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“Love-indifferent Tarou gets hit by a ball, wakes to find a mysterious girl above him.”
Hatsukoi Zombie
初恋ゾンビ
7.49
3,368 rank · 24,813 readers · 508 favorites
Shounen
School
Comedy
Supernatural
Ecchi
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Synopsis
Love-indifferent Tarou gets hit by a ball, wakes to find a mysterious girl above him.
According to Ryuu Yashiro, Tarou Kurume's childhood friend, he is not interested in love. But one day, the ball hit by his classmate, Mei Ebino, directly hit his head rendering him unconscious. When Tarou wakes up, there's a girl "above" him...
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 15 sampled reviews
7.9
/10
What 15 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 2.25
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.25 · split reception
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.13
Running avg · Dec 2016 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “The art is truly captivating, and the character designs and motivations are exceptionally well-crafted, with Eve standing out as the best girl. While the overall story is a banger, the final twist...”
- 9 “This manga is an amazing read that keeps me engaged with a story that successfully avoids the tired clichés found in most recent romance titles. However, I found myself frustrated by Tarou’s...”
- 9 “I absolutely love the characters and the way the story flows like water, making it incredibly relatable and well-told. While the "cutesy" tone and occasionally over-the-top ecchi art are present,...”
Verbosity
Short · 53%
Medium · 13%
Long · 33%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Hatsukoi Zombie begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 167 × 17 ch × vol
- Total read 22h 16m approx
- Published Oct 2015 – Mar 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M36587 catalog