
In both the High School DxD (light novels) and the manga, it was Zeoticus Gremory and Lord Phenex that discusses the Welsh Dragon and the impending arrival of the Vanishing Dragon, while in the anime, this conversation is held between Sirzechs Lucifer and his wife, Grayfia Lucifuge. In the light novel, Issei loses his Scale Mail armor before the count was up. In the light novel, Issei and Riser fought in the wedding hall, while in the anime, they fought in a floating arena. In the light novel, Rias is shown wearing a red dress, while in the anime, she wears a white dress during the reception. Important Notes Quotes Trivia Differences between Light Novel and Anime ( Numbers indicate the order of appearance. Written by: Tetsuya Yanagisawa Featured Characters The episode ends with Rias kissing Issei while flying on the Griffin and then cuts to a moment where Rias tells Issei's parents that she plans to move in with him. After winning the battle, it is revealed however, that Sirzechs would have, if necessary, allowed a Griffin to assist Issei in his battle against Riser. However, even after the ten seconds are up, Issei manages to win when he surprisingly attacks a slightly-weakened Riser with holy objects, that he had earlier acquired from Asia, causing the latter to experience excruciating spiritual pain. Issei is able to overpower Riser with his newfound power, but is unable to defeat or deal him critical damage, due to the latter's constitution as a Phenex, especially in the brief ten seconds window he has.
However, when the battle begins, it is shown that Issei traded his left arm to the Dragon that resides within him, in exchange for extreme power that will only last for 10 seconds. When Issei arrives at the designated area and blatantly crashes the party, Sirzechs interferes, offering arbitration terms to settle the dispute by hosting a one-on-one battle between Riser and Issei, with Rias' engagement on the line. Soon after, Grayfia, Sirzechs' Queen, arrives at his home and gives Issei a magic circle that will allow him to attend the Gremory- Phenex engagement party in the Underworld. When Issei wakes up, finding himself passed out on his own bed after the Rating Game against Riser and his peerage, he blames himself knowing that it was his powerlessness that forced Rias to resign.
5.1 Differences between Light Novel and Anime.