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After seeing everyone simultaneously give up on reviewing this manga after chapter 28, I took it upon myself to see if anything went wrong since it has managed to sit at a comfortable score and its anime adaptation it's currently premiering. So, did something happen?

Akira Tendou, an exploited wagie, finds a second shot in life when the world goes to hell facing a zombie apocalypse. Promising himself to live his life to its fullest, he writes down "100" things he wants to do before becoming a zombie (aka, a bucket list).

As the story goes on, you'll realize this is just your run-of-the-mill zombie survival ... story but with the bucket twist. But as with any media, the execution is more important than originality/creativity.

So, does it work? Yeah! The formula of having the end goal (filling the bucket list) always around the corner and ACTIVELY working towards it every chapter (unlike a shonen) makes the story feel as it never growing stale.

That being said, it's not flawless... Two really tropey and mediocre arcs (one being on the back-end of the prologue and the other one waiting for you right after it) really damage the overall vibe and flow of the manga. But if you can find the silver lining on them (that being that they're not filler) and keep on reading, you'll instantly get back the very zany shenanigans of the main cast you started reading for in the first place. I promise.

Speaking of the main cast, they got a lot of chemistry between each other: Akira, Shizuka, Kenichirou and Beatrix are all just out looking for fun and casually helping people along the way. They're the incarnation of "Me and the boys chilling in the zombie apocalypse".

If you're looking for the whys or hows for the apocalypse happening: don't worry, you'll get them eventually. Just sit down and enjoy the ride.

If you're here for the art style, you night notice it slowly switching and becoming less detailed as the story goes on. It's not necessarily a deal-breaker.

Overall, it's a nice story with a little bit of everything going into it. Give it a shot.