Viz Media announced today that Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is officially coming to the United States. The anime series, which is based on manga by creators Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata, will soon be available to stream on Netflix and Hulu. Per Viz Media, the series will simulcast on Hulu premiering 2:00AM PDT, July 9th, 2023, with sunrise details for Netflix and other streaming platforms to be announced.
The production hails from Shogakukan and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Japan, with VIZ Media representing the anime in the North America, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand territories. It stars Shuichiro Umeda as Akira Tendo and Tomori Kusunoki as Shizuka.
The official synopsis for the series is as follows:
With three years under his belt at the company from hell, Akira Tendo is mentally and physically spent. All at the ripe old age of twenty-four. Even his crush from Accounting, Saori, wants nothing to do with him. Then, just when life is beginning to look like one big disappointment, it happens. The zombie apocalypse descends on Japan! Surrounded by hordes of hungry zombies, Akira comes to a realization that will forever change his life…
“Wait, does this mean I never have to go to work again?”
Confess to… party like it’s… travel Japan coast to…
Now, with his nightmare job no longer, Akira’s got his mojo back. Let the bucket listing begin!!
The series will feature an opening theme by KANA-BOON, as well as an ending theme by Shiyui. The anime is directed by Kazuki Kawagoe and features music by Makoto Miyazaki. Those interested in reading the manga can do so thanks to Shogakukan: Monthly Sunday Gene-X, which currently publishes the ongoing series.
