Highschool of the Dead is a manga written by Daisuke Sato and drawn by Shouji Sato. This manga has a fast paced zombie apocalypse storyline but somehow went of the track as it started in a highschool setting but quickly developed into a country wide epidemic. Still, the manga has that fast growing character element that quickly over come their fears and gain strength versus the birth of stronger enemies and near to impossible situations that continually test the characters even if they have grown.

UnlikeThe Zombie Hunters Webcomic, Highschool of the Dead doesn’t have any specific zombie strains or species. The manga draws its strength from the facial expressions, cliche scenes and displays of human attitude, personality and survival instincts.

Expect a lot of blood and gore in this one. Lots of the civillians die and there are some situations where you would think you could have done better if you were in their shoes. Cameo appearances of Condoleeza Rice, George Bush and scenes from Resident Evil and a T-shirt bearing the name 28 Years Later.

The manga has been on hiatus since 2008 only this February2010, authors announced an end to the hiatus plus an anime on the works! I’m so happy it came back! Like what I’ve posted in Currently Addicted To: The Zombie Hunter, I’m fascinated with zombie apocalypse stories and end of the world survival plot with mutants roaming around. It’s sick but I like stories of a dark beginning but leading to friendship and working together and starting all over again.