7.1/10415 votes#1 - Spring of the DEAD
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/5/2010
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 break free from the living dead.
Director: Tetsuro Araki
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.2/10360 votes#2 - Escape from the DEAD
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/12/2010
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 situation that they're really in.
Director: N/A
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.1/10338 votes#3 - Democracy under the DEAD
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/19/2010
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 ranks, and one survivor refuses to continue with the group
Director: Yasushi Muroya
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
6.5/10330 votes#4 - Running in the DEAD
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/26/2010
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 this new world besides the walking dead.
Director: Tetsuo Ichimura
Writer: Tatsuya Takahashi
7.0/10321 votes#5 - Streets of the DEAD
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/2/2010
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 bus group in two.
Director: Yuuji Kumazawa
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.2/10338 votes#6 - In the DEAD of the Night
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/9/2010
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 themselves by gathering supplies for the chaos that awaits them outside.
Director: Naoyasu Habu
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.3/10331 votes#7 - DEAD Night and the DEAD Ruck
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/16/2010
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 apocalypse, there are always exceptions.
Director: Takashi Takahashi
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.0/10305 votes#8 - The DEAD Way Home
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/23/2010
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 dead surrounding them, how many waves can they fight off before they're overwhelmed?
Director: Chie Yamashiro
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.1/10303 votes#9 - The Sword and DEAD
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/30/2010
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 her beauty only skin deep?
Director: Yusuke Onoda
Writer: Tatsuya Takahashi
6.5/10295 votes#10 - The DEAD's House Rules
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/6/2010
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 group becomes a huge concern.
Director: Tetsuo Ichimura
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
6.7/10295 votes#11 - DEAD Storm Rising
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/13/2010
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 makes an unexpected return.
Director: Takenori Mihara
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.1/10307 votes#12 - All DEAD'S Attack
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/20/2010
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.
Director: Tetsuro Araki, Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
The Best Episodes of High School of the Dead Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Spring of the DEAD" is the best rated episode of "High School of the Dead" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 415 votes. Directed by Tetsuro Araki and written by Yosuke Kuroda, it aired on 7/5/2010. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Escape from the DEAD".