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“Cast out wounded, Eito awakens among zombies—now undead, he becomes an anti-hero in zombie-overrun Japan.”
KoLD8: King of the Living Dead
8LDK―屍者ノ王―
5.81
21,953 rank · 1,386 readers · 1 favorites
Shounen
Action
Horror
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Cast out wounded, Eito awakens among zombies—now undead, he becomes an anti-hero in zombie-overrun Japan.
Zombies occupied Japan in only a month. To avoid being infected by zombies, Eito Hasaba, along with his mother and younger sister, head for a "sector," a blockaded safe zone. But soon after their arrival, Eito gets seriously injured during a disagreement and is thrown out of the sector. With his consciousness dimming, Eito sees a pack of zombies coming and resigns himself to his fate. But what does he discover when he wakes up? A story of a living dead anti-hero begins. (Source: MANGA Plus)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
2.3
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 2.5
mode 3
σ 0.83
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.83 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.25
Running avg · Oct 2020 → Apr 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 2 “While the initial concept shows promise and the main character’s upgraded design looks genuinely good, the rest of the experience falls flat. The writing feels juvenile, the dialogue is stupid, and...”
- 3 “The art and the story were enjoyable, offering a relatively novel take on a grimdark anti-hero zombie narrative. However, the experience is severely hampered by an abrupt ending that skips the...”
- 3 “The series offers an intriguing premise regarding a protagonist who controls zombies, alongside a few standout character designs and moments of humor from the supporting cast. However, the...”
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Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — KoLD8: King of the Living Dead begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 24 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 12m approx
- Published Jul 2018 – Jan 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M49004 catalog