Best Highschool of the Dead characters

103 ELO points separate Busujima Saeko from Miyamoto Rei at the top of the Highschool of the Dead ranking, after 2258 duels.

Busujima Saeko dominates with 1444 ELO points and an 83% win rate across 30 duels, establishing a commanding lead over the rest of the cast. Miyamoto Rei claims second place with 1341 points, while Marikawa Shizuka rounds out the podium at 1304. The gap between first and second is the sharpest in the ranking, reflecting Saeko's decisive popularity among fans. Takagi Saya sits just 12 points behind Shizuka in fourth place with 1292 ELO, suggesting tight competition below the top spot. At the opposite end, the ranking reveals clear consensus: Igō Hisashi languishes at the bottom with 1008 points and a 24% win rate, while the widely reviled teacher Shidō Koichi fares only marginally better at 1026 points.

This ranking draws from 2258 duels played by 75 voters across 13 contenders, updated on 11 October 2026. The sample size suggests a dedicated community with strong opinions about the zombie apocalypse ensemble. Whether you side with Saeko's lethal grace or favor another survivor from Fujimi High School, cast your vote and shape the standings.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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