
a review by veemon23

a review by veemon23
Off course not spoiler free review as it's too hard to talk about this anime without spoiling it.
Going into this anime it's not as though I went in blind, I was aware of the premise and what to expected. So I was like I won't be tricked by the first episode. Though I was aware of such things, I did not expect it to be so well executed as it was. Even though I knew what to expect, it was still done in a way that surprised me. It was a great review and I can't imagine how those who first watched it when it was airing felt.
There are a few things I hate because they scare me. Zombies is among those things, along with other more common things like height and etc... so why I kind of put this anime aside for the longest time. But since it's almost Halloween I decided to watch it for my Spooktoberfest (not even sure if that's the right word lol). And I was amazed by how well done this show was.
A perfect blend of Moe/CGDCT+Horror. I wonder how this idea was pitch, let's set it in school and have a bunch of cute girls with a club and they have to be fighting off a horde of zombies? You would think you'll end up getting something like "High School of the Dead." Or at the least you would get a parody of a anime that doesn't really use it's horror element but more of it's moe affect to draw in viewers. But it does capture both in a sense really well. Giving us a bit of horror along with a lot of just wholesome moments. And just to top it off, some tears to go along with that.
There's a lot to talk about this show as each character is unique and as one is a strength to the others weakness. As we see how they are very dependent of one another in a way that help them survive. And off course best girl is Sakura-Sensei or Kurumi. I could talk about each one of them but to put it simply we'll just say this...Yuuri is basically like the "older sister" / "mom" of the group. Since she's always the one taking care of them.
Kurumi is just that cool character you have. Like Daryl from the walking dead.
Yuki is that ray of sunshine in the darkest time.
Miki is that person you can depend on.
Sakura-Sensei is just awesome. (And I thought the whole idea of making us think she was alive was done alright. I mean it was pretty obvious that she wasn't alive - mainly because I blame Miki lol)
Taroumaru is like Sam from I AM LEGEND.But before I end this short review - I want to say, that OP IS AMAZING! As the story progresses so does the opening itself. Going from cute to dark and darker... it captures the show perfectly. Also it just so catchy too.
Thanks for reading it, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did watching the show. Yes even if you know the spoilers, it's still worth watching. As I stated at the start, I did not go into this show spoiler free. I already knew the plot and everything that was setup but it didn't ruined my watching experience at all. I honestly thought it was gonna ruin it but I thought it was done in a way that was really good that it didn't bother me knowing. Also maybe I need new friends who stop spoiling everything for me lol jk...
(Yes a shovel is a deadly weapon as stated at the start)
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