How to read High School DxD light novel

High School DxD is a light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. It has been published in Dragon Magazine since September 20, 2008 under the Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. The series follows Issei Hyodo, a lecherous high school student attending Kuoh Academy who is killed on his first date. He is later brought back to life as a devil by Rias Gremory, a beautiful crimson-haired girl who is the heiress of the Gremory Family of devils and President of the Occult Research Club, and must work his way to the top so that he may one day fulfill his dream of building a harem. The first volume of High School DxD was released by Fujimi Shobo on September 20, 2008.[1]

Ishibumi has grouped the light novels into story arcs. The first arc, titled The Red Dragon Emperor's Awakening (赤龍帝覚醒 Sekiryūtei Kakusei), ran through the first two volumes. Birth of the Breast Dragon Emperor (乳龍帝誕生 Chichiryūtei Tanjō) is the second story arc and follows volumes three through six. The Heroic Oppai Dragon (英雄(ヒーロー)おっぱいドラゴン Hīrō Oppai Doragon) follows volumes seven through twelve.[LN 12 afterword] The fourth arc, The Legend of Oppai Dragon and his Lively Companions (おっぱいドラゴンと愉快な仲間たちの伝説 Oppai Doragon to Yukaina Nakamatachi no Densetsu), follows volumes fourteen through twenty-one. [LN 14 afterword] The fifth arc, Red Dragon Emperor of the Blazing Truth × White Dragon Emperor of the Morning Star: The True Dragon(s) of the Kuoh Academy (燚誠の赤龍帝×明星の白龍皇 -駒王学園の真なる龍(ハイスクールD×D)), starts at volume twenty-two and is the final arc of the series; ending at volume twenty -five. The author has announced a sequel to the series is to be released fall 2018. The light novels also feature a series of side stories set in between the main storyline, and are often compiled into volumes. So far, three short story collections (Volume 8, Volume 13 and Volume 15) have been published.[LN 8][LN 13][LN 15] As of March 20, 2018, twenty five volumes have been released under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint.[2] Individual chapters of the novels are called "Lives".

A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiroji Mishima began serialization in the July 2010 issue of Dragon Magazine, and later in Monthly Dragon Age in its March 2011 issue. The first volume was published by Fujimi Shobo on June 9, 2011,[3] with a total of seven volumes available in Japan as of December 8, 2014 under their Dragon Comics Age imprint. A spinoff manga, called High School DxD: Asia and Koneko's Secret Contracts!? (ハイスクールD×D アーシア&小猫 ヒミツのけいやく!?, Haisukūru Dī Dī: Āshia ando Koneko Himitsu no Keiyaku!?), illustrated by Hiroichi, was serialized in Monthly Dragon Age from the October 2011 issue (Released on September 9, 2011) to the April 2012 issue (Released on March 9, 2012). Serving as a side story, the manga takes place after chapter 10 of the main manga, and centers on Asia Argento's first duties as a Devil. It was later released as a tankōbon volume on March 9, 2012.[4] Yen Press had licensed the spin-off for an English release and released the volume on December 16, 2014.[5] A second spin-off series, titled High School DxD: The Work of a Devil (ハイスクールD×D アクマのおしごと, Haisukūru Dī Dī: Akuma no Oshigoto), began in the April issue of Monthly Dragon Age. Illustrated by SODA, it adapts the short stories found in the light novels.[6]

When unpopular high schooler Issei Hyoudou has a less than romantic encounter with his first-ever girlfriend, the consequences are fatal! As he lies dying, who should come to his rescue but the prettiest girl in school, Rias Gremory! And the shocking truth she shares leaves Issei reeling... "You've been reborn a devil. Now you work for me!" Issei's uproarious life as a devil's minion begins here!

Don't read it IMO it was a huge waste of time. Full of plot holes, plot armor, none of the MCs ever die which makes me less worried about any of them, it's super cliche, repetitive, and the MC gets so overpowered it's ridiculous. It started off good but honestly I thought it got worse as it continued. However if you want to watch it then go right ahead you might enjoy it.

High School DxD began as a Japanese light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. The series began serialization in Fujimi Shobo's Dragon Magazine in its September 2008 issue. The first volume was released in Japan on September 20, 2008, with a total of twenty-two volumes available as of July 20, 2016 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. As of May 22nd 2020, Yen Press acquired rights to begin translating the light novels into english. With the First volume released on October 20th, 2020.

To accommodate the growing number of short stories published, a series of light novels, the DX series, that will act as a compilation was created. The first Volume under this series was released in Japan on March 10, 2015.

Contents

  • 1 High School DxD
    • 1.1 The Red Dragon Emperor's Awakening
    • 1.2 Birth of the Breast Dragon Emperor
    • 1.3 The Heroic Oppai Dragon
    • 1.4 The Legend of Oppai Dragon and his Lively Companions
    • 1.5 Red Dragon Emperor of the Blazing Truth × White Dragon Emperor of the Morning Star: The True Dragon(s) of the Kuoh Academy

      Is High School DxD light novel done?

      High School DxD began as a light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi, with illustrations provided by Miyama-Zero. High School DxD was published from September 20, 2008 to March 20, 2018 across 25 volumes.

      How many volumes does High School DxD light novel have?

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      Does High School DxD light novels have pictures?

      Actually all light novels have few illustrations per volume.