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If it had been restricted to those two things, I think this anime could have developed a far larger following. There are moments where it is employed to genuinely humorous effect. There is always going to be a certain amount of sexual tension in a post apocalyptic world, and there was nothing wrong with it being used to a lesser degree for the romantic subplots. Anime also seems to tackle zombies less often than it has the potential to, which does bring a uniqueness to what is happening here - so why ruin all that and the potential for a great product by injecting something so mundane and puerile over and over again? If it had been scaled down to more standard anime amounts, fine. To the extent that I did want there to be a second season and a completed story. The use of music, sound in general, and above all some excellent animation, as well as the way the story moves and the generally quite dark atmosphere.all makes for a show that is fun to sit down and watch if you're into zombie stories. It's a shame because, despite not really bringing anything new to the table for zombie flicks, nor being especially thought-provoking, this is a genuinely well made work. I know this is a staple of anime, but not to this extent usually, and it genuinely does distract from the story and induced a lot of eye rolling and sighing from me. But HOTD really scores an own goal with the frequency of ludicrously overdone shots of melons and buttocks jiggling. I even find myself defending most things that are deemed to have 'gratuitous' sex and nudity. I should clarify from the off - I am male, I love the female form, and I love anime.