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Highschool DxD New has been a very popular series among the fans of Ecchi/School-life this season, but does it really live up to the hype? What follows are my honest opinions on it.

Let me begin by saying that I don't wish to be flamed for what I write, and if you take what I say that seriously, than you should think of a decent way to refute my reasoning.

To begin: the story. The story was horribly executed, with any drama in it being written off for scenes where they could make the moral reasoning for the character be nothing more than: "I want ... to see Rias's tits" The story had a bit more to it than what I originally expected, but it didn't do much better than the first season, and as such shouldn't be rated above it. Now, I will admit that the addition of a few new characters was interesting, but it didn't drive the plot quite enough.
Now, considering this is ecchi, the plot is definitely more than what I'd originally expect, but it's nothing special. A solid 3/10

Now onto the characters. Considering that I look for characters with depth, while many of you look for the outer image of them, I'll split it into two categories.

Character Physicality: As always, Rias and Akeno's proportions are very exaggerated, and I cannot support those kind of appearances. However, the addition of new girls with average/realistic body-types was a plus. I enjoyed seeing the new types of girls that they produced, and the way they acted based on the tropes of the series. 6/10

Other Character Traits: The characters didn't really garner any more depth than they had in the first season, and the only real development was around Akeno. Not that quality in this regard. However, they did add a bit more depth to the characters they added, and as I mentioned Akeno, which leads the character development to not be awful, but still be sub-par. 3/10

Animation: The animation is very basic, and is mostly made up of bland backgrounds and talking heads. However, seeing that it's basic for current animation, I will not rate it too poorly. Also, considering that they did crisp up a bit of a faulty bits of animation from the first season, and it did mature a bit in regards to how polished it looked. 4/10

Sound: The voice acting cast is not bad, but in no regards are they amazing. The music/soundtrack is fairly basic as well, but it's not bad. With the songs being made up of similar music to the first season, and the OST being set to only a few scenes each episode, there wasn't a lot to base this score off of. However, seeing as it wasn't terrible, the following score is fair. 6/10

Overall (I added 1 point for enjoyment value): The story is better than a lot of other ecchi, but it pales in comparison to the first season, and other than a few better-characterized females joining the harem, the story didn't develop too much, and left far too much unanswered. By no regards is this show above-average. What they could have added based on the source material, they disregarded. They turned what could have been fights based on love and such (similar to the first season) into more intense duels, and yet they turned them into gimmicks to have Issei pray for Rias's tis. However, I couldn't really expect less from an Ecchi/Harem. 5/10

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The premise is all about the detailed connections of a family, big or small, young or old, respected or hated, everyone is family. Even when one doesn't think so, this is the truth. Who could ask more from a family than to respect and love each other? That's what families are there for right? We respect eachother, love each other, help each other, ... and when worse comes to worse, we fight with each other. Does this mean love isn't there? No, it just means that we need time to understand each other. Summer wars depicts this perfectly. Story: 10/10

Animation - The animation is solid, there was never a moment of regret in my mind, and they depicted everything so fluidly. 10/10

Sound - They have some great music in here, but the voice acting falls a bit short. 8/10

Characters - Who could neglect characters when it comes to the bonds of a family? Nobody, and Summer Wars did not disappoint. I will say this though, some of the characters should have gotten more time to express themselves throughout the story. By not doing so, it left a bit of a voided feeling on me, hence the characters not getting a full 10. 8/10

"When it comes to our families, we love them, we hate them, we respect them, we fight with them, and in the end, we are a part of them." - JD (@YandereTheEmo) September 15, 2013
Overall: 9/10