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ゾン100～ゾンビになるまでにしたい100のこと～ [Zom 100 ~Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto~] #5
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Vol. 5
After spending years slaving away for a soul-crushing company, Akira’s life has lost its luster. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town, it gives him the push he needs to live for himself. Now Akira’s on a mission to complete all 100 items on his bucket list before he...well, kicks the bucket.
Looking to cross another item off his bucket list, Akira has returned to his rural hometown to show his parents the appreciation they deserve. There, he reunites with former college classmate-turned-dropout Kanta Higurashi, who’s knocking entries off a bucket list of his own. Unfortunately, Higurashi is all about getting revenge on the world that failed him. Can Akira stop his friend from destroying the fragile peace of the village?
Looking to cross another item off his bucket list, Akira has returned to his rural hometown to show his parents the appreciation they deserve. There, he reunites with former college classmate-turned-dropout Kanta Higurashi, who’s knocking entries off a bucket list of his own. Unfortunately, Higurashi is all about getting revenge on the world that failed him. Can Akira stop his friend from destroying the fragile peace of the village?
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First published June 19, 2020
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May 3, 2022
Battle of the bucket lists!
Having found a safe haven, Akira Tendo thinks he has time to knock "spend time with my parents" off his list. But Tendo is unaware that he has a dark opposite lurking nearby who has his own list, and the line item he wants to work on is "Fuck up society." That seems unnecessary in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, but everyone needs a hobby.
The book is stuffed with mucho violence and cheesy fun fight scenes.
Having found a safe haven, Akira Tendo thinks he has time to knock "spend time with my parents" off his list. But Tendo is unaware that he has a dark opposite lurking nearby who has his own list, and the line item he wants to work on is "Fuck up society." That seems unnecessary in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, but everyone needs a hobby.
The book is stuffed with mucho violence and cheesy fun fight scenes.
February 21, 2022
Akira and company are still in the village with Akira’s folks, but there are dangerous undercurrents afoot. When the unthinkable happens, is it an accident or the result of one the silliest storytelling tropes available?
It’s shonen, so no reward for guessing that it’s the latter.
After one of its best volumes to date, things veer back towards baseline for Zom 100 this time out, aiming a little lower and being a bit more ecchi than previous volumes. Add in the introduction of a narrative path it really did not need and it doesn’t quite land it.
The good stuff is, as tends to be the case, really good - the exploration of Akira’s relationship with his parents is really strong and I like that the story examines the question of whether your duty to your parents is more servile in nature or if it’s simply to lead your best life.
While the presence of enough of Chekhov’s guns to fill an armoury is also bit much, the one involving the cesspit might be incredibly obvious but leads to the most hilarious and disgusting visual of the entire story. Kencho gets to be a little more nuanced than a piece of equal-rights fan service as well.
The problem comes with the doppelgängers for our four heroes and the existence of an opposite bucket list that’s designed to wreck society versus Akira’s that’s meant to celebrate life. This is one of the laziest conceits in all of narrative fiction and it rarely engenders much excitement from me, as is the case here (maybe Star Trek and Darkwing Duck can pull it off).
Their plan to wreck things is not terrible, it’s actually pretty well plotted and watching it come together makes for some fairly tense foreshadowing, but these four themselves are unlikable and not especially nuanced. I admit that the cliffhanger ending manages to be effective enough.
It’s just… not especially necessary. Zombies have their own inherent unrelenting nightmarish quality on their own. I am also well aware that ‘humanity is the real evil’ is, like, the message of every zombie story, but this one didn’t need it and, if it did, it could have been done better.
The other stuff is pretty ‘whatever’, with poor Shizuka getting fairly abused this volume, both from an unrelenting groper and trying to avoid a sexual assault that might also be a very nasty bit of homophobia that I don’t really like staring too hard at the art to determine if I’m right or not.
3 stars - not bad, but clearly some really iffy bits and definitely not the story at its best. I mean, I’m not going to stop before I see how that cliffhanger turns out, that’s just silly, but I hope this a bump in the story and not the road it’ll take from this point forward.
It’s shonen, so no reward for guessing that it’s the latter.
After one of its best volumes to date, things veer back towards baseline for Zom 100 this time out, aiming a little lower and being a bit more ecchi than previous volumes. Add in the introduction of a narrative path it really did not need and it doesn’t quite land it.
The good stuff is, as tends to be the case, really good - the exploration of Akira’s relationship with his parents is really strong and I like that the story examines the question of whether your duty to your parents is more servile in nature or if it’s simply to lead your best life.
While the presence of enough of Chekhov’s guns to fill an armoury is also bit much, the one involving the cesspit might be incredibly obvious but leads to the most hilarious and disgusting visual of the entire story. Kencho gets to be a little more nuanced than a piece of equal-rights fan service as well.
The problem comes with the doppelgängers for our four heroes and the existence of an opposite bucket list that’s designed to wreck society versus Akira’s that’s meant to celebrate life. This is one of the laziest conceits in all of narrative fiction and it rarely engenders much excitement from me, as is the case here (maybe Star Trek and Darkwing Duck can pull it off).
Their plan to wreck things is not terrible, it’s actually pretty well plotted and watching it come together makes for some fairly tense foreshadowing, but these four themselves are unlikable and not especially nuanced. I admit that the cliffhanger ending manages to be effective enough.
It’s just… not especially necessary. Zombies have their own inherent unrelenting nightmarish quality on their own. I am also well aware that ‘humanity is the real evil’ is, like, the message of every zombie story, but this one didn’t need it and, if it did, it could have been done better.
The other stuff is pretty ‘whatever’, with poor Shizuka getting fairly abused this volume, both from an unrelenting groper and trying to avoid a sexual assault that might also be a very nasty bit of homophobia that I don’t really like staring too hard at the art to determine if I’m right or not.
3 stars - not bad, but clearly some really iffy bits and definitely not the story at its best. I mean, I’m not going to stop before I see how that cliffhanger turns out, that’s just silly, but I hope this a bump in the story and not the road it’ll take from this point forward.
June 20, 2021
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July 18, 2023
This got more wholesome.
But then there's always that 1 guy who wants to create more chaos.
Zombies are running amuck in a peaceful village.
But then there's always that 1 guy who wants to create more chaos.
Zombies are running amuck in a peaceful village.
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June 26, 2025ummmmmmmmmmm EW!!🤢🤢🤢
May 16, 2025
Well so much for praising the series last volume.
So dumb. If I wanted bad storytelling I would just go back to reading the Walking Dead comic.
Just once a zombie story where the main characters just keep going because they can and not because their appearance causes the safe place to be destroyed.
Sigh
So dumb. If I wanted bad storytelling I would just go back to reading the Walking Dead comic.
Just once a zombie story where the main characters just keep going because they can and not because their appearance causes the safe place to be destroyed.
Sigh
January 14, 2022
Self-sufficient isolated farming is the way to survive a zombie apocalypse... unless you made enemies in your previous life.
This volume of Zom 100 is a little different from previous ones. It focuses on Akira's family and one major bullet point of his bucket list: repaying his parents. I think this is a strong message to take-away: appreciate how much your parents have given you in life, and find a way to somehow give back when you are an adult.
The talks of self-sufficient living was very interesting as well. Obviously, in a zombie apocalypse, you have a much greater chance of survival if you can find a place to live off the grid, produce your own energy, food and live peacefully. I think that even without a zombie plague, it is important for everyone to remember where they are getting energy and food from and never take it for granted.
Then we have the very strange "Bucket List War" that brings up some of that fun weirdness that I look for in Zom 100. A strange band of bullies make their own "evil" bucket list of terrible things they want to do. When confronted with Akira, they challenge him to see who can finish their list first... what a strange situation. It does touch on the subject of freedom and impeding on the freedom of others in an unique way.
All in all, I wasn't sure going into this volume that it would bring me the same joy and amusement I got from previous volumes. However, this one touched on some very important topics with self-sufficiency, freedom of living, and family bonds. While still keeping the fun, eccentric tone of the series.
PS: I also love how they always introduce characters with their names and former jobs from pre-apocalypse days.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the author Haro Aso, the publishers VIZ Media LLC and the NetGalley team for providing me with an Advanced copy. I cherished this opportunity to read it in exchange for an honest review.
This volume of Zom 100 is a little different from previous ones. It focuses on Akira's family and one major bullet point of his bucket list: repaying his parents. I think this is a strong message to take-away: appreciate how much your parents have given you in life, and find a way to somehow give back when you are an adult.
The talks of self-sufficient living was very interesting as well. Obviously, in a zombie apocalypse, you have a much greater chance of survival if you can find a place to live off the grid, produce your own energy, food and live peacefully. I think that even without a zombie plague, it is important for everyone to remember where they are getting energy and food from and never take it for granted.
Then we have the very strange "Bucket List War" that brings up some of that fun weirdness that I look for in Zom 100. A strange band of bullies make their own "evil" bucket list of terrible things they want to do. When confronted with Akira, they challenge him to see who can finish their list first... what a strange situation. It does touch on the subject of freedom and impeding on the freedom of others in an unique way.
All in all, I wasn't sure going into this volume that it would bring me the same joy and amusement I got from previous volumes. However, this one touched on some very important topics with self-sufficiency, freedom of living, and family bonds. While still keeping the fun, eccentric tone of the series.
PS: I also love how they always introduce characters with their names and former jobs from pre-apocalypse days.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the author Haro Aso, the publishers VIZ Media LLC and the NetGalley team for providing me with an Advanced copy. I cherished this opportunity to read it in exchange for an honest review.
January 1, 2022
Thanks to Netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
This is a definite improvement from the last volume. The stakes have risen and our bond of characters are fighting for their lives against a swarm of zombies unleashed by a nihilistic blast from the past.
It’s interesting to see a different perspective to the end of the world. While we’ve seen it through an optimistic lease where it’s a new lease of life where characters can start over, we get to see it from people who just don’t care about other people because of their grudges from the past.
I’m eager to see what happens next with that cliffhanger. I can’t wait!
This is a definite improvement from the last volume. The stakes have risen and our bond of characters are fighting for their lives against a swarm of zombies unleashed by a nihilistic blast from the past.
It’s interesting to see a different perspective to the end of the world. While we’ve seen it through an optimistic lease where it’s a new lease of life where characters can start over, we get to see it from people who just don’t care about other people because of their grudges from the past.
I’m eager to see what happens next with that cliffhanger. I can’t wait!
May 23, 2024
Attaining peace was never an option, so it seems for Akira and his squad. What we get in this chapter is a look at how a simple life can be completely upended by one horrible human being. I do wonder what will become of our Akira’s rivals, but in short I’m here for the ride and I’m enjoying our new protagonist, but I’m wary of her intentions.
July 31, 2022
CW: Violence, Gore, Spousal Abuse, Death of a Loved one
This volume was so compulsively readable! I read most of these volumes in the same day and I can't wait to read the next one. This one ends on a pretty crazy cliffhanger! I love this series so much.
This volume was so compulsively readable! I read most of these volumes in the same day and I can't wait to read the next one. This one ends on a pretty crazy cliffhanger! I love this series so much.
April 3, 2023
The fifth volume and BOY, I wasn’t always enjoying myself. Mostly a lot of frustrations.
I bought this one (and several other manga) for my birthday as a present to myself! I really wanted to see what would happen next in the series, especially given the cliffhanger in the previous book.
However, this just didn’t bring as much joy as the previous books. Why? Because the antagonists are just FREAKING frustrating and not in a good way. Sometimes I appreciate villains, but in this one? They were just so petty and sad. Like one guy actually was just frustrated at his wife, one just wanted to forcefully kiss a girl (with tongue). And so on. Instead of making the best of what is happening, they made a sort of reverse list from the one that our MC has made. Things to do before they turn into a zombie, with shitty things like overturn society, destroy happiness, ruin people’s lives, etc. All sort of shit that just pissed me off. Later on he has a particular hatred towards our MC who he apparently knew. Why he has a hatred? Because our MC was always so happy and seemingly had all the friends and all the good things in life. SERIOUSLY, WTF >< And why would you go after some elderly people, why would you go after such a peaceful village? I was just NOT happy and didn’t love that they got so much attention.
Thankfully, there were also some good moments. Kencho making friends with the lonely girl who escaped from the zombie stuff but lost her parents in the progress. Sure, at times that was a bit awkward because of how Kencho is, but his heart is in the right place and I just loved how he was there for her, and when poop hit the fan, he protected her and tried to save her. Which was just so sweet. I also had a laugh at how Kencho saved himself from being eaten by the zombies. It is disgusting, but hey, whatever works!
I loved that Akira has some good moments with his family. That he had chats with his dad that were really heartfelt, that he was there for his mom. That he talked with the villagers. It was just so sweet. I had a laugh at his new hairdo, it did fit him really well though, but it just changed his look so drastically. Plus, even when things got bad, I just loved that he tried to stay positive and happy. That he spoke up. And that he was there for his friends.
Then we have Shizuka and Beatrice, the girls of the party! Shizuka, I felt for her. She is roped in to be a doctor but has to handle sexual harassment all the time. I mean, one time was a bit like OK…. not really my thing, but it kept happening. I was proud though that she thought of a way to handle it, but I had also hoped that the villagers would see in that this was just not cool. And Beatrice is just figuring out all things Japan and being excited. I loved seeing both girls defend against the zombies and the humans. That one self-defence move by Shizuka just made me laugh and cheer. That was awesome.
And I just loved seeing the village and see how the villagers made things work. How there are more people seeking safety and how everyone (well except for the dumb dicks) was trying to make things happen.
And the art was so good! How it switched seamlessly from light when there were happy times to dark and gritty when zombies or bad stuff happened.
We also got another cliffhanger, which both frustrated me but also made me curious. I am glad I got the other 2 volumes so I can just read on (which, by the time this review goes up I will have done).
All in all, I hope that the next volumes will be better and less shitty humans are around, or well, if they are shitty that they are different shitty, if you get it. XD
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I bought this one (and several other manga) for my birthday as a present to myself! I really wanted to see what would happen next in the series, especially given the cliffhanger in the previous book.
However, this just didn’t bring as much joy as the previous books. Why? Because the antagonists are just FREAKING frustrating and not in a good way. Sometimes I appreciate villains, but in this one? They were just so petty and sad. Like one guy actually was just frustrated at his wife, one just wanted to forcefully kiss a girl (with tongue). And so on. Instead of making the best of what is happening, they made a sort of reverse list from the one that our MC has made. Things to do before they turn into a zombie, with shitty things like overturn society, destroy happiness, ruin people’s lives, etc. All sort of shit that just pissed me off. Later on he has a particular hatred towards our MC who he apparently knew. Why he has a hatred? Because our MC was always so happy and seemingly had all the friends and all the good things in life. SERIOUSLY, WTF >< And why would you go after some elderly people, why would you go after such a peaceful village? I was just NOT happy and didn’t love that they got so much attention.
Thankfully, there were also some good moments. Kencho making friends with the lonely girl who escaped from the zombie stuff but lost her parents in the progress. Sure, at times that was a bit awkward because of how Kencho is, but his heart is in the right place and I just loved how he was there for her, and when poop hit the fan, he protected her and tried to save her. Which was just so sweet. I also had a laugh at how Kencho saved himself from being eaten by the zombies. It is disgusting, but hey, whatever works!
I loved that Akira has some good moments with his family. That he had chats with his dad that were really heartfelt, that he was there for his mom. That he talked with the villagers. It was just so sweet. I had a laugh at his new hairdo, it did fit him really well though, but it just changed his look so drastically. Plus, even when things got bad, I just loved that he tried to stay positive and happy. That he spoke up. And that he was there for his friends.
Then we have Shizuka and Beatrice, the girls of the party! Shizuka, I felt for her. She is roped in to be a doctor but has to handle sexual harassment all the time. I mean, one time was a bit like OK…. not really my thing, but it kept happening. I was proud though that she thought of a way to handle it, but I had also hoped that the villagers would see in that this was just not cool. And Beatrice is just figuring out all things Japan and being excited. I loved seeing both girls defend against the zombies and the humans. That one self-defence move by Shizuka just made me laugh and cheer. That was awesome.
And I just loved seeing the village and see how the villagers made things work. How there are more people seeking safety and how everyone (well except for the dumb dicks) was trying to make things happen.
And the art was so good! How it switched seamlessly from light when there were happy times to dark and gritty when zombies or bad stuff happened.
We also got another cliffhanger, which both frustrated me but also made me curious. I am glad I got the other 2 volumes so I can just read on (which, by the time this review goes up I will have done).
All in all, I hope that the next volumes will be better and less shitty humans are around, or well, if they are shitty that they are different shitty, if you get it. XD
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
February 23, 2022
This volume had a lot of good action and some heart as well. We get a group with a very different bucket list that just wants to watch the world burn. Things get intense and the art really shines in this one.
September 26, 2024
This is a 4 but I think I liked this one more than the last few volumes, even though I also gave them 4 stars. I think there's potential for me to give the next volume 5 stars. So that'd be cool
July 14, 2023
I really had a good time with this volume where it hit many of the shonen staples, such as inspiring speech from parents, true villains, each character getting split up and having to fight their own individual fight, and a town coming together. I think this was a great volume in the way it built the tension as the villains took over the village and released the zombies. Giving each of the characters a chance to stand on their own was also something I enjoyed a lot. When characters are always in a group it can make it hard for the individuals to stand out sometime, and I'm mainly looking at Kencho, who seems to just be there to be told what to do. So giving him his own space was really appreciated.
The volume begin with a little getting to know the people in the village bit and giving the characters each their own story to step into. Kencho meets a sad young girl and sets out to make her laugh and smile as a comedian, but she doesn't really want to. Bea is shown how waterwheels work. Shizuka is given a chance to be a doctor. And Akira finally gets to sit down with his father to have a heart to heart, which ultimately leads to him realizing his dreams are worth pursuing and that as a son, getting to do things he loves is a way of giving back to his parents. I find this resonates a lot with me, as I am able to share my adventures with my parents. We get the backstories of the villains here too, and pretty much they're your standard selfish types who never took the time to think about others.
Kencho's plot finishes up in this volume, as he points out to the villain that he never truly showed love to his wife and that's why things fell apart. It works for him to be pointing this out, and drives home why he is such a lady's man. The finale involving him jumping in a pool of manure did have me cracking up and was the kind of gross silly moment that works.
This volume ends with Akira's dad being stolen by Higurashi and Akira being told to become a zombie... dun dun duuuuuun.
The volume begin with a little getting to know the people in the village bit and giving the characters each their own story to step into. Kencho meets a sad young girl and sets out to make her laugh and smile as a comedian, but she doesn't really want to. Bea is shown how waterwheels work. Shizuka is given a chance to be a doctor. And Akira finally gets to sit down with his father to have a heart to heart, which ultimately leads to him realizing his dreams are worth pursuing and that as a son, getting to do things he loves is a way of giving back to his parents. I find this resonates a lot with me, as I am able to share my adventures with my parents. We get the backstories of the villains here too, and pretty much they're your standard selfish types who never took the time to think about others.
Kencho's plot finishes up in this volume, as he points out to the villain that he never truly showed love to his wife and that's why things fell apart. It works for him to be pointing this out, and drives home why he is such a lady's man. The finale involving him jumping in a pool of manure did have me cracking up and was the kind of gross silly moment that works.
This volume ends with Akira's dad being stolen by Higurashi and Akira being told to become a zombie... dun dun duuuuuun.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 23, 2023
RATING: 4/5
If you like Dreadlocks, Villain backstories, and NEETs you may like Zom 100 Vol 5
QUICK REVIEW
A more serious (but still silly) volume where we explore more of Akira's relationship with his father and how each character is beginning to enjoy this paradise. That is until the villains try to turn everyone into zombies. This volume definitely has more action scenes compared to the past and readers will enjoy that we are continuing the overall story arc rather than more side/filler storylines.
REVIEW
We finally get the reveal of our next antagonists and we get more scenes with Akira and his family. This volume was less silly and slapstick than the previous volumes and it is welcome. I do enjoy the silliness but its nice to take an emotional break. This volume does explore the relationship further and that the characters may have found a paradise away from the zombies. But then everything goes wrong when the villains screw everything up. The storyline here is pretty solid and the ending had me intrigued for the next volume and how Akira will approach the problem. All in all a great volume for Fans of the series and do enjoy the focus on story.
If you like Dreadlocks, Villain backstories, and NEETs you may like Zom 100 Vol 5
QUICK REVIEW
A more serious (but still silly) volume where we explore more of Akira's relationship with his father and how each character is beginning to enjoy this paradise. That is until the villains try to turn everyone into zombies. This volume definitely has more action scenes compared to the past and readers will enjoy that we are continuing the overall story arc rather than more side/filler storylines.
REVIEW
We finally get the reveal of our next antagonists and we get more scenes with Akira and his family. This volume was less silly and slapstick than the previous volumes and it is welcome. I do enjoy the silliness but its nice to take an emotional break. This volume does explore the relationship further and that the characters may have found a paradise away from the zombies. But then everything goes wrong when the villains screw everything up. The storyline here is pretty solid and the ending had me intrigued for the next volume and how Akira will approach the problem. All in all a great volume for Fans of the series and do enjoy the focus on story.
February 23, 2023
Arriving back to where you came from is a experience that can be felt all over again. Nostalgic much? Yes. And no.
The main male protagonist arrives back to his hometown with his friends safely is a good sign with the main population are elderly people type of farmers (yes that’s how and where older generation parents tells off that they have to climb mountain to get to school etc. Some city folks were able to escape the city apocalypse and now are staying in the village. Including some bad apples.
Those bad apples were offered the safe haven and will be able to live the rest of the lives, but they to, also have a “to do list before they turn into zombie”. Lovely. Not in a good way. After planning and exploiting the generosity from the village, they decided to in return the remaining society of turning zombies. Both elderly and mother who are pregnant. Dislike 100. The main antagonist and hero’s really haves some beef. But mainly it’s the antagonist.
The main male protagonist arrives back to his hometown with his friends safely is a good sign with the main population are elderly people type of farmers (yes that’s how and where older generation parents tells off that they have to climb mountain to get to school etc. Some city folks were able to escape the city apocalypse and now are staying in the village. Including some bad apples.
Those bad apples were offered the safe haven and will be able to live the rest of the lives, but they to, also have a “to do list before they turn into zombie”. Lovely. Not in a good way. After planning and exploiting the generosity from the village, they decided to in return the remaining society of turning zombies. Both elderly and mother who are pregnant. Dislike 100. The main antagonist and hero’s really haves some beef. But mainly it’s the antagonist.
December 8, 2021
Thank you to NetGalley and Viz for a free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
Zom 100 Vol 5 has the same mix of action and comedy readers have come to expect in the series. But I found myself getting distracted from the action because of the locs the the main character Akira had for the majority of the volume. Although I can see how it fits his character in that he wasn't exposed to many things before the zombies appeared, it just rubbed me the wrong way.
The volume ends on a cliffhanger with the promise that the stakes are only rising from here on out.
Art: Kotaro Takata
Sotry: Haro Aso
Translation: Nova Skipper
Touch-Up Art and Lettering: Vanessa Satone
Design: Jimmy Presler
Editor: Karla Clark
Zom 100 Vol 5 has the same mix of action and comedy readers have come to expect in the series. But I found myself getting distracted from the action because of the locs the the main character Akira had for the majority of the volume. Although I can see how it fits his character in that he wasn't exposed to many things before the zombies appeared, it just rubbed me the wrong way.
The volume ends on a cliffhanger with the promise that the stakes are only rising from here on out.
Art: Kotaro Takata
Sotry: Haro Aso
Translation: Nova Skipper
Touch-Up Art and Lettering: Vanessa Satone
Design: Jimmy Presler
Editor: Karla Clark
March 5, 2024
There's always that one guy in the zombie movie who can't just hang out at the mall and enjoy this new life where you never have to go to work again.
What's with that guy?
Like the bikers in Dawn of the Dead. I guess it kind of makes sense if we assume that bikers are already, pre-zombie, living the life they want to. Maybe bikers prefer the zombie world? Maybe this is better for them? I'm not sure I really believe that, but hey, my experience with bikers is not vast, so I'm not the right person to ask. I just sort of think that even a hardened biker, if they came upon a mall with working toilets, might be like, "Whoa, hold on, boys. Maybe we should go ahead and trash EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE WHOLE WORLD and leave this place, and its functioning shitters, intact?"
What's with that guy?
Like the bikers in Dawn of the Dead. I guess it kind of makes sense if we assume that bikers are already, pre-zombie, living the life they want to. Maybe bikers prefer the zombie world? Maybe this is better for them? I'm not sure I really believe that, but hey, my experience with bikers is not vast, so I'm not the right person to ask. I just sort of think that even a hardened biker, if they came upon a mall with working toilets, might be like, "Whoa, hold on, boys. Maybe we should go ahead and trash EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE WHOLE WORLD and leave this place, and its functioning shitters, intact?"
April 8, 2024
There wasn’t much character to the villains and nothing really came out of it; I couldn’t get myself to care about them.
Nothing really hit, and somehow it felt a lot like a cliché. A perfect group of few to be the exact opposite of the main one kind of felt forced in this volume. I never really went into this manga that it had a need for a villain, so maybe that’s why I feel this way.
The only thing I can think that it was trying to show is, “For whatever you do, there will inevitably be someone that will want to do the exact opposite, and your paths may cross”
The story moved forward in this volume, but it was so hard for me to complete this because it still felt like nothing much happened.
Nothing really hit, and somehow it felt a lot like a cliché. A perfect group of few to be the exact opposite of the main one kind of felt forced in this volume. I never really went into this manga that it had a need for a villain, so maybe that’s why I feel this way.
The only thing I can think that it was trying to show is, “For whatever you do, there will inevitably be someone that will want to do the exact opposite, and your paths may cross”
The story moved forward in this volume, but it was so hard for me to complete this because it still felt like nothing much happened.
February 18, 2022
And as it always is with zombie stories, the second the protagonists find a safe and happy place to live, some assholes show up and wreck everything. Except in this case, these assholes are just being assholes because it's the only way for them to justify their shitty lives and because they can.
39 / 100 listed. 21 / 39 completed.
If you're gonna put freedom first, you need to respect others' freedoms too. If what you want means stealing these people's freedom and lives, then you can seriously get lost with that kinda talk.Then there's a bonus chapter were we add in item number 39. (I have mixed feelings about the female wizard...)
39 / 100 listed. 21 / 39 completed.
June 27, 2022
Still a fun series, but my least favorite parts about zombie shows/literature are probably the most realistic too, people who have survived and are aholes just hurting other people because they want to or to get ahead in what’s left of their life.
Plus this volume for some reason contains a lot of the tropes I don't enjoy about manga like boob grabbing and casual mentions of sexual assault which seem to come out of nowhere considering how the other volumes were written.
Anyway, I hope this part of the bucket list doesn’t go too much further in the next volume. I’m ready for some more silly parts of Akira’s bucket list.
Plus this volume for some reason contains a lot of the tropes I don't enjoy about manga like boob grabbing and casual mentions of sexual assault which seem to come out of nowhere considering how the other volumes were written.
Anyway, I hope this part of the bucket list doesn’t go too much further in the next volume. I’m ready for some more silly parts of Akira’s bucket list.
February 2, 2024
What happens when you are faced with some that just want to watch the world burn? They have reasons for being upset with the way life has gone for them, but refuse to take any responsibility, only sit and complain? When those who want to see others suffer for the sake of suffering open up the Akira's families town to zombies, its up to the good guys to go immediately into saving mode! It's not going to be pretty, but everyone is rising to the challenge. Good stuff and a fun read with some deeper thinking about the society we live in and how people treat and care for others is in there too...if your looking.
March 7, 2025
The foreshadowing from the previous issue came to pass, four city folks are out to create chaos.
Akira and friends are in Akira's home village, made safe from the zombies by a few clever contraptions, and Akira gets a chance to spend time with his folks (another item on the bucket list). But there are three city folks who have their own bucket list, hell bent on destruction and chaos, who end up letting the zombies into the village. Will our brave heroes be able to save the village and themselves?
I didn't like the villains, which I guess is the whole point of having a villain. Hopefully the cliffhanger will turn out alright in the next episode.
Akira and friends are in Akira's home village, made safe from the zombies by a few clever contraptions, and Akira gets a chance to spend time with his folks (another item on the bucket list). But there are three city folks who have their own bucket list, hell bent on destruction and chaos, who end up letting the zombies into the village. Will our brave heroes be able to save the village and themselves?
I didn't like the villains, which I guess is the whole point of having a villain. Hopefully the cliffhanger will turn out alright in the next episode.
July 14, 2023
Just as Akira and his friends settle into village life and get to know the people there, their quiet life is disrupted when zombies are let loose in the village.
This volume was more serious and tense than the previous four, and hope Akira can keep his father from becoming a casualty of this incident.
I’m hoping everyone from the main four will thoroughly triumph over the troublemaker they’re facing, and that at least most of the villagers manage to survive.
Congrats to this series on getting animated!
This volume was more serious and tense than the previous four, and hope Akira can keep his father from becoming a casualty of this incident.
I’m hoping everyone from the main four will thoroughly triumph over the troublemaker they’re facing, and that at least most of the villagers manage to survive.
Congrats to this series on getting animated!
December 9, 2021
Akira and his friends are spending time in his home town helping the villagers. While there, they discover a former college acquaintance is also in the village. He and his group also have a bucket list...to do whatever they want including turning the village into zombies. They break down the barrier and let the zombies in. It's a battle of the bucket lists! Who will survive? #Zom100BucketListoftheDeadVol5 #NetGalley
March 6, 2023
Sometimes it's fascinating to see a dark mirror to your own group as these bucket listers are PISSED AND WANNA BE HORRIBLE!
Fits hit the shan and assholes let zombies invade the peaceful lil village but these tough old-timers won't take it lying down.
Ridiculously, the new dreadlocks really work for our main character as it does help his previously bland-AF design stand out a lil more.
Kencho...is truly a brave brave soul.
Fits hit the shan and assholes let zombies invade the peaceful lil village but these tough old-timers won't take it lying down.
Ridiculously, the new dreadlocks really work for our main character as it does help his previously bland-AF design stand out a lil more.
Kencho...is truly a brave brave soul.
February 19, 2022
I received an eARC courtesy of VIZ Media via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
Akira finally makes it home to cross it off his bucket list, but his is not the only bucket list in the village...
For Libraries: Adult suitable: fans of the rest of the series will be clamoring for this volume.
Akira finally makes it home to cross it off his bucket list, but his is not the only bucket list in the village...
For Libraries: Adult suitable: fans of the rest of the series will be clamoring for this volume.
February 17, 2024
Humans truly are the worst part of any zombie apocalypse story.
Seeing the destruction in this volume made me super sad. This community had created a true oasis in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, and people just had to come and ruin it. People are seriously the worst, and I feel really bad for Akira. I'm hoping they can make things better for his hometown.
Seeing the destruction in this volume made me super sad. This community had created a true oasis in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, and people just had to come and ruin it. People are seriously the worst, and I feel really bad for Akira. I'm hoping they can make things better for his hometown.
August 12, 2022
Higarashi literally looks like Gyutaro from Demon Slayer if he grew up in a decent neighborhood lol. Entertaining as usual, lovable characters as usual and good vibes overall. I’m kind of sad that after I read the next volume, I’ll be all caught up until volume 7
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