History Literature / HighSchoolDXD

* ChessMotifs: Rias [[SheIstheKing is the King]], Akeno is the Queen, Kiba is the Knight, Koneko is the Rook, and Isei is the Pawn. Of course, [[MagikarpPower if you know how pawns work in chess...

* ChessMotifs: Rias is the King, Akeno is the Queen, Kiba is the Knight, Koneko is the Rook, and Isei is the Pawn. [[spoiler: Of course, [[MagikarpPower if you know how pawns work in chess...]]]]

* ClothingDamage: When Ise first gets his powers the Fallen Angel that's attacking him gets what little clothes she's wearing blown off.

* WhatAnIdiot: Most people seeing Ise being his usual self [[spoiler: On another note the 2 dragons Red welsh(Ddraig) and Vanishing Dragon decided during the great war to fight God Satan And the leader of the fallen angels....they were quickly dismembered and the sacred gears are whats left of them stored.]]

* {{Valkyrie}}: They exist in the universe, as Odin is a character within the story [[spoiler: Later on one of those Valkyries becomes Ria's new rook, Rossweiss.]]

* Valkyrie: They exist in the universe, as Odin is a character within the story [[spoiler: Later on one of those Valkyries becomes Ria's new rook.]]

* WhatDoesSheSeeInHIm: It has been stated through out the story from people wondering why Rias and Asia are close to Ise [[spoiler: later on Koneko, A church assassin named Zelnovia, an angel named Irena, Akeno, Raiser Phenex's sister.]]. If only they knew the crap he went through for the girls.

* MarshMellowHell: Its through hell that Ise find's his heaven.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Ise twice in the first episode.

* [[{{OurAngelsAreDifferent}} Our Angels Are Different]]/[[{{OurDemonsAreDifferent}} Our Demons Are Different]]: Demons and fallen angels are two separate classes of beings: demons are the original inhabitants of hell, whereas fallen angels are interlopers who settled there after getting kicked out of heaven. The two groups have been at war ever since.

* [[TrainingFromHell Training From]] [[AWorldwidePunomenon Hell]]: Rias' training on Ise is nothing but this.

* ForeignFanservice: Slightly over a minute into the series the presence of overseas students is stated to be one of the great things about the school.

Remember your first date and how much it sucked, what with nervousness, lack of ideas as to what to do, and running late when you thought you came in early? Well, Isei Hyoudou has you beat. Okay, his first date started out well enough -- in fact, 99% of it was awesome. It's just that the other 1% involved his girlfriend stabbing him in the stomach and leaving him to bleed to death.

Then comes in Rias Gremory, his school's beautiful, crimson-haired sweetheart. She's also a demon queen, who revives Isei by turning him into a demon as well. Without knowing what became of him, Isei returns to his normal life of watching porn, peeking into changing rooms and interacting with his two fellow perverts. But no soon had he started reconnecting to his old life than a fallen angel attacks him, only to be saved once more by Rias -- now accompanied by two of her faithful servants, Akeno Himejima and Koneko Toujou. The next day he wakes up naked, right next to an equally naked Rias, who then tells him that he is now her pawn. With a promise of power, glory and his very own harem, Isei quickly jumps onto the proposition.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Matsuda and Motohama

* EngagementChallenge: Ok so we knew [[spoiler: Rias is engaged to the Phenex household, so Ise comes to rescue her it became this to the people watching it unfold.]]
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: It is so painfully obvious [[spoiler: Rias likes Ise]] that her father acknowledges him as his future son in law...[[spoiler: Same thing applies for Akeno later on Ise you lucky bastard you.]], and any savvy reader notices Asia's liking of Ise from the first chapters after she's introduced.

* FoeYay: Freed to [[spoiler: Ise after being defeated by him for the first time.]] [[TalesOfVesperia Sounds familiar to someone else really.]]

* GuiltyPleasure: In universe example, Ise has gone...somewhat far with some of the girls just short of sex.

* LightIsNotGood: Fallen angels can still use the power of the light, and their in hell fighting with the devils.

* ObliviousToLove: Ise wants a harem, but later on he does have one but he doesn't notice it because of his insecurities.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Rias sometimes refers to Ise as child in the novel suggesting she isn't as old as she looks...Also considering Devil's can live for 10,000+ years.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Unusual for media, but Ise's dragon is a welsh dragon. Not one you usually see everday.

* ThePowerOfLove: Ise like some other protagonist is powered by this...but mostly he's powered by lust.

''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'' is a 2012 anime based on the light novels by Ichiei Ishibumi.

Remember the first date you ever had? Remember how much it sucked? You were totally nervous and had no idea what to do. You thought McDonalds would be a worthy choice for dinner. You showed up early but your date ended up being half an hour late. Yeah. Well, Isei Hyoudou has you beat. Okay, his first date started out well enough -- in fact, 99% of it was awesome. It's just that the other 1% involved his girlfriend stabbing him in the stomach and leaving him to bleed to death.

But before he can die, Isei is saved by the beautiful Rias Gremory, the most beautiful girl in school. She's also a queen among demons and her method for saving Isei involves turning him into a demon as well. Since this involves a promise of power, glory and his very own harem, Isei has no problem with the deal whatsoever.