High School of the Dead

3 Ratings: -1.7

A 12 episode anime series

Highschool of the Dead (学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD, Gakuen Mokushiroku?, "Academy Apocalypse", abbreviated as H.O.T.D.) is a manga series written by Daisuke Sato and illustrated by Shoji Sato. The story follows a group of high school students … see full wiki

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review by woopak_the_thrill. February 12, 2012

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Bombastic, Stylish, Sexy, Crude Anime Zombie Series That Wallows In Adolescent Fantasies....

I wasn’t really expecting much when I saw the first season (12 episodes) of “High School of the Dead” and being based on the manga series by Daisuke Sato and Shoji Sato, I have to admit, it wasn’t exactly my type of anime series. However, I would be lying if I said that the anime series and the direction by Tetsuro Araki didn’t know who their target audience were. A lot of male teenage Japanese kids and even those adult males who loved “Ikki Tousen” would … more

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review by RabidChihuahua. October 15, 2012

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Among the absolute worst the anime genre has to offer. 1%

I've heard a lot of things about High School of the Dead, but mostly how it's a combination of zombie horror and anime fan service. I was convinced by a few respectable anime fans that this anime was garbage, but since I just got a mini vacation from the university, I thought that it's been a while since I smashed a terrible anime into a million pieces, and since High School of the Dead was free to watch for Amazon Prime members on their instant video library, I put my sights on … more

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Quick Tip by RabidChihuahua. May 31

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A Quick Tip by RabidChihuahua

I already eviscerated High School of the Dead with my full review, but I feel like doing some more. Much like Elfen Lied, High School of the Dead is a deliberate attempt by the animators to cram in all the worst clichés of the anime genre in the attempts to rake in large amounts of cash from fickle anime fans (in which there's no shortage of). This anime is full of characters flatter than crepes, gobs of goofy action scenes without a … more

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review by Madpenguin. July 10, 2011

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Oh what it could have been.

Taking place in a Japanese high school, several school board members are attacked and bitten by a man at the front gates. Immediately, those who are thought to be dead rise up and begin biting whomever is next to them. A student by the name of Takashi witnesses all of this. He rushes back to his class to spread the news. Eventually, the entire school is thrown into chaos, with students being mauled and killed by their own classmates and faculty. Takashi along with two of his friends, Rei and Hisashi, … more

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Quick Tip by Madpenguin. July 21, 2011

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A Quick Tip by Madpenguin

High School of the Dead is among the biggest disappointments for me. After a second thought, I had to lower the rating to this, and if I continue to dwell on it, it could very easily end up deep in the negatives. The ridiculous fan service and tonal shifts ruins every single thing it does right.

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