By rights, the zombies should not have had the ability to cause the level of chaos we saw in Highschool of the Dead (HOTD). They lacked the chops needed to get the Zombie Apocalypse going without some serious help (maybe the manga explains this better) but once it got going, the zombies really increased the [...]
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For what it aspired to be, Highschool of the Dead was a fairly successful anime and one that I mostly enjoyed. Every so often, though, it felt like I was being asked to accept a completely illogical piece of plot development or character decision because the author didn’t want to step up and make a [...]
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This episode introduces a funky new character into the picture. She’s Dr. Boing-Boing’s friend!!! She has long wavy purple hair and is one of the best snipers around. YEAH! Sounds pretty kakkoi to me!! Oh and she ALSO carries some sizeable assets.  I guess like attracts like!! hahaha I approve this character!!! ^_^ Circumstances are [...]
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The fifth episode of Highschool of the Dead is a perfect example of how to kill your momentum. Even though I may not have liked all of the previous episodes, I think they did a good job of slowly building the tension and scope of the zombie epidemic. By contrast, this week's episode meanders toward [...]
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Episode starts with some awesome sniper from the Japan’s Special Assault Team, who is Minami Rika, who just so happens to be a friend of Nurse Shizuka, who just so happens to have an armored car. Bah, it would be a nice excite to have to see her touch her boobies just ‘cause it’s numb. Other than that, it gives me a creepy feeling to know that Takeuchi Junko who voices Rika Minami also voices Naruto Uzumaki. This is why I just found out that she also voices Hina, and gives me more of the creeps. While I felt that this episode was way better than the previous episode, I guess it just goes to show that it’s about the important details. The previous episode just seems to show everyone that people go crazy despite the fact that they could survive somehow, while the one major event in this episode, where they ditch that fkn psycho teacher, really grips me from my seat even though it wasn’t as thrilling as expected. Nothing much to say, but looking back, nothing beats the first episode. There really isn’t much difference in this episode from the previous episodes, other than the awesome slow motion, Hirano receiving a gun, Busujima with her weird spinning attack, and zombies being thrashed with a motorcycle ridden by the awesome Takashi who surprisingly knows these moves. Oh yeah, almost forgot the Nurse touching the awesomeness of Takashi… An unforgettable moment, huh? While they were hinting the bath scenes in the next episode, I hope it wouldn’t be much of a 50%+ fan service than 50%+ zombie fights. Bah~ Who cares. It’ll be awesome. Can’t wait for tomorrow!
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Summary Transcript of the Interview of the Dead part 1: N:”Are we on? We’re on? Yes? Hello and welcome to the program. We’re here on location at Tokonosu Airport for an interview with the recently deceased Korean actor Bae Yong-joon, who you may recognize from the popular K-Drama Winter Sonata! Joining us today is Doctor [...]
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Highschool of the Dead - 05 | If Kohta happened not to miss Shido on purpose with his nail gun, this episode would have been even better. Good to see the gang reunited. I don’t think I could have withstood another episode with them on the bus with Shido again, with his crazily annoying speeches that have managed to hypnotize and infatuate the other students. In that regard, I’m happy Kohta, Takagi, Saeko, and Shizuka all had the common sense to split ways with this freak as soon as they did.Highschool of the Dead – 05 is a post from: Typenights
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Saeko, Saya, Kohta, and Shizuka grow tired of Shido's preaching and ditch his group on the bus. One of the inconveniences of having a big bosom... Summary: At Kansai International Airport, police sniper Rika Minami is clearing the runway of zombies so planes can take off. After finishing her job, Rika chats with her spotter and reveals that she has a friend who is still in the city. That friend turns out to be Shizuka, who is stuck in traffic on the bus along with the other survivors from the school. Shido continues to preach in the back of the bus, while Saeko, Kohta, Saya and Shizuka sit in the front trying to tune Shido out. For an unlicensed driver, Takashi is surprisingly skilled with the dirt bike. While the others are stuck on the bus, Takashi and Rei ride through town past a bunch of armed hooligans who are attacking humans and zombies alike. The two are trying to find a way to cross the river in order to rendezvous with the others, but the first bridge they get to is blocked. The two then decide to try another bridge. Congratulations, you have just been awarded "Stupid A-hole of the Week". You need to have the gun to do the talking, Shido. Back on the bus, Saeko and the group up front agree that they should get off the bus and ditch Shido's group. Shido wants Shizuka to stay for her medical skills, but Kohta scares him off with the nail gun and the group of four sets off on foot. Meanwhile, Takashi and Rei are having no luck finding a bridge that isn't blocked, but suddenly they hear the familiar sounds of a nail gun firing. Saeko and Kohta are fighting zombies on the nearest bridge and they are becoming overwhelmed. Just when it looks like the zombies are going to nab Shizuka and Saya, Takashi and Rei jumps on to the bridge via a conveniently placed car-transport truck and the reunited group make short work of the zombies. After the battle, Shizuka suggest that that everyone go to her friend's (Rika) nearby apartment for which she has the keys. Shizuka also has the keys to her friend's Humvee which is parked outside the building. The apartment is fenced in and is in a good location, but for Takashi and company to get inside they first have to defeat the zombies that have infested the area. In this zombie-infested world, zombie bike-bowling will become a new favorite pastime. It's the amazing Human Helicopter!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This was certainly better than the last episode, although it wasn't as entertaining as I hoped it would be. I was hoping there might be interesting developments from the situation on the bus, but most of the time on the bus was made up of characters talking about things that aren't really important. Shido was rather disappointing too, being spineless and having wet his pants once Kohta put on his "gun nut" face. The group from the bus then met up with Takashi and Rei again rather easily. The zombie fight on the bridge was pretty nice (I liked how Takashi was using his dirt bike), but the setup leading up to the fight and reunion was a bit too straight-forward. The scene in the beginning with Rika was also rather pointless other than from a fan service perspective. The pacing and plot weren't very impressive this week, but at least there was a bit zombie bashing. Speaking of fan service, it looks like the entire next episode will be dedicated to it with the girls taking baths at Rika's place. Can't really say I'm looking forward to it, unless zombies are somehow involved. From the feed of A Product of Wasted Time
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Episode 05 – 「Streets of the Dead」 In terms of plot, nothing much really happens this episode. The basic gist of it would be that the main cast finally reunite after ditching that psycho teacher, Shidou. There were a lot of little tricks used to hide away the decrease in animation quality, primarily by using a lot [...]
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With so much going on in the previous episode of Highschool of the Dead, it's time for a recap this week.... only kidding, even this series isn't quite that crazy.Anyhow, as this instalment begins we actually leave our bunch of main characters for a little while, in time to see a commercial jet loaded with passengers who are confirmed to be uninfected taking off, courtesy of a little help from a
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