Review of Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Do you remember beeing kid, dreaming about all the fun and cool stuff you would do, once you finally became an adult? And Boom: You're there and you didn't do anything. It seems like life has passed you by, already. You did what was expected from you. You're a productive member of society. Sacrificing some childish, old dreams is normal. One day you'll make some of them still happen...maybe. Only in time you realize it's not that easy. Or maybe you dont. Life just isn't as fun as you dreamed it up to be. It can feel pretty depressing and I think we've all been there. WatchingWalking Dead or some End-of-the-World Movie, after a hard day of work, helps us relax and escape, for a bit. It makes us imagine what it would be like beeing there, when it all goes down. Something in us almost wishes for it, cause it seems so much more exciting than real life...
Well, in essence and escspecially in it's opening Episodes this Show is EXACTLY about this feeling.
But no worries, it's not too overbearing with these themes. It's not forcefully trying to be "deep" or darker than it has to be, to get some of these ideas across. It's suprisingly uplifting. If you're not into that sort of stuff you could always rely on the comical and exciting nature of the Show - featuring its often silly, but loveable characters, its fast paced action scenes or the general lunacy of the setting, to keep you entertained.
Overall it feels like a hard hitting commentary on modern society and growing up in it, coated with a lot of fun, hilarious situational comedy and a general wholesomeness that leaves you with a warm and cozy feeling, whenever a new, little life lesson is learned, by the end of an Episode.
The Mix of funny, surreal absurdity and the profound, real world struggles beeing dismantled by some good observations and clever writing is a really unusual combination that makes you think about some of your own life choices and/or misakes, while always making you laugh in the process, is what makes this Anime unique worth checking out. If anything it's a weird, but a very fun experience.