Itse juoni etenee suht loogisesti. Alkuun Hideon harhanäyt hämmentävät hieman, mutta kun jatkaa lukemista, pääsee kyllä nopeasti kärryille, mitä ”todellisessa” maailmassa tapahtuu. Välillä myös hypätään muiden kuin Hideon saappaisiin, mikä tuo mukavasti uusia näkökulmia zombie-epidemian leviämiseen. Kyseessä on kuitenkin kaikkialla maailmassa leviävä pandemia, joten on hyvä, että myös muiden maiden kokemuksia väläytellään. Matkan aikana kuvataan muutaman ihmisen yritystä pysytellä hengissä mahdottomassa tilanteessa. Ruokaa ja tarvikkeita on saatava, ja sitä varten on otettava riskejä. Tästä seuraa luonnollisesti se, että myös ihmisten kieroutuneimmat puolet nousevat esiin. Puhumattakaan loppupuolen visioista, jossa zombius kehittyy aivan uudenlaiseksi elämänmuodoksi. Välillä mietin, mitä tabuja Hanazawa oikein on nappaillut, niin häiriintynyttä kamaa sarjassa on mukana. Esimerkiksi pedofilia ja raiskaukset eivät tunnu enää missään sen jälkeen, kun hän on päässyt kunnolla vauhtiin.

Not a Zombie: With a few exceptions, the entire city is under this impression as few people who encounter them survive long enough to pass it on. Transhuman Treachery: Hiromi. When asked what she wants the others to do if she turns completely, she says that she wants to be left that way because she feels painfully alone as a human after experiencing the Hive Mind. She does eventually turn again, although what she becomes is too dangerous for her earlier wishes to be relevant. Spit Take: Oda breaks the news of her pregnancy to Hideo, while he is eating noodle. Cue Hideo coughing and spitting (off screen), and a strand of noodle hangs out of his nostril when he's done. On a commuter train, rather than running as fast as humanly possible, an angry youth continues to yell at a staff member staring through the window on the other side of the car even while it's clear blood is seeping from the staff man's eyes, nose and mouth, is constantly spouting Madness Mantras ("Thank You For Your Patronage"), and has tainted veins sprouting all over his face. Once it gets through, it takes a nice bite out of the youth's head, who stares disbelievingly at the mush of brain falling out before passing away. Aerosol Flamethrower: Mitani used one to defeat an infected. It works, although it has only been used once so far.Furo Scene: Chapter 164. The series still somehow manages to contrive giving Hiromi and Oda a chance to take a bath at a small hot spring. All the while Hideo is holding off an increasing number of zombies headed towards them. Book Ends: The series starts with a long-winded introduction detailing Hideo's daily routine before the Apocalypse. It ends with a long-winded epilogue detailing Hideo's new daily routine after the Apocalypse has ended. The Flesh Golem created from multiple human bodies. It is also unknown what created them. The one assisting Hideo's group's escape at the hot spring seems to be fused together. The one seen in Europe seems to be stitched together. And also the gigantic blob of flesh resulted from hundreds of zombies fusing together.

Undead Child: Several appear throughout the series, from infants that crawl like monkeys to children who chew on their dead loved ones. Running Gag: Hideo keeps refusing to let other characters hold his shotgun, because it is against the law in Japan. Shoot the Shaggy Dog: A common impression of the ending for Hideo's plot line. Hideo ends up relatively content being alone in the post-apocalypse, but that doesn't change the fact that his attempt to get Hiromi to Tokyo and create a vaccine was a conga line of failure doomed from the start by the fact that she was actually an unknowing Horde Master rather than The Immune. No other main character in Hideo's group survives the severely botched attempt. The story as a whole averts this only because of the parallel plot, and Hideo's only contribution to the Bittersweet Ending is his undoing what he did as an inadvertent escort for the Big Bad.Hideo Suzuki, 35-vuotias manga-piirtäjän avustaja, on täydellinen päähenkilö tähän sarjaan. Lievästi häiriintynyt, paranoidi hahmo, joka vaikuttaa jopa omassa elämässään turhalta sivuhenkilöltä. Hideon tavoitteena on tulla mangakirjailijaksi, mutta kun kustantaja hylkää hänen käsikirjoituksensa, sortuu hän syyttelemään epäonnistumisestaan kaikkia muita. Myös suhde tyttöystävään takkuilee Hideon kipuillessa mustasukkaisten ajatustensa kanssa. Chapter 181: Oda is bitten by a zombified baby. Knowing it is too late to be saved she grabs hold of it, sustaining even more injuries before... Creepy Child: All infected children are these. A little boy spotted gnawing on a woman's remains, moaning for his mother.

Body Horror: After the person turns, the face and body get distorted and bloated, and the limbs can turn in unusual angles. And later on, we see zombies made of several bodies fused together. I may or may not continue this series, but it is far from a priority. Yet if you like gritty slice-of-life mangas with a touch of horror and psychology, then you might like this.Aloitettuani lukemaan tätä sarjaa en voinut lopettaa, ennen kuin olin päässyt viimeiseen sivuun asti. Tämä on ehdottomasti yksi kaikkien aikojen parhaista mangoista, joita olen koskaan lukenut. Se on myös onnistunein kuvaus siitä, miten zombie-pandemia leviää tuhoten lopulta lähes koko ihmiskunnan. We get a glimpse into Hideo’s psychological issues: hallucinations, paranoia, crushing self-doubt, but also some hints at his potential strengths, too. Budding confidence, moments of courageousness. Hideo is a freaked out 35 year old that is afraid of just about anything. He often is found with some boy near him that is either a ghost or a character of his, etc. I never could quite figure out. He has a bit of an odd relationship with this girl yet feels threatened by another mangaka she reads. The first type is the Technically Living Zombie phase. These creatures have an increased heart rate that might be fatal to a normal person, are hyper-violent, immune to fear and pain, and possess increased strength. They're also impossible to reason with. When these receive physical damage that would otherwise be fatal to a normal person (like, say, an impacted cranium from from a three-story drop or a gunshot wound to the head), they changed into ...