High School DxD New

ハイスクールD×D NEW

8.0(2)

OtakuDen

7.5(628,332)

MAL Score

Ranked #2348

Popularity #203

Action
Comedy
Ecchi
Romance
Supernatural
Harem
Mythology
School

Episodes: 12
Duration: 26 min per ep
Aired: Jul 7, 2013 to Sep 22, 2013
Status: Finished Airing

Synopsis

Issei Hyoudou’s chaotic days with the Occult Research Club continue in *High School DxD New*, where the usual mix of school life and devilish battles takes a sharper turn. Something feels off about Yuuto Kiba—the club’s normally calm and dependable Knight—and the truth points back to a grim past tied to the enigmatic Holy Swords. Once subjected to a brutal experiment, Kiba is driven by a desire to settle the score with those responsible.

As a familiar foe resurfaces and two new Holy Sword users enter the fray, Issei and his fellow Devils are pulled into another dangerous scheme—one that tests their bonds and drags long-buried secrets into the open.

Otaku Consensus

High School DxD New is widely treated as the season where DxD’s ridiculous ecchi engine becomes more structurally confident, with Tetsuya Yanagisawa’s direction and Takao Yoshioka’s 12-episode composition giving the Kiba/Holy Sword material a sharper dramatic spine than the franchise’s reputation suggests. Its 7.46 MAL score, 71/100 AniList score, and top-202 MAL popularity reflect a fanbase that values the adaptation’s momentum, harem comedy, and faction-lore expansion. The recurring criticism is real: the 92% AniList nudity and female-harem tags are not background flavor, and the fanservice can interrupt heavier character beats rather than simply decorate them.

Why You Should Watch

Watch High School DxD New if you want battle-shounen escalation, religious-mythology power systems, and found-family loyalty without pretending the series is less horny than it is. This is the season for viewers who enjoy the shameless harem chaos of To Love-Ru but want more faction politics, named supernatural races, and a clearer action-adventure spine. It also scratches a lighter, more lewd version of the Blue Exorcist itch: devils, angels, holy weapons, school-life banter, and characters whose powers are tied to identity rather than just combat rankings. The appeal is the contrast: TNK lets the comedy stay loud and juvenile while the season quietly gives Yuuto Kiba enough emotional weight to make the Occult Research Club feel less like a wish-fulfillment lineup and more like a team.

Key Characters

I
Issei Hyoudou
Issei remains the franchise’s blunt-force point of view: a male lead whose embarrassing impulses are inseparable from the loud loyalty that keeps the series from becoming pure parody.
Y
Yuuto Kiba
Yuuto Kiba is the season’s key upgrade, turning the normally polished Knight archetype into a character fans remember for unresolved anger, elegance under pressure, and a more personal stake in the supernatural world.

What Makes It Stand Out

1
The season’s most important structural choice is shifting major dramatic weight onto Yuuto Kiba, giving High School DxD New a more ensemble-driven identity than a simple Issei-centered harem sequel.
2
Studio TNK keeps the franchise’s ecchi-forward presentation intact rather than sanding it down; the AniList tag profile makes that explicit, with both Female Harem and Nudity rated at 92%.
3
Ryousuke Nakanishi’s music has to bridge three different modes in one cour: school comedy, supernatural action, and religious-faction tension, which is central to why the season can pivot so quickly between absurdity and conflict.
4
The mythology mix is broader than a basic demons-versus-angels setup, with AniList tags highlighting demons, angels, dragons, magic, urban fantasy, and religion as major identity markers.
5
At only 12 episodes, the season is built for fast escalation: Takao Yoshioka’s series composition keeps the sequel from feeling like a long reset after season one.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: High School DxD New aired as a Summer 2013 TV anime, running from July 7 to September 22, 2013, and finished with 12 episodes.
Fun fact 2: The anime is produced by TNK, with Tetsuya Yanagisawa directing, Takao Yoshioka handling series composition, and Junji Gotou credited for character design.
Fun fact 3: The original light novel creators are directly represented in the credits: Ichiei Ishibumi is credited as original creator, while Miyama-Zero is credited for the original character designs.
Fun fact 4: The ending theme performance credits include Shizuka Itou and Ayana Taketatsu, two names strongly associated with the franchise’s character-driven musical presentation.
Fun fact 5: Its MAL popularity rank of #202 and more than 626,000 MAL votes are unusually high visibility markers for a second season, especially one so openly defined by harem and nudity tags.