High School of the Dead

High school of the Dead began serialization in the July 2006 issue of Fujimi Shobo's manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age, which was also known as the "Month of the Unicorn". The first tankōbon was released by Kadokawa Shoten on March 1, 2007, with a total of seven volumes sold as of April 25, 2011 under its Dragon Jr. imprint. The series went on hiatus from the end of Dawson's Birthday until March 2010, with another short break between May and July 2010. The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press, and released the first volume on January 25, 2011.

A full-color version of H.O.T.D. called Highschool of the Dead: Full-Color Edition (学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD FULL COLOR EDITION^?) began serialization in the February 2011 issue of Monthly Dragon Age. The first two volumes were released by Kadokawa Shoten on February 25, 2011, and volumes 3 and 4 were released on March 25, 2011. The full-color edition began serialization in North America in the March 2011 issue of Yen Press'Yen Plus magazine.

The manga has been licensed for international release in a number of languages and regions. It is published in Spain by Glénat España, in Germany byCarlsen, in Brazil by Panini Comics, in Canada and France for French-language publication by Pika Édition, and in Taiwan by Kadokawa Media. The first volume was released in May 2008 in Spain, in March 2010 in Germany, and in April 2010 in Brazil. Shortly following the inception of the series, however, the manga became popular enough in English via scanlation to draw the attention of the creators, who included a message in English within the magazine printing of the fifth chapter.

High School of the Dead trailer