‘Zom 100’ Theme Songs & More Cast Members Are Revealed in a New Groovy Trailer
The highly anticipated anime “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” will finally premiere this summer. It’s not every day that you get to watch a zombie horror comedy, and that’s part of what makes it so entertaining.
Akira Tendo attempts to keep his chin up and get through each day while being exploited in the job of his dreams. But a zombie outbreak changes everything, and now he gets to enjoy a fascinating existence without having to worry about the daily grind.
‘Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead’ has a new teaser and visual that was released by Viz Media on Sunday. The video introduces the theme song’s performers and two additional cast members. Hulu and Netflix have already announced that they will be streaming the launch on July 9.
Some of the same material from the last trailer is used in this one, but the story is unfolded more naturally. Akira Tendo reveals his alternate feelings of zeal for and exhaustion from his job. Later, when the zombies begin to take over, he is relieved to find he no longer needs to go to work.
KANA-BOON has sung “Song of the Dead” for the show’s introduction. The credits roll while Shiyui’s “Happiness of the Dead” plays in the background.
The trailer and image below introduce two new characters, Kenichiro “Kencho” Ryuzaki and Beatrix Amerhauser, created by Viz Media. The following actors will lend their voices to the roles:
| Character | Voice Artist | Other Works |
| Akira Tendo | Shūichirō Umeda | Adam Taylor (Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion) |
| Shizuka Mikazuki | Tomori Kusunoki | Makima (Chainsaw Man) |
| Kenichiro “Kencho” Ryuzaki | Makoto Furukawa | Miyuki Shirogane (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) |
| Beatrix Amerhauser | Minami Takahashi | Megumi Tadokoro (Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma) |
Members of the team in charge of the show were introduced in the first teaser. Here are the key people behind the anime production:
| Position | Staff | Other Works |
| Director | Kazuki Kawagoe | Komi Can’t Communicate |
| Scriptwriter | Hiroshi Seko | Banana Fish, Chainsaw Man, Vinland Saga |
| Character Design | Kii Tanaka | So I’m a Spider, So What?, Hinomaru Sumo |
| Zombie Design | Junpei Fukuchi | Yo-kai Watch: The Movie, Pokémon Zoroark: Master of Illusions (Key Animation) |
| Music | Makoto Miyazaki | Spy×Family, One Punch Man |
| Animation Production | BUG FILMS | Komi Can’t Communicate (Production Assistance) |
As I indicated before, the combination of a morbid fear of a zombie apocalypse and the ‘YOLO’ attitude is what has kept me anticipating ‘Zom 100. The tunes used as anthems are perfect. Do you recommend the manga, if you’ve read it?
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Manga author Haro Aso and artist Kotaro Takata team up for the horror-comedy series Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead. It began serialization in Shogakukan’s seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X in October 2018, and the thirteen volumes that make up its collected edition are all available now.
The manga also received two Eisner Award nominations that year (2022).
Akira Tendou, our protagonist, is 24 years old but has completely lost his will to live while working for an exploitative corporation. Even after seeing his landlord devour another renter and realizing that zombies have overrun the city, Akira reports feeling more alive than ever. He goes out into the world after the end of the world with a bucket list and some new acquaintances.
