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The best ‘High School DxD’ watch order

The infamously intriguing series finished airing in 2018.
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Published: Aug 18, 2023 09:01 am

While it might come off as a bit trashy today and equally a show that gives anime a bad name at times, High School DxD is undeniably popular with anime fans all over the world.

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The sometimes controversial supernatural harem anime about fallen angels, devils, and a horny teenager was based on Ichiei Ishibumi’s original light novels, serialized from 2008 to 2018.

The engaging anime adaptation was first released in 2012. The 12-episode season was produced by TNK, the animation studio behind the School Days adaptation, directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa and written by Takao Yoshioka working with the author. In the following year after its release, two bonus OVA episodes would be released alongside light novel publications.

The adaptation would continue in a new 12-episode season the following year, High School DxD New, featuring a returning cast and crew. The season received an additional OVA episode in 2015 ahead of the release of another 12-episode sequel season, High School DxD BorN, which featured an anime-original arc.

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Season three’s OVA episode would be the last for director Yanagisawa, writer Yoshioka, and studio TNK. The crew would part following creative differences with author Ishibumi and High School DxD’s final 12-episode season would instead be adapted at studio Passione. The studio behind Citrus would deliver High School DxD Hero in 2018. The season was directed by Yoshifumi Sueda and written by Kenji Konuta.

Sorting all 48 episodes and four OVAs into release order, the best watch order for High School DxD is as follows:

  • High School DxD
  • OVA episodes one and two
  • High School DxD New
  • OVA episode three, “I’m Enveloped in Breasts!”
  • High School DxD BorN
  • OVA episode four, “The Unresurrected Phoenix”
  • High School DxD Hero

As with most anime, you can stream High School DxD on Crunchyroll now. Ishibumi’s light novels are published in English by Yen Press.

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Fascinated by the art of journalism, Taylor Mansfield has been writing for over 10 years. In the present day, she lends her expertise as a Staff Writer / Editor for WGTC, tackling a broad range of topics such as movies, television, celebrity news, and of course… *anything* horror! Because wherever there is horror — Taylor isn't far behind. She has previously contributed to entertainment sites such as GamersDecide, MovieWeb, and The Nerd Stash.
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Autumn Wright is an anime journalist, which is a real job. As a writer at We Got This Covered, they cover the biggest new seasonal releases, interview voice actors, and investigate labor practices in the global industry. Autumn can be found biking to queer punk through Brooklyn, and you can read more of their words in Polygon, WIRED, The Washington Post, and elsewhere.
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