THE SUS WARS ARE HERE!!!! | HIGHSCHOOL DxD *S4 EPISODE 9* | FIRST TIME REACTION!!
Added 2025-10-17 17:00:11 +0000 UTCIT IS TIME... FOR A WAR... OF FRIENDS?????
Here is the FULL and UNBLURRED PATREON EXCLUSIVE reaction to HIGHSCHOOL DxD SEASON 4 EPISODE 9!!
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A big problem is that the anime (mostly seasons 1-3) skipped all of Issei’s inner monologue and thoughts that were in the novel. So I completely understand why someone only watching the anime wouldn’t feel that Raynare had as much impact on him. It a fault of the adaptation of seasons 1-3. Also calling someone by their name without any honorifics or title, Rias vs Buchou (president) is so much more meaningful in Japanese culture than it is in western culture. There is a huge intimacy there and taking that step with Rias would have been huge for Issei and his fears about Raynare absolutely held him back. So yes your comment about him calling her Buchou and not Rias was correct. It was because of his fears caused by Raynare that he couldn’t do that. But so much much of this was was missed in the first three seasons of the anime and only in season 4 do we finally get to see some of his inner struggles and trauma that were supposed to be shown in earlier seasons but weren’t.
NK
2025-10-26 05:00:17 +0000 UTCGrand Blue next
Covthly
2025-10-19 07:56:46 +0000 UTCAs a major DxD fan, who owns all of the English licensed light novels, I’m seeing a lot of people faulting G.O.T for not understanding the narrative and critiquing him for it. I really can’t fault him for not finding the narrative impactful. You have to remember that season three literally resolved the Raynare trauma arc, as well as Rias’s insecurity. And season 4 comes into a full reset. This isn’t the fault of season 4, it’s the fault of season 3 that they’re going over the same story, since the studio deviated from the novel, and rushed to resolve arcs. But can you really blame the viewer for not enjoying it? Season 4 is a great adaptation if you’re a novel reader, otherwise it’s really confusing. There are entire confrontations and fights like the Sona rating game, or the first Hero faction fight, that are summarized in seconds because they were skipped over in season 3. Now, anyone calling DxD straight up bad just hasn’t read the light novel, considering it’s highly rated (above an 8 on MAL.) but the series at this point is just a mess to understand for anime-only viewers.
Marin
2025-10-18 14:27:28 +0000 UTCNot sure how much traction this'll get, but Personally I'd recommend Castlevania for the next Patreon series.
BadDecisionTheBold
2025-10-18 08:14:15 +0000 UTC
