Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto

After graduating from a top university with an impressive extracurricular record in the rugby club, Akira Tendou has nailed every step of the way to securing his dream job. On top of that, a beautiful and kind co-worker always brightens his day in the office! Life seems to be going very well for Akira until he slowly realizes that sleepless nights and brutal work are his new reality.

Due to three years of mind-numbing labor in an exploitative company, Akira is unable to recognize the tired, unaccomplished person he has become. On track to losing all passion in life like several of his overworked colleagues, Akira finds his saving grace in the most unexpected way possible—the breakout of a zombie apocalypse.

With the free time he finally has, Akira decides to complete a bucket list of a hundred things he wants to do before he eventually gets turned into a zombie. Although he is surrounded by the dead, Akira has never felt more alive!

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Mikazuki, Shizuka Main

Kusunoki, Tomori Japanese

Tendou, Akira Main

Umeda, Shuuichirou Japanese

Amerhauser, Beatrix Main

Takahashi, Minami Japanese

Ryuuzaki, Kenichirou Main

Furukawa, Makoto Japanese

Higurashi, Kanta Supporting

Okamoto, Nobuhiko Japanese

Yukari Supporting

Wakayama, Shion Japanese

Shou Supporting

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Ootori, Saori Supporting

Amamiya, Sora Japanese

Kosugi, Gonzou Supporting

Miyake, Kenta Japanese

John Supporting

Miki, Shinichiro Japanese

Kamei, Hiroshi Producer

Kojima, Hiroaki Producer

Satou, Emi Producer

Okamoto, Junya Producer

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Jun 30, 2026

Kawaii_Sino

Recommended

Zombie anime never disappoint, you would think that all of them are bound to end up in a similar survival post apocalyptic scenario like TWD or or 28 days later but so far every single one Ive seen has its own twists on the genre

Coming into Zom 100 the set up is amazing and something a lot of people can probably identify with, the story continues with a slightly changed version of the traditional survival plot by having Akira work off his lists and meeting actually likable characters along the way

The music is great, you cant go wrong with a KANA-BOON opening and the tracks ... playing during the series blend in well

However, if you do want a traditional Zombie series I can’t recommend this to you. By its nature it’s made very colorful and positively, nobody is ever really sad that they're living through an apocalypse and it pushes the whole Zombie narrative back a little and basically only uses it as a way for Akira to be able to do what he wants to do

To summarize, great show that proudly continues the banger run of the Zombie anime genre, it doesn’t have anything that I would overly criticize beyond the fact that you could be disappointed if you come in with the wrong expectations

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Mar 8, 2026

Taigancia

Mixed Feelings

Zom100 is very interesting artistically yet very simple narratively.
The artstyle is very unique with the colour palette and design philosophy seen throughout the scenes and how it reflects the tone and mood trying to be presented which I find a lovely attention to detail.
The story is as nicely as I can put it just a zombie flick, if you've seen a zombie film or generic horror stuff you can predict pretty much the entirey of the shows plot yet you continue to watch due to the nice animation and designs and colours.

For some this might be great with an artistically coloured zombie film that's ... easy to follow and digest whilst looking good but to others may seem very generic and basic.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jan 8, 2025

Panda_Roll

Not Recommended

This show started with a bang. The first 3 episodes were strong and interesting... but after that the show literally had nothing more to offer.

CONCEPT = 5/10

Normally this would be "plot" but Zom 100 doesn't really have one. What it does have instead is a concept, what if the apocalypse happened and you were now free to do all the things you never made time for before as a working adult.

Because our MC-kun here was a timid office drone his wants are rather benign and generic. Confess to the girl you like, eat high end sushi, visit hot springs..etc. All of this done ... with the threat of Zombies as background noise.

What's interesting about this was that the manga released in 2018. Two full years before the pandemic and yet it accurately portrays how a lot of people started to act once we left the state of emergency with a little bit of a cash overflow to burn and a thirst to scratch things off their long time Wishlist.

It does get rather boring after a few episodes though as there is nothing to keep you invested. 9/10 for originality but 3/10 for the execution.


CHARACTERS = 4/10

Weak.
MC-kin is someone having a midlife crises. It's clear he's acting as a wish fulfillment insert but for an older crowd.
The side characters are very one note, I'm not sure what that note is.
One character insists on stripping at random moments and the show acts like this is the punchline to the joke.
Another is a weeboo Gaijin (a foreigner obsessed with japanese popculture) and the minute she shows interest in anything traditionally Japanese the show, again, acts like this is the punchline... If there's a joke it's still airborne as they never landed for me.


ART / ANIMATION / SOUND = 9/10

Very creative, no cost cuts noted and everything looks great. The show is very stylized and the OP is fire.
Sadly in this case it did end up as style with no substance.


FUN FACTOR = 4/10

Ok so this started out as a 9/10. Had the show ended after the first two or three episodes it would have been a memorable OVA and one of a kind, but it kept going. The longer it did the less fun it became with cheap tactics like establishing characters and killing them off the minute they have a bit of an arc or character moment. Focusing on fart jokes. dehumanizing their own MCs by making him borderline suicidal. It just kept getting worse and worse ending on a rather odd note.


SUMMERY = 4/10

It had an idea, a good one too. It also had the animation and art style.
Sadly the author didn't have the skills to build on that initial elevator pitch. The story was over after the first few episodes, it just shuffled along after that like a zombie, ironically.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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