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High School DxD Light Novel #2
High School DxD, Vol. 2 (light novel): The Phoenix of the School Battle
“RIAS GREMORY’S VIRGINITY BELONGS TO ME!”
Issei is finally beginning to adapt to his new life as one of the beautiful Rias’s demonic servants. Just as things start looking up for the perverted high schooler, however, a cocky pretty boy named Riser arrives, claiming to be Rias’s fiancé! To save the prez from a marriage she doesn’t want, Issei and the other members of the Gremory Familia will have to battle Riser’s team. Even with the mighty Boosted Gear at his disposal, can Issei really win against a guy who’s said to be immortal?
Issei is finally beginning to adapt to his new life as one of the beautiful Rias’s demonic servants. Just as things start looking up for the perverted high schooler, however, a cocky pretty boy named Riser arrives, claiming to be Rias’s fiancé! To save the prez from a marriage she doesn’t want, Issei and the other members of the Gremory Familia will have to battle Riser’s team. Even with the mighty Boosted Gear at his disposal, can Issei really win against a guy who’s said to be immortal?
212 pages, Paperback
First published December 20, 2008
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Ichiei Ishibumi
56 books87 followersIshibumi is born and raised in the Chiba Prefecture of Japan. He is a big fan of Pokémon and has collected every form of Gundam merchandise, which he writes about in his blog.
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April 1, 2017
Sometimes all you need to see the value of something is to be exposed to worse experiences. This is what I felt like when I read this book.
The last couple of months ago I read the first four volumes of Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha, and although they were somewhat fun and entertaining, it just felt a little bit awkward for all those characters to have such a stern but willing opinion about sex. And now I finally know what I missed the whole time: Comedy!
I rated the first volume of DxD with 3 stars and sadly wrote no review about it, but since it was my first Light Novel after Sword Art Online, I guess I though something along the lines of "urgh, this reads like an anime." Throughout my read of this volume, I constantly though "Yay, this reads like an anime" - because Shinmai Maou just didn't. And that was what I was missing the whole time. Erotic scenes go so much nicer with comedy, than with stern, sometimes unsettling porn-vibes to them. Also Ise is just a great character for himself, and him interacting with other characters is even better. The comedy parts are also gold - almost every comedic scene is centered around or based on Ise's sex drive and thus fits perfectly into the story, no matter what the situation, because it is a story about Ise, so it makes sense for him to be present in that said situation.
Maybe I am somewhat biased, and maybe the five stars derive from my comparison with Shinmai Maou, but this is exactly the right book for me at the right time. I feel like I can't really justify the five stars other than with comparing it to lesser Light Novels, so maybe the words that I am looking for are:
Highschool DxD is how a highschool-ecchi-harem-fighting-shonen Light Novel has to be. It makes everything right that it wants and needs to do.
Yeah, that sounds good.
Postscriptum: Ise's parents are the best parents in any kind of literature. Period.
The last couple of months ago I read the first four volumes of Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha, and although they were somewhat fun and entertaining, it just felt a little bit awkward for all those characters to have such a stern but willing opinion about sex. And now I finally know what I missed the whole time: Comedy!
I rated the first volume of DxD with 3 stars and sadly wrote no review about it, but since it was my first Light Novel after Sword Art Online, I guess I though something along the lines of "urgh, this reads like an anime." Throughout my read of this volume, I constantly though "Yay, this reads like an anime" - because Shinmai Maou just didn't. And that was what I was missing the whole time. Erotic scenes go so much nicer with comedy, than with stern, sometimes unsettling porn-vibes to them. Also Ise is just a great character for himself, and him interacting with other characters is even better. The comedy parts are also gold - almost every comedic scene is centered around or based on Ise's sex drive and thus fits perfectly into the story, no matter what the situation, because it is a story about Ise, so it makes sense for him to be present in that said situation.
Maybe I am somewhat biased, and maybe the five stars derive from my comparison with Shinmai Maou, but this is exactly the right book for me at the right time. I feel like I can't really justify the five stars other than with comparing it to lesser Light Novels, so maybe the words that I am looking for are:
Highschool DxD is how a highschool-ecchi-harem-fighting-shonen Light Novel has to be. It makes everything right that it wants and needs to do.
Yeah, that sounds good.
Postscriptum: Ise's parents are the best parents in any kind of literature. Period.
December 24, 2023
En el que Hyoudou Issei es muy sobreprotector, Rias Gremory está dispuesta a todo y cualquier cosa con tal de no casarse con Raiser Phoenix… lo que incluye realizar cierta actividad con Hyoudou (no lo pienses, no lo pienses) y yo gano un saludable respeto hacia el [Boosted Gear] y hacia Kiba Yuuto y su [Sword Birth].
...De acuerdo, y hacia Hyoudou también (solo un poco, ojo), especialmente por las partes finales del [Rating Game].
En una nota relacionada, nunca creí que vería a alguien ganar usando una cruz y agua bendita, pero aquí estoy y eso sucedió.
...De acuerdo, y hacia Hyoudou también (solo un poco, ojo), especialmente por las partes finales del [Rating Game].
En una nota relacionada, nunca creí que vería a alguien ganar usando una cruz y agua bendita, pero aquí estoy y eso sucedió.
July 10, 2019
The 2nd novel reminded me why I loved the anime version.
It covers the 2nd half of the 1st season.
Humour/action/plot greatly improves.
Really fun read.
It covers the 2nd half of the 1st season.
Humour/action/plot greatly improves.
Really fun read.
February 8, 2021
The translation has a Shelley quote so I don't care, four stars, damn fun, I love it.
March 12, 2021
Dragons
February 9, 2022
Refer to the first volume for review.
December 2, 2024
"H P Lovecraft's virginity belongs to me!"
May 9, 2014
Ene volume umnuhuusuu ch iluu gaihaltai deer ni drama nemj ugsun ni dajgui sanagdlaa. Zohiol yurunhiiduu Chutguruudiin turul homsdoj baigaatai holbootoi tomoohon ger buluud arranged marrige zohiol Rias Gremory-g Phenix-n ugsaa zalgamjlagchtai hucheer gerluuleh gej baigaag manai issei maani eserguutsen zogsoohoor charmaij baigaa talar garna
November 10, 2015
Simply Awesome!
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