I'm not into manga, hadn't read this one, and had no background knowledge of this movie beyond a podcast contributor that I value mentioning it. I looked up so little (i.e. nothing) about this movie before going in, I didn't even know it was a zombie flick.

Two initial observations: man this was hard to find to even watch! at least where I'm from. Why is it literally not available on any of the millions (being hyperbolic - more like thousands) of streaming services I subscribe to. Couldn't even find it on VOD!

Second initial observation: this movie is really fun! And easy to recommend to anyone who likes the "alternative zombie" (for lack of a better term) sub-genre that has crept up over the last couple of years.

The journey of the main characters is satisfying, and there's an action sequence near the end of this movie that is unbelievably satisfying in scope and execution. Freaking awesome! And gory as hell to boot (that applies to the whole movie by the way, so do not recommend if that[s something you have an issue with).

My one major complaint is that the movie reeeeeally drags around the middle, to the point that I was close to losing interest. I'm glad I didn't. The start was funny, unexpected, and moved at a decent pace - and the last third more or less turns things up to 11 and then just keeps the dial there until the credits roll.