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Highschool of the Dead #5-7
Highschool of the Dead Color Omnibus, Vol. 2
The hottest zombie manga from Japan remastered in full color. This
collection of volumes five through seven includes an art book featuring
Shouji Sato's early art and addition illustrations from Highschool of
the Dead and Triage X! A mysterious illness is spreading rapidly through the halls of Fujimi
High School. In a matter of hours, the campus is transformed from a
place of learning into a hive of nightmares, as the infected students
collapse and are reborn as flesh-hungry zombies! Only a handful of
students escape the initial outbreak - among them Takashi Komuro and his
childhood friend, Rei. He manages to protect Rei from the initial
onslaught, but how long can Takashi and the other students hope to
survive when the whole school - maybe the whole town - is out for their
blood?!
collection of volumes five through seven includes an art book featuring
Shouji Sato's early art and addition illustrations from Highschool of
the Dead and Triage X! A mysterious illness is spreading rapidly through the halls of Fujimi
High School. In a matter of hours, the campus is transformed from a
place of learning into a hive of nightmares, as the infected students
collapse and are reborn as flesh-hungry zombies! Only a handful of
students escape the initial outbreak - among them Takashi Komuro and his
childhood friend, Rei. He manages to protect Rei from the initial
onslaught, but how long can Takashi and the other students hope to
survive when the whole school - maybe the whole town - is out for their
blood?!
612 pages, Hardcover
Published December 17, 2013
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About the author
Daisuke Sato
115 books61 followersDaisuke Satō is a Japanese board game designer, novelist, and manga writer. He is known for the publication of the alternate history novels Seito (Divided Japan like Korea), Red Sun Black Cross (Japan fights against Germany) and so on, and the manga series Imperial Guards (Army with saber-toothed tigers) and Highschool of the Dead (Zombie apocalypse), which he produces with illustrator Shōji Satō.
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February 8, 2014
This omnibus collects the volumes 5-7 (chapters 18-29). of the manga Highschool of the Dead, with completely colored art. I'll talk a bit about the contents but will be focusing just as much on the format in this review. For detailed thoughts on each volume please see my individual reviews.
As I mentioned in my review of the first omnibus, Highschool of the Dead is contains a lot of things I don't normally care for in my reading habits. Gore, zombies, and absurd levels of ecchi fanservice are not usually my cup of tea, but It all comes together surprisingly well in this case and HotD is extremely good for what it is. The series picks up steam in these later volumes that are just as good, if not better, than the first four.
Volumes 5 and 6 take things in a different direction and find Takashi's group at a shopping center where a junior police officer and several civilians have holed up waiting for reinforcements. But new potential allies and a source of supplies brings just as many complications as advantages, and more tough choices await as reality intrudes on everyone's plans. There's a fair bit of character development in this set of chapters. Individual motivations and fears come to the surface, personality conflicts grow a bit, and jealousy starts to show it's teeth. The conflicts and difficult discussions arise naturally and have great impact on the characters. There's surprising twists, the whole story is framed and told exquisitely, and it all builds to an incredible, heart-wrenching moment.
Volume 7 continues the search to reunite with Takashi's and Rei's parents. The heavy focus is on the search and fighting hoards of "Them," but there is a fair amount of character development as well dealing with the fallout of last issue's events.
The biggest issue here is that things end in the middle of a story arc. It normally wouldn't be a big deal but this is the point where the series went on hiatus a couple of years ago. Since then only a single chapter has been released (in Japan), so there's a big question mark on how long it will be before we see the completion and translation of the next installment.
As always there is also copious amounts of suspense, action and fan service, and everything is illustrated wonderfully. As with the first omnibus the coloring is incredible and really adds to the already impressive underlying art.
Also like the first omnibus the production values for this edition are off the charts. The paper size is that of an "American graphic novel" rather than the smaller standard for manga and the paper and printing quality is top notch.
Since there is one less volume in this collection, in addition to an interview with the the author and and other promotional materials sprinkled throughout, a 120+ page artbook is included at the end. It predominately features illustrations (with notes) from HotD and the artist's other major work, Triage X. If you've read any HotD you know what to expect from these pin ups both in quality and subject matter. A sturdy hardcover with artwork and a dustjacket with art on both sides holds this 600+ page collection together. A very nice addition given the lack of availability of more chapters.
Highschool of the Dead is the very definition of "not for everyone," but it is a very well done guilty pleasure sort of read and these omnibuses are an incredible presentation of it. Fantastic job by Yen Press.
As I mentioned in my review of the first omnibus, Highschool of the Dead is contains a lot of things I don't normally care for in my reading habits. Gore, zombies, and absurd levels of ecchi fanservice are not usually my cup of tea, but It all comes together surprisingly well in this case and HotD is extremely good for what it is. The series picks up steam in these later volumes that are just as good, if not better, than the first four.
Volumes 5 and 6 take things in a different direction and find Takashi's group at a shopping center where a junior police officer and several civilians have holed up waiting for reinforcements. But new potential allies and a source of supplies brings just as many complications as advantages, and more tough choices await as reality intrudes on everyone's plans. There's a fair bit of character development in this set of chapters. Individual motivations and fears come to the surface, personality conflicts grow a bit, and jealousy starts to show it's teeth. The conflicts and difficult discussions arise naturally and have great impact on the characters. There's surprising twists, the whole story is framed and told exquisitely, and it all builds to an incredible, heart-wrenching moment.
Volume 7 continues the search to reunite with Takashi's and Rei's parents. The heavy focus is on the search and fighting hoards of "Them," but there is a fair amount of character development as well dealing with the fallout of last issue's events.
The biggest issue here is that things end in the middle of a story arc. It normally wouldn't be a big deal but this is the point where the series went on hiatus a couple of years ago. Since then only a single chapter has been released (in Japan), so there's a big question mark on how long it will be before we see the completion and translation of the next installment.
As always there is also copious amounts of suspense, action and fan service, and everything is illustrated wonderfully. As with the first omnibus the coloring is incredible and really adds to the already impressive underlying art.
Also like the first omnibus the production values for this edition are off the charts. The paper size is that of an "American graphic novel" rather than the smaller standard for manga and the paper and printing quality is top notch.
Since there is one less volume in this collection, in addition to an interview with the the author and and other promotional materials sprinkled throughout, a 120+ page artbook is included at the end. It predominately features illustrations (with notes) from HotD and the artist's other major work, Triage X. If you've read any HotD you know what to expect from these pin ups both in quality and subject matter. A sturdy hardcover with artwork and a dustjacket with art on both sides holds this 600+ page collection together. A very nice addition given the lack of availability of more chapters.
Highschool of the Dead is the very definition of "not for everyone," but it is a very well done guilty pleasure sort of read and these omnibuses are an incredible presentation of it. Fantastic job by Yen Press.
May 15, 2021
3.5 stars
March 31, 2015
Since this is a giant book that includes 3 volumes worth of the story (plus tons of extras), I'm going to do a review for each volume. It'll be easier to manage my thoughts and remember things this way :p
Volume 5 - Star rating: 3 stars
Okay, I know I said in my volume 4 review that it was my favorite volume so far, I totally lied. THIS has been my favorite volume so far. FINALLY we're getting into a good storyline where I want to keep reading and find out what is going to happen next. Now it seems like the focus is more on the story than the girls' giant knockers and panties (though, don't get me wrong, that stuff is still there - and on that note, anyone notice how Busujima's boobs go from being normal sized to gigantic? She must have some magical breast power or something). And I can't lie, I love the classic holed up in a mall scenario. Reminds me of one of my fave games (Dead Rising). I liked that they were dealing with other people too. The story was just getting more real, intense, and interesting. I really hope it can keep it up as I get into volume 6!
Volume 6 - Star rating: 3 stars
Volume 6 kept up the pace with the storyline. I'm curious to know what is going to happen now that the military seems to be involved in rescues... especially since the main characters left before they showed up. There is only one volume left to go and the series went on hiatus years ago. I'm assuming the rest will be published in America, but I'm not sure if I'll care enough to go back and re-read this series. For now, onto the last available volume and we'll see how it ends from there!
Volume 7 - Star rating: 3 stars
Well, god damn it. I actually DO want to keep reading this. The start of this series was really not good. But in the last four volumes, the story has really picked up and gotten interesting. There were times I was really confused as to what was happening because the dialogue between the characters seemed really random and out of nowhere. And of course, the giant knockers are super annoying... but other than that, it's an interesting zombie read. I guess I WILL have to trudge through the first three volumes again to finish reading the series, assuming the rest of it comes out in the US.
Here are two super awesome pictures of Busujima! The first one is from Volume 7 and the second one is one of the many many extra illustrations that Shouji-san included in the back of the full color edition (which I'm sure many men around the globe have used that material for... well, for inspiration ;) If you've seen it, you know what I mean) I'm happy to see her fully clothed and looking so bad ass in both, because she's my favorite character!
Volume 5 - Star rating: 3 stars
Okay, I know I said in my volume 4 review that it was my favorite volume so far, I totally lied. THIS has been my favorite volume so far. FINALLY we're getting into a good storyline where I want to keep reading and find out what is going to happen next. Now it seems like the focus is more on the story than the girls' giant knockers and panties (though, don't get me wrong, that stuff is still there - and on that note, anyone notice how Busujima's boobs go from being normal sized to gigantic? She must have some magical breast power or something). And I can't lie, I love the classic holed up in a mall scenario. Reminds me of one of my fave games (Dead Rising). I liked that they were dealing with other people too. The story was just getting more real, intense, and interesting. I really hope it can keep it up as I get into volume 6!
Volume 6 - Star rating: 3 stars
Volume 6 kept up the pace with the storyline. I'm curious to know what is going to happen now that the military seems to be involved in rescues... especially since the main characters left before they showed up. There is only one volume left to go and the series went on hiatus years ago. I'm assuming the rest will be published in America, but I'm not sure if I'll care enough to go back and re-read this series. For now, onto the last available volume and we'll see how it ends from there!
Volume 7 - Star rating: 3 stars
Well, god damn it. I actually DO want to keep reading this. The start of this series was really not good. But in the last four volumes, the story has really picked up and gotten interesting. There were times I was really confused as to what was happening because the dialogue between the characters seemed really random and out of nowhere. And of course, the giant knockers are super annoying... but other than that, it's an interesting zombie read. I guess I WILL have to trudge through the first three volumes again to finish reading the series, assuming the rest of it comes out in the US.
Here are two super awesome pictures of Busujima! The first one is from Volume 7 and the second one is one of the many many extra illustrations that Shouji-san included in the back of the full color edition (which I'm sure many men around the globe have used that material for... well, for inspiration ;) If you've seen it, you know what I mean) I'm happy to see her fully clothed and looking so bad ass in both, because she's my favorite character!
September 22, 2024
I could have liked this more, and there are great points to it. Things I liked: the art is great, the full color the whole way through adds a lot. There is a nice bonus at the end of about 100 pages of the artist’s work collected. Also the story does progress and it is leading to something new/different than the first collection.
Things I didn’t like: the story wasn’t quite as engaging to me, it felt a little more “choppy” or episodic than the first collection’s continuous story feel. Partly this is due to suddenly we’re at the mall with all these new characters and everyone needs time, so it almost felt like chapter 1 again and the story is restarting and you could almost skip everything from before. Also the end is sudden and very incomplete. This isn’t really anyone’s fault, as the author died and no one was clearly in a place to finish it. So it just kind of stops about a chapter/issue before a natural ending would have happened. This leaves it feeling very incomplete (because it is incomplete). So overall I’m a little disappointed with this one. Didn’t hate it, just wanted more than I got from it. Probably not something I’d recommend because of the lack of ending. If I’d have known I might have stopped after the last collection.
Things I didn’t like: the story wasn’t quite as engaging to me, it felt a little more “choppy” or episodic than the first collection’s continuous story feel. Partly this is due to suddenly we’re at the mall with all these new characters and everyone needs time, so it almost felt like chapter 1 again and the story is restarting and you could almost skip everything from before. Also the end is sudden and very incomplete. This isn’t really anyone’s fault, as the author died and no one was clearly in a place to finish it. So it just kind of stops about a chapter/issue before a natural ending would have happened. This leaves it feeling very incomplete (because it is incomplete). So overall I’m a little disappointed with this one. Didn’t hate it, just wanted more than I got from it. Probably not something I’d recommend because of the lack of ending. If I’d have known I might have stopped after the last collection.
November 22, 2020
Has fan service, humor, and action; on the level of something like Ayakashi Triangle. And is more emotionally gripping than the walking dead. Unfortunately the series may never be completed because the author/writer Daisuke Sato died. But the drawer/mangaka Shōji Satō is still alive. However he has made a official statement of what will go on with the series, going forward. But it is basically cancelled, here is a link translating exactly what Shoji Sato said;
https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/commen....
Regardless, this omnibus vol 2 picks up where the anime ends. It will give you a little bit more than what the anime did. Minus any fillers and is the closets thing to a closer, that you will ever get. On top of that, it is in color, so a nice way for the series to set sail.
https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/commen....
Regardless, this omnibus vol 2 picks up where the anime ends. It will give you a little bit more than what the anime did. Minus any fillers and is the closets thing to a closer, that you will ever get. On top of that, it is in color, so a nice way for the series to set sail.
March 10, 2021
In its first omnibus edition, Highschool of the Dead was an unashamedly over-the-top cheesecake and fan-service comic that happened to take place in a zombie apocalypse. In this second (and final, due to the passing of the writer) omnibus, it transitions into a zombie apocalypse comic that happens to have a lot of cheesecake and fan-service in it. It's not an entirely successful change, to my mind. The excessive boobiness and plethora of up-skirt angles were kind of amusingly gonzo before, given the overall cheery-despite-the-apocalypse tone, whereas now they feel quite a bit more jarring. "Five pages after hugely traumatic thing, we get our fiftieth view of Rei's panties" is a bit on the nose as a juxtaposition.
The heightened drama is actually executed quite well, and the art also is technically well-done, but they are working somewhat at cross-purposes here, I feel.
The heightened drama is actually executed quite well, and the art also is technically well-done, but they are working somewhat at cross-purposes here, I feel.
February 11, 2018
Excited to keep reading the series with vol 2...then sad to find out it may have been on hiatus again due to the author's illness...I need to check to see if a 3rd volume is coming to close out the story.
August 3, 2023
Still a pretty good zombie story, I do not feel it was as good as the first book though. Just seemed uneventful and I did not like how the last 30-40pgs was artwork for a different story not related to the manga.
April 24, 2021
Such an excellent book! The twists and turns with characters and plot points are well written. Sad that the author passed away before finishing this series.
December 19, 2021
Aduh!! Tergantunglah pula.. Cerita dah best dah..
May 24, 2024
forever upset that the author became sick and died, and that the manga will never be finished. i need to know how the story continues! 😭
January 16, 2025
Ends on a cliffhanger and there are no more volumes to come so bit of a bummer.
June 20, 2014
The first volume matches the anime very closely: same story, and with the color, the visuals are almost identical. The second volume continues nicely from the end of the anime and is padded out by an artbook. Fantastic presentation: great paper, just gorgeous, the artbook inclusion is well worth paging through, binding seems solid. Content-wise, well, it's like the anime. I'm not a zombie fan but I am a post-apoc fan and this is post-apoc done right, surprisingly smart given the almost puerile character designs. It's a touch more political than the anime, in the negative sense of specifically praising the right. Given the rather dangerous nationalist streak to the right in Japan these days, that's a bit unsettling.
January 16, 2016
Amazing story backed up with even better art.
To experience this all in colour is almost too much.
The only criticism is that this ends without truly ending and with Shouji Sato working on Triage X i have a feeling this isn't ever going to conclude. This series has been painfully prolonged and already stopped restarted and stopped again. Considering it's success in both Japan and the rest of the world it's a little surprising they struggle to continue releasing it.
If you're a fan of the series you have to experience it in Full colour, it really does make a huge difference and looks amazing on your shelf.
To experience this all in colour is almost too much.
The only criticism is that this ends without truly ending and with Shouji Sato working on Triage X i have a feeling this isn't ever going to conclude. This series has been painfully prolonged and already stopped restarted and stopped again. Considering it's success in both Japan and the rest of the world it's a little surprising they struggle to continue releasing it.
If you're a fan of the series you have to experience it in Full colour, it really does make a huge difference and looks amazing on your shelf.
July 24, 2014
Part 2 of the post zombie apocalyptic manga series.
Loving the story but there is so little contents in this book. It features Shouji Sato artbook which is amazing, but the story ended quite flatly. God knows how long we have to wait for the next omnibus. We can only hope.
Loving the story but there is so little contents in this book. It features Shouji Sato artbook which is amazing, but the story ended quite flatly. God knows how long we have to wait for the next omnibus. We can only hope.
December 25, 2013
it was awesome it goes beyond the anime and it was so amazing funny sad and I enjoyed it more then the 1st one I love HighSchool Of The Dead :D
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