(L) Highschool of the Dead

[Anh_Minh]

Will Komuro go for a harem to replenish the world population?

[germanturkey]

its entirely plausible that the author is upset that the artwork gets more attention than the story. like honestly, Saeko is in my top 3 character designs ever.

[bumbayker]

Originally Posted by germanturkey

its entirely plausible that the author is upset that the artwork gets more attention than the story.

That's my theory about the current hiatus of the manga. What does a half-wit writer like Daisuke Satou expect? If it weren't for Inazuma/Soji Satou's art the manga wouldn't have probably gotten any attention. It's not like Daisuke Satou's writing was compelling or deep. If that theory is true then he's being a total jerk and a dumbass. Let's hope my theory's wrong and he intends to write for the series again soon.

[germanturkey]

so i'm an avid magic: the gathering player, and obviously i play in sleeves to protect my cards. but i noticed my sleeves were getting grimed up by the tables at the stores i play at, so i went ahead and ordered something to remedy that.

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[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by bumbayker

That's my theory about the current hiatus of the manga. What does a half-wit writer like Daisuke Satou expect? If it weren't for Inazuma/Soji Satou's art the manga wouldn't have probably gotten any attention. It's not like Daisuke Satou's writing was compelling or deep. If that theory is true then he's being a total jerk and a dumbass. Let's hope my theory's wrong and he intends to write for the series again soon.

not the first time a writer wanted more credit then they deserve.

[Anh_Minh]

I don't think we should accuse him of being petty without evidence. I mean, if giving up projects before they're finished is habitual for him, and laziness was a good enough explanation for his other projects, why treat HotD any different?

[vansonbee]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

I don't think we should accuse him of being petty without evidence. I mean, if giving up projects before they're finished is habitual for him, and laziness was a good enough explanation for his other projects, why treat HotD any different?

HotD was the only series that had any recognition from the mass (or just to me), out of all his work.

I tried reading his new series (w/ assassination & the hospital twist), but couldn't get into the story.

[Utsuro no Hako]

Originally Posted by vansonbee

HotD was the only series that had any recognition from the mass (or just to me), out of all his work.

I tried reading his new series (w/ assassination & the hospital twist), but couldn't get into the story.

That's Shouji Satou, the artist, not Daisuke. And Shouji was a doujin artist before he went to work on HotD, which is why you'd never heard of him before.

[Helius]

Perhaps this would shed some light on the reason behind the delay:

Over the weekend, Shouji Sato attended the AnimagiC 2012 anime convention in Bonn, Germany. The convention was July 27-29, and Shouji was there autographing on Saturday and Sunday. He also held 30-minute Q&A panels on both days. In an earlier post, I said it would be interesting to see if Shouji gives any news about the HOTD hiatus since the question would obviously come up. Well, after vigorous searching, I finally found the following information from the panel. It's a bit ambiguous, but it at least tells us more than anything in over a year.

As we expected, Shouji was asked about when the manga would return from hiatus. He answered that he is busy right now working on Triage X and doing research for future Highschool of the Dead chapters. This research involves studying weapons, vehicles, and other things so he can draw with the high level of technical detail for which he is known. He asks that fans be patient and give him time to bring us the same high quality we have come to expect.

This answer seems to put the long delay on him rather than Daisuke Sato. To me, it sounds like maybe Fujimi Shobo wanted Triage X to be monthly to boost its popularity, they chose to put HOTD on hiatus because it would be too much work for Shouji, and now he is doing the preliminary work for chapters Daisuke already has planned out so it will be less work when HOTD returns and Triage X doesn't then have to go on hiatus itself. That's just speculation, though it does sound more plausible than other theories I've had in the past. In any case, things are looking very hopeful now that we know work is being done on the series.

He was asked various other questions during the half-hour panel. When asked if any main characters will die (like in other zombie media), he replied that he doesn't know, which makes sense since he isn't the writer. He did say he hopes the main group will survive, though. He was asked how long Shido would be around in the future, to which he again responded that he doesn't know but hopes he will die soon. Someone asked him if he liked Takashi, and he does but says his favorite character is Kohta Hirano. This is obvious to me considering their shared fascination with guns.

http://hotdead.blogspot.co.uk/2012/0...td-hiatus.html

[Simonsy]

seems a strange answer. I mean if he needs to draw a new gun, is it that hard to google it and see pictures of it from tons of angles and then draw it?

Seems like the author would have to do research more than an artist. The author has to decide on what guns to use, the artist just draws them. Or does he have more input into HOTD than it seems and he is the one deciding on what vehicles, weapons and ect to use, the author just gives a base storyline plot

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Simonsy

seems a strange answer. I mean if he needs to draw a new gun, is it that hard to google it and see pictures of it from tons of angles and then draw it?

I guess that'd depend on how much of a perfectionist he is.

Seems like the author would have to do research more than an artist. The author has to decide on what guns to use, the artist just draws them. Or does he have more input into HOTD than it seems and he is the one deciding on what vehicles, weapons and ect to use, the author just gives a base storyline plot

Without going so far as "just giving a base storyline plot", I guess it'd make sense for the artist to have input or outright decide details such as what models of guns or cars they're going to use. That's the sort of thing that definitely matters more to the art than the plot (where a gun's mostly just a gun and it doesn't matter what brand it is). Especially if the artist's the one who's interested in such things.

[Helius]

Well personally I'm more in agreement with what they say about giving Triage X priority, since it doesn't appear to be as popular as HotD.

Not to mention doing 2 projects at the same time is definitely a lot to handle for Souji Sato. So having first to establish a solid fanbase with Triage X while doing prelim for the new HotD chapters so that he can get right back into it as the manga exits hiatus does seem a sensible thing to do.

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by Helius

Well personally I'm more in agreement with what they say about giving Triage X priority, since it doesn't appear to be as popular as HotD.

Not to mention doing 2 projects at the same time is definitely a lot to handle for Souji Sato. So having first to establish a solid fanbase with Triage X while doing prelim for the new HotD chapters so that he can get right back into it as the manga exits hiatus does seem a sensible thing to do.

if Triage X is not as popular as HotD, why give it a higher priority?

[Helius]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

if Triage X is not as popular as HotD, why give it a higher priority?

So as to boost its popularity so that it doesn't get cancelled. (even if it means HotD getting shafted...)

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by Helius

So as to boost its popularity so that it doesn't get cancelled. (even if it means HotD getting shafted...)

but why would the publisher agree to it?

[Helius]

That's part of the trade. Monthly Dragon Age doesn't sell on HotD alone. The popularity of it only really helps in terms of tankobon and DVD sales, despite a possible boost of circulation if HotD does run.

Whereas if Triage X remains popular it's good for the magazine's business and they don't have to change titles that often.

[Newhope]

High school of the dead wasn't really hugely popular in Japan until the anime pushed the sales of the last few volume.

Sales wise pre-anime High school of the dead had slightly better sales than Triage X but the difference wasn't large.

[kenjiharima]

So is the manga continuing or the writer is still taking a break?

[Azure-Priest]

Originally Posted by kenjiharima

So is the manga continuing or the writer is still taking a break?

According to the press release, writer is working on the story; (researching the vehicles, weapons, etc.) artist is taking a break meanwhile to work on Triage X.

[Drkz]

Originally Posted by Azure-Priest

According to the press release, writer is working on the story; (researching the vehicles, weapons, etc.) artist is taking a break meanwhile to work on Triage X.

Artist is also researching on guns as well to make it more realistic.