Highschool of the Dead (学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD Gakuen Mokushiroku, "Academy Apocalypse", abbreviated as H.O.T.D.) is a manga series written by Daisuke Sato and illustrated by Shoji Sato. The story follows a group of high school students caught in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. The series was serialized in the September 2006 issue of Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age, and the first volume was released by Kadokawa Shoten on March 1, 2007,[1] with a total of six volumes available in Japan as of July 9, 2010.[2] The series is licensed in North America by Yen Press,[ and released the first volume on January 25, 2011.[4] An anime adaptation produced by Madhouse aired in Japan from July 5, 2010 to September 20, 2010.
Highschool of the Dead began serialization in the July 2006 issue of Fujimi Shobo's manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age, which was also known as the "Month of the Unicorn". The first tankōbon was released by Kadokawa Shoten on March 1, 2007,[1] with a total of six volumes sold as of July 9, 2010 under its Dragon Jr. imprint.[2] The series went on hiatus from the end of Dawson's Birthday until March 2010, with another short break between May and July 2010. The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press,[3] and released the first volume on January 25, 2011.[4]
A full-color version of H.O.T.D. called 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. The first two volumes were released by Kadokawa Shoten on February 25, 2011,[6][7] and volumes 3 and 4 were released on March 25, 2011.[8][9] The full-color edition began serialization in North America in the March 2011 issue of Yen Press' Yen Plus magazine.[10]
The manga has been licensed for international release in a number of languages and regions. It is published in Spain by Glénat España,[11] in Germany by Carlsen, in Brazil by Panini Comics, in Canada and France for French-language publication by Pika Édition, and in Taiwan by Kadokawa Media. The first volume was released in May 2008 in Spain, in March 2010 in Germany, and in April 2010 in Brazil. Shortly following the inception of the series, however, 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 printing of the fifth chapter.
The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks, who will release the series with an English dub (produced by Seraphim Digital) in the future.[16] The series is also licensed in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment,[17] and in the United Kingdom by Manga Entertainment.[18] The seventh volume of the manga, released on February 10, 2011, included a 20-minute original video animation on Blu-ray disc.[19] North American anime distributor Section23 Films, along with Sentai, will release the complete series on Blu-ray and DVD on June 28, 2011.[20] The English dub of the series began airing on Anime Network on March 12, 2011.
The series' opening theme song is "HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD" by Kishida Kyodan and the Akeboshi Rockets.[21] The series' closing theme songs differ in each episode, and each are sung by Maon Kurosaki.[21] The CD single for the opening theme was released on August 18, 2010 by Geneon Universal Entertainment.[22] The CD single features the TV and instrumental versions of "HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD" and a new song called "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,[23] along with an original soundtrack.[24]
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