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The reason why Highschool of the Dead won't have a second season

High School of the Dead It's become a very popular story, and even more than ten years after the anime adaptation aired, many fans are still waiting for confirmation of a sequel. However, time has passed, and there's no news about it. Many more claim that a sequel is no longer possible, and in this article, we'll share the reasons fans give for this assertion.

Highschool of the Dead fans debate online why there won't be a sequel to the anime

A user of the popular platform redditopened the conversation by asking the question “Will we ever have a second season of High School of the Dead?" Similarly, he added the following comment: "Now that we're in 2024, does anyone have any news on whether there will ever be a second season? I've heard it might be possible, but I'm wondering if anyone knows." "It's my favorite anime," and from that question, many users began to weigh in on the matter.

The first user responded that it is actually very unlikely that this will happen, since the author of the work “Daisuke Sato” He passed away in 2017, so the story remained unfinished. The manga High School of the Dead He did this together with his brother “Shouji Sato”who refused to continue with the work, as he was only responsible for the illustrations and, in addition, it is a story that brings him a lot of sadness, so he does not feel able to continue.

In relation to this previous argument, another user asked if there wasn't already a lot of material that could be adapted, although perhaps to give a conclusion, the story would have to be altered to give it a proper ending, something that has been done before with anime like “Akame ga Kill”. To this, a person who disagreed said that why should they do this? The anime serves as propaganda for the manga and without continuation of the manga (of? High School of the Dead) which was canceled years ago, there is no way there will be a second season.

The debate continued with one user asking if High School of the Dead It's a very popular series on this side of the world, so why not try remaking it with a new writer and Shouji Sato involved in its development? To this question, another person responded that Shouji owns the entire manga and anime, as Daisuke gave him the rights when he died, but the artist refuses to remake the series or sell the rights.

Something that was also much commented on is that, due to the themes or humor that are dealt with High School of the DeadMaking a sequel to this story wouldn't be a good idea, as its public reception would likely be poor, as it deals with issues that are currently frowned upon by society. Even so, someone suggested that a sequel to this adaptation could be made by listing it as «anime h»that have resurfaced in popularity in recent times.

Ultimately, many fans were left lamenting the prospects of continuing to see an adaptation of High School of the DeadFor example, many people said they should abandon the anime because more than ten years had passed and it wouldn't return, but fans said they didn't want to. Others said they recently rewatched the anime and were very sad to remember the story and learn that there was no more material from its anime adaptation.