High School of the Dead

2010

Seasons & Episodes

  • 1
  • 0

7.2| 0h30m| TV-MA| en
Synopsis

One morning, the high school student Takashi Komuro enjoys the silence at school when he's suddenly interrupted by strange noises and a shaky-legged person who tries to enter the school grounds. Subsequently, several teachers come to the school gate to shoo the person away. All of a sudden, a teacher is bitten by the person and within seconds the school campus becomes a place of violence, blood, death and undead zombies. Takashi, shocked by the scenery, runs for his life to save his schoolmates and childhood love, Rei Miyamoto. The struggle for survival has just begun…

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ThiefHott Too much of everything
Mjeteconer Just perfect...
TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Andy More worst show ever such a horrible show why would anyone waste there time by watching this please listen to me and do not watch or support this horrible show I really wish this wasn't a show its not good for anyone trust the whole thing is dumb I would never recommend this to anyone I really hope no one is recommending this horrible to show to people also why would someone make this like whats the point
benegesserit20 ... my score would probably be a 10/10. As an old fan of both anime and zombie flicks, I was really excited about watching this one and I really enjoyed it except for one aspect: I'm quite sure I do not exactly fit the primary target audience as all the teenage boy fan-service (i.e. ginormous, wobbling breasts and an average count of 50 pantyshots/episode and a quite considerable harem)was a little too much for my pure maiden heart. However, sometimes it worked quite well as a tension-reliever and quite often it was downright hilarious. Otherwise, the horror story was really decent. Yes, it was full of clichés, but somehow putting them into the anime format worked really well for me. Plus, putting aside the fan-service part, it was kinda cool how those girls (and and two token guys) kicked a*s. I would be totally up to a next season. Oh, there's an OVA too. If you watched H.O.T.D. for the boobs, go for it. Otherwise, it's going to hurt.
drewhesler98234 This anime is just fun to watch, if you can stand the fanservice. Highschool of the Dead is fun to watch because it's over the top style and it's sincerity toward the schlock that it is. The love triangle between Takashi, Saeko, and Rei is fascinating, and has provided a lot of fuel to the fires of Takashi/Saeko vs. Takashi/Rei. It's mindless and stupid, but it's mindless and stupid in the same vein as 300 or Independence Day are mindless and stupid. The animation is very stylish and flashy, which I liked. The characters are developed OK, but the writing is kind of crappy in the dub, with lots of swearing. With regards to the fanservice, I wasn't offended and it didn't cross the line for me into sexism. There is a certain line where fanservice turns into sexism, and for me, it didn't cross it. All around, a fun, enjoyable anime.
captain_indifferent Highschool of the dead is over... with no second season in sight and I am in an outrage! Sure it had it's flaws and over the top moments but if I'm not experiencing events through the point of view of a sensitive horny teenager with estranged parent issues, living on the verge of cataclysmic destruction then I am not watching decent Japanese anime! Every combination of zombie mythology where it touches upon Asia has been phenomenal and that continent is missing a great genre to excel at. In the resident evil movies who doesn't get chills where the zombie infected woman stumble across a Tokyo looking crosswalk in the rain? Why is it Alice needs to be some genetic super human to explain all her martial arts skills? In a hypothetical Asian zombie movie the hero doesn't need to be some indestructible "chosen one" to know self defense making the danger more real. I believe movies examining he fear of zombies in Asia with high populations and strong collective cultures would heighten the intensity factor. The clips at the start of the recent Dawn of the Dead where huge numbers of islamists are at prayer with little space between them seemed ominous if say a potential zombie outbreak occurred amongst them.One of the Walking Dead's most bad-ass and fan favorite characters carries her own katana, imagine a zombie story set in Japan where a kendo master who's head strikes almost seem in perfect as a survival skill for a zombie apocalypse (now imagine a samurai with a katana or a boken or Asian martial artist with nunchaku). Glen on Walking Dead is like some fast capable zombie killer with Napoleonic like strategies for missions. Imagine Asian strategy applied to zombie resistance, Sun Tzu's Art of (zombie) War :-) The potential is unlimited and whilst the tired old current trend for Asian horror seems to be death caused by a cursed phone call or video tape, what if that girl crawling out of the well was not just gonna give you a heart attack or wither you with a look but eat you slowly and chew on your intestines? I know one of my least favorite imagined deaths is being eaten alive by say animals, sharks or worse humans. If zombies are not to the domestic taste, then make it and market it for outside of Asia where the dollars are being wasted on poor creativity. With the Japan of today suffering floods, nuclear disaster and economic crises a story of survival against overwhelming odds such as in a zombie apocalypse should be number one on the entertainment menu (along with pretty and talented actors of course).One of the better concepts of zombie movies is the examination of mankind, especially in a world turned upside down. The redneck who becomes heroic, the child facing adult responsibility before their time. What great characters could Asia produce? What is Asia's version of a survivalist hillbilly or redneck such as the Daryle and Merle combination on Walking Dead?Highschool of the dead still left me with some lasting imagery, those power-lines in the intro, the snipers on that island airport, the father and daughter seeking shelter without success, the last minute rescue by Saya's mother. I imagine an archipelago like Japan where electricity and technology is such an influence suddenly gone and Japanese innovation and ingenuity required to move sideways. Anyway, such amazing potential for this show and at least if this program has been discarded I hope something as good or hopefully superior could rise from it's ashes and become something that entertains and provides for introspection (not necessarily hope because morbid endings can be also be a strong possibility for the zombie genre).My plea has gone out...