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The manga and anime series Highschool of the Dead features a diverse range of characters created by Shoji Sato. The series revolves around a pandemic that turns humans into zombies, euphemistically referred to by the main characters as "Them", and the story follows a group of students at Fujimi High School: Takashi Komuro, Rei Miyamoto, Saeko Busujima, Saya Takagi, and Kohta Hirano; Shizuka Marikawa, the high school's nurse, and Alice Maresato, a young girl, as they fight their way to safety through the deadly streets of Japan during a worldwide catastrophic event known as the "Outbreak".

Takashi Komuro

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe, Hitomi Harada (child) (Japanese), Leraldo Anzaldua (English)

Takashi Komuro (小室 孝 Komuro Takashi) is a 17 year-old second-year student of Fujimi High School and the male protagonist of the series. He and Rei are childhood friends who are in the same class. He has loved her ever since she made a childhood promise to marry him when they were older, but because of Takashi's indecisiveness, Rei ended up dating their friend Hisashi. He was one of the first people to notice that something was wrong in the school, when the teachers were attacked at the front gate. When Hisashi was bitten, Takashi was asked to throw Hisashi off the roof, but Rei refused, and when Hisashi turned into a zombie, Takashi killed him with a blow to the head. After being accused by Rei that he did that out of jealousy, Takashi proceeds to leave, but Rei holds him back, apologizing, and Takashi responds with a hug.
Though initially depicted as a poor student who often skips class and was held back a year, he is proven to be a very reliable and capable person with a resolve to protect his friends. He is given the role of leader of the group by his peers.
Takashi initially uses a baseball bat to fight,^ch. 1 but recovers a Smith & Wesson Model 37 pistol from a dead cop,^ch. 4 and, in chapter 9, he tries out the Ithaca M37 riot shotgun that he and Kohta acquired when they stayed at Rika's apartment when they fight at the Humvee. When they raid the police station, he finds a Benelli M4 Super 90 combat shotgun.
Although he doesn't officially have a license, Takashi can ride a motorcycle and he also drove an Argo ATV.

Rei Miyamoto

Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese), Jessica Boone (English)

Rei Miyamoto (宮本 麗 Miyamoto Rei) is Takashi Komuro's classmate and the female protagonist of the series. Before high school, she made a pinky promise to marry Takashi in the future, but because of Takashi's indecisiveness, Rei ended up dating Hisashi. Rei was furious when Takashi killed Hisashi even though he turned into a zombie. However, when Takashi was going to leave, Rei quickly rescinded her words and apologized, pulling him back, and then received a hug from Takashi.
Rei dated Hisashi, but her feelings for Takashi never disappeared. In chapter 12, Rei tells Takashi that girls like guys that are cute and caring, even though Takashi replied that he wasn't either of those. Rei responds that she used to be like that, but because Takashi is selfless, that's why she likes him, and she doesn't want him to be with any other girls.
Rei dislikes Mr. Shido. In chapter 14, Rei reveals that Shido held Rei back a year in school because Rei's father was a police detective who was investigating some funding corruption by Shido's father.
Rei is a member of the sōjutsu club, so for weapons, Rei started fighting the zombies using the sharp end of a disassembled broomstick. After visiting Rika's apartment, she uses a Springfield M1A1 Super Match rifle with a bayonet attached.

Saeko Busujima

Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese), Taylor Hannah (English)

Saeko Busujima (毒島 冴子 Busujima Saeko) is a third-year student at Fujimi High School and president of the school's kendo club, extremely skilled at close combat with a bokken (wooden sword). She initially wears a long skirt at school.Saeko has a calm and collected personality, with a sense of pride in her skills. Early on in the series, Saeko does a mercy killing on a student who was bitten.Not much is known about her family except that she mentioned her father had traveled abroad for a martial arts tournament.
Saeko shares with Takashi about how four years prior, an assailant attacked her, but she easily fought back with her bokken, breaking several of his bones before the police came. Although it was claimed to be self-defense, Saeko says this is her "raw nature" of taking pleasure in inflicting pain, and in that way she is no different from one of "them". She struggles with this part of her character, and even considers giving up to "them". When she fights her way out of the grounds, Saeko is so excited that she even says "I'm wet!" (濡れるッ! Nureru!), a double entendre, considering she was doused by the river water earlier.
Saeko uses a bokken for a weapon, but when they are at the Takagi estate, Saya's father tells Saeko that her father once gave him guidance so to repay the favor, and he gives her a katana, crafted in the Tokyo armory by General Murata during the Meiji Era. After the gang visit the police station, Saeko begins to carry a M92 Vertec handgun on her thigh.

Saya Takagi

Voiced by: Eri Kitamura (Japanese), Maggie Flecknoe (English)

Saya Takagi (高城 沙耶 Takagi Saya) is a second-year student at Fujimi High School. She is a self-proclaimed genius; her knowledge and deductive capabilities have allowed the group to escape from harm many times. Her hair style is pink twin tails, and in chapter 2, she wears glasses after stating that her contacts have been in too long.She was among the first to conclude that "they" were attracted to only sound. She and Takashi have also been childhood friends since kindergarten, although this is not mentioned until the gang reaches the Takagi estate.
Slightly self-conscious, she detests the fact that people, due to her status, only call her by her last name and never look her in the eyes when speaking to her. Thus, she insists that Kohta and Takashi call her by her first name throughout the series, even stating that they would lose their privilege to do so if they don't listen to her. She also insists that Alice call her by the -onee-sama(big sister) honorific instead of the -chan honorific.
Saya is the daughter of an influential right-wing nationalist politician, and her family is fairly wealthy, that they are able to use their mansion estate as a base. Her relationship with her parents is mixed; on one hand, she admires all their capabilities in saving their staff, but on the other hand, she believes they neglected finding her when the outbreak happened.
Saya is hinted to have romantic feelings for Takashi but denies it when confronted. Saya might also have some feelings for Kohta, as his image haunts her in a dream, and she tried to bury her feelings when she sees Kohta and Asami happily conversing, sadly telling Alice that she can't be the best in everything.
Saya initially used an electric drill on a zombie in the school, and later she borrows a rifle to fight off the zombies when they are stuck at the Humvee When the zombies invade the Takagi estate, Saya's mother gives her a Luger P08 pistol. After the gang raids the police station, she expresses her desire to fight more, and exchanges her mom's Luger for Kohta's Suppressed MP5 SFK.

Shizuka Marikawa

Voiced by: Yukari Fukui (Japanese), Monica Rial (English)

Shizuka Marikawa (鞠川 静香 Marikawa Shizuka) is a single 26-year old woman and the school nurse at Fujimi High School. At the beginning of the story, Shizuka was saved by Saeko. She has a rather ditsy personality, and her large bust size is often used as a comical element in the story.She is close friends with Rika Minami, who works as a sniper on the prefectural police Special Assault Team, and she even house-sits for Rika; the gang uses Rika's apartment to rest after they escaped the high school.Despite being the only adult in the group, she is emotionally fragile and doesn't know what will become of her life, revealing to Takashi that she is just the temporary school nurse, and is still taking classes and training. Despite that, Shizuka has put her knowledge to good use, and was also able to bring Kohta to his senses after an incident where Asami Nakaoka was killed.
As the eldest and only one with a license, she is the group's designated driver, initially driving the bus out of the school, and then Rika's military-grade Humvee.

Alice Maresato

Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu (Japanese), Brittney Karbowski (English)

Alice Maresato (希里 アリス Maresato Arisu, Arisu Maresato) is a 7 year-old second-grade girl whom Kohta and Takashi rescued from the zombie horde after her father was killed by members of a household who wouldn't allow them shelter. She seems to have a cheery attitude, as Takashi and Saeko comment how she has "done well" in coping with the loss.
In the English dub of the anime, she goes by the name Arisu. According to a bonus chapter, she was the next door neighbor to Takashi's friend, Imamuru.

Kohta Hirano

Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama (Japanese), Mark X. Laskowski (English)

Kohta Hirano (平野 コータ Hirano Kōta) is a 16-year old second-year student at Fujimi High School. Although he appears to be just another wimpy overweight guy with glasses, Kohta is a gun otaku; his knowledge of firearms and skills as a basic marksman have proven to be an invaluable asset to keeping everyone alive. He credits this to a visit to America, where he spent a month doing Army training with a guy who worked for the US military contractor, Blackwater. In the beginning of the story, Saya rescues Kohta who was cringing in the hallway after the students were running out in panic. They hide out in a classroom where Hirano is able to craft a nail gun rifle that fires using gas cartridges.^{vol. 5:extra} Kohta has a crush on Saya and has wanted to ask her out on various occasions, only to either be rejected or not taken seriously. Kohta was also the first guy who wanted to rescue Alice, after seeing her father get killed by neighbors, and her being left for "them".
At Saya's mansion, Kohta is confronted by some of Takagi's followers who demand that he surrender his weapons, but Kohta refuses, saying this was the one thing he was good at, and that he wanted to protect Saya. The rest of the group, including Saya, came out to defend him.
Kohta develops feelings for the police officer trainee, Asami Nakaoka, after helping her by subduing an angry mall survivor.He spends some quality time with her, and after she briefly escaped to the rooftop from seeing her supervisor turned zombie, Kohta manages to convince her to join the group.Unfortunately, the friendship is short-lived as Asami attempts to save a boy in the parking lot, and gets trapped. She shouts for Kohta to make it so that she won't become a zombie and cause pain to others around her. Kohta later finds himself in shock over what he did, but he is set straight by Shizuka, who uses a psychology trick of ordering him around like a sergeant.
Since crafting a nail gun rifle, Kohta has used a variety different firearms, preferring the AR-10 (illegally modified to resemble an SR-25), since it has a scope to take out targets from a distance. During the raid on the police station, Kohta finds a Suppressed MP5 SFK,but soon afterwards, gives it to Saya while holding onto her mom's Luger P08 pistol.
His character seems to be based on Hirano Kōta, the author of the Hellsing manga, as they both wear glasses, are overweight, and have detailed knowledge of different firearms.

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