Have you ever been so overburdened with work that you wished the sun never rose the next day? Or the weekend ends so quickly that you grab onto it as hard as you can and get depressed after a vacation ends? Congratulations! You are overworked and can relate to Zom 100’s protagonist Akira Tendou.
Just like every other fresh graduate, Akira joined his dream job with, well, a lot of dreams and hopes. Alas, his joy didn’t last for a day, as he couldn’t go home for two days straight due to the workload.
A year passed with abysmal working conditions, and then two more, after which Akira was only a husk of a human. The world was black and white, and suicide seemed like a natural solution. Nothing could prevent another work day…unless the world underwent an apocalypse?
Zom 100 Plot
Akira Tendou joins his dream company and industry after working hard through school and college. His first impression of the company was a cheerful space with helpful co-workers; little did he know that the face wouldn’t last too long.
Turns out, the company overworks their employees with no bonus pay. Employees are expected to stay overnight to finish an unending amount of tasks. Superiors verbally harass the workers, and employees are manipulated to become enslaved. Tendou realizes it is a black company, but he thinks he can never find a better job.
After three years of working at the company, he has become suicidal and thinks that even a zombie apocalypse is heaven compared to his position. The next morning he wakes up to see the world has really been engulfed with zombies.
There is destruction everywhere, and the best part? There’s no more work. Everything suddenly becomes livelier, and Akira starts enjoying colors in his life again as the zombies come bearing freedom for him.
So what’s next? Very simple. Akira will now surf through this wasted world and complete all his bucket list desires.
Zom 100 Trailer
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead anime has received two trailers so far, and you will find them right here.
The first trailer shows glimpses of Akira’s overworked condition along with the cast and staff members. It is a very stylized promo where the heart-thumping zombie chase scenes are animated.
The second trailer focuses more on the sense of freedom that Akira enjoys for the first time. The zombies might have caused a global crisis, but Akira is happy and can finally enjoy the blue sky, green leaves, and bright red blood, as opposed to his previous black-and-white life.
Zom 100 Visual
Two visuals have been released for Zom 100 anime so far.
The first one shows Akira and the other main characters, namely Shizuka, Kenichiro, and Beatrix, all of who will band together to fight against the zombies.
In the second visual, Akira takes the spotlight on a bike with Shizuka as he rides through a horde of zombies.
Studio, Cast, and Crew
Studio BUG FILMS has animated the Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead. It is the first anime that the studio has taken complete responsibility for animation production.
The staff members involved with the anime are:
- Director: Kazuki Kawagoe
- Series Composition: Hiroshi Seko
- Script: Hiroshi Seko (ep 1)
- Storyboard: Kazuki Kawagoe (ep 1)
- Episode Director: Kazuki Kawagoe (ep 1)
- Music: Makoto Miyazaki
- Original creator:
- Haro Aso
- Kotaro Takata
- Character Design: Kii Tanaka
The cast members behind the characters include:
- Shūichirō Umeda as Akira Tendō
- Tomori Kusunoki as Shizuka Mikazuki
- Makoto Furukawa as Kenichirō Ryūzaki
- Minami Takahashi as Beatrix Amerhauser
Release Date and Episode Release Schedule of Zom 100
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead anime was released on July 9, 2023. It is being simul-streamed overseas while it airs in Japan. It has been listed with 12 episodes, and you can find its tentative episode release schedule here:
| Episode Number | Release Date |
| Akira of the Dead | Sunday, July 9, 2023, |
| Bucket List of the Dead | Sunday, July 16, 2023, |
| TBA | Sunday, July 23, 2023, |
| TBA | Sunday, July 30, 2023, |
| TBA | Sunday, August 6, 2023 |
| TBA | Sunday, August 13, 2023 |
| TBA | Sunday, August 20, 2023 |
| TBA | Sunday, August 27, 2023 |
| TBA | Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
| TBA | Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
| TBA | Sunday, September 17, 2023 |
| TBA | Sunday, September 24, 2023 |
Where to Watch Zom 100 Anime?
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead anime is available to watch on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video in the US. Crunchyroll is also streaming the anime in some other countries.
Is the Manga Finished?
No, the Zom 100 manga by Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata has not ended yet. It has received 55+ chapters already at the time of writing this article and is still ongoing. It is a monthly manga, so new chapters are released a month apart.
The Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead manga has received 14 volumes already, with each volume containing four chapters. You can read the manga on Viz Media, as it is licensed for North America.
Zom 100 is also set to receive a live-action movie adaptation on August 3, 2023, which Netflix will stream.