Four Zombie One-shots to End ZAM2015

Finishing up this month of May with a few smaller stories about the zombie apocalypse. Let's keep the lessons learned these past few weeks close to heart, so that when the hoards come, we can stay alive and, more importantly, stay dead when we do go. 
 

Escape From High School Girls by Seiman Douman
Genre: Adult Horror
Length: One Chapter - 9 Pages

            Art is very angled and interesting, it could be called a simplistic but I'd like to go with 'stylized' myself. What was best was the variety of the eyes and hair, no two people were alike in any way. The body shapes were the opposite, every one had long necks and thin limbs. Very unique even when just giving it a glance.
            There is no escape from high school girls, even when they are zombies.
            A fun look at high school life, this manga may not be what you expect. If you like dark humor with zombies, like the movie Zombieland for example, you'll like this. Very novel.
 


5/5 For giving me what I wanted even though I didn't know I wanted it.



Girl's Day Out of the Living Dead

Genre: Adult Horror
Length: One Chapter - 7 Pages

            Same artist so I'll just add that the way the gore is made cute, even though a certain character has half her face missing lets say, is something to behold.
            High school girls never change, even when they are zombies.
            Even more bizarre than the previous installment, I guess the author liked these zombie gals so much he had to draw them some more, a bonus for us readers. The dark humor is just as spot on as the last chapter making it easy to chuckle at some poor schmuck's expense. Just beware looking this author up, his works are primarily hentai, or in other words, porn. I'm willing to brave it, though, to see if there are other interesting stories like these two.

5/5 More of what I didn't know I wanted but was glad to see a continuation of.


Unlucky Boy Undead Girl by Sou Tobita

Genre: Shonen Romance
Length One Chapter – 50 Pages

            The art of this one shot is quite original, but it does have some sketchy bits. The

teeth are often huge, as well. I found it very enjoyable to look at, the clothes were kind of plain, but the backgrounds were there and the faces are very expressive. The main character's face was my favorite part.
            What happens when a guy with the worst luck ever meets a zombie who is trying to escape her captors? Could it be love?
            This one shot was over far too fast, and this mangaka has nothing else but a game adaptation manga written. I'd really like to see more of this author because there is a really good mix of humor, romance, and originality just in these fifty pages that shows someone with a good idea of how to make lots of elements work together. I especially want more of this couple, they are amazing together. My favorite out of this group by a wide margin.

5/5 Entertaining and super cute.


Kuma-san To Issho by Yutaka Tachibana

Genre: Horro Shojo
Length: One Chapter – 47 Pages


            Cutesy meets zombies, but they don't mesh very well. The shojo art is well done,

and the backgrounds are there enough, but the zombie art is just sort of nonsensical and gross. Overall, there isn't much to complain about with the art, beyond my problem with the zombies.
            In the midst of a zombie invasion there is a lone house on a mountain where just a little girl and a man in a bear costume live, from an outsider's perspective it may seem like paradise, but can a place so perfect actually exist in such a hell?
            I do not understand what the point of this story was, or why the author deemed it worthy of drawing. The 'twist' makes no sense and the rest of it is boring. Plus, the way the zombies were drawn were disgusting in a way that I found repulsive, and not in a good way, they don't match the way the shojo art looks nor do they have detail enough to make my eyes not just slide away. It was a waste of my time all around.


1/5 Huh? What did I just read this for?




They may have been short reads, but they were packed with information. Including, don't think just because a zombie used to be a loved one you shouldn't kill it, don't let yourself get surrounded, and that there probably will never be a place safe enough to let your guard down in. Remember: know your zombie facts before it's too late! Here's to hoping that 2016 will be another zombie free year for us all.

This guy may not be able to listen, but you should.