It’s not every day that one would find ardent fans of an anime series who are waiting for it to get renewed for almost a decade. Fans till this date remain hopeful that they would get some more action and the thrills of apocalypse in the second season of the well-known horror anime series ‘High School of the Dead.’
Back in 2010, when it was released, the series became immensely popular in no time. The unorthodox storyline, fantastic action sequences, juicy fanservice, and the deadly zombies seemed to be the perfect combination of an occult fiction series. It was well executed and did justice to the manga.
1. Season 2 Release Date and Announcement
The production team for High School of the Dead Season 2 has not made any announcement regarding a new season. It will not be making any in the future.
The manga isn’t completed due to its mangaka’s untimely death, so there isn’t much material to adapt.
However, some speculations are going on, stating that the second season will drop by the end of 2021 or in early 2022.
2. Theory Section
Not all hope has been lost, though; there are rumors that a US-based animation studio is going to produce the second season of the beloved anime series. This is because the former studio did not accept the new season.
Moreover, Madhouse hasn’t completely shut their doors off. They haven’t made any official announcement regarding the cancellation of the series, so there’s a chance they might adapt it once again. In all and all, no news is a piece of good news.
Here in the theory section, we will discuss several aspects of the anime and manga alike, and why it might get a new season real soon.
I. Financial Standings
In the 2010s and 2011s, the manga series consistently found itself in Top 10 of the Oricon charts. With the regular releases of the new chapters and volumes, it gained quite a reputation. It was also celebrated by the Western audience.
The second volume of the manga grabbed a sweet spot of #4 in ‘The New York Times Best-Selling Manga List’ in the year 2011. It was admired and adored by many.
II. Animation Quality
The studio behind Highschool of the Dead was ‘Madhouse.’ Every frame was in perfect synchronization with each other. The visuals looked stunning, the character designs were outstanding, and the action sequences were brilliant.
Madhouse is a studio which will never disappoint you, popularly known for their work in Death Note, Hunter x Hunter, Death Parade, Wolf Children, Redline, and much more fascinating anime series as well as movies.
III. Why might the series get a second season?
The x-factor will be its overwhelming popularity. The show is loved immensely by Japanese and Western viewers alike. Furthermore, the storyline is crisp and curated with lots of fanservice and amazing fightings with the zombies.
People often drop the idea of watching it because it contains a lot of juicy-ness in it. Still, unlike many other series, Highschool of the Dead actually has a brilliant plot under its fanservice too. One can’t forget the jaw-dropping direction from the legend Tetsurou Araki himself.
At the end of the first season, the show hinted at a second season following the journey of the highschool boys and girl in the apocalyptic world. Subsequently, there are a lot of storylines to cover up and gaps to fill in. So there’s a very high chance of getting a renewal of this swashbuckling action series.
IV. About Daisuke Satou :
Daisuke Satou was best known for his work in the High School of the Dead and Imperial Guards. An alternate history war novel adapted into manga with Yuu Itou, which won the “Japanese Media Awards Festival Prizes” in 2005 and 2006.
Unfortunately, on March 22, 2017, came the news regarding the demise of beloved mangaka Daisuke Satou due to ischemic heart disease. He was 52 at that time. Many mourned over his untimely death and prayed for his soul.
Before he passed away, he managed to complete seven volumes of the manga series.
3. Production Update
Out of the seven volumes, four were taken for the first season of the anime. So, for the second season, one more volume is needed as of now.
There’s a slim chance that a noble artist takes it upon themselves to finish the eighth volume and bam there’s the second season just around the corner waiting to smash you all.
There’s no official announcement on this matter and might not happen this year, all thanks to the spread of Covid-19.
4. Key Visual
There is no key visual for the second season released yet. However, here’s the cover of volume 5 which will be adapted in season 2 :
There is no trailer of the second season as of now.
6. Expected Storyline
The second season will follow the thrilling journey of Takashi and his friends who join up with a band of survivors in an enclosed mall. All the windows and doors are barricaded to protect themselves.
Amidst all this, the two different groups have a conflict among themselves, and Takashi’s group plans to leave the mall, but an insane survivor opens the emergency gate, and the zombies come hurling inside. Somehow, they all survive in this chaos, and all are alive except for Kohta. He experiences some mental health problems from thereon.
7. Cast and Staff
The cast and staff for the first season of High School of the Dead were –
- Director – Tetsurou Araki
- Series Composition – Yousuke Kuroda
- Character Design – Masayoshi Tanaka
- Music – Takafumi Wada
- Studio – Madhouse
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Saeko Busujima
- Hitomi Harada as Takashi Komuro
- Nobuyuki Hiyama as Kouta Hirano
- Marina Inoue as Rei Miyamoto
- Eri Kitamura as Saya Takagi
- Yukari Fukui as Shizuka Marikawa
- Ayana Taketatsu as Alice Maresato
8. About High School of the Dead
Apocalyptic Academy: High School of the Dead is a manga series written by late Daisuke Satou and illustrated by Shojo Satou. It was serialized in Fujimi Shobo’s Monthly Dragon Age from September 2006 to May 2013.
Madhouse adapted the well-received manga into an anime series by the name ‘High School of the Dead, ‘ first aired on July 5, 2010, covering the first four volumes of the manga series.
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