Summaries & spoilers
- https://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=6051649&postcount=570
- https://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=6052031&postcount=668
- Life 0: https://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=6052088&postcount=673
- Life 1: https://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=6052105&postcount=676
- Life 2: https://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=6052597&postcount=799
- Life 3 & Upsetting sorcerer: https://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=6052718&postcount=8
- Life 4: https://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=6053474&postcount=92215
- Upsetting sorcerer 2: https://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=6053876&postcount=954
- Title: Joker of the Ball Games Festival. (Don't put too much thought in this, i'm never good at translating Ishibumi's volume title)
Source: https://twitter.com/ishibumi_ddd/status/827502304190291968
Apparently it'll be some form of ball games. School sports RG?
- Dodgeball, can Ise's ball survive this time around. Look forward to Volume 23.
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321603000653/
Summary: Team Issei which continues to advance in the Azazel Cup. Meanwhile Ise who is busy with his student life, his matches and his job as a High-class Devil, has an additional concern. Asia who is consistently making mistakes in the RG matches.
- Ise shouldn't have taken Asia into his team, at least not yet. He hasn't had enough experience as a King to make use of Asia yet. Should've left Asia in Rias' care first. Oh well, having Ise lose in his match against Dulio might not be so bad after all. I think it would help Ise learn more than him winning blindly.
https://twitter.com/ishibumi_ddd/status/827504968013721600
Summary: Volume 23 centers around Asia with Xenovia and Irina in a major role as well. Ravel and Elmen will also have their "spots" (i think it means moments or roles). As well as Akeno who is now in a fierce offensive mode for Ise after being officially engaged in Volume 22. Who is next in line to make a future promise with Ise.
- Hmm it's basically an Asia volume with others being involved but i hope it doesn't focus too much on Asia. I feel that Ishibumi has a tendency to pamper Asia over the other heroines. Just look at the previous arc, Asia played a bigger role than Rias herself who felt more like a side heroine than a main heroine.
https://twitter.com/ishibumi_ddd/status/827508140644003841
Summary: Volume 23 will focus on the mental growth of Ise as a senior student and a High-class Devil. Since Ishibumi felt that he always focus on Ise's physical growth, it would be good to show some mental growth this time.
- But Ise did have some mental growth throughout this series, i guess it's not as much as Volume 21 though. That was pretty obvious. Ise went from someone who merely fought to attain peace for people he cares to someone who's willing to kill to maintain peace for the world. That said how much can he grow as a King is fun to watch.
Link to the translated quotes: https://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=6036807#post6036807 (Credits goes to n0m@n)
Spoilers[]
Issei vs Dulio[]
- Issei proposes to Asia after the game.
- Irina and Xenovia propose to issei afterwards bursting through the door
- Team Dulio beats Team Ise. (Awesome I was hoping for this result)
- Issei lost by a very small margin. And its not Ise lost against Dulio on a 1-on-1 fight. Ise's team lost as whole group due to lack of point. 144-146. The match ended after the timeup. So Ise and Dulio didn't finish off their fight during the match (since they were fighting each other till the time run out).
- Ishibumi said he was planning to have a match where Ise-team suffers defeat and this was it.
Roygun[]
- Roygun decides to join Issei's team
- She was stripped of her title and her rank as an ultimate class devil (is now a high class devil) and is no longer allowed to participate as a king in a rating game for a while.
- She was also shunned from her household (although it doesn't seem to bother her because she's just bored now).
- She also gave info on Rudiger (the coach for Dulio's team) who is feared by even Diehauser for his tactics.
Miraka[]
- Miraka is a pure blooded vampire who is also a noble from the camilla faction.
- She is a part of the student council
- She is apparently Nakiri Ouryuu "Heroine".
- She has long silver hair and red eyes
Mirana[]
- About Mirana. She has ash-blue eyes and ash-blonde hair. Very busty underneath. Also you would assume she was a former nun due to her being revealed as a Sister in the spoiler and her sister clothing.
Indra[]
- Doesn't plan on doing anything and just wants a fun tournament.
- Will use the wish, if he wins, to start a war with shiva
Other[]
- Ise's next opponent is Team God alliance (Vidar and Appollon are in it. Typhon is the King).
- Rias team vs Vali team for v24 (Hype)
- That angel in illustration isn't Mirana but Gabriel (Disappointing)
- Tiamat is mad at Ddriag for some treasure apparently that makes the dragon stronger.
- Crom has surpassed Ddriag and Albion (Sooooo.....good luck with beating that)
- Rias Gremory's new rook is Vasco Strada
- Rias, Vali, and Dulio have all won all of their matches so far
- The Akeno washing scene was interrupted by Ophis, lillith and Kunou. (So no sex for Issei)
Volume 23.5[]
- The next volume will be Dx4
- It will showcase Team issei vs team sona and Team cao cao vs Sairaorg
Possible Spoilers (From Gary)
Lilith[]
- Hades has Rizevim's mother's body and it appears that she is alive..
“ | “That’s right. It’s a basic training method. That’s just fine for you. You’ve already collected everything. That’s why your power can only be raised by basic practice. The problem is the quality of the [King]. Over time, the [King] seeks brains more than strength. You know that even if they’re not good at magic, devils can climb to the top with a good head and cleverness, right? Learn all you can about the Rating Games until the deadline. Drive everything, from game documented images to documented data, into your head. What a [King] needs are the thought, quick-wittiness and judgment to defeat any kind of situation. It’s your job to make sure that your group’s servant devils can display their power to the fullest. However, also remember that, until the actual game, you won’t be able to know what will happen. It’s the same as a battlefield.” | ” |
–Volume 5, Azazel to Rias |