“Murdered teen revived as zombie by necromancer, absorbs magical girl's powers, hunts monsters in absurd supernatural life.”
Is This a Zombie?
これはゾンビですか?
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Synopsis
Murdered teen revived as zombie by necromancer, absorbs magical girl's powers, hunts monsters in absurd supernatural life.
Ayumu Aikawa is a 16-year-old high school student who is tragically murdered while investigating a suspicious house. However, he soon awakens next to a strange armored girl called Eucliwood Hellscythe. She reveals herself to be a necromancer who has revived Ayumu, consequently turning him into a zombie! Now immortal, Ayumu sets out to hunt down his killer. One day, while searching in a cemetery, he encounters a boisterous young girl named Haruna, who is fighting a bear with a chainsaw while dressed as a magical girl. After she kills the beast, Haruna attempts to erase Ayumu's memories of her, but he instead absorbs her magic for himself. Stripped of her powers, Haruna now orders Ayumu to take up her role of hunting strange creatures known as "Megalo," monsters that roam the human world and terrorize the population. Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? follows the daily antics of the human-turned-zombie Ayumu as he begins his new, ludicrous life where the supernatural becomes the norm.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 101 sampled reviews
What 101 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.07 · split reception
5.5 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 2.8
↓ 1.84
Running avg · Jan 2011 → Oct 2025
- 7 “would be better if not for over use of cross dressing. good story if you can get into it. really funny but to many unnecessary jokes.”
- 9 “One of the funniest shows,no the funniest show i've ever seen. good story with cross-dressing,ass-penetrating comedy.Inculding great graphics,great characters,and a no stop laughing comedy”
- 9 “Thoroughly enjoyed it, the story included an equal amount of hilarious comedy and intense story line. If I was to point out a fault it would be the imbalance of the comedy/seriousness ratio at...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2011 – Mar 2011 Winter 2011
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-5526 catalog
Produced by
- Kadokawa Shoten Producer
- AT-X Producer
- Kadokawa Pictures Japan Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- flying DOG Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor