The Near Hentai Monthly Lady for May 2025 is Rias Gremory, a character I think some people are pretty fond of. Personally I never saw the appeal to High School DxD, it always felt to me sort of like an imitation of anime… Like the characters, world and story all give me the impression of a cheap knock-off of tropes and trends that were already dying out by the time it aired. I guess for that reason it’s always felt more like the anime you’d make to be on a TV in a different show, something familiar but without any real depth, character or charm of its own. Sorry if that’s too harsh, that’s just kinda how I think of it. At any rate, I didn’t want to just draw Rias with Issei, so I through in Akeno to spice it up a bit.

With this post, NHML nominations for the month of June are now open. For those who don’t know, I’ll run down the rules real quick. Nominations are limited to one per person. You can nominate any female character you want, provided I have not drawn her within the past calendar year (though I prefer characters I’ve never drawn, period). Previous NHML winners are not eligible for a second time. Nominees must also not be from the same franchise as this month’s winner, High School DxD. If you violate any of those rules, I’ll let you know, and you can nominate someone else. I know it can be hard to keep track of these things. You may nominate by either commenting in the cBox, commenting on this post, or emailing me (Nearphotison2010@yahoo.com). I’ll compile a list of the nominees in the sidebar of this site, and then on June 1st I will use a randomizer to select the winning character who I will proceed to draw sometime that month. I look forward to seeing who you all nominate this time around!