Tokyo Zombie by Yusaku Hanakuma

Zombie posts begin with a shortie. And it is a doozy. And here is a helpful tip on zombies, thanks to Monkey D. Luffy:

He makes it seem so easy, doesn't he? Happy Zombie Awareness Month.

[I don't usually review any manga with explicit things because its less accessible for readers, but when it comes to zombie gore its hard to avoid. So this is the warning, this manga, though it is for comedic effect, contains several instances of nudity.]


Tokyo Zombie by Yusaku Hanakuma

Art and story (c) Yusaku Hanakuma

Genre: Adult, Gag, Horror

Length: One Volume – 9 Chapters

           This manga has a careless look to it. The art is boldly simple and sloppy, and as such there is no point in me trying to explain it. That sounds lazy, but one look will show you exactly what you're getting art wise from this manga, so there's really no point in me trying to use words.
           Thanks to the Black Fuji, a huge pile of trash and corpses that everyone uses freely, the zombie apocalypse has begun in Tokyo. Two brothers? Who's favorite pastime is to practice wrestling must now survive the changing world.
           Okay, so, besides the strange art, as you might expect, the story telling is just as strange. Its just as careless as the art, which is a good and bad thing. I means that the funny faces enhances the  jokey parts but it also makes it hard to love. More than anything, this manga is a fighting manga, but the fights really are just guys rolling around and the "action" (if you want to call it that) is impossible

to follow. Its so strange I liked it but I don't think I'll ever want to read it again. You may think you want to see a dude with an afro fight zombies but really, its not as cool as it sounds. There is just peculiar stuff happening constantly. There are literally random panels of the main character's dog doing nothing but sitting still. Just suddenly it cuts to the dog's expressionless face. Don't get me wrong, Tokyo Zombie is amusing but I don't know why it was written or why so many people like it as much as they do. It is on every list of recommended zombie manga ever. Its an experience, that is the best way I can put it and while a veteran of manga such as myself found the style an interesting experiment, I don't see that many people would enjoy reading it again and again. Perhaps it isn't my style, but the humor is true. What else can I say but, pig surfing dude.


2/5 Weird. Zombies. Weird zombies.

I'd be jealous, too if I sucked at pig surfing. I'm super rad at it, tho.