High School DxD Light Novels Have Anime in the Works

Story of boy killed on 1st date, resurrected as underling of high-level female devil

The author Ichiei Ishibumi and the publisher Fujimi Shobo announced on Friday that Ishibumi's High School DxD light novel series has an anime project in the works.

The story follows Issei HyMdM, a dim-witted, lecherous second-year high school student who is killed by a girl on his first date ever. Issei is reincarnated as a devil, and from that day forward, he serves as an underling of Riasu, a high-level devil who is also the prettiest girl on Issei's campus.

Miyama-Zero has been illustrating the original light novel volumes since they launched in 2008, and the ninth volume will ship next week. Hiroji Mishima has been drawing the manga adaptation in Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age magazine since February.

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High School DxD TV Anime Slated for This Winter

The Japanese publisher Fujimi Shobo announced that the television anime adaptation of Ichiei Ishibumi's High School DxD light novel series is slated for this winter. The publisher also revealed the main staff for the anime and posted a promotional video for the franchise:

Original Creator: Ichiei Ishibumi (light novel)
Original Illustration: Miyama-Zero
Director: Tetsuya Yanagisawa
Series Script Editor/Script: Takao Yoshioka
Character Design: Junji Goto
Production: GENCO
Animation Production: TNK



The story follows Issei HyMdM, a dim-witted, lecherous second-year high school student who is killed by a girl on his first date ever. Issei is reincarnated as a devil, and from that day forward, he serves as an underling of Riasu, a high-level devil who is also the prettiest girl on Issei's campus.

Oda Nobuna no YabM Historical Romantic Comedy Gets TV Anime (Updated)

Miyage Kasuga's light novels of boy transported to gender-reversed Sengoku era

The official blog of Softbank Creative's GA Bunko imprint announced on Wednesday that a television anime adaptation of Miyage Kasuga's Oda Nobuna no YabM (Oda Nobuna's Ambition) light novel series is in the works. The historical romantic comedy follows a modern-day high school boy named Yoshiharu Sagara who is transported to Japan's Sengoku Jidai (Era of the Warring States) — except the well-known warriors of the era are female. Oda Nobuna, a cute girl who happens to be a warlord, nicknames Yoshiharu "Monkey" and takes him under her wing.

The series title is a wordplay on Nobunaga no YabM or Nobunaga's Ambition, KOEI's simulation game franchise inspired by the real-life historical figure Oda Nobunaga. Miyama-Zero illustrates both Oda Nobuna no YabM and another light novel series, High School DxD. The Oda Nobuna no YabM novels have sold over 400,000 copies since 2009, and the seventh volume is shipping on November 15.

[Via 0takomu]

Update 2: A manga adaptation has been running in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace magazine since July, and a spinoff manga called Oda Nobuna no YabM: Hime-sama to Issho (Oda Nobuna's Ambition: With the Princess) has been running in Fujimi Shobo's monthly digital comic magazine Age Premium since August. Source: Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web