Saeko Busujima

Saeko Busujima (毒島 冴子, Busujima Saeko?) is one of the main characters in Highschool of the Dead. At the begining of the series she used a wooden bokken to fight off the "them" but was later given a sword by Souichiro Takagi to fight "them" with.

About
Saeko is a high school sophomore and president of the school's kendo club, she is extremely skilled with a bokken and close combat. Calm and collected with a sense of pride in her skills and those that she's with, Saeko is among the most reliable of the group. Everyone can count on her combat skills to pull them through a tough spot if need be. She has shown fondness towards Takashi and believes in his abilities to get them through the crisis. Not much is known about her family except for her father who had traveled abroad on a self-defense conference before the advent of the Outbreak.

Appearance
Saeko has long, straight and shiny black hair which is shown in the anime to have a blue or sometimes indigo colour to it and she is also shown to have blue eyes. One of Saeko's physical features which is often shown in the manga are Saeko's lips which have a shiny pink appearance. Over the course of the series Saeko mostly wears her school uniform, however she has changed her attire more than once in the series. These instances include wearing nothing but an apron and a thong at Shizuka's friend's house and wearing a kimono at Saya's house. After leaving the Takagi house Saeko's school attire changes where as she now wears special tall female battle boots with heels, long purple stalkings, a special belt to hold her sword and purple gloves.

History
Four years prior to the story Saeko was attacked by a man on her way home one night, however was able to easily overpower the man since she had her wooden sword with her. After killing the man the police released her due to the circumstance, however after that night Saeko found that she had a sadistic side to her that enjoyed killing. It is also implied that some point in the past she had liked a boy however was never able to tell him how she felt.

Personality
At the begining and throughout the series Saeko is shown to be a kind, caring, strong and very reliable person which is pointed out by other characters. Saeko often considers the feelings of other members of the group and often ensures their well being. Later on in the series Saeko shows her sadistic side while fighting "them" and explains to Takashi that she was this way before the start of the series.

Summary

 * Four years prior to the start of the story, a man had attempted to assault her. Armed with her bokken, she easily disposed of the would-be assailant, breaking several of his bones before the police came. This experience revealed her sadistic tendencies; she enjoyed holding the power to inflict pain on another human being. In addition to her reliance on killing the undead in order to survive, Saeko continually struggles with this part of her self, which causes momentary weaknesses in her otherwise strong demeanor. At the begining of the series Saeko escapes with the other main characters and Shido's group. After being seperated from Takashi and Rei, Saeko and the others leave Shido's group to meet up with Takashi and Rei. The group later takes residence at Shizuka's friends appartment where they wait out the night however due to an incident they are forced to leave. The group later encounters Saya's parents and stay at their residence where they gain supplies and other items needed to find Takashi and Rei's parents. After "they" invade the Takagi residence the group escapes but are later force to split up due to the large amounts of "them". Saeko and Takashi leave the group to act as bait so that the others can escape to a meeting spot. While seperated from the others with Takashi, Saeko and him escape to a sanctary where they spend the night and Saeko tells Takashi about her sadistic side. After telling Takashi her story and encountering a group of undead afterwards, for a second Saeko considers letting herself get taken away. She is stopped by Takashi who restores her confidence and resolve. Saeko has faith in Takashi's ability to lead the group through a crisis. In addition, she is hinted to have romantic feelings for him; at the very least, he is the reason she continues to fight. They later meet up with the others where they rest at a mall. After Saya Takagi mentions that Takashi and Kohta are the most likely to "lose it and become a danger to themselves", Saeko simply replies that she will be there to remind them that she is of the female sex.

Trivia

 * Saeko is the president of the school's kendo club.
 * She is the person responsible for realizing that knocking the zombies over isalmost as effective as killing them.
 * Saeko appears not to like Shido just like the rest of the group.
 * Saeko higly values promises, this is shown when she is more conserned over keeping her promise with Takashi than worrying about her partents.
 * Saeko can withstand cold water without making any noise.
 * According to Morita Saeko ranks as the number one hottest female student.
 * In the third extra chapter Morita tells Takashi his fantasy of Saeko wearing nothing but an apron and a thong but ironically she actually does wear that attire infront of Takashi later on.
 * Saeko drools while in her sleep.
 * Saeko's intrests involve cultural japanese things such as coy fish.
 * Saeko doesnt like getting wet.
 * In chapter 17 Saeko tells Takashi to take responsibility, this can either mean that she eiter wants him to take responsibility for her actions or it can be a pun on something a girl says to a guy when she is pregnant.