Zombies continue to rise from the dead and infiltrate the media across Japan, North America, and the world with perennial favorites like The Walking Dead, Night of the Living Dead, and many others offering fresh takes on the tottering corpses.
So it should come as no surprise that the anime continues to get in on the action as well, as it was recently announced that the hilarious manga series, Zom 100: Bucket List Of The Deadis getting a new anime coming this summer.
In the past, we have seen zombie anime series, such as High School of the Dead, zombie land saga, Kabaneri of The Iron Fortress Y gyo, who try to create new versions of the undead over the years. Zom 100: Bucket List Of The Dead may have stereotypical zombies infecting the world, but the series’ protagonist is anything but.
In this series we meet Akira, a young salaryman in Japan who is forced to work long hours at a grueling pace, causing him to question his life to the point when a zombie apocalypse breaks out, which strangely makes him feel relieved. He is no longer chained by “nine to five” and decides to do everything he wants with his life, creating a wish list to fulfill before he becomes a zombie himself.
Viz Media released a new trailer and poster for the upcoming comedy series that shows zombies taking over the world and a “hero” trying to do everything he never could while working at the office.
We share the official synopsis from Viz Media: “Surviving a zombie apocalypse is better than being a wage slave any day! After years spent working as a slave for a soul-destroying company, Akira’s life has lost its luster. He lives in an apartment full of garbage, his salary is abysmal and he can’t…”
“He doesn’t even work up the courage to confess his love to his beautiful co-worker. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town, he gives him the push he needs to live on his own. Now Akira is on a mission to complete all 100 items on his wish list before he… well, kick the bucket.”
