But as far as anything that follows directly in Gakkou's footsteps, I'm drawing blanks. The closest point of comparison is magical girl shows that take a darker turn as it progresses (Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica), or shows that use sickeningly cute characters and slice-of-life moments before venturing into a bone-chilling bloodbath (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni). In fact, I don't recall anything going down that specific route at all. The juxtaposition of 'cute girls doing cute things' to zombie apocalypse was certainly an odd departure not often seen in anime. And with that warning in place, for everyone else, on with the show. So unless you've already watched the show or simply don't care, I advise you to stop reading this review any further. With that being said, to get the most out of this title, I highly suggest you refrain from doing any research on it beforehand and just watch it blind. Of course, there were a few foretelling signs with the way some characters were acting and visual cues scattered throughout the episode, but I was still fooled nonetheless. I was expecting something along the lines of 2015's Re-Kan, where the supernatural elements were just treated as a mere comedic gag, rather than anything integral to the narrative.Īnd while the deceptive(troll) opening theme and most of the show's 1st episode run-time had me duped into believing my assumption, that premature assessment was quickly shattered with the show's ominous reveal towards the latter end of the episode. While I entered with some second-hand knowledge of the involvement of zombies in the show's plot-due to the inescapable whispers coming down the grapevine-I assumed that the subject matter would have merely been treated as a backdrop for cute girls to get involved in silly, tension-less slapstick with the overbearingly cutesy aesthetic that it was sporting on its cover photo being used as my basis for assessment.

With a 1st episode that threw all convention out the window, it didn't take long for it to garner buzz within the anime community. Gakkougurashi! (School-Live!) was a surprise for many viewers of the 2015 summer season lineup.

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