Secondly, the grit could’ve been toned back a fair amount. As is, the cuts and juxtaposing of scenes that play silly, but are trying to convey legitimate trauma only create discordance. It’s not a well-received title, though, it points out some things HoTD could have done to be a more harmonious work.įor one, dialogue and characters’ reactions to their scenarios should’ve committed more to the bit, and played for comedy. It’s similarly over-the-top but far more self-aware. Two years after HoTD’s run, Suda51 (Killer7, No More Heroes) released Lollipop Chainsaw, a video game written by James Gunn (Guardians of The Galaxy, Super). It’s genuinely so uncomfortable and has no contextual basis. So much of the framing and composition centers on the female cast-members’ chests. It’s these moments that are the driving factor in the show’s absurdity. What does this shot achieve? Why are you trying to make high schoolers or cannibalism sexy? Tonally bizarre. There is a scene in the first episode where zombies devour a high school girl, and the camera cuts to her skirt flipped up, panties exposed. Where HoTD wholly confuses and loses me is in the “fan-service,” which in this case should really be considered “fan-harassment.” There are so many off-putting panty shots, and all the women in the show are gelatinous - their breasts jiggling in full defiance of any lawful physics.Īnime often oversexualizes it’s cast, but I’ve never seen such a blatant try-hard attempt at undercutting any moments of tension, meaningful character development or violence, with boobies. Tropey characters and mindless zombgore in B-movie-meta-packaging is not intrinsically offensive. It’s the usual suspects, all tired, seemingly, obligatory squad members. Rei is set-up as a damsel in distress figure. Takashi, the group’s leader, is a sadboy. The trope of outcast kids banding together to outlast some hellish threat is the foundation for our core cast. Between Busujima, the Kendo Club captain, using her skills to free noggins from necks, or chubby Otaku, Hirano, taking the position as the group’s most competent marksman. This anime is all bombastic, bloody action. At the very least, most zombie apocalypses are a backdrop for compelling character pieces, featuring dramatic arcs that confront audiences with the moral gray.
Zombie flicks are usually larger commentaries on contemporary societal issues and systemic failures, for example, Romero’s pointed statements on capitalism, consumerism, and racism.
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