Zombie Maria

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Series featuring zombies as a major concept, such as characters surviving in a zombie apocalypse or series where a character is a zombie themselves. Almost everything in this list is fully/actively translated in English by licensors or fans.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5864
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28943

- Emotional human drama (most with supernatural elements)
- Stories that center around impending death, near-death experience, death of self or a loved one, aftermath of one's death, grief, loss, remembrance

One manga per author.

One-shot from all types of genre. Mostly with no cliffhangers.
I've only added the ones that I have read and found to be good enough. I'll update the list as I read more of these short stories.

P.S. this stack also includes one-shots collection.

all of them are under 16 chapters, and most are 1 volume long.

some contain guro, so check the description if you don't want to see that.

not all manga here are necessarily disturbing (or at least not as much as others), but are still dark/twisted. at the same time, some are disturbing/twisted, yet not necessarily (that) dark (take Kanojo wa Sore wo Gaman Dekinai, for example).

Manga that aren't on MAL:
- Bibliomania, by Obaru & Macchiro
- Goths Cage, by Yasushi Suzuki
- Yuugatou, by Arima Tomasu (one shot)

A collection of works that emphasize children's innocence, naivety and vulnerability exposed to the harsh reality they find themselves in. Tragedy does not limit itself to death, but extends toward theme of emotional abuse, exploitation, psychological trauma, environmental conditioning and whatnot.

Caveats:

• Some entries contain explicit materials, including gore and sexual content.
• Manga formats vary from one-shot, anthology, short and full-length series.
• If there are suggestions, I'll include it in regardless of not having read yet.

-Manga that breaks people.
-Manga that will make you feel empty rather than making you cry.

Good luck reading them.

I haven't read a lot of One-Shots, partially because they never develop well enough in a single chapter/volume but there's some that are actually concluded nicely and that I enjoyed reading so I hope I make someone read these One-Shots as well.

To have an easier view on the manga relations of the club, here's the fifth stack of manga, from T to Z.

The four other stacks are:
1-E: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/344
F-Ko: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/349
Ku-N: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/357
O-S: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/11584

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Zennou no Noa: removed Feb 22.
The Boxer: removed Apr 20.
Usogui: removed Apr 20.
The Legend of the Northern Blade: removed Sep 18.
Villains Are Destined to Dir: removed Jun 20, 24.
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1st manga changed from Taiyou no Uta to Taishou Kitan Majo.

uh oh! titles in which a main character is a zombie, undead, or reanimated corpse! to qualify: the scene in which the character first dies is unnecessary, but the character must be shown to have zombie features on one or more occasions. this can include, but is not exclusive to, the ability to reattach severed limbs, a lack of pain response, regeneration, rotting, or the desire to eat human flesh. the character does not have to have every zombie quality to qualify. non-human zombies, such as creatures or demi-humans, may also be considered.

(updating!!)

not on MAL:
Kimi wo Tsumugu by Kurihara Sakura
'A heartwarmingly cute yuri manga about a seamstress and a zombie girl. What if your friend became a zombie? What if you were in love with that friend? The first creative work by an author fond of both yuri and zombies.'

When Sato-kun Died... by Yamagata Aona
'He is silent, expressionless and he keeps to himself, but then he shared a smile with me. That boy is… a walking corpse! Sato-kun, who met an early demise in a traffic accident, came back to school as a Zombie. That popular guy who would light up the room, is now cold and lifeless and barely manages to trace the habits of his old life. However, Hozumi from the same class, seems to be the only exception. Zombie Sato stares at her from nearby, and why is he following her? What ever will she do? Is he still the old Sato-kun or is he…'

Jump Zombie by Han Yan (韩琰)
'A novice Shade Hunter forms an unlikely friendship with a teen zombie as they journey together, taking on the powerful Shades, dark creatures of the night determined to enslave humanity.'