Highschool of the Dead is one of the anime from my interesting Summer 2010 anime list. It is my most highly anticipated anime of the season and I couldn’t wait to gobble down the first 2 episodes so I could write this first impressions post. The anime is based off a manga of the same name, that I haven’t read but might after the series is complete.
Plot Synopsis
The plot of Highschool of the Dead (H.O.T.D.) is a very simple one, A zombie apocalypse is upon the world which reaches your high school when a when a zombie pays your school a visit and infects members of the faculty who went to greet him. Pretty soon the entire school is overun with zombies and a group of students ( and the school nurse) band together to try to survive the outbreak.
Favourite Characters
The cast is good mixture of character types with my favourites so far being Saeko – the president of the school’s kendo club andΒ Kohta a gun geek/otaku whose comedic antics have been interesting so far. Not so fond of the love story drama surrounding Takashi and Rei but apparently Takashi was a pimp in a former life as he bitch-slapped Rei not long after her introduction.
Why I like it (so far)
Highschool of the Dead’s high action and horror combination mixed in with some cheesy zombie scenes and decent humor make it into a series I think I will enjoy. Plus you never know when a real zombie apocalypse will be upon us so I am also watching to gain valuable experience on how to take action just in case one really happens.
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Great blog. I’m going to check out this show. Looks pretty interesting, Thanks.
thanks for stopping by
Yup it’s amazing best of the summer for me!! glad too see you like it too! have you seen Occult Academy yet? It’s pretty cool too. ^^
I know you have seen it already but for those who haven’t – Occult Anime first impression here – https://jamaipanese.com/occult-academy-first-impressions/
Sounds very interesting. Zombies are always fun to watch [evil] I need some replacement for the terrible Naruto Shippuuden, that became pretty bizarre, to say the least. Whole Konoha wiped out? Half of main characters dead? Kyuubi almost fully out of Naruto? Nice… I wonder how will they reverse this blunder and make a happy end. [eek]
hahahaha I’ve been getting somewhat tired of the usual Naruto and Bleach crap lately too thats why I try to keep up with new and fresh anime shows
You said to let you know what I thought of it and I just got around to watching eps 1-4. So I thought this would be the best time to do it.
Theres so much I love about this I’m not sure where to start. So I’ll do it methodically.
Story:
It’s a rather basic one and seen many times before and so far doesn’t bring anything new to the table.
Characters:
There’s not much to say about them either. They are all a stereotypical team of five people trying to survive. The one thing that stands out about them is that they are intelligent human beings that don’t have me questioning their motives every minute and for the moment have a sane head on their shoulders.
Animation/Production:
Every episode starts out with a well placed title crafted into the surroundings very much like J. J. Abrams Fringe.
The art is great, from the absolutely over the top and cheesy fan service to the computer assisted camera swoops. Speaking of camera swoops this show has some amazing angles gone are the days of fixed camera scenes, which give the whole show a movie like feel.
The action is smooth, well planned and follows every moment.
Overall I give it a 4/5
glad you like it too and I mostly agree with your assessment so far. It just keeps getting better with each episode, just watched episode 5!
just downloaded the first 10 episodes. REALLY diggin’ it. I think the action is really well done. plus it IS kind of funny. very much like a comic book (for obvious reasons).
you dont have to download them..just watch them online. wow