October 10th, 2011 
HSoftheDead 
Unfortunately Season 2 of Highschool of the Dead was not released on September 5, 2011, as many rumors stated it would be. The exact date of Season 2’s release is still unknown, but at least we know there will in fact be a Season 2. This was answered at Anime EXPO 2011 at the H.O.T.D panel Q/A’s. See the video of the question and answer yourself below.
HURRY UP! Season 2 better kick some serious ass because my friends, family, and girlfriend all watch this show and patience is gone but support will always stay
And the thing is, it’s kind of pointless to continuing on speculating on the possibilities of why popular animes (which almost or guarantees one to earn profits from) do not have any information on the further release date for future seasons or any hint of it continuing to be done, if they really need funding on certain projects, i believe we would be happy to contribute abit to as fans, so whatever the reason is, let’s just continue to support them and hope our prayers were answered =D
Personally i do not believe that those “official reason” stated by the producers were actually factual, they may be excuses for other underlying reasons that were not and cannot be made known to the public. Still.. Kan-ba-teh!!!
If things are going for them rough at Japan, can’t international profits help, if their locals do not generally like or support this kind of zombie genre, why dun they relay on other countries instead, i do not know how do they really work to earn a profit, but if they are highly rated eslewhere out of their country, almost everywhere eslewhere, they shld have already made a profit.. just hope that it WILL be released somewhere in the future, at least start working on it and it’s kay, keeping silence on the topic and ignoring fans is just plain stupid and irresponsible, well now we do know somebody is working on it, the question ultimately is.. WHEN?
HOTD2 has never been announced by anyone actually working on it or with the authority to produce it. Just this one guy, apparently from Madhouse, who simply gave people what they wanted with his quantified answer. Its human nature to hear only what you want from it but he didn’t actually confirm anything. If you stop listening after the translated “Well, definitely yes” then you run off all happy thinking its going to happen, but miss the meat of it … “Provided we have everyone’s support”. Well I hate to break it to ya, appears they don’t have it, at least not yet.
I can think of no reason to keep the production of HOTD a secret, yet there is no mention of it on madhouse.co.jp. Or on the real official web site. http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe/anime/hotd/ or in the magazine the manga is published. BTW: None of them will return my emails asking about HOTD 2.
The only person even occasionally talking about HOTD is Shoji Sato, and that’s only in relation to his new art book. Anyone know what is up with Daisuke Sato? My gut tells me he is the key, we need the writer to get on board.
When reality sets in you may realize we are a long way from a season 2, if there even is a season 2.
Now with all that said, I’m still visiting this site each day, and many others, hoping for some REAL CONFIRMED news. Because HOTD is one of the best damn anime ever made.
It is likely that it will be released somewhere this month though it’s already the 25th.
They anounced it ages ago so it has to be released sometime now.
People start losing their patience, that includes me.
Its so fking annoyting when like a beast anime stops always on season 1 for a long time like alot of good animes dont last that long I REALLY WANT A SEASON 2 MAN HOTD IS TO BEAST TO END!!!!!!!!! XD
Sry about the fowel language but likw really i really want a dam 2nd season this animes to good to end!!!
I REALLY enjoyed season 1. I hope that they make another one soon. Although I admit I did click on it for boobs, I was captivated by this anime. PLEASE MAKE ANOTHER SEASON!!!!!! }:=3)
I was just in japan and all the japanese love HOTD and are also wondering wtf is going on.
How did HOTD do in the Japan TV rankings? Was it a flop in Japan? Is that maybe why there is no season 2. Low Nielsen ratings sure kills off shows in the US. Regardless of how good we may think it is.
All rumors aside, anyone know the truth?
According to the Highschool of the Dead episodes WiKi, it aired originally in Japan on July 5, 2010. Then weekly for the next 12 weeks. Comparing those dates to the Japan animation tv rankings published but Anime News Network (Which they get from Video Research, a Nielsen like service in Japan). I find that HOTD doesn’t even appear on the charts, not anywhere. Even those ‘extra’ lower rankings provided by others on the forum.
Granted, it would be more conclusive if HOTD would at least be listed, but if it really was a bust, as I’ve seen claimed by unsubstantiated sources, this could be the reason it appears the show it self has been left for dead.
yes it was said that HOTD had one of the worst rankings in Japan, i think it was labeled one of the worst manga D: HOW DARE THEY! do they have a bunch of gay people in Japan or what!? i dont know how HOTD can be one of the worst let alone can be only 1 season with 12 episodes not including OVA with only 29 chapters of the manga. comon seriously. it was said Japanese ppl dont like “zombies” or something -_- wow. fuck that, HOTD is a one of a kind Anime, only one that has zombies with guns and super hot women. the story is amazing each time, where they go how they survive is awesome. fuck what others think, shit, HOTD is the fucking shit and its an awesome anime. i really hope they start releasing season 2 this year. ill be shitting my pants..
Its confusing to me too why the anime apparently did so poorly. The manga sales seem to have been pretty good and really negate that off the cuff comment made by the rushed panel at Comic Con 2011. The formula seems to follow many other successful anime but with the zombi twist, which only makes it better.
There are actually lots of Japanese zombi films, none that I’ve seen with the production values of US films like Resident Evil. But they are there. Some of them are pretty weird. And all are full of massive arterial spray!
The anime industry is really suffering right now and the horrible earthquake/tsunami made it worse. Revenue has been declining for quite a few years now, along with revenue from anime related merchandise. All the so called fans, who steal the content by streaming or downloading really are not helping. Studios are less likely to go out on a limb and produce titles like HOTD, with its high production values, that don’t appear to be able to provide a profit.
Lets hope Japan gets their electrical power issues resolved soon, that the anime industry starts to recover, and fans actually start to pay for what they watch or read, so the industry can survive.
I guess its possible the popularity of HOTD outside Japan will drive Madhouse to produce a second season, HOTD is still finding its way to more and more countries.
I can’t imagine the ecchiness (if thats a word) had anything to do with it not being renewed for a second season. Popular anime like Queens Blade, in its 3rd season make HOTD seem tame. And have you seen the recent title Sentai Fimworks just licensed, Qwaser of Stigmata? Warriors getting their power by drinking breast milk from their companions. LOL! Talk about Ecchi. There are 20 something episodes in that anime.
Even though it really looks grim for a season 2, I still hold out hope Shoji Sato will give us some good news in a couple weeks, he still seems to care about HOTD.
How did HOTD do in the Japan TV rankings? Was it a flop in Japan? Is that maybe why there is no season 2. Low Nielsen ratings sure kills off shows in the US. Regardless of how good we may think it is.
All rumors aside, anyone know the truth?
According to the Highschool of the Dead episodes WiKi, it aired originally in Japan on July 5, 2010. Then weekly for the next 12 weeks. Comparing those dates to the Japan animation tv rankings published but Anime News Network (Which they get from Video Research, a Nielsen like service in Japan). I find that HOTD doesn’t even appear on the charts, not anywhere. Even those ‘extra’ lower rankings provided by others on the forum.
Granted, it would be more conclusive if HOTD would at least be listed, but if it really was a bust, as I’ve seen claimed by unsubstantiated sources, this could be the reason it appears the show it self has been left for dead.
Sources.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Highschool_of_the_Dead_episodes
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-18/japan-animation-tv-ranking-july-5-11
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=132543
http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/backnum/2010/vol28.htm