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(Seiken, Hakai Shimasu!)”I’ll Destroy the Holy Sword!”
Ero is power, Ero is justice say what you will about Hyoudo Issei, but you must admit he has his heart in the right place! Yes, I know perfectly well Isseis a thoroughgoing mega pervert and his fervent obsession with boobs can sometimes drive us up the wall! That said, theres clearly more to the wannabe Harem King than just that Isseis unrivaled compassion has been made conspicuous since day one, but who knew such kindness extends beyond his beautiful female companions. Kiba Yuuto is the very manifestation of everything Issei should begrudge hes good-looking, charming, a powerful fighter, not to mention immensely popular with the ladies! Its absolutely normal for Issei to harbor a certain schadenfreude, and hes certainly not above such pettiness! The green-eyed monster that exists between those two is as clear as day, but it is also undeniable that Issei sees Yuuto as more than just a rival hes a friend, a nakama and part of the Gremory family! I dont think anyone should be taken aback by Isseis eagerness to help and theres not a ghost of a chance that hes going to turn a blind eye to Yuutos apparent struggles especially when it brings Rias sempai such great despondency! Rias is obviously cast down by Yuutos blatant dissension and his decision to splinter off is most definitely a cause for disquietude! Ill be very honest it breaks my heart to see Rias in such fluster and Im sure Issei feels the same way nothing would make him happier than see a bright smile on Rias face and that alone makes his current endeavor a worthwhile effort!
It was, no question, all thanks to Isseis razor sharp wits that gave rise to the unlikely alliance a cooperation between the Devils and the Church minions! Their ground zero may well be poles apart, but the desired end result is pretty much the same difference that is, the destruction of the stolen Excaliburs! Interestingly enough, Xenovia was quick to endorse Isseis proposal and her implicit countenance was certainly antithetic to my expectations. Her willingness to play ball is perhaps a testament to the redoubtable threats facing them Kokabiel, a high-ranking Fallen Angel of the Grigori, has a hand to play in this conspiracy and the mere mention of his name inspires dread and awe even in the likes of Rias, who is supposedly pretty formidable in her own right! While Xenovias acquiesce was swift to come by, the same cant be said for Irina who has shown a much greater resistance toward the proposed collaboration. The tacit discord that exists between those two underscores the inconformity of their personal ideologies, which is not exactly echoed in their personas at first glance. Irinas supreme piety for her God is utterly beyond doubt, so much so that she wouldnt hesitate to give up her life for an apparent suicide mission! Xenovia, on the other hand, has proven to be much more rational and shrewd, and her reservation about the current assignment is well within reason. Its unquestionably to Xenovias credit that she didnt let their self-conceit get the better of her after all, an alliance with the Gremory Devils represents their best chance for success and shes more than ready to bend the rules should it mean a higher survival probability!
If their brief scrimmage at the beginning of this episode is any indication, the forthcoming showdown is going to be quite a spectacle to behold. I have no doubt the newly-formed alliance is going to put up a great fight, and the myriad of tricks and stunts presented here will continue to keep us spellbound not least of which is Isseis signature move, Dress Break! Not surprisingly, Irina’s well-ripened body was a prime target for Isseis lecherous spell, and he makes no subterfuge that he intends to strip as many girls naked as possible. Isseis strictly on the level when it comes to his prurient desires and his unapologetic salacity has become somewhat of a trademark for High School DxD. But unfortunately for Issei, he wasnt privy to all the steamy action this week and the second visit to Sounas ever-so-majestic abode was, yet again, a feast for the eyes while the erotica that I called attention to wasnt especially ostentatious, the resulting sensual appeal was still quite an otherworldly experience, soothing and lush at the same time! Theres no two ways about it this is precisely the type of fanservice that sets an eminent ecchi apart from a straight-up hentai, and High School DxD has yet to disappoint me in this respect! Its safe to say the show has delivered on just about every level the character expositions, sight gags and profuse fanservice were pretty much spot-on! But thats clearly not all there is to this series the mystery and revelations continue to unfold in a grand fashion, and it looks like theres more to Isseis enigmatic client than meets the eyes. The young man (Ohsaka Ryota Kakumeiki Valvraves Haruto) who he was in company with is equally mysterious, and that person seems to possess a full-armor Balance Breaker which looks somewhat similar to Isseis Scale Mail. Ddraig has made clear that a clash between the Two Heavenly Dragons is destined to happen sooner or later, and its certainly conceivable that one of these two might turn out to be the Vanishing Dragons host needless to say, what’s in store for Issei is going to be quite a handful, and I have a sneaking suspicion this battle of grandiosity might not be too far ahead!
Random tidbits:
- Theres something especially sexy about these steamy get-togethers. I have a feeling they smell and perhaps even taste pretty damn good. Please dont judge me! I really am a good person at heart.
- Akeno and Tsubaki have a lot to learn from Lucifuge Grayfia (Seto Saori) She picks the absolute best spot to materialize her holograms!
- When Souna gets mad, she gets really mad Poor Saji Genshirou (Iguchi Yuuichi) gets dragged around by the nose all the time. I have feeling sado-Souna is going to get along pretty well with maso-Akeno!
- A combat-leotard with a build-in glory-hole zipper Bearzeager, a commenter from last week, was kind enough to share his keen observations. Thank you, my good Sir, you deserve a chocolate medal!
- Its just his testosterone rush Koneko and Asia gave us their very bests, and its certainly a good day to be lolicon! Koneko chan doesnt mince her words one bit and she was quick to sell Issei out too.
- Its not like theyd be walking the streets in those white robes You betcha they did! I love the comical moments and I especially like Xenovias deadpan performance, it was pitch-perfect spot-on!
- Bless these kindhearted Devils Ouch, ouch, ouch, your Lord can keep his damn blessings! That scene had me laughing out loud. Irinas so crazy, but I love her to bits!
- Whos this bishie? I dont know about you, but I kinda like him already. He seems pretty badass and I cant wait to see him in action!
tl;dr: @SeishunRC High School #DxD NEW 03: Ero is power, Ero is justice more steamy sauna action, the return of Isseis signature Dress Break and the foreboding of more mysteries to come! What more can you possibly want? #Anime Full-length images: 01, 02, 03, 06, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 32, 35, 36. Eyecatch & Preview
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That was the best speech ever given by Yuuki Kaji . Even better than his SnK speeches . Hell yes for Oppai!!!!!!
All hail Oppai!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKlzoGP2m0w
+20 Seishun Points!LOL just LOL, all hail Oppai indeed XD
More Oppai! So many delicious Oppai!
Another cool looking character that Ryota is voicing . What’s the betting that the clothes he’s wearing are from uniqlo?
No love for Haruto? He’s the cream to my coffee :3
There is something about glasses.http://images.randomc.net/High%20School%20DxD/High%20School%20DxD%20NEW%20-%2003%20-%20Large%20Preview%2001.jpg
Somebody forgot the NSFW tag =D
There you go! Come on, you guys should have figured that out by now – they’re all NSFW 😛
Her boobs are small but Souna is so beautiful!!!
no NSFW on the front page, Seishun?
Heh, didn’t stop you from clicking into it right? Croos no ecchi 😛
This season feels so much crappier than the previous one. I know it’s an ecchi show but seriously? if you eat chocolate pudding day in and day out then it’s not so good any more. Same goes for those boobs being shown at every possible occasion. Guess the story ain’t important anymore. It all feels like any of those generic oppai shows with crappy animation now 🙁
I just wrote a 1200-word post on this episode alone – it can’t be all about fanservice and ecchi right? I think you’re being a little bit too critical 😛
Once this arc gets going it will be much better trust me
This episode was actually way more story driven and focused than the previous two. I don’t remember Kiba being shown that much before in a single episode either. It seems odd that you talk about ecchi on this particular episode.
Did you even watch this season, the whole season has been plot/story focused so far.
I haven’t watched ep3 yet. I did watch S01 and it was far more entertaining than S02 so far. Maybe I was a bit too critical but seriously don’t you have a feeling that this anime kinda became a bit cheap. Even if there is story related stuff it’s made almost redundant as it’s only an excuse to show more boobs. I kinda can imagine 15yer old boys flocking around it and fapping to it but if you’re slightly older this kind of stuff gets very old quickly if not served right. And sure, most ppl will minus me but tell me I’m all wrong about it?
The animation quality is better than before and it’s not just about boobs. I take it you didn’t read Seishun’s post.
Ahh, another…refreshing…yes, refreshing episode! <3Anyway, I'm guessing that the guy at the end is going to end up being the guy with the white dragon and oppose Issei and Ddraig or something.
Refreshing – right after a steamy steam bath ufufu~The new characters are such a blast to watch – Xenovia and Irina are already quite a handful, “Kiritsugu” and “Haruto” should be a great addition to the cast too :3
I was rolling on the floor laughing, from the “friendly fire” with “Dress Break” resulting with KO from Koneko-chan, to the “God bless those kind-hearted Devils” resulting in awful pain on those “blessed”.
+50 Seishun Points! Word, I LOL-ed pretty hard tooYour Lord can keep his damn blessings 😛
Seishun i know him, that badass looking Bishie is _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ quite,so!
Badass bishie <3 and I have no idea who he is :PYou could try to use spoiler tag next time, if you want to talk about something that is supposedly a spoiler :3
Damnit ever since I started watching Highschool DxD (including season 1), I keep getting reminded of Folgore from Gash Bell. All I need to see is Issei doing an Oppai song and my life will be complete.
You might be surprised, but Kaji Yuki is actually a pretty decent singer. I don’t remember Parco being that big of a pervert though :3
Seishun I consider Parco as Issei’s ancestor. He has an extreme desire for oppai. Too bad he wasn’t able to do much beyond groping, and singing oppai songs. But his ‘Chi chi wo moge’ song is the best oppai song ever!
Its Sona Sitri not Souna Sitri I think you misspelled it. “When Souna gets mad, she gets really mad Poor Saji Genshirou (Iguchi Yuuichi) gets dragged around by the nose all the time. I have feeling sado-Souna is going to get along pretty well with maso-Akeno! “
Shitori Souna should be correct :3
Seishun is partially correct. There should have been more details regarding her name in the scene where the student council first came to the club room in season one. It was far clearer in the LN (spoiler tags to be safe):She goes by the name Shitori Souna in school – a Japanese (written and sounding) human name. Her real name is Sona Sitri from the Devil Noble house Sitri (which is a mythological demon name). I suspect that it will eventually be clarified further in the future.
My bad then, I knew her name from the LN, then seems like that was from the demon side. And Souna seemed kinda silly I thought its some pun intended related to her “sauna” scene. 😛
issei got irina give trying dress break mode til oops got koneko & asia give with koneko punch issei still called him perv & enemy of women yet issei on full pervy-determine mode til scratch from blade is over.while kiba going many swords & full revenge mood also fall give xeno said you’re too much on revenge & not focus mood yet after spar give mention fallen angel faction is behind mention freed in it too.give indeed something big to happen yet kiba still bit have probs issues so issei, koneko, & other guy from student council get church girls & kiba to team-up cause both have same wanting.so they agree give kiba bit bother cause past has how he was saved due to fellow experiment to protect kiba & almost snow alive til rias found him yet let issei & koneko help in rid of excalibur swords projects.& after issei make call from his summon cause being busy his caller got a “visit”.
I’m enjoying myself 🙂 … thanks for your coverage, Seishun! Keep it coming!
Thanks Mentar and no problem, I’m glad you’re enjoying DxD. I do my best and I hope you guys keep coming back to RC 😉
For the longest time, I didn’t remember who the man with the two toned hair was because LNs only provide 1 picture of him ever.Initially I thought he might beOphis but then I found out that he is Azazel. I always thought Azazel looked like this http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/Snipermander/YuGiOh%20GX/Prof%20Lyman%20Banner/6.jpg
Well…Ophis is a girl…
NoOphis can change forms however it wants. Its initial appearance was that of an old man.
I loved that little detail they placed after this part when the camera panned to our guy. Notice the small white lights that disappeared when he showed up. LN readers should know what I mean. It’s these small things that make me a happy camper, besides the great episode that we had. Ohsaka Ryota seems like a great fit for him from just that one line. I kinda imagined him being voiced by Namikawa Daisuke but you can’t win them all.Next episodes should be a blast now that the names of the masterminds are out and the impromptu alliance(?) is formed. Should be fun.One minor complaint would be the choice of screencaps in the main page. Makes it hard to browse the site at work, even with the NSFW tag. And I feel that pic 5 could have been a better picture than just Irina’s boobs. Same with some of the pics in the sauna that could have been reduced to show some pics of Kiba’s past. But what the heck, Souna’s Souna is great as well as Rias’ Riasses.Just my 2 cents I guess. Keep up the good work.
Maybe you shouldn’t be browsing while you’re at work :POr you could do what I do – when you’re at work, do your personal browsing on your ipad or a USB modem :3
No mention of that adorable moment with Koneko convincing Yuto to stay?
Are you shipping those two? 😛
It was a cute moment, I don’t mind if Koneko and Yuuto hooked up.
http://images.randomc.net/High%20School%20DxD/High%20School%20DxD%20NEW%20-%2003%20-%20Large%2023.jpgFor a moment I thought she was an adult form of Illya, disregarding the red coloured hair.
Looking at the pace this season is going…I don’t think we’re going to be seeing Diodora huh…
Far to much happens to cover 4 volumes in 12 episodes.
My Sixt Sense yells:This Enigmatic Guy is the “Final Boss”. Tis Bishop of this Project
It’s good to see you talked about the differences between Xenovia & Irina in such detail Seishun!Personally,I’m starting to really starting to like Xenovia.I can’t help but think that she’d be the type of person that would make a good leader or someone to break the ice between the church & devils,even if just a litte.She seems to be someone who knows how to keep herself & her people(in this case,just Irina) alive by acting on ration instead of blind faith,even if that means working together with her enemies.This might be too early but I’m expecting good things from her.In terms of decision making,I can’t say I expect the same from Irina but she’s fun as hell so I can’t really hate her 😛
I hope I’m not reading too much into it – it’s all a wild guess at the moment and I might have to eat my words next week if Xenovia turns out to the one who is batshit crazy XDXenovia and Irina are both great, but I think I’m leaning toward Xenovia too – Irina might have the better body but Xenovia has a pretty cool hairdo :3
Oh Hail Oppai!!!!!!!!!!! Nice ep I was worried that I couldn’t see to much fan service but the last part of the episode prove me wrong, so good…..but I got to say the last part of the episode was awesome to see him finally making his debut on the series……I hope we can see more of him…..just one line and it was so badassVali Lucifer is the best but second after Isse and this week his pervert speech was the best!!!!!!!! Issei you’re the man and a pervert 😀
That last bit of fanservice was quite something huh? It’s like DxD is not even trying, such exquisite ecchi just comes naturally for the show :3An honest pervert with a heart of gold, Issei really is the best 😉
Those holy suits are a miracle of the universe.
Hmm, the pace of this new season feels a bit weird since it feels a lot faster than the source material while at the same time it also feels slower at the same time…
This was a pretty fun episode overall. I think the way the sparring match between Issei/Kiba vs. Irina/Xenovia was nicely adapted. In fact, I think that Irina’s excitability in her faith was so well done. I feel that her character was given more life in that scene than what had come across in written form. One of the great things seeing a LN you enjoy in animated form.Definitely loved the “friendly fire” incident on Asia and Koneko-chan. I just can’t get enough of her deadpan scolding of Issei – “You are the enemy women” LOL. Then we get to the restaurant scene. I’m always amused when Asia would inadvertently damage herself when she would pray out of habit. But seeing Irina the holy church warrior unintentionally curse three devils with her good natured “blessing” was a riot.However, I was a little disappointed with a couple of things. Last episode, I had mentioned how it’s nice to see battles animated that were not detailed in the LN. This episode the opposite – it is case of some material not making into the adaptation. It is mainly in relation to Xenovia and to a lesser extent Irina. The scene where Issei and co. stumbled upon Xenovia and Irina on the street missed out on a really funny exchange between the two swordswomen. One that I was really looking forward to seeing.The more detailed reason they were there was due to Irina (in her exuberant faith in the church) purchased a painting of a saint (which turned out to be not authentic) and spent all the money the two of them had. Suffice it to say Xenovia was not pleased and panhandling was the only recourse to keep from starving. Due to their strange getup and other reasons, they were not receiving any donations. This lead to some choice words directed at the Japanese population from the two of them. Something about heretics and pagans lol. This would have set the tone for following restaurant scene. The restaurant scene in question had omitted some important (IMO) dialogue that would have fleshed out Xenovia’s and Irina’s character a bit more. Especially Xenovia. The episode had effectively differentiated Irina’s faith and resolve to sacrifice herself, and Xenovia’s prudent side in not wanting to needlessly die. However, it goes further for Xenovia – her beliefs are flexible and she embraces semantics. Accepting help from devils is a huge deal – Asia was declared a heretic and exiled from the church for helping one. Yet Xenovia, the same one that offered to end Asia’s supposed suffering, was willing to accept help to accomplish her mission. How could this be? Irina was definitely shocked and at first resistant to Issei’s proposal. Xenovia accepted (and convinced Irina) based on Issei being the host to the Red Dragon Emperor and simply that. Her faith would allow her to work with a dragon. If that dragon happened to have comrades that were devils then that wasn’t her problem. She was working with Issei directly in her mind. Irina even questions Xenovia’s faith and calls it weird. Now the missing material is minor in the grande scheme of the adaptation as the scenes themselves have adequately conveyed the needed development. The biggest issue I have is that I feel the material was left out in favor of fan service. The steam room scene this episode was anime original (as was last episode). While I had no problems with the first steam room scene, as it was a nice exchange (ignoring the fact it could have just as easily have been in the club room =P) between the two “Kings” with discussion on information Rias needed, this episode’s steam room scene wasn’t so important. I get that it was to there to show Rias’ concern for Kiba. I like that aspect of it. However, perhaps it could have been handled differently without taking so much resources.For me, this was the first bit of fan service that was included for hell of it. Especially, since it took resources away from showing more insight into Xenovia and Irina. Of course, I enjoy the fan service, so don’t get me wrong. It’s just I would rather it not be at the expense of details that give us more insight to the characters.
The DVD/BD will have 3min of extra material per episode.I think the missing material will appear there. There was a PV of five min about that.
Hopefully that is the case then. Thanks for the info.
oh Koneko. this is Karma. If you had just let him strip the new girl, you wouldn’t have been stripped.
LOL, good one, +50 Seishun Points!Issei would get to Irina someday – plus, that delicious eyecatch more than made up for the lack of “dress-broke” Irina this week :3
I am wondering if those dragons have a human form. Would make sense.
I think the more powerful ones have the ability to change their appearance from Dragon to human or whatever form they want.
Here is a hint to Issei’s client’s name.It has an A and L in it.
Kyousuke Nanbu?JK I know who he is.
But seriously, he looks just like an older Kyousuke.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OcwkRpuHuA
You’re right, he does look like an older version of Kyosuke Nanbu LOL+50 Seishun Points, Super Robot <3
Another excellent post Seishun! Man, that sauna scene at the end Souna has never looked this beautiful!
Thanks Kimijima, I do my best! I agree, Souna looks especially sexy when she’s dripping wet :3
Your first line in the Random tidbits:”Theres something especially sexy about these steamy get-togethers. I have a feeling they smell and perhaps even taste pretty damn good.”I can’t help but totally in agreement with you. Don’t worry, I know you’re a good person, Seishun.
Ufufu~ you have good taste my good Sir, our perverted minds think alike :3
You’d think the church would at least offer some travel expenses for food and lodging to your 2 elite fighters wielding Excaliburs on a mission and all. Lol.
They actually had funds. This was left out in the episode but Irina actually used up all their money to buy a fake painting because it looked like a picture of a saint. She couldn’t identify who it was in the painting later on though.
DAFUQ?White Dragon Emperor/Vali Lucifer is sporting one hell of a Lancelot Albion look. Aside from that, I’m a bit saddened that some minor but valuable parts of interactions and dialogue got cut from the episode. There were parts which really help flesh out Xenovia which is missing from here.Hope it’s not something they do a lot of. Date-A-Live was absolutely slaughtered in this way. lots of “minor” cuts build up to cause fatal damage.
At this pace, it would take a season or two more to finish the Arc.Rias. Asia. Akeno. Xenovia. Koneko. Revel Phoenix. Issei, you lucky bastard.P.S.- He does really have a hugely popular “oppai song” and a moniker in the L.N.
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