User blog comment:Faisal Shourov/Why is Highschool DxD so popular?/@comment-28087290-20160331062927

At first reading the first two volumes, it seems like any other comedic harem series that is just set in the high school Kuoh Academy. Then it introduces lore and other mythological references in volumes 3-4 that get's you hooked because they are not the same as the first two volumes. Then each volume you read, more lore and mythologies are introduced, the comedy tones down, the sexual moments tone down, the action get's more intense, the characters are developed very well, the plot becomes darker and more complex. What you thought was going to be a light hearted series turned into a deeper, more intricate story that has you anticipating the next part. Legends, mythologies, fairy tales are put together to create in my opinion, the best and most entertaining world and storyline. The personalities of each character is unique with the major characters being different than the standard harem series. What each character fights for, what they hope to achieve, how they want to achieve their goals is very intriguing and the diversity of characters keeps you from being bored. The action is amazing with powers and abilities that make DxD one of the strongest verses even if the full power of the characters isn't known. Fights with God's, dragons, powerful humans etc and the way they are done, are superbly fleshed out and they are intense and keep you on edge. Despite being a harem series, it has very attractive men and is the only harem series with attractive men as far as I'm aware. The designs of the characters are the best I've ever seen from Rias, Le Fay, Elmenhilde to Loup, Dulio and Vali.

I also like the fact the author has put in his feelings in volume 20 and he continued to write the volume instead of taking like a few weeks off to mourn his loss. This is another thing that makes DxD great is that is has a very dedicated writer to their fans and likes to interact with us in a way at the end of each volume. I have great respect for Ishibumi and also for Miyama who draws the illustration. Ishibumi is not a top notch writer but he is certainly a very good one; creating a series that interprets various mythologies and legends in such and uniquely interesting way and also balancing humour, seriousness and sexual moments together where one does not topple the other. That is the reason why DxD is so popular.