Feb 24, 2011  Zombies: A Hunter's Guide (Deluxe Edition) (Dark Osprey) Hardcover – September 17, 2013 by Joseph A. McCullough (Author).

Zombie Hunters: City of the Dead is an independent television series produced in New York City, notable as being the first broadcast zombie-based television series.^[1][2] It details the lives of a group of friends banding together to survive the epidemic resurrection of dead humans. These re-animated corpses are driven by a need to feed, and only attack living humans. Conceived in 2005 by series creator Patrick Devaney,^[3] the show isn't so much about the zombies themselves and the fight against them; it's really about how the decisions characters make to survive to change them in profound ways.

The main character of Billy Cassidy (portrayed by Devaney) is an Irish Catholic whose violent actions are in direct conflict with his faith, often resulting in an inner conflict that quickly manifests itself in external ways. Paul Michael Bates and John Salazar (played by Christopher J. Murphy ^[4] and Rick Martinez, respectively) are Cassidy's main partners, and they are later joined by Dr Rebecca Kaufman (Linnet Brooks) and Carrie Walker, RN (Teri Hansen). This constitutes the first main group of 'hunters' in the first season.

Though their personalities are vastly different from each other, their situation forces them all to find some common ground in order to make it through the ongoing crisis. There is also an underlying Judeo-Christian religious theme running through the series, which becomes more apparent in later episodes. In addition to this is everything Zombiephiles have come to expect from the genre: lots of firearms being used to shoot Zombies in the head, and graphic depictions of people being eaten alive (through practical effects created by SFX artist Michael A. Scardillo ^[5]), as well as all the emotional turmoil and psychological suspense that comes along with surviving a zombie apocalypse.

Later television series of a similar nature appeared and showcased far too familiar storylines, resulting in conflict and controversy.^[6] To date, the show has aired on over 80 public access and public television stations across the US.^[7] Each episode is independently produced and funded through Devarez Films, LLC, and is distributed in the US through Wild Eye Releasing.^[8]

The series is produced Devarez Films.^[9]

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Season One Episode Guide[edit]

'Pilot' (original airdate: 20 Dec. 2007)

The story picks up several weeks into the Zombie incident, showing the first incarnation of the Hunters, and then flashes back to the first time they actually sought-out the carnivorous bodies with the intention of exterminating them.

'Two' (original airdate: 31 Jan. 2008)

As the situation grows more deadly, the Zombie Hunters go searching for a young girl who has gone missing from a nearby park. Can they find her in time before the zombies claim her?

'Three' (original airdate: 15 Apr. 2008)

Billy Cassidy visits St. John's Hospital in the hope that his paramedic girlfriend, Judy Moskowitz, has returned. But the hospital staff has their hands full protecting both themselves and the patients when a zombie gets loose in the building.

'Four' (original airdate: 5 Jul. 2008)

Cassidy, pushed by Bates and Joey, takes all their money to buy some guns from a small group of survivalists. But something isn't right about these 'survivalists ' and if they aren't careful, zombies will be the least of their concerns.

'Revenge' (original airdate: 15 Jan. 2009)

Billy Cassidy and Paul Michael Bates vow to get revenge on the militia group after the weapons deal does wrong. In their haste, Bates and Cassidy leave their wounded friend Joey with nurse Carrie Walker and Dr Rebecca Kaufman.

Jelly car 2 wii. 'Things Fall Apart' (original airdate: 3 Sep. 2009)

The group realizes that the Zombie infection may not be an infection at all. Billy, conflicted by his Irish Catholic guilt, needs to confront his demons and he seeks out the advice of a childhood mentor. Meanwhile, Bates decides to leave the group and goes off on his own in order to liquidate some of the assets he acquired when they dealt with the militia. However, he soon learns that there's greater safety in numbers when he tries to make a new deal with a house full of sociopaths.

'The Warehouse: Part I' (original airdate: 15 Aug. 2010)

Billy Cassidy and his group have a meeting with Dr Rowena Lambick, a scientist who claims to have developed a cure for the zombie plague. Moreover, Cassidy and company team up with another vigilante group from the Bronx for a raid on a warehouse.

'The Warehouse: Part II' (original airdate: 15 Sept. 2010)

'Resolution: Part I' (original airdate: 30 Nov. 2010)

Following the horrific events of the previous month, the government claims to have put an end to the undead problem. But the zombie hunters are suspicious of this good news, and with good reason: a terrorist group aiming to exploit the recent resurrections are planning a horrific crime!

'Resolution: Part II' (original airdate: 31 Jan. 2011)

Season Two Episode Guide[edit]

'Zombies, Terrorists, & Looters: Part I' (original airdate: 31 Oct. 2012)

The aftermath of the terrorist attack on the Koala Chemical plant is swift and violent, with hundreds of thousands of re-animated corpses spreading out in both directions from central Long Island. John and his family are trapped in Suffolk County and the Zombie Hunters decide to brave the onslaught and try to rescue them. But they are cornered behind a building that has already been claimed by a group of looters. When the National Guard arrives with orders to shoot anything that moves, these unlikely allies have to band together to survive the rest of the night.

'Zombies, Terrorists, & Looters: Part II' (original airdate: 1 Aug. 2013)

'Zombies, Terrorists, & Looters: Part II B' (original airdate: 3 Mar. 2014)

References[edit]

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2. ^'Before AMC's Walking Dead there was 'Zombie Hunters: City Of The Dead' – Chiller Theatre Interview You Don't Know Jersey From High Point to Cape May'. www.youdontknowjersey.com. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
3. ^'Patrick Devaney'. IMDb. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
4. ^'Christopher J. Murphy'. IMDb. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
5. ^'Michael Anthony Scardillo'. IMDb. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
6. ^'Zombie Hunter City Of The Dead robbed by AMC's The Walking Dead?'. Horror Society. 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
7. ^'PegMedia.org Media Exchange for PEG Stations and Video Producers'. www.pegmedia.org. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
8. ^'Amazon.com: Watch Zombie Hunters: City of the Dead Season 1 Prime Video'. www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
9. ^Zombie Hunters: City of the Dead (TV Series 2007– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-05-11

OneeChanbara (お姉チャンバラ), initially defined The OneeChanbara (THE お姉チャンバラ), is a series of action horror games developed by Tamsoft for D3 Publisher's Simple 2000 series for the PlayStation 2 and later ported on Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, PS3, PS4 and cellular phones. The title is a portmanteau of the Japanese words onee-chan (お姉ちゃん, lit. 'big sister', but also a colloquialism for a young adult woman) and chanbara (チャンバラ, 'sword fighting'). It is commonly spelled and pronounced incorrectly as 'Onechanbara' (as in [wuhn] instead of [O nē])^[who?], due to the simplified English/U.S. release titles, which has become a synonymous alternative spelling variation.^{[citation needed]}

The Beat_'em_up gameplay involves the player controlling Aya, a scantily-clad cowgirl who wears a scarf and wields a katana. The player is pitted against hordes of zombies and nightmarish boss creatures, who spill torrents of blood when they are attacked. Aya is often accompanied on her adventures by several other warrior women, such as her younger sister Saki, who appears in most titles in the series.

In 2008, a film was released in Japan titled OneChanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad as the first film based on the Simple series game.^[1] A straight-to-DVD sequel of the film entitled お姉チャンバラ THE MOVIE vortex or OneChanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers was released in 2009.

Gameplay[edit]

The OneeChanbara series puts players in control of a lone girl (or in later games, two girls with the ability to tag out) against a legion of the undead. Players guide their characters through the stages, completing tasks while hacking through enemies. The player-character's weapon becomes progressively covered in blood, causing their attacks to be slower and to inflict less damage, even getting stuck in enemies if it gets too bad. This is represented by a 'Blood Meter' showing how dirty the weapon is. To prevent this, players must actively clean off their sword to keep the blood meter from filling up.

In addition, there is also the 'Blood Lust' meter. As a character kills enemies, this meter starts to fill. Once the meter is full, the character will go into a 'blood frenzy'. This gives the character an increase in attack power, but drains health. To recover from a blood frenzy, the player must use statue items, which are dropped by dead enemies. Additionally each level will contain a large statue. Going to the large statue will remove the blood frenzy and also recover any lost health.

Unlike the stereotypical zombies, most of the undead encountered in this game series are not automatically killed by decapitation; some would continue to attack even after losing their upper torsos. This is briefly explained in OneChanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers by the notion that, while humans killed due to infection with bodily fluids of the undead will be zombified, most undead are not re-animated corpses but are merely made by some supernatural power that created them to look similar to humans.

Series[edit]

The OneeChanbara series includes several upgrades and sequels that have been released since the original game:

Aya, the series' main character, has also appeared in Simple 2000 Series Vol. 91: The All*Star Kakutou Matsuri (released as All-Star Fighters in Europe in March 2007 ^[4]), a fighting game featuring characters from many different Simple 2000 series releases. Saki has been featured in a cell phone D3 fighting game as well.

A set of 6 (8 if the 2 secret variations are counted) official gashapons was released in Japan on January 4, 2007 by Yujin. The set consists of characters from the series, including Aya and Saki from the first game, Reiko and Riho from the third and fourth games respectively, and Aya and Saki from the mobile game.

Live-action film[edit]

The live-action film adaption of OneeChanbara was made starring Eri Otoguro, Manami Hashimoto, and Tomohiro Waki base. It was directed by Yohei Fukuda, and the executive producers on the film were Hideki Tsujhata, Takafumi Ohashi, and Shunsuke Yamada. The extended version of this film under the title OneChanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers was released on DVD in Japan on July 3, 2009.^[5] The theme song is 69 Balloons by Aural Vampire.

See also[edit]

• Big Tits Zombie, a similarly themed film in 2010

References[edit]

1. ^'ポロリもあるよ!? 『お姉チャンバラ』映画製作発表記者会見が開催」'. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
2. ^http://gematsu.com/2015/07/onechanbara-z2-chaos-european-release-date-set
3. ^Joe Sigadel (July 1, 2015). 'Press Release: Onechanbara Z2: Chaos Launches On July 21'. Oprainfall. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
4. ^'GameFaqs – All Star Fighters for PlayStation 2'.
5. ^'Meet The Stars Of New Onechanbara Movie'. Kotaku. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-09.

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