Review of High School of the Dead

“All these zombies and I was almost killed by an Asian woman driving!” – Kouta Hirano For a show that manages to combine so many great elements High School of the Dead gets a lot of hate on the reviews. It's got problems but still manages to be a hell of a lot better than than most of what gets an 8 rating on this site. What is HOTD (Highscool of the Dead) ? It's a classic action theme. the world is ending in a zombie apocalypse, and you have a bunch of people at a high school trying to survive. It hits the notesyou want to see. It has tense action scenes, it has drama, and character interaction, and a fair bit of comedy.

It also has a fabulous presentation. The art is a great mix of 3D and 2D and is really a joy to see. The music is also well done, and the voice acting in the English Dub has a really nice range.

It has lots of good points but it's also got some real negatives. When it comes to characters it has good ones and then it has ones. I really hate the way some anime will include a kick the dog comic relief character, while HOTD isn't as bad as some on this it's there. It also has a few characters that are written very poorly. The other big problem is pacing. The 4th episode is already practically a recap episode , there's long previews at the end of every episode. It's really slow with a lot of filler.

TL:DR It's pretty good well worth watching.