Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

## Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead *Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead* is a uniquely optimistic zombie manga — a series that uses the apocalypse not as a stage for survival horror but as the first day of freedom for a man who was already half-dead from overwork. Akira Tendo is 24 years old and slowly being destroyed by a black company job that has consumed every waking hour of his life for three years. He has no friends, no hobbies, no purpose — just exhausted servitude. Then the zombie apocalypse begins. And Akira's first thought is: *I don't have to go to work anymore.* Rather than spiraling into despair, Akira experiences the end of civilization as liberation. He compiles a bucket list of 100 things he wants to do before becoming a zombie himself — and sets out to do every single one of them. *Zom 100* is a sharp satire of Japanese corporate culture wrapped in gonzo zombie comedy, with genuine emotional warmth beneath its outrageous premise. Written by Haro Aso (*Alice in Borderland*) and illustrated by Kotaro Takata, it was adapted into a celebrated anime in 2023.