Review - High School of the Dead

In my experiences with Anime either you love it or skip it like a Justin Beiber video. For most anime I have leaned toward the later because I have had a hard time relating or just plain keeping up with any of it. Subject matter is the other thing that is a deciding factor for me. Luckily in the case of HOTD they hold the things that matter most to my inner 16 year old boy: zombies, jiggling insanely proportioned breasts, ultra F bomb profanity and a hell of a lot of gore.

The premise is simple as with 99% of zombie stories, movies, games etc, its all about survival. A group is formed at a high school as an outbreak occurs in Japan. This group is led by sophomore Takashi Komuro and stays loosely based around six others and a dog.

I would have to agree with most people that this material is suited for 18+ year olds but seriously I would have loved this series long before my adulthood given the chance to view it. Speaking of the viewing, I did watch it via Netflix in HD so there are no complaints with the stream. The art is beautiful as with most anime productions of this degree. The colors seemed vibrant and no corners were cut in animation.

Now if the jiggling breasts and the many panty shots did not make you blush, the dialog may. Right from the inset, yet again, it is obvious HOTD is intended for mature audiences or kids with naive parents. You will hear just about every cuss word under the sun and F bombs fly like jets over a war torn battlefield. The sound itself is very crisp and perfectly tuned to the on screen action. I also felt like relating to this anime versus the others I "Bieber'd" or skipped was a lot easier due to intelligent writing and dialog Too many times with anime I feel they are trying to westernize the characters to the point they seem stupid and sound horrible.

I am only a few episodes into season one and I am happy to say I will watch the rest. This show does many great things in the way of fan service, gore, animated breasts, profanity and just plain good ole fun. If you like any of the aforementioned things you will not be a miss to check this series out.

Has anyone seen this series or have one to recommend?

Notice any winks or nods in the way of fan service?

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originally posted by contributor Christopher Young