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High School DxD BorN Airs April 4 + OVA Announced

The official website of the anime adaptation of Ichiei Ishibumi and Miyama-Zero’s High School DxD light novel series has announced that the anime’s third season High School DxD BorN will be airing from April 4. Additionally, a new OVA has also been announced.

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The first episode of High School DxD BorN will be airing from April 4th on various TV stations. The anime will first air on April 4th at 11pm JST on AT-X, followed by airing on Tokyo MX on April 7th at 12:30am JST, on the same day at 2:00am on Sun TV, on April 8 at 2:05am JST on TV Aichi and on BS11 on April 10th at 1:00am JST.

The latest issue of Fujimi Shobo’s Dragon Age magazine has revealed that the release of Ichiei Ishibumi’s High School DxD DX.2 light novel volume will come with a unaired episode of the upcoming anime titled The Phoenix That Can’t Rise. High School DxD DX itself is a collection of side stories to the original series. The volume itself will be releasing on December 9, whilst the first volume of High School DxD DX released earlier this week with its own unaired episode.

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The anime’s website has earlier revealed the Opening theme song for the upcoming anime.Japanese female singer ChouCho will be performing the OP. The name of the song will be BLESS YoUr NAME and will be available in stores from April 15th.

A pre-screening event for the first episode of High School DxD BorN will be held on March 15th at United Cinemas in Toyosu. The event will also include a talk session on stage with the main cast of the series, including: Yuki Kaji (Issei Hyoudou), Yoko Hikasa (Rias Gremory), Azumi Asakura (Asia Argento), Maaya Uchida (Irina Shidou), and Ayane Sakura (Gasper Vladi). Tickets for the event are available for order and will cost ¥3,800 (~ $32 USD). To purchase the tickets visit: http://eplus.jp/hsdd/

Here is the latest visual for the upcoming anime:

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The site previously revealed the returning cast members and characters for High School DxD BorN:

  • Yuki Kaji (Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan) as Issei Hyoudou

 

  • Yoko Hikasa (Mio Akiyama in K-ON!) reprises her role as Rias Gremory

 

  • Azumi Asakura (Yukiho Hagiwara from The iDOLM@STER) voices Asia Argento

 

  • Shizuka Itou (Luviagelita Edelfelt in Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya) voicing as Akeno Himejima

 

  • Ayana Taketatsu (Suguha Kirigaya from Sword Art Online) will be voicing Koneko Toujou

 

  • Risa Taneda (Mirai Kuriyama from Kyoukai no Kanata) will play the role of Xenovia

 

  • Maaya Uchida (Rikka Takanashi from Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) voicing as Irina Shidou

 

  • Ayane Sakura (Kokoa Hoto in Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?) as Gasper Vladi

The website has also revealed the main staff for High School DxD BorN, which will feature many returning members:

  • Director: Tetsuya Yanagisawa (High School DxD, Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance)
  • Series Composer: Takao Yoshioka (High School DxDElfen Lied)
  • Anime Character Designer and Chief Animation Director: Junji Gotou (High School DxD, School Days)
  • Art Director: Kenichi Kurata (Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku wo, Tokumu Sousakan Rei & Fuko)
  • Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa (High School DxD, Honey and Clover)
  • Music Composer: Ryosuke Nakanishi (High School DxD, Sakura Trick)
  • Animation Studio: TNK (School DaysSeirei Tsukai no Blade Dance)

Here is the first promotional video for the anime:

And a small selection of stills from the PV:

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High School DxD is a light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. The series began serialization in 2008 in Fujimi Shobo’s Dragon Magazine, before being published in their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. To date, there has been 18 compiled volumes. Three manga adaptation of the series have been published in 2010, 2012 and 2013, all of which have been written by Ishibumi. An anime adaptation was produced in 2012. It was animated by TNK (School Days) and directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa (Sora no Otoshimono: Tokeijikake no AngeloidKyoshiro to Towa no Sora). Two OADs were then released, and were then followed by the second season of the anime in 2013. A Nintendo 3DS game was also released later that year.

Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:

Issei Hyodo is your average perverted high school student whose one wish in life is to have his own harem, but he’s got to be one of the unluckiest guys around. He goes on his first date with a girl only to get brutally attacked and killed when it turns out the girl is really a vicious fallen angel. To top it all off, he’s later reincarnated as a devil by his gorgeous senpai who tells him that she is also a devil and now his master! One thing’s for sure, his peaceful days are over. In a battle between devils and angels, who will win?

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High School DxD BorN will be airing from April 4th at 11:00pm JST on AT-X during the Spring 2015 anime season. Further information about the series will revealed at the event, with an advanced screening of the anime, on March 23rd and in the upcoming weeks.

Visit the anime’s website here: http://www.haremking.tv/
You can also follow the anime’s Twitter: @hdd_anime

 
Source Article and Images – Anime News Network
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Source Article – Haruhichan
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