1.Art - The art for this anime didn't really stand out to me that much but that being said, it is definitely not a bad art style. The art was very unique, I can say that for sure. The characters chins could have very well been used to slice and serve butter but instead of doing that the creators decided to give 90% of the character models boobs that outweighed a sumo wrestler and only for that fact can I give art a 10/10. LOL just kidding XD! I really though that the art in this anime had a very typical art style but on the other hand, there were things that made it stand out a little more and for that I'll give a 6 for art.
2.Sound - I was very surprised by the songs in this anime. It really took me off guard and for a show that's known for it's excessive amount of fan service, that's very impressive. Of coarse the opening is just fricken' hype, but what really took me off guard was the ending songs. For all 12 of the episodes the endings were different and that mystified me, here's why. A lot of people don't even listen to the ending songs and it mystifies me that they spent so much detail on the ending songs when that is an apparent fact... maybe thats why there was only 12 episodes. The opening and ending songs for this anime were very good, but for the OST I can't say the same. The rest of the OST never added anything to the anime and that is a bit frustrating. That is why I can say it's almost an outstanding soundtrack, in other words a 9.
3.Character - Well.... I'll be honest about the characters.... they were completely non-lovable. They never provoked any emotion in me and the only time I enjoyed the characters was when I was laughing at them. That being said, they ARE NOT THE WORST. When something stupid or funny happened to the characters I found myself laughing my head off, but in reality they still kinda sucked. Enough said, I'll give character a 5.
4.Story - I'm sorry for this but I'm going to be very technical with the term "story". Is the story how an anime depicts it's self, or is it the idea of it's self that is the story. In this anime I believe the second. It's completely true that this anime was riddled with bad characters and to much fan service, but technically the story itself was very good. Now, I know you must be banging your head on a desk right now but hear me out: The subject of zombies in anime is very much avoided in Japan out of respect for the dead and the way Japanese culture is and this anime takes a innovative swing at the subject. If you tear away the fan service and horrible depiction of this story it becomes something a lot different than what I watched on my screen. It is not original in western media but in the east that's another story. I was very entertained when I saw a clash of zombies and Japanese culture and I felt that the story hit the ball out of the park in that way. It was a very innovative thing for anime in general and now I can see new anime about zombies coming out that are following this trend. For the story of this anime I would give a 10 but for the poor depiction I can only give it a 9.
5.Enjoyement - Since the depiction of this story was very weak I tried not to focus on the story, and when I did that it turned out to be very enjoyable. It was a lot of fun and I didn't have to exhaust myself by getting into another super hardcore anime; it was very relaxing. I think that if people watch this anime it should not be to watch seriously. If you stay relaxed and have fun watching this anime you will love it. I enjoyed HOTD at a 10.
This anime is an overall 8.
*I will also recommend that this anime is only watched by a matured audience.
Caution:
!Keep in mind this anime has nudity.
!Keep in mind this anime has intense gore.
