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High School of the Dead S1E1 — Spring of the DEAD

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High School of the Dead•Season 1•Episode 1

Spring of the DEAD

7.2/10 · 596 votesJul 5, 201024 min

Ranked #3 of 12 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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.

Directed byTetsuro Araki

Written byYosuke Kuroda

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Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Takashi Komuro (voice)

Marina Inoue

Marina Inoue

Rei Miyamoto (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Saeko Busujima (voice)

Eri Kitamura

Eri Kitamura

Saya Takagi (voice)

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Kohta Hirano (voice)

Yukari Fukui

Yukari Fukui

Shizuka Marikawa (voice)

Ayana Taketatsu

Ayana Taketatsu

Alice Maresato (voice)

Jouji Nakata

Jouji Nakata

Sōichirō Takagi (voice)

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Yuriko Takagi (voice)

Kisho Taniyama

Kisho Taniyama

Kōichi Shidō (voice)

Junko Takeuchi

Junko Takeuchi

Rika Minami (voice)

Jin Urayama

Jin Urayama

Tadashi Miyamoto (voice)

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Terumi Nishii

Terumi Nishii

Key Animation

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Koji Odate

Key Animation

T

Tomohiro Kamitani

Key Animation

Yosuke Kuroda

Yosuke Kuroda

Writer

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Yuichi Hirano

Key Animation

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Shinya Suzuki

Key Animation

T

Tatsuya Shirashi

Key Animation

Tetsuro Araki

Tetsuro Araki

Director

Masayoshi Tanaka

Masayoshi Tanaka

Animation Director

Tetsuro Araki

Tetsuro Araki

Storyboard Artist

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Shinichi Miyamae

Animation Director

M

Megumi Tonegawa

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Spring of the DEAD" is episode 1 of High School of the Dead season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 596 votes, ranking #3 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.0). Directed by Tetsuro Araki and written by Yosuke Kuroda, it aired on July 5, 2010.

Next: E2 · Escape from the DEAD Best of Season 1