Let's not talk about Berserk, I don't want to be reminded that I will never see that manga end. I can't stand Air Gear, I tried hard but no can't do it. I find it surprising that a by the numbers zombie story like the one found in High School of the Dead ended up being as engaging as it is. The author really managed to nail the characters, not one of the main cast is a douche, I actually like all of the main characters save Alice (I just refer to her as pedobear rather than bothering to remember her actual name.) and that is only because she is just waiting to be torn apart by the zombie horde since she is a kid who can't really fight. The saddest thing is that the Mangaka even managed to get some half decent character development in there too! It's as if the writer actually can write good characters that can make a "been there done that." scenario work unlike the retard writing Naruto who makes a lead character so fucking annoying that by the time you get through with the first half of the manga you just want to kill yourself. High School of the Dead has some nice art too. The style makes alot of sense when you realize that the artist does alot of Hentai. When I looked up the artist and found that out alot of things about HSotD were explained.
Games could learn alot from manga like HSotD especially shooters, likeable or otherwise remotely human characters can make stale scenarios work! Stop being afraid of characterization damn it!