High School of the Dead Blu-ray

Date: 26 / Feb / 2012

keir arts

Fan service of the living dead.

Zombies are everywhere these days. Not literally of course, in spite of what every fan boy might say, an actual zombie plague would probably be a bad thing. Figuratively however zombies are becoming something of a cultural phenomenon from TV shows like the walking dead to books like the zombie survival guide, the shuffling corpses made famous by the now legendary George A Romero classic night of the living dead have grown in popularity since a resurgence of interest in the wake of 28 days later. It was only natural then that with zombie films emerging everywhere from Greece to Latvia eventually the Japanese would get in on the act. In all fairness the Japanese have already produced more than their fair share of zombie films, but now they have transferred the genre to the hyper popular cultural export that is animé. The real question is, is the show any good? Well the answer from me is a cautious yes. As an apocalyptic zombie story high school of the dead does little wrong, it sticks to the conventions fine. A mixed group of Japanese high-school students must survive a mass epidemic of the walking dead that erupts during a seemingly normal school day. The 13 episode series charts the story arc as the kids grow from ordinary students to survivors, learning to fight in order to survive. If you can get past it though, hsotd is a great little series, and its a shame its not longer, the manga is ongoing but this series sticks at 13 episodes which is a shame. It looks fantastic on blu-ray and the subtitles are fine though there are no extras to speak of. Certainly a series that's worth a look!

Age: 25-34

Gender: Male