Review of Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

I'm so glad Instagram Reels existed. Without Reels, I would've never discovered the existence of Zom 100. What hooked me in was the carefree-ness of the protagonist, Akira, despite living in an apocalypse. However, it's not Akira that kept me hooked, it was the social commentary embedded into this unconventional setting. In a zombie apocalypse, people are worried about one thing: Survival. How do you manage your resources? How can you stay safe? How do you know who to trust? The theme of survival is thrown out the window. Instead, it presents a new theme: Freedom. After a zombie invasion debilitates the functionality of a government, there areno more laws, authorities, or orders to follow from anybody anymore. Essentially, it's everybody for themselves.

So what should we do with this freedom?

That is the question Zom 100 provides an answer to.

Zom 100 is not an anime about a carefree protagonist living through a zombie apocalypse in the most unconventional way, it is a social commentary on what the writers of Zom 100 think people would do freedom, and the various scenarios and dilemmas that arise when this freedom is granted.

And that is why I love it.

If you want a short series that provides insight into the different perspectives of various social dilemmas gift wrapped in an uncanny zombie world, give this one a go. You won't be disappointed.