This book was absolutely fantastic. I've already added it to our library collection and will recommend it to students.

I was pretty quickly won over with what appeared to be - though immature - an endearing fantasy of escaping white collar monotony into a world of action and survival. Then there was the implied rape of a particularly buxom zombie, which was played for laughs and never further addressed, and that is one of many irredeemable moments of misogyny in this book, so, no, not a fan.

A hilarious take on the zombie apocalypse that shift tones depending on character interaction.. Wonderful artwork, dialogue and we're looking forward to the next entry.

I'm not really a fan of manga, but I try one every once in a while since I am a comics fan. With that in mind, you may want to refer to other reviews by manga fans. As for me, I found little to distinguish this manga from the others I have tried. It has an interesting premise and decent art. The story and writing are quite awful, though. This book is full of the same tired tropes I keep seeing again and again in manga. I'm sure some people will love this, but I'm not one of those people.

*Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A zombie apocalypse story with a goofy, adult twist

After years slaving away for a horrible boss, wage slave Akira discovers that life in a zombie apocalypse is actually an improvement? For one thing, zombies overrunning Tokyo means he doesn't have to go to work anymore! With his newfound freedom, Akira starts a bucket list of things he wants to do before he gets bitten and turned into a zombie. He drinks beer in the middle of the day! He gets a big honkin' motorcycle. He meets up with an old friend, and hangs out with a bunch of flight attendants. If it weren't for the fact that he could be killed or turned into a zombie himself, this would be the most fun he's ever had in his life!

The cheery colors and goofy expression on Akira's face on the cover of ZOM 100 v. 1 hide the fact that this manga is also a gory, blood & guts zombie story with a fair amount of sex, violence & nekkid zombie women. It is also a dark comedy about soul-killing day jobs vs. following your bliss.

ZOM 100 is also an interesting companion to similar (albeit less comedic) zombies in Japan series, I Am a Hero, and of course, with American zombie stories. Like I said earlier, it's violent, gory and there's some sex and nudity here, so it's definitely not for kids -- but then again, neither are the other zombie comics I just mentioned. There are also a lot of twists that require you suspend disbelief to enjoy, but it's a zombie story, so that's not super-realistic either to be honest. Anyway, it's not my favorite manga of all time, but it was enjoyable enough that I ripped through 2 volumes in one sitting, which has to count for something.

Akira has found his dream job, or so he thought, until he realises he is working himself to the bone for people who do not deserve his effort. One morning, he wakes up to find that the world isn't the way it was the night before. It is overrun with zombies, and he make the choice to enjoy himself now that he has the time.

When I had read the synopsis of the book, I felt like I wanted to read it, but I felt that it didn't hold up to the hype I had for it. It was a quick read, but I felt that I wouldn't be apt to continue reading the series.

Akira spent three years of his life post college working for a company that, on the surface, professed to caring about their employees, but the long hours, multiple-day marathon work sessions, and the attitudes of the bosses say otherwise. The only thing making it slightly bearable is the crush he has on a lady in accounting. One day, Akira wakes up and finds tons of people have been turned into zombies! Rather than be stressed about a zombie apocalypse, Akira is just relieved he doesn't have to go back to his horrible job. What's more is his crush was also turned into a zombie, so there's really no reason to go back! Akira decides to make a list of all the things he wants to accomplish in his limitless spare time before becoming a zombie. On a beer run to a neighborhood market, he runs into another non-zombie - a pretty beautiful girl with great survival instincts. She waves off Akira's offer to team up, and we see a glimpse of her life, where she has made a list of 100 ways to avoid becoming a zombie.

This is a really funny approach to the Zombie Apocalypse. Akira is somehow gifted at avoiding the zombies on his bike/scooter, because he played rugby in college, but it's still going to be difficult to do some of the things on his bucket list with all of these flesh-eaters around. Several of his goals involve finding someone to help him, or at least figuring out how he can set it up himself (like zip-lining, for instance). I'm sure our two survivors will intersect more, so it'll be interesting to see how her survival list matches up with his thrill-seeker list.

While VIZ rates this as Teen Plus, this might be one to avoid for the school library. There are several instances of naked people, one of which could be chalked up to zombies not really caring about their clothes, but not the other. Akira goes to find his friend, who has spent the night with a lady in a hotel room that would make Christian Grey happy. This ends up helping the friend since he has plenty of ways to tie up his lady-friend-turned zombie, so he's able to survive for a little while until Akira finds him. Akira, and later, his friend, also have lots of beer as they celebrate their freedom (one of Akira's 100 things is to do nothing but drink beer all day).

It is an entertaining story, but the content might be a bit too adult to swing it in a school.

Sara's Rating: 7/10
Suitability Level: Adult

There are different kinds of horrors. There is a fictional horror where monsters, demons, and the supernatural belong. On the other hand, there is realistic horror. Realistic horror is when you see a dozen of missed calls from your mother, or being scammed, or being recruited by a black corporation, modern-day slavery. But that got us thinking. Which is scarier? Would you rather live during the zombie apocalypse or be recruited by a black corporation?

This is the story of Akira Tendo, age 24, former wage slave. There is a zombie outbreak and he has to decide if he's ready to break out of the company he's sold his life to. This book really takes shape about 1/2 way through when Akira decides to write down the aforementioned "bucket list" of 100 things he wants to do before becoming a zombie.

The art here was great, my biggest issue was that I was given an ARC from Viz Media through Netgalley and the watermark they put over the art made some pages tough to read (both dialogue and art.) The story itself is straightforward enough, but there are a couple of plot points that help drive this forward. There was action enough that this wasn't boring and there was just enough character development to interest me in Vol 2. It's not a wholly original idea, which is why this doesn't score higher with me, but it also wasn't terrible. I will give vol 2 a shot and see how this develops. There are several other characters introduced later that may help give this more direction/focus.

Akira is a wage slave in Japan who wakes up not wanting to go to the office. He is saved from another endless day by a zombie apocalypse overrunning Tokyo. Now he just needs to figure out what he wants to do. So he makes a bucket list of 100 things to do before becoming a zombie. Some he accomplishes. Some are just bad ideas! Will wait for volume 2 to see how things turn out. Plus, he might meet up with Sakura Mochi at the grocery store again!

The story of a young man whose life is already miserable, so a zombie apocalypse simply inspires him to live and to try to do everything on his "bucket list." Art is appealing in a rough way and there's dark humor in the book as well as plenty of action. I was put off by the sexism in the book, such as the narrator, when he discovers his nearly-naked crush has become a zombie, runs away with the thought, "At least I got to see her boobs."

For dude-bro types who like dark humor, grossness, and post-apocalyptic zombie stories.

What is left to do when zombies are rampaging thru the world? Create a list, a bucket list to be precise. We meet Akira at his job, where he is being overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated. He started his job with so much enthusiasm and hope, however, all the workload and hours have slowly deteriorated him. Now he's a burnout employee, he lost his friends, social life, and let's not get started with love. However, he's happy when there's a zombie apocalypse, he is now free from work and is excited to live his life once again. He slowly starts doing stuff that he never thought he will do, like confessing his love, drinking beer in the daylight, and connecting with old friends again; inspiring him to create a bucket list of things he wants to do. I'm looking forward to the next volume and to read what he will accomplish on his list.

Thank you to NetGalley, and VIZ for this ARC.

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I would recommend this book to young adults and adults who enjoy shows like Aggressive Retsuko or manga like ReLIFE. All of these texts involve adult characters who are jaded by their experience of becoming a working adult. Zom 100 is a quick read of a 153 pages. I ended up enjoying Akira's journey, the contrast between his relaxed atmosphere and the external environment, and the expressiveness of the art so much that I was surprised when I reached the last page.

Zom 100 is such a fun twist on zombie stories! A wage zombie awakens to a literal zombie apocalypse and is ecstatic to realize he doesn't have to work any more. As Viz has noted with their Teen+ rating, this series is for older teens and up; it does indeed have a few shots of mostly naked and naked breasts, for those who need to know these things before making purchasing decisions. If your library is more progressive than mine, I highly suggest this title. It will definitely appeal to millennials who feel married to their jobs...

This graphic novel is a fun parady of zombie books, tv shows, and films. It’s also a real fast read and is very entertaining.

If you enjoy zombie shows and good laughs then you’ll like this graphic novel.

What made this book unique is it’s a zombie parody. Most zombie stories are serious, scary, and full of thrills. This story is full of light hearted moments and good laughs.

Have you ever seen the movie, Office Space? All I could think of reading this graphic novel was Office Space. The main character in the book, Akira, is a manga version of Peter from Office Space. Both characters are just thrilled to be out of work and don’t care about anything else going in life except for enjoying every moment they have.

For Akira though, he’s enjoying every moment he has as a zombie apocalypse is engulfing his city. It’s just a very funny backdrop as we watch as this happy go lucky guy ventures through the zombie apocalypse.

I think anyone who reads this book will find something that’s funny.

Stay awesome and keep reading!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC

Very fun, easy trash manga pre ordering second vol once i can whooop

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Vol. 1....the zombie apocalypse doesn't get any better than this. I wasn't sure what kind of personal expectations I had prior to jumping into this story, but whatever expectations I did develop as I read the story were met and exceeded. While this is a zombie/horror story, that's very surface level in terms of this specific volume. There's a lot of reliability, humanity, and comedic beats that make this story connect to me personally on so many levels.

From bad jobs, being a slave to a bad job, not having a social life, not expressing my feelings for someone. This volume had it all and then some. Even the comedic beats didn't overshadow the other parts of the story it is meant to showcase. There are some fan service moments for those who are into it, but overall this first volume of Zom 100 delivers on all facets and it is a manga I highly recommend to anyone who's into the zombie/horror genre. Moreso if you've read or seen Haro Aso's Alice in Borderland. A must-read!

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, is a darkly funny zombie manga starring a guy whose life is so terrible that a zombie apocalypse is actually a upgrade. Akira made the mistake of going to work for an unscrupulous company that demanded all his time and energy, leaving him no time or energy to himself. When the zombies come, his first thought is that he’ll finally get a day off. Undeterred by the lurching undead that are flooding the streets of his city, he jumps on his bike and goes out for beer, then starts a list of all the things he wants to do now that he is free. This includes reconnecting with an old friend, and together the two explore the city and work on their bucket list, although the items they check off are usually accomplished in unexpected ways. It’s gory and funny and occasionally tender, with a bit more to it than just fighting the zombies.

I love zombies, I love manga and this turned out to be the perfect mix. I pretty much flew through it. This was a pretty great start for this series I mean you can see how Akira's life was and he really was like a living zombie with the life he was leading. Now with no responsibility and a zombie apocalypses going on there's really nothing to stop him from making a bucket list and getting through it. This was a pretty fun take on the zombie apocalypse and I can't wait to see what's in store for Akira.

This was a really fun, fresh take on a zombie story! I enjoyed reading it and seeing Akira bounce back from that awful job he had. Akira's experience is relatable and his personality is so much fun. I fully believe that his personality and his outlook on life now will carry him through and help him survive the zombie apocalypse.
The one caveat I have is that even though it is rated for 16+, I would not purchase this book for my teen collection. Akira is an adult, so he can and does drink a lot. There is also a lot of in-your-face sexualization of the women in this story. It wouldn't fit in my teen collection, but it would be a great fit for the Adult Graphic Novels!