Undead Unluck, Vol. 5

アンデッドアンラック [Undead Unluck] #5

by Yoshifumi Tozuka

Billy has defected from the Union, and Juiz tells the group of the beginning and end of their world. With the organization facing a new turning point, Fuuko and Andy are given a mission in order to clear the quests. That mission? Investigate the rough drafts of Fuuko’s favorite manga, "To You, From Me! "

Genres: Manga, Action, Comics, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Shonen, Graphic Novels

Kindle Edition

First published March 4, 2021

About the author

Japanese name: 戸塚慶文 (Tozuka Yoshifumi) is a japanese mangaka.

Reviews

[Alisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

So glad I decided to pick up this series, it only gets better with each volume! There was a flashback arc that expanded a few things about Andy, especially about his behavior towards Fuuko. I hope this will be a long series, but right now it doesn't feel like it.

[Blake the Book Eater · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s crazy how invested I am in this series now! Plus I love where the plot is going and we’re getting a meta flashback arc? Fantastic stuff.

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh, this was a wicked volume! Last bit of the betrayal, we find out about Fuuko's manga obsession and how it is closely linked to all the events now plus meet a new character, and then memories from Andy/Victor (though Victor was just an ass, as expected). I am so happy that Fuuko is finally realising her feelings, now go and act on it!
The only thing is that the art at times feels very rough/unfinished.

[Enairolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

C’est encore une série qui traîne dans ma pal depuis un bon moment. Tranquillement je me mets à jour dedans. D’ailleurs je le suis très bientôt, il ne me reste plus que quelques tomes à lire et ce sera bon. Le nombre de séries qui attendent que je les lise dans ma mangathèque, c’est un vrai scandale! Alors une de mes résolutions de l’année c’est d’avancer le plus possible dans mes sagas déjà commencées et me mettre à jour! Pour le moment on va dire que je suis sur la bonne voie! Undead Unluck est un manga que j’aime beaucoup et il me tardait vraiment d’avancer dans l’histoire!

Dans ce cinquième tome, après la trahison de Billy, Juis raconte à tout le monde le début et la fin du monde. Face à cette nouvelle situation, Undead et Unluck se retrouvent chargés d’une nouvelle tâche qui permettra à l’Union d’accomplir ses missions. Fûko va devoir vérifier le manuscrit de son manga préféré…

J’ai beaucoup aimé ce tome, comme tous les précédents d’ailleurs. Après avoir lu le tome précédent, je me demandais ce qui allait se passer désormais. Je sentais que ça ne s’annonçait pas bon mais je ne m’attendais pas du tout à ça. C’était assez surprenant pour le coup mais tellement passionnant. J’ai adoré le fait d’intégrer l’écriture d’un manga dans l’histoire, c’est original et tellement excellent. Ce qui amène à la chose la plus intéressante de l’histoire : dans ce tome on découvre un peu plus le passé d’Andy. J’aime beaucoup le fait d’en savoir plus sur lui, c’est un personnage si intriguant mais aussi un personnage vraiment excellent. On a toujours la bonne dose d’humour, juste ce qu’il faut pour ne pas alourdir l’histoire. Suivre Fûko dans le passé comme ça c’était vraiment génial.

Ce manga est un manga tellement plaisant à lire. On a de l’action mais aussi beaucoup d’humour. L’intrigue continue d’avancer petit à petit. Chaque tome nous apporte son lot de surprises mais aussi chaque fin de tome nous donne envie de se jeter sur la suite dans la foulée. À chaque fois je suis hyper impatiente de me plonger dans le tome suivant. D’ailleurs c’est ce que je vais m’empresser de faire immédiatement. De plus, j’ai vraiment hâte de découvrir l’adaptation en anime de ce manga!

[Philip McCarty · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume continues the wild and exciting ride. We get the crew discussing how the world is on loop and Juiz has been using the Arc to get from one loop to the other. It's also revealed that everyone's favorite manga is actually foretelling events in the future and past. So what do they do? Infiltrate Shueisha headquarters by writing the original Undead + Unluck manga, which leads to them meeting the author of the books who then welcomes them into the story of Andy. Fuuko gets dropped into his backstory and has the chance to learn more about Andy while also opening up to him about herself and her beliefs. Their exchange of ideas leads to them coming to understand each other more, and to new battle skills opening as Andy comes to believe that the soul is more than just the brain itself. I loved the meta nature of this volume a lot and had fun learning about Andy's past.

[Emma Brackett]

A lot happened in this volume. We learn the truth about how this world works and the character's roles in it. We see a good chunk of Andy's back story. Fukko realizes she loves Andy. And all I can think about is man UMA Autumns design is fucking awesome. It's this cross between a spider and a cicada and it looks like just the outer shell, like the inside could be completely hollow. I think that's such a cool way to protay fall especially since we already had UMA Decay. Like this is the decaying is done. What's left over after all the leaves fall. No way in hell do they do this thing justice in the anime but I'd be curious to see it colored and in motion.

[Megan Wintrip · Rating 5 out of 5]

Andy and Fuuko have to make a manga to show an author in order to know what parts of the loop have not happened yet.
They base it on themselves Undead (Andy) and Unluck (Fuuko).

We also learn alot more in volume 5 about Andy's past which was very very interesting. Which Fuuko visits to understand him more and give him some memories.

[Brandon · Rating 4 out of 5]

It didn't take very long to catch up on Mashle, so I figured I'd binge Undead Unluck since it's roughly the same length.

Kind of wish the "past" stuff lasted a little longer here, but I guess it's cool we get more Victor.

[zoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

gets better with every volume i’m so attached andy and fuuko it’s insane

[Manmangaboy · Rating 4 out of 5]

We learn about the loop and dive into Andy's past

[Isel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for finding out their pasts 🤣🙈

[ReadingFrog · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

😭

[Lance Atoigue · Rating 5 out of 5]

peak

[Cassandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story keeps getting better in every volume.

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reminds me of howl’s where she told him to come find her in the future

[Rinna · Rating 4 out of 5]

it really does gets better per volume, i really love the world building they do here

[Tuffnut · Rating 5 out of 5]

Time loops, prophecy books, and backstories oh my!

[MajesticalLion · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dec. 7 -2020: Few things terrify me more than how much this arc feels like the end despite it only being 40+ chapters long. I started reading every new series in Jump from chapter one, and I've dropped almost all of them. But I'm still reading Undead Unluck, because it's just that good. However it ends, I'll be satisfied. But I'd love for there to be a boatload of chapters between now and then.

Feb. 9 -2022: This arc is one of the most memorable arcs of 2020 Jump. I vividly remember thinking "I hope this doesn't get cancelled" and look back knowing we've gotten another years worth of content, and not having the stress of whether it was ending or not, I had an even better experience reading this arc. This is going to go down as a Jump staple in the coming years.

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Autumn arc is finally here, and we've got Anno Un! It's a bit strange with the whole 'making a manga' subplot but once we actually get to meet Anno Un it goes crazy. It gets really meta with the character talking about how stories work, Fuuko trying to place herself into a story, finally getting even just a bit of Andy's backstory as a "training arc" (literally what they're calling it, of course) is great.

[Zian B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the official English translation on an app called “MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA”.
I really like the addition of Anno Un to the story and learning more about Andy’s background in this volume.
Also, the suspense of the cliffhanger; I’m very excited to see the battle between Victor and Andy.

[Ayartza Pérez · Rating 5 out of 5]

OTP OTP OTP!!!

[Jake Kropik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reread: 4.5/5 Stars.

4/5 Stars.