Suggested reading: watch the anime in chronological order first, it's a phenomenal adaptation and extremely faithful to the source material. If you really liked it and would like to see more of the story, start from book #5. Then don't rush and take breaks between books.
This series does a lot of different things. Not sticking to a single genre can be a good thing sometimes, but in this case it's a mixed bag. At times it feels like you have to trudge through whole chapters of fluff just to get to the good part. And don't get me wrong, the good parts are *really* good,
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Jun 13, 2023
Pole Princess!!
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If I had to describe this anime in one word, it would be "inoffensive".
It adds little to none new or exciting dishes on the CGDCT table. Not necessarily a bad thing, just don't expect to be blown away by... anything at all. The animation is full CG of the bad kind and probably the worst thing about this anime. Everything else is pretty average, we even get the foundations of a story but there just isn't enough time to expand upon it. The shorter run (7 plot episodes) might actually work in the series' favor as it might've been too stale if it was longer. ... 
May 15, 2022
High School DxD
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I had heard this anime is about chess. I was sorely mistaken.
That's not to say it doesn't have anything to do with chess; it's just so far-removed that calling it a chess anime is simply a gross misrepresentation. I should have known when I saw the girls with wings on the poster... turns out judging a book by its cover isn't that bad after all. The anime is mostly smut. Not necessarily a bad thing, just wasn't expecting it to turn out this way. I was in for some heated mind games but instead I stumbled upon a heated teenager and a few (and I must ... |
