Hour of the Zombie

Hour of the Zombie
The cover of the first volume of Hour of the Zombie
異骸‐THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-
(Igai: The Play Dead/Alive)
Genre Zombie, horror
Manga
Written by Tsukasa Saimura
Published by Tokuma Shoten
English publisher
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Monthly Comic Ryū
Original run 2014 – May 19, 2018
Volumes 4

Hour of the Zombie (異骸‐THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-, Igai: The Play Dead/Alive) is a manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Saimura. It is set at a high school where students suddenly become zombies. The manga was serialized in Tokuma Shoten's manga magazine Monthly Comic Ryū beginning in 2014.[1] The series ended in the final print issue of Comic Ryū on May 19, 2018.[2] The manga is licensed in the United States by Seven Seas Entertainment.[1]

Release

Volumes

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 July 11, 2014[3] ISBN 978-4-19-950405-1April 5, 2016[4] ISBN 978-1-626923-06-5
2 February 13, 2015[5] ISBN 978-4-19-950436-5August 23, 2016[4] ISBN 978-1-626923-13-3
3 July 13, 2015[6] ISBN 978-4-19-950461-7November 1, 2016[4] ISBN 978-1-626923-54-6
4 February 13, 2016[7] ISBN 978-4-19-950496-9February 14, 2017[4] ISBN 978-1-626924-23-9
5 July 13, 2016[8] ISBN 978-4-19-950517-1June 27, 2017[4] ISBN 978-1-626924-89-5
6 ——October 24, 2017[4] ISBN 978-1-626925-60-1
7 ——April 24, 2018[4] ISBN 978-1-626926-89-9

Reception

Reviewing the first volume, Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network felt that the manga distinguished itself from other zombie stories with Saimura's depiction of the zombies as still having humanity, as well as the protagonist Akira's reaction to them.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Seven Seas Licenses Zombie Manga Igai: The Play Dead/Alive". Anime News Network. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Ressler, Karen (May 18, 2018). "Comic Ryū Magazine Moves Online". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ 異骸‐THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-　①. Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Hour of the Zombie". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ 異骸‐THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-　②. Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ 異骸-THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-③. Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ 異骸-THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-　④. Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ 異骸-THE PLAY DEAD/ALIVE-　⑤. Tokuma Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ Silverman, Rebecca. "Hour of the Zombie". Anime News Network. Retrieved 4 May 2016.


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