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High School DxD Watch Order
High School DxD spans 8 entries: four TV seasons (2012-2018, 12 episodes each), three story OVAs and Hero's Episode 0 special. The catch: season three, BorN, veers away from the light novels, and Hero quietly resets the story back to novel canon. Season 5 has never been officially announced.
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Why this order?
The first two seasons are simple: High School DxD (2012) and New (2013) adapt the light novels faithfully, 12 episodes each, and you watch them in release order with their optional OVAs as dessert. The complication is BorN (2015). Its middle and ending are largely anime-original, diverging hard from the novels it was supposed to adapt, and the divergence was never reconciled: it was overwritten.
That is what makes Hero (2018) unusual. Produced at a new studio with a new look, it returns to the novels (volumes 9 and 10) and simply proceeds as if BorN's inventions never happened. Its Episode 0 special, aired April 10, 2018 one week before the numbered episodes began on April 17, retells key events in novel-accurate form specifically to reseat viewers on the canon track. So the honest advice: watch BorN knowing its back half is a detour the franchise later ignored, or read episode summaries for its anime-original stretch; either way, watch Episode 0 before Hero proper, because it is doing repair work on purpose.
And the question everyone eventually googles: season 5. It has never been green-lit or announced by the production committee, as of July 2026. Rumors resurface every year, often attached to fake dates, and the light novels give any future season plenty of material, but there is no real project to wait for. If that changes, this page will say so with a date; until then treat every 'DxD season 5 confirmed' headline as noise.
Timeline 2012-2018
Every entry by release year: rows that share a year are a cluster, and the long droughts are called out on the rail.
- 2012 High School DxDOVA
- 2013 New
- 2015 New OVA: Oppai, Tsutsumimasu!BorNBorN OVA: Yomigaeranai Fushichou
- 2018 Hero: Episode 0Hero
Where to play it today
- Crunchyroll carries the series in many English-speaking regions, sub and dub; availability varies
- Prime Video has it in select countries; check JustWatch for your region
Availability changes often and varies by region - links search each platform for High School DxD.
Frequently asked questions
How many High School DxD seasons are there?
Four seasons of 12 episodes each: High School DxD (2012), New (2013), BorN (2015) and Hero (2018), plus three optional OVA episodes and Hero's Episode 0 special. A fifth season has never been officially announced.
What order should I watch High School DxD in?
Release order: DxD, New, BorN, then Hero's Episode 0 followed by Hero. The OVAs are optional extras slotted after their own seasons. Episode 0 matters more than a normal recap because it resets the story onto novel canon after BorN's detour.
Can I skip High School DxD BorN?
You can, with a caveat. BorN's middle and ending are largely anime-original and Hero proceeds as if they never happened, so nothing in later canon depends on them. Purists watch it anyway for the character time; efficiency watchers skim summaries of its anime-original stretch and jump to Episode 0.
Why does Hero ignore season 3?
BorN diverged from the light novels and the adaptation had written itself into a corner. Hero, made at a new studio, returned to the novels (volumes 9-10) and simply resumed from novel canon, using its Episode 0 special to retell key events accurately as a bridge.
Is High School DxD season 5 confirmed?
No. As of July 2026 no fifth season has been green-lit or announced by the production committee. The rumor resurfaces yearly, often with fake dates attached, but there is no official project. The light novels the anime would adapt are complete and waiting.
Where should a complete newcomer start?
Season one, episode one, in release order. The only place the franchise needs a map is the BorN-to-Hero junction, and Episode 0 exists precisely to handle it for you.
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