So our friends across the Pacific have hopped onto the Romero bandwagon with an anime adaptation of the aptly named ‘Highschool of the Dead’ manga, whose story and content are clearly inspired by the grandmaster of Living Supremacist film.

I had seen this news before, and wondered what the chances of the anime adaptation being brought to America were… little did I know that it would be picked up for a full dubbed release before it’s even aired in Japan!

LOS ANGELES (Anime Expo), July 2, 2010—Sentai Filmworks today announced its acquisition of the new hit anime series HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD. Based on the ultra-violent manga by Daisuke Satō, directed by Tetsuro Araki (Deathnote, Black Lagoon) and produced by the internationally famed studio MADHOUSE (Deathnote, Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D-Bloodlust, Wicked City) HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD combines hordes of flesh-eating zombies with state of the art animation for one of the most action packed anime series ever!

Sentai Filmworks will be releasing HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD in both English dubbed and subtitled versions throughout North America.

Just look at this. Ultra-violent? ‘Hordes’ of flesh-eating zombies?

Why aren’t the Living ever described that way? How come we don’t see people talk about the ‘hordes of flesh-eating humans’ at your local Burger King?

Prejudice, that’s why. Ugly, ugly prejudice.

A prejudice that has spread around the globe thanks in no small part to George Romero and his lifetime of anti-Zombie filmmaking, which culminates in this latest assault on the decency of two nations. For shame, Madhouse, Sentai Filmworks, Daisuke Satō, and of course, for shame on the public for their unquenchable thirst for this sort of ‘entertainment.

Tags: Anime or Manga, Romero

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