User blog comment:B214/High School DxD BorN episode 2 review/@comment-24421137-20150412021957

Alrighty time for another Highschool DxD episode

We begin with the ORC going to the Gremory house hold where they see Rias' nephew Millicas and Venelana, who admittedly look better then I thought they would, and even better then their counterparts in the manga (Venelana) and the LN (Millicas).

Then we go to an eating session with the Gremory family, and really nothing happens, except Lord Gremory asking Issei to call him dad, which still is a little strange to me. We also get a nice nipple shot of Xenovia, so that's fine, I enjoy the nipple, I appreciate the nipple.

Then we get to the training, Issei is picked up by Tannin, and he trains while the others train as well, nothing really to note, Rias trains intellectually, Koneko trains with punching bags, Kiba trains on using his BB, Gasper trains trying to be out in public, Asia trains her healing, Xenovia trains using Durandal, and Akeno is training with a mysterious man, who is revealed to be Akeno's father. Pretty cool who better to teach her then him.

Back to Issei training, he dodges the dragon for a whole day and that's it. Then a mysterious young man is there, and talks with him, how he knew where Issei was, and why he went up there is beyond me, showing his strength to Issei I guess.....I don't know I feel like that was really jammed in there for no reason other then teasers.

We also find out about Koneko's past, where it is revealed that devils are really afraid of Kuroka, who massacred her master and a squadron, and were about to take Koneko's life until she is saved by Sirzechs lucky, and given to Rias. Lucky her.

Finally we go to the party, which all in all, was pretty ok. Wasn't great really wished they would have given the girls some type of attire like Jop said earlier, but unfortunately no -_-. Moving along the argument with Zephydor and Seekviara, which ended with the young man from the mountain knocking the crap out of Zephy, and being revealed to be Sairaorg, Rias' cousin, this furthers beckons the question why the heck was Sairaorg put in the mountains if Issei was just going to see a glimpse of his power by beating up Zephy. Moving along Ravel is there to give Issei a black thingy, still no idea what it is, maybe some type of tool, for when he is alone, or maybe its just a symbol of the Phoenix household, I don't care next.

Koneko then runs, and Issei follows, with Rias following him. And the episode ends with Koneko finding a girl who is revealed to be her sister, named Kuroka.

Ok so final thoughts, from this long review, it was ok, some parts seemed a bit tacked on, some parts I thought would be very impactful weren't, like the revelation of Koneko's past, and some parts felt lazy like the dress. These things don't hurt it that much but still it worth mentioning.

Final Score 6/10.