![]() The interesting aspect of Kore wa Zombie~'s story isn't WHAT is happening, but HOW it's happening, and I found that with Kore wa Zombie~’s almost surrealistic approach, I was caring about the actual plot a lot less that I normally would have, because I was too distracted that ridiculously hilarious thing that just happened.Īnother thing is the art. As far as harem-type story goes however, Kore wa Zombie's plot is definitely up there in with the rest. I wouldn't exactly call Kore wa Zombie's story solid, the plot itself isn't exactly complex there are various backstories which were left untouched and minor plot hole issues. What is great though is that unlike many harem (to Love-Ru for instance) that focuses on the protagonist's perverse interactions with the females, Kore wa Zombie~ instead chooses to emphasize building the relationship between the male lead and his companions, which I thought was a nice change of pace. ![]() Kore wa Zombie~ is a harem of course, so there is the usual male lead and his entourage of female companions. There is the exception of the protagonist's human friend cuz, he's well. Needless to say, all the characters are very 'interesting' and their backstories relatively well thought out and presented. And she doesn't talk! (try getting your head around that one). I mean one of them literally has like, 10 different voice actors. The characters in Kore wa Zombie~ are all, well, ridiculous. Normally you'd expect something so slapstick-heavy to comprise it's plot and characters, but Kore wa Zombie~ manages to seamlessly incorporate all it's content into an (almost) coherent and flowing story. What is most surprising about Kore wa Zombie~ despite having so many wild concepts crammed in, it somehow still manages to tie it all into a very neat comical package. "Why the heck not," laughs Bob, giving Jim a high-five. "Let's make her a vampire as well." adds Jim. "Of course," replies Bob again, "we'll have a pseudo-sadistic tsun~ ninja girl with a ridiculously named fighting technique that uses cellulose (leaves), cooks up acid pots, and plays the violin in a maid orchestra." "Awesome," nods Jim with approval, "and since this is a harem, we need at least one tsundere character." "We'll have an utterly immortal zombie who constantly gets humorously dismembered, baked like a potato chip when he stands in the sun, and receives magical powers that turns him into a pink cross-dressing/chainsaw wielding mas(h)ou shoujo(nen)." "Let's make the main protagonist a zombie." So exactly is it that I mean when I say outrageousness? Let's pretend that there are 2 'idea guys' who started working on the story for this, whom I will dub them Jim and Bob. I hesitate to call Kore wa Zombie~ an original anime, because it's seems that Kore wa Zombie~'s idea of originality is to take as many ideas as possible, exaggerate them to the absolute maximum limit of the imagination, and then cram them together into a single, epic anime. in Kore wa Zombie Desu ka, from story to character to humor, is based on complete outrageousness. He said to me: "I dunno lol, who cares? It's fucking hilarious!" You could imagine my confusion when I started watching Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? "Why is the zombie weak to sunlight but not the vampire? Why the hell is he in a pink frilly dress? Why is that monster a giant lobster?" In exasperation, I put these questions to a good friend, and I found that his reply turn out to be a very apt one-sentence summary for my review. Maybe it’s because I’m getting old and senile, but it seems that the more anime I watch, the less sense they seem to make. ![]() Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? follows the daily antics of the human-turned-zombie Ayumu as he begins his new, ludicrous life where the supernatural becomes the norm. ![]() Stripped of her powers, Haruna now orders Ayumu to take up her role of hunting strange creatures known as "Megalo," monsters that roam the human world and terrorize the population. After she kills the beast, Haruna attempts to erase Ayumu's memories of her, but he instead absorbs her magic for himself. One day, while searching in a cemetery, he encounters a boisterous young girl named Haruna, who is fighting a bear with a chainsaw while dressed as a magical girl. Now immortal, Ayumu sets out to hunt down his killer. She reveals herself to be a necromancer who has revived Ayumu, consequently turning him into a zombie! However, he soon awakens next to a strange armored girl called Eucliwood Hellscythe. Ayumu Aikawa is a 16-year-old high school student who is tragically murdered while investigating a suspicious house. ![]()
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