High School DxD (light novel)
| Been reading a different series to me then, and as to why he's not touching them thats a plot point thats covered in either vol 10 or 11 can't remember which. |
| I find myself respecting Issei for a good reason..he shows qualities that a pick up artist should have..okay,he's not a pickup artist but he does possess qualities that women find attractive e.g Ability to Provide and Protect - as in every action harem,this one is set on extreme levels Not too impressed by a woman's looks - Okay,since the LN is written in Issei's perspective,we do find out that he is really impressed by a woman's looks.But on the outside,most of the times he is quite chill eventho there are boobs right infront of his face..finally,a MC who does not exaggerate his shyness when confronted by a naked girl. they are more I could touch on but its 2 am in the morning and Im not in the mood to rack my brains looking for more examples |
| Its 420 out there somewhere. |
| Issei is fucking retarded, his whole personality is contradictive and generic and the girls like him just because. Similar to most harems. One of the worst harem leads that I came across and his voice actor is Kaiji so it's like he was designed for me to hate him. |
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| The order to kill Issei came from the fallen angel side, therefore micheal who is on the heaven side had nothing to do with it. When azazel reveal his identity and showed up at the club before the meeting, Issei a long with the members who were present did show hostility but realise that azazel could easily wipe them all |
| Volume 10 spoiler (read at your own risk) |
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| Just as a headsup, High School DxD isn't really Seinen. Doesn't have much Seinen themes in it, nor is its magazine of serialization aimed primarily towards Seinen. Reference here: http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?pubname=Dragon+Magazine Next note? Sure he's naive all the time and in addition perverted but I do forgive his oblivious tendencies. As said above by NeoAnkara there is a point in the story where it gets addressed, and it's an event where he gets looked down on for his misunderstandings. Now what a drag, right. This doesn't happen until Volume 10, but the other 6 volumes nudged in between don't have much of a romance focus. Ishibumi has a ton to write about (good on him). Everyone's just getting stronger. It's a point in the story where most other characters are getting fleshed out and more bad guys show up that Issei and the rest of the club gotta beat up. The whole "for my friends" thing you're seeing right now goes on pretty much throughout the whole series, but picks up a prime focus in the arc you're reading in right now. Once you're past that, and all the characters' backgrounds are fleshed out and their problems dealt with, then it becomes Issei's focus. That, and... well... Ishibumi probably wanted to introduce them as an "official couple" during that specific arc because of two things. (tiny tiny spoiler following) That's all I'm going to say. Personally I do feel yes he is coming close to being a rather cookie cutter action Shounen protag but the arc you're in, 3-7, for the most part puts off Issei and Rias' romance so as to put the prime focus on such targets as Vali, Azazel, and Diodora in addition to fleshing out the rest of the main female cast. So just be patient, you'll get there. And chances are you'll be satisfied with how Ishibumi's planned volume 10 out. |
| Issei is pretty much a generic uninspired MC. Yet another kid who loves tits and things of a sexual nature... but only in his head, when it comes to reality he can barely look at a rack let alone act upon an opportunity. The only Ecchi/Harem guy I've come across so far that's worth anything is Erosuke from Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai. Erosuke is a connoisseur of the female form and has a clear understanding of what is sexy and why, on top of that and most importantly he completely embraces his understanding of all things erotic without being a complete scumbag. |
GuiltyKing said: I blame halve of that for the limitation from the publisher.DxD is anything but seinen. It's shounen with a lot of ecchi elements to spice things up a bit. And based on that premise- it being mostly shounen-esque- the story acts accordingly. You either like it or not. That does sound generic as bloody hell, but it really is. What made me appreciate Ise's character is the development he gets in the following novels. What I dislike about him, though, is his personality when it comes to the "juicy parts". It's been 15 volumes already and he's still hesitating and acting like a highschool girl when he's supposed to man up. That aside, he's a cool guy. |
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NeoAnkara said: GuiltyKing said: I blame halve of that for the limitation from the publisher.DxD is anything but seinen. It's shounen with a lot of ecchi elements to spice things up a bit. And based on that premise- it being mostly shounen-esque- the story acts accordingly. You either like it or not. That does sound generic as bloody hell, but it really is. What made me appreciate Ise's character is the development he gets in the following novels. What I dislike about him, though, is his personality when it comes to the "juicy parts". It's been 15 volumes already and he's still hesitating and acting like a highschool girl when he's supposed to man up. That aside, he's a cool guy. ^This. If Ishibumi had complete control over the publishing, I can guarantee a lot more sexual moments would come into play with Issei and his harem. We can hope for the future though; anything can happen, and maybe one day he will get full control over the publishing. Also: Ricetaffy said: As said above by NeoAnkara there is a point in the story where it gets addressed, and it's an event where he gets looked down on for his misunderstandings. If you're referring to V10, he wasn't really looked down on for that; rather, the girls helped him to overcome it and didn't think badly of or look down on him at all. Anyway, in regards to the OP: As NeoAnkara said, the lack of doing something about the girls' advances is either due to interruptions from other characters (which is mostly to blame on the publisher's restrictions) and because of what is explained in Volume 10. |
Gary29 said: NeoAnkara said: GuiltyKing said: I blame halve of that for the limitation from the publisher.DxD is anything but seinen. It's shounen with a lot of ecchi elements to spice things up a bit. And based on that premise- it being mostly shounen-esque- the story acts accordingly. You either like it or not. That does sound generic as bloody hell, but it really is. What made me appreciate Ise's character is the development he gets in the following novels. What I dislike about him, though, is his personality when it comes to the "juicy parts". It's been 15 volumes already and he's still hesitating and acting like a highschool girl when he's supposed to man up. That aside, he's a cool guy. ^This. If Ishibumi had complete control over the publishing, I can guarantee a lot more sexual moments would come into play with Issei and his harem. We can hope for the future though; anything can happen, and maybe one day he will get full control over the publishing. Also: Ricetaffy said: As said above by NeoAnkara there is a point in the story where it gets addressed, and it's an event where he gets looked down on for his misunderstandings. If you're referring to V10, he wasn't really looked down on for that; rather, the girls helped him to overcome it and didn't think badly of or look down on him at all. Anyway, in regards to the OP: As NeoAnkara said, the lack of doing something about the girls' advances is either due to interruptions from other characters (which is mostly to blame on the publisher's restrictions) and because of what is explained in Volume 10. Fujimi Shobo editors strike out anything "over the line". Do note that I don't know their standards so don't ask me. Ask yourselves what's missing the "ecchi" scenes and that about sums it up I guess. They're a powerful existence w/c holds DxD and Ishibumi in the palm of their hands lol. |
| This is why I don't even bother reading Harem LNs. What's the point? Clearly the emphasis is on ecchi not the actual story. I love DXD anime because we get to see that raw ecchi displayed for us.....the plot is decent at best, but most of us are here for tits. |
JustALEX said: This is why I don't even bother reading Harem LNs. What's the point? Clearly the emphasis is on ecchi not the actual story. I love DXD anime because we get to see that raw ecchi displayed for us.....the plot is decent at best, but most of us are here for tits. Beats me how you can say that without having read the thing. I've read it all and the emphasis is far from just ecchi. Love, hard work, friendship, dreams are all huge influences on DxD, especially the more into it you read |
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Manganese said: JustALEX said: This is why I don't even bother reading Harem LNs. What's the point? Clearly the emphasis is on ecchi not the actual story. I love DXD anime because we get to see that raw ecchi displayed for us.....the plot is decent at best, but most of us are here for tits. Beats me how you can say that without having read the thing. I've read it all and the emphasis is far from just ecchi. Love, hard work, friendship, dreams are all huge influences on DxD, especially the more into it you read Yep, DxD is far more than just there for the ecchi; the plot is quite interesting and not shallow in the slightest, and it has a large emphasis on the above listed: love, hard work, friendship, dreams, goals etc. - but that is only easy to see if you actually read the LNs. swordstriker21 said: Gary29 said: NeoAnkara said: GuiltyKing said: I blame halve of that for the limitation from the publisher.DxD is anything but seinen. It's shounen with a lot of ecchi elements to spice things up a bit. And based on that premise- it being mostly shounen-esque- the story acts accordingly. You either like it or not. That does sound generic as bloody hell, but it really is. What made me appreciate Ise's character is the development he gets in the following novels. What I dislike about him, though, is his personality when it comes to the "juicy parts". It's been 15 volumes already and he's still hesitating and acting like a highschool girl when he's supposed to man up. That aside, he's a cool guy. ^This. If Ishibumi had complete control over the publishing, I can guarantee a lot more sexual moments would come into play with Issei and his harem. We can hope for the future though; anything can happen, and maybe one day he will get full control over the publishing. Also: Ricetaffy said: As said above by NeoAnkara there is a point in the story where it gets addressed, and it's an event where he gets looked down on for his misunderstandings. If you're referring to V10, he wasn't really looked down on for that; rather, the girls helped him to overcome it and didn't think badly of or look down on him at all. Anyway, in regards to the OP: As NeoAnkara said, the lack of doing something about the girls' advances is either due to interruptions from other characters (which is mostly to blame on the publisher's restrictions) and because of what is explained in Volume 10. Fujimi Shobo editors strike out anything "over the line". Do note that I don't know their standards so don't ask me. Ask yourselves what's missing the "ecchi" scenes and that about sums it up I guess. They're a powerful existence w/c holds DxD and Ishibumi in the palm of their hands lol. Lol I agree, it would be interesting to know what ideas Ishibumi had that were rejected by Fujimi Shobo, but either way if he ever gets control of his own publishing I am sure Issei will finally get laid. |
Manganese said: Beats me how you can say that without having read the thing. I've read it all and the emphasis is far from just ecchi. Love, hard work, friendship, dreams are all huge influences on DxD, especially the more into it you read Focusing solely on the plot, it's a very generic shounen at best. But for the most part I'm ok with that, the battles are decent but the storyline (IMO) is a bit convoluted and not very cohesive. Yeah, it's not as shallow as your ordinary harem, but that's only because the emphasis of the story is towards shounen rather than romance, like ordinary romance comedy harems. |
| I get annoyed every time he is alone with a girl that is naked and doesn't take advantage of the situation. For example, that one pool scene in volume 3/4. |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Respect cannot be made by force or fear, it must be earned overtime; otherwise, it was never respect at all." ~ Malik Highschool DxD is my all-time favorite series! |
DarkDare said: If Ichiei Ishibumi had full control over the publishing Issei would have been a father by now, but to get published he needed to make the novel more acceptable for more people. this |
malikis2cool said: I get annoyed every time he is alone with a girl that is naked and doesn't take advantage of the situation. For example, that one pool scene in volume 3/4. As far as i remember (from reading the LN), each time he is ALONE with a girl (nude or not), the others barge in. Else he is in a dire situation with a dead flag |
| bruh |
| Do you want this to turn into hentai? lol |
kei78 said: malikis2cool said: I get annoyed every time he is alone with a girl that is naked and doesn't take advantage of the situation. For example, that one pool scene in volume 3/4. As far as i remember (from reading the LN), each time he is ALONE with a girl (nude or not), the others barge in. Else he is in a dire situation with a dead flag The only example I can think of that proves you wrong is in volume 6 when Akeno walks into his room and takes off her clothes. He refuses to act on the situation because he knows that Akeno is different this time. Every time she approaches him, she is smiling and whatnot. That time, she was doing it because she felt sad. |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Respect cannot be made by force or fear, it must be earned overtime; otherwise, it was never respect at all." ~ Malik Highschool DxD is my all-time favorite series! |
kei78 said: malikis2cool said: I get annoyed every time he is alone with a girl that is naked and doesn't take advantage of the situation. For example, that one pool scene in volume 3/4. As far as i remember (from reading the LN), each time he is ALONE with a girl (nude or not), the others barge in. Else he is in a dire situation with a dead flag Which is pretty annoying... |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Respect cannot be made by force or fear, it must be earned overtime; otherwise, it was never respect at all." ~ Malik Highschool DxD is my all-time favorite series! |
malikis2cool said: I get annoyed every time he is alone with a girl that is naked and doesn't take advantage of the situation. For example, that one pool scene in volume 3/4. There are 2 reasons 1. 2. Ishibumi sensei doesn't want this series turned into "hentai", well at least until his editor says yes |
Gary29 said: True that, I didn't even notice until you said it. |
Kyouraku-san said: Gary29 said: True that, I didn't even notice until you said it. Me neither lul |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Respect cannot be made by force or fear, it must be earned overtime; otherwise, it was never respect at all." ~ Malik Highschool DxD is my all-time favorite series! |
| Not to mention if he screws one of them then that's his only option from then on. His pick is obviously and ultimately gonna be Ria's. I might be wrong tho. |
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