High School DxD OVA

ハイスクールD×D OVA

6.0(1)

OtakuDen

7.3(179,969)

MAL Score

Ranked #3384

Popularity #919

Action
Comedy
Ecchi
Romance
Supernatural
Mythology
School

Episodes: 2
Duration: 23 min per ep
Aired: Sep 6, 2012 to May 31, 2013
Status: Finished Airing

Synopsis

In “Oppai, Minorimasu!” (Episode 13), Kuoh Academy is gripped by an unsettling rumor: girls have been vanishing, only to return looking sick—and with noticeably reduced bust sizes. The strange pattern raises alarms as the source behind the disappearances remains unclear.

“Oppai, Motomemasu!” (Episode 14) follows Issei and Asia as they shadow Rias to learn more about the group’s work, joining her to check on a possibly cursed coffin. The investigation takes a bizarre turn when Issei is possessed by Unas, an Egyptian magician whose lecherous personality matches Issei’s all too well. Unas agrees to release Issei only if they can lift the curse binding him—one cast by a devil after Unas attempted to claim her as his bride.

Otaku Consensus

High School DxD OVA is best judged as unapologetic bonus material: TNK and director Tetsuya Yanagisawa preserve the TV series’ fast comic timing, glossy character appeal, and mythological absurdity in two compact extra episodes. Its fan approval is solid rather than elite, reflected by a 7.26 MAL score and 69/100 AniList score, with the common criticism being that the ecchi escalation is so dominant that viewers looking for meaningful series progression will find it thin.

Why You Should Watch

Watch this if you want High School DxD at its most concentrated: two short, shamelessly horny side episodes that trade long-arc momentum for punchline density, supernatural weirdness, and Rias-group chemistry. It scratches the same itch as To Love-Ru’s anything-goes ecchi chaos, but with DxD’s specific mix of devils, school-club dynamics, and mythology jokes. Viewers who like Issei as a walking disaster engine get exactly the kind of material OVAs were built for: higher fanservice ceiling, fewer narrative obligations, and set pieces that would feel too digressive inside the main season. If you want romance-comedy embarrassment, demonic aesthetics, and TNK’s polished character designs without sitting through a major battle arc, this is the efficient dose.

Key Characters

I
Issei
Issei remains the franchise’s defining comic weapon: a protagonist whose lack of restraint turns supernatural incidents into character-based farce rather than simple monster-of-the-week business.
R
Rias
Rias anchors the OVA’s chaos with the confident presence that made her one of DxD’s central fan favorites, balancing authority, glamour, and deadpan tolerance for Issei’s behavior.
A
Asia
Asia’s appeal here comes from contrast: her gentle innocence makes the OVA’s lewder gags land with a different rhythm than the more self-aware members of Rias’s circle.
U
Unas
Unas is a one-off OVA catalyst built for tonal collision, an Egyptian magician whose personality lets the episode push Issei-style lust into a more overtly mythological gag framework.

What Makes It Stand Out

1
The OVA is formally treated as Episodes 13 and 14, extending the first season’s numbering rather than presenting itself as a disconnected special collection.
2
TNK’s production keeps the franchise’s house style intact, with Junji Gotou credited as both character designer and chief animation director, giving the bonus episodes visual continuity with the main cast designs.
3
The two episodes lean harder into the series’ mature-catalog identity than a standard TV installment, matching AniList’s high Nudity, Demons, and Tentacles tag weights rather than softening the material for broader accessibility.
4
The second episode folds Egyptian occult flavor into DxD’s devil-centered setting, showing the franchise’s habit of treating world mythology as a flexible comedy-and-fanservice toolkit.
5
The music branding stays tied to the TV anime ecosystem, with Larval Stage Planning credited for the opening theme performance and StylipS credited for the ending theme performance.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: The OVA aired across an unusually wide window for only two episodes, beginning on September 6, 2012 and concluding on May 31, 2013.
Fun fact 2: Original creator Ichiei Ishibumi and original character designer Miyama-Zero are both credited, preserving the light novel’s core creative identity even in side-story material.
Fun fact 3: Junji Gotou’s dual credit as character designer and chief animation director is notable because it places both the model-sheet identity and animation correction pipeline under the same key artist.
Fun fact 4: Despite being only two episodes, the OVA has unusually high database visibility: MAL lists it with 179,191 votes and a popularity rank of #917.
Fun fact 5: AniList records 661 favourites for the OVA, a strong signal that even peripheral DxD material retains a dedicated collector audience.