High School DxD New

High School DxD New
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkAT-X
Original releaseJuly 7 (2013-07-07) –
September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22)
Season chronology
List of episodes

The second season of High School DxD, titled High School DxD New (Japanese: ハイスクールD×D(ディーディー) NEW(ニュー), Hepburn: Haisukūru Dī Dī Nyū) was produced by TNK and directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa. The second season adapts the third and fourth volumes of the light novels, with its episodes split between two arcs: The Excalibur of the Moonlit Schoolyard (月光校庭のエクスカリバー, Gekkō Kōtei no Ekusukaribā) and The Vampire of the Empty Classroom (停止教室のヴァンパイア, Teishi Kyōshitsu no Banpaia).[1][2]

The season ran from July 7 to September 22, 2013, and was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in six compilations by Media Factory from September 25, 2013, to February 26, 2014. In North America, the anime series is licensed by Funimation for simulcast on their website and home video releases on DVD and Blu-ray.[3] The series is licensed by Madman Entertainment in Australia.[4] Funimation released English dub of the second season on November 11, 2014.[5]

Four pieces of theme music are used: two opening and two closing themes. The opening theme for the first arc of the second season is titled "Sympathy" and performed by Larval Stage Planning. The closing theme for the first arc of the second season is titled Hōteishiki wa Kotaenai (方程式は答えない) and performed by the Occult Research Club Girls (オカルト研究部ガールズ, Okaruto Kenkyū-bu Gāruzu), which is a voice actress unit consisting of Rias Gremory (Yōko Hikasa), Akeno Himejima (Shizuka Itō), Asia Argento (Azumi Asakura), and Koneko Toujou (Ayana Taketatsu). The opening theme for the second arc of the second season is titled "Passionate Argument" (激情論, Gekijō-ron) and performed by Zaq. The closing theme for the second arc of the second season is titled "Lovely♥Devil" (らぶりぃ♥でびる, Raburyi♥Debiru) and performed by the Occult Research Club Girls, which also features Xenovia (Risa Taneda) and Gasper (Ayane Sakura).

  1. ^ "High School DxD TV Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "High School DxD 2nd Season's Title, Additional Cast Revealed". Anime News Network. March 18, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "FUNimation Entertainment Acquires High School DxD". Anime News Network. January 18, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "Madman Entertainment Announces New Acquisitions at Manifest 2012". Anime News Network. August 19, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  5. ^ "High School DxDNew - The Series - Classic - BD". November 11, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2019.