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First of all i like to say that I'm a big fan of anime and zombie movies. so i was VERY exited when i heard about High School of the Dead. The first few episodes got me hooked, but as the series went on i really started to lose interest in the series..
The positive aspects:
The negative aspects:
Overall i would give HOTD a 6,5 out of 10, it is an interesting concept which is presented in a never before seen way (name me another survival-zombie anime??), but it's not superior. Maybe by the time the series is completed it's going to be better, but up till now it's good, but nothing special.
First of all i like to say that I'm a big fan of anime and zombie movies. so i was VERY exited when i heard about High School of the Dead. The first few episodes got me hooked, but as the series went on i really started to lose interest in the series..
The positive aspects:
- GREAT action-scenes! the fights against hordes of zombies look spectacular and tense, you just gotta love them.
- good looking animations! the studio obviously put much work into the animations, it looks great in 1280x720
- promising story with several interesting characters! i haven't read the manga, but considering this, there can also be some smart plot twists and character developments
The negative aspects:
- WAAAAY to many fan-services! I understand that sometimes you have to show a little more then necessary to keep the (male) fans entertained, but this series has way to much in it.. whats the point in running around half naked all the time? with so many dead people around it shouldn't be hard to find some clothes...
- characters are interesting, but sometimes just plain DUMB! Why do you keep fighting zombies in front of a fence for about half an hour if you could just climb over and run from them?
- little character development! Up to this point in the series the characters didn't show much development. Mostly they just stick to the stereotypical behavior that they are meant to represent. The dumb but hot school nurse is just dumb and hot all the time, the fat but smart weapon-fanatic just runs around shooting stuff and presenting facts about weapons etc.. you see where I'm going.
Overall i would give HOTD a 6,5 out of 10, it is an interesting concept which is presented in a never before seen way (name me another survival-zombie anime??), but it's not superior. Maybe by the time the series is completed it's going to be better, but up till now it's good, but nothing special.