Origin
Creation
Hisashi Igou (井豪永, Igō Hisashi) is a supporting character of the manga/anime series Highschool of the Dead that was written by Daisuke Sato and illustrated by Shouji Sato. The series first began serialization in Fujimi Shobo’s Monthly Dragon Age magazine in July 2006.
His first appearance was in Hightschool of the Dead Volume 1 CH. 1 “Spring of the Dead”.
Hisashi plays the cliche role of the friend who is infected, and transforms, and has to be killed after turning into a zombie. This is a theme that is present in nearly all zombie themed stories.
Major Story Arcs
Other Media
Anime
His first anime appearance was in Highschool of the Dead – Episode 1 “Spring of the Dead”. His character in the Japanese series is voiced by Mamoru Miyano, and the U.S. dub produced by Section 23 is performed by David Matranga.