Zom 100, by Haro Aso

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Volume 01

Ok, so a manga is not exactly what many would call an "Old Time Tale" but since this is MY blog and I get to make the rules, it fits!

We got into the manga because we watched the anime on Netflix (which was great!) but could tell that there were large gaps, elements of the story that were missing. We wanted those elements and we knew where to find them. In the manga!

We first read this in the Kindle version. And since it's a manga it is published in the Japanese style. You read it from right to left. It was easy to remember to swipe the page to the left to turn it. The tricky part was remembering to read the panels on the pages from right to left as well! I finally got the hang of it though, along about the last page.

Anyway, the manga was as much fun as the anime. It's an unusual story about a young, overworked office worker type who is suddenly freed from his hellish existence by the coming of the zombie apocalypse. No longer is he forced to live a life on constant drudgery and solitude. Suddenly he finds that he has the freedom to live the life he's always wanted.

So what is the first thing he does? He makes a list, of course. A list of all the things that he wants to do before he gets turned into a zombie. And it's not a bad list. Mostly things that any normal young man would do. Tell the girl he secretly loves how he feels. Party with his best friend. Wear an expensive watch. Ride a big ass motorcycle. Thank his parents for being such good people and raising him.

I expect we'll be moving on to volume 02, since we finished season 01 on the Netflix anime and there is still clearly much more story to go.

Kids, reading manga counts! Don't let teachers or parents tell you otherwise. If you read manga, you are reading! Good for you. (But try reading some conventional books too, just to keep them happy!)

Read every day and read for fun!