(L) Highschool of the Dead

[Hooves]

I still wish to know the two songs that play during episode 7, they really sound interesting to hear the "full" if their will ever be one.

But I'll probably have to wait for quite a while

(Full opening currently uploaded on youtube have horrible quality, I'll listen to it when it has somewhat better quality)

[kenjiharima]

Iam just hoping the crazed due since he's the biggest and fattest zombie seen so far in the series would become later on the boss type zombie. Unless the source of the infestation is coming from a RE type Tyrant zombie that later on our guys discover that'll be cool.

[Arbitres]

The one next to Saeko is Persona 3 female char and the rightest one with short white hair is Togame from Katanagatari.

Good eye. Jejeje... Oh, female protagonist looks simply stunning~

.... so, where is AIGIS? *mecha musume addict*


Ahhh, anyways... or maybe whichever...

The infection had to happen sometime, somewhere. It happening simultaneously around the world? Sounds too much of a coincidence.

Think: How? If it was caused by a single one how would that even be possible? There would need to be more then one or... a virus broke out.

So I have to guess no boss, just infected.

[ZeKeR]

somehow those pics are gonna make me burn harder

[kenjiharima]

The only hint we got here it's a virus from the US and Japanese gov.

Also....

Saeko Slash!
Takashi bash...meh

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by KiNA

The one next to Saeko is Persona 3 female char and the rightest one with short white hair is Togame from Katanagatari.

That is wrong. FeMC is a petanko.

[KiNA]

Togame is petite as well, and Saeko wasnt well endowed compared to the rest of HotD casts. Its how the artist draw them.

[kenjiharima]

Yeah how the artist draws them

Spoiler for NsfW:

Thin Hirano

[OverMaster]

Ugh, that thin Hirano looks pulled straight out of K-On. No thanks.

No offense to the author of the piece; it's well drawn, but... it's just not Hirano.

[kenjiharima]

It happens when people go on a diet from running from zombies every day.

[Bonta Kun]

Originally Posted by kenjiharima

It happens when people go on a diet from running from zombies every day.

Not oor Hirano!(if your wondering what "oor" means google "oor wullie")

He will remain the epic plump gun otaku chump we all love and admire

[kenjiharima]

Originally Posted by Bonta Kun

He will remain the epic plump gun otaku chump we all love and admire

True that.

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by Klashikari

It isn't even about being "more and more" ecchi. The problem is actually how the animation budget is poured on that aspect, but really not on any other. I know zombies don't require a fluid animation, but it becomes some sort of ridiculous when animation literally skips frames when zombies fall like -dominoes-.

And no matter how I try to rationalize with anime physics, the distance issue in this episode still bugs me.

That's also one of the things that bugged me about this episode. I think they tried to achive a "cool" effect, but it was way "too cool" and the action was cheapened. It just did NOT feel like Madhouse flair, while what you have seen in the battle on the bridge of HoTD did.

It makes me wonder who is the animation director on that one, because it is not what I usually see, in term of Madhouse feel, in series like Kurozuka, Black Lagoon and Gungrave.

[FlareKnight]

Originally Posted by kenjiharima

The only hint we got here it's a virus from the US and Japanese gov.

Somehow I don't think a crazed anti-government guy on a bridge counts as a credible source . In a crisis of this level having someone say it's the fault of the government makes sense. Besides when in doubt blame the US .

I doubt we'll find out during the series, but I'm still betting on a terrorist attack being the source. Something like this can't attack in so many places at almost the same time by accident.

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

Somehow I don't think a crazed anti-government guy on a bridge counts as a credible source . In a crisis of this level having someone say it's the fault of the government makes sense. Besides when in doubt blame the US .

I doubt we'll find out during the series, but I'm still betting on a terrorist attack being the source. Something like this can't attack in so many places at almost the same time by accident.

More like a terror attack gone wrong. They emerged from their hideouts as zombies.

[-Sho-]

Originally Posted by Sheba

That's also one of the things that bugged me about this episode. I think they tried to achive a "cool" effect, but it was way "too cool" and the action was cheapened. It just did NOT feel like Madhouse flair, while what you have seen in the battle on the bridge of HoTD did.

It makes me wonder who is the animation director on that one, because it is not what I usually see, in term of Madhouse feel, in series like Kurozuka, Black Lagoon and Gungrave.

Well , as HOTD is made by an author who does hentai and this anime is more or less a censored hentai with Zombies , i'm not surprised about the amount of ecchi in this show .
I'll say that the kind of anime here is more = Ecchi/Fanservice in TOP 1 .
- 2 = Horror/Zombies .
- 3 = Action
- 4 = Plot

For me this show is an Ecchi/Fanservice anime with basic zombies apocalypse plot.

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by -Sho-

Well , as HOTD is made by an author who does hentai and this anime is more or less a censored hentai with Zombies , i'm not surprised about the amount of ecchi in this show .
I'll say that the kind of anime here is more = Ecchi/Fanservice in TOP 1 .
- 2 = Horror/Zombies .
- 3 = Action
- 4 = Plot

For me this show is an Ecchi/Fanservice anime with basic zombies apocalypse plot.

I am not particularly picky about the ecchi, I don't mind it. What is bugging me is the action that is subpar compared to the bridge scene of this series, and what we usually see in good Madhouse series.

The bridge scene was cool slick and awesome, the humvee scene felt like watching a Captain Tsubasa episode where the football field is about 5 kilometers long, but updated with today's graphics, cheap CGs that is usually seen in things by AIC and Gonzo in its worst days, and zombies.

It doesn't mean that I like the series less, it is just that the way this scene was executed felt cheap, and un-Madhouse-like.

EDIT:

I like this episode, I like the morality issues it raised (the whole deal about the family and Alice's father), I like that FUCK YEAH HUMANITY that Takashi Team gives us, and I prefer it to the pessimism of Romero who seems to moan that we may be better off as zombies than still humans, but I just wish that that scene was done a little better.

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by kenjiharima

Thin Hirano

Actually, Hirano looks like a younger Kim Jong Il in this image.

[matteas]

Yes, certainly the distance disproportion was very noticeable in this episode; however, I didn't really mind that. It's thousand times better than a facial disproportion, because there's nothing wrong with the animation in case of a distance disproportion.

I liked how this episode has taken a direct approach, using a particular example of how people have changed into immoral beasts who only care about themselves. It really gives you the creeps. That sort of thing is abominable and it was only natural for Hirano and company to react and save the girl. Otherwise, they would be virtually no different from those who killed her father. I wonder if they will eventually reach a stage when they will be no longer able to do that.

By the way, does anyone have any information about how many episodes HOTD is going to have. I would guess it would be 24-26 episodes.

[Mr. DJ]

pretty good ep, though I lol'd at the overpowering of the shotgun.