My favorite detail is when he yells out "I'm free" he breaks through the edges of the screen turning it from a widescreen perspective to a full screen perspective symbolizing his freedom even more.

the studio was actually made for this anime, this is the first anime of this studio. Imagine creating a studio to make an anime for a manga.

fun fact: The building where our mc worked was different in the manga. In the anime, the building is directly based on the animators' previous workplace.

Hoo boy! Your reaction to Akira's deep depression made me remember the really tough times I went through a couple of years ago in the pandemic. I cried along with you for a bit there! I don't watch many of the streams, and I'm not sure you'll see this, but I want you to know that what you said made me feel a little bit better about what I went through and what I'm still dealing with. Rock on Alicia :)

The horror comedy genre is getting pretty big nowadays in anime and manga. It's insane how much production value they put in this anime. I love it :D

the manga has been on my bucket list (pun kinda intended) for a while and now that it’s been animated this anime is AMAZING

I'd like to say, never stop analyzing the way you did. That absolute burst of passion is my favorite thing to see from content creation at any level or area. Even if I'm not passionate about a thing, its so wonderful to watch someone who is passionate about something BE passionate about it and lost in that moment

The first impression from this anime is amazing! Everything from the animation, the voice acting, right down to the opening theme song (performed by Kana Boon). Edit: Bug Films absolutely nailed Zom 100.

For a fun fact: Bug Films is a studio that was put together back in 2021 specifically for the purpose of working on this series. It’s basically the same situation as Bind Studio being put together specifically to animate Mushoku Tensei.

So I heard an interesting fact about this anime. It's produced by a new studio called BUG FILMS and apparently a lot of the employees come from an animation studio that could be classed as a "black" or exploitive company. So this is really a passion project for a lot of them and I think this is made partly to rise awareness of the issue. While Japan work culture is a lot of hard work and different to the west they do frown heavily on these kind of these companies. The only problem is that employees rarely come forward to report it to authorities due to how the culture is. They never want to cause a problem for their other workers. Another part of their culture is never taking days off as it affects the other workers. See the problem with their work culture is that they're a little too selfless which is fine most of the time but some of them push themselves too far and in some cases it gets very bad.

Apparently the logo for his company is based off a company the pwople that made this anime used to work for, both in logo appearance, and how evil it was

The bit where he's the one talking to the client, you could maybe attribute it to the company having a really harsh burn-out rate, meaning than even though he's only been there 3 years he's getting more responsibilities put on him than he normally would? The scene where the department chief told him Takahashi was out, he threw away Takahashi's name tag from the schedule board, so I assume that was a guy in charge of a project quitting?

When the Zombies Apocolypse is SO MUCH better then going to work.

In all honesty, I can relate to this guy. Every job I've had until the one I've got right now has made me want to quit within 3 months of working it. Thankfully, I was able to rely on my parents and live with them until I found new jobs in-between. If I didn't have their support, I probably would have felt forced to stick with one of the REALLY bad ones and slowly lost my will to live AND die simultaneously like this guy. The job I've got now though, GREAT place to work, and my coworkers are amazing people. It's long hours, but I'm satisfied with the freedom and leeway they give us. They treat us like people at my current job, the pay's good, and it doesn't absolutely KILL me by the end of every shift. A job shouldn't make you feel trapped, it should be where you go to make money to survive and live your life outside of it.

I don't think I've ever seen someone so emotionally strong and kind on KZfaq.

I just quit my job and was feeling a bit anxious, this show made me feel a lot better at the perfect time

Alicia: "I'll put a Muzzle on you, I'll make it work!" *Oh my god, this is just hilarious.*

This anime is Fire!! As a manga reader I am excited every week for the next episode to be animated!

Yeah I nearly skipped this because I am sick of zombies. But after the first episode this is the most hype series for a while for me. The animation and humor was amazing.

All I could thinkwhen i saw her reactions to his work debut "aw, how adorable. Prepare to have innocence killed".

Love that you don't dislike CG in anime. I used to dislike the idea largely because of community ideas when i first started watching anime but watching ajin made me understand that even 'bad' cg can tell pretty compelling stories and then, i saw works from studio ufotable and i was completely sold. Ultimately it's just about doing it correctly, what tools you use don't matter, and that was a pretty awesome thing to learn for me. Hope more people come to appreciate CG and not reject it just because. Also, to give credit where credit is due, Bug films did a great job with animation here. Looking at their MAL, it's their first show but it might be another case of professional animators leaving another studio to start a new one. Either way, awesome work. Edit: Yep, it has people that worked on Fire Force, Summertime Render, Food Wars and Arakawa under the bridge. Shoutout to the last one cause i kinda think about it even these days once in a while even though i only watched it once like 6 years ago lol.

28:10 you can really see the cinematic bars are removed, making the anime feels more space, more freedom, just like MC feels.

Yes yes yes I’m so glad your watching this show

Not only is the manga getting a anime adaptation but also a live action one as well. Its a studio in japan so it won't be butchered. Although it will be released on netflix.

lol in the manga as Akira is running away from his crush he says " at least i got to see her tits" lmao

Everything was muted around him then he slowly heard the THX sound effect around him

This might honestly become my favourite anime of all time, when it was announced I was like “This looks interesting, I might give it a shot”, but now after I have watched episode two, I can tell you that I’m enjoying this anime way more then I expected.

The first episode is everything perfect about this show. The animation, the coloring, the introductions, everything. This is something I always say and I will stand for, but Ohtori didn’t deserve to end up where she was. I understand as to why they made her become a zombie, but still man

Bro was so happy he broke the aspect ratio

I wasn’t expecting you to watch this! Trust me I think you’re going to like this show

8:08 low key? Thank you. You addressing that while not judging or demeaning was huge and genuinely helpful to me personaly.

This guy is literally me I suffered from depression. everything is in black and white when you have depression

I was so hyped for this show. It's been so long since i've seen a good zombie anime, and this is what i was waiting for. And it is even more than just "we live a normal live and then boom zombies we gotta survive"

I think you missed the part where this is a Exploitive Company, a type of company that abuses their employees so badly, like extreme violations of worker rights, these companies in Japan exist and have a high turnover rate, as well as a high self-deletion rate the employees

Wow I did NOT think you would watch this but I am happy none the less! 2 episodes out and I am already loving this show and it's main character ❤

favorite thing, learning that the chest strap for backpacks has a purpose other than getting in the way

As somone with depression who loaths his job this anime resonates with me on a spiritual level

another fun cloverpegs fact: the first chapter was NOT AT ALL ashamed to just fully draw ootori's tits. like in full detail. to quote myself and my boyfriend, who have said this on numerous occasions, "the tits in the beginning of ZOM 100 are just the most beautiful tits that have ever been drawn in any media ever" am i upset that they were censored in the anime? well, given the anime is _this_ cool.... not really!

Fun fact, this is this studios first series.

This is one of my favorite mangas and I can't belive it's getting animated HYYYYPE!

Love the use of color in this episode. How it turns the horrors of a Zombie Apocolypse into a Manic fucking rave to contrast it from the corporate hellscape. Fucking Based.

TW: Mentions of depression and suicide The thing about "Oh everyone's had suicidal thoughts, right?" No, they don't, the normal amount of depression for a person, should be zero, the same with suicidal thoughts. It just shows that in our society, depression and suicidal thoughts have become so common place that its been normalized, when it shouldn't. People are suffering so much around the world, so many taking anti-depressants, and/or self medicating with drugs (as I do with weed), just to keep living and surviving. I myself had a lot of suicidal thoughts when I worked as a cashier, I had multiple panic attacks, constant high blood pressure, and the stress of it all was making my hair fall out. I was so miserable, like yeah I was making a little bit of money and buying myself cool stuff (since I live with a family member and don't have to pay rent), but it drained so much physical and mental energy from me, just as a part time cashier (20-25 hours). I quit back in the beginning of March, and the day before I quit, I had to end my shift after just an hour of being there, because my blood pressure was so high I could barely breathe and my vision was getting wonky. My supervisor also said something to me that day that made me so angry, I walked 2 miles back home so I could walk off the stress and anger. Plus, I got hired as a dishwasher recently, then was promptly fired 3 hours into my first shift, for having a panic attack... So to me, the idea that as an adult (20 y.o.), I have to work 40-60 hours a week, for the next 50 years of my life, living with random people so I can afford rent, just so I can survive ? Brings me so much stress that I just want to shut down. As well as being in the US and having medical issues? Makes it even worse. So I have no idea what I can do to be considered a "functional adult", cuz right now, I don't think working is gonna work out for me.....

I JUST WOKE UP AND THIS IS ON MY SUGGESTED?? I NEVER CLICKED SO FAST AWAY FROM A WOODWORKING VIDEO IN MY LIFE

If this isn´t a masterclass on how to hook someone with the first episode, I don´t know what is.

The animation studio are the same people who made Komi cant communicate and the first episode is based on the staffs actual workplace

ngl im kinda like that. not to that extreme yet but im the person that has dirty plates, garbage, dirty clothes in my room and i feel like i cant clean it cause my like.. 2 days off i end up making sure im with my dog outside.. or just sleeping cause im exhausted from work.

The studio is Bug films and this is their first project

Shadow in eminence has the best sound design in anime.

i've been giggling for five minutes on how she was just stuck on the first 20 seconds XD

You understand the splash of rainbow colors on the zombie right? They are all blood. I ask because a lot of reactors are asking why there are paint in the zombies. Please dont be one of those hahaha

Intern in our med school is 14 hrs non stop and it's fuckin brutal. Everyday for a whole year, if ur late for 5mins a whole day of work is added in ur year. Miss a day and its 5 days added.

"She's clearly into you!" Oooh... you jinxed it

Surprising thing....the guy reminds me of Tadano from Komi Can't Communicate and the story is like HOTD bit more positive 😆

Pretty major spoiler ahead This your warning, don't keep going if you don't want spoilers. The first female character that's introduced the mc seems to have a crush on. The story progresses and after she joins the group, the romance sub-plot naturally and organically dissolves, until it's just the main group being the goon squad together, and honestly the story is much better for it. As of currently in the manga, it hasn't been rekindled, but the group vibing as friends enjoying life in the apocalypse is fucking fantastic.

The anime reaction: 43% The Alicia's random speech about something that we don't even need to know: 57%

Never knew that a zombie anime would reveal what a surprisingly wholesome bean you are. Keep being you, you good beano

I remember seeing the first episode and thinking 'I wonder if Alicia will ever see this'. I'm not a big film buff, but the directing of this episode blew even me away.

I'll be honest, I watched the first two episodes because I saw you put out that reaction video. I was impressed by the animation and the story, I wasn't necessarily expecting much, but it could be the anime of the season (which wouldn't be a sequel, a remake, etc). For our hero, I might not be the only one or maybe I would, but I think he looks like Luffy, especially when he has a big smile. One more reason for you to appreciate him :).

"ZOM 100: Bucket List of the Dead," while fitting the "XYZ of the Dead" naming convention of the episodes/chapters, isn't exactly a 100%-faithful title translation. the actual title is "ゾンビになるまでにしたい100のこと" (ZOMBIE ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto), which directly translates to "100 Things I Want to Do Before I Become a Zombie," which "ZOM100" is short for. Just a lil fun fact for you here ^^

As someone that read the manga years ago and is now reacting to this myself... I am here for it fam.

I've been reading this manga. It's awesome so far. _DOOM_ and _DOOM Eternal_ both have excellent sound design. You can tell where everything is without seeing it on the screen, and the music changes with you.

I might actually start this anime, it seems really cool!

OH GOODIE YES!!! dude i loved the manga back when it started coming out and i am SO GLAD that i ge tto see it animated you are gonna LOVE THIS!!!

love how everyone is like "honestly still would"

Came here to see a reaction. And this ended up being too real. Staying for more. Thank you for this video!

Bruh, I wasn't expecting to see a clip of The Homie Damian on this channel lol. A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.

So to those that don't know in japan there are what's reffered to as black companies (or reather exploitative companies) where there is a lot of bad sh*t that goes on with even cases of people dying from being over worked. Assuming you're intrested in learning more there is a great vid by a channel called let's ask shogo as well a a bunch of other great videos

2:39 I don't hate CG in anime, but in cases like Trigun Stampede, I hate when they blow their budget on the CG, and everything else suffers because of it.

i would not be surprised at all if Alicia was a psychic XD

Yess

23:39 In the dark times, one thought kept me from following through: how would my mom feel?

Its not that i cant clean, i know i could, i just.....dont care anymore...its the only way i can continue to exist. The swarm of flies above my head, the roaches crawling in and out of my electronics destroying them, the parade of ants making their way to their feast......none of it matters anymore. My dreams, hopes, desires, and interest turn into ash in my mouth. I only live to exist and pray for the inevitable end that cant come soon enough. If i still cared, i would already be dead.

Bruh, imagine the woman that you've been in love with at where you work is having her back blown out by your boss in the other room and you're hearing her moans. 🤣

29:10 -29:16 Alicia briefly contemplates becoming a serial killer

Saori Ohtori. Man, she about to make me act UP fr fr. I've never been this down bad for an anime character since Yoruichi. Just unhinge the jaw. Zom head would go crazy.

I've said this before somewhere else, but with a zombie apocalypse people think it'll be the Walking Dead when it'll actually be this and Zombieland

24:35 No! Alicia don’t pull that thread! 😂😂😭😭😭

Lmao the Mad TV reference.

That would’ve been me if a zombie apocalypse happened while I was in school XD Not thinking about the world ending or people dying, I DON’T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL ANYMOOOOOOOORE! XD

Alicia: "having cancer is better than the place i have been (mentally)." Zom 100: "Zombie Apocalypse ist better than Corporate slavery." Alicia: "That's crazy." Hello ms Kettle this is pot.

I think everyone has intrusive thoughts about jumping in front of a train 😅

CG in anime has a big negative stigma as the animators being lazy and yes it still can be used as a shortcut but other studios are also pushing the bounds of what can be done with CG that you can't with traditional animation. Ufotable is one studio known for blending CG with traditional seamlessly and then you have Chainsaw Man that's pretty much fully CG but not janky at all and you can see them doing things that would traditionally be difficult without it.

they went so hard with this show it's insane

It’s animated by the studio that does pokemon and komi can’t communicate

After watching you film-geek over Chainsaw Man, I was happy to see that you were picking up Zom 100. They made a ton of great design choices in this episode.

There are times when I wish this would happen so I don't have to go to work but then I realized if that happens I never see the end of One Piece or Jojo part 7 being animated

Bruh, I got so pissed for Akira considering how bullshit his scheduling hours were, how much work was pushed, and how he was forced into overtime.

At one point in our lives we've had those thoughts and we gotta keep moving. Things will get better you just gotta keep going.

Oh don’t worry there’s a girl worth 20 of Miss Ohtori in the next episode

I'm literally crying and laughing while watching these reactions and then she switches to something interesting that makes me think about it. I feel like I have so much to say, but most of it is very parosocial, I think... Well, this comment felt weird alright.

My favorite CG anime is Houseki no kuni, hands down, The smoothest CG animation an anime can have.

Poor Alicia getting super emotional for the guy being depressed.... no he just literally has no time to clean 😅

38:34 and the competition is rapidly decreasing

yooo zom 100!! It's off to such a great start

I was JUST about to comment on a video that you should check this out, as someone who had read this manga years ago and got left alone when the author went on Hiatus, THIS SHOW HAS FELT LIKE A BLESSING FROM GOD HIMSELF!! Also, the manga came off of hiatus, no idea when but i binge read and i loved it, it was just as beautiful as the day i lost it lol

1:33 Literally everyone’s reaction when this show started 😂

12:10 "Tell me you smash." Oh... Oh boy, as a manga reader and anime watcher... Oh boy Edit: just gonna use this comment to list things that I'd have pointed out I would never do unpaid overtime unless i made a mistake that i had to handle or if I REALLY loved my job and just wanted to make sure something was perfect Akira is so much stronger than so many people, myself, if I'd have been going through that level of abuse, if I was that mentally broken, that empty inside after all that time... I don't know what I'd have done. I'd have broken, I might have hurt someone, hurt the boss, myself, I'd eventually have just snapped, probably wouldn't even realize what I was doing. And the worst part is that people suffer through this, and Akira's experience was not exaggerated in the slightest, in Japan for sure and definitely more countries, black companies(the term for these predatory businesses) practically trap people like this in a perpetual cycle of depending on their paycheck, forcing them to do their "best" for the company while never rewarding them for it, because they want that cram culture and giving 100% even when you're not healthy enough to do so, they want that to become what employees register as normal.

Moments like this i am lost ya pretty amazing dark at times but more respect at ya Also i love how you admire the animation its nice trully good animation work and art

SHE CAN SEE THE FUTURE!

Alixia really said "hear me out" when mans saw his girl as a zombie. Ayy cant blame her, id still hit too.