DxD Comparison : Season 3 vs Season 4

[@ahan7260]

for clean animation win to season 4 but for artstyle season 3 look better

[@avi6745]

Season 4 looks like made only for kids. It looks so immature that interest of watching THE high school dxd vanished

[@Feetism]

Sorry pal, but season 4's art is actually more accurate to the novels. Also i personally couldn't stand the over glossiness of the old art style.

[@konjiki8203]

@@Feetism Are you sure? I mean the colors are more accurate to the LN, but is no way that Rias, Vali and a few other characters looked this bad. Some characters are okay, but Rias and the aforementioned don’t really look like their LN counterparts.

[@lordofleaping]

Even if it’s more accurate to the LN, that still doesn’t mean it’s better :o . I prefer seasons 3. It was more menacing

[@4luka824]

@@lordofleaping agree with you 100%

[@aimyl9476]

Why is no one talking about Vali, where did his shirt and his badass look go?

[@badassproductions4734]

You're not alone we just to focused on the waifus

[@JT_KILLER]

Fr, I'm extremely disappointed with this new art style for high school dxd

[@Blaze-cr2iu]

@@JT_KILLER the new art style is a much better representation of the LN to it's original roots. Seasons 1-3 overdid a lot the characters and changed their true looks. Not to mention also didn't follow the story anywhere near as faithfully.

[@NUKCYNDv]

wdym? In the Light Novels he always looked like that

[@fuhkinhackin5934]

The old art style was grim and more detailed and edgier, fitting the actual sinister and dark complex and storyline of the plot

[@64kingarthur]

Yeah because screaming boobies or gazongas is very sinister, dark and complex. Never mind the fact that the characters are basically highly sexualized. Wouldn't be surprised if you haven't read the light novel at all.

[@fuhkinhackin5934]

@@64kingarthur you seem mad

[@64kingarthur]

@@fuhkinhackin5934 not really. It's just appalling how you guys take an anime that focuses on tits and woman to be gritty, dark and complex.

[@marium8693]

@@64kingarthur T+You missed his fucking point. The new art style ruined the characters mature demeanor, and turned it into a cute, lazy, half ass art style.

[@64kingarthur]

@@marium8693 you are also missing the point specially when you don't even read the LN. The characters in season 4 look close to what they actually look like than they were 3 seasons ago. It's even more so when the character models are easier to use for animating unlike the clusterfuck you see in season 3.

[@frekcho850]

The only ones I have a problem with is Rias, Akeno, and Kiba

[@aimyl9476]

Have you seen Vali tf happened to him?!??

[@blazepro8224]

@@aimyl9476 what happened?

[@aimyl9476]

@@blazepro8224 He looked like a complete badass in the first 3 seasons but now he looks like he's about to join Issei's harem

[@blazepro8224]

@@aimyl9476 oo i see

[@blazepro8224]

@@aimyl9476 why TNK not continue DxD season 4?

[@itzzzsumon384]

Like me or not , season 4 graphics suck's...season 3 is the best

[@yasman405]

season 4 suck but the best is the first for me is the first season (of course i know that you told 3 because of the comparaison here)

[@leobaz1997]

MyCloud Yes

[@skylerk2516]

MyCloud agreed. New season doesn’t do the series justice, and because of that the BD sales actually were worse in comparison to Born and season 5 was put on massive postponement

[@seiwoo498]

"graphics" this is not videogame.

[@serukosu4963]

@@seiwoo498 Maybe Video Games you have only in your mind, you don't even know what graphics' means.

[@anaqib98]

Yeahhh we love Season 3 more even the animation looks more promising... sometimes, less fan services is better

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

go blame the director of highschool DxD in the last studio he basically tried to steal highschool dxd from the original author and made his own story which ruined the characters....so they left him and if this new studio hadn't picked up Dxd then we wouldn't have season 4 so its better than nothing i guess...

[@Ruki-gq5bc]

Ok, this what happen to DxD, the reason why Author changed the Studio.. Author Ichiei Ishibumi, director Tetsuya Yanagisawa, and producer Takao Yoshioka were brainstorming how to best cover content going forward in High School DxD's adaptations, due to an imbalance in volumes, particularly in the current arc that's happening in the anime. For reference, season 1 covered volumes 1 and 2, season 2 covered volumes 3 and 4, but things went awry with season 3. The current arc that's being covered ends with volume 12, but volume 8 is a collection of side stories, so that means there is an odd number of volumes in the arc, 11 of them. Volumes 9-12 are often considered one of the peaks of the series, so the three of them knew that they had to cut a corner at some point, and that it would have to be volumes 5-7. These were the three volumes that were supposed to be covered in season 3. Tetsuya Yanagisawa is the director and in the contracts held by various people in the anime, that makes him the one with the highest power, second to only Kadokawa. He believed himself to be the one who made the series popular thanks to his adaptation, namely, the first two seasons. What follows is most likely obvious: he decided to write BorN's script, and told Ichiei Ishibumi to storyboard it. Obviously, Ishibumi and Yoshioka attempted to protest this since it bastardized some of the canon and also cut out very important scenes that the series needs to continue beyond a potential season 5. Ultimately, TNK and the staff became split, with one side being Ishibumi, Yoshioka, and sound director Jin Aketagawa. The other side was Yanagisawa, and essentially the rest of the staff, not including the voice actors, of course. In the end, BorN happened just as Yanagisawa wished, although it was met with lots of criticism. MAL and other English-speaking sites aside, the Japanese fans were pretty upset too, with even the anime-only viewers noticing that the season was quite bad. It extended beyond just the writing, as the art and animation took a massive nosedive in quality too. Season 1 was noted to be quite well produced for a battle harem adaptation, and season 2 mostly held up, but season 3 fell to filler tier animation regularly, and Japanese fans also began to complain about the art style not looking similar to the LN illustrations at all, anime-original designs looking awful, and the art style looking too old for a modern series. Author Ichiei Ishibumi ended up salvaging it by bundling a novel titled High School DxD EX with the BDs of BorN, which used the plot of the LNs to retcon the season as something from an altered timeline. It also helped boost the sales of the BDs, as many Japanese fans only originally bought them to see volumes 9-12 adapted someday. Once the season ended, Ishibumi ended up getting Kadokawa involved, and the rest is history. If it wasn't evident, the new season took so long because they fired almost the entire staff and had to find a new studio for DxD. Passione was first rumored to be the new studio over a year ago now on the Japanese board 2ch, which means Hero has been in production for over a year now. The art style was also overhauled to match the expectations of fans who had begun complaining near the end of season 2, and also to accommodate for better animation. You may have heard so, but the truth is that the series starts to have rather over the top action sequences starting with volume 9, so in the first place, TNK would've never had a chance to pull those volumes off, even with the effort behind season 1. Those are the two main reasons why the art looks more like the LN's illustrations, and why the animation looks more fluid now. The art style of an anime does in fact influence how it looks in motion, which is another reason why the characters look more soft and fluid, as opposed to like a walking key visual from before.

[@fridaynightnicktoons6885]

Ruki 0089 no offense,but defending this art style is enabling them ruining the show. It's drawn in ADOBE FLASH AND MS PAINT! Look up the tools they new studio uses. Jesus Christ it's so cheap. I get it,it's faster and less expensive but Jesus Christ the new studio is a sell out. Dxd deserves better. Remember to ALWAYS GIVE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM! NEVER SILENCE IT!

[@Ruki-gq5bc]

BOB IGOR RUINED STAR WARS NOT JUST KATHLEEN Hah? Read the novel before talk... The reason why author chose this art because this art style is very resemble to novel art. And ruining DxD? Once again, think before talk.. Go to Author's page... It's received massive good reviews and thanks for the author choosing this art.

[@andrebryde5281]

Besides the reason why DxD became so popular in the first place was because it was a decent ecchi harem battle series that actually had a good plot, and I'm not referring to the boobs although they pretty good as well. Thus getting the series back in line with the light novels is far more important than any change in art style that occurs as a result. Personally Passione is doing a great job so far seeing as the animation is superior to anything that TNK achieved, which is good because there are a few hype battles coming while also remaining faithful to the source material. But honestly, rather than complain about changes in art styles, people should be complaining about TNK, because they forced the change in studio by screwing up the original story. Also seeing as there were an odd number of volumes (5-7), they just should've increased the number of episodes for BorN from 12 to at least 18. That way they could've done the usual ~6 episodes per volume, instead of trying to condense 3 volumes into 9 episodes of anime and then generate 3 episodes of anime original content. The whole anime original ending is the worst part about BorN because there was plenty of source material for it...

[@Slays_Media]

BOB IGOR RUINED STAR WARS NOT JUST KATHLEEN It's Passione's first time with this artstyle and these designs. If all goes well, the next season will see an increase in animation quality and we'll be back in business. My only gripe about the new season is that the colors are a little too bright for the dxd universe and the character facial proportions all look a bit off. Once the artists and animators adjust to this series and sync up, everything will be fine.

[@kiangabrielpadua3764]

@@Ruki-gq5bc Fuck You! You Don't know anything, just shut up. High School DxD is become famous because of the animation of the old studio.

[@vinny8589]

I feel that both seasons have their positives and negatives in terms of artwork However I believe the scene Issei unleashed Dreg's aura rightfully displays just how pissed off he was he physically looked like gob dang demon wearing Issei's clothes.. at that point you can tell he was ready to give up his "humanity" for revenge.. even his full on transformation sequence looked painful..like the muscles were being ripped apart..

[@spardadante6295]

Hearing the chant at the same time sound SOOOO SICK!!! Should have had this echo

[@phanonseries3001]

Honestly, it's one of the best Anime series I've ever watched and loved. It was quite disappointing to see the changes made in the season 4. I really appreciate the art work made by those artists. It takes lot of hardwork and passion to achieve such a feat. The characters itself looks so different. It's hard to see them as I saw them before. For example, Asia looked so innocent and her expressions were natural while Xenovia was seen as brave fighter. And even Kiba was said to be the most handsome guy around but unfortunately he didn't look the same. I know it's not about the looks alone but the characters itself seem to be weak and in the most part they lacked some originality in their personality and style itself. It's just my opinion. Hope the next season well come back with the previous art style.

[@nowayhuhjt]

What a childish comment

[@SiegfriedFafnirsbane]

Ya know s 4 is actually the LN art style,si technically they did a perfect job.

[@phanonseries3001]

Well, the first 3 parts did have good art compared to the 4th.

[@SiegfriedFafnirsbane]

@@phanonseries3001 The 4th is THE Original Artstyle of the Light Novel.The original source material from which DxD is adapted.The studio did a perfect job in portraying the art style of the LN, which i feel is cleaner and better than the first 3 seasons.No offense,But other than Vali and a few ither characters,I find the art style and character designs absolutely horrendous.Almost evry female character has unrealistic proportions.Boobs aside the main problems was their waist sizes which were corrected in s4 but ugly to look at in the first 3 seasons aong with the oversized thighs.I know DxD is an ecchi,But it has a really good Lore and world building but the cheap Hentai artstyle in the first 3 seasons kind of ruined it for me(especially female designs).

[@phanonseries3001]

@@SiegfriedFafnirsbane haha that's okay dude. We all got different views right. Well i liked the entire series.

[@worldwolf9527]

Actually if you listen to both the juggernaut's voices it causes a really cool overlapping effect. I think it really sounds like the crazy ravings a madness inducing juggernaut drive should really cause.

[@darkdrago4559]

season 4 is ok but the TNK studio that was responsible for seasons 1, 2 and 3 made everything look a thousand times more beautiful, especially the eyes

[@GokurotTS]

Does Anyone notice that issei’s juggernaut drive mode roar is literally eren’s Attack Titan roar

[@thomasroulston8972]

The vibrant Colors are appealing in s4 but s3 felt better because it looked edgy and gave the feeling that it invoked fear, watching s3 sends chills down my spins because of how good it looks

[@presixnine]

Side by side comparison like this makes realize how stiff Born's animation compared to Hero's potrayal. Unlike Hero which takes multiple angle and movement in the action scene, Born opted to use a still image with minimal movement. So, in animation department Hero is a clear winner in my opinion. But of course the art style is a subjective matters, I personally still missed the old one. But it can't be helped. Aside from the change in story line which is a sin on Born's side, even with the lack of better animation Born managed to get the emotion, tension, malice, and animosity of Juggernaut Drive better.

[@salmanmfa4497]

Dumb

[@Stareye12Z]

I've notice that myself since I watch the episode of Highschool dxd hero, I do like where this will go, I would like to give this animation a chance to express during each episode, in fights and other things. XD

[@cj-zp1pw]

Best comment

[@darkroyale7062]

@@salmanmfa4497 Ur Mom

[@Normadus]

i dont care about animation but DUB for draig in this scene was god tier

[@Suikogiru]

The way he transforms in BorN is way scarier

[@xhale671]

Heroes animaiton is smoother but the Art style is way better in Born

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

go blame the director of highschool DxD in the last studio he basically tried to steal highschool dxd from the original author and made his own story which ruined the characters....so they left him and if this new studio hadn't picked up Dxd then we wouldn't have season 4 so its better than nothing i guess...

[@crmsonred]

@@user-ru2sb9yk8k u literally spammed everyone's comment with the same reply lmao

[@maknobro5546]

For anime that i love i couldn't care less about the art style and the animation , yeah i will be sad but its ok, but for personality of the characters to change like why i really liked them for who they were 😔sad to see them like this tbh

[@TheChosenOne1_]

0:02 This scene is all you need,I don't need to tell you which is which,it's obvious

[@callum2813]

The new season is unwatchable with this artstyle :(

[@Geozone117]

Old is just better.

[@leobaz1997]

Geozone Yes

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

go blame the director of highschool DxD in the last studio he basically tried to steal highschool dxd from the original author and made his own story which ruined the characters....so they left him and if this new studio hadn't picked up Dxd then we wouldn't have season 4 so its better than nothing i guess...

[@fake7159]

*me sees Vali (dunno how to spell his name) Me:WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR EYES.

[@iwatchanime0]

Vali

[@fake7159]

Thank you for telling me

[@archer7762]

It took me a while, but I got used to new art style. I don't mind anymore. I feel it more fits the direction they're going with this anime.

[@TayZak]

Archer 77 Same ^^

[@val6766]

That moment when so many people judge a whole season because of its episode 0

[@TayZak]

Chicken Guy132 Yep ^^. And we can considered that this episode 0 was a sort of OAV, so not as worked as an episode of the true season 4

[@fridaynightnicktoons6885]

Chicken Guy132 no offense,but defending this art style is enabling them ruining the show. It's drawn in ADOBE FLASH AND MS PAINT! Look up the tools they new studio uses. Jesus Christ it's so cheap. I get it,it's faster and less expensive but Jesus Christ the new studio is a sell out. Dxd deserves better. Remember to ALWAYS GIVE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM! NEVER SILENCE IT!

[@val6766]

Bugs Bunny you definitely have a good point but me personally I would rather have a “cheap” art style and have more seasons than keep the old art but not have any other seasons

[@aqua6995]

Chicken Guy132 The previous studio can keep up the seasons if they didn't mess up the season 3 y'know?

[@val6766]

Aqua yea it’s a real shame 😕

[@gitruih]

As far as drawing style goes I prefer 3rd season, but accuracy I have to give credits to 4th. I really hate the song that was cut out. Hated even when I read light novel. Still can't believe that this is canon :D For the future reference this is the reason why both dragons gonna have psychiatrist visiting them to help with their depression :D

[@Ruki-gq5bc]

Hahaha, seriously, I want to see Baby Ddraig.

[@gitruih]

Can't remember anything about baby Ddraig...

[@Ruki-gq5bc]

Vol 14, he reverted back to baby Ddraig because of too much stress and too tired.

[@gitruih]

Thanks. Looks like I'll have to read them again :D

[@peterchoi9672]

agree each of both anime have pros and cons

[@ahmadsahil9531]

TNK invented THE RIAS GREMORY the world loves.Rias's looks were the reason DxD became famous.Bring back TNK.plz plz😢🙏

[@callum2813]

Without TNKs artstyle i feel like Hero is just unwatchable

[@crmsonred]

Atleast akeno still looks kinda the same

[@lilboss1330]

TNK isn't comming back the Author hated them for changing the story in season 3.

[@abhilasnayak8566]

TNK absolutely ruined s3 It was so good if properly followed the story ,it would have been the best season of all

[@Hamburgaga]

its just completly ruined.

[@crostyla51]

only becuase of art style? why people onlyknow how to complain things in life. I read the entire LN and i can tell you that it was impossible to create a fourth season with the shit they created. They even missed out information about the Dragon Kings and an entire important arc was missing between season 2 and 3. On top of that everything that happend afterwards was an entire freestyle chaos of the studio. There was nothing that they could go with in season 4 because the whole anime was entirely different. Dont get me wrong i am not a fan of the new art style myself. But there is so much coming up storywise that i dont give a shit about it anymore. Also they rushed this episode on purpose^^ It was just an episode 0 , so people can know what actually happend. Pls dont blame the new studio if you want to blame someone than the old one, they fucked it up (regardless of the top artstyle they had) btw sry that i had to write so much, but i am a fan to the core, reading the stuff for a lot of years and seeing this also hit me emotionaly, but just dont see a reason to blame anyone ( its a bad mentality anyway). Hope i could change your point of view, have a nice day bro :)

[@Ruki-gq5bc]

Ha! Read the novel before you talking about "ruining DxD"

[@giraffe3718]

TheRandom considering the entire show is completely DRAWN, the art style can obviously change it from good to shit, and vice versa

[@leobaz1997]

Hamburgaga Yes

[@ahmadsahil9531]

@@crostyla51 But the ending of born was more logical and awesome than the episode 0 of hero.

[@godking1257]

I only like issei in the new art style

[@skyzip4k171]

can i just meantion that season 3 strayed from the manga and LN. Season 4's ep 0 was correct according to the manga

[@kevinhernandez09515]

Ok I've seen a lot people complaining left and right so let me TRY to be the middle man and see if we can get to an agreement ok. Its gonna be long and I would like for you guys to be able to read all the way through, and for a certain Bugs Bunny in the comments I hope you can hear me out. First: Lets clear something up by the definition of some words or phrases. Animation is a collection of pictures in a successive matter to create the illusion of movement. Art style is how a picture looks, in this case how a character(s), environment or object is drawn. Yes the art style for those of the anime only group is odd, it is brighter and more colorful than previous seasons, hence making you guys feel that something is wrong about it for it is a drastic change; the argument of being closer to the light novel is both true and false since the art style in the light novels has also gone through changes seeing that in a sense it was also dark but at some point within the volumes of the light novels it turned to a smoother look at times, hell just try to compare the art of the first volume to that of the most recent one even if its just the covers, Hero is using the art style of the latest volumes. Now which do I prefer? I also started DxD in the form of the anime, and quite frankly will miss the old ART STYLE, but I am willing to give this art a chance and see if it grows on me, so I will stay away from that decision until the end Hero. Second: The animation. Now when it came to animation for this show it could sometimes be a hit or miss. The first season was animated fairly well (mostly remembering the second half with the Riser Phoenix rating game, and Issei vs Riser, as well as some comedic scenes), the second season was a bit lower but still enjoyable to us viewers, but in BorN (season 3) it kind of dropped the ball there. Not only were there a lot of stills but there was a lot of things laughable about it, like how Tannin animation of flying was, or even how everyone was battling the Chaos Brigade in some scenes (case in point one with the valkyrie Rossweisse killing a group of devils on her own). The animation for Hero in this episode feels fluid but at the same time rushed, at least for this episode in particular. While I do think that some key moments are better in Hero, BorN had the emotional impact and weight of some moments, for example: in BorN after cutting Shalbas second arm Issei in JD releases a crazy amount of aura, dying the whole scenery in red and when he goes for the last hit you see the same aura being accumulated all into the gem into his chest while boosting all the way until it finally stops and releases this big giant beam all in one go; Hero on the other hand doesn't seem to be carrying the same weight or impact, but it does have a somewhat better fight between the Juggernaut Drive and Shalba, having Shalba struggle to fight while he can and the JD just overpowering him in every way (the divide seen I do like here better than in BorN) yet it feels like it was dragging a bit with the JD crawling and looking for Shalba and instead we see everyone regrouping. However small details on the chant I do like better in Hero than in BorN for instance you see the destructive nature of just activating the JD being able to see the destruction of the temple instead of just cutting away to just a still image and only the celling being blown away and cut to a later moment where the destruction already happened; also the fact that they were operated during this explosion and having to use their defensive magic just to be able to walk around the destroyed area; not to mention that in this chant you can hear all the voices culminating for the last phrase and I love this small detail. But as far as the transformation goes I have to give it to TNK since they had the advantage of building this up ever since episode 8 of BorN, the emotion and impact of that first half of the episode was in my opinion incredible and I can never forget the first time I saw this and going crazy over it. Passione isn't bad mind you but this episode seem to try to get itself done as fast as they could since 1. it was already been done and 2. its purpose was to recap and put the series back to the light novel story. Also TNK Juggernaut Drive felt more of a curse, going for a slow yet powerful moment that when it is revealed the viewer is in aw, Hero seems to be having more emphasis on the fight and the animation rather than how to impact the viewer, and seeing that this is just a recap they had to get to the point of this episode fast and just already start with the next episode. Final thoughts: This is a new studio trying to do something different from what TNK did in the past so I can't say that it is ruined until I see it to the last episode. What I can do for now is give my opinion in the Juggernaut Drive alone, and I will say that TNK has the better JD moment as a whole despite its limit with the animation, and while Pasiones JD looks better and has some details that I did enjoyed the weight of it all was not the same as in TNK. If there was mixture between the two of them I think that it would be the best for me as I did enjoyed both of them. And if you managed to get through all that please bring your thoughts, critic me if you must, and tell me if you agree with me or not.

[@corvusx5674]

Kevin Hernandez Whilst I agree with you about the animation I simply found the season 4 JD Scene to be ruined in terms of the emotional moment the second the oppai dragon scene comes on and whilst there following the LN that doesn't mean that they can't keep that scene from BorN

[@kevinhernandez09515]

CorvusX well the purpose of both of them are different. BorN was to create and build a moment that can be categorized in somewhat a horror way, while Hero episode 00 is more to correct things that happened in the second half. Plus due to the short time they had for one episode they can’t build it up as good as BorN did. While I agree that BorN has more of an emotional vibe to it (and I will miss the first half), Hero gets to the point fast. I like the small details in Hero as well as to show how destructive the JD can be by only chanting the damn song, but I do like how BorNs presentation was more horror like. I like the fight with Shaba in Hero, but just adore how the Longinus Smasher is presented in BorN. If there was a way to put these two together I think I would prefer that one.

[@davidshea5223]

@@kevinhernandez09515 I do agree and sadly miss the old animation but am just happy to continue to being able to watch more of this anime

[@frekcho850]

It's stupid of TNK to cram 3 light novels into 12 episodes and end on an anime ending. No one is going to complain about waiting longer for a better well fleshed out season than a rushed ending that makes 0 sense. It's as if they weren't going to make anymore. goodbye TNK, goodbye sexy Rias.

[@trulydivined]

I like the way Balance Breaker looks and Juggernaut Drive in S4, but every character looks... ew?

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

go blame the director of highschool DxD in the last studio he basically tried to steal highschool dxd from the original author and made his own story which ruined the characters....so they left him and if this new studio hadn't picked up Dxd then we wouldn't have season 4 so its better than nothing i guess...

[@trulydivined]

@@user-ru2sb9yk8k Yeah thats true, I didn't know that happened. I guess my judgement was too harsh a year ago. I appreciate the fact they brought it back even with the situation it was in.

[@memberro2012]

They for reals took Vali's aura with that new look

[@jakechapman1442]

wow season three graphics are way better I hope they stay with the original graphics

[@TayZak]

Nope :/

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

go blame the director of highschool DxD in the last studio he basically tried to steal highschool dxd from the original author and made his own story which ruined the characters....so they left him and if this new studio hadn't picked up Dxd then we wouldn't have season 4 so its better than nothing i guess...

[@AbelsMindset]

I didnt even notice the graphics when i watched it till now

[@MaebaraKeichi]

2:54 Old Vali VS New Vali How can we prefer the new art ?

[@callum2813]

Honestly, season 4 is unwatchable to me now :(

[@ldiod4374]

They more or less look the same, one just has darker colors.

[@bemb4064]

@@ldiod4374 no they dont, one looks like professional work and the other looks like a cheap fan made version

[@pewpew-_-2157]

i like them both equally but season 4 is more appealing i think its because ive destroyed my eyesight but still

[@diegodlvqo]

I watched the entire series, and once I started watching HERO I was confused due to the change in art style but after knowing that studios were changed for good reason, I've grown to liking the new style, especially the animations such as the one at 0:26. Passione really did put a ton of effort. I truly can't wait for season 5 (which should come out later this year!)

[@Alstrix]

Well I preferred the first episode of juggernaut drive to the season 4 because season 4 seemed too forced to try make it funny but I prefer the animation of season 4 but I prefer the art style of season 1-3 much better as I think it suited the story a lot more

[@MaebaraKeichi]

Wtf Vali ? You are the badass rival of Issey or just a guy that don't even know what he does in this anime ? Seriously DxD isn't more Dxd now

[@ahmadsahil9531]

Season 3 born art style and the ending was the best and more logical,specially juggernaut drive,better than pathetic hero one.

[@oscarRifa]

The season 4 one is the canon one though. Is exactly as the novel.

[@ahmadsahil9531]

@@oscarRifa Thats the thing....many dont read manga...and keeping the manga perspective aside S1-S3 had the best art style....i bet even u liked the previous character designs

[@callum2813]

@@ahmadsahil9531 for real tho, i never read the manga and dont care to read it, but the season 3 ending was so much better, and the animation is just unwatchable now

[@NimanTirkey-go6zt]

@@callum2813 i can relate😭😭 ..it feels like i am watching boruto after finishing Naruto

[@lolygamer8948]

the old rias is badass and the new one is cute but i like the old one better

[@threestars2164]

S4 character art looks like some terrible (0/10) hentai bruh. Even the change from s1 to s2 in jjk wasn't this bad, damn.

[@Luv4Jay1]

I hate the new version, what were they thinking, the old version look more realistic than the new one and the new character design

[@callum2813]

I know the new season is just unwatchable to me

[@ObviouslyTaxi]

tbf the 2 seasons are done by 2 different studios

[@callum2813]

@@ObviouslyTaxi Yeah and thats what ruins it

[@ObviouslyTaxi]

@@callum2813 ye if only the old studio didnt fuck it up and force another studio to pick it up, new studio is trying their best to save what then old studio ruined

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

go blame the director of highschool DxD in the last studio he basically tried to steal highschool dxd from the original author and made his own story which ruined the characters....so they left him and if this new studio hadn't picked up Dxd then we wouldn't have season 4 so its better than nothing i guess...

[@virginsquad3702]

Am I the only one in 2021??? I completed all seasons in one day lol 😂....I was thankful to my friend to suggest me this wonderful anime....and guys give them time ...I know they ruined the things....but they did their best as we were not used to these graphics ....same the new animator studio were not used to making those old artworks ....but at last they did their best to bring it back ....and I think they will definitely gonna change the artwork in season 5 (hope so😂) .....plz don't comment down '''RIP ENGLISH''' ...I know I suck at English .......and at last keep supporting them otherwise they will stop this amazing anime 👍🏾👍🏾

[@MNAussiewolf]

It took me about 9 or 10 days to watch all 4 seasons due to work and other things but I finished it on a saturday and by the sunday night i was already at episode 4 of season 4. I spent all of saturday night rewatching season 1 and all of sunday watching season 2 and 3 and part of season 4. I finished season 4 last night and already started a third watch through. Something about the show just resonates with me and it sucked when I finished so I had to rewatch it. The change in art style definitely definitely hurts, Rias looked so bad ass, asia looked like a normal girl now they both look silly and stupid but the story of season 4 is great. Heres to season 5 no matter if its TNK or Passione

[@ghostishav]

i think they did not have enogh people in visual effect department that is the reason why most of the shadows are missing and rias looks ugly in s4. All the characters now have a curvy face on one side now. In previous seasons the lighting effects were cool which gave royal feel to the crimson hair of rias in their club room.

[@juniorthelivinglegend7904]

So the only difference was they played the oppai song to call him down😂😂😂

[@awtsukcirtap2239]

Season 3 animation is still better if you were to ask me. But well what's done is done.

[@ekremslayer3389]

Season 3 artstyle you will be missed

[@ADSadachbia]

I liked the Aesthetics of S4 transformation scene but S3 kinda put more details on it.

[@TayZak]

Boost compilation : All seasons : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHvOZKKqacx1gqM Season 4 : kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXa0h2ybfMyojdU Season 3 : kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6W1qZmlbLWhopY Season 2 : kzbin.info/www/bejne/i53bYoWdaKqZj8U Season 1 : kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6W7fnSbZdmEd8k

[@spaghettis-cup]

What episode is juggernaut drive in

[@TayZak]

@@spaghettis-cup Season 3 Episode 9 and Season 4 Episode 0

[@andreigamer2726]

I wanna watch the seasons of HIGHSCHOOL DXD from passione but I cant find them on internet,anyone know how to watch them?

[@JosephRobinsonSMBX]

I hate Hero's art style. It just isn't sexy. And that's the whole point of DxD, right? Rias just looks so... Wrong now. As do all the girls, but it's most noticeable with her. I really don't get why they had to change it. If the girls aren't sexy, what is the point of this anime anymore?

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

go blame the director of highschool DxD in the last studio he basically tried to steal highschool dxd from the original author and made his own story which ruined the characters....so they left him and if this new studio hadn't picked up Dxd then we wouldn't have season 4 so its better than nothing i guess...

[@SullivanDLuffy]

Akeno is sexy

[@ensarb2298]

I hate the first studio not because they messed up the last 3 episodes, but that they were being such dicks to the author saying that they’re the reason the show is where it is now. The new animation is better, but I still love the old art style way more than the new one. But Im still glad that the other studio picked it up and we got season 4 and season 5 in the next year

[@silverwolf2643]

Well they are right!!! The difference is freaking HUGE, the author should have managed to get a new studio who can pull off this quality or at least remotely closer to it. This actually shows how important the first studio was, we wouldn't be upset if there wasn't much difference.

[@Heyo724]

@@silverwolf2643 tnk didn't make dxd huge, it sold over 20 thousands copies of it'a Light novel it's first week not to mention it's on the cover for dragon mag most if not all the time

[@Yukinasenpai]

In season 5 he gets juggernaut drive both issei and vali

[@Mark-dk5ex]

めっちゃディバイドしてやがるww

[@ObviouslyTaxi]

Like most Others i prefer the old art style, BUT I prefer the new studio for actually sticking faithful to the LN and not butchering it like season 3, i also admit i prefer the ending of season 3 but the season as a whole just tried condensing it to much and it was sad, both studios have perks but ill side with the new studio since they obviously care about the source material

[@Lu1zF3l1pe]

They made Vali's Juggernaut Drive less cool in the 4th

[@aaaniimmeee3076]

I can't find the difference between season 3 and 4 I know animation difference but there any story difference there or both of them have a same story line ??

[@TayZak]

Read the pinned comment.

[@SullivanDLuffy]

Season 4 is trash and Season 3 is amazing

[@RADENGUNGBOYKINS]

the char style shifting so dissapointing

[@cmdrssyoshi6919]

Season 3 was better. I love the art of course. But also I like the way that Issei is saved from his juggernaut drive In Season 3 He is saved by hearing Rias' voice and remembering all that had happened between them. Evantually Rias' tears broke him out of his curse. In Season 4 He does the weird shit again and is saved by poking her breasts... Season 3's version was stronger and more emptathetic and it nearly had me crying Season 4's version made me cringe so bad that I disregard the remake of that part

[@TayZak]

Season 3 was a disaster concerning the light novel adaptation. They skipped one volume, mixed the chapters, changed events. Before the s03e09, the adaptation was meh but after the juggernaut drive it went nowhere by making an anime original ending. Studio Passione tried their best to fix the bad adaptation with an episode 0 (remake of the s03e09) which is the TRUE light novel adaptation, and introduced the Oppai Dragon (Chant); it is very important in the future. And they made flashbacks to fill the gap between the two seasons, but things are still missing, at least they showed the most important things.

[@cmdrssyoshi6919]

TayZak The adaption was horrible I admit and it is fair that they fixed it. It is just my opinion that I like the deviating version that BorN has more

[@abhilasnayak8566]

@@cmdrssyoshi6919 Bro because Rias saved him in that way , his Oppai Dragon name was forgotten in the roars of Sekiryuutei ! Plus the end completely destroys the purpose of s4 which makes Issei confuse his relationship with Rias !

[@abhilasnayak8566]

Thats how Ichibumi sensei wanted Issei to be , a happy go hippy and erotic way of stopping Issei( this literally made him so popular that all Gods now knew that the Sekiryuutei can now be stopped with a kids song , albeit it destroyed Ddraig's ego)

[@muhammadalifakbar9954]

This scene is remake from season 3

[@faqihdwi6969]

Still confusd that is s3 and s4 side by side right? But how? S4 doesnt continue the story or this scene is flashback from s3 but with s4 art style?

[@TayZak]

It's a comparison between S3 E09 and S4 E00. They remade the episode with the true ending.

[@SillyLifta]

I hope they bring back the season 3 art style for future seasons

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

go blame the director of highschool DxD in the last studio he basically tried to steal highschool dxd from the original author and made his own story which ruined the characters....so they left him and if this new studio hadn't picked up Dxd then we wouldn't have season 4 so its better than nothing i guess...

[@crmsonred]

Ikr

[@jh134mvp8]

lol i started watching season 4 and was like something just doesnt look right here. lo and behold the whole art style was changed

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

go blame the director of highschool DxD in the last studio he basically tried to steal highschool dxd from the original author and made his own story which ruined the characters....so they left him and if this new studio hadn't picked up Dxd then we wouldn't have season 4 so its better than nothing i guess...

[@jh134mvp8]

​@@user-ru2sb9yk8k oh no i still watched and enjoyed it. i remember getting through the first two eps and i couldnt figure out what was different, people are just too spoiled to complain about a change like what happened here. its really not any sort of major inconvenience to complain about at all and im lucky to be able to watch it in the first place

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

@@jh134mvp8 it's because they don't look for the reason why it's changed and just go straight to complaining

[@jh134mvp8]

@@user-ru2sb9yk8k yeah i see that becoming a trend lately. For example people are crying about the AOT cgi right now but dont understand the studio had a ridiculously small time crunch to produce the entire season under. People are just too ungrateful these days

[@noobbiespro967]

Much better at the oldest style of this anime is better than Season 4 maybe season 5 is oldest style come back I'm more like it but maybe they'll not comeback I always watch the EP because i love them so much Issei,Rias, Akeno,koneko,yuuto,asia and more character in highschool DXD seasons ❤️👍🥰✨

[@ahmadsahil9531]

Those who are saying they love new art style because it is more like LN,perhaps they would love a black and white anime,like sketches !?!?!😡🤬This is an anime,not a LN or a cartoon.TNK 'IS' the best. #Bring back TNK Plz plz plz plz plz plz🙏🙏

[@64kingarthur]

TNK only have better art detail, but beyond that they are inferior animation wise. The colors are also way too dark that the details are basically pointless. It's even worse that they give ishibumi the middle finger.

[@callum2813]

@@64kingarthur i would rather have the crappy animation with good artstyle than this shitshow

[@64kingarthur]

@@callum2813 anime is called anime for a reason. It's short for animation.

[@callum2813]

@@64kingarthur Idc man, this artstyle is so bad, plus season 1-3 didnt even have bad animation. The characters in season 4 have no personality

[@64kingarthur]

@@callum2813 the shading completely eradicated the details of season 1-3. If there even was. The colouring is also too saturated. There's also the fact that it already went on its own continuity, creating filler that never happened in the LN. Better animation plus character model where the characters actually look what they really look like in the LN is a big plus. The artstyle isn't even bad. It's softer yes, because that's how they should actually look like. As someone who reads the LN, I'd take this than the old ones.

[@flaviosousa6170]

Season 5 TNK will do again the Artstyle. Maybe the Creator of High school dxd and studio TNK made some kind of agreement

[@DarkLord_Shahel]

Personally, I loved season 3 art style but I am also glad the season 4 adhere the LN. Season 3 plot really messed up with it.

[@abhilasnayak8566]

Messed up is a gross understatement -Rias vs Sona Rating game !! -Durandal Birth ! -Dragon Gate ! -Fenrir nerfed !!! - Rossweisse and Tannin vs 1000 Baby Mid Guard Serpents !! -Mid Guard Serpent was made a villain !!! -Issei and Vali vs Loki !! -Arthur in action -Satan Rangers !!(Issei vs Sirzechs [heavily nerfed]) -Dragon King Saji (Berserk)!!!!!!!!!!! -Father-Daughter duo God Lightning !!!! -CHICHIGAMI !!!! (without whom the entire future stories will be impossible to make !!)

[@jankovelimirovic4844]

Im really the only one who didnt notice any change until i saw videos about it lol.

[@blackmato6397]

Season 3 is better

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

go blame the director of highschool DxD in the last studio he basically tried to steal highschool dxd from the original author and made his own story which ruined the characters....so they left him and if this new studio hadn't picked up Dxd then we wouldn't have season 4 so its better than nothing i guess...

[@dawnrudy7688]

Hey how come they..... Have same scene they already made that episode why they remake the episode?

[@nexusprime2487]

To fixed what season 3 did and season 4 retcon it to how it was from the original source material from the Light Novel.

[@avi6745]

TNK was giving a hell of a shot😈😈 I don't know why Ichiei Ishibumi didn't negotiated with the 😢😢

[@crmsonred]

They changed the story from the original

[@crmsonred]

S4:E1 literally broke my heart, they murder the rias i loved

[@randomstuff9719]

When is the old style of art coming back? Someone pls answer me

[@abhilasnayak8566]

never TNK literally destroyed s3 , if you don't understand pls read from High School DxD vol 6 to vol 12 , you will understand how brutally they massacred the story

[@ssjshallot136]

1-3 had better animation. Please bring it back

[@tomvu8566]

the old version is still the best one

[@prasanthraonilapu8809]

I prefer the old art style, why do they have a bigger jawline?

[@TayZak]

I don't know :x

[@skylerk2516]

TayZak I’m sad this is what my favorite ecchi has become. I’d rather watch Shinmai sister now since that is starting to look better than this

[@oscarRifa]

@@skylerk2516 So sad the studio behind that went bankrupt.

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

go blame the director of highschool DxD in the last studio he basically tried to steal highschool dxd from the original author and made his own story which ruined the characters....so they left him and if this new studio hadn't picked up Dxd then we wouldn't have season 4 so its better than nothing i guess...

[@brianjanssens8020]

The art change wouldn't have been as much of a probleem if they just didn't mess up the character models

[@skylerk2516]

Brian janssens maybe, but the models and designs for each characters goo off model a lot of times and was far more inconsistent compared to Born. Animation might've been a bit better for season 4 for the fights, but fans didn't care about the fights in the first place. They made dumb aesthetic choices and they paid for it

[@brianjanssens8020]

@@skylerk2516 i honestly do prefer a season 4 remake instead of season 5, cause it kinda feels like a time-skip of some sort since they went off from a different ending

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

go blame the director of highschool DxD in the last studio he basically tried to steal highschool dxd from the original author and made his own story which ruined the characters....so they left him and if this new studio hadn't picked up Dxd then we wouldn't have season 4 so its better than nothing i guess...

[@sarvesh6929]

We can clearly see that s3 was miles ahead

[@exb940]

Im confuse. Is s4 the left or right? Pretty sure the right is s3.

[@TayZak]

Left is season 4 and right is season 3

[@ultimate-x9720]

Holy shit I didn't notice how much of a difference it was They really down graded vali huh Damn

[@illegalalien6542]

I didn't mind the art change personally. Sure the original had that sexy, sinister look but the new artstyle seemed more fluid imo. Especially when it comes to fights. Just my opinion.

[@jaypnumba9ine741]

No..my rias😩 why change her now she looks like asia with red hair 🤧😥

[@crunchchannel4151]

Its just me or you all i think koneko in season 4 like really diffrent why i say this cause in s4 she more aggresive than before.but still i love her character thats just my opinion.

[@syedfaisalhassan506]

Well we can't do anything because the old studio does not have enough money left so they change studio

[@shane_king9000]

Which episode was the remake I can't find it

[@shane_king9000]

@@shady-atmosphere no like this clip specificly which episode

[@TayZak]

The remake is the season 4 episode 0

[@baberwani7647]

Ofcourse season 3 was better Better animations Better speaking style(the way he said i who shall awaken is shitty in season4) This anime could have been in the list of best anime if there was no changes in animation... Wish for season 5 to come 😪

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

go blame the director of highschool DxD in the last studio he basically tried to steal highschool dxd from the original author and made his own story which ruined the characters....so they left him and if this new studio hadn't picked up Dxd then we wouldn't have season 4 so its better than nothing i guess...

[@shane_king9000]

Which episode was the left clip from?

[@TayZak]

The left clip is season 4 episode 0

[@farhadimmortal2027]

How can i find season 3 full episode?

[@TayZak]

I do not know sorry :/. In France we can watch French sub on streaming websites. But the English sub version is very hard to find

[@farhadimmortal2027]

@@TayZak ahaw thanks for the info

[@farhadimmortal2027]

@@TayZak what about season 5 ?

[@TayZak]

FarhadImmortal I can tell you what happend in the 5th season because I have read the light novels. But there still no announced date

[@justameremortal8602]

LOOK AT A COMPARISON OF S1/2/3 KONEKO AND THE SEASON 4 KONEKO, SCREW S4 AND SCREW TETSUWA YANAGISAWA (the guy who was the main purpose of the art style being changed)

[@donjawad42]

I couldn't find that scene in season 4 help

[@TayZak]

Jawad Don Here is the episode 😉 www.kiss-anime.ws/Anime-highschool-dxd-hero-episode-1

[@donjawad42]

Thank you :)

[@TayZak]

Jawad Don :)

[@syedfaisalhassan506]

That's why he not get enough fans for season 5 from season 4

[@BrooklynGado]

How is it same ep in 2 different seasons

[@FriendlyneighbourhoodA]

The Original one wasn't canon so they had to redo it to fix it

[@ricksrice5576]

I’m crying rn, season 1-3 animation was so much better imo, what’s TNK’s contact info I’d like to make a donation or some sort so that they’ll return to do season 5 ik they did change some stuff in season 3 that wasn’t supposed to happen but why couldn’t they just move on from that and actually start to follow the LN, why did they have to change the freakin studio 😭, WHY DOESNT ANYTHING GOOD LAST FOREVER 😖😭😖😭, I mean there isn’t really much to do about season 3 since it’s already been released

[@callum2813]

I feel the same, i have bingewatched the TNK seasons and came to find that hero was completely different. I hate the way the characters look now and the story is so much worse, its unwatchable and i feel so depressed now

[@ricksrice5576]

Yeah I was soo disappointed when I bingewatched season 1-3 in one day before an exam which I flunked to find out season 4 art was different the next day, I finished season 4 but it was so hard to get thro with the new art they all look so childish now

[@callum2813]

@@ricksrice5576 Exactly how i feel, is it worth watching season 4 or not, i feel like they are so different now they seem to have no personality, but if its good i might try to push through

[@ricksrice5576]

@@callum2813 I only watched season 4 since I loved 1-3 but now it feels like there’s a completely different vibe to the show, I guess season 4 is better than nothing but they’ve ruined the show

[@callum2813]

@@ricksrice5576 Yeah ive started watching it now, its ok better than nothing but it just isnt the same without og Rias :(

[@awtsukcirtap2239]

But the season 4 episode is too detailed compared to the old one so its still a big thumbs up for me

[@onyxdark3785]

Where can u find this

[@木下聡章-y5g]

二天竜にケンカを売る人間

[@Holloaway]

So, what is Season 4 supposed to be? Is it a remake of Season 3 ?

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

go blame the director of highschool DxD in the last studio he basically tried to steal highschool dxd from the original author and made his own story which ruined the characters....so they left him and if this new studio hadn't picked up Dxd then we wouldn't have season 4 so its better than nothing i guess...

[@user-ru2sb9yk8k]

this one is just an ova

[@subaruts2159]

4期はなんか作画もそうだけどbgm使う場面間違えてんだろ