The appeal and reviews of "Highschool of the Dead": The height of zombie panic

Welcome to the world of "Scudetto"! Tatsutoumi Academy has been transformed into a hellish crucible by a single intruder - "them"!
<They> attack people, eat them, give birth to new <They> and take over the school.

With the school turning into a demonic world, Komuro Takashi, his childhood friend Miyamoto Rei, and his best friend Igou Hisashi take temporary refuge.
However, Naga gets bitten by "them" while protecting Rei, and ends up becoming "them" himself...

The two remaining people were the other survivors.
He meets up with his classmates Saya Takagi, Kota Hirano, Kendo club captain Saeko Busujima, and school doctor Shizuka Marikawa.
They decide to escape the school! Will they have a way to survive?

The peaceful daily life of Fujimi Private Academy was lost due to the invasion of just one of them. The living corpses, the <them>, attacked students and teachers, and increased their numbers by eating them. The school was filled with the multiplying <them>, and turned into hell.
In this desperate situation, Takashi Komuro, a second-year high school student at the school, decides to escape from the school with his childhood friend, Rei Miyamoto. Will they be able to survive?
The original work is a comic of the same name by Daisuke Sato and Shouji Sato, published in "Monthly Dragon Age". It is a popular work that has sold over 1 million copies in total.
This work, which has all three elements of horror, beautiful girls, and violence, is directed by Tetsuro Araki, director of "Death Note" and "Kurozuka". It is a youth survival action film that shakes the viewer's instincts with its tense story and stimulating visuals.

*Quoted from Madhouse's official website

・Komuro Takashi/Suwabe Junichi/Miyamoto Rei/Inoue Marina/Busujima Saeko/Sawashiro Miyuki/Takagi Saya/Kitamura Eri/Hirano Kota/Hiyama Nobuyuki/Marikawa Shizuka/Fukui Yukari/Kiri Arisu/Taketatsu Ayana/Sieg/Harada Hitomi/Takagi Yuriko/Sakakibara Ryoko/Takagi Soichiro/Nakata Joji/Shido Koichi/Taniyama Kisho/Igou Hisashi/Miyano Mamoru/Minami Rika/Takeuchi Junko

Original story by Daisuke Sato and Shouji Sato (published by Fujimi Shobo in "Monthly Dragon Age")
・Planning: Akihiro Kawamura, Hisato Usui, Yasuhiro Mikami ・Planning cooperation: Fujimi Shobo (Hiroyuki Kato, Masato Ito, Takayuki Furukawa, Akira Kawashima), Kumi Ryo (GHOST DESIGN), Isao Ishikawa (CLAOS)
・Director / Tetsuro Araki ・Series Composition / Yosuke Kuroda ・Character Design / Masayoshi Tanaka ・Sub-Character Design / Hitomi Ochiai ・Prop Design / Daisuke Nizuma ・Art Director / Ayu Kawamoto ・Color Design / Ken Hashimoto ・Director of Photography / Kazuhiro Yamada ・3DCG Director / Shuhei Yabuta ・Editor / Fumi Hida ・Offline Editor / Fumi Hida, Ryoko Kaneshige ・Online Editor / Sony PCL (Tomoki Takemura, Hidenori Takemura)
・Lab coordination: Kenichi Hosoi ・Sound director: Kazuya Tanaka (Aquatone)
・Sound effects/Kiyotaka Kawada (Swara Pro)
・Mixer: Akira Noguchi (Sound Team Don Juan)
・Sound recording assistant: Naoko Higashida ・Recording studio: Three S Studio ・Sound production: Ducks Production (Tetsu Hirata, Masakatsu Omuro)
Music: Takashi Wada Music Producer: Jun Nishimura Music Assistant Producer: Hiromi Suzuki Music Production: Geneon Universal Entertainment Music Production Cooperation: Yosuke Hasegawa (Sony Music Artists), Kenichi Gokan (Sony Music Publishing), Keiichi Okabe (MONACA), Akihiro Tomita (FUTURUM)
・Soundtrack Music Producer: Kozue Okada, Masayuki Onoue ・Soundtrack Music Production: Artist Management Office ・Original Soundtrack: Geneon Universal Entertainment ・Publicity: Teruhiko Sato, Hideki Nakanishi, Takashi Iida, Masahiro Inoue (Fujimi Shobo)
・Design Works/Norihiko Nezu (G-Square)
・Executive Producer: Chiho Ikeda, Satoshi Fujita ・Producer: Mitsutoshi Ogura ・Associate Producer: Teruhiko Sato, Hideki Nakanishi, Takashi Iida, Masahiro Inoue ・Animation Producer: Kentaro Hashimoto ・Production Desk: Katue Hayashi ・Set Production: Satoshi Miura ・Set Research: Izumi Murakami ・Production Administration: Emiko Uchimura ・Animation Production: Madhouse ・Production: HOTD Production Committee (Geneon Universal Entertainment, Sho-Gate, ATX)

・Takashi Komuro
The protagonist is a second-year student at Fujimi Academy. His childhood friend, Rei Miyamoto, whom he had feelings for, ends up becoming his best friend's girlfriend. He was an ordinary boy who spent his days feeling a little listless. But through the events that followed, he grows into a strong man and is recognized as the leader of the group.
・Rei Miyamoto
He was a childhood friend of Takashi's by one year, but he ended up being his classmate after he was caught up in an incident involving his father, a detective, and had to repeat a grade. He has outstanding spearmanship skills, having been trained by his father, who competed in the national bayonet fencing championships, and despite his appearance, he has high individual combat ability.
・Saeko Busujima
Captain of the Kendo Club at Fujimi Academy, a third-year student. Last year's national championship winner. She learned from her father, the owner of an ancient martial arts dojo, and pursued the path of the sword. Always cool, she is the sub-leader and organizer of the group. On the other hand, she also shows her domestic side, such as being good at cooking.
・Saya Takagi
A second-year student at Fujimi Academy, she is in the same class as Taka and the others. While she maintains a haughty attitude, her knowledge and intelligence are top-notch. She acts as the group's wise adviser and helps them avoid crises. She also seems to secretly have feelings for Taka, her childhood friend since kindergarten.
A second-year student at Fujimi Academy. The knowledge and skills he acquired about firearms during a short-term study abroad have made him an indispensable asset to the group. He also has a wealth of knowledge that only a military enthusiast can have, and is a character with a strong presence in everything from comedy to combat.
・Shizuka Marikawa
The school doctor at Fujimi Academy. He is the oldest member of the group, but due to his airheaded character, he doesn't always seem that way. However, his medical knowledge is genuine and he often helps the group. He can drive a car, so he plays a very large role.

・ACT1／Spring of the DEAD(2010/07/05)
・ACT2/Escape from the DEAD(2010/07/12)
・ACT3／Democracy under the DEAD(2010/07/19)
・ACT4/Running in the DEAD(2010/07/26)
・ACT5／Streets of the DEAD(2010/08/02)
・ACT6／In the DEAD of the night(2010/08/09)
・ACT7/DEAD night and the DEAD ruck(2010/08/16)
・ACT8／The DEAD way home(2010/08/23)
・ACT9/The sword and DEAD(2010/08/30)
・ACT10/The DEAD'S house rules(2010/09/06)
・ACT11/DEAD storm rising(2010/09/13)
・ACT12／All DEAD'S attack.(2010/09/20)

・Highschool of the Dead OVA

・OP1
・HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD
Lyrics: Kishida Composition: Kishida Arrangement: Kishida Kyodan & THE Myojo Rockets Vocals: Kishida Kyodan & THE Myojo Rockets

・ED1
・Period/1
・The day you and the sun died・Lyrics by akane
・Composition: setzer
・Arrangement: MintJam
・Singer: Maon Kurosaki

・ED2
・Period/2
・Color me dark
Lyrics by Akane
・Composer: Ryuichi Takada (MONACA)
・Arrangement/Ryuichi Takada (MONACA)
・Singer: Maon Kurosaki

・ED3
・Period/3
・Return to Destiny
Lyrics by Akane
・Composition: a2c
・Arrangement: MintJam
・Singer: Maon Kurosaki

・ED4
・Period/4
・Cold Bullet Blues
Lyrics by Akane
・Composition: Keigo Hoashi (MONACA)
・Arrangement: Keigo Hoashi (MONACA)
・Singer: Maon Kurosaki

・ED5
・Period/5
・Memories of days gone by
Lyrics by Akane
・Composer/Hidekazu Tanaka (MONACA)
Arrangement: Hidekazu Tanaka, Keiichi Okabe (MONACA)
・Singer: Maon Kurosaki

・ED6
・Period/6
・Under the Honey Shine
Lyrics by Akane
・Composition: Satoru Komatsu (MONACA)
・Arrangement/Kamisaki Akira (MONACA)
・Singer: Maon Kurosaki

・ED7
・Period/7
・fuss fuzz
Lyrics: Yoneyama Toys Music: a2c
・Arrangement: MintJam
・Singer: Maon Kurosaki

・ED8
・Period/8
・The place of hope
Lyrics by Keiji Matsui Music by Glanzenda
・Arrangement/glanzenda
・Singer: Maon Kurosaki

・ED9
・Period/9
Jewel Spy Lyrics: Kenzo Saeki Music: Itsuki Fujisue Arrangement: Itsuki Fujisue Singer: Maon Kurosaki

・ED10
・Period/10
・The last pain
Lyrics by Akane
・Composition: Glanzenda
・Arrangement/glanzenda
・Singer: Maon Kurosaki

・ED11
・Period/11
・Hollow Men
Lyrics by Daisuke Sato English translation by Shoichi Otsuka Music by Eiichiro Yanagi Arrangement by Glanzenda
・Singer: Maon Kurosaki

・ED12
・Period/12
・The Eternal Song
Lyrics by Akane
・Composition: Dewayoshiaki ・Arrangement: Dewayoshiaki ・Singer: Maon Kurosaki

・IN1
・Period/4
・O,Spirit
Lyrics: Minako "mooki" obata
・Composer: Takashi Wada ・Singer: Sayo Fukunaga

・IN2
・Period/7
・Infection
・Lyrics by MELL
・English translation: seven-lon
・Composition/Maiko Iuchi・Arrangement/Maiko Iuchi・Song/MELL