High School DxD Has Third Season Green-Lit
At the Manga UK MCM London Comic Con panel, after jokingly being egged on by the other panelists, Manga UK somewhat embarrassingly recited the words on the back of their recent release, High School DxD with an ironic tone of power for all of the audience to hear:
Fueled by the fires of perversion!
And those words resonated throughout the room and the reaction proved just how enthusiastic the UK anime fanbase was to see this series, often lauded as one of the best romantic comedy, softcore “ecchi” franchises of recent time, finally arrive in the United Kingdom on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Originally airing at the beginning of 2012, the light novel adaptation followed the unrepentant pervert Issei Hyodo as he is killed on his first ever date with a girl, only to be revived by the sexy, curvy red-head Rias Gremory – the head of their school’s Occult Research Club and more importantly, a devil. The revived Issei is named as Rias’ “pawn” and joins the ranks of the Occult Research Club, which consists of Rias and the rest of her servants, in a battle against fallen angels across the city.
The series proved popular enough to warrant a second TV anime, High School DxD New! last summer and even a Nintendo 3DS Visual Novel last December. So it comes as no surprise that the publisher revealed today that a third season based on Ichiei Ishibumi’s light novel series has been green-lit!
An air date, as well as confirmation of returning staff have yet to be announced, but when it is, we’ll let you know!
Manga Entertainment UK released the first season of the anime on DVD and Blu-Ray, while FUNimation Entertainment in the United States has also picked up the second season for home video.
