Overall a phenomenal volume to close out one of the best storylines of the series. The art is the usual first rate effort and some of the splash pages at key dramatic moments are particularly amazing. There's surprising twists, the whole story is framed and told exquisitely, and it all builds to an incredible, heart-wrenching moment. The conflicts and difficult discussions arise naturally and have great impact on the characters. Takashi's group, as well as the other current "residents" of the center, have to decide what to do going forward with "Them" threatening at every turn. This volume continues the shopping center arc started in volume 5. There's Highschool of the Dead volume 6 contains chapters 23-25 and is a direct continuation of previous volumes. Highschool of the Dead volume 6 contains chapters 23-25 and is a direct continuation of previous volumes. The guilty pleasure manga par excellence.more
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Art is competent and detailed even if the panels sometimes switch and it make you question how they got there, and story moves faster here than in other manga zombie series (say, I Am A Hero).Īn enjoyable read if you liked it so far, but given that half the appeal are over-sized breasts, hard to recommend to everyone. On the other side, characters are clever and the series has that 'this info will be sooo helpful when the zombie apocalypse hits' feel (think The Walking Dead). HSOTD has all the cool things and drawbacks of manga: the main character is liked by every female on sight like he was George Clooney, his friend is slightly resentful for this fact, there are some odd dialogue lines that make no sense at all, adults are rigid like Mormon farmers and the fan service is ridiculous. Vol 7 is the last release, and the series has been stuck in limbo for the longest time, so enjoy it while it lasts.
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On If you are into Vol 6, you know the drill: gory and full of boobs. If you are into Vol 6, you know the drill: gory and full of boobs. Well, you don't read zombie stories for the happy ending.more
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There's a nice interview in the back of the book where the authors discuss how the greatest threat in zombie stories is there heroes' on stupidity, and all signs point to it being the downfall of our group, no matter how competent they've been so far. And at the same time, Hirano refuses to yield to circumstances by giving Alice weapons, insisting that the group can protect her. Takagi clubs Komuro with a clue-by-four about the potential for relationships to screwup the group dynamic, but he remains oblivious of Rei giving Saeko dirty looks. On the downside, there are hints that our merry band won't last forever. But that's okay because this volume is full of zombie-slaughter, including the JSDF proving they aren't out of the game yet, and a mall rampage that's a fair homage to Romero. But though they were ready to leave the shopping mall at the end of Volume 5, it takes them all of Volume 6 to make it out. But that's okay because this volume is full of zombie-slaughter, including the JSDF proving they aren't out of the game yet, and a ma HotD has been a quick moving series - I mean, it's called Highschool of the Dead but they escaped the high school by the end of the first volume - so it's surprising to see the characters stick to the same location for more than one volume. HotD has been a quick moving series - I mean, it's called Highschool of the Dead but they escaped the high school by the end of the first volume - so it's surprising to see the characters stick to the same location for more than one volume.