Hour of the Zombie explained

Hour of the Zombie
Ja Kanji:異骸‐THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-
Ja Romaji:Igai: The Play Dead/Alive
Genre:Zombie, horror
Type:manga
Author:Tsukasa Saimura
Publisher:Tokuma Shoten
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Monthly Comic Ryū
First:January 18, 2014
Last:May 19, 2018
Volumes:9
Volume List:
  1. Publication

is a manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Saimura. It is set at a high school where students suddenly become zombies. The manga was serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Ryū manga magazine beginning in January 2014. The series ended in the final print issue of Comic Ryū in May 2018. The manga is licensed in the United States by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Plot

Akira Nikaidou goes to school with his friends and crush, Kurumi. One day students suddenly turn into zombies. Then they stop attacking, what will be next for Akira and his remaining classmates?

Publication

Written and illustrated by Tsukasa Saimura, Hour of the Zombie was serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Ryū manga magazine from January 18, 2014, to May 19, 2018.[1] [2] The manga's chapters were compiled into nine tankōbon volumes from July 2014 to July 2018. The manga is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[3]

Reception

Reviewing the first volume, Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network felt that the manga distinguished itself from other zombie stories with Saimura's depiction of the zombies as still having humanity, as well as the protagonist Akira's reaction to them.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:JCフットサル物語&サバイバルホラー!リュウでW新連載. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/108021. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. January 18, 2014. September 9, 2023. ja.
  2. Web site: Comic Ryū Magazine Moves Online . Ressler . Karen . May 18, 2018 . . May 18, 2018 .
  3. Web site: Loo. Egan. Seven Seas Licenses Zombie Manga Igai: The Play Dead/Alive. Anime News Network. 4 May 2016. 6 May 2015.
  4. Web site: Silverman. Rebecca. Hour of the Zombie. Anime News Network. 4 May 2016.