P/s: Keep in my mind, this is my first ever review so I may be bias in this review.
Highschool DxD ususally really popular for its nudity and perverted attitude. The amount of boobies and panty shots in this anime can be considered offended by some people. However, this is one of the strongest point of highschool DxD, with it can create a lot of hilarious and boner moments. If you don’t like constant heavy ecchi elements in your face even while the serious or dramatic moments, then this is not your cup of tea.
Highschool DxD is also one of the heaviest ecchi show that actually has a good plot (at least imo). The key to this is that it doesn’t not take itself too seriously. The plot is not too simple or complicated. It’s not so irrelevant that it just get thrown in for the sack of plot or heavily depend on it to the point of plain silliness or confusing as hell (main offenders being Seikon no qwaser, Maken-ki and Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai). You still feel the idea of progression in the story even though it’s not much. The story only consists of two acts according to two volumes that are adapted. Thus, there is no rushing and you do feel the character development of some of the main casts.
The character are very lovable and memorable. Considering they are kind of stereotypical at first, TNK does know how to make them stand out in the crown of other ecchi anime character. (TNK can finally stand on their own after the abomination called “School day”, thank god).
We have the main casts as follow:
Hyoudou Issei: A typical pervert main protagonist who finally has some characterizations, awesome power and badass moments under his sleeve besides from his perversion.
Rias Greymory: Your typical club president with a strong determination and strength under those marvelous curves of hers. (She is the one to awake my red hair fetish btw)
Akeno Himejima: Your typical pervert vice-president with a strange fetish of S and M at the same time. (btw her Japanese voice is perfect and far more superior than the English dub)
Koneko Toujou: Your typical Kuudere loli type of girl.
Asia Argento: Your typical closest girl to main character who has an obvious crush on the main guy.
Yuuto Kiba: Your typical 180 opposite guy to the main protagonist.
All of the characters have their own past and different development throughout the show, with some get to show off, some don’t (At least for now), they all very lovable so character wise should not disappoint you at all.
Highschool DxD’s art is good in my opinion, the girls look awesome, and the scenes look good in general. However, the action scene could use some more of the special effects, but I digress. It looks good overall, and did I mention that they do an omega good job on the boobs’ movement and panty shots. This is one of small amount of ecchi anime can give you a boner while watching the action scene. Yeah, I know, it’s that good.
The OST is also a great point for this anime, probably the highest portion that Highschool DxD can get in most review. The OST is overall amazing with a lot memorable songs such as Tsumari wa, Oppai desu; Watashi no tame ni, Ikinasai and Utsukushiku, Akai... They are all amazing and really add on to the overall atmosphere of the show rather than merely complement the scence. The OP Trip -innocent of D- is also amazing on its own which make it impossible to skip the OP sequence whether I rewatch the show (and believe me that happens a lot).
In the end, my personal enjoyment was off the chart by the time I finished it. I make me realize how great Anime is and enslave me to become its fan immediately. It is just a good ecchi anime in general. It does not has the greatest animation like Fate/Zero or an amazing plot like Code-Geass, but until today it is my favorite ecchi anime series of all time. It’s a great piece of entertainment which require us, the viewer to turn our brain off and enjoy the show its greatest potential. I highly recommended this show to any ecchi fan or fan in general who just want a pure entertaining time in the weekend.
