PROS:
I think this is the best of the 'zombie' mangas out there. The zombies evolve in really cool ways and there is more plot than just survive from one new area to the next one with no new information. There are some boring zombie cliches but also unique twists to this story. There some some strong bonds like a father/child and a huge bromance. The artwork is amazing but gory.
CONS:
The story feels really incomplete. There are no answers to several very important questions. There was a final boss fight but I still felt like the story could have continued.
Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Fortress of the Apocalypse Japanese: アポカリプスの砦 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 49
Status: Finished
Published: Sep 3, 2011 to Aug 4, 2015
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Shounen
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Your Feelings Categories May 4, 2013
Apocalypse no Toride is what "Highschool of The Dead" was supposed to be. It's scary, intense, bloody, and gruesome.
Story: 3 The story is a bit bland. The main character gets sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit and gets stuck with assholes, murderers, delinquents, and psychopaths. Then- zombies attack. That pretty much sums up the whole plot. Zombies attack and the four main characters have to survive. Yep. Art: 9 The art is glorious, the monsters are hideous, and no fan service in this manga. You don't see monster boobs flying everywhere all over the page. No, the art actually makes you ... Dec 1, 2016
While starting to read this manga, I was blown away. It was fresh, unique. Not the zombie genre, but its take on it. It was edgy, but it wasn't trying to. Everything about it was my cup of tea. It was obvious that the author was planning this as a semi-long series. Unfortunately, it was axed since it wasn't that popular. Making the ending abrupt and not fully conclusive. If it wasn't for that, I probably would have given this a 9 or maybe even a 10.
TL;DR Manga was amazing at first but ending was shit since it was cut short. Oct 3, 2012
Apocalypse no Toride is an amazing manga, and is certainly the best of the genre.
This already fully describes this perfect manga, which quenched my desire for a perfect seinen about Zombies, in my search i came to read good titles, like paused Highschool Of the Dead and Zombie Hunter, but still was not satisfied with something that was really a manga with the essence of something that passes the terror that was innovative and without cliches until i came across in Apocalypse no Toride. The story is set in a juvenile reformatory and our protagonist is sent there after being falsely accused of an assassination, he ... May 24, 2015
Apocalypse no Toride is probably the best manga that I have read up till this point, which admittedly isn't that much, as I just started getting into manga about a month ago. Still, my inexperience with the medium aside, I have read enough stories to know that this one is very special. I honestly assumed that I wouldn't like it because the zombie premise is really old in my opinion, but the virus is possibly the most creative and interesting zombie virus that I have seen and the zombies behave in very interesting ways. The characters are also great, and they have very clear motivations.
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Jan 23, 2016
I haven't read many manga but this one is certainly one of the best.
It is very enjoyable and suspenseful. Story: 8/10 The story seems simple, A boy gets sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit and a zombie attack hits the prison and he has to survive as well with the other inmates. What I liked about the story was that the zombies had different species and looked different than your average zombie to make it more interesting. It was very suspenseful and at times you don't know what's going to happen. Art: 9/10 The art was great. The zombies were really gory and realistic looking which ... Oct 3, 2017
Apocalypse no Toride is one of the best mangas/comics I've read so far in my life.
Story: It's mostly about zombies and teenagers trying to survive in a new kind of zombie apocalypse. It's not your average zombie apocalypse story, I tell you what. I won't go into details but you'd just have to read it to the end to get what I'm talking about. It made me laugh, cry, mesmerized, petrified, shocked and had me on the edge of my seat while reading. Art: Yep. It's got gore, zombie biting, action packed scenes. I'd say the art fits the story just fine. It might not be ... Nov 16, 2021
This manga seems promising at first, and will start with some thrilling moments, but after some time, it loses a lot. Nothing like seeing the main characters slaughter hordes of zombies not long after the second time they leave the jail. Also it adds some interesting concepts, like the zombies getting new shapes, that it's truly explored.... once? It's amazing how many good stuff could be done that was dropped. Same thing with the introduction of one of the few female characters, that it was completely dropped and out of place. The worse part is how when things get ''promising'' again, it ends. And it's
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May 15, 2021
It's a good manga. It's really nothing ground breaking, but it is so d*mn enjoyable to binge-read.
The story is simple enough. Except for the science stuffs that is pretty complicated. My only problem with the story is the vast amount of plot conveniences that could break the readers' emersion. Other than that, there isn't really any problems except for nitpicks and bunch of questions that the story wasn't able to answer. The characters are good enough. They are handled quite well even though the side characters are literally just there to fill up the number of survivors. Also, why was the survivor numbers needed anyways? The guards ... Dec 23, 2015
Apocalypse no Toride (Fort of Apocalypse) is definitely one of the best manga series I've read. It's packed with action, gore, interesting characters, a bit of fan dis-service, a bit of fan service, and a good storyline.
Story- 8/10 A good old zombie thriller. The zombie apocalypse starts and the characters have to find a way to survive. The setting starts at a juvenile detention center, but travels across different parts of Japan, giving glimpses of how the world has changed due to the apocalypse. The plot progression is pretty good, too. It goes at a steady, but quick pace, bringing new information to the reader ... Jan 10, 2021
I was browsing through MAL looking for some work to entertain, and I ended up finding Apocalypse no Toride, an incredible manga! His proposal seems boring at first, but in fact it surprises with time. The type of manga that becomes incredible as it reaches the end. Anyway, let's go to the review.
1 - Story [10/10] - I already say that few managed to make me give 10 in story. When I started reading AT (Apocalypse no Toride), I felt stuck in a slow plot that would get nowhere, but that was a huge mistake of mine. The story follows the struggle of three young ... Jul 16, 2019
This manga was great. I managed to finish it all in under 24 hours, and had fun reading it. However, when I got to the end I didn't really feel satisfied with finishing it. There aren't many arcs and the story is really fast paced. Once one arc ends, immediately another one will begin right away, which I really loved. The situations the protagonists got themselves in sometimes seemed too dangerous to survive, but its fiction so what the hell. The quality declined near the end and the zombie infection plot sort of grew into something weird. The characters were nice and enjoyable since they
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Nov 1, 2020
OK. I'm gonna keep this short.
Does the ending feel really really rushed? YES. There is no denying that. So, Does it suck? Absolutely not! The story/plot isn't the strongest point of this manga. It is not intricate or deep. It won't leave you retrospecting about its characters or plot. What the author excels in is visual storytelling. Each chapter starts and ends with a bang, with amazing action, mystery, and artwork that complements it perfectly. The characters go through zombie hell without getting a break. At no point does it feel slow or dragged out. And this is where the author failed in my opinion. He failed ... Oct 12, 2019
Story: 8/10
how unique of a story this is! Taking the perspective of an indicted criminal who is just an innocent bystander in a maximum security prison, Apocalypse no toride follows a gang of one innocent child and 3 menaces who are actually not bad people at all, they were just delt a wrong hand, through the horrors of a zombie apocalypse. HOWEVER there were a lot of things I wanted to see, and there were a few questions left unanswered. A few amazing characters did not get enough screen time and it was really disappointing; that all brought it down to an 8. Also, the ... Nov 28, 2013
I've caught up to the manga (I think I'm on volume six if chapter 26 was the last of volume five) and I've got to say it definitely has my attention. It's pretty gory, and unlike HOTD (sorry to compare but I will) I think I prefer Fort of Apocalypse. HOTD is almost what I want: zombies and action, a great plot would be nice too, but what seriously killed it is the ecchi. This has virtually nothing perverted except when they introduce the one female character and she has a big chest, but no fan service YET.
Story: 8 It's annoying when people bash on ... Apr 6, 2019
good story, sad the ending was axed.
The premise definitely feels like the author wanted it to be a lengthy series what with all the set ups. This ain't your ordinary rehash of zombie apocalypse with cheap pantyshots and human chaos theory, general audience appropriate imo(literally no unsightly graphic scene I would not show children), despite the main cast being from a juvenile detention center, none of the killings feel out of place and careless. When characters are created just to be killed type of feeling. Great take on zombie X bishounen boys that doesn't leave you feeling cringed at all with over-used apocalypse tropes. Art: Inabe Kazu's ... Feb 2, 2019
For me this is one of the best mangas about zombies, the world building is really cool and intriguing, it makes you want to know more about it... It Doesn't only gives you mistery but starts giving you hints about what's happening to the world.
The characters are cool and well written, I cannot but find them enjoyable overall. The things I disliked about this manga are the drawing and how rushed it is. The drawing isn't anything special, it reminds me a lot of Gantz maybe? but there isn't any page I thought: wow what a drawing. And its too rushed, it feels completely unfinished, with a ... Jun 27, 2021
This is what people should read during the pandemic. Absolute thriller and great entertainment. Based on adventure of 4 prison cell mate facing the zombie apocalypse. From an intellectual angle, they did good a good origin story for the virus species. Ending of the manga is acceptable as at most human capabilities, we can't achieve complete extinction of a unknown species but it will take time to control it. Within the control we can co-exist, as far as symptoms are not favouring. Manga has various number of character with different perspective unique to them as their pasts are written well and it does have impact
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Feb 18, 2022
im a huge sucker for zombie media, and when i heard there was a zombie manga that i had never heard of that takes huge, huge inspiration from 'i am a hero' i legit started reading it within 2 minutes after.
story, 7: the story setting basically revolved around either being stuck in the detention facility, or going across the city somewhere, with random zombie hijinks mixed in the middle, exactly what i want from a zombie series, chaotic cities and cramped buildings where smart thinking or a last second brain splattering save by the protagonist saves the day, all with yoshioka dropping a one liner ... Jul 27, 2021
I'll start with this;
Fort of apocalypse is probably the best zombie manga I have ever read, It's like "I'm a hero" but even more jacked, ambrosia flows throw its veins and probably fucks 100x more bitches. The art is fantastic, I just loved looking at it, The panels flow together and the art is CLEAAAN. I never once stopped reading to try and comprehend wtf is going on even with all the crazy shit happening. Kazu Inabe did an amazing job on the art. The characters aren't the most thought-provoking, deep, or any of that bullcrap but god are they so lovable, I instantly took a liking ... |