Forum:Cancelled

Has highschool of the dead been cancelled or are they on just a really long break?

Please remember to sign your posts. The manga has not been cancelled. It is on indefinite hiatus, meaning there is no set time for its return. There is no reason right now to think that the hiatus won't end eventually. Just be patient.Turambar  02:40, April 22, 2012 (UTC)

I heard a rumor while circling yahoo that the reason why HOTD has been on hiatus for such a long time is because the author is redoing everything in color? Of course I cant say if its true but thats what some people have been saying on yahoo and that the rumors are backed by the fact that a color omnibus has been realesed. Are these rumors true? Could this also mean that after all the volumes have been realesed in color Daisuke can continue the manga? 180.190.215.159 16:11, May 24, 2012 (UTC)

The first four volumes of HOTD were released in color, though that is not the reason the series went on hiatus because new chapters were still coming out while Shouji Sato was working on them. By the way, the Color Omnibus is only the North American release and came out much later. The original color volumes were released as Full Color Editions in February and March of 2011. There is no word right now on if they plan to release the other three volumes in color. In any case, Daisuke Sato is only the author, not the artist, so he's not really involved with the color volumes. If anything, the color volumes and everything else Shouji Sato has been involved with since the last new HOTD chapter have been released because of the hiatus. It keeps fans occupied until the hiatus finally does end.Turambar  19:48, May 24, 2012 (UTC)

And here was me thinking differently. To be frank, I don't know how long the fans will be kept occupied by the colored volumes before they start calling for the continuation of the manga. The only thing I'm hoping for, assuming the manga continues, is that HOTD doesn't go the way of many zombie movies that leave the endings in questionable situations. I'm hoping HOTD will be different. 203.177.74.141 06:27, May 25, 2012 (UTC)

Well I don't think fans are occupied with the FCE volumes anymore as they were released over a year ago, but there have been other things since to placate the fans like color omake chapters, Volume 7 and the OVA, Heroine vs Heroine illustrations, monthly Triage X for the Shouji Sato fans, and an upcoming Shouji Sato art book which will include HOTD and Triage X. I think the hiatus will continue at least until the art book is released in August. As for the ending, I would expect it to be a little more conclusive than some other zombie movies, but I do think at least some of the main characters will die.Turambar  12:46, May 25, 2012 (UTC)

Do you by any chance have a link to where I can read the omake chapters in color online? And pls dont jinx it. I cant imagine the HOTD cast losing one of its members especially since they have suffered heavy loses already (the female police officer who liked Hirano and possibly Takagi's parents) but I certainly do hope there would be a proper conclusion to the manga. 203.177.74.141 15:10, May 25, 2012 (UTC)

I scanlated the second two chapters released, which were actually the first and third omake chapters. You can find them on Scans of the Dead. The second chapter and first to be released (Cos-play of the Dead) was included in FCE Volume 4 and will be released on Torpedo Tits, but, since Volume 1 isn't even done yet, I don't think we will get Volume 4 done anytime soon.Turambar  17:06, May 25, 2012 (UTC)