High School DxD Light Novel - Q&A

[Lucidrago]

Probably like 5 or 6 generations. Sirzechs is like 600-700 years old.

[zztop]

Can DxD's fanservice be considered as more or less ecchi than some of the newer ecchi LNs out now? If it's less, should DxD ever try to emulate these newer novels in terms of ecchi escalation to keep up with the crowd?

I recall a lot of boobs, nudity and nude body contact for DxD, but it does seem rather tame compared to works like Masou Gakuen HxH, where

Spoiler for Masou Gakuen LN spoilers:

IIRC MC has all types of indirect sex with the girls - like the one where he installed an armoured core into a girl by shaping the core to look like his penis, then pleasured her with the dildo-core until she came and it got absorbed into her...

[XFire]

Originally Posted by zztop

Can DxD's fanservice be considered as more or less ecchi than some of the newer ecchi LNs out now? If it's less, should DxD ever try to emulate these newer novels in terms of ecchi escalation to keep up with the crowd?

I recall a lot of boobs, nudity and nude body contact for DxD, but it does seem rather tame compared to works like Masou Gakuen HxH, where

Spoiler for Masou Gakuen LN spoilers:

IIRC MC has all types of indirect sex with the girls - like the one where he installed an armoured core into a girl by shaping the core to look like his penis, then pleasured her with the dildo-core until she came and it got absorbed into her...

DxD is extremely tame compared to most of the similar franchises like HxH and Shinmai Maou. Whereas those series are built from the outset to focus on the titilation of the viewer, it's practically a secondary element in the Light Novels, and even the more fanservicey anime primarily uses it for jokes.

However, that more tame approach makes it much more palatable to the larger audience who isn't there for just T & A, so actually emulating those other stories would likely damage the appeal of DxD in general. It'd honestly almost be better having less ecchi and saving fanservice purely for more intimate moments where it'd be natural.

[zztop]

Originally Posted by XFire

DxD is extremely tame compared to most of the similar franchises like HxH and Shinmai Maou. Whereas those series are built from the outset to focus on the titilation of the viewer, it's practically a secondary element in the Light Novels, and even the more fanservicey anime primarily uses it for jokes.

However, that more tame approach makes it much more palatable to the larger audience who isn't there for just T & A, so actually emulating those other stories would likely damage the appeal of DxD in general. It'd honestly almost be better having less ecchi and saving fanservice purely for more intimate moments where it'd be natural.

Thanks for the answer!

Another question - how popular is DxD with female readers, Japanese or otherwise?

I remember comments on Reddit saying they'd seen copies of DxD being sold in the BL section of "a bookstore"and that some of the male characters were attractive to females (they didn't mention if the bookstore/readers were Japanese or Western).

Granted DxD is aimed at guys, but nowadays there's all these works with crossover appeal (like sports manga aimed at males but read by females). Considering most male-targeted ecchi series tend to be read by men, it's an achievement if it could capture the female fandom as well. (Not to mention characters like Vali, Cao Cao etc could be seen as eye-pleasing to females.)

[XFire]

Originally Posted by zztop

Thanks for the answer!

Another question - how popular is DxD with female readers, Japanese or otherwise?

I remember comments on Reddit saying they'd seen copies of DxD being sold in the BL section of "a bookstore"and that some of the male characters were attractive to females (they didn't mention if the bookstore/readers were Japanese or Western).

Granted DxD is aimed at guys, but nowadays there's all these works with crossover appeal (like sports manga aimed at males but read by females). Considering most male-targeted ecchi series tend to be read by men, it's an achievement if it could capture the female fandom as well. (Not to mention characters like Vali, Cao Cao etc could be seen as eye-pleasing to females.)

It was sold in the women's section of a bookstore at least once, but it's not really a common thing.

While the fan base likes to play it up, DxD does have a much larger female fan base than is typical for its type of series. Part of that is just it having a well written story, but thus large number of attractive male characters doesn't hurt either.

[bluestahli1]

I got a question about the rating game's retirement system, if someone got decapitated, are they permanently dead or will they survive outside the rating game? implying that no other party was involved other than the retirement.

[Superbia]

Originally Posted by bluestahli1

I got a question about the rating game's retirement system, if someone got decapitated, are they permanently dead or will they survive outside the rating game? implying that no other party was involved other than the retirement.

Dead. Sairaorg specifically mentioned that his queen would have died if he hadn't forced her to retire before Issei's attack hit.

[TGxKing]

Hi, guys. I read volume EX and don`t learn one thing: Rezzo Roado from Invade Fanatics or from Eclipsed Seven Luminaries?

[Ultragunner]

I have been out of the loop for quite a while, so I'm a bit loss here

what is the new "Shin High School DxD"? Is it a spin-off series, or just a new name for DxD similar to how "Naruto Shippuden" is to "Naruto"?

[Lex79]

New name for the series in order to reset the volumes numbering.

[XFire]

Originally Posted by Ultragunner

I have been out of the loop for quite a while, so I'm a bit loss here

what is the new "Shin High School DxD"? Is it a spin-off series, or just a new name for DxD similar to how "Naruto Shippuden" is to "Naruto"?

Ishi said DxD would end at 30 volumes or less. He reached 30 but didnt want to stop, so he made Shin instead.

[Lucidrago]

Originally Posted by Ultragunner

I have been out of the loop for quite a while, so I'm a bit loss here

what is the new "Shin High School DxD"? Is it a spin-off series, or just a new name for DxD similar to how "Naruto Shippuden" is to "Naruto"?

To prevent the original title from being too long. It's still the same DxD just a different name.

Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden is a bad example as that's just the anime changing its name, not the source material itself which is the manga which retains the same title throughout its entire run. Naruto: Shippuden is just to distinguish between the first half and second half of Naruto in the anime.

[S.Freedom]

I'm curious, do we have any clue where Kuoh town is supposed to be located in japan? I mean how far away from Kyoto is it? Since we're going on a second visit, I'd think Kuoh is near by but...

[n0m@n]

Kuou town doesn't exist in RL. It's a made up town. Plotwise it's within Tokyo or nearby.

[Lucidrago]

Originally Posted by n0m@n

Kuou town doesn't exist in RL. It's a made up town. Plotwise it's within Tokyo or nearby.

Not neccesarily. I doubt it's within Tokyo.

Just think of Kuoh Town like Karakura Town from Bleach.

[n0m@n]

It was mentioned in one of the volume that it took an hour or so from the closest station to Shinjuku station. Kuoh town may be outside Tokyo. But it could actually take 1 hour from a certain station in Tokyo to another station in Tokyo if you have to change lines. Hence, Tokyo or nearby just to be on the safe side for the answer.

[Lucidrago]

How long did it take them to get from Kuoh Town to Kyoto in Volume 9 by train though?

[bluestahli1]

Is Hades considered a Grim reaper in the DxD universe? Grim reaper as in the manifestation of Death itself.

iirc in the original mythos, Hades is just some dude that got tricked to rule the underworld by his douche of a brother that couldn't control his erection from any living thing he sees.

[Ka-el]

Originally Posted by bluestahli1

Is Hades considered a Grim reaper in the DxD universe? Grim reaper as in the manifestation of Death itself.

iirc in the original mythos, Hades is just some dude that got tricked to rule the underworld by his douche of a brother that couldn't control his erection from any living thing he sees.

Hades is a God.
Anyway in the myths Hades was not tricked into ruling underworld, and he never complained about it and was not frustrated because of his job.

[Lucidrago]

Originally Posted by bluestahli1

Is Hades considered a Grim reaper in the DxD universe? Grim reaper as in the manifestation of Death itself.

iirc in the original mythos, Hades is just some dude that got tricked to rule the underworld by his douche of a brother that couldn't control his erection from any living thing he sees.

Hades is the god of the Greek Underworld. Which is called the Netherworld in DxD. He's not a Grim Reaper.

And last time I checked, Hades, Zeus, and Poseidon drew lots to decide who would rule over which realm. Zeus got the sky, Poseidon got the sea, and Hades got the Underworld.