With only half of the light novels adapted, high school dxd still has plenty of story to tell, though the waiting period for Season 5 continues to grow.

　　The High School DxD anime is adapted from a beloved light novel/manga franchise, cashing in on the harem genre's popularity before isekai began to give it a run for its money. Featuring a school full of beautiful angels and demons, the story of High School DxD is full of supernatural and otherworldly fan service.

　　The show has so far run for four seasons, but fans haven't heard much concerning Season 5 since its predecessor's conclusion in 2018. With only about half of the light novels adapted, High School DxD still has plenty of story to tell. Here's what the franchise is about, how the anime has been handled and when fans can potentially expect to see a Season 5.

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　　The Plot & Origin Of High School DxD

　　High School DxD stars Issei Hyodo, a seemingly normal yet incredibly lecherous student at Kuoh Academy. Unknown to him, the formerly all-girls school is almost entirely dominated by angels, fallen angels and demons, with Issei being one of the few humans around. Yuma Amano asks Issei on a date, where she reveals herself as a fallen angel and kills him before reviving him via the summoning card devil Rias. Issei wakes the next day in his room where Rias reveals that since she revived him, he is now a devil himself. This makes Issei the indebted underling of the prettiest girl at school, where he must now fight to survive amid the various factions.

　　The story began as a series of light novels by Ichiei Ishibumi and Miyama-Zero, amassing over 20 volumes during its approximately decade-long run. A manga adaptation also began in 2011, running until 2014 and having spinoffs of its own. The anime began in January 2012, continuing all the way thorough Season 4 in 2018. This fourth season coincided with the light novels ending, and there have been no new seasons for the supernatural comedy series since then.

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　　Will There Be A Season 5 Of High School DxD?

　　Season 4 of High School DxD loosely adapted the Heroic Oppai Dragon arc from Volumes 7-12 of the light novels. There have since been several more volumes, so there's definitely enough content for at least one more season of the anime. Despite ample source material and the series' still-high popularity, there's yet to be any official word on a new season.

　　Ishibumi has suggested that a Season 5 is being considered by Passione, which replaced TNK as the production studio behind the anime in its fourth season. There's been no official word on a cancellation either, so there's still hope for fans who want to see the story go on. Continued sales of the manga and light novels are probably the best way to maintain demand for the anime and send a message to the studio, which may have had its backlog of shows pushed even further back following the global pandemic's slowdown of the industry. High School DxD fans could possibly expect Season 5 near the tail end of 2022, though even this is somewhat unlikely.