Netflix teases Japanese lineup full of zombies, robots, and pokémon

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A still photo from Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead.

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead. | Image: Netflix

Anime Expo took place over the weekend, and Netflix used the opportunity to show off some of its upcoming slate of Japanese programming. It wasn’t all anime either; in addition to animated series, we also got a look at the live-action zombie flick Zom 100 and some new details on the streamer’s One Piece adaptation, which headlined Netflix’s recent Tudum event.

Here are the biggest announcements you might have missed.

Zom 100: Bucket list of the Dead

August 3rd


Billed as a comedy and a horror flick, Zom 100 — an adaptation of the manga of the same name — is about a guy named Akira (Eiji Akaso) who wakes up one day to find his town has been overrun with the undead. Instead of being scared or sad, though, he’s just happy he doesn’t have to...

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