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Story: 9 : It sounds simple because it is. It's about the world getting taken over by zombies and how a small group of 3 girls, 2 boys, and 1 woman survive. But, whats really great about it is that, even though the plot is straight-forward, the characters are what really drive this thing forward. Random plot tickets aren't handed out by distant power/authority figures. Fate has no hand in anything. It's all the characters deciding what to do, when to do it, and how to get it done. Everything. This focuses on their development from "civilized" humans ... into beings that merely survive. It gives life to moral dilemmas in the form of "what is an acceptable loss?", "us or them?", "my goals or the group's well-being?" and slaps around both sides before the characters reach a decision. The fan-service is also well done in that it feels natural and all given their situation. -1 comes from the simplicity of the fundamental issue that starts the whole thing. There is nothing else wrong with it.

I love how gray the world is portrayed in this.

Art: 9 : I don't really concentrate on the art much but even I could tell that this is some real quality. Characters are well drawn and emotions are plain to see on their faces. I only hesitate to give it a 10 because I didn't really pay much attention to how well done it was.

Character: 8 : Well, even though I love how this is a well done character-driven story, the characters themselves are stereotypical. Yes, they're sympathetic and lovable and enjoyable, but they're not anything real special, yet. I'm sure that they're going to be de-constructed as time and death takes its toll on the crew but, as it stands at chapter 22, they seem stock. -4 for shallow characters. +2 for obvious potential to do great things with all of them. I'm sure that they're all gonna have huge personality changes in the near future. On that note, I can also say that "changes" probably won't include that dreaded depressed emo mode.

Enjoyment : 10 : Not too sure what this means, but I loved the series so I'm giving this a perfect score.

Overall : 10 : This is, perhaps, the best piece of Zombie Apocalypse media that I have ever laid my eyes or ears upon. It has been much too long since the last time I came upon something that actually had all the characters learn to cope with a new situation without just getting a power-up of some sort which allows them to sort of poof away the issue at hand. Characters don't whine and whine, they learn to shut up and do stuff. For me, someone who thinks that characters and how they interact to form the story is the only real important thing, this is like finding out that Spring Break has been extended.

But, if you're not like me, then the mere fact that there isn't much that'll start your criticizing mind from ranting on and on is enough. You can wholly devote yourself to being immersed a world gone to hell and fully enjoy where the story takes you.