User blog comment:B214/Volume 23 discussion blog/@comment-201.215.165.7-20170627044128/@comment-29963364-20170629004109

I'm more mad at Issei for falling for such cheap tricks in these sorts of situations.


 * Coriana Andrealphus (Sairaorg's Bishop) "Strip-Teasing" Issei during a Rating Game.


 * Dulio showing Issei a "Gabriel Bikini Show" video during a Rating Game.

I'm not as mad about the first one, because that was a direct counter for Issei's [Dress Break] & [Pailingual] techniques. All that did was make a few of Issei's spells useless, and Issei eventually "overcame the temptation" and won.

I'm very mad at the second one, because Issei should've had enough character development that he can focus on an important match, without getting distracted. I mean, after the Evil Dragon War, Issei resolved to be more "mature/decicive/ruthless/focused" in battle, so that he'll never risk losing people again.

Issei has...


 * Matured from a self-centered, naive pervert, to a self-aware, caring, battle-hardened, capable young man.


 * Powered-up from a below-average teenager, to a (Low-Mid Tier) Heavenly Dragon-Class fighter.

All in just one year! And yet, all of it is thrown out the window by just showing him a sexy video.
 * Advanced from a Low-Class "Servant" Devil with nothing to his name, to a High-Class "King" Devil hailed as the "Hero of the Underworld."

Yes, it's funny, and he's still a pervert (not as much as in the beginning). But I just wish that Issei was at least capable of controlling himself during a battle/match/Rating Game.

A way it could've gone is:

This would be a perfect comedy-ecchi moment (since this is a comedy-ecchi series), while also showing Issei's development into a more mature and capable leader.
 * Dulio shows Issei the video.
 * Issei is shocked and distracted for a few seconds
 * The audience is exasperated, Rias sighs, and Rudiger thinks he's got Issei's team cornered.
 * Then Issei shows his maturity by ingnoring the video, and continues to lead his team.
 * Dulio & his team are caught off-guard, the audience is shocked, Rias is proud, and Rudiger is shocked speechless.