High School of the Dead: Complete Collection

Grindhouse gore and eroticism reign as a group of “average” Japanese high schoolers (mostly Anglo-looking, impossibly nubile coed girls with torpedo-like breasts) are swept up in an unexplained zombie apocalypse after the crazed, flesh-eating creatures—who are blind, but hunt victims via sound—swarm the world. As civilization swiftly crumbles, a lad named Takashi leads an escape party comprised of former girlfriend Rei and a handful of other teen survivors (along with one cheerful busty-bimbo school nurse). Fortunately, some of the females—including purple-haired Saeko—are kick-butt martial artists, while Kota, an overweight nerd-outcast, gleefully finds his “calling” as a ruthless gunslinger. The gang lucks out in locating vehicles, caches of weapons, lingerie (yes, lingerie), and a cute little dog in this muddled over-the-top series where the tone warps wildly from splatter-action to boob-centric cheesecake to sober drama. Presenting all 12 episodes from 2010 in a dual-language set, rated TV-MA, this is not a necessary purchase. (C. Cassady)