15 [Similar Anime] Like Highschool of the Dead

A blood world filled with paradise where both the main characters find themselves in an irresistible position of being able to own the highest standard of a woman.

High school students, Harem, Boobs, both illogical, both ecchi, both "meh" (at best) I also meant to say boobs, boobies, breasts, boobs, and more boobs. Oh and high school students. High School of the Dead is more of a survival of the fittest type of anime, with the MC being the guy who rises up from being beta to alpha--with hot babes wantin that hawt meat stick of love. DxD is more leniant, what I mean is that, the MC is just there to soak up all of the women + boy's attention. Sound different? Well not really, the story will center around the MC, and I don't just mean story, but all of the ladies too baby. One last thing these 2 anime's have in common is that you get this feeling inside of you that just tells you to not watch it when others are around.

Both anime focus on how people cope with an overwhelming force. In HSOD the characters find themselves laughing at the reminder that their are still human and in Skingeki no Kyojin man kinds hopes and dreams of ever leaving the walls are riding on people that have to change, loss themselves as human beings, to make achieve that. In both the changes leave the characters as something even worse than the very thing they are trying to beat.

Both series have an inexplicable amount of blood, gore, and tits.
However, Highschool of the Dead feels a bit more self-aware of it's perversions and comes off as comedic-yet-juvenile, while Gantz takes itself a bit more seriously all-around, making the perverted moments seem a bit more mature.

hotd is pervy and btooom is more discreet about it and has a bit more respect. it pleasantly surprised me cause we know anime.
now that that's out of the way, they are a bit different , yet have a similar feel.
on one hand, a guy is mindlessly killing zombies, holding onto the fact that they are dead and it is justifiable to keep himself sane, while the other has a guy forced kill real live people and has actually lost his mind a few times.
either way, there are deaths, gore, and boobs.
hotd is less thought provoking (boo), but has more bloodshed (yay) and unnecessary fanservice (boo) so that's something.
btooom has more food for thought (yay) and thankfully less pervy moments (yay), but when it does have them... it almost ruins the entire mood (BOO).
but if those boo moments don't bother you (or you enjoy them), check the other out.

The mere notion of combining tits & arse fan-service with serious subject matter/direction is usually a BIG no-no. People that want smutty antics usually do not much care for death and non-orgasmic thrills, and vice versa. But these two series are a special kind of exception to that most logical of rules.

watching Highschool of the Dead reminds me of Higurashi--albeit with a lot of ecchi. this series really holds nothing back, as far as the violence goes. Higurashi is the same in that it captures the expressions of the characters really well. if you liked one, chances are you'll like the other.

Both series feature a main male protagonist where after a certain event, his life is changed forever. By basis, the characters in the series are isolated at a location that is no longer where they feel like at home.

Tired? Stressed? You will feel better sitting on the couch watching fanservice (the source of all problems). Storylines play no important role in these two worlds where sexual attraction and pleasure conquers all.

Both don't have a serious story and is all about the badass characters and the gory action, both have zombies in them, both have bad ass weapon specialist. HOTD has ecchi and Hellsing Ultimate has those cartoon comedy moments. Both are high quality animation Madhouse production.

They both feature the frightening undead (except the protagonist in Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? isn't like a Resident Evil type of zombie). They also take place in a world where the characters never thought they'd up end in and it's packed with action, comedy, and fan service.

Both series deal with a zombie apocalypse. However, the 'zombies' in Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress are 'hard mode' zombies, and has been around for considerably longer.
Both series deal with strong themes of survival, This leads to both having amazing, if not over the top, action sequences nearly anytime a battle with hordes of the undead begin.
That said, Kabaneri does not have the sexually gratuitous fanservice that HOTD was swimming in, which might make it a slightly more appropriate series to share with others.

Different type of shows, one is zombie apocalypse, the other earthquake related. Both have characters that search for families and loved ones and deal with the aftermath of the disaster and the break-up of society.

Both are action-type animes with a tiny bit of comedy, have slight harem themes, and involve lots and lots of killing. Also, great dubs. To sum it all up in one sentence: boobs, blood and death.

Similar MC
Saeko Busujima < Akame Takashi "Taka" Komuro < Tatsumi Both are in a group that's all about eliminating the evil and surviving. Both live in a world where the ruled by the evil. Differences: Akame ga Kill's Night Raides group has more members. Akame ga Kill is fantasy and medieval while HoTD is more realistic and in the current time. HoTD is very ecchi. The differences are HUGE, but both have kind of the same feel.