Following a recent deal between the U.S.’s Viz Media and Japan’s Shogakukan and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, the zombie comedy anime series, “Zom 100: Bucket List Of The Dead” will begin streaming on Hulu in the United States in July 2023.
The synopsis of the series is as follows:
With three years under his belt at the company from hell, Akira is mentally and physically spent. All at the ripe old age of twenty-four. Even his crush from Accounting, Saori, wants nothing to do with him. Then, just when life is beginning to look like one big disappointment, it happens. The zombie apocalypse descends on Japan! Surrounded by hordes of hungry zombies, Akira comes to a realization that will forever change his life… “Wait, does this mean I never have to go to work again? .. Confess to… party like it’s… travel Japan coast to… Now, with his nightmare job no longer, Akira’s got his mojo back. Let the bucket listing begin!
The series is being directed by Kawagoe Kazuki with Ueda Hanako as AD. Umeda Shuichiro heads the voice cast in the starring role as Akira.
Additional tech credits are for series composition by Seko Hiroshi, character design by Tanaka Kii and zombie design by Fukuchi Junpei. Music is by Miyazaki Makoto, music selection by Gouda Maiko and sound production by Dugout.
Animation production is being handled by Bug Films, with the production credit going to Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co.
You can watch a trailer for the series below:
The series will launch in July 2023, and stream on Hulu in the U.S. Other streaming partners will be announced across all territories.
Source: Variety
It would be great if Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead was added to Disney plus Ireland on the same day as Hulu.