Audience reviews
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Saad_Sasuke
Just finished watching "Sankarea: Undying Love" an hour ago, and I wish the anime continued with Season 2 because it was was such an addictive and heartrending show... While it seemed to have a "brainless" comedy scenario in Episode 1, by episode 2 you quickly find there is much more to it than what it seemed.
The story of absurdly weird zombie-loving MC Chihiro Furuya (often addressed as "the furuya boy" xD) starts off very slow but certain events and a chance encounter with his hot, pretty, rich girl with a heartmeltingly kind english voice (maybe Sakura's Kate Higgens) make things quite compelling. The MC's nonchalant and almost apathetic attitude makes him seem cool as the show goes on, and have to say the romance is very sexy as the girls vying for his affection are so pretty, busty…
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I highly recommend this one! I really am not sure how I found this on Crunchyroll, but I breezed through all 13 episodes (available in both Japanese and English with excellent dubbing/voice acting) very quickly. The story revolves around a boy obsessed from childhood with zombies (probably the fault of too little parental supervision but hey, it's Japan after all) and a young girl who is from a rich family with entirely too much parental involvement from her father and none from her mother (watch episode 2 and you'll see what I mean). As the blurb on MAL points out, the girl becomes a zombie and the conflict centers on the girl's struggles to break free from her bonds to her family and her past, and the boy learning that to care for others means to take responsibility for their well-being.…
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This is an anime that made me genuinely, unexpectedly happy. There was something so charming about it that I found myself really rooting for the main character the entire time. I supported them so much that every little moment felt personal. I enjoyed the story, the atmosphere, and the whole vibe of the anime more than I expected, and it kept me hooked from start to finish.
But at the same time, the ending left me a bit sad. Not in a bad way more like that bittersweet feeling when you’re not ready to let go yet. And knowing that there’s supposedly a new series in the works, but it’s completely out of sight right now, makes it even more frustrating. Maybe it will happen, maybe it won’t… we’ll see. For now, all I can say is that Sankarea left a strong impression on me, and I really loved wa…
Read at the sourcejlzap
I somehow actually really liked this. I watched this because I wanted to watch anime that I would rate low to solidify my rating scale. I went into it thinking it'd be some ecchi slop that I didn't like because fanservice annoys me. But somehow, I actually REALLY like this series?? And want more?? And am considering reading the manga??
The fanservice was honestly pretty tasteful in my opinion. The cousin is like, absurd, I hated her whole character, everything about her and her fanservicy nature, but she was infrequent enough that I'm able to ignore her. With Rea, there were only a couple absurd scenes that irked me, but otherwise her fanservice was relatively tame and her proportions are actually sane.
The story itself was actually surprisingly touching. It was a concept that I liked an…
Read at the sourceManjirin
This anime is a showcase in how to take a promising concept and completely botch it through the most unimaginative and haphazard execution. It can be summarized as "despite the female lead being turned into a lucid zombie early on, nothing really happens".
At only 12 episodes, you would think they would have no problem keeping the story focused and concise but halfway in they are already resorting to what are essentially filler episodes covering side-character backstories, none of which have any real payoff. Apparently, there are three additional OVA episodes, one of which serves as a prequel to the series, but I can't be bothered with them. To be honest it was already starting to stretch with the temptation to just drop the series altogether inside the main 12-episode run.
Something to…
Read at the sourceTorstinos
First, I'll have to admit to my biases towards this anime. In truth, Sankarea has always felt like a fever dream that I shoved into the back of my mind many years ago. When I was younger, my aunt gave me all the volumes of a Silent Voice. It was a compelling story that even a 10-year-old kid could appreciate. Despite this, there was an ad for Sankarea at the back of the manga. To be honest, it made me shit my pants, I use to be deathly afraid of zombies growing up, like I use to play Minecraft exclusively in peaceful mode, just to avoid zombies. After I shoved that image of Rea all zombified, life went on until one day I discovered Sankarea again. At this point, I was older and not afraid of zombies anymore, so I gave the anime a chance.
Now to talk about the anime itself. For whatever r…
Read at the sourcecantdance
Alright. Let's get straight to the point.
This anime isn't bad.
I like how the author uses a unique plot where each characters have unique conditions that separate them from other characters, and make them unique. Though, there's really nothing interesting. The plot was average. decent character development. Decent pacing (which is good). And I guess that's all. If you want to watch a romance anime that would leave you smiling on your own. This anime probably isn't one of them.
Although, It's a bit disappointing considering how excited I was in the few first episodes. But again, I don't expect anything after I watch half to the episodes. If I had to rate it subjectively, I would recommend this anime. Not that it was good, but that it has a unique plot. Quite good character development…
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Sankarea: Undying Love is an anime that takes the concept of love and gives it a dark, quirky twist. It’s a blend of romance, comedy, and horror that somehow works together in a way that feels fresh and engaging. it's a zombie romance, but it turns out to be so much more. It’s a weird mix of comedy, horror, and surprisingly deep themes about love, freedom, and family.
The story centers around Chihiro, a zombie obsessed boy, and Rea, a girl who feels trapped in her own life. When Rea ends up becoming a zombie, things take a strange turn. What I really liked about the show was how it didn’t just focus on the zombie gimmick. It dives into deeper, more relatable themes, like what it really means to live and break free from the things that hold you back.
The tone shifts between being lightheart…
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While not exactly a masterpiece, this show is definitely one of the most unique out there. There are plenty of interesting and satisfying twists, and the story flows nicely throughout. I always prefer to start watching a series before getting too deep in the reviews, but here are some spoiler free remarks:
The characters, while the actions some of them partake in are morally questionable, stand out as independently complex within their world, something not all works of fiction manage to accomplish. Although perhaps the characters being "morally questionable" is an understatement. This anime covers some pretty ugly concepts, and the art itself carries plenty of sexualization. Wholesome is not a word that should be used to describe this show.
There is, however, plenty of depth in some of…
Read at the sourceikerbenijofero
Sankarea is one of those animes that soon after starting it, made me feel like I was watching anime many years ago. And, let's see, the anime is from 2012, BUT, its energy is so from the 2000-2010 decade that I ooze nostalgia, if that makes any sense.
It is better not to read any synopsis, although certain twists can still be seen coming, but just in case, I recommend watching it blind, although if someone reads this review to see if it convinces them, I imagine that they have already read a synopsis, so, well, this will have been of no use. If not, then give it a try. There are some characters that are somewhat burdensome, but nothing that prevents you from enjoying yourself.
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I was looking for a horror anime and stumbled upon a weird love story.
"Sankarea" is weird. Let's make that clear. A main character who is obsessed with zombies so much he wants to date one, a girl whose family life is strange and unconventional, and other characters that are bizarre.
Now, to be frank, it wasn't bad. On the contrary - it was pretty interesting and kept me up all night until I finished the show. As strange as it could get, it cannot be denied that it was enjoyable.
Seeing the fate and inner world of the main characters helps build some sympathy for them all and you find yourself wishing a happy ending for everyone, despite all the details.
Read at the sourceMommaDuck
Let me start by saying this. I've watched over 50 anime now, and I typically find MAL scores and reviews quite harsh with a lot of less popular anime - and I typically enjoy anything with an interesting synopsis and a MAL score over 7.
But this is by far my most regretful watch of them all. There is absolutely no substance to this anime, the story, or the characters - despite how optomistic I felt about it within the first half of its 12 episodes.
It actually has an okay start. You know it's going to be a weird anime right from the beginning - and so its easily something that you might mistake as interesting. After the 6th episode though, I'd already realised it was straight trash because of the boring generic characters (especially the MC), the uninteresting setting of the anime, and a…
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It started "well" the anime itself is great to watch, however, in terms of sense the anime staggers a lot, here we have a romance drama with mystery and horror in a ball that is more like an oval... reality and fiction here walk holding hands but until the last episode it is obvious that they are not considered and soon the end is vague without something really worthy, after completing the work you can realize that in many ways it could have been different if the author's ego for the novel "fool " of the protagonist with a zombie left the agenda, in the world and life of the prota there was always more than necessary to complete this work in a dignified way, but the author seemed to want to extend to infinity something that was already limited, and so we had a half "bitter" but, of course.…
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A boy with a fantasy for having a zombie girlfriend ignores real girls in the hope of one day fulfilling his fantasy of a zombie girlfriend, despite the fact every zombie type in his films rips people apart.
Soon after his cat dies, and he tries finding ways to revive it with zombie potions, after initial setbacks he gets approached by a young lady, at his lab/abandoned hotel, after seeing her scream down a well all her troubles for days. She finds the missing ingredient, and the cat is revived.
Soon after with all the troubles the girl feels she suffers from her repressed life, she takes some potion and the next day when being chased down her father accidentally kills her turning her.
In comes, zombie pervert who she says she wants to be with, yet now moving in with him, all the fantas…
Read at the sourceKayzzle
You guys seriously like this anime?
There are wayyy too many wrong stuffs going on to actually enjoy this anime.
Every adult in this anime is creepy. The pedophile disgusting Rea’s dad, his disgusting second wife (who did nothing to stop her husband from committing child porn????), the maids are all creeps too. Even Chihiros family are creeps, his dad literally letting a stranger, teenage girl, living with his son, the grandpa is also weird and creepy (design and attitude wise). And Ranko’s mom that literally supports incestry between her daughter and nephew??? Why is there not a single sane adult in this anime i don’t understand.
I dont really hate this anime bc at least, Rea, Chihiro and Mero are still likeable. Especially Mero, i think episode 9 is the best of all 12.
This anime…
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Zombie, when you hear this word the thing which comes to your mind is dead corpses walking around terrorizing the world and killing eating humans and spreading their army of dead world wide. And everyone is trying to save themselves and chaos.
But what if someone tell you he/she want to become zombie with her own free will. or you are making something like potion to revive dead. now that's something interesting.
I'll be honest here, at first i thought that this anime have tag like rom-com, ecchi than this also this one will somewhat like that you know what i mean....but when i watched it, i didn't even care about it, i just wanted to know where the story is going. so later i went to read the manga and i am writing this review after watching and reading the manga.
w…
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It was supposed to be something fun and different, but it really wasn't after the first 2 episodes and that's why I didn't really like this show. Of course the whole theme of zombies was new to me and I found it intriguing at the start, but as I progressed in the episodes sure the zombie elements where there at times, but in the end the focus was put to "How can we end this series?", which was done in a manner that is so cliche in the anime genre all the while forgetting about the characters which then became, funny enough, zombies metaphorically, since there was no depth to their characters anymore.
That being said the series is a few years old like most of the reviews too, so this might've been something completely new in the 2012, I'm not sure. Lets just say it didn't age…
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Sankarea starts off really, really good! The main couple is pretty interesting with Furuya's weird zombie addiction and Rea's overly sheltered life and how they mesh together. The story itself is sort of .. err.. "fun" just with the whole ability to bring somebody back to life. Plus, there's surprisingly a lot of consideration put into each character's backstories which, alone, could make up for the horror aspect. Unfortunately, I don't think Sankarea really knows what it wants to be. There are serious moments they seem to brush over and long interludes where it feels like they're stalling. Still, I was very impressed with just how deep they were willing to go with these characters.
I started watching this for the zombie part of it, not knowing this was considered ecchi so around halfway…
Read at the sourceYuukun6969
Let me save you some time,
DON'T WATCH THE ANIME AND GO STRAIGHT TO THE MANGA.
The anime spends a lot time dragging the story and unless you enjoy animations, go straight to the manga. The whole anime felt like a filler as they drag a chapter of manga into an episode of anime. I think the anime episode 12 of anime reached the manga chapter 8? AND THERE ARE SOME CHARACTERS UNINTRODUCED IN THE ANIME TOO. In my opinion,the anime is too slow and the animators are visibly milking.
The manga is legit good tho. The plot is much faster and much more interesting and thrilling to read.
Go read the manga.
Trust me
Read at the sourceItzurBwoieee
I'm going to be strictly honest, after episode 3 the anime just went right into a down spiral. This anime wanted to make a Rom- Com, supernatural anime but instead made a poorly executed anime in general. The plot was just awful, it's base on a daughter obess weirdo as her father which was pretty much the entire anime. The MC was just clinche i can't even remember his name even though i just finish the series. They tried to put the comedic effect on him omg worst mistake ever. Not only that he was bland but also dumb and oblivious. Ngl i wish the fun side character was the main. Now lets talk about the love triangle obviously the zombie girl would've won c'mon she was exactly what the pathethic MC wanted, there is no way a short hair tsundere childhood friend would have won. She fell in lo…
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