If your chief criticism of King of Eden was “not enough boobs,” have I got the manga for you: Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, a comedy about a corporate drone whose life is transformed by the onset of a zombie plague. Its hero, Akira Tendo, sees opportunity where others see only chaos, and decides to make a bucket list of 100 things he wants to do before he, too, becomes one of the walking dead. His top priority? Telling his voluptuous co-worker Ohtori how much he likes her—even if she is the “boss’ side piece”—as well as tracking down a mysterious hottie he encounters in a convenience store. That’s not a bad premise for a manga, especially since Akira’s new-found optimism makes him an agreeable figure. His palpable...

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