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Hour of the Zombie

Hour of the Zombie (異骸‐THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-, Igai: The Play Dead/Alive) is a manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Saimura. It is set at a high school where students suddenly become zombies. The manga was serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Ryū manga magazine beginning in January 2014. The series ended in the final print issue of Comic Ryū in May 2018. The manga is licensed in the United States by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Hour of the Zombie
The cover of the first volume of Hour of the Zombie
異骸‐THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-
(Igai: The Play Dead/Alive)
GenreZombie, horror
Manga
Written byTsukasa Saimura
Published byTokuma Shoten
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic Ryū
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 18, 2014 – May 19, 2018
Volumes9 (List of volumes)

Plot

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Akira Nikaidou goes to school with his friends and crush, Kurumi. One day students suddenly turn into zombies. Then they stop attacking, what will be next for Akira and his remaining classmates?

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Tsukasa Saimura, Hour of the Zombie was serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Ryū manga magazine from January 18, 2014, to May 19, 2018.[1][2] The manga's chapters were compiled into nine tankōbon volumes from July 2014 to July 2018.[3][4] The manga is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[5]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 11, 2014[3]978-4-19-950405-1April 5, 2016[6]978-1-626923-06-5
2 February 13, 2015[7]978-4-19-950436-5August 23, 2016[6]978-1-626923-13-3
3 July 13, 2015[8]978-4-19-950461-7November 1, 2016[6]978-1-626923-54-6
4 February 13, 2016[9]978-4-19-950496-9February 14, 2017[6]978-1-626924-23-9
5 July 13, 2016[10]978-4-19-950517-1June 27, 2017[6]978-1-626924-89-5
6 February 13, 2017[11]978-4-19-950550-8October 24, 2017[6]978-1-626925-60-1
7 July 13, 2017[12]978-4-19-950575-1April 24, 2018[6]978-1-626926-89-9
8 February 13, 2018[13]978-4-19-950609-3March 26, 2019[6]978-1-626929-95-1
9 July 13, 2018[4]978-4-19-950633-8June 25, 2019[6]978-1-642750-96-6

Reception

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Reviewing the first volume, Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network felt that the manga distinguished itself from other zombie stories with Saimura's depiction of the zombies as still having humanity, as well as the protagonist Akira's reaction to them.[14]

References

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  1. ^ JCフットサル物語＆サバイバルホラー！リュウでW新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 18, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Ressler, Karen (May 18, 2018). "Comic Ryū Magazine Moves Online". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  3. ^ a b 異骸‐THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE- ①. Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  4. ^ a b 異骸-THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-　9. Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Loo, Egan (May 6, 2015). "Seven Seas Licenses Zombie Manga Igai: The Play Dead/Alive". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Hour of the Zombie". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  7. ^ 異骸‐THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE- ②. Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  8. ^ 異骸-THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-③. Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  9. ^ 異骸-THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE- ④. Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  10. ^ 異骸-THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE- ⑤. Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  11. ^ 異骸-THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-　6. Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  12. ^ 異骸-THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-　7. Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  13. ^ 異骸-THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-　8. Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  14. ^ Silverman, Rebecca. "Hour of the Zombie". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
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