The second season of ''
High School DxD
is a Japanese light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. The story centers on Issei Hyodo, a perverted high school student from Kuoh Academy who desires to be a harem king and is killed by ...
'', titled was produced by TNK and directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa. The second season adapts the third and fourth volumes of the light novels, with its episodes split between two arcs: and .
The season ran from July 7 to September 22, 2013, and was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in six compilations by
Media Factory
, formerly is a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing.
History
It was founded on December 1, 1986, and its headquarters are situated in Shibuya, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd. Media Factory was possi ...
from September 25, 2013, to February 26, 2014. In North America, the anime series is licensed by
Funimation
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for
simulcast
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on their website and home video releases on DVD and
Blu-ray
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. The series is licensed by
Madman Entertainment
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in Australia. Funimation released English dub of the second season on November 11, 2014.
Four pieces of theme music are used: two opening and two closing themes. The opening theme for the first arc of the second season is titled "Sympathy" and performed by
Larval Stage Planning
is a Japanese J-pop group formed in 2010 and is signed to Lantis. The group is also a member of the Sapporo-based music production group I've Sound.
History
Members
The group was formed by veteran singer and then-I've Sound vocalist Eiko Sh ...
. The closing theme for the first arc of the second season is titled and performed by the , which is a voice actress unit consisting of
Yōko Hikasa
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with I'm Enterprise.
Biography
Hikasa became interested in acting while watching ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''. She attended Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo, a voice actor traini ...
,
Shizuka Itō
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She is represented by Ken Production. She won a "Best Actress in Supporting Roles" award at the 10th Seiyu Awards for her roles in ''Prison School'' and ''Sailor Moon Crystal''. She is ...
,
Ayana Taketatsu
is a Japanese voice actress and singer.Doi, Hitoshi"Taketatsu Ayana" ''Seiyuu Database''. January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
Biography
She attended Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyujo, a voice actor training school before becoming affili ...
, and
Azumi Asakura as their characters Rias, Akeno, Koneko and Asia respectively. The opening theme for the second arc of the second season is titled and performed by
Zaq. The closing theme for the second arc of the second season is titled and performed by the Occult Research Club Girls, which also features
Risa Taneda
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Office Osawa talent agency. She is also a member of the seiyuu idol unit ''Rhodanthe*'' () since 2013, along with Nao Tōyama, Asuka Nishi, Manami Tanaka and Yumi Uchiyama. Some of her maj ...
and
Ayane Sakura
is a Japanese voice actress. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. Her roles included Natsumi Koshigaya in ''Non Non Biyori'', Secre Swallowtail in ''Black Clover'', Ochaco Uraraka in ''My Hero Academia'', Tsubaki Sawabe in '' Your Lie in Apri ...
as their characters Xenovia and Gasper.
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Episode list
References
External links
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High School DxD episode lists
2013 Japanese television seasons