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High School of the Dead: Season 1

12 episodes Premiered Jul 5, 2010 Updated Jul 19, 2026
Season 1 Episodes

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S1·E1 Mytharc

Spring of the DEAD

Jul 5, 2010 · 24 min

A deadly virus is turning the world's population into walking corpses. While the world erupts into chaos around them, Takashi Komuro and his friends frantically search for a way to

S1·E2 Core

Escape from the DEAD

Jul 12, 2010 · 24 min

As the entire school quickly spirals into chaos, more players just into the fight, handmade weapons at the ready. New enemy traits are discovered, and the survivors realize the sit

S1·E3 Core

Democracy under the DEAD

Jul 19, 2010 · 24 min

The enemy's weak points are discovered and exploited. The human condition is put to the test, and everyone's base survival instincts kick in. Tensions rise as more people swell the

S1·E4 Core

Running in the DEAD

Jul 26, 2010 · 24 min

Z-Day +1...In times of crisis, even the most mundane activities become a monumental task. While on their way to the rendezvous, Rei and Komuro find that there's more to fear in thi

S1·E5 Core

Streets of the DEAD

Aug 2, 2010 · 24 min

The population grows desperate and chaos runs wild in the streets. Crossing any bridge presents a world of problems for Komuro and Rei, while dissension among the ranks splits the

S1·E6 Core

In the DEAD of the Night

Aug 9, 2010 · 24 min

With no help coming from headquarters, the police are ordered to use deadly force to maintain order at the blockade. Safe for the time being, the group relaxes and prepares themsel

S1·E7 Core

DEAD Night and the DEAD Ruck

Aug 16, 2010 · 24 min

Fully rested and armed to the teeth, the group looks on as people are eaten alive in the streets below, and learn a valuable lesson: you can't save them all. However, in the zombie

S1·E8 Core

The DEAD Way Home

Aug 23, 2010 · 24 min

An animal is said to be the most dangerous when cornered. After crossing the river, the group takes a wrong turn and becomes trapped. With no help in sight and a wall of the living

S1·E9 Core

The Sword and DEAD

Aug 30, 2010 · 24 min

After narrowly escaping with their lives, Komuro and Saeko must make their way alone and rendezvous with the others. Saeko's true nature is revealed, and it begs the question: Is h

S1·E10 Core

The DEAD's House Rules

Sep 6, 2010 · 24 min

The group reunites at Takagi's house, an impenetrable fortress run by her parents and their army of workers. After surviving this long on their own, being absorbed into a larger gr

S1·E11 Mytharc

DEAD Storm Rising

Sep 13, 2010 · 24 min

Tempers flare in the House of Saya Takagi. Decisions must be made, and a leader must be chosen. Honor, love, devotion and mercy are put to the test; and a man from the group's past

S1·E12 Mytharc

All DEAD'S Attack

Sep 20, 2010 · 24 min

After an EMP wave shuts down all electronic equipment in a wide radius, Komuro and his friends must defend the mansion or risk losing everything that matters to them.