The ZRC was pleasantly surprised by ‘Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?’, and ultimately regarded the first season as uneven but Zombie Friendly. News of a second season therefore made us happy as well.

More details on the second season are becoming available now, along with a surprisingly tawdry little promo video:

The Japanese publisher Kadokawa Shoten began streaming a 143-second promotional video that announces the title for the second anime season of Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? (Is This a Zombie?) on December 27. Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? of the Dead will begin airing in Japan in April.

‘of the Dead’? How delightfully cheeky!

The show, of course, was always a bit, ahem, mildly racy. It also subverted the long tradition of racy, boob-and-butt filled ecchi anime series with its much-put-upon, involuntarily cross-dressed protagonist Zombie, who has to wear the same frilly, pink, and remarkably short-hem-lined outfits as some of the female characters.

Now, I did promise a video, didn’t I? Yes. It’s not subtitled, and it’s a tiiiiiiiny bit NSFW (not safe for work), so if you are at your place of employment you might want to watch this later at home, or at least on a break:

Restraint, in either violence or T&A, was never this show’s strong suit, and I can’t fault them for being honest about it.

Speaking of a lack of restraint, check out this reminder about Japanese media prices:

Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? of the Dead’s first Blu-ray and DVD release is slated for May 25 in Japan. The retail price of the Blu-ray version will be 7,980 yen (about US$100), and the limited and regular editions of the DVD version will retail at 6,930 yen (US$90) and 5,880 yen (US$76), respectively. The anime’s second volume will ship in Japan on June 29 with similar versions for the same prices.

Ouch! That’s gotta leave a mark (on one’s wallet).

Anyway, no word yet on if the second season will be coming to America, but I’ll let you know as soon as there’s news.

Tags: Anime or Manga, Television

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