In an interview with Japanese pop culture website comic Natalie, Shoji Sato, the High School of the Dead and Triage X, Shoji Sato said it was “not easy” to draw a sequel to High School of the Dead during a break in the Year 2011 (although the new chapter debuted in 2013). , Sato painted only one picture and did not write a story.

The author of the series Daisuke Satō died in 2017 of coronary heart disease. His illness caused a break in the manga. Shoji Sato noted that he often receives comments from foreign fans unfamiliar with the situation. He says he should continue the series, and says, “Even if I hate that the series has stopped, I thought only of Daisuke Sat.” I can carelessly attend [High School of the Dead]. ”