<P> An anime adaptation, produced by Madhouse and directed by Tetsuro Araki, aired on the Japanese network Anime Theater X from July 5 to September 20, 2010, with subsequent broadcasts on TV Kanagawa, Tokyo MX, Chiba TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, TV Saitama, and Sun TV . Six DVD and Blu - ray volumes were released by Geneon Universal Entertainment between September 22, 2010 and February 23, 2011 . </P> <P> In North America, the anime series was licensed by Sentai Filmworks for simulcast on the Anime Network Some of the more graphic scenes were censored . In Australia and New Zealand, the series was licensed by Madman Entertainment . Sentai and Madman later gained additional rights to the series, with Section23 Films releasing the series with an English dub (produced by Seraphim Digital) on Blu - ray and DVD on June 28, 2011 . Manga Entertainment also released the series in the United Kingdom . The English dub of the series aired on Anime Network's VOD service from March 10, 2011 to May 26, 2011, and was made available on Microsoft's Zune Marketplace and Apple's iTunes Store on May 27, 2011 and June 27, 2011, respectively . </P> <P> An original video animation episode, titled "Drifters of the Dead", was bundled on Blu - ray with the limited edition release of the seventh volume of the manga on April 26, 2011 . It was originally intended for a February release, but was pushed back . It was later licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America for streaming, with the DVD and Blu - ray released on November 26, 2013 . </P> <P> The series' opening theme is "Highschool of the Dead" by Kisida Kyoudan & The Akebosi Rockets . The series' closing theme songs differ in each episode, and each are sung by Maon Kurosaki . The CD single for the opening theme was released on August 18, 2010 by Geneon Universal Entertainment . The CD single features the TV and instrumental versions of "Highschool of the Dead" and a new song called "Ripple" (リプル, Ripuru), along with an instrumental version of the song . A CD containing all 12 ending themes sung by Kurosaki was released by Geneon on September 22, 2010, along with an original soundtrack . </P>

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