I’ve never been much of a fan of zombie films but “High School of the Dead” is a surprisingly fun anime series that combines thrilling action with some strange yet quite amusing comedy. While I think it ultimately moves more and more into the territory of dull zombie story clichés, it offers a fun ride.

A group of Japanese high school students join together as they desperately try to survive a zombie virus spreading across the world. Takashi Komuro and his fellow students must use anything they can get their hands on to strike, stab and shoot their way through hordes of zombies. They will also have to deal with dangerous humans trying to exploit the situation.

The characters in this show are not exactly the most deep and meaningful. Some of the female characters have incredibly large breasts and very short skirts. There are often gags involving their appearance. The physics involving some of the female characters is so absurd that I could not help but burst out laughing. This show knows that it’s goofy and has fun with its characters. The zombies are you standard zombies but I think the animation on them is quite good. I actually really like the animation on all the characters in this series.

“High School of the Dead” knows that it’s not high art. It may look great but the writing is as immature as the mind of a teenage boy. This is all about blasting zombies and mischievous humour. The show did in some ways remind me a lot of the first (and still best) “Resident Evil” film. Both “High School of the Dead” and the first “Resident Evil” make the zombie slaying fun and don’t become as dull as a lot of the zombie content out there. If you like anime and you like zombies, you’ll probably love this show.