User blog comment:B214/High School DxD Born Final Episode Review/@comment-124.82.58.141-20151210113305

So after watching the recent OVA on High School DxD BorN, i just got a sudden urge to do a rant on the third season of High School DxD. Before i start i usually avoid LN. I only read the LN after the anime is completely not only to prevent being spoil but also to get explanations that anime usually won’t give.

Anyway back to my rant on BorN. My issue with BorN isn’t really the problem with it being anime original or anything, i don't do judgement like that because it's bias and borderline stupid since anime are never faithfully adapted, there will always be changes. So my issue with BorN isn't the anime original content, it's the plot they used for the anime original content. BorN well it’s very focused on Rias. Compared to the other 2 seasons, BorN IMO places too much emphasize on Rias and Ise. The Loki curse thing, i seriously don’t understand the purpose behind it, the reason yes but i can understand the purpose to why TNK chose it.

First and foremost, why bother doing that plot-line when you’re going to revert everything back to square one? First episode you start with Rias has issues about her relationship with Ise. Final episode Rias doesn’t remember the confession but all her issues are suddenly gone? Then why bother raising this issue. If you’re just going to do that then i would have preferred that you either stick to the novel or choose another character for that role. It’s a total waste of 12 weeks with nothing changed, no progress and purpose unfulfilled.

Second, Loki claims he wants to start ragnarok, then why the hell didn’t he target Sona? Serafall is extremely impulsive curse Sona and you get your wish. Plus even if Ise is the Sekiryuutei, he's just a low-class Devil, you're seriously saying a low-class Devil is more important that a close relative of a maou? This is a stupid plot hole from your part TNK. Poor decision.

Third, because i read the LN after the anime as i mentioned, i gotta say compared to the LN, the characters in BorN felt skip away, have their relevance taken away completely. Whether is it Sona, Saji or Akeno, it felt that they were just there because they were there, it’s not because they belong to the plot or even a part of it. The Rating Game while not the best, shows the side of Sona’s team which we never saw in the third volume especially for Saji. To show they aren't just a group of characters introduced for no reason which is now true in the anime. Asia also faced a bit of that problem but hers are actually minor when i compare it to Akeno’s. When i first saw Episode 5 i was like, so what was her issue again? I didn’t even get the feeling of importance it holds from the previous season. It felt like it was just something stupid. I don’t even know what was actually going on there. And to make things worst, i do listen and read a bit of spoilers so i know next season will once again focus on Rias, so i was kinda pissed off that they made this decision. Why? Under what state of mind made you do this stupid choice of focusing Rias over other heroines when she’s gonna be the focus again? You think it’s cool? It’s not. You think it gives more feel to Rias’ character. Yes but not really the best feel for sure.

Fourth, lack of explanation on some parts, where the hell did the chain used to restrict Fenrir come from? Loki left the chain around his house and let people enter his home and steal it.

So those are about the rants i have on BorN. It’s not bad because it’s anime original, it’s bad because nothing of character importance happen in the entire season. It’s just power-up after power-up after power-up. No one wants that, people want to see relationship improve, character growth, have a place in the plot. Not look this is what i’m capable of or oh my inner thoughts are revealed now my problems are solved.

BorN started with Rias having troubles about herself, ended with the troubles being unsolved but rather abandon. How the hell did anyone think of something this bad.