User blog comment:B214/General Discussion/@comment-29362784-20170716003011/@comment-29963364-20170716020358

Kiryuu (Asia's perverted friend) said that the girls in the academy noticed Issei's muscular body and "wild/manly" aura (and they're liking it).

They still see him as a pervert, but they don't hate him nearly as much as before. They're seeing him as more of a "strong/wild man with desires" rather than a "perverted freak/weirdo."