Reviews

Highschool of the Dead was an anime that I honestly wanted to like more than I did. It follows a group of high schoolers who have found themselves in a zombie apocalypes. I was interested from the get-go, as while the zombie apocalypse trope is overused in western media, I haven't really seen any zombie apocalypses other than this one in the anime world. Probably the greatest drawback to this anime is the fanservice, and it's not something that can easily be ignored, but it can be ignored. The characters also just feel bland and lifeless, like cardboard cutouts of various popular tropes. The art and sound, however, are top notch. The style of the anime is very much suited to the art style, and what I mean by that is that the over-the-top gravity-defying way-to-satisfying action. There's not a track on the OST that I don't like, though my favorite has to be Cold Bullet Blues. Highschool of the Dead is an anime that could benefit from more developed characters and a more fleshed-out story, but honestly, it's a zombie apocalypse. What do you expect?