
Takeshi and Rei's quasi-relationship is about as complex as things get, and it's hard to not get choked up over the tender moments the two share. Takeshi is a moody little bastard, Rei alternates between crying and yelling at Takeshi, Saya is your standard snooty rich bitch, Kouta is a feeble geek, and Shizuka is a flat-out ditz. That's not the case here, as the main cast has no more personality about them than the zombies that chase them. While what makes those character great varies greatly, most can be said to be memorable. It's just a very formulaic zombie survival tale.Ī big part of what makes great zombie films great are the living people at their core. If reading the manga has shown me anything about it, though, it's not that Highschool of the Dead is inherently trashy. It's not for nothing that the most memorable moment from its recent animated counterpart was an enormous pair of boobs performing a sort of bullet-time jiggle around a high-caliber bullet. Highschool of the Dead has a reputation for trashiness, and it's not completely unwarranted. Now Takeshi and Rei must team up and find any remaining survivors if they want to stand a chance.


Then strange people start attacking his school and it seems that no one is safe from the onslaught. He's bitter because his childhood friend Rei is dating his best friend Hisashi, wondering why childhood pinky swears don't automatically translate into promises of commitment. Takashi Komuro was already having a bad day.
