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Volume 6 Scanlation:
 * A temporary scanlation of Volume 6 has been released by Turambar1, one of the administrators here at the HOTD Wiki. This is only a rough version without translations on the special pages, but a much higher quality version is coming in the near future. You can download it here. For information on other releases, go to Turambar1's blog at http://hotdead.blogspot.com/

BD/DVD Release Dates:
 * The fifth Highschool of the Dead DVD/BD will be released on January 26, 2011 and will include episodes 9 and 10. You can pre-order the Blu-ray disc from Amazon here and the DVD here.


 * The sixth Highschool of the Dead DVD/BD will be released on February 23, 2011 and will include episodes 11 and 12. You can pre-order the Blu-ray disc from Amazon here and the DVD here.
 * All current DVD releases are in the Region 2 format. These will not play in a standard Region 1 (U.S., Canada) player. All BD releases are Region A. These are playable in standard BD players in the U.S., Canada, and East Asia.

Volume 7 and OVA:


 * A blu-ray disc containing a 20 minute OVA entitled "Drifters of the Dead" will come bundled with Volume 7 of the manga. The volume and disc bundle is available for pre-order until February 10, 2011 and it will be released on April 27, 2011. You can pre-order from Amazon here.

English Manga Releases:


 * The English translation of Volume 1 has been released. You can order it from Amazon here. Volumes 2 and 3 are also available for pre-order, and they will be released on April 26, 2011 and July 19, 2011, respectively. Volume 4 will be released in October 2011, and Volume 5 will be released in January 2012.

Highschool of the Dead - Full Color Edition:


 * The manga volumes are being released in full color. The Full Color Editions will also be printed in B5 size, which is much larger than the normal size. Volumes 1 and 2 will be released on Feb. 25, 2011, and volumes 3 and 4 will be released on March 25, 2011. Links will be posted when they become available for pre-order.