Is This a Zombie? Of the Dead OVA

これはゾンビですか? OF THE DEAD 「はい、身の丈に合ってます」 (Kore wa Zombie desu ka? of the Dead: Hai, Minotake ni Attemasu)

7.4(59,122)

MAL Score

Ranked #2593

Popularity #2253

Action
Comedy
Ecchi
Fantasy
Harem
Urban Fantasy
Vampire

Episodes: 1
Duration: 26 min
Aired: Oct 20, 2012
Status: Finished Airing

Synopsis

*Is This a Zombie? Of the Dead OVA* is an unaired bonus episode of *Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? of the Dead*, presented as episode 11.

It was released as a special bundle alongside the sixth volume of the manga.

Otaku Consensus

As a bonus episode 11, Is This a Zombie? Of the Dead OVA lands as fan-service in the literal collector sense: it works when Studio Deen leans into the second season’s sharper gag variety, character-banter pacing, and blood-specked undead slapstick. The critical knock is consistent: it is less essential and less consistently funny than the TV run, with action that remains serviceable rather than memorable, making it a satisfying add-on rather than a franchise highlight.

Why You Should Watch

Watch this OVA if you want the Is This a Zombie? cast in concentrated chaos rather than another attempt at a major arc. It is best for viewers who already like ecchi harem comedies where the joke is not just attraction, but humiliation, overreaction, and supernatural rules being treated like sketch-comedy props. It scratches a similar itch to the sillier side of High School DxD or the genre-collision antics of Baka and Test, but with more urban-fantasy weirdness and less concern for dramatic escalation. The appeal is seeing Studio Deen preserve the second season’s faster gag rhythm in a one-shot format: Ayumu’s undead slapstick, Haruna’s volume-knob energy, Eucliwood’s uncanny presence, and Seraphim’s cutting froideur all get room to collide without demanding much narrative commitment.

Key Characters

A
Ayumu Aikawa(VA: Junji Majima)
Ayumu is the rare harem lead whose appeal comes from being physically indestructible yet socially defeatable, letting Junji Majima turn fantasy combat and ecchi embarrassment into deadpan slapstick.
H
Haruna(VA: Iori Nomizu)
Haruna functions as the series’ comic detonator, with Iori Nomizu’s high-speed delivery making her interruptions feel less like side commentary and more like the engine of the episode’s chaos.
E
Eucliwood Hellscythe(VA: Yuu Kobayashi)
Eucliwood stands out because the franchise treats her emotions and words as cosmically loaded, giving even quiet appearances more tension than the usual harem archetype.
S
Seraphim(VA: Youko Hikasa)
Seraphim’s fan appeal lies in her coolly hostile elegance, with Youko Hikasa sharpening the contrast between supernatural poise and the show’s ridiculous domestic energy.

What Makes It Stand Out

1
The OVA is formally presented as episode 11 of Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? of the Dead, making it an unaired continuation-style extra rather than a random promotional short.
2
Its release route was collector-focused: the episode was bundled with the sixth volume of the manga instead of airing on television, which is why it is often discussed as a fan-only supplement.
3
Studio Deen’s handling keeps the second season’s joke-first identity intact, emphasizing quick character collisions over the rushed plot structure that reviewers criticized in Of the Dead’s TV run.
4
The franchise’s action-comedy balance remains intact but not showcase-driven: reviewers noted frequent action and occasional blood, while also stressing that the combat itself is not the main attraction.
5
For a single bonus episode, its audience footprint is unusually visible: it holds a 7.41 MAL score from 59,109 votes, placing it at rank #2590 and popularity #2252.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: The OVA aired nowhere in the original TV schedule; it was released on October 20, 2012 as a special bundle with the sixth manga volume.
Fun fact 2: Its Japanese subtitle, Hai, Minotake ni Attemasu, marks it as a specific Of the Dead extra rather than a separate third-season project.
Fun fact 3: DoubleSama’s OVA review gave it a 5/10, explicitly placing it below the reviewer’s earlier score for the main series and capturing the wider view that it is a mixed but watchable extra.
Fun fact 4: Anime UK News noted that later MVM Entertainment Blu-ray collections for the franchise replicated Funimation’s releases and had solid picture and sound, while also pointing out that OVA inclusion across releases could be inconsistent.
Fun fact 5: The episode belongs to the same genre cocktail that defines the franchise in database listings: action, comedy, ecchi, fantasy, harem, urban fantasy, and vampire elements all remain part of its identity even in one-episode form.