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Want to see a Highschool of the Dead trailer? Yes you do. photo

When we heard the news of a Highschool of the Dead anime, animated by Madhouse, many of us were excited. When we also heard that manga would resume publication, we got really excited. Now there's a trailer for Highschool of the Dead. And I don't think you need me to tell you that it's awesome.

For those not in the know, Highschool of the Dead is a manga following the story of group of Japanese students that are caught up in the zombie apocalypse. It's well-known for excessive amounts of violence, gore, and fanservice. Oh, so much glorious fanservice. One of our readers, The dark prince, put up his cblog earlier today that also mentioned the director: Tetsuro Araki, who has worked on Death Note and portions of Aoi Bungaku. The anime is set to air in the upcoming Fall 2010 season. Are you guys excited? Because I sure am.

Check the trailer out below. 



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L4D should've been like this.
lovely lovely excesses
HOLY SHIT.

I have been waiting my entire life for this anime, and I just found out about it 1 minute and 34 seconds ago.

It will be awesome.
I totally agree with Niomo...I just started to re-read the manga again now that it is back from hiatus.
Oh yeah.......

More porn of this is alright, but if the amount of horror gore(not Badass dismemberment gore, which should be escalated) is reduced, it'd be awesome.
Oh man I cannot wait for this anime. My friends and I always agreed, if there was just one manga in the world that needed to become an anime, it had to be Highschool of the Dead.
That looks so fucking amazing. Christ I've wanted something like this for a long time.
i came
excitement!
A great manga and a great studio. I seriously have high hopes for this anime, given how damn good the manga is and the reputation Madhouse has for animating darker-themed stories.

Looks like we're in for a good one assuming they keep the quality as good as that trailer.
OH GOD YES

Thank you Anime God, or I guess I should say Haruhi.
HaHa, that guy high-five that girls face. I didn't know it was also a comedy XD
HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD IS BACK FROM HIATUS? oh god catchupcatchupcatchup
Break out your copy of the zombie survival guide because the apocalypse is coming soon in the form of the greatest anime to ever be made.

I know I while be counting the days for this one I can't remember being this excited with anticipation for a particular series.
The guy who directed Death Note? Can't wait for more POTATO CHIPS.
The guy who directed Death Note? Can't wait for more POTATO CHIPS.
awesomeness. And I lulzed at the guy who said he came XD
OMG THIS IS LIKE COCAINE ~~i read this thing like 3years ago and it was amazing, this anime better be as the manga was
It's about damn time!
this would be heavily censored like qwaser. but then again leave it to the fansubs to find the director's cut version. hopefully it'll try to be epic as opposed to just ass 'n tits.
sorry i've got to change my underwear
Man I can't wait!
Can not wait, must have NOW!!!
Good stuff, although if it's successful it'll spawn a zombie game like L4D, there's no way it could be turned into an RPG.
the fall season is shaping up great, already have 2 series to watch with this and Bakuman
lol counterpart of L4D . I like this kind of anime :) action and suspense . maybe some romance , no ? haha . I can't read Jap but the author or mangaka 's name looks familiar . Bakuman !?! OMGOMGOMGMOGM .
Holy crap that was awesome. Pantie shots, bouncing boobs, super violent gore? Hell yeah! This could give Durarara some competetion for show of the year.
Interesting and will be checked out in anime form. I checked out the first chapter of the manga for zombies sake. While okay, I found it very hard to grasp (typical high school setting, check) after reading awesomeness of The Walking Dead.

If it were ordinary japanese folk young and old dealing with this problem, it would have present a more challenging tale, but I shouldn't judge it that far. Perhaps I'll give HSotD manga another shot with this anime on the way.

Nice to have some zombie apoc type manga and anime, antways.
@dfens: The ZSG won't help it seems. These zombies can use items and run. Oh nooooooooooesssss!
I'll never understand the oversize boobs. Divergence EVE would have been better without super size. :P
I wonder how the L4D & L4D2 crews are taking this, now that the Japanese are moving in on their territory. I also wonder how the guys in World at War are taking this. I mean, look at the work they do:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSyKvO5wXjU

Wait, what? THE MANGA IS NO LONGER ON HIATUS?!?! Wow, that's awesome. *waits patiently for it to be translated again*

& just like everyone else, I look forward to the anime.
better than I thought it would be. can't wait til it airs.
but why so mush fan service.
So its Ladies vs. Butlers with zombies?
Still going to watch it, probably.
Yes yes yes !
Looks awesome. I don't know why but I got a feeling this show is a shoe in to get licensed at some point. Here is hoping for a Blu-ray release some time in the future.
Enh. I'm a bit worried at the amount of gainaxing/panty shots in that short segment.
I'd be more excited if we were getting a localization of the manga. Still looks cool and ZOMGWTFBBQSAUCE ZOMBIES!
I know its just a trailer, but it looks like the anime lost something that the manga had. It looks too lighthearted I guess.
YESH! YESH!
Looks good so far. I read a bit of the manga before and kinda forgot about it. Hopefully they won't hold back too much with it. I'd like to see it goes as all out as the manga, maybe farther.
Never have I so much wanted Spring and Summer to be over with..
This looks awesome. I wish I could travel into the future so I could watch it now.
Niomo don't worry the zombies don't run or use weapons. The clip in the trailer showed the zombie grabbing and pulling on the girl "Rei's" sharpened metal pole.

I've read and own the whole manga they are slow as ever if not our hero's would be totally f*cked.
I try not to judge things by the trailer alone, but that was epic.
Well now, that was awesome. I don't know how I could have missed something like this. :D I'm off to check out the manga now.
I too question the fan service. A show with a strong premise like this, really shouldn't need it to help carry itself.
DO WANT.
Anime + zombies + kickass animation = THIS.

I know a lot of people (mainly guys) will hate me for this comment, but I wish this title didn't have THAT much sexy fanservice (not saying it shouldn't have any at all); at times it's out of place and really, I rather see them kicking more zombies' ass than jiggling their booty.


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