''Zombie-Loan'' (stylized as ''ZOMBIE-LOAN'') is a Japanese
manga series created by
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: Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara. It is published by
Square Enix and is serialized in the Japanese
shōnen manga magazine ''
GFantasy
is a manga imprint owned by Square Enix Holdings. It originated as a manga imprint for Enix before the company re-branded as Square Enix. It publishes manga in several anthologies aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese mark ...
''. The series is licensed in the
United States
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by
Yen Press
Yen Press, LLC is an American manga and graphic novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. It published '' Yen Plus'', a monthly comic anthology, between 2008 and 2013. In addition to translated material, Yen Press ...
.
An
anime
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adaptation produced by
Xebec M2 was announced and started broadcast on the Japanese network
TV Asahi
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on July 3, 2007. It contained a total of eleven episodes, with the final broadcast on September 11, 2007. Subsequent episodes 12 and 13 were released as part of the seventh volume of the DVD release in April 2008, but no official word for television broadcast has been made. The anime has been licensed by
Discotek Media
Discotek Media is an American entertainment company based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, focused on distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series.
Formed in 2005, Discotek primarily focuses on licensing retro titles fr ...
; they released the complete series on DVD on September 30, 2014.
Plot
Michiru Kita possesses the Shinigami Eyes, a power which allows her to see a person's closeness to death by seeing a ring around the person's neck. When a person is marked to die, a gray ring appears, which darkens over time. Once the ring turns pitch black, the person dies.
Chika Akatsuki and
Shito Tachibana, two boys in her class, both have black rings around their necks, but are still alive. It is revealed that after an accident that was supposed to kill them both, the two made a deal with Zombie-Loan. In return for keeping them alive, the two have to hunt zombies to pay back their debt. When they find out about Michiru's ability they want her to find people with rings in order to eliminate them. The next day she was almost killed but brought back to life. After hunting Zombies in an episodic fashion, Chika and Shito defect from Zombie Loan and head to China in an attempt to save Shito's mother from the Xu-Fu. However, the Xu-Fu captures Shito and attempts to use his body as a vessel for Lao Ye, their leader. Lao Ye is eventually defeated and the duo returns to Zombie Loan.
Soon after, Ferryman begins to delete zombies for the sake of the
Akashic records and has targeted the Zombie Loan. As they progress through the world of the Ferryman, they become involved in the affairs of a Ferryman who attempts to use records to destroy the world. Michiru discovers her powers result from her being an irregularity of the records as she was meant to die as a stillborn. Using her powers, she reverses time through the Akashic records, removing its irregularities and zombies. The series ends in a new time line with Michiru witnessing Chika and Shito's accident on television and Bekko announcing the reopening of Zombie Loan.
Media
Manga
The ''Zombie-Loan'' manga created by the
Peach-Pit A peach pit is the pit or stone of a peach.
Peach pit or peachpit may also refer to:
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*Peach Pit (band), a Canadian indie pop band
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*The Peach Pit, a fictional diner in ...
duo, Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara, was first published in May 2003. It is published by Enix and is serialized in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine ''GFantasy''. The thirteenth and final volume was released in April 2011. The manga was released in North America by
Yen Press
Yen Press, LLC is an American manga and graphic novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. It published '' Yen Plus'', a monthly comic anthology, between 2008 and 2013. In addition to translated material, Yen Press ...
from 2007 to 2012.
Anime
An anime adaptation produced by
Xebec M2 was announced and started broadcast on the Japanese network
TV Asahi
JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Comp ...
on July 3, 2007. The ''Zombie-Loan'' anime series which soundtrack was composed by
Hiroyuki Sawano
is a Japanese composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist, and Music Producer best known for his work on many anime series, video games, television dramas, and movies. His works include the musical scores for ''Attack on Titan'', '' The Seven Dead ...
first aired on
TV Asahi
JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Comp ...
on July 3, 2007, airing Tuesdays at 13:40 in Japan. The anime series was recently licensed by
Discotek Media
Discotek Media is an American entertainment company based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, focused on distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series.
Formed in 2005, Discotek primarily focuses on licensing retro titles fr ...
, and a Region 1 DVD release on September 30, 2014 was announced through their Facebook page. A total of 11 episodes aired with the final episode airing on September 11, 2007. Subsequent episodes 12 and 13 were released on the seventh Region 2 DVD, but no official word for television broadcast has been made. In them, a new story arc was started but not completed.
The animation uses the opening composed by of the group
The Birthday and the ending theme composed by in the group
Mucc
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.
Episode list
Reception
"Besides having an intense and clever idea for a plot, Zombie Loan has a few great twists in it that only make it all the more fun to read." — Danica Davidson, ''Graphic Novel Reporter''.
References
External links
Official ZOMBIE-LOAN Anime Site
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2007 anime television series debuts
2007 Japanese television series endings
Anime composed by Hiroyuki Sawano
Anime series based on manga
Discotek Media
Gangan Comics manga
Peach-Pit
Shōnen manga
TV Asahi original programming
Xebec (studio)
Yen Press titles
Zombies in anime and manga
Zombies in comics