For all you dead-eating-the-living fans do I have a special treat for you! Today I will be reviewing 'Highschool of the Dead: Gakuen Mokushiroku Haisukuru obu za Deddo' Hah! what a mouthful right?!
As the title explains its about highschool and those that have been designated 'them' - the fleshing munching monsters. The story takes place in 2010 Japan, as what seems to be as I understood, a pandemic of biblical proportions, literally turning the dead into lovable face biting monsters. The story follows a group of high school students along with the school nurse, a young girl and a dog whose life is ultimately plunged in the hell and survive the deadly streets of Japan during a worldwide event known as the 'Outbreak'. As the groups tries to survive the apocalypse, they must also face the collapse of society as we know, in the form of dangerous fellow survivors and deal with their own possible decay of their moral codes.
I will say straight from the get-go, this anime series is not for children so be warned!
Now the plot of the story is one we've all heard time and time again. A disease that causes humans who are infected to get a very severe case of the munchies. Throughout the series infection only seems to spread via the munching on your uninfected appendages.
For all those who love the blood, guts and gore, look no further! HOTD as it is commonly abbreviation does not disappoint. Now because I know you all love spoilers oh~so~much~! I'll try my best to avoid main plot points.
The Characters are amazing! You really get a sense that these young men and women have no idea of what they're getting themselves into, clinging desperately to hope against insurmountable odds yet always come out on top right at the very end. Each character is unique, each having very distinguishable personality traits, strengths and weakness. They also face moral dilemma's! Something a lot of other anime's don't include, the shellshock of going through such a traumatic event! Apart from that the fan service.... My god is there fan service!
But of-course, that's for all you lovely folks to decide!
I am a man of action! And as such, I really do love my action movies. HOTD goes above and beyond! From the very beginning of the series, there is as much blood and gore you'd find in your local butcher shop, from beating the brains out of your best friends flesh eating skull to all those who'd love to try human sashimi !(courtesy to Saeko Busujima) Without really going into detail, if action is what you're after with a hint of romance and drama, this really is right up your alley!
Music! I've always been a fan of J-pop music but when each episode gets its own theme, I've never felt more alive! Each musical score performed by Maon Kurosaki is unbelievably amazing and it goes to compliment the Highschool of the Dead series! The music to describe the severity and dire-ness of their situation is quiet moving at times. It often denotes a sense of struggle and despair with a bleak future just to mess with your hope.
All in all, Highschool of the Dead is a great series! It really brings a new edge to the whole zombie-apocalypse theme! So I'll quickly recap: Fleshing-eating zombies: Check! Busty anime girls - Check! Fight scenes of ridiculous proportions - Check! There you have it. What more do you need to watch Highschool of the dead! hah! Highschool of the Dead is a series that all zombie-loving fans will enjoy and even those who aren't into the whole 'severe case of the munchies' will enjoy!
Video - 8/10
Audio - 9.5/10
Star Rating - 4/5 stars
This has been really fun! Hope you all enjoyed my review!
from your local friendly friend
Otaku-chan
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