Hatsukoi Zombie

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So, I think this is my first real review on MAL. I won't lie, it's been like a year since I binge-read the series in one night, and even still, the art captivates me. You've already read the synopsis, so honestly, it's a banger: the character design and motivations are well done, Eve is obviously best girl for most of the series, although the twist towards the end is somewhat predictable. If this were to be adapted into an anime, it has to have the color vibrancy and gradients like Nisekoi, NonNon Biyori, or Mushoku Tensei.

Its good, trust me bro

This manga is something that I’m really passionate about, I remember seeing the description and thinking hey this sounds like The world god only knows. I was hooked from that point, the premise is super strong though sometimes I wish they would have leaned on it a bit more, though that's just because the side stories we're really well written. Where I may have previously been only interested in the premise I soon became obsessed with seeing how the characters would progress, it’s strange how sometimes just one page of this manga can make me jump from my chair and just start dancing from excitement ... of what's to come (not even a joke I really did dance from happiness) though there are also moments where I just feel broken from what they may be hinting at.

The story takes some wild turns at times throwing the reader into will they won't they moments and making us sit on the edge of our seat as we watch for the solutions. The characters really come to life over the time we spend with them and you become attached to them in a way that hurts to say goodbye. The art shows that the artist really put their effort and love into the manga and it pays off brilliantly. I'm so happy I found this manga and that it became an obsession that I will keep with me from now on.

It’s amazing how far a story develops within us, whether we read or watch something over years or days it still feels like we've been invested for ages because you become apart of the story, observing the character's personality and following their flow of time. Thinking from where it all started knowing that one baseball would change not only the characters lives but mine, this manga is incredibly special and deserves your attention. I rarely see anything produce a response in me that this manga has, I’m incredibly taken by every word and picture. Please give it your attention.

I'm really looking forward to Minenami, Ryou next works and seeing what they have previously done.

Story:
Not so unoriginal as far as these things go, and the pacing and plot development is good in the beginning. It drags on a bit later, but that sort of thing can be alright depending on personal taste. I did like how it kept us guessing about some things, but I found other things frivolous.

Art: Typical manga art. Lots of semi-naked ladies all the time.

Character:
I liked Ibusuki, though not so much later on when his character was modified to be 'appealing' and vulnerable. The main character, Tarou, was average, kind of dull but at least slightly different to the cookie-cutter Harem ... Main Character (though still had that standard 'unfathomable mysterious allure'). The others were two-dimensional and not really worth mentioning.

Overall: An entertaining enough manga (most so early on), I just personally found it lacking substance other than fluffy love and needless drama.

Also, it bugged me a lot how all of these First Love Zombies were men's fantasies of females. Why did only men have them? What about gay men? And so on. Questions I will never have the answers to.