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アンデッドアンラック [Undead Unluck] #1
Undead Unluck, Vol. 1
Tired of inadvertently killing people with her special ability Unluck, Fuuko Izumo sets out to end it all. But when she meets Andy, a man who longs for death but can’t die, she finds a reason to live—and he finds someone capable of giving him the death he’s been longing for.
All Fuuko wants is a passionate romance like the one in her favorite shojo manga. Unfortunately, her Unluck ability makes that impossible. But just as Fuuko hits rock bottom, Andy sweeps her off her feet—literally! Now she’s become Andy’s unwilling test subject as he works to find a way to trigger a stroke of Unluck big enough to kill him for good. However, when the pair discovers a secret organization is hunting them, it puts Andy’s burial plans on hold.
All Fuuko wants is a passionate romance like the one in her favorite shojo manga. Unfortunately, her Unluck ability makes that impossible. But just as Fuuko hits rock bottom, Andy sweeps her off her feet—literally! Now she’s become Andy’s unwilling test subject as he works to find a way to trigger a stroke of Unluck big enough to kill him for good. However, when the pair discovers a secret organization is hunting them, it puts Andy’s burial plans on hold.
192 pages, Paperback
First published April 3, 2020
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33 books26 followersJapanese name: 戸塚慶文 (Tozuka Yoshifumi) is a japanese mangaka.
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March 29, 2021
I've been on a personal manga odyssey, dipping in and out of the humongous manga range on offer, trying to find what I like and don't like.
And I've been pretty lucky so far, finding titles that are more or less nuts and/or fun, with some lovely artwork.
And then I hit this book. This one is not for me. The writing, the characters, the art, everything about Undead Unluck is certainly over the top and crazy, but it also as if it's actively screaming in your face. Non-stop.
It's not badly made, just agressively not for me.
(Thanks to VIZ Media for providing me with a review copy through Edelweiss)
And I've been pretty lucky so far, finding titles that are more or less nuts and/or fun, with some lovely artwork.
And then I hit this book. This one is not for me. The writing, the characters, the art, everything about Undead Unluck is certainly over the top and crazy, but it also as if it's actively screaming in your face. Non-stop.
It's not badly made, just agressively not for me.
(Thanks to VIZ Media for providing me with a review copy through Edelweiss)
April 24, 2022
A series that caught my eye with its colourful cover and unique concept, it never managed to live up to any kind of hype that I'd built up in my head. There are fun moments, and some of the more restrained gags land, but it could have been so much more entertaining had certain elements been left out. Gropey to the point where you can't overlook it, it's a fun premise that suffers from the somewhat unimaginative and overly sexual execution.
February 26, 2021
Reminded me of Fairy Tail, but on crack lol. This is a fun series. The magic system is really cool. Basically there are people who can negate certain rules of the world. For example, the main character Andy negates his own death, so whatever happens to his body he just comes back to life. Other abilities are also cool and I can't wait to see more. It is also quite humorous. Because Andy uses his body as a shield and as a weapon, most of the time he gets blown to pieces or some such and then regenerates but has to run around completely naked. I gave it 4 stars and not 5 because there were times when I was questioning Andy's behavior towards Fuuko, our female protagonist. I hope that aspect goes away, we'll see. Thank you to Edelweiss. + for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
April 13, 2022
This review is a placeholder for volumes 1-6 of this series because I literally DEVOURED this series in less than a week. (And I would have read more if they’d had more published as of April 2022.)
Absolutely ridiculous concept? Yes
Crack!fic mixed with tropes? Yes
Is it now one of my favorites of all time? Yes
A note on the issue of sexualization mentioned in the other reviews: The weird sexualization/objectification element mentioned elsewheredid not bother me as much as others—cough cough, fan favorites like Black Bird and Soul Eater are SO MUCH WORSE—and the first volume is the only one that even has the gray areas in the first place, so in my opinion it’s not worth tanking the series over, but obviously a valid opinion for others. And at the very least, an FYI for new readers.
That is all. Very much looking forward to a (hopefully) very long series!
Absolutely ridiculous concept? Yes
Crack!fic mixed with tropes? Yes
Is it now one of my favorites of all time? Yes
A note on the issue of sexualization mentioned in the other reviews: The weird sexualization/objectification element mentioned elsewheredid not bother me as much as others—cough cough, fan favorites like Black Bird and Soul Eater are SO MUCH WORSE—and the first volume is the only one that even has the gray areas in the first place, so in my opinion it’s not worth tanking the series over, but obviously a valid opinion for others. And at the very least, an FYI for new readers.
That is all. Very much looking forward to a (hopefully) very long series!
May 25, 2021
This was pretty boring with lame jokes and a bit...rapey? Yeah not for me.
April 14, 2021
This first volume feels unsure if it wants to be a totally insane super hero romp, a sex farce, or a romantic love story. And while the tones clash fairly often, the set up (a man who can't die meets up with a woman whose touch and affection creates bad luck and causes others to die) and the quest (he wants her help so he can finally die) are strange enough that it makes the ride mostly worthwhile. Not as good as other over the top manga I've read this year, and the art is a little too exaggerated for my taste, but it was fun. We'll see where it goes.
**Thanks to the artist, publisher, and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
**Thanks to the artist, publisher, and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
August 2, 2021
Ughhhh this is good. A little disappointed in the reviews, yes yes your entitled to your own opinion BUT…ɪ ʟɪᴋᴇᴅ ɪᴛ sᴏ ᴡʜʏ ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪᴛ? (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃ oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The character design caught my eye and I just had to try it, it reminded me of my hero academy with a little more adult in it. That being said it’s not as lewd as you’re lead to believe it is in the beginning. The dude does end up get clothes doesn’t show his **** later on so honestly not bad lol and quite honestly the characters are all pretty likable.
November 26, 2021
primo volume molto interessante e promettente!
Interessanti i poteri e il loro utilizzo, mi ricorda molto le anormalità di Medaka Box. Figlio di jojo palese.
Buoni disegni, specialmente nel primo capitolo.
Interessanti i poteri e il loro utilizzo, mi ricorda molto le anormalità di Medaka Box. Figlio di jojo palese.
Buoni disegni, specialmente nel primo capitolo.
December 20, 2023
Maybe this is just not my kind of humor anymore.
I think in the past I may have been able to overlook the raunchier side because of a good story but this was just lacking in any kind of substance. The characters felt flat, the premise is vaguely interesting if you like the idea of having powers. It feels like a more adult My Hero Academia, trying to fit into the niche? I just feel like that kind of action is a little overdone for me at the moment. I am only keeping on with series like My Hero and One Punch because of the characters.
Characters really mean a lot to me when sticking to a series and I just find Andy and Fuuko forgettable. I will most likely not continue on with this series.
I think in the past I may have been able to overlook the raunchier side because of a good story but this was just lacking in any kind of substance. The characters felt flat, the premise is vaguely interesting if you like the idea of having powers. It feels like a more adult My Hero Academia, trying to fit into the niche? I just feel like that kind of action is a little overdone for me at the moment. I am only keeping on with series like My Hero and One Punch because of the characters.
Characters really mean a lot to me when sticking to a series and I just find Andy and Fuuko forgettable. I will most likely not continue on with this series.
April 28, 2021
How funny you find this book depends on two very specific things: the amount of humor you gain from watching a naked undead guy use parts of his body as bullets and how entertaining you find him keeping a girl alive so that he can make her fall for him, have sex with her, and then use her "unluck" ability to die. Also a high tolerance for blood, sliced-up bodies, and references to suicide is recommended.
February 4, 2023
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH GROPING?? Ew.
December 13, 2021
stragy
June 29, 2021
Interesting concept but the characters didn't really do much for me. It was fast paced and virtually all action which didn't allow for any character growth or world building. I may read the next volume to see if it goes anywhere more than just chop limb off, fight, regenerate, use unluck.
September 9, 2021
Encore une sortie de la rentrée que j’attendais avec beaucoup d’impatience. Au premier abord, ça m’avait tout l’air d’être un manga complètement déjanté et c’est ce côté là qui m’a attiré directement. J’avais trop hâte de le lire et je dois avouer que je ne suis pas déçue le moins du monde! J’ai adoré ce premier tome et il nous promet une série vraiment palpitante à suivre! J’ai déjà beaucoup trop hâte d’avoir le second tome entre les mains. J’ai passé un excellent moment en compagnie de Undead et Unluck. J’ai beaucoup rigolé et franchement c’était génial.
On va suivre le personnage de Fûko, autrement appelé Unluck par la suite. Alors qu’elle tente de mettre fin à ses jours en voulant se jeter du haut d’un pont, un homme complètement déjanté arrive pour la sauver. Il s’agit de Undead, un homme immortel qui souhaite rester auprès de Fûko dans le but de se servir de son mauvais sort. En effet, quiconque touche la peau de Unluck se voit maudit, le mauvais sort s’abat sur lui. Sauf qu’Undead, étant immortel n’en a que faire! On va donc les suivre ensemble mais ils vont très vite se faire attaquer par les membres d’une mystérieuse organisation…
Le premier mot qui me vient à l’esprit lorsque je pense à ce manga c’est : fou. Ce manga est complètement fou. Cette histoire est complètement folle et les personnages sont complètement fous. Mais c’est justement ça qui fait, selon moi bien sûr, la force de ce titre. Alors certes, je peux l’admettre que l’humour présent dans ce manga ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde. C’est un humour parfois un peu bancal mais moi j’adore ça et j’ai vraiment pris mon pied pendant cette lecture.
Le personnage de Undead est juste incroyable! Non mais parlons en vraiment! Il est complètement barjo dans sa tête, il fait des choses et dit des choses parfois invraisemblable. Il est complètement barré dans sa tête mais il est tellement drôle. C’est clairement mon personnage préféré tant il est barjo. Avec lui vous êtes sûr de passer votre tant à rire, encore faut il aimer cet humour comme je le dis un peu plus haut. Unluck est hyper touchante comme personnage et ça contrebalance avec la personnalité déjantée de Undead. On ne peut la toucher sinon le mauvais sort s’abat sur nous. Et on voit que ça la pèse énormément, vous imaginez vous? Ne pouvoir être avec personne, porter des gants et compagnie en permanence de peur que quelqu’un vous touche la peau et j’en passe. En tout cas, être tombée sur Undead va mettre du piment dans sa vie. Clairement elle ne s’ennuie pas avec lui et il lui en fait voir des vertes et des pas mûres! Je suis fan de ce duo aussi improbable qu’il l’est! Et j’ai hâte de suivre la suite de leurs aventures!
Ce premier tome m’a vraiment beaucoup plu. C’est surtout ce côté déjanté et complètement barge que j’ai aimé! C’est là toute la force de l’histoire. On a Undead, un personnage immortel à la personnalité totalement loufoque. Et puis on a Unluck, un personnage un peu plus timide, un peu plus effacée et très touchante. Ces deux là ensemble forment un duo improbable qui marche bien! L’histoire est intrigante et j’ai hâte d’en savoir plus sur cette mystérieuse organisation… Vivement le second tome!
On va suivre le personnage de Fûko, autrement appelé Unluck par la suite. Alors qu’elle tente de mettre fin à ses jours en voulant se jeter du haut d’un pont, un homme complètement déjanté arrive pour la sauver. Il s’agit de Undead, un homme immortel qui souhaite rester auprès de Fûko dans le but de se servir de son mauvais sort. En effet, quiconque touche la peau de Unluck se voit maudit, le mauvais sort s’abat sur lui. Sauf qu’Undead, étant immortel n’en a que faire! On va donc les suivre ensemble mais ils vont très vite se faire attaquer par les membres d’une mystérieuse organisation…
Le premier mot qui me vient à l’esprit lorsque je pense à ce manga c’est : fou. Ce manga est complètement fou. Cette histoire est complètement folle et les personnages sont complètement fous. Mais c’est justement ça qui fait, selon moi bien sûr, la force de ce titre. Alors certes, je peux l’admettre que l’humour présent dans ce manga ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde. C’est un humour parfois un peu bancal mais moi j’adore ça et j’ai vraiment pris mon pied pendant cette lecture.
Le personnage de Undead est juste incroyable! Non mais parlons en vraiment! Il est complètement barjo dans sa tête, il fait des choses et dit des choses parfois invraisemblable. Il est complètement barré dans sa tête mais il est tellement drôle. C’est clairement mon personnage préféré tant il est barjo. Avec lui vous êtes sûr de passer votre tant à rire, encore faut il aimer cet humour comme je le dis un peu plus haut. Unluck est hyper touchante comme personnage et ça contrebalance avec la personnalité déjantée de Undead. On ne peut la toucher sinon le mauvais sort s’abat sur nous. Et on voit que ça la pèse énormément, vous imaginez vous? Ne pouvoir être avec personne, porter des gants et compagnie en permanence de peur que quelqu’un vous touche la peau et j’en passe. En tout cas, être tombée sur Undead va mettre du piment dans sa vie. Clairement elle ne s’ennuie pas avec lui et il lui en fait voir des vertes et des pas mûres! Je suis fan de ce duo aussi improbable qu’il l’est! Et j’ai hâte de suivre la suite de leurs aventures!
Ce premier tome m’a vraiment beaucoup plu. C’est surtout ce côté déjanté et complètement barge que j’ai aimé! C’est là toute la force de l’histoire. On a Undead, un personnage immortel à la personnalité totalement loufoque. Et puis on a Unluck, un personnage un peu plus timide, un peu plus effacée et très touchante. Ces deux là ensemble forment un duo improbable qui marche bien! L’histoire est intrigante et j’ai hâte d’en savoir plus sur cette mystérieuse organisation… Vivement le second tome!
September 10, 2021
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Une nouveauté Kana que j’attendais vraiment beaucoup et qui m’a énormément plu dès les premières pages !
ûko est une jeune fille qui veut se donner la mort après avoir lu la fin de son manga préféré. En effet, son grand rêve, est de vivre une superbe histoire d’amour, mais malheureusement, cela lui est impossible, car quand quelqu’un touche sa peau, la personne est touchée de malchance et finis souvent par mourir.
C’est alors qu’un homme complètement fou va l’approcher et l’empêcher de se tuer. En effet, ce dernier est un Undead, il est immortel. Il se dit qu’en comprenant comment marche la malchance de Fûko, cette dernière pourrait peut-être l’aider à mourir !
Directement, le manga est drôle et touchant. On est tout de suite plongé dans un univers intrigué où certaines personnes ont la faculté d’annuler quelque chose. Unluck, Undead et bien d’autres.
J’ai beaucoup apprécié le personnage d’Andy, le Undead. Il a un humour atypique et en plus, le fait que le personnage soit la plupart du temps à poil me tue de rire !
Le duo ici est atypique et c’est ce qui les rend justement attachants. De plus, les scènes d’action sont également très plaisantes.
En bref, c’est un nouveau Shonen intriguant, avec une thématique intéressante. Je suis curieuse de voir ce que la suite peut bien nous réserver.
Une nouveauté Kana que j’attendais vraiment beaucoup et qui m’a énormément plu dès les premières pages !
ûko est une jeune fille qui veut se donner la mort après avoir lu la fin de son manga préféré. En effet, son grand rêve, est de vivre une superbe histoire d’amour, mais malheureusement, cela lui est impossible, car quand quelqu’un touche sa peau, la personne est touchée de malchance et finis souvent par mourir.
C’est alors qu’un homme complètement fou va l’approcher et l’empêcher de se tuer. En effet, ce dernier est un Undead, il est immortel. Il se dit qu’en comprenant comment marche la malchance de Fûko, cette dernière pourrait peut-être l’aider à mourir !
Directement, le manga est drôle et touchant. On est tout de suite plongé dans un univers intrigué où certaines personnes ont la faculté d’annuler quelque chose. Unluck, Undead et bien d’autres.
J’ai beaucoup apprécié le personnage d’Andy, le Undead. Il a un humour atypique et en plus, le fait que le personnage soit la plupart du temps à poil me tue de rire !
Le duo ici est atypique et c’est ce qui les rend justement attachants. De plus, les scènes d’action sont également très plaisantes.
En bref, c’est un nouveau Shonen intriguant, avec une thématique intéressante. Je suis curieuse de voir ce que la suite peut bien nous réserver.
November 22, 2024
3.75/5 This is a nice easy read after reading Fire Punch and Berserk. I found it to be enjoyable easy read for the most part, especially the second half. Andy and Nico are definitely my favorite characters.
The worldbuilding is unique for the genre and definitely is the shining star of this series. The negator and uma/rule dynamic is incredibly fun to dive into and think about the possible consequences on a global scale. There are some incredibly cool scenes every time a character pops off with their abilities and I appreciate the stylization of their names.
Regarding the characters, half are completely forgettable and the other half are amazing - there’s really no in-between. Maybe this is a consequence of little variation in design?
The reason why this is not a 4 or a 5 is the plot. Most storylines are very simple or predictable which can take the wind out of the pacing which tends to be pretty breakneck. However, I do really like the first Autumn fight, Nico vs Language, and the choice to make Fuuko extremely capable in Loop 101. Loop 100 really suffers from a Fuuko who doesn’t feel like she’s earned her place yet in the reader’s eyes. It’s propped up hard by Andy and his dynamic with the whole group.
Also why did we need to do the stupid anime perv gags at the beginning????
Overall a good read, but not too deep. Just good world building brain candy.
The worldbuilding is unique for the genre and definitely is the shining star of this series. The negator and uma/rule dynamic is incredibly fun to dive into and think about the possible consequences on a global scale. There are some incredibly cool scenes every time a character pops off with their abilities and I appreciate the stylization of their names.
Regarding the characters, half are completely forgettable and the other half are amazing - there’s really no in-between. Maybe this is a consequence of little variation in design?
The reason why this is not a 4 or a 5 is the plot. Most storylines are very simple or predictable which can take the wind out of the pacing which tends to be pretty breakneck. However, I do really like the first Autumn fight, Nico vs Language, and the choice to make Fuuko extremely capable in Loop 101. Loop 100 really suffers from a Fuuko who doesn’t feel like she’s earned her place yet in the reader’s eyes. It’s propped up hard by Andy and his dynamic with the whole group.
Also why did we need to do the stupid anime perv gags at the beginning????
Overall a good read, but not too deep. Just good world building brain candy.
January 7, 2025
Undead Unluck, Vol. 1 (My Kindle Review)
Izumo Fuuko is a young woman who lost her parents in a tragic plane crash and she’s had this strange belief that she’s unlucky due to others being mysteriously hurt whenever they’re near her. She also believes that it’s also the reason for her tomboyish looks and how she can’t find a boyfriend. But her latest unlucky day will change her life forever when she meets Andy, a half-dead tough guy who negated his death and thus begins a wild adventure with the unlikely duo as there’s up against others who see her unlucky powers as a threat.
Despite having a similar action feel to other manga, “UU” still brings a very thrilling and hilarious story with a unique “odd-couple” take. It certainly goes in many directions after the first chapter’s handful of pages and it doesn’t stop. Fuuko and Andy’s chemistry is definitely topsy-turvy as they couldn’t be more different, except when they’re in combat. For now, it’s swift in story as we also get some details of Andy’s backstory and leaving us wonder if there really could be a spot of romance with the two. A- (91%/Excellent)
Izumo Fuuko is a young woman who lost her parents in a tragic plane crash and she’s had this strange belief that she’s unlucky due to others being mysteriously hurt whenever they’re near her. She also believes that it’s also the reason for her tomboyish looks and how she can’t find a boyfriend. But her latest unlucky day will change her life forever when she meets Andy, a half-dead tough guy who negated his death and thus begins a wild adventure with the unlikely duo as there’s up against others who see her unlucky powers as a threat.
Despite having a similar action feel to other manga, “UU” still brings a very thrilling and hilarious story with a unique “odd-couple” take. It certainly goes in many directions after the first chapter’s handful of pages and it doesn’t stop. Fuuko and Andy’s chemistry is definitely topsy-turvy as they couldn’t be more different, except when they’re in combat. For now, it’s swift in story as we also get some details of Andy’s backstory and leaving us wonder if there really could be a spot of romance with the two. A- (91%/Excellent)
March 25, 2024
I really enjoyed the anime, so I'm picking up the manga. Decided to start it from the beginning to see if the anime missed some details or if the manga explains some things more clearly. The start of the story has its flaws (mainly all the groping, but to be honest, it's all done with good humor, so it doesn't manage to bother me to a large extent), but I know further down the line the whole thing gets really good.
March 19, 2023
This has the potential to get pretty good, but the first volume was kind of lackluster. The characters are fine and the structure is kind of unique but nothing crazy special. The best thing so far is every now and then the art will pull out some crazy cool thing that I haven’t seen before so it definitely has promise, just finding its footing.
August 3, 2021
*Rated 0 stars
This book is all about Andy the Undead's quest to attain the glorious death with the assistance of "Unluck" Fuuko Izumo.
What a disappointing manga! It took me over three days to finish this crap! I hate these kind of books where women are treated as mere toys! It all felt like some lousy entertainment to me! It's grotesque and repulsive! Don't waste your time on this!
This book is all about Andy the Undead's quest to attain the glorious death with the assistance of "Unluck" Fuuko Izumo.
What a disappointing manga! It took me over three days to finish this crap! I hate these kind of books where women are treated as mere toys! It all felt like some lousy entertainment to me! It's grotesque and repulsive! Don't waste your time on this!
January 13, 2024
damn it now there's another series i like.
February 15, 2022
Interesting! I was not expecting to see what was behind the cover 😂😂 there’s plenty of action in this story. I enjoyed the first volume, but I’m not sure it’s a series I’d keep up with at the moment.
August 29, 2022
3.75 or so. I do not particularly enjoy the artwork for this one. But for sheer oddness’ sake, this is a rather well-crafted tale so far as I can tell. It definitely has a strange start, where it almost seems like the world of the story is at least fairly grounded in reality, special powers aside. It really hits its pace once characters start interacting with the greater issues of their reality, deleting concepts/laws of nature/natural phenomena left and right, and fighting (literally) god. It’s so strange and well put-together that I can’t help but be sucked in, in spite of my initial misgivings. I encourage you to push past the early stuff, as the author doesn’t really hit their pace ‘til later. If you still don’t like it once things start getting really wild, well, you tried.
dnf
July 19, 2021The unluckiest girl in the world meets the guy who cannot die and wishes he could. Wacky, humorous, and just plain old strange. Sadly, it's so strange it's unbelievable. The premise sounded hilarious, but it fell flat for me to the point I couldn't finish it.
December 20, 2025
When I first decided to read Undead Unluck to 'catch up' to its weekly release, I hated it. Going by the average rating for volumes on Goodreads it was one of my lowest rated manga. But somewhere along the line I started to love it, and it really did become an incredible series near to my heart.
Unfortunately, volume 1 is bad. Chapter 1 is absolutely awful, and though there are moments in the volume that show promise I do hate a lot of it. At this point the series is 'grope this young girl so we can fuck and kill ourselves'. Grope her to activate her bad luck powers. Rub your hands across her to activate her bad look powers. Get her to rub her breasts against you to activate her bad luck powers. All the while the only other female character of note is also talking about being in love and how much shallow beauty matters and all that. And the plot is... kill the 'bad guy's' coworkers to join the bad guy?
Look, I've read this series to completion. I know what's actually going on. But it really doesn't show a whole lot of promise here. The best part is Fuuko's conversation with Gina, the quick world-building about how stars don't actually exist in this world?! The idea of what it means to change and to grow as a person. That's a great conversation and exactly what made me like Undead Unluck as the series went on. But this is one of those series I have to beg people to just... please give it a chance. I promise, it's really good- eventually. Take the first chapter with a grain of salt. Take the first volume with a grain of salt. Give it a bit more time, please.
Unfortunately, volume 1 is bad. Chapter 1 is absolutely awful, and though there are moments in the volume that show promise I do hate a lot of it. At this point the series is 'grope this young girl so we can fuck and kill ourselves'. Grope her to activate her bad luck powers. Rub your hands across her to activate her bad look powers. Get her to rub her breasts against you to activate her bad luck powers. All the while the only other female character of note is also talking about being in love and how much shallow beauty matters and all that. And the plot is... kill the 'bad guy's' coworkers to join the bad guy?
Look, I've read this series to completion. I know what's actually going on. But it really doesn't show a whole lot of promise here. The best part is Fuuko's conversation with Gina, the quick world-building about how stars don't actually exist in this world?! The idea of what it means to change and to grow as a person. That's a great conversation and exactly what made me like Undead Unluck as the series went on. But this is one of those series I have to beg people to just... please give it a chance. I promise, it's really good- eventually. Take the first chapter with a grain of salt. Take the first volume with a grain of salt. Give it a bit more time, please.
November 1, 2020
This book was quite fun. We have two character Andy who cannot die aka undead and Fuuko Izumo aka unlucky who gives other bad luck and they die and now its upto them both and how they meet is the first part of the story and they learn negators are after them and there are 10 of them so if they defeat 2 they will get the seats in "THE UNION". They face Shen and lastly Gina aka Unchange and its so weird and fun and crazy and the things they do to defeat her is just crazy. Plus the grossed out blood and regeneration of Andy is so well done in the art. He is so OP and how he uses his body parts as weapons is like amazing!
December 15, 2022
undeadはとても素晴らしいです。爽やか
July 31, 2023
La trama no es que sea la mas elaborada, pero el combo que pueden hacer con los dos protas me tiene intrigado
April 1, 2022
La mia recensione dei volumi 1 e 2 di Undead Unluck è stata scritta per il sito Nerd Pool e la trovate qui sotto e al seguente link: https://www.nerdpool.it/2022/03/24/un...
Fuko è una ragazza molto sfortunata. E non si tratta di un modo di dire… Quando tocca una persona, quest’ultima viene colpita da piccoli e grandi sfortune, incidenti che hanno provocato anche delle morti. Per questo motivo ha deciso di suicidarsi, ma in quel frangente fa la conoscenza di uno stravagante personaggio. Nudo ed immortale. Si definisce “Undead” perché il suo corpo si rigenera ad ogni ferita che riceve, anche le più pericolose e quindi non muore mai. E Fuko con la sua sfortuna da “Unluck” potrebbe essere la soluzione finale. Undead vuole che la sfortuna della ragazza di abbatta su di lui procurandogli la morte che tanto agogna.
Potrebbe essere più assurda di così la premessa di un manga? Ma questo è Undead Unluck, le avventure della strana coppia formata da Fuko e Andy, così viene rinominato Undead dalla ragazza. Una coppia assurda, con Fuko che rifugge qualsiasi contatto umano, mentre Andy la vuole toccare per scatenare la sua sfortuna e cercare così di morire. E questo potere della ragazza si scatena con più forza tanto più prova affetto per la persona che tocca! Quindi Andy vuole farla innamorare di lui, e intanto subisce incidenti di ogni genere e si trova sempre nudo per via delle sue rigenerazioni continue.
Si creano così situazioni imbarazzanti, alle volte al limite con il lecito e l’assurdo, ma con una follia che sotto sotto diverte e strappa il sorriso. Quando Andy cerca di essere romantico, dice delle frasi ad effetto per conquistare Fuko, si ha un piccolo batticuore ma poi si ride per la sfortuna che si abbatte su di lui. Per non parlare delle reazioni assurde della ragazza che non riesce a prenderlo seriamente ed è costantemente in imbarazzo per quello che fa e dice.
Ma non pensate che sia tutto finito qui. I nostri Undead e Unluck sono braccati da una strana organizzazione, chiamata Union, che è legata al passato di Andy. I 10 componenti della Union danno la caccia ai negator, coloro che hanno poteri come quelli dei nostri protagonisti. Quale modo migliore per indagare i poteri di Fuko e la loro potenza distruttiva se non entrare a far parte di questa organizzazione? Ma per farlo devono prima uccidere uno dei suoi 10 fortissimi membri…
Tra il primo e il secondo volume di Undead Unluck vediamo quindi i nostri protagonisti affrontare i negator per entrare in Union. Se la dovranno vedere con Void, all’apparenza indistruttibile e senza alcun punto debole, in coppia con il cinese Shen, dai misteriosi poteri e che trova esilarante questa strana coppia; e poi Gena, donna dall’aspetto di una ragazzina, immutabile da decenni e innamorata persa di Andy. Ma far parte di Union non è facile, anzi. Il libro Apocalypse affida ai 10 membri delle missioni che portano ricompense e punizioni a secondo della loro riuscita.
Un sistema ingiusto, che non piace a Fuko e con l’appoggio di Andy vuole scalare la classifica dei negator per poter decidere le sorti del mondo. Scelgono quindi la missione più difficile, la cattura di Soil, il mezzo zombie. A dargli una mano ci sarà proprio di Shen del quale scopriremo i suoi poteri in un combattimento senza esclusione di colpi e pieno di azione. Il secondo volume entra nel vivo della storia e presenta delle situazioni meno problematiche del primo e molta più azione, risultando più avvincente e appassionante. Si vuole infatti scoprire cosa accadrà ai due protagonisti, se riusciranno a raggiungere i loro obbiettivi e quali stravaganti avventure vivranno. Per non parlare poi dei negator di Union, appena presentati tranne Shen che ha un ruolo molto importante nel secondo volume: promettono bene e anche tante dinamiche per la prosecuzione della storia.
Il primo volume di Undead Unluck risulta un filo stereotipato, e ripeto, indubbiamente presenta situazioni che possono far storcere il naso, tra la nudità di Andy e la sua insistenza nel toccare Fuko. Ma dall’altra vediamo la ragazza affezionarsi all’uomo perché non solo le da il contatto umano che lei voleva, ma anche la sicurezza che le serve per usare senza paura il suo potere in situazioni difficili e agire, per se stessa e non solo. Vediamo quindi una maggiore forza nella ragazza che sempre meno subisce.
Nel secondo volume con tutta l’azione e i combattimenti che mettono da parte le situazioni più controverse lo rendono uno shonen con situazioni “scontate” e clichè senza alcun dubbio ma che prendono e appassionano lasciando la curiosità di continuare la lettura, vedere Andy scatenare la sua potenza e Fuko scoprire le particolarità della sua sfortuna.
Mi sento di consigliarvi di dare una chance a questa serie che è senza dubbio assurda, ma divertente e appassiona con i suoi strani personaggi e le situazioni nelle quali si ritrovano, al limite tra la sfiga e la morte.
Fuko è una ragazza molto sfortunata. E non si tratta di un modo di dire… Quando tocca una persona, quest’ultima viene colpita da piccoli e grandi sfortune, incidenti che hanno provocato anche delle morti. Per questo motivo ha deciso di suicidarsi, ma in quel frangente fa la conoscenza di uno stravagante personaggio. Nudo ed immortale. Si definisce “Undead” perché il suo corpo si rigenera ad ogni ferita che riceve, anche le più pericolose e quindi non muore mai. E Fuko con la sua sfortuna da “Unluck” potrebbe essere la soluzione finale. Undead vuole che la sfortuna della ragazza di abbatta su di lui procurandogli la morte che tanto agogna.
Potrebbe essere più assurda di così la premessa di un manga? Ma questo è Undead Unluck, le avventure della strana coppia formata da Fuko e Andy, così viene rinominato Undead dalla ragazza. Una coppia assurda, con Fuko che rifugge qualsiasi contatto umano, mentre Andy la vuole toccare per scatenare la sua sfortuna e cercare così di morire. E questo potere della ragazza si scatena con più forza tanto più prova affetto per la persona che tocca! Quindi Andy vuole farla innamorare di lui, e intanto subisce incidenti di ogni genere e si trova sempre nudo per via delle sue rigenerazioni continue.
Si creano così situazioni imbarazzanti, alle volte al limite con il lecito e l’assurdo, ma con una follia che sotto sotto diverte e strappa il sorriso. Quando Andy cerca di essere romantico, dice delle frasi ad effetto per conquistare Fuko, si ha un piccolo batticuore ma poi si ride per la sfortuna che si abbatte su di lui. Per non parlare delle reazioni assurde della ragazza che non riesce a prenderlo seriamente ed è costantemente in imbarazzo per quello che fa e dice.
Ma non pensate che sia tutto finito qui. I nostri Undead e Unluck sono braccati da una strana organizzazione, chiamata Union, che è legata al passato di Andy. I 10 componenti della Union danno la caccia ai negator, coloro che hanno poteri come quelli dei nostri protagonisti. Quale modo migliore per indagare i poteri di Fuko e la loro potenza distruttiva se non entrare a far parte di questa organizzazione? Ma per farlo devono prima uccidere uno dei suoi 10 fortissimi membri…
Tra il primo e il secondo volume di Undead Unluck vediamo quindi i nostri protagonisti affrontare i negator per entrare in Union. Se la dovranno vedere con Void, all’apparenza indistruttibile e senza alcun punto debole, in coppia con il cinese Shen, dai misteriosi poteri e che trova esilarante questa strana coppia; e poi Gena, donna dall’aspetto di una ragazzina, immutabile da decenni e innamorata persa di Andy. Ma far parte di Union non è facile, anzi. Il libro Apocalypse affida ai 10 membri delle missioni che portano ricompense e punizioni a secondo della loro riuscita.
Un sistema ingiusto, che non piace a Fuko e con l’appoggio di Andy vuole scalare la classifica dei negator per poter decidere le sorti del mondo. Scelgono quindi la missione più difficile, la cattura di Soil, il mezzo zombie. A dargli una mano ci sarà proprio di Shen del quale scopriremo i suoi poteri in un combattimento senza esclusione di colpi e pieno di azione. Il secondo volume entra nel vivo della storia e presenta delle situazioni meno problematiche del primo e molta più azione, risultando più avvincente e appassionante. Si vuole infatti scoprire cosa accadrà ai due protagonisti, se riusciranno a raggiungere i loro obbiettivi e quali stravaganti avventure vivranno. Per non parlare poi dei negator di Union, appena presentati tranne Shen che ha un ruolo molto importante nel secondo volume: promettono bene e anche tante dinamiche per la prosecuzione della storia.
Il primo volume di Undead Unluck risulta un filo stereotipato, e ripeto, indubbiamente presenta situazioni che possono far storcere il naso, tra la nudità di Andy e la sua insistenza nel toccare Fuko. Ma dall’altra vediamo la ragazza affezionarsi all’uomo perché non solo le da il contatto umano che lei voleva, ma anche la sicurezza che le serve per usare senza paura il suo potere in situazioni difficili e agire, per se stessa e non solo. Vediamo quindi una maggiore forza nella ragazza che sempre meno subisce.
Nel secondo volume con tutta l’azione e i combattimenti che mettono da parte le situazioni più controverse lo rendono uno shonen con situazioni “scontate” e clichè senza alcun dubbio ma che prendono e appassionano lasciando la curiosità di continuare la lettura, vedere Andy scatenare la sua potenza e Fuko scoprire le particolarità della sua sfortuna.
Mi sento di consigliarvi di dare una chance a questa serie che è senza dubbio assurda, ma divertente e appassiona con i suoi strani personaggi e le situazioni nelle quali si ritrovano, al limite tra la sfiga e la morte.
November 24, 2022
I'd been planning on reading Undead Unluck for ages, as part of a desire to follow every series currently running in Weekly Shōnen Jump. It's taken me nearly three years since the manga began to finally start reading it, and it almost feels like I could have waited a little longer for the anime adaptation to come out first....
I have to say, this is not what I expected at all, though, in fairness, I didn't really have a preconception beyond assuming it was going to be a battle series - which it is. The characters we've met so far are "Negators," people who have the ability to negate a specific "rule" in nature. Lead male Andy has "Undead," which prevents him from being able to die, while lead female Fuuko has "Unluck," which grants fatal misfortune to anyone who touches her skin. The idea is not unlike JoJo Stands or One Piece Devil Fruits; it seems you can't choose what your power is, and must bullshit new ways to weaponize it. For example, Andy can regenerate from any damage, so he uses "Parts Bullet," wherein he cuts a part of his body almost all the way off, so an extra will regrow in the same spot, exploding the previous part off toward his foe. Andy spends much of this volume trying to figure out a way for Fuuko to weaponize her Unluck, including triggering an undersea volcano to hit an enemy jet.
Beyond battles, we have that tired trope of main characters trying to join the story's primary superpowered faction, reminiscent of Gon Freecss joining the Hunter Association or Kamado Tanjirou becoming a Demon Slayer. Andy and Fuuko aren't forced into an "exam arc" (or at least not yet?), and instead the manga "twists" the formula by making it so they have to kill two other members of The Union in order to take their places, as there are only ten spots - I guess making The Union an equivalent to the Gotei 13 of Bleach or Hashira of Kimetsu...?
The manga also follows a quasi-ecchi element, whereby Fuuko's most powerful Unluck effects so far have come from kissing people, from which leads Andy - who joins Fuuko because he believes her Unluck could help him finally die - to theorize a stronger effect would come from... taking Fuuko's virginity!? Fuuko says something about how she needs to like someone for the kiss to have full effect (her parents died because she hugged them, for example), which means Andy's mission is to make Fuuko fall in love with him (though it's possible this idea came up because the author realized the series could be easily solved with rape...). Fuuko can generate pretty strong Unluck effects by pressing her bare breasts against Andy's back, though we won't see what happens with that until next volume, I guess. Oh, and Andy is almost always naked, with a black rectangle censoring his penis and balls, so I guess there's some "balance" with fanservice? Regardless, despite the content the manga isn't remotely as sexy as e.g. Yuragi-sō no Yūna-san or Ayakashi Triangle, two more overt ecchi series that ran alongside UU at one time or another.
I feel this manga is creative enough so far to set itself apart from the generic Naruto or Bleach clones that often crop up in Jump these days, so I'm interested to see where it goes. Apparently it hasn't been doing well lately, despite greenlighting of the anime, and there's word that the series may come to a natural end soon regardless, so I guess it won't be too long a read?
I respect that Gina has stirrup thigh-highs, but I wish Tozuka-sensei was better at drawing feet to take better advantage of this clothing. At least her thighs are pretty good....
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One thing I've been meaning to mention for contemporary Jump manga in general, but keep forgetting: VIZ has long since dropped that stylistic format it used on Jump localizations in the early '00s (and which it seems they keep doing with One Piece...), with the big volume number in the semi-circle, and the "Shonen Jump Manga" or "Shonen Jump Graphic Novel" above "Story & Art By" and the same font used for every author name. We're finally allowed to have volume covers more closely resembling the Japanese originals (though we occasionally get butchered logos *cough*Act-Age*cough*...).
I have to say, this is not what I expected at all, though, in fairness, I didn't really have a preconception beyond assuming it was going to be a battle series - which it is. The characters we've met so far are "Negators," people who have the ability to negate a specific "rule" in nature. Lead male Andy has "Undead," which prevents him from being able to die, while lead female Fuuko has "Unluck," which grants fatal misfortune to anyone who touches her skin. The idea is not unlike JoJo Stands or One Piece Devil Fruits; it seems you can't choose what your power is, and must bullshit new ways to weaponize it. For example, Andy can regenerate from any damage, so he uses "Parts Bullet," wherein he cuts a part of his body almost all the way off, so an extra will regrow in the same spot, exploding the previous part off toward his foe. Andy spends much of this volume trying to figure out a way for Fuuko to weaponize her Unluck, including triggering an undersea volcano to hit an enemy jet.
Beyond battles, we have that tired trope of main characters trying to join the story's primary superpowered faction, reminiscent of Gon Freecss joining the Hunter Association or Kamado Tanjirou becoming a Demon Slayer. Andy and Fuuko aren't forced into an "exam arc" (or at least not yet?), and instead the manga "twists" the formula by making it so they have to kill two other members of The Union in order to take their places, as there are only ten spots - I guess making The Union an equivalent to the Gotei 13 of Bleach or Hashira of Kimetsu...?
The manga also follows a quasi-ecchi element, whereby Fuuko's most powerful Unluck effects so far have come from kissing people, from which leads Andy - who joins Fuuko because he believes her Unluck could help him finally die - to theorize a stronger effect would come from... taking Fuuko's virginity!? Fuuko says something about how she needs to like someone for the kiss to have full effect (her parents died because she hugged them, for example), which means Andy's mission is to make Fuuko fall in love with him (though it's possible this idea came up because the author realized the series could be easily solved with rape...). Fuuko can generate pretty strong Unluck effects by pressing her bare breasts against Andy's back, though we won't see what happens with that until next volume, I guess. Oh, and Andy is almost always naked, with a black rectangle censoring his penis and balls, so I guess there's some "balance" with fanservice? Regardless, despite the content the manga isn't remotely as sexy as e.g. Yuragi-sō no Yūna-san or Ayakashi Triangle, two more overt ecchi series that ran alongside UU at one time or another.
I feel this manga is creative enough so far to set itself apart from the generic Naruto or Bleach clones that often crop up in Jump these days, so I'm interested to see where it goes. Apparently it hasn't been doing well lately, despite greenlighting of the anime, and there's word that the series may come to a natural end soon regardless, so I guess it won't be too long a read?
I respect that Gina has stirrup thigh-highs, but I wish Tozuka-sensei was better at drawing feet to take better advantage of this clothing. At least her thighs are pretty good....
****
One thing I've been meaning to mention for contemporary Jump manga in general, but keep forgetting: VIZ has long since dropped that stylistic format it used on Jump localizations in the early '00s (and which it seems they keep doing with One Piece...), with the big volume number in the semi-circle, and the "Shonen Jump Manga" or "Shonen Jump Graphic Novel" above "Story & Art By" and the same font used for every author name. We're finally allowed to have volume covers more closely resembling the Japanese originals (though we occasionally get butchered logos *cough*Act-Age*cough*...).
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