Living Dead



Living Dead is comedy/horror manga about Aoyama Keita, a boy who has a crush on fellow classmate Haida Monako but was too shy to tell her his feelings. Before he can ever work up the nerve to finally do so. She suddenly dies one day without warning much to his shock. Keita attends her funeral writing a letter and putting it in her coffin as a last respect. However as he arrives back at his home that night, Monako suddenly appears at his window very much alive...mostly.

As Keita quickly finds out, Monako has been turned into a zombie though exactly how and why eludes her. As she can't return home since she's supposed to be, y'know, dead. Keita's is the only place she can turn to since she read the letter that was in her coffin. Matters get more complicated as Monake now has a sudden habit of going from her nice cheerful self to a mindless monster at the drop of a hat. Though luckily eating meat seems to appease her. Thus begins Keita's new life living with the girl he adores...and trying not to become lunch in the process.

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Not to be confused with any of the Living Dead series.

Living Dead contains the following tropes


 * An Arm and A Leg: Played for comedy as Monake's body is extremely fragile in her zombie state.
 * Cute Monster Girl
 * Daydream Surprise: Keita has one when Monake gets out of his sight.
 * First-Episode Resurrection: Though exactly how Monako came to be this way hasn't been revealed.
 * Genki Girl: Monake full stop.
 * Half The Girl She Used To Be: Chapter 4 via Axe. Chapter 5 via some sliding doors.
 * Losing Your Head: Used as a Running Gag
 * Moe: Monake in a weird creepy way.
 * Only Sane Man / Straight Man: Keita
 * Our Zombies Are Different: Type F and possibly Type V. Theres some obvious magic involved here but hasn't been revealed yet. Monake still keeps her personality save for the usual bouts when she turns to a mindless monster. Also just eating regular meat will bring her back to normal.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair