Eight years after High School DxD Hero wrapped, fans are still waiting for the anime to make its big comeback. Unfortunately, the latest update is basically the anime version of being left on read.
Jamie Marchi, one of the stars from the English dub, recently responded to fans asking about a possible fifth season. Her answer was short and painful: she still has not heard anything about Season 5.
So yeah, if you were hoping for a surprise production leak or some secret studio movement, this is not that moment.
Why High School DxD fans are still asking
High School DxD has always been one of those anime that refuses to disappear from fan memory. It is messy, loud, extremely fanservice-heavy, and somehow still has a stronger battle-fantasy hook than many people give it credit for. For a whole generation of anime fans, especially those who got into late-night anime through streaming, it was one of the big gateway titles.
The anime last returned in 2018 with High School DxD Hero, the fourth season. That season was already a major reset in some ways, with a new production studio, new staff, and a visual style that looked noticeably different from the first three seasons.
The reason? The earlier anime seasons had taken creative turns away from Ichiei Ishibumi and Miyama-Zero's original light novels. Hero was meant to bring the adaptation back closer to the source material instead of continuing down its own anime-original path.
But after that course correction, the anime went quiet.
The source material did not stop
The frustrating part for fans is that High School DxD is not lacking material. The original light novel story continued beyond what the anime covered, and the franchise even moved forward with sequel material. In theory, there is still plenty that could be adapted.
That is why Season 5 rumours keep coming back every few months. Whenever older anime franchises get revived, rebooted, or continued years later, High School DxD fans naturally ask: why not this one?
And to be fair, anime comebacks in the 2020s have been wild. We have seen long-dormant series return with new seasons, fresh reboots, anniversary projects, and even films. So a High School DxD revival is not impossible.
It just does not sound like anything is actively moving right now.
Season 5 or full reboot?
At this point, a straight Season 5 may actually be the harder sell. The anime has a complicated adaptation history, including the shift in studio and direction during Hero. New viewers in Malaysia and SEA who discover the show through Crunchyroll might not even know which parts are fully aligned with the light novels and which parts were adjusted.
A full reboot could make more sense commercially. Start from the beginning, adapt the light novels cleanly, bring in modern animation, and reintroduce the franchise to a new wave of anime fans who were still in school when Hero aired.
That would also work better for regional audiences. SEA anime fans are very used to jumping onto revived franchises when they get a cleaner entry point. A reboot gives newer fans a reason to care, while older fans get to argue online about whether the old version had more charm. Win-win, bro.
For now though, High School DxD remains stuck in anime limbo: not cancelled in any dramatic official way, but also not showing signs of a return.
If you are a Malaysian fan still waiting, the best move is probably to treat Season 5 as a bonus if it ever happens, not something to expect soon. The demand is clearly still there. The material is there. But until a studio, producer, or official franchise channel says otherwise, High School DxD's anime comeback is still just fan hope.
Source: ComicBook Anime