History YMMV / HighSchoolOfTheDead

** Takashi slapping Rei in chapter/episode 1 has become a minor meme, probably due to the fact that [[TheScrappy she deserved it.]]

* AccidentalInnuendo: After getting soaked for the second time in one episode (see "WetSariScene" in the main article) Saeko indignantly asks Takashi if he enjoys getting girls wet.

* AccidentalInnuendo: After getting soaked for the second time in one episode (see "WetSariScene" in the main article) Saeko indignantly asks Takashi "Do you enjoy making girls wet?!"

* AccidentalInnuendo: After getting soaked for the second time in one episode (see "WetSariScene" in the main article) Saeko indignantly asks Takashi "Do you enjoy making women wet?!"

* AccidentalInnuendo: '''Saeko''': Do you enjoy making girls [[WetSariScene wet]]?!

** In the OVAs, Saeko and Rei thinking the other one was Takashi [[spoiler: kissed each other.]]

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Saeko and Hirano.
** Saya's parents, while only briefly important in the Takagi Mansion arc, proved to be badass leaders.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: Gee Hirano, you sure do look a lot like [[LegendOfZelda Link]] right [[http://i53.tinypic.com/35hiyol.png here]]. This could probably also qualify as a [[NobuyukiHiyama seiyuu joke]].

* TheLoad: [[TheDitz Shizuka]] and [[InsufferableGenius Saya]] really aren't very helpful most of the time thanks to their respective cluelessness and unwillingness to accept help, though they do have a few skills that can help the team out on occasion. The former's a capable medic who morphs into a CrazyAwesome BadassDriver when put behind the wheel of a vehicle, whilst the latter has, alongside Hirano, possibly the best grasp of tactics and general knowledge of all of them, and gradually becomes their go-to girl for ideas.

* XMeetsY: ''DawnOfTheDead'' meets ''LordOfTheFlies'' meets ''IkkiTousen''.

* UnfortunateImplications: So you're going to censor ultranationalism and not an orgybus?

* FanDisservice:
** The zombies at the very least, but there are also numerous examples with the living. The anime added even more.
** It's a real credit to the author that in a FanService laden manga, ''all'' of what goes on in the [[FanNickname orgybus]] is disturbing.
** {{Panty Shot}}s and [[BuxomIsBetter huge]] [[{{Gainaxing}} bouncing breasts]] on a girl who's being eaten by zombies can seriously mess with your mind.

* {{Gorn}}: What do you expect from a zombie comic?

* LargeHam:
** Shidou, especially in episode 5 of the anime.
** Soichirou. It helps that JojiNakata is PERFECTLY cast for this role.

* MsFanservice: Nearly every woman can be this, but Shizuka Marikawa takes the whole freaking ChristmasCake.

* [[{{Ptitlejuo42dwg}} Yank The Dog's Chain]]: Okay, even after Asami freaks out and calls Hirano some hurtful stuff, she actually does like him. And they seem to get along very well. [[ThrowTheDogABone Yay for Hirano]]. [[spoiler:Then Asami pulls a HeroicSacrifice, and Hirano has to shoot her in the head so she won't turn into one of "them." ''[[TearJerker Ouch]]'']].

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel:
** Any scene involving fanservice on a victim being attacked/eaten by "[[NotUsingTheZWord them]]".
** Not to mention any scene exposing the [[HumansAreBastards darker nature of humanity]].
** The first zombie that approaches Takashi and Rei opens his mouth a bit wider than a normal human mouth should open, showing MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily and some drool.

* AuthorAppeal: The older and current work of the original manga artist make his preference for larger breasts pretty clear. The only difference with this work is just how blatant it is. Almost every female on the page past puberty sports at least a D-cup.
* {{Badass}}: Practically a bare minimum survival requirement.
** BackToBackBadasses:
*** The battles that the students fight eventually become this.
*** Saya's parents [[spoiler:are last seen in this position while fighting off the zombies overtaking the mansion]].
** BadassArmy: The army is shown to actually be very competent in fighting the zombies. The greatest example can be seen in Chapter 24, when Japanese commandos take advantage of their superior tech and helicopter support to [[spoiler:rescue the mall survivors]].
** BadassCrew: Komuro's coterie becomes this.
** BadassFamily: The Takagi famly.

* FanNickname: The animation is airing on NicoNicoDouga. Nicknames are inevitable.
** "Kazuki" for Takashi and "Papillon" for Mr. Shidou, from their resemblances to characters in ''BusouRenkin''.
** "Bitch" for Rei, which has been taken up even by her fans ("Bitch is cute~", "Nice, bitch"). Also "Roach" for her hair style.
** "King of Braves" for [[NobuyukiHiyama Hirano]]. Also "Hirako" (平コウ)).
** "Excalibar" for the crowbar Takashi uses at the end of Act 5.
** Generally, "Awakening" (覚醒) (a ''MobileSuitGundam'' reference) whenever anyone gets their first moment of heroism/craziness.

* GenreSavvy: Everyone is quite aware that they are in the midst of a Zombie Apocalypse, even if they are pointedly ''NotUsingTheZWord'', and act accordingly.
* {{Gorn}}: What do you expect from a zombie comic?

* HilariousInHindsight: One of the mall survivors wears a jacket with the words "Bad End" printed on the back. He gets the dishonor of [[spoiler: getting shanked by the bratty kid and suffering a pathetic and humiliating death by zombies after they break into the mall]].

* MemeticMutation:
** ORGYBUS!!!
** Boobs Dodge Bullet!
** '''I'M GETTING WET''' had spawned a new MemeticMutation in 2ch, as noted [[http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/09/07/im-getting-wet/ here]]. NSFW.

* MsFanservice: Nearly every woman can be this, but Shizuka Marikawa takes the whole freaking ChristmasCake.

* RuleThirtyFour: Well, since the character designer worked on hentai before, this was inevitable. Even with "them" of all people.

* ShipTease: A bit between Hirano and Takagi in recent chapters, especially in chapter 28. Also, Saeko and Takashi in general.
* ShownTheirWork:
** The guns are amazingly detailed, and are shown to have actual limitations. Kohta Hirano also makes sure that everyone who even touches one follows strict gun safety, as American gun enthusiasts are generally taught to do.
** The author shows a decent understanding of how the American government works, although that's a bit more subtle.

* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Shizuka]] gained several levels when she [[spoiler:[[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan talked Kohta out of committing suicide by zombie]]]]. For bonus points she [[ActionDressRip tore her own skirt]] beforehand.

* ValuesDissonance:
** Operating motor vehicles without a license, generally showing independence may not seem so bad, but consider that the series takes place in Japan.
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyoku_dantai Uyoku dantai]]. Not really the type of thing the networks would like to present in a FanService [[SexSells show.]]

* XMeetsY: ''DawnOfTheDead'' meets ''LordOfTheFlies'' meets ''IkkiTousen''.

* WhatAnIdiot: Okay Mr. [[NietzscheWannabe nihilistic]] [[KnifeNut mall survivor]], you claim to be such a huge zombie fan and yet charge into a group of zombies while pathetically flailing a knife about, when it's been established that any melee weapon shorter than an arm's length will only let them get within biting range? All for the sake of going out like a badass? Not to mention that your stab wound wasn't even critical and the zombies could have easily been avoided? Enjoy your undignified, lameass death.

* LesYay: While bathing Saeko splashed Saya with cold water and compliments on her voice when she screamed. When Saya retaliated, Saeko simply blushed after [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything apparently enjoying it quite a bit]].

* TheLoad: Other than being smart and yelling at everybody, Saya doesn't do anything to help the team out.

* DieForOurShip: Rei. ClingyJealousGirl, occasional FauxActionGirl and in the [[OfficialCouple wrong]] [[FanPreferredCouple corner]] of a LoveTriangle that also involves the [[EnsembleDarkhorse extremely popular]] [[HotChickWithASword Saeko Busujima]]. May the gods of canon have mercy on the poor girl's soul, for the fanficers will not.

** Soichirou. It helps that JojiNakata is PERFECT cast for this role.

** Soichirou. It helps that JojiNakata is PERFECT casting for the role.

* CompleteMonster: Shidou makes "them" look practically humane in comparison. If abandoning a student who sprained his ankle and [[KickTheDog kicking him down in the face for good measure]] doesn't cut it, maybe brainwashing the students aboard the orgy bus and [[spoiler:forcibly ejecting one student who showed the slightest bit of concern for his family]] will.

* UnfortunateImplications: So you're going to censor ultranationalists being dicks and not an orgybus?