Highschool of the Dead: Difference between revisions

* [[Dangerous Windows]]: Zombies several times have made surprise entrances from breaking through windows to get to the survivors.

* [[Daylight Horror]]: How the series starts.

** There is a fairly subtle hint (in the anime) that more may have gone on between them - as the pair exit the Temple the next morning, {{spoiler|Saeko}} is ''adjusting'' [http://www.worstanimereviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/072-komuro-and-saeko.jpg her underwear and her skirt in the background.]

* [[Disaster Democracy]]

* [[Face Death With Dignity]]: Considering the nature of death caused by a bite from "them", this trope is difficult but not impossible to achieve in this franchise. Karma seems to determine who gets to die with dignity.

** Ishii, {{spoiler|Officer Tajima, and Asami}} get rather dignified deaths in the form of assisted suicides.

** Averted when Rei is about to execute {{spoiler|Shido}} for what he did to her [[Sins of Our Fathers|because of what her father tried to do to his father]]; he's clearly sweating, and when she decides he's [[Not Worth Killing]] he makes enough of a scene to be kicked off the Takagi property even though the very fact that he did such a horrible thing to his own student, thus martyring her academically, already warranted Mr. Takagi's boot at the very least.

* [[Fan Disservice]]:

** Shidou turns the protagonist's original escape vehicle into the ORGYBUS, and the survivors remaining into a cult revolving around free love between high schoolers.

** [[Panty Shot|Panty Shots]] and huge [[Gainaxing|bouncing breasts]] on a girl who's being eaten by zombies can seriously mess with your mind.

* [[Godiva Hair]]: See [http://www.mangareader.net/170-11316-3/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-6.html here]. To be honest, it seems to be an accident in this Fanservice heavy show.

* [[Glass Cannon]]: Zombies are dangerous. One bite and that's it, but you can push them over without even trying if you are careful.

** Alice's father did his best to comfort his traumatized daughter before he expired.

** Kazu Ishii and Hiro Tamaru managed to smile just before they were [[Mercy Kill|mercy killed]].

* [[Gun Porn]]: There's almost as many focused shots of guns as there are of breasts.

* [[Heel Face Door Slam]]: Yamada decides his family's more important than the Orgybus and gets left to the zombies as a direct result. In the anime, Misuzu Ichijou may have regretted killing Toshimi Niki on impulse right before the zombies crush her own head.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Used to subvert the [[Adults Are Useless]] trope - adults can fight just as competently, if not more so, and even sacrifice themselves so that the protagonists can live on. Even the guy who [[Redemption Equals Death|tried to rape Shizuka.]]

* [[High-Pressure Blood]]: In the anime.

* [[Power Walk]]: As the group prepared to escape the school.

* [[Precision F-Strike]]: When Takashi [[Big Damn Heroes|does his Steve McQueen imitation]] in episode 5 (see below), Saeko and Kohta watch in awe then say, in perfect unison, "Holy shit."

* [[Reckless Gun Usage]]:

** This occurs somewhat often due to the main characters being [[Ordinary High School Student|perfectly normal high school students]] (in Japan) during a [[Zombie Apocalypse]]. However, since there's a resident gun [[Otaku]], their errors are quickly pointed out and [[Useful Notes/Gun Safety|Gun Safety]] is properly followed... eventually.

** Asami started yelling at Kohta to draw as many zombies to her position as possible, {{spoiler|leaving Kohta to finish her off}}.

* [[Wet Sari Scene]]: Saeko gets soaked twice in episode 9. The first time she's wearing her white uniform shirt, giving a clear view of her lacy purple bra. The second time she's wearing a black tank top, so not so much see-through.

* [[What You Are in The Dark]]: The positive and negative aspects of this trope as the zombie apocalypse allows some people to discover the depths of their hidden courage and ability while others show the depths they're willing to sink to just to save their own hides.

* [[Wilhelm Scream]]: In episode 1, as the Outbreak begins and students flee in a panic.