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Live-Action Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Film Debuts on Netflix Globally on August 3

Netflix announced on Wednesday that the live-action film of Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata's Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto) manga will make its worldwide debut on Netflix on August 3. Netflix also unveiled a new teaser visual for the film.

Mai Shiraishi (center in image above) plays heroine Shizuka Mikazuki, a girl whom protagonist Akira meets during a supply run at a convenience store. Shuntarō Yanagi (left) plays Kenichirō "Kencho" Ryūzaki, Akira's close friend. Kazuki Kitamura (right) plays Gonzō Kosugi, Akira's emotionally abusive boss at an exploitative company.

Eiji Akaso stars as Akira. Yūsuke Ishida is directing the film, with a script by Tatsuhiko Mishima.

Viz Media licensed the manga, and it describes the story:

Surviving a zombie apocalypse beats being a wage slave any day! After spending years slaving away for a soul-crushing company, Akira's life has lost its luster. He lives in a trash-filled apartment, his pay is abysmal, and he can't even muster up the nerve to confess his love to his beautiful co-worker. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town, it gives him the push he needs to live for himself. Now Akira's on a mission to complete all 100 items on his bucket list before he...well, kicks the bucket.

The manga debuted in Shogakukan's Sunday GX magazine in October 2018. The series was nominated for an Eisner award.

The manga is also inspiring an upcoming television anime adaptation will premiere in Japan on July 9. Viz Media has licensed the anime in North America, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand. The anime is a Viz Media co-production alongside Shogakukan and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Japan. The anime will debut on Hulu and Netflix in the United States on July 9 at 5:00 a.m. EDT. Viz Media will reveal premiere dates for Netflix and "other streaming platforms" at a later date.

Aso's Alice in Borderland manga inspired a live-action series adaptation that debuted on Netflix in December 2021. The second season debuted on Netflix worldwide in December 2022.

Source: Comic Natalie