Shouji Sato

This was probably my favorite Vol. so far. Ending the mall arc the book starts off with some of the survivors from the mall on the roof being rescued by the military and then explaining what happened. Flashback to a few hours earlier and the story go's over how the zombies got into the mall and how the Takashi's group ended up saving most of them. At the end the few mall survivors left realize that through the entire event they were the ones acting like kids looking for others to do things show more for them while the highschools come out as the ones acting like adults. Sato sums it up nicely with the statement one of the survivors gives the military leader saying, "age doesn't mean a damn thing." The ones the that finally made a conscious decision to live ended up surviving those who were still in denial clinging to the pre-Zed ways ended up dying. This is not to say that everyone who fallows Takashi's group lives, they took some casualty's exiting the mall and for Kohta one was especially traumatic but the book ends with this so I will have to wait till the next vol. to find out how he deals with it. There are two extra chapters in the book this time. The first has Takashi reminiscing about one of his friends from school on the day before the zombies came where they compare who the sexiest girl in school is. The second extra section has some original concept art and an interview with Daisuke Sato and the artist Shouji Sato who talk about the book and other zombie things they like. Overall another good vol. and like I said probably my fave story wise so far with a good ending to the mall arc. . . well as good of an ending as you can have in a zombie apocalypse. show less

Vol.5 gets back on track with the a better flow of the story than Vol. 4. Holed up in a mall with another group of survivors (can anyone say Dawn of the Dead?) led by an inexperienced traffic cop the group must make a decision on whether they will help this group of survivors or play along while they make ready to move on. What I liked in this one that I now realize was missing in the previous vol. was the struggle between the people who still cling to the semblance of the old order, such as show more the mall survivor group who vest power to the rookie cop just because she is a cop, and those who have come to accept that the game has changed the old rules do work anymore. I also liked that they touched on the aspect of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the fact that Takashi and Kohta are probably the most affected as they have done most of the killing with Saya remarking that if they are forced to keep this up they will eventual crack. In addition the extras are back with two bonus chapters with the first one showing events at the start of the series from Kohta and Sayas perspective while the second one has the group commenting that Rei should change her outfit and suggest one comical Cosplay outfit after another. Overall I think its series is back on track and I have to give it kudos for paying homage to one of my favorite zombie movies Dawn of the Dead. show less

Really liked the storyline. But what I just really really can’t stand about this so far is the portrayal of females and their bodies. It’s unnecessary and I just really don’t like that their is SO MUCH focus on their bodies rather than the literal ZOMBIES that want to eat them. Therefore I just don’t think I’m going to continue and finish the story even though I like the actual storyline. I also really liked Saeko Busujima she was my favourite character.

I wanted to rate this higher, but the plot at times is very convoluted, and the art, while great, can also be a bit cluttered on the page. Those issues aside, this manga has a great premise: a group of hot-looking nurses and some teens joining with a doctor to run a vigilante group to rid society of its worst cancers. The eye candy is great for one. Two, the action and adventure are very good as well. This is the first volume, which leaves you in a cliffhanger, so, I will still be looking show more for the next one. Not great, but it does make for a quick, light escapist read, so we'll see if the series gets better or not. show less