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** Probably just to show how [[IncrediblyLamePun biting]] Saya can be when she's in full bitch mode. Hopefully that pun also works in Japanese.

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** Probably just to show how [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} biting]] Saya can be when she's in full bitch mode. Hopefully that pun also works in Japanese.
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* When we first see Rei's reaction to Shidou, the severity of her hatred made me assume that he'd molested her or something like that. In Episode 11, we finally find out why she hates him so much and it's because... he deliberately failed her for petty/political reasons and made her repeat a grade? That's all? AndThatsTerrible, I guess, but not on the level of what he's done to the students who stayed with him (and who really cares about grades anymore when society has fallen to zombies?). Why didn't she bring any of that up?

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* When we first see Rei's reaction to Shidou, the severity of her hatred made me assume that he'd molested her or something like that. In Episode 11, we finally find out why she hates him so much and it's because... he deliberately failed her for petty/political reasons and made her repeat a grade? That's all? AndThatsTerrible, I guess, but not on the level of what he's done to the students who stayed with him (and who really cares about grades anymore when society has fallen to zombies?). Why didn't she bring any of that up?up?
**Shidou (on the orders of his father) failing her on purpose caused some offscreen issues for Rei's father (whatever those were) and, seeing how Kohta and a few of the others have some grievances with him, likely caused some issues with her school life with that action (either directly or indirectly). As far as why she didn't bring up his other crimes, she likely didn't know about those yet.

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*** I think you're simplifying the scope of this. These zombies took over only Japan but the U.S.A and all of the world. Which means these BLIND zombie must be able navigate through woods, forests, swamps, mountains, cliff, deserts and all sorts of environments guide only by sound? Even if they careful is no way in hell a blind person without a guide or walking stick would be able to do that let alone a blind zombie.

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*** I think you're simplifying the scope of this. These zombies took over not only Japan but the U.S.A and all of the world. Which means these BLIND zombie must be able to navigate through woods, forests, swamps, mountains, cliff, deserts and all sorts of environments guide only by sound? Even if they careful is no way in hell a blind person without a guide or walking stick would be able to do that let alone a blind zombie.



*** Sprinfeild [=M1A1=] Supermatch battle rifle. 7.62 millimetre civilian version of the M14 battle rifle. And desperate times...they didn't really have time to get it off Rei did they?

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*** Sprinfeild Springfield [=M1A1=] Supermatch battle rifle. 7.62 millimetre civilian version of the M14 battle rifle. And desperate times...they didn't really have time to get it off Rei did they?



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* When we first see Rei's reaction to Shidou, the severity of her hatred made me assume that he'd molested her or something like that. In Episode 11, we finally find out why she hates him so much and it's because... he deliberately failed her for petty/political reasons and made her repeat a grade? That's all? AndThatsTerrible, I guess, but not on the level of what he's done to the students who stayed with him (and who really cares about grades anymore when society has fallen to zombies?). Why didn't she bring any of that up?
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* How can you be a spinster if you're only 27?
** ChristmasCake is probably what they're getting at.

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* How can you be a spinster {{spinster}} if you're only 27?
** ChristmasCake Christmas cake is probably what they're getting at.at, the Japanese belief that women/cake aren't good after the 25th year/day of December.
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*** Sprinfeild M1A1 Supermatch battle rifle. 7.62 millimetre civilian version of the M14 battle rifle. And desperate times...they didn't really have time to get it off Rei did they?

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*** Sprinfeild M1A1 [=M1A1=] Supermatch battle rifle. 7.62 millimetre civilian version of the M14 battle rifle. And desperate times...they didn't really have time to get it off Rei did they?
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*** I reread. It was [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-11311-36/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-1.html karate]]
*** I actually had this convo before. [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-11311-44/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-1.html If you look at the way]] [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-11311-45/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-1.html Hisashi is holding that first Zombie]], his got one hand under his chin, and the other arm in a hold. Now I'm no expert on Martial Arts, but this looks like a hold that would be tough to break for a normal person. [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-11311-46/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-1.html Hell, said Zombie had to turn itself around while in his grip]] to bite him despite there being an arm right near it's mouth, because the way Hisashi had it positioned made biting difficult (Zombies tend to go for the closest limb when the opportunity arises). Had the damn thing not broken it's own neck (or whatever it did to get him) he might have eventually tossed it aside once he was sure Rei was safe.

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*** I reread. It was [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-11311-36/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-1.html karate]]
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*** I actually had this convo before. [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-11311-44/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-1.html If you look at the way]] [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-11311-45/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-1.html way Hisashi is holding that first Zombie]], Zombie, his got one hand under his chin, and the other arm in a hold. Now I'm no expert on Martial Arts, but this looks like a hold that would be tough to break for a normal person. [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-11311-46/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-1.html Hell, said Zombie had to turn itself around while in his grip]] grip to bite him despite there being an arm right near it's mouth, because the way Hisashi had it positioned made biting difficult (Zombies tend to go for the closest limb when the opportunity arises). Had the damn thing not broken it's own neck (or whatever it did to get him) he might have eventually tossed it aside once he was sure Rei was safe.
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*** Typically when a fight engages with a zombie, unless someone is a particularly stealthy or calm fighter, there's usually going to be some amount of heavy breathing, yelling, or other sounds of exertion. And since the zombies basically move in the direction of whatever's there and bite, and often they seem to go for the head and neck if they can, it may be they're aiming for the sound of breathing and then bite whatever they grab onto. If we also take into account the potential of them being able to feel differences in heat, rather than specifically touch, it could be that when they grab ahold of someone, or someone grabs ahold of them, they feel the heat coming off of them enough that it rings the internal dinner bell.
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** [[https://funnyjunk.com/Breast+at+math/funny-gifs/5383788/#094ee3_5383344 Her boobs are literally physics-defying]].
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*** I think you're simplifying the scope of this. These zombies took over only Japan but the U.S.A and all of the world. Which means these BLIND zombie must be able navigate through woods, forests, swamps, mountains, cliff, deserts and all sorts of enviroments guide only by sound? Even if they careful is no way in hell a blind person without a guide or walking stick would be able to do that let alone a blind zombie.

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*** I think you're simplifying the scope of this. These zombies took over only Japan but the U.S.A and all of the world. Which means these BLIND zombie must be able navigate through woods, forests, swamps, mountains, cliff, deserts and all sorts of enviroments environments guide only by sound? Even if they careful is no way in hell a blind person without a guide or walking stick would be able to do that let alone a blind zombie.



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* Okay, now this might sound like a very strange question but seriously, what's up with Saya Takagi's teeth? She's like a vampire. There are people with very prominent fangs in real life, but this is just absurd. Other characters rarely get to show anything except a white block for teeth, but this is fine because it's a part of the drawing style. But what does it mean when a character has fangs like that showing all the time? "Realistically", they must be pretty freaking huge to stick out like that. As in, she can probably bite ''Them'' to death if they ever come near her.

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* Okay, now this might sound like a very strange question but seriously, what's up with Saya Takagi's teeth? She's like a show anything except a white block for teeth, but this is fine because it's a part of the drawing style. But what does it vampire. There are people with very prominent fangs in real life, but this is just absurd. Other characters rarely get to show anything except a white block for teeth, but this is fine because it's a part of the drawing style. But what does it mean when a character has fangs like that showing all the time? "Realistically", they must be pretty freaking huge to stick out like that. As in, she can probably bite ''Them'' to death if they ever come near her.


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* How do these zombies distinguish between humans and other animals I mean you never see these zombies trying to kill or eat other animals. and These zombies have proven that they can't distinguish humans from them selves when they are quite.

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* How do these zombies distinguish between humans and other animals I mean you never see these zombies trying to kill or eat other animals. and These zombies have proven that they can't distinguish humans from them selves when they are quite.quiet.
** Exactly, if you are ''quiet'', the zombies don't bother you, but people who bump into a zombie are usually anything but quiet, it seems the zombies are mostly audio-reactive, as evidenced by both the paper towel experiment and the pole clattering, it's not that they know it's humans, but anything louder than slow footsteps and groans usually means prey. Sadly, they don't employ this knowledge much, they know a zombie is too slow that you could run around a corner and walk slowly and quietly and you are home free.
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** The reason is clearly stated in both the manga and the anime adaptation: Mr. Takagi kicked them out because they had been "tainted" by Shidou's influence. They were basically a cult and couldn't be trusted to not try spreading their influence among the other survivors on his estate.

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** The **The reason is clearly stated in both the manga and the anime adaptation: Mr. Takagi kicked them out because they had been "tainted" tainted by Shidou's influence. They were basically a cult and couldn't be trusted to not try spreading their influence among the other survivors on his estate.
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**The reason is clearly stated in both the manga and the anime adaptation: Mr. Takagi kicked them out because they had been "tainted" by Shidou's influence. They were basically a cult and couldn't be trusted to not try spreading their influence among the other survivors on his estate.
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**I don't think they were ejected, rather, they (or a good number of them) went willingly with him. However, if they were ejected, it's possible because the area was overcrowded (or starting to be).
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**Yes, yes, there is. You see, in real-life crisis situations and, usually (and ''especially''), during bouts of desperation, people tend to be easier to influence. Basically, toss a bunch of impressionable youth with no one to turn to and a psychopathic teacher in a bus during a crisis, and you get what you get. Likeiwse, we don't really see or hear what the teacher said to them but it's possible that he convinced them that the world was ending or something, giving them more of a reason to do what they did.


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**It's one of those SpellMyNameWithAnS cases where something has multiple spellings.
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* One of the things that bothered me about this series is why Shidou's students were also ejected from the mansion when the real problem was Shidou himself. That just seemed like one more pointless middle finger to kids in a series that was already heaping more cruelty and darkness they didn't deserve onto them than you find in other zombie stories.
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** Because not all Japanese people are great at English.
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* Why is "Highschool" one word?

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