano por causa de um unico personagem.

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