High School DxD Novel Series Crosses 7.8 Million Copies In Printing; Celebratory Illustration Revealed!
A new spin-off novel called “Junior High School DxD – The Transfer Student,” which was first announced in Oct 2023, will be out on May 17!
Manga and Light Novel publisher KADOKAWA reported on May 2, 2024, that Ichiei Ishibumi’s High School DxD light novel series has achieved a global print circulation of 7.8 million copies, including digital editions, as of April 2024.
Ishibumi-sensei thanks readers not only in Japan but from all over the world, as he particularly mentions the English volumes carrying the global numbers.
“Finally, the series has printed a total of 7.8 million copies. Thank you for your tremendous support. This figure is a worldwide total, and I believe it is thanks to the response to the English version, which has been on sale for several years. Although the series is still going, it is a great honor for the series to be able to have such a strong support not only in Japan but also in other countries.”
High School DxD Novel Illustrator Miyama-Zero too released a new artwork commemorating the occasion!
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(School, battles, romantic comedy and tits..!
This work, with its many pleasures, has spread in many languages.
“DxD” will continue in all sorts of forms, not just novels.
Everyone, please continue to support us!)
On the same day, it was also announced that a new spin-off novel called “Junior High School DxD – The Transfer Student,” which was first announced in Oct 2023, will be out on May 17!
- Author: Rippū Shinonome
- Original idea and supervision: Ichiei Ishibumi
- Illustration: Miyama-Zero
(Junior High School DxD – The Transfer Student Volume 1 – The Transfer Student is a Samurai Girl)
In this Novel, Rias meets a junior high student—a beautiful descendant of Miyamoto Musashi!
This is the story that began just after Issei, Rias and her friends won the rating game against Saira Aug Baal.
Miyamoto Zekka. A descendant of Musashi Miyamoto, she had been swept away by the …… sword her whole life.
The source of this is the sword ‘Tensei’, which she has had since childhood.
This sword has a will and takes power from the chests of her enemies. And ……
It was a tit-loving sword that nurtured Zekka’s breasts and turned them into strength!
As a child, Zekka aimed to become the strongest swordsman together with ‘Tensei’ and gained exceptional sword skills.
If she became strong, she could become popular. She believed that if she became stronger, she would become popular and have many friends.
But …… reality was different. The stronger she became, the lonelier she became.
This is not the Warring States period. Even if your sword is strong, you can’t gain youth.
‘I hate boobs! I just want to be a normal girl and have friends!”
After learning that the ‘Tensei’ is a weapon called a sacred weapon, Zekka knocks on the door of Komao Academy Junior High to find out more about the mystery and make friends!
And then she meets …… the red-haired demon Rias Gremory.
Surrounded by funny seniors and classmates, and with a reputation for swordsmanship, Zekka lives out her youth at Komaou Academy in this new “DxD” story!
About High School DxD:
High School DxD is a Japanese light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrated by Miyama-Zero and began serialization in Fujimi Shobo’s Dragon Magazine in its September 2008 issue. The first volume was released on September 20, 2008. A total of twenty five volumes is available in Japan as of March 2018 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint.
A manga adaptation by Hiroji Mishima began serialization in the July 2010 issue of Dragon Magazine and later in the March 2011 issue of Monthly Dragon Age with eleven volumes released.
The anime adaptation of High School DxD, produced by TNK, debuted on TV Tokyo’s satellite channel AT-X on January 6, 2012.
The success of the first season led to the creation of a second season titled High School DxD New, which aired from July 7 to September 22, 2013, further deepening the storyline and character development. Following this, a third season titled High School DxD BorN premiered from April 4 to June 20, 2015, continuing to enthrall fans with its intricate “plot twists” and intense action sequences.
In April 2018, the franchise returned with its highly anticipated fourth season, High School DxD Hero, which aired until July 3, 2018.
Crunchyroll describes the overall plot of High School DxD as follows:
A war between heaven and hell is raging on Earth—and hormonal fury is raging in Issei’s pants. Enter curvy redhead Rias, president of The Occult Research Club: a club that doesn’t actually research the occult. They are the occult—and Rias is a Devil!
Source: Crunchyroll
