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The Best Episodes of High School DxD Season 1

Every episode of High School DxD Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of High School DxD Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    High School DxD Season 1 Episode 12 - I'm Here to Keep My Promise!
    8.3/10(656 votes)

    S1:E12

    Issei wakes up to find that the battle is over, and he has lost. Rias and the others are at a party in honor of her engagement to Riser, but with some help from Grayfia and Asia, Issei decides to crash it, rescue Rias, and bring her home with him!

    Director:Tetsuya Yanagisawa
    Writer:Takawo Yoshioka

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  2. High School DxD Season 1 Episode 11 - The Acclaimed Battle Continues!
    8.0/10(590 votes)

    S1:E11

    Kiba becomes entrenched in battle against Karlamine, one of Riser's knights, while Akeno fights Yubelluna, his queen. Meanwhile, Issei takes on Ravel and the other remaining pieces. Rias launches an all-or-nothing sneak attack against Riser.

    Director:Taro Kubo
    Writer:Takawo Yoshioka

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  3. High School DxD Season 1 Episode 10 - The Showdown Begins!
    7.8/10(575 votes)

    S1:E10

    The time for the start of the Rating Game arrives, and the contestants are transported to a battlefield in an alternate dimension. While Asia and Rias remain at their base, Issei and Koneko face the opposition, and Issei reveals his new signature move.

    Director:Masayuki Iimura
    Writer:Takawo Yoshioka

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  4. High School DxD Season 1 Episode 5 - I Will Defeat My Ex-girlfriend!
    7.6/10(622 votes)

    S1:E5

    While Kiba and Koneko back him up, Issei rushes in to rescue a critically injured Asia. Leaving the others behind, Raynare and Issei become engaged in a duel to the death! Elsewhere, Rias and Akeno have their hands full with Raynare's fallen angels.

    Director:Tetsuya Yanagisawa
    Writer:Takawo Yoshioka

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  5. High School DxD Season 1 Episode 4 - I'm Saving My Friend!
    7.5/10(630 votes)

    S1:E4

    Issei is determined to get stronger. He spends some more time with Asia, but once again, their circumstances keep them apart. Issei finds out that although pawns may not be very strong, they have a power that allows them to act like other chess pieces.

    Director:Masayuki Iimura
    Writer:Takawo Yoshioka

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  6. High School DxD Season 1 Episode 8 - I Pick a Fight!
    7.4/10(585 votes)

    S1:E8

    Issei dreams that he is marrying Rias, which leads him to get in touch with his inner dragon. Asia confesses a desire to have a deeper relationship with Issei.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Takawo Yoshioka

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  7. High School DxD Season 1 Episode 9 - I've Begun My Training!
    7.3/10(570 votes)

    S1:E9

    Issei and Asia undergo a special training camp with the other household members to get ready for the upcoming Rating Game. Issei struggles to figure out what his own special characteristic is. Rias explains more about devils and the Gremory family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Takawo Yoshioka

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  8. High School DxD Season 1 Episode 3 - I Made a Friend!
    7.2/10(654 votes)

    S1:E3

    Issei meets and befriends a girl named Asia Argento, a Sister who has arrived to serve at the town's church. Issei learns more about the chess game in which he has become a part, and the roles that he and his fellow devils play within it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Takawo Yoshioka

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  9. High School DxD Season 1 Episode 6 - I Work as a Devil!
    7.1/10(599 votes)

    S1:E6

    New living arrangements are made for Asia, who has been living in the club's room. Meanwhile, Issei begins a new training regimen with Rias to improve his physical fitness. Asia begins attending school, where she is placed in Issei's class.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Takawo Yoshioka

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  10. High School DxD Season 1 Episode 2 - I'm Done Being Human!
    7.0/10(704 votes)

    S1:E2

    Surprise! All the members of the Occult Research Club are devils, including new-recruit Issei, who's having difficulties figuring out the whole "demonic power" thing. Maybe he'd have better luck if Fallen Angels stopped popping up and trying to kill him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Takawo Yoshioka

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  11. High School DxD Season 1 Episode 7 - I Get a Familiar!
    7.0/10(588 votes)

    S1:E7

    Rias decides that it is time for Issei and Asia to have servant familiars. The school's student council visits the club room, and Issei learns that they are another faction of devils. The two groups compete to see who gets first pick of the new familiars.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Takawo Yoshioka

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  12. High School DxD Season 1 Episode 1 - I Got a Girlfriend!
    6.9/10(884 votes)

    S1:E1

    Issei Hyodo's first date with his new girlfriend ends poorly when she turns into a monster and stabs him in the stomach. Luckily, he's saved by Rias, the buxom president of his school's Occult Research Club. And then, things really start to get weird...

    Director:Taro Kubo
    Writer:Takawo Yoshioka

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"I'm Here to Keep My Promise!" is the best rated episode of "High School DxD" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 656 votes. Directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa and written by Takawo Yoshioka, it aired on 3/23/2012. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Acclaimed Battle Continues!".