 At San Diego Comic-Con "Best and Worst Manga of 2011" panel, it was listed among the "Worst Manga" in a series of rapid-fire questions.In March 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Culture announced a crackdown on sites hosting overly-violent or sexual anime content, with "Highschool of the Dead" being singled out as an example due to its sexual content; the Ministry described it as "borderline-pornographic".On June 12, 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Culture listed "Highschool of the Dead" among 38 anime and manga titles banned in China.