High School DxD New

The second season of High School DxD, titled High School DxD New (ハイスクール) was produced by TNK and directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa. The second season adapts the third and fourth volumes of the light novels, with its episodes split between two arcs: The Excalibur of the Moonlit Schoolyard (月光校庭のエクスカリバー) and The Vampire of the Empty Classroom (停止教室のヴァンパイア).

The season ran from July 7 to September 22, 2013, and was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in six compilations by Media Factory from September 25, 2013, to February 26, 2014. In North America, the anime series is licensed by Funimation for simulcast on their website and home video releases on DVD and Blu-ray. The series is licensed by Madman Entertainment in Australia. Funimation released English dub of the second season on November 11, 2014.

Four pieces of theme music are used: two opening and two closing themes. The opening theme for the first arc of the second season is titled "Sympathy" and performed by Larval Stage Planning. The closing theme for the first arc of the second season is titled Hōteishiki wa Kotaenai (方程式は答えない) and performed by the Occult Research Club Girls (オカルト研究部ガールズ), which is a voice actress unit consisting of Yōko Hikasa, Shizuka Itō, Ayana Taketatsu, and Azumi Asakura as their characters Rias, Akeno, Koneko and Asia respectively. The opening theme for the second arc of the second season is titled "Passionate Argument" (激情論) and performed by Zaq. The closing theme for the second arc of the second season is titled "Lovely♥Devil" (らぶりぃ♥でびる) and performed by the Occult Research Club Girls, which also features Risa Taneda and Ayane Sakura as their characters Xenovia and Gasper.