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

High School of the Dead

■ Public Media

TV anime series

■ Original Media

comics

■ Broadcast period

July 5, 2010 - September 20, 2010

■TV Broadcast

AT-X July 5, 2010 to September 20, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Monday 11:30 to 12:00
tvk July 6, 2010 to September 21, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Tuesday 25:45 to 26:15
TOKYO MX July 6, 2010 to September 21, 2010 (Episodes 1-12) Every Tuesday 26:00-26:30
Chiba TV July 7, 2010 to September 22, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Wednesday 25:30 to 26:00
KBS Kyoto July 8, 2010 to September 23, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Thursday 25:00 to 25:30
TV Aichi July 8, 2010 to September 23, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Thursday 26:28 to 26:58
Teletama July 9, 2010 to September 24, 2010 (1st to 12th episodes) Every Friday 25:30 to 26:00
Sun TV July 12, 2010 to September 27, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Monday 26:10 to 26:40

■ Online distribution

Niconico Channel July 9, 2010 to September 24, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 12) Updated every Friday from 12:00
Bandai Channel July 9, 2010 to September 24, 2010 (Episodes 1 to 12) Updated every Friday from 12:00

■Broadcasting station

AT-X, UHF, Niconico Channel, Bandai Channel

■Frequencies

half an hour

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 12

■Original Story

Daisuke Sato, Shouji Sato ("Monthly Dragon Age" published by Fujimi Shobo)

■ Director

Tetsuro Araki

■ Production

Animation Production: Madhouse
Produced by: HOTD Production Committee (Geneon Universal Entertainment, Sho-Gate, ATX)

■Works

©Daisuke Sato, Shouji Sato/Fujimi Shobo/HOTD Production Committee

■ Story

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?

■Explanation

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

■Cast

・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

■ Main staff

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)

■ Main Characters

・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.

■Subtitle

・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)

■ Related works

・Highschool of the Dead OVA

■ Theme songs and music

・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

Highschool of the Dead - Gakuen Mokushiroku Highschool of the Dead Review

"Highschool of the Dead" is a TV anime series that aired in 2010 and is based on the manga of the same name by Daisuke Sato and Shouji Sato. The series depicts a youth survival action story set in a world overrun by zombies. Below, we will explain in detail the appeal and features of this series, as well as the points that we recommend to viewers.

Story and setting

The story of "Highschool of the Dead" begins with the sudden appearance of zombies ("them") at Fujimi Private Academy. The infection, which began with a single intruder, spreads in the blink of an eye, turning the school into hell. The protagonist, Komuro Takashi, his childhood friend Miyamoto Rei, and his best friend Igou Hisashi take refuge within the school for a time, but a tragedy occurs when Igou Hisashi is bitten by a zombie. Takashi and Rei are left behind and decide to escape from the school with the other survivors.

One of the charms of this work is the tense story development. It depicts the fight for survival and the bonds between friends in a world overrun by zombies, and has the power to draw viewers in. In addition, the setting of escaping from the closed space of a school easily appeals to viewers, making them even more interested in the progression of the story.

character

Each character in this series is unique and leaves a strong impression on the viewer. The protagonist, Komuro Takashi, grows through the incident and is recognized as the leader of the group. His childhood friend, Miyamoto Rei, is a character with outstanding spearmanship skills and high combat abilities. Busujima Saeko is the captain of the kendo club and has both a cool and domestic side, and serves as the group's sub-leader. Takagi Saya is a resourceful person who uses her knowledge and intelligence to help the group, and Hirano Kota is a military enthusiast who is a valuable asset. Marikawa Shizuka is a reliable presence who uses her medical knowledge as the school doctor and can also drive a car.

While these characters cooperate against the common enemy of zombies, their individual growth and changes in their relationships are depicted, deeply moving the audience. In addition, the interactions between the characters and the process of their growth are carefully depicted, giving the story depth.

Visuals and performance

"Highschool of the Dead" is a work that combines the three elements of horror, beautiful girls, and violence. Director Tetsuro Araki is known for his works such as "Death Note" and "Kurozuka", and he demonstrates his skills in this work as well. The depiction of zombies and the battle scenes are realistic and powerful, and are directed in a way that shakes the viewer's instincts. In addition, the design of the beautiful girl characters is attractive, providing visual enjoyment.

Madhouse, the animation studio in charge of the film, is known for its high-quality animation, and their technical prowess is on full display in this film. The color design and art direction are excellent, and the atmosphere of the zombie-infested world is realistically recreated.

music

The music for this series was written by Wada Takashi, and plays an important role in livening up the tense story. The opening theme, "HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD," is sung by Kishida Kyodan & THE Myojo Rockets, and is a rock-style song that perfectly matches the atmosphere of the series. The ending theme is written by Kurosaki Maon, and a different song is used for each episode, expressing the changes in emotions as the story progresses. The inserted songs also play an important role in livening up the atmosphere of the series.

Recommended points

"Highschool of the Dead" is highly recommended for viewers who enjoy the zombie survival genre. The intense storyline, unique characters, realistic and powerful visuals and direction, and the power of music all combine to draw viewers in. It also has strong elements of a youth drama, and can be enjoyed as a story of friendship, romance, and growth.

In addition, this work has been made into an OVA, so you can enjoy the continuation of the TV series. New characters appear in the OVA, and the story goes deeper. By watching the TV series and OVA together, you will be able to enjoy the world of "Highschool of the Dead" even more.

This work is recommended not only for those who are interested in the zombie survival genre, but also for those who like youth dramas and action anime. Please experience the drama woven by the tense story and unique characters.

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