Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead-Part 2 Episodes 4-6

The Zombie Apocalypse is in full swing and Akira Tendo is living his best life.  Best part is: he’s no longer alone.  He’s managed to rescue his best friend, Kenchiro “Kencho”, and officially form an alliance with the beautiful Zombie survival strategist Shizuka.  As they narrowly dodge the Zombie carnage, eyes soon look past Tokyo as Akira decides to find his parents in Gunma.  But it’s anything but smooth sailing when Akira runs into the last person he wants to see on his little vacation: his work horse Ex Boss.  Suddenly, surviving the undead seems preferable to the terror Akira must now relive.

Welcome back to how to survive the Zombie Apocalypse with an unapologetic smile…or Zom 100.  After a pretty seamless, exciting and fun premiere, Zom 100’s sophomore outing dials up the creative possibilities, amps up the suspense and provides some major challenges Akira has to endure and not the ones he was hoping to ever face again.  It’s loud, it’s frantic and it’s still entertaining as hell, so much so it’s hard to think of anything to complain about but we’ll see how that sticks as I get into this weeks review.
 

FIF#218-Kaiju No.8

When Kaiju threaten the city, the Japansese Defense Force is there to save the day.  When the battle is won, that’s when Kafka Hibino comes in.  His job is to clean up after the Kaijju’s are dead and it’s not the most glamorous job.  Long dreaming of joining the ranks of those who kill the Monsters, Kafka finds an in when he accidentally injests a mysterious bug that transfroms him into a human sized Kaiju.  Forced to lead two different lives, Kafka puts his newfound powers to the test while trying to prove he’s worthy to stand alongside the best of the JDF, especially his childhood friend and the JDF’s best fighter, Mina Ashiro

 
When I think of Humans battling Kaiju, my first thoughts go right to Giant Robots as the most effective weapons against them.  After all, how else are you going to handle skyscraper sized monsters otherwise?  It looks like Kaiju No.8 is looking to answer that question and even expand upon aspect of the Kaiju fighting business that are seldom explored.  Add in a nice dose of humor and some gross out gore courtesy of Production IG and I can see why this has become a bit of a favorite in 2024.
 

T5W#478-Top 5 Hottest Alien Girls in Anime

It’s been a surprisingly good year for the Alien franchise.  Not only was it just announced the other day that we’re getting a sequel to the best Alien video game ever made, Alien: Isolation, but Alien: Romulus kicked all kinds of ass, becoming the financially and critically successful entry in the franchise in a really long time.  This was no doubt thanks to bringing Alien back to its basics and making the Xenomorphs just as scary as when they first appeared in 1979, along with a few new surprises that scared the mess out of me.  And while Cailee Spaeny didn’t take on an Alien Queen (sorry Spoilers), she does continue the trend of tough as nails bad ass ladies to battle the infamous monsters.  Which got me thinking: hot girls and Aliens in Anime…how have I not done that Top 5 yet?  Well truth be told, for all the scifi Anime I do watch, there’s hardly any of them.  Ask me to do a Top 5 Hottest Scifi Ladies in Anime (or another Gundam themed one), that I can do.  Alien Girls, man that’s a tough one.  I did manage to think of five and they’re defintiley worth fawning over and wooing more than the Queen B****, the Alien Queen herself.  Anyway, here are my picks for the Top 5 Hottest Alien Girls in Anime.

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead-Part 1 Episodes 1-3

For three years, Akira Tendo has wasted away at his dead end job with few breaks and no future in sight.  So when he awakens one morning to find Tokyo infested with Zombies and he realizes that he wont have to go to work anymore, Akira celebrates his new found freedom by creating a list of things he’d like to do before he becomes one of the living dead.  Chill out around the apartment, do some day drinking, learn how to ride a motorcycle?  Nothing is off limits so long as you don’t get bit.  It’s the end of the world but for Akira Tendo, it’s the vacation he’s sorely needed for three years and he’s gonna live it up.

Welcome to another October here at the Gundam Anime Corner and this year we’re taking a look at a surprisingly refreshing twist on the Zombie genre.  Zom 100 made immediate waves when it debuted in 2023 and, having seen bits of the pilot at Otakon that year, I can see why.  This isnt being presented as your typical survival horror title.  Sure there are plenty of the genres tropes still present (it’s kind of tough to do a straight forward comedy of such a nightmarish event).  Zom 100 still wants to joke about those tropes while still being honest and presenting a more optimistic POV on a world overrun by Zombies.  It’s still scary at times, its still hard hitting.  But damn if this isnt set to be one of the best feel good Zombie tales ever told.  Let’s hop into it then.
 

FIF#217-The Ultraman

Earth, the 21^st Century, is under attack from monsters of unknown origin.  The Science Defense Squad fights a neverending battle against them.  But they’re not without help.  Unbeknownst to them, their newest recruit, Hikari Chouichirou, has bonded with an advanced Alien, an Ultra Person, called Ultraman Jonias.  Though this joining, Hikari is able to become Ultraman, the titanic guardian who has the power to fight the Monsters on their own terms. 

 
So this one came as a bit of a surprise for me (a friend stumbled across one of Shout Factory’s 24/7 series streams).  Of course I know of the current Ultraman Netflix CG Anime but I never knew that Ultraman had an Anime adaptation prior, especially one dating as far back as the late 70s.  This seems fitting considering the 70’s were all about Giant Mecha teams being used to fight against Kaiju and Aliens.  So why not one of Japan’s most iconic superheroic defenders?