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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image           = Highschool of the Dead volume 1.png
| caption         = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover, featuring Rei Miyamoto
| ja_kanji        = 学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD
| ja_romaji       = Gakuen Mokushiroku Haisukūru obu za Deddo
| genre           = <!--Discuss in talk page before adding or removing genres; however, keep in mind [[WP:MOS-AM#Content]]. Thank you.-->{{ubl|[[Action fiction|Action]]<ref name="Anime-Expo">{{cite web|url=http://inside.anime-expo.org/ax-scoop/2010-07/highschool-of-the-deads-summer-panchira-special/|title=Highschool of the Dead's "Summer Panchira Special"|publisher=[[Anime Expo]]|date= July 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106214804/http://inside.anime-expo.org/ax-scoop/2010-07/highschool-of-the-deads-summer-panchira-special/|archive-date=January 6, 2014|access-date=February 15, 2016}}</ref>|[[horror fiction|Horror]]<ref>{{cite web|title=High School of the Dead|url=http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/catalog/high-school-of-the-dead|publisher=[[Sentai Filmworks]]|access-date=August 19, 2018|archive-date=August 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819182153/http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/catalog/high-school-of-the-dead|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Ecchi]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Loo|first1=Egan|title=Highshool of the Dead, Chinka Promo Videos Streamed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-31/highshool-of-the-dead-chinka-promos-videos-streamed|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 24, 2020|date=March 31, 2010|quote=''Highschool of the Dead'' supernatural thriller manga|archive-date=June 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627010311/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-31/highshool-of-the-dead-chinka-promos-videos-streamed|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<!--Discuss in talk page before adding or removing genres; however, keep in mind [[WP:MOS-AM#Content]]. Thank you.-->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Daisuke Satō]]
| illustrator     = [[Shōji Satō (artist)|Shōji Satō]]
| publisher       = [[Fujimi Shobo]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher
| NA = [[Yen Press]]
}}
| magazine        = [[Monthly Dragon Age]]
| imprint = {{ubl|Kadokawa Comics Dragon Jr.|Dragon Comics Age}}
| magazine_en     = {{English manga magazine
| NA = [[Yen Plus]] {{noitalic|(color)}}
}}
| first           = August 9, 2006
| last            = April 9, 2013
| volumes         = 7
| volume_list     = List of Highschool of the Dead chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = [[Tetsurō Araki]]
| producer        = Mitsutoshi Ogura
| writer          = [[Yōsuke Kuroda]]
| music           = [[Takafumi Wada]]
| studio          = [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
| AUS = [[Madman Entertainment]]
| NA = [[Sentai Filmworks]]
| UK = [[Manga Entertainment]]
}}
| network         = [[AT-X (TV network)|AT-X]], [[Television Kanagawa|tvk]], [[Tokyo MX]], [[Chiba Television Broadcasting|Chiba TV]], [[Kyoto Broadcasting System|KBS]], [[Aichi Television Broadcasting|TVA]], [[Television Saitama|TVS]], [[Sun Television|SUN]]
| network_en      = {{English anime network
| AU = [[C31 Melbourne|C31]]
| NA = [[Anime Network]], [[Neon Alley]]
}}
| first           = July 5, 2010
| last            = September 20, 2010
| episodes        = 12 + OVA
| episode_list    = List of Highschool of the Dead episodes
}}
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'''''Highschool of the Dead''''', known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Apocalyptic Academy: Highschool of the Dead'''''|学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD|Gakuen Mokushiroku Haisukūru obu za Deddo||lead=yes}}, is a Japanese [[manga]] series written by [[Daisuke Satō]] and illustrated by [[Shōji Satō (artist)|Shōji Satō]]. It was serialized in [[Fujimi Shobo]]'s ''[[Monthly Dragon Age]]'' between the September 2006 and May 2013 issues, but was left unfinished following Daisuke Satō's death in March 2017. Fujimi Shobo and [[Kadokawa Shoten]] published seven {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes from March 2007 and April 2011 in Japan. [[Yen Press]] published the series in North America. The story follows a group of high school students caught in the middle of a [[zombie apocalypse]].

A 12-episode [[anime]] adaptation, produced by [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]] and covering the first four volumes, aired in Japan from July 5 to September 20, 2010. Madhouse also produced an [[original video animation]] (OVA) episode in 2011. [[Sentai Filmworks]] released an English dub of the anime series and OVA on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] in North America.

== Plot ==
{{See also|List of Highschool of the Dead characters{{!}}List of ''Highschool of the Dead'' characters}}
''Highschool of the Dead'' is set in present-day Japan, beginning as the world is struck by a deadly [[pandemic]] that turns humans into [[zombie]]s, euphemistically referred to by the main characters as {{nihongo|"Them"|奴ら|Yatsu-ra}}. The story follows a group of high school students and the school's nurse as they deal with the worldwide catastrophic event known as the "Outbreak". As the cast tries to survive the [[zombie apocalypse]], they must also face the additional threats of [[societal collapse]], in the form of dangerous fellow survivors, and the possible decay of their own [[morality|moral codes]]. Starting from the high school, the students escape into town where they must deal with a corrupt teacher and his students. They check their homes for survivors, and pick up a little girl and a dog. Later, they hole up at a mall, travel through a police station, and eventually make their way to an elementary school that is supposedly a safe zone.

== Media ==
=== Manga ===
{{Main|List of Highschool of the Dead chapters{{!}}List of ''Highschool of the Dead'' chapters}}
Written by [[Daisuke Satō]] and illustrated by [[Shōji Satō (artist)|Shōji Satō]] (no relation), ''Highschool of the Dead'' started in [[Fujimi Shobo]]'s manga magazine ''[[Monthly Dragon Age]]'' on August 9, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:月刊ドラゴンエイジ９月号［オール水着イラスト描き下ろし 特別付録『エイジＣｏｏｌ』］|url=http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/2298914/s/|website=Jbook|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108200226/http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/2298914/s/|archive-date=January 8, 2007|language=ja}}</ref> The manga went on hiatus from 2008 to 2010, but after March 2011, only one more chapter was released on April 9, 2013.<ref name="2013resumes">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-06/highschool-of-the-dead-manga-to-resume|title=Highschool of the Dead Manga to Resume|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 6, 2013|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815180746/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-06/highschool-of-the-dead-manga-to-resume|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2013resumes-2">{{cite web|last= Loveridge|first= Lynzee|url= https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-09/highschool-of-the-dead-manga-return-slated-for-spring|title= Highschool of the Dead Manga's Return Slated for Spring|date= February 9, 2013|work= Anime News Network|access-date= 2020-03-22|archive-date= August 15, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200815175303/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-09/highschool-of-the-dead-manga-return-slated-for-spring|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-05/yen-press-to-release-next-highschool-of-the-dead-chapter-simultaneously-with-japan|title=Yen Press to Release Next Highschool of the Dead Chapter Simultaneously with Japan|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 5, 2013|access-date=2014-08-12|archive-date=September 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910032130/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-05/yen-press-to-release-next-highschool-of-the-dead-chapter-simultaneously-with-japan|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was left unfinished following Daisuke Satō's death on March 22, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-26/high-school-of-the-dead-manga-creator-daisuke-sato-passes-away-at-52/.113968|title=High School of the Dead Manga Creator Daisuke Satō Passes Away at 52|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 26, 2017|access-date=March 26, 2017|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326152451/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-26/high-school-of-the-dead-manga-creator-daisuke-sato-passes-away-at-52/.113968|url-status=live}}</ref> Fujimi Shobo and Kadokawa Shoten published seven {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes from March 1, 2007 and April 25, 2011 in Japan.<ref name="ja-vol01">{{cite web|url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200611000186|title=学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD 1|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|language=ja|access-date=July 19, 2010|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170456/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200611000186|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ja-vol07BD">{{cite web|url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201005000648|title=学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD 7 オリジナルアニメBlu-ray付限定版|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|language=ja|access-date=April 21, 2011|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175658/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201005000648|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A full-color version of the manga, called {{nihongo|''Highschool of the Dead: Full-Color Edition''|学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD FULL COLOR EDITION}}, began serialization in the February 2011 issue of ''Monthly Dragon Age''. Kadokawa Shoten released the manga's seven volumes from February 25, 2011 to March 9, 2013.<ref name="ja-vol1c">{{cite web|url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201011000259|title=学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD FULL COLOR EDITION 1|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|language=ja|access-date=March 19, 2011|archive-date=September 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928001307/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201011000259|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ja-vol7c">{{cite web|url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201204000057|title=学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD FULL COLOR EDITION 7|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|language=ja|access-date=December 16, 2023|archive-date=February 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212050858/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201204000057|url-status=dead}}</ref> In North America, the full-color edition began serialization in the March 2011 issue of [[Yen Press]]' ''[[Yen Plus]]'' online magazine,<ref>{{cite web|author=SupaduDev|url=http://www.yenpress.com/2011/03/yen-plus-turns-deadly/|title=YEN PLUS turns DEADLY!!!|publisher=[[Yen Press]]|date=March 11, 2011|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=March 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326025149/http://www.yenpress.com/2011/03/yen-plus-turns-deadly/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ran until the July 2011 issue.<ref>{{cite web|author=SupaduDev|url=http://www.yenpress.com/2011/07/yen-plus-july-2011/|title=Miss Alexia Tarabotti has come to call!|publisher=Yen Press|date=July 12, 2011|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=August 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110803145815/http://www.yenpress.com/2011/07/yen-plus-july-2011/|url-status=live}}</ref> The volumes were later released in two hardcover [[Anthology|omnibus]] volumes on November 22, 2011 and December 17, 2013.<ref name="na-omnibus01">{{cite book|title=Highschool of the Dead Color Omnibus [Hardcover]|isbn=978-0316201049|last1=Sato|first1=Daisuke|date=22 November 2011|publisher=Yen Press}}</ref><ref name="na-omnibus02">{{cite book|title=Highschool of the Dead Color Omnibus, Vol. 2 [Hardcover]|isbn=978-0316250863|last1=Sato|first1=Daisuke|date=17 December 2013|publisher=Yen Press}}</ref>

Shortly following the inception of the series and before it was licensed for distribution in English, the manga became popular enough in English via [[scanlation]] to draw the attention of the creators, who included a message in English within the magazine's printing of the fifth chapter that requested readers to buy the original manga when it is available.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Sato|first1=Daisuke|last2=Sato|first2=Shouji|date=November 2006|title=''Highschool of the Dead'' Act.5: Streets of the Dead|magazine=[[Monthly Dragon Age]]|publisher=[[Fujimi Shobo]]}}{{Blockquote|Hey! people who read the English version (that made by illegal!).<br />You guys have to buy legality COOL COMIC when that comic become book!<br />You can get legality comic book at Amazon.|Daisuke Sato and Shouji Sato|''Monthly Dragon Age'', November 2006}}</ref> The manga was later licensed in North America by Yen Press,<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-23/yen-press-adds-highschool-of-the-dead-uraboku|title=Yen Press Adds Highschool of the Dead, UraBoku (Updated)|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 23, 2010|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128093218/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-23/yen-press-adds-highschool-of-the-dead-uraboku|url-status=live}}</ref> and the first volume was released on January 25, 2011.<ref name="en-vol01">{{cite web|url=http://www.yenpress.com/highschool-of-the-dead/#V1|title=HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=January 16, 2011|archive-date=August 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816144721/http://www.yenpress.com/highschool-of-the-dead/#V1|url-status=live}}</ref> The series is also published in Spain by [[Glénat Editions|Glénat España]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edicionesglenat.es/fitxa.aspx?pid=375&pnum=1|title=Apocalipsis en el instituto|publisher=Glénat|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215174919/http://www.edicionesglenat.es/fitxa.aspx?pid=375&pnum=1|archive-date=15 December 2010|url-status = dead|access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> in Germany by [[Carlsen Verlag|Carlsen]], in Italy, Brazil, Mexico and Colombia by [[Panini Comics]], in Canada and France for French-language publication by [[Pika Édition]], in Poland by [[Waneko]],<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://manga.tanuki.pl/strony/manga/813-highschool-of-the-dead/tomy/1170/rec/379|title=Highschool of the Dead tom 1|author=Łukasz Lipiński|date=June 16, 2011|journal=Tanuki.pl|volume=2116|publisher=Małgorzata Kaczarowska|access-date=18 June 2011|issn=1898-8296|language=pl|archive-date=June 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619023030/http://manga.tanuki.pl/strony/manga/813-highschool-of-the-dead/tomy/1170/rec/379|url-status=live}}</ref> and in Taiwan by Kadokawa Media.

A crossover manga by Shōji Satō, called {{nihongo|''Shōji Sato Artworks: Highschool of the Dead & Triage X – Lightning Pop''|佐藤ショウジアートワークス 学園黙示録HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD＆トリアージＸ LIGHTNING POP|Satō Shōji Ātowākusu: Gakuen Mokushiroku Haisukūru obu za Deddo & Toriāji Ekkusu Raitoningu Poppu}}, was published on August 9, 2012, featuring characters from ''[[Triage X]]'', Sato's other work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201201000704|script-title=ja:佐藤ショウジアートワークス 学園黙示録ＨＩＧＨＳＣＨＯＯＬ ＯＦ ＴＨＥ ＤＥＡＤ＆トリアージＸ ＬＩＧＨＴＮＩＮＧ ＰＯＰ|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|language=ja|access-date=July 13, 2011|archive-date=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093237/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201201000704|url-status=live}}</ref>

The writer of the series, Daisuke Satō, became sick in 2008, which made the production of the manga very difficult. After his death in 2017, Kawanakajima and Shōji Satō agreed that the series should be stopped as is and instead focus on the ''Triage X'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/triagex|script-title=ja:「トリアージX」特集 佐藤ショウジインタビュー|website=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]]|date=December 7, 2018|access-date=2020-03-22|language=ja|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122043231/https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/triagex|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Anime ===
{{Main|List of Highschool of the Dead episodes{{!}}List of ''Highschool of the Dead'' episodes}}
An anime adaptation<ref name="ANN20100202">{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-02/highschool-of-the-dead-manga-gets-anime-green-lit|title=Highschool of the Dead Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit|date=February 2, 2010|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=February 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209131433/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-02/highschool-of-the-dead-manga-gets-anime-green-lit|url-status=live}}</ref> aired on the Japanese network [[AT-X (TV network)|AT-X]] from July 5 to September 20, 2010, with subsequent broadcasts on [[TV Kanagawa]], [[Tokyo MX]], [[Chiba TV]], [[KBS Kyoto]], [[TV Aichi]], [[TV Saitama]], and [[Sun Television|Sun TV]]. Produced by [[NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|Geneon Universal Entertainment]], [[Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures|Showgate]], AT-X and [[Madhouse (studio)|Madhouse]], the series is directed by [[Tetsurō Araki]], with [[Yōsuke Kuroda]] handling series composition, Masayoshi Tanaka designing the characters and [[Takafumi Wada]] composing the music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hotd/contents/hp0004/index00080000.html|title=「学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD」|publisher=[[NBCUniversal]]|language=ja|access-date=March 19, 2011|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614072051/http://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hotd/contents/hp0004/index00080000.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Six [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] volumes were released by Geneon Universal Entertainment between September 22, 2010 and February 23, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe/anime/hotd/contents/hp0007/index00210000.html|title=「学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD」Blu-ray&DVD 第１巻|publisher=[[Geneon Universal Entertainment]]|language=ja|access-date=March 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114082332/http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe/anime/hotd/contents/hp0007/index00210000.html|archive-date=November 14, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B003V61JQO/|title=学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD 6 (DVD)|website=Amazon.com|date=February 23, 2011 |language=ja|access-date=March 19, 2011|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302094733/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B003V61JQO/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In North America, the anime series was licensed by [[Sentai Filmworks]] for [[simulcast]] on the [[Anime Network]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Rai|url=http://www.theanimenetwork.com/myblog/202-QUARANTINE-Anime-Network-to-Simulcast-Highschool-of-the-Dead|title=[Quarantine] Anime Network to Simulcast Highschool of the Dead|publisher=[[Anime Network]]|date=July 1, 2010|access-date=July 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810084243/http://www.theanimenetwork.com/myblog/202-QUARANTINE-Anime-Network-to-Simulcast-Highschool-of-the-Dead|archive-date=10 August 2010|url-status = dead}}</ref> Some of the more graphic scenes were censored.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animevice.com/news/high-school-of-the-dead-deals/5280/|title=High School of the Dead Deals|work=Anime Vice|last=Remmell|first=Kristoffer|date=May 25, 2011|access-date=April 15, 2013|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070706/http://www.animevice.com/news/high-school-of-the-dead-deals/5280/|archive-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref> In Australia and New Zealand, the series was licensed by [[Madman Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/actions/video.do?method=view&videoId=2226|title=High School of the Dead - Episode 01 - Full Episode - Madman Screening Room|publisher=[[Madman Entertainment]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004090524/http://www.madman.com.au/actions/video.do?method=view&videoId=2226|archive-date=October 4, 2012|url-status = dead|access-date=October 19, 2016}}</ref> Sentai and Madman later gained additional rights to the series,<ref>{{cite news|last=Manry|first=Gia|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-02/sentai-filmworks-adds-highschool-of-the-dead|title=Sentai Filmworks Adds Highschool of the Dead Anime (Updated)|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 2, 2010|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=September 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901221759/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-02/sentai-filmworks-adds-highschool-of-the-dead|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/series/home/15896/high-school-of-the-dead|title=High School of the Dead|publisher=Madman Entertainment|access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-date=April 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408110606/http://www.madman.com.au/series/home/15896/high-school-of-the-dead|url-status=live}}</ref> with [[Section23 Films]] releasing the series with an English dub (produced by [[Seraphim Digital]]) on Blu-ray and DVD on June 28, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2011-03-16/section23-films-announces-june-slate|title=Section23 Films Announces June Slate|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 16, 2011|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=May 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507011027/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2011-03-16/section23-films-announces-june-slate|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Manga Entertainment]] also released the series in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-10-10/manga-uk-adds-highschool-of-the-dead-anime|title=Manga UK Adds Highschool of the Dead Anime|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 10, 2010|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=May 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519194911/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-10-10/manga-uk-adds-highschool-of-the-dead-anime|url-status=live}}</ref> The English dub of the series aired on Anime Network's [[video on demand|VOD]] service from March 10, 2011 to May 26, 2011, and was made available on Microsoft's [[Zune Marketplace]] and Apple's [[iTunes Store]] on May 27, 2011 and June 27, 2011, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|author= GhostRai|url=http://www.theanimenetwork.com/component/option,com_myblog/Itemid,0/show,Anime-Network-announces-June-Online-VOD-Schedule.html/|title=Anime Network Announces June Online/VOD Schedule|publisher=Anime Network|date=May 25, 2011|access-date=May 30, 2011|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529120446/http://www.theanimenetwork.com/component/option,com_myblog/Itemid,0/show,Anime-Network-announces-June-Online-VOD-Schedule.html|archive-date=May 29, 2011}}</ref>

An [[original video animation]] episode, titled "Drifters of the Dead", was bundled on Blu-ray with the limited edition release of the seventh volume of the manga on April 26, 2011.<ref name="ja-vol07BD"/> It was originally intended for a February release, but was pushed back.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-08/high-school-of-the-dead-manga-to-bundle-anime-bd|title=Highschool of the Dead Manga to Bundle Anime BD (Updated)|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 7, 2010|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=July 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730065144/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-08/high-school-of-the-dead-manga-to-bundle-anime-bd|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America for streaming,<ref>{{cite news|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-29/sentai-filmworks-adds-highschool-of-the-dead-video-anime-streams|title=Sentai Filmworks Adds Highschool of the Dead Video Anime Streams|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 29, 2012|access-date=February 7, 2013|archive-date=January 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103083149/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-29/sentai-filmworks-adds-highschool-of-the-dead-video-anime-streams|url-status=live}}</ref> with the DVD and Blu-ray being released on November 26, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/High-School-Dead-Ova-Drifters/dp/B00E688XI8|title=High School of the Dead Ova: Drifters of the Dead [Blu-ray&#93;: High School of the Dead: Movies & TV|website=Amazon.com|access-date=2013-08-27|archive-date=March 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328020703/https://www.amazon.com/High-School-Dead-Ova-Drifters/dp/B00E688XI8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otakustudy.com/2013/07/sentai-filmworks-share-draft-cover-artwork-for-high-school-of-the-dead-drifters-of-the-dead-ova/|title=Sentai Filmworks Share Draft Cover Artwork for High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead OVA|work=The Otaku's Study|date=July 26, 2013|access-date=2013-08-27|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611212743/https://www.otakustudy.com/anime/2013/07/sentai-filmworks-share-draft-cover-artwork-for-high-school-of-the-dead-drifters-of-the-dead-ova/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Music ===
The series' opening theme is "Highschool of the Dead" by [[Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets]].<ref name="Anison">{{cite web|url=http://anison.info/data/program/12864.html|title=学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD|publisher=Anison Generation|language=ja|access-date=August 3, 2010|archive-date=March 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308203934/http://anison.info/data/program/12864.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The series' closing theme songs differ in each episode, and each are sung by [[Maon Kurosaki]].<ref name="Anison"/> The CD single for the opening theme was released on August 18, 2010 by Geneon Universal Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe/anime/hotd/contents/hp0008/index00220000.html|title=岸田教団＆THE明星ロケッツ／HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD|publisher=[[Geneon Universal Entertainment]]|language=ja|access-date=March 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819180120/http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe/anime/hotd/contents/hp0008/index00220000.html|archive-date=2010-08-19}}</ref> The CD single features the TV and instrumental versions of "Highschool of the Dead" and a new song called {{nihongo|"Ripple"|リプル|Ripuru}}, along with an instrumental version of the song. A CD containing all 12 ending themes sung by Kurosaki was released by Geneon on September 22, 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe/anime/hotd/contents/hp0008/index00230000.html|title=黒崎真音／H.O.T.D. 「学園黙示録HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD」 EDテーマ|publisher=Geneon Universal Entertainment|language=ja|access-date=March 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820195629/http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe/anime/hotd/contents/hp0008/index00230000.html|archive-date=2010-08-20}}</ref> along with an [[original soundtrack]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe/anime/hotd/contents/hp0008/index00240000.html|title=学園黙示録 H.O.T.D. オリジナルサウンドトラック|publisher=Geneon Universal Entertainment|language=ja|access-date=March 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827110504/http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe/anime/hotd/contents/hp0008/index00240000.html|archive-date=2010-08-27}}</ref>

=== Light novel ===
A light novel, called {{nihongo|''Highschool of the Dead: The Last Day''|学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD〈終わり〉の日|Gakuen Mokushi HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD Owari no Hi}}, was published in March 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://42986506.at.webry.info/201101/article_10.html|script-title=ja:【感想】小説版 学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD <終わりの日>|website=42986506.at.webry.info|date=January 8, 2011|access-date=April 1, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=March 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323162621/https://42986506.at.webry.info/201101/article_10.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Game ===
CTW Inc. unveils G123’s latest title: 'HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD DAY 0 (HOTDZero)'. Alongside this, official social media channels have launched, and global pre-registration is now open.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Survive—The legendary anime series returns after 15 years! 'HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD DAY 0' pre-registration is now live! |url=https://g123.jp/news/article/263121?lang=en |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=G123 |language=en}}</ref>

== Reception ==
In Japan, the sixth volume of ''Highschool of the Dead'' placed fifth on the [[Oricon]] charts between July 5 and July 11, 2010, selling 92,040 copies;<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-14/japanese-comic-ranking-july-5-11|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, July 5–11|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 14, 2010|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=August 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827205150/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-14/japanese-comic-ranking-july-5-11|url-status=live}}</ref> and 13th between July 12 and July 18, 2010, selling 43,714 copies for a total of 135,754 copies.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-26/japanese-comic-ranking-july-12-18|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, July 12–18 (Updated)|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 26, 2010|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=September 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912195107/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-26/japanese-comic-ranking-july-12-18|url-status=live}}</ref> The seventh volume of ''Highschool of the Dead'' reached 11th on the Oricon charts between May 2 and May 8, 2011, selling 57,016 copies;<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-11/japanese-comic-ranking-may-2-8|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, May 2–8|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 11, 2011|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211005022/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-11/japanese-comic-ranking-may-2-8|url-status=live}}</ref> second between May 9 and May 15, 2011, selling 115,154 copies;<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-18/japanese-comic-ranking-may-9-15|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, May 9–15|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913143123/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-18/japanese-comic-ranking-may-9-15|url-status=live}}</ref> and 19th between May 16 and May 22, 2011, selling 34,362 copies for a total of 206,532 copies.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-25/japanese-comic-ranking-may-16-22|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, May 16–22|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 25, 2011|access-date=July 24, 2011|archive-date=July 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110730084004/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-25/japanese-comic-ranking-may-16-22|url-status=live}}</ref> By May 2011, the manga has had over 3 million copies in circulation.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:パチスロシミュレータ「スロッターマニアV 学園黙示録 HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD」が発売。PS Vitaで実機を研究しよう|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/231/G023175/20131011014/|website=4gamer.net|access-date=June 13, 2023|language=ja|date=October 11, 2013|archive-date=May 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529042649/https://www.4gamer.net/games/231/G023175/20131011014/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In North America, the second volume of the manga reached [[List of The New York Times Manga Best Sellers|''The New York Times'' Best-Selling Manga List]], placing fourth between April 24 and April 30, 2011;<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-06/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-april-17-23|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 17–23|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 6, 2011|access-date=July 24, 2011|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215190414/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-06/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-april-17-23|url-status=live}}</ref> tenth between May 1 and May 7, 2011;<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-13/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-may-1-7|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 1–7|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 13, 2011|access-date=July 24, 2011|archive-date=July 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716202135/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-13/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-may-1-7|url-status=live}}</ref> and eighth between May 8 and May 14, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-20/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-may-8-14|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 8–14|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 20, 2011|access-date=July 24, 2011|archive-date=June 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621103903/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-20/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-may-8-14|url-status=live}}</ref>

Andy Hanley of the ''UK Anime Network'' summaries the first manga volume as: "Nothing ground-breaking here, but a volume of mindless fun that brings all of the gory entertainment of a zombie apocalypse to the printed page."<ref name="ukanimenetreview1">{{cite web|last=Hanley|first=Andy|url=http://www.uk-anime.net/manga/Highschool_of_the_Dead_Vol._1.html|title=Manga Review: Highschool of the Dead Vol. 1|publisher=UK Anime Network|date=February 16, 2011|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=December 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227165437/http://www.uk-anime.net/manga/Highschool_of_the_Dead_Vol._1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Nate Lanxon of ''[[Wired UK]]'' praises its production quality despite having no single original element.<ref name="lanxon">{{cite magazine|last=Lanxon|first=Nate|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-07/26/highschool-of-the-dead-review|title=Highschool of the Dead: A review|date=July 26, 2010|magazine=[[Wired UK]]|quote=Mix all that together and you get an overly-sexualised and wonderfully violent production -- beautifully presented and horrific, even if it doesn't, in its component parts, contain a single original element.}}</ref>

At [[San Diego Comic-Con]] "Best and Worst Manga of 2011" panel, it was listed among the "Worst Manga" in a series of rapid-fire questions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Manry|first=Gia|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2011/san-diego-comic-con/17|title=San Diego Comic-Con 2011: The Best and Worst Manga of 2011|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 23, 2011|access-date=2020-03-22|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110014229/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2011/san-diego-comic-con/17|url-status=live}}</ref>

For the anime adaptation, Chris Beveridge from Mania.com comments on the first episode, "There's a lot to like here if you're looking for something beyond the usual high school dramas and comedies of the last few years."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/high-school-dead-episode-01_article_123811.html|title=Highschool of the Dead Episode #01|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|date=July 5, 2010|website=Mania.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091221/http://www.mania.com/high-school-dead-episode-01_article_123811.html|archive-date=April 7, 2014|url-status = dead|access-date=October 19, 2016}}</ref> Carlo Santos of ''[[Anime News Network]]'' states that, "Other recent zombie works in Western entertainment have tried to play it ironic, or postmodernist, or just plain silly, but this one goes for straight-up horror—and pulls it off admirably."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2010-07-06/carlo|title=The Summer 2010 Anime Preview Guide|work=[[Anime News Network]]|first=Carlo|last=Santos|date=July 7, 2010|access-date=July 11, 2010|archive-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413104141/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2010-07-06/carlo|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Zac Bertschy of the same website, states for this episode that, "It just could've easily been written by a script generator or a horror fan with 19 minutes to kill."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2010-07-06/zacb|title=The Summer 2010 Anime Preview Guide|work=[[Anime News Network]]|first=Zac|last=Bertschy|date=July 5, 2010|access-date=July 11, 2010|archive-date=July 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709022118/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2010-07-06/zacb|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2015, the [[Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China|Chinese Ministry of Culture]] announced a crackdown on sites hosting overly-violent or sexual anime content, with ''Highschool of the Dead'' being singled out as an example due to its sexual content; the Ministry described it as "borderline-pornographic".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32149754|title=China cracks down on violent anime online cartoons|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=April 1, 2015|access-date=April 15, 2015|last=Kelion|first=Leo|archive-date=July 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721194620/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32149754|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 12, 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Culture listed ''Highschool of the Dead'' among 38 anime and manga titles banned in China.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2015/06/12/china-bans-38-japanese-anime-manga-titles-including-attack-titan|title=China bans 38 Japanese anime & manga titles including "Attack On Titan"|publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service]]|date=June 12, 2015|access-date=December 20, 2023|archive-date=August 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831174910/https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2015/06/12/china-bans-38-japanese-anime-manga-titles-including-attack-titan|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Appearances in other titles ==
Illustrator Shōji Satō featured Rei and Saeko in crossover illustrations for his other manga ''[[Triage X]]''. It was also briefly featured roughly halfway through episode 4 of ''[[Waiting in the Summer]]''.

''Highschool of the Dead ''content has been featured in the video games ''[[Lollipop Chainsaw]]'', ''Queen's Blade Limit Break'' and ''Taimanin RPG''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sahdev |first=Ishaan |date=2012-05-10 |title=Lollipop Chainsaw Costume List Includes "MILF Clothes" And Evil Dead Costumes |url=https://www.siliconera.com/the-full-list-of-lollipop-chainsaw-costumes-in-north-america/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=In Queen's Blade Limit break "High School of the Dead" anime collab event underway！ |url=https://g123.jp/news/article/22895?lang=en |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=G123 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=『対魔忍RPG』にて学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEADコラボが8月16日から開始！！コラボ限定アイテムを獲得できるのは今だけ！ |url=https://newscast.jp/news/9822180 |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=newscast.jp |language=ja}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Highschool of the Dead}}
* [http://www.fujimishobo.co.jp/sp/201002hotd/ Fujimi Shobo's ''Highschool of the Dead'' website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107114356/http://www.fujimishobo.co.jp/sp/201002hotd/ |date=January 7, 2017}} {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hotd/ Anime official website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Anime/High-School-of-the-Dead/Watch ''High School of the Dead''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503120834/http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Anime/High-School-of-the-Dead/Watch |date=May 3, 2015 }} at the [[Anime Network]]
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* {{Anime News Network|manga|8592|Highschool of the Dead}}<!-- manga page link internally to the anime one so anime link isn't required here. -->

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