User blog comment:B214/High School DxD BorN episode 1 review/@comment-87.205.145.42-20150407093331/@comment-26216310-20150407094743

Quite a lot of ppl were disappointed In the premiere, but u also have to keep in mind tht they're putting 3 volumes worth of content into 12 episodes. Not to mention tht just bc a few pics of tannin were illustrated in the LN means tht it HAS to turn out like that, honestly speaking I like the way tannin looks, he fits that "ultimate class devil" look. A few of the characters weren't drawn to our expectations as fans, I think most people are bothered with are Arthur and sairaorg (sairaorg in particular I guess). Again, LN illustrations don't necessarily HAVE to be adapted and some minor changes do happen (like with diodoras hair for example). Personally I actually quite liked the premiere, I wouldn't give it a 10/10, but then again, it's only the first episode and there are still more eps to come for improvement I guess. I actually don't mind akenos transformation, it isn't long like Moka akashiyas (Rosario+Vampire) where it takes like around 15 seconds to transform XD. Overall I'm sure there were a lot of disappointed fans for the premiere episode of BorN but then again there are those tht do understand it's not always the way we think it will be. If u are going to rely solely on the LN for the plot and expect everything to be in the same order as the LN then u will be set up with lots of disappointment to come. Hope that helped in some way to take away some hate >_<!