What happened to the anime HighSchool of the Dead?

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Why was Highschool of the Dead anime Cancelled?
Is High School of the Dead anime over?
Will we ever get a season 2 of Highschool of the Dead?

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H.O.T.D. Manga Hiatus Ended - On April 9th, the first chapter of the H.O.T.D Manga was released in over two years, effectively ending the hiatus.
Act. 31 release date uncertain - Along with the release of the latest chapter of the Manga there was a statement at the bottom of the pages stating that the chapter was a "Special Publication" leaving the next release date "Determined". Source
H.O.T.D. Color Omnibus - Yen Press will be publishing their English-translated version of the Full Color Edition volumes in a single, hardcover volume in full color. This "deluxe hardcover edition" will be released November 22, 2011. You can pre-order the Color Omnibus from Amazon here.
DEAD Illusion Full Color Chapter - The full color version of extra episode 03 DEAD Illusion has been scanlated and released on Scans of the Dead by Turambar1.
Complete Collection on Blu-Ray and DVD - The English dubbed anime episodes of Highschool of the Dead are being released on Blu-ray and DVD in the Complete Collection which includes all twelve episodes. The Complete Collection will be released on June 28, 2011. You can pre-order the BD from Amazon here and the DVD here.

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Latest Anime Episode

Act.♂♀ Drifters of the DEAD

Takashi and the others find their way to a deserted island sometime after leaving the Takagi Estate. Hysteria ensues when they accidentally inhale burning hydrangea leaves and begin to hallucinate. The next morning, they find a cave which leads them back to the Tokonosu City mainland.

Upcoming Releases

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Not yet known. No official release date has been announced.

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Not yet announced.

This comes from an interview with Shouji Sato, who illustrated both HOTD and, currently, Triage X. The writer of the series, Daisuke Sato (no, they're not brothers), died in 2017. Here's the important parts of the interview, translated by /a/:

Shouji: I started Triage X because SATOU Daisuke became sick in 2008. My editor told me to make a new HOTD but add other elements to it like cool motorcycles and a strong hero. It needed some sort of male hero and school setting. We (Artist + Editor) knew the Dragon Age readers would love that.

Souji: I wanted to end it in 6 volumes, because it was supposed to be a short in-between series until my friend Daisuke got better and we could continue HOTD. Now we're at 18 even though there was a note in volume 6 that the series would wrap up soon...

Interviewer: I'm a big fan of HOTD, wouldn't it be possible for you to continue it on your own? Or get a new author for it?

Editor(?): The final volume of HOTD is Volume 7. The ones who would be able to write a proper continuation aren't in this world anymore. Satou Daisuke was an outstanding writer, even if one would consider the material trivial, his commitment was out of this world. He wasn't half-hearted nor did he let others interfer with his vision. So if I were to continue it now, it would be like spitting on his grave.

Shouji: Overseas fans do not understand our struggles with this, they just write "Just continue HOTD alone", but that's not easy. I know that we stopped in the middle of the story and I know Daisuke would allow me to continue it on my own, but I cannot allow myself to put my hand on it without him by my side.

Editor: Overseas comics seem to have various writers. One starts, one falls, another takes his place. We don't do that. No one can replace the original author for us.

Interviewer: Well when will Triage X come to end when it clearly didn't happen in 6 haha?

Editor: 6 was the turning point, we're at 18 now. ...About Volume 28.

Souji: I'll try to end it by 21.

https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/comments/a4ktrc/high_school_of_the_dead_is_officially_cancelled/

the bold part says it all

Why was Highschool of the Dead anime Cancelled?

The author of the series, Daisuke Satō became sick in 2008, which made the production of the manga very difficult. After the death of Daisuke Satō in 2017, Kawanakajima and Shōji Satō agreed that the series should be stopped as is and instead focus on the Triage X series.

Is High School of the Dead anime over?

While fans are undoubtedly saddened that Highschool of the Dead won't revived any time soon, it's honorable that Shouji Sato views Daisuke as being an integral part of the manga's creation; it's a respectful decision to keep the series as part of his legacy.

Will we ever get a season 2 of Highschool of the Dead?

The bottom line of this article is we will never get the second season of HighSchool of the Dead since there is not enough content to continue it. So, I see no point in making it unless someone continues the manga (which is quite unlikely to happen).