anime adaptation, Chris Beveridge from Mania.com comments on the first episode, "There's a lot to like here if you're looking for something beyond the usual high school dramas and comedies of the last few years." Carlo Santos of Anime News Network states that, "Other recent zombie works in Western entertainment have tried to play it ironic, or postmodernist, or just plain silly, but this one goes for straight-up horror—and pulls it off admirably." However, Zac Bertschy, also of Anime News Network, states for this episode that, "It just could've easily been written by a script generator or a horror fan with 19 minutes to kill." Andy Hanley of the UK Anime Network summaries the first manga volume as: "Nothing ground-breaking here, but a volume of mindless fun that brings all of the gory entertainment of a zombie apocalypse to the printed page." Nate Lanxon of Wired UK praises its production quality despite having no single original element. At San Diego Comic-Con "Best and Worst Manga of 2011" panel, it was listed among the "Worst Manga" in a series of rapid-fire questions. In March 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Culture announced a crackdown on sites hosting overly-violent or sexual anime content, with Highschool of the Dead being singled out as an example due to its sexual content; the Ministry described it as "borderline-pornographic". On June 12, 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Culture listed Highschool of the Dead among 38 anime and manga titles banned in China. Appearances in other titles Illustrator Shōji Satō featured Rei and Saeko in crossover illustrations for his other manga Triage X and the video game Lollipop Chainsaw, where their high school uniforms are available as unlockable costumes for main character Juliet Starling. It was also briefly featured roughly halfway through episode 4 of Waiting in the Summer. References External links Fujimi Shobo's Highschool of the Dead website Anime official website High School of the Dead at the Anime Network 2006 manga 2010 anime television series debuts 2011 anime OVAs Anime and manga controversies Anime series based on manga Apocalyptic anime and manga Bioterrorism in fiction Discrimination in fiction Domestic violence in fiction Fiction set in 2010 Fujimi Shobo manga Horror anime and manga Kadokawa Dwango franchises Kadokawa Shoten manga Madhouse (company) Mass murder in fiction NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Sentai Filmworks Shōnen manga Supernatural thriller anime and manga Television censorship in China Television shows written by Yōsuke