High School DxD Review — B-

Some people rip on me for always hating perverted anime. But that’s not true! I only hate boring perverted anime that tries to be something it’s not.

Most shows of this genre will attempt to have some meaningful, tear-jerking story. This attempt at a story is inevitably pointless and boring. Fortunately, High School DxD avoids this pitfall. If the point of the show is perversion, High School DxD goes all the way with a male lead who isn’t ashamed of himself (although he probably should be):

If you’re going to make a show about a boy with magical powers to strip girls naked, then give him magical powers to take girls’ clothes off and don’t beat around the bush. Never make excuses. Never retreat.

And this is exactly what High School DxD does. Because of this decision, the male lead actually has a personality and desires, which is more than I can say of most harem shows. Plus the show has some pretty good fight scenes and can be somewhat funny due to how it’s so straightforward.

In short, I liked this because both the creators and the main characters have no illusions about exactly what they want:

  • Storytelling – B – Sticks to the point.
  • Voice – B – Straightforward about the content.
  • Characters – C – Honest main character, the rest are stereotypical but have their own little quirks.
  • Attention Grab – B – Kept my attention.
  • Production – C – Neither great nor terrible.
  • Overall – B-

RecommendationsIsekai no Seikishi Monogatari, Ichiban Ushiro no Daimao

13 thoughts on “High School DxD Review — B-

  1. On the other hand you have Rinne No Lagrange, which wasn’t quite fun enough to be a fun series, and the serious story was blah until the last 2-3 episodes (which were pretty good).

    A show like DxD ends up better than Lagrange just because DxD has a sense of direction and knows what it wants to do….

    1. Yeah, I liked this better than Lagrange as well. That’s mainly because I don’t like Madoka though.

  2. Should’ve pull a re-count for that. I don’t dig demons or perverted guys that targeted high school girls. You get what I’m saying?

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