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First Reaction: Highschool of the Dead Anime Mini Review 1-3


Jeremiah

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Hello humans... and unzombiefied entites... This is far better than Highschool DxD. I must say the tension, suspense. Its bloody and gory... while keeping fan 'service' at a low enough point where it doesnt get distracting... unless, anyway. How has your day been? Dear ladies, and gentlecolts, I your King.... will review the first 3 epsiode of... HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD. Let's rock!

 

Plot- Highschool of the Dead is set in present day Japan, beginning as the world is struck by a deadly pandemic that turns humans into zombies, euphemistically referred to by the main characters as "Them". The story follows a group of high school students (and the school's nurse) as they deal with a worldwide catastrophic event known as the "Outbreak". As the cast tries to survive the zombie apocalypse, they must also face the additional threats of societal collapse, in the form of dangerous fellow survivors, and the possible decay of their own moral codes. Starting from the high school, the students escape into town where they must deal with a corrupt teacher and his students. They check their homes for survivors, and pick up a little girl and a dog. Later, they hold up at a mall, travel through a police station, and eventually make their way to an elementary school that is supposedly a safe zone.

 

Anime adaptation of H.O.T.D. produced by Madhouse and directed by Tetsuro Araki aired on the Japanese network Anime Theater X from July 5, 2010 to September 20, 2010, with subsequent broadcasts on TV Kanagawa, Tokyo MX. Six DVD and Blu-ray volumes were released by Geneon Universal Entertainment between September 22, 2010 and February 23, 2011. In North America, the anime series was licensed by Sentai Filmworks for simulcast on the Anime Network.Some of the more graphic scenes were censored. In Australia and New Zealand, the series was licensed by Madman Entertainment. Sentai and Madman later gained additional rights to the series, with Section23 Films releasing the series with an English dub (produced by Seraphim Digital) on Blu-ray and DVD on June 28, 2011. Manga Entertainment also released the series in the United Kingdom. The English dub of the series aired on Anime Network's VOD service from March 10, 2011 to May 26, 2011, and was made available on Microsoft's Zune Marketplace and Apple's iTunes Store on May 27, 2011 and June 27, 2011, respectively.
An OVA episode of H.O.T.D., entitled "Drifters of the Dead", was bundled on Blu-ray with the limited edition release of the seventh volume of the manga on April 26, 2011.

 

Fast Fact: Daisuke Sato, who has previously worked on various military genre games and manga, which include Imperial Guards, wrote the story which uses the perspective of Japanese high school students and refers to classic zombie apocalypse movies such as Dawn of the Dead.Character design was done by manga artist Shōji Satō whose previous work was mostly self-published titles in the adult genre, and this was his first major non-hentai title. Character Kohta Hirano was named after and visually resembles Kouta Hirano, the creator of the Hellsing manga.

 

Main characters
Takashi Komuro- He is a 17-year-old second-year student of Fujimi High School and the male protagonist and viewpoint character of the series. He and Rei are childhood friends and also in the same class. When they were children, Rei and Takashi made a promise to get married someday, but because of his indecisiveness, Rei started dating his friend, Hisashi. At the beginning of the series, when he notices the zombies attack the teachers at the front gate he rushes to Rei's side. When Hisashi is bitten, he asks Takashi to throw him off the roof, but Rei stops him. When Hisashi turns into a zombie, Takashi kills Hisashi with a blow to the head causing Rei to accuse Takashi of jealousy. Takashi proceeds to leave in disgust, but Rei holds him back and apologizes; he responds with a hug.
Although he is not a model student and has had to repeat a grade, Takashi shows his resolve to protect his friends and is appointed the leader of the group by his peers.After fighting their way out of school with a baseball bat... so hardcore am I right?

 

Rei Miyamoto- She is Takashi Komuro's classmate with orange-brown hair and golden brown eyes. Before the events of the series, Rei made a pinky promise to 'marry' Takashi, but because of his indecisiveness, Rei started dating Hisashi. Rei is upset that Takashi kills Hisashi after he becomes a zombie, but when Takashi proceeds to leave her, she quickly retracts her words and pulls him back. In chapter 12, Rei tells Takashi that girls like guys that are cute and caring. When Takashi replies that he is not either of those she says that's why she likes him and does not want him to be with any other girls. Rei despises Mr. Shido, mainly because Shido held Rei back a year at school and caused trouble for her father.
Rei is a member of the sōjutsu club, and her weapons are mainly spears. At the start of the series, Rei fights with a sharpened broomstick. After visiting Rika's apartment, she upgrades to a Springfield M1A1 Super Match rifle with a bayonet attached... I know right.

 

Saeko Busujim- is a third-year student at Fujimi High School with dark violet hair and bright blue eyes. As the president of the school's kendo club Saeko carries a bokken (wooden sword). Saeko is introduced as a calm and collected girl with pride in her skills; she kills an infected student out of mercy.

 

and like 4 other guys... but I dont want you to keep reading an endless page of words... you can thank me later.

 

What do I think?

 

Its pretty good, anime reviewer's like 'Anime Network' either gives this a really high or low score... never making up there mind. This series s good and intense, but there is no soundtrack at all... well not if heard anything... the charathers are 'compex'. and the fan service is ah... well its 'meh' its not like Highschool DxD where ot just goes all out with no plot and pure fan service... If you like action, suspence and a little blood...and gore. You will like Highschool of the DEAD. The fan service it can be handled to a certain degree.. as I said if you can handle it... Also this anime can make your stomach.. well you know, so have a strong stomach while watching this. And dont have lunch while your watching this... Its true what they say: "In a crisis your true-self will be revealed". Later my peps!

 


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I'd say it's a 'love or hate it series' simply for being another story about another zombie apocalypse that has polluted our media such as the Walking Dead. Despite some notable fan service (that can also turn people off), this series actually takes its matter pretty seriously to the point it's rather grim dark.

 

Personally i'm not fond of it as I'm not a big fan of zombies stuff after it being so oversaturated with it.

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I'd say it's a 'love or hate it series' simply for being another story about another zombie apocalypse that has polluted our media such as the Walking Dead. Despite some notable fan service (that can also turn people off), this series actually takes its matter pretty seriously to the point it's rather grim dark.

 

Personally i'm not fond of it as I'm not a big fan of zombies stuff after it being so oversaturated with it.

This will be he only zombie anime I will watch, I am not a fan of the zombie genre myself

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This will be he only zombie anime I will watch, I am not a fan of the zombie genre myself

Aye, to be fair to it, it's at least another good zombie read if you're interested in some despair humans trying to survive a zombie apocalypse with a bit of ecchi fan service to lighten things up.

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