December 27, 2011

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Review: High School of the Dead

(Note: the manga uses “highschool” as one word, though the correct use is 2 words: high school, which is what the English version of the TV show uses.)

Awhile back, Jon did a preliminary (zombie) review on High School of the Dead, then 2 months later, he finished watching the series (and read a bit more of the manga) and did a wrap-up review.

Given Jon’s interest, when I noticed that netflix had the show available on Instant Watch, I figured I would take a look.

The show is filled with

fan service, with the occasional splash of nudity. I was a bit surprised by the nudity. I mean I expected the fan service-ness (as Jon had warned me), but not the nudity, I figured they would have blurred it out, or something like that, but apparently not. It started on episode 5 where all the girls take a bath, and the nurse sits up out of the bubble bath and then one of the other girls starts groping her, etc, etc.

The action/story line is somewhat enjoyable and it was interesting to see the weapon upgrades the characters got throughout the series. As Jon noted, the gun otaku was indeed amusing.

Jon says that there is a second season in the works, and the ending of the OVA supports that (Alice says “To be continued!”). It would be a shame to leave it at just 12 episodes + OVA. I’ll definitely look out for it.

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Wrapup Review: Highschool of the Dead (Season 1)

October 4, 2010

Last month I did a “Zombie Review” for the anime, Highschool of the Dead. At that point in time we weren’t terribly far into the series. While I titled it a review, it was, in large part, an introduction. Since they’ve wrapped up season 1, I thought it was worth reviewing again. This time I’ll stick to reviewing it, and presume that if you need an introduction – you can go back and find it. Note: Basically no spoilers

Zombie Review: Highschool of the Dead

August 10, 2010

Saeko Busujima (Kendo) Recently a friend recommended to me a new manga by the name of “Highschool of the Dead” (Editor’s note: the manga uses “highschool” as one word, so when referring to the title we will as well, though the correct use is 2 words: high school). He described to me the basic story following high school students during a zombie apocalypse and to be honest I wasn’t all that enthused. I’m not a fan of the horror/thriller genre in basically any media. The three items that convinced me to give it a try was A) my friend thought one of the characters in the story was very much like me (it involves being trained by Blackwater) B) It’s got some good (funny) lines and C) Tits. Tits sell anything. After checking out the series, I’m glad I did. Enough so that I think everyone should check it out.

Review: Bitch Slap (Movie)

July 5, 2010

Maybe you’re sitting around this 4th of July holiday and looking for something to entertain yourself, maybe you’re thinking about getting a movie. Whatever the reason, let me pass one word of advice down: Do not watch “Bitch Slap“. I really don’t know how to convey this movie in a short synopsis, but I think one line of the movie really sums of the “creativity” of writing, how stupid it is and how much of a waste of time it is: _Oh, my God. You’re a wicked-cool covert operative masquerading as a sex-toy tycoon?_ Yes. Just brilliant… but I will give you more reasons not to watch this movie. As I hope you never see it, I’m going to explain how the movie ends (several times) and generally give away plot points. So without further adieu… Warning: Spoilers and strong language (as the title of the “film” portends)