Anime Review – Highschool of the Dead Episode 1 – Spring of the Dead

Zombies!

Lots, and LOTS of zombies, but even more fanservice and random upskirt shots. That about sums up most of the first episode for High School of the Dead, but seriously for an anime called High School of the dead, what more do you expect?

The first episode starts off by showing a few of the main characters already in the middle of the zombie invasion fighting their way across the rooftop of the school…anime’s always have to have something going on the school rooftops don’t they? The two characters shown in the beginning and focused on throughout the first episode are Rei Miyamoto, her boyfriend Hisashi Igou, and the main character Takashi Komuro.

Takashi Komuro

The first time we see Takashi (besides the little clip before the opening) is being depressed and just hanging out on a stairwell outside. Him and Rei are childhood friends, and apparently she told him they can get married when they’re older but Rei started dating Hisashi. This is a good reason to be a bit depressed I’d say, childhood crush dating some dude? That’s enough to make any guy at least a little bit depressed. Takashi happens to be the first one to see any signs of a problem at school by witnessing a zombie bite one of the teachers through the school gate. That teacher instantly wakes up from being dead and bites another teach, which results in an extremely fast breakout of the zombie virus.

After a montage of people rioting to get out of their classes and people getting torn apart by zombies, our heroes successfully make it to the school rooftop.

Sadly though….not all of them will survive.

Over all the first episode of HOTD delivers exactly what the series is about – zombies, gore, pointless upskirt/boob shots, and it’s all wrapped up with a very interesting group of characters. I definitely recommend this to any one who loves zombies, gore, or just plain old fun and ridiculously over the top zombie killing.

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~ by Jack Shippo on August 9, 2010.