Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead gives anime fans a fresh take on Zombies in anime. But what is it about the series that makes it stand out?
Highlights
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead breathes new life into the zombie genre by focusing on themes of living a free life and pursuing personal dreams, rather than solely on survival and horror.
- The anime stands out visually with its vibrant and colorful aesthetics, contrasting the lifeless world of the protagonist’s office job and conveying the importance of embracing life.
- The optimistic and good-humored approach of the anime entertains viewers and offers a refreshing take on the zombie genre, appealing to fans who are seeking something different and less focused on death and gore.
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The Zombie genre as a form of art and especially as a show is tried and true, albeit it has slowly become rather stale and easy to lose the attention of the fans. Various reasons could be because of the focus on survival and the horror aspect, as well as how Grim Dark the genre has become when it comes to making lifeless worlds. However, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead bucks this convention, with a collection of zombie tropes and yet breathes new life into the genre with a new theme surrounding the story and its main characters. Especially through that of Akira Tendo, the anime succeeds so far in managing to be a fresh new take on the zombie genre of anime shows. However, why is it that Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead manages to hold out and become a favorite for so many people when compared to other Zombie Anime as a result?
It is no doubt that this anime has bucked a lot of convention and yet holds an astounding amount of color once the zombie apocalypse opens up in the story. As opposed to the usual standard fair, where the world of Zombies becomes so lifeless and filled with danger, paranoia, and at times even a sense of hopelessness, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead manages to give out a theme through Akira Tendo that once life and responsibilities are removed and opening up the world; then there suddenly seems to be more time to be able to do the stuff you’ve always wanted to do. Like living your life, and even confessing to people you care about. In that sense, the conventions being bucked are the sense of hopelessness and the tense stakes at survival. After all, the story itself seems to revolve more around being able to live a life you choose to live as opposed to simply surviving the next day.
The Themes And Fresh Take
As many fans of the anime and Manga are familiar with, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead has a vastly different approach when it comes to telling it story in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. While zombie tropes and clichés are poked fun at and even thought of as useful, the majority of the story so far seems to take a focus on demonstrating the themes of living a free life and living life as if you would die at any moment. Due to this perspective on life, it’s exactly what pushes Akira Tendo to become more optimistic about his situation, even developing his own bucket list at the end of the second episode to show the major themes of this story. Of course, the visuals and colorful aesthetics of the anime certainly come a long way in showing the vibrancy of the themes and the plot, which is exactly why this feels so fresh in many ways.
Of course, the visuals are the major part in making this anime feel so fresh to the eyes of many individuals. How one could remain positive if not downright hopeful to do things in their bucket list is outlandish, but not an unwelcome concept. Even more than that, the color that is revealed throughout the episodes shows just how lifeless and dull Akira Tendo’s office life used to be, sucking all the life and energy out of him at first. In a sense, the show visually demonstrates this at major points in the story. It’s positivity and rather good-humored approach to comedy and the plot is what allows it to stand on its own as an anime, and Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead securely entertains the audience with these new themes.
Why This Matters
The reason this ultimately matters for so many fans of anime that a zombie-focused anime feel this colorful and yet polished is partially thanks due in fact that with how saturated the genre has become, fans are slowly becoming more discerning and looking for something new that focuses less on the zombies and more on the people around them. Zom 100 Bucket List of the dead is showing the optimistic side to being a survivor in a zombie apocalypse while living life on your own terms, and many fans are positively reacting to this partially due to the fact that it has a bunch of positive benefits for Akira, and even some for the other characters that we’ll see eventually.
Overall, the reason this matters is that it allows for the fans to feel much more alive and entertained by an anime in the zombie genre where they don’t have to worry about anybody dying like in other series, or even see any unnecessary death and gore, as the anime itself focuses less on gore but rather on colorful splatter. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead as an anime does not forget that ultimately, life is worth living, and risking it all for a dream or even something as simple as a bucket list can mean more than just meeting another deadline.
Zom 100 Bucket List of the Dead is available to stream on Netflix & Crunchyroll.
Fuente: successacademy.edu.vn
Categorías: Anime
