Light Novel Kore wa Zombie Desuka? To Be Animated

by dtshyk
May 17, 2010 5:14 AM | 66 Comments

According to Fujimi Shobo, Kimura Shin-ichi's light novel "Kore wa Zombie Desuka?" was announced to get anime adaptation. The details of the project will be revealed in the web radio on Kadokawa Anime Channel on May 20th.

Cover of the novel vol.1

Kore wa Zombie Desuka? novel has been published since January 2009, and its manga adaptation has been serialized in Monthly Dragon Age since this February.

Synopsis:
Aikawa Ayumu is a normal high school boy. One day he is killed by a serial killer and revived as a zombie by a necromancer Eucliwood Hellscythe. He starts to serve Eu as her guard but he happens to deprive a maho shojo Haruna of her magic power. Haruna orders Ayumu to fight against anti-maho shojo system "Megalo" in her place.

Source: Fujimi Shobo, Zombie Desuka official twitter

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rodac said:
It's over now, and contrary to a lot of predictions--it was awesome. One of the best of a strong season.

Agreed. Second season is just as amazing. Sadly it will be done in a week after the date of this post.

May 31, 2012 3:59 PM by Rezurrekt

It's over now, and contrary to a lot of predictions--it was awesome. One of the best of a strong season.

Mar 30, 2011 4:15 PM by rodac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HYKBl1DseA&feature=player_embedded

Second Trailer.

now this is looking good. ^^

Dec 29, 2010 6:13 PM by AmberFebruary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HYKBl1DseA&feature=player_embedded

Second Trailer.

Now this is looking good. ^^

Dec 29, 2010 6:02 PM by AmberFebruary

gonna give it a try

Dec 28, 2010 10:56 AM by Mr_Gutts

A quick review by Divine in http://randomc.net/2010/12/25/winter-2011-preview/ about the show. (copy-pasted)

The honorable mention in the 20th annual Fantasy Prize in 2008 — an award to light novels published by Fujimi Shobou — is getting an anime adaptation. The story follows high school student Aikawa Ayumu (Majima Junji) whose fate would be forever changed after a chance encounter with a silent and emotionless girl clad in plate armor and gauntlets. Not long after, he falls victim to the serial murders that have happening around town, and is resurrected as a zombie by the girl, Eucliwood Hellscythe a.k.a. Yuu, who turns out to be a necromancer. Serving as her bodyguard in his new immortal state with six times the muscle capacity of a normal human, self-regenerating abilities, and inability to feel pain, Ayumu inadvertently snatches away the powers of a magically-equipped genius girl named Haruna (Nomizu Iori), who’s come from her world of Villier on a school credit assignment to hunt down hellish monsters known as Megalo. That marks the beginning of Ayumu’s life as the undead, along with the two girls freeloading at his place. To add to an already unusual plot mash-up, there are also vampire ninjas thrown into the mix, namely one Seraphim (Hikasa Youko), who wants Yuu to resurrect their leader to settle a hundred-year-old dispute over a successor, and is protecting her from reformist vampire ninjas that don’t want to see it happen. Magical girls, necromancers, and vampire ninjas. I can’t say I’ve seen anything like this before, especially with a tomboyish character named Yoshida Yuki a.k.a. Tomonori (Kanemoto Hisako), who turns out to be some mixture of them. The producers are promising laughs, battles, shocking revelations, and unexpected twists, which I’m inclined to believe since I’m still not entirely sure where this one’s even headed.

Dec 28, 2010 8:28 AM by AmberFebruary

Haruna seems like a Yandere to me..
Not so sure about the romance part but 1:13 in the trailer said otherwise..

What I don't get is whose side Ayumu is on.. I mean, what role does Eu play in this anime? Ayumu is Eu's bodyguard but at the same time following Haruna's orders and fighting the anti-mahou shoujo system..
Can someone who understands the summary explain it to me?-.-

Dec 21, 2010 7:08 AM by OneTwoTree_

So like, I saw the tittle and I was like yes, yes zombies! But then I saw the cover and I was like >_>.

Dec 9, 2010 6:33 AM by Yanoflies

Is this a zombie?....hmm, yes, is a zombie
Is this harem?...hmm, yes, is going to be harem
Is this watchable?...eee.....if they lucky, it might...

Dec 2, 2010 7:07 AM by nobody_knows

Winter said:
Zombie fangirl here!

While I'd LOVE to see a serious zombie story (it can happen I tell you), more zombies in the anime medium is like my wet dream. I crave it. MOAR ZOMBIES! Even the crap is welcome as long as we get some good stuff eventually. Where would we be without crappy cheesy zombie flicks after all? (A better society probably but ah well)

Haha damn straight! :P

Oct 30, 2010 12:47 PM by Tony2Phones

Hi..
The Cover tells me the anime is not my type , however , I'll wait till then !
thanks

May 23, 2010 1:11 PM by no-name

If there are zombies in it, then hell, why not?

May 21, 2010 10:57 PM by OShoranO

Just one thing. What the hell?

May 21, 2010 10:50 PM by underMebius

I just started to think that there's a lot of zombie-related series since last year. :(

May 21, 2010 12:14 PM by Kleeyook

Metroid_Ex said:

seishi-sama said:
Looks like we're facing the new trend in anime...first High School of the Dead, now this...

would you prefer more vampires

We don't have enough vampires honestly. Last new one I remember is Trinity Blood.

May 19, 2010 8:53 AM by garfield15

seishi-sama said:
Looks like we're facing the new trend in anime...first High School of the Dead, now this...

would you prefer more vampires

May 19, 2010 6:58 AM by Metty

dtshyk said:
He starts to serve Eu as her guard but he happens to deprive a maho shojo Haruna of her magic power. Haruna orders Ayumu to fight against anti-maho shojo system "Megalo" in her place.

Pretty much the most depressing part of the description.

May 18, 2010 10:53 PM by ukonkivi

UUURGHHH STOP IT STOP IT

May 18, 2010 3:49 PM by ladyxzeus

Im not interested, sounds like a lame plot. =/
not serious.

May 18, 2010 5:57 AM by Fabrice

riiiiight.... <_<

May 17, 2010 7:30 PM by wakka9ca

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