What is this genre all about? A zombie is asserted to be a reanimated corpse, or a human who is being controlled by someone else by use of magic with some media renditions using a pandemic illness to explain their existence.Stories of zombies originated in the West African spiritual belief system of voodoo, which told of the people being controlled as laborers by a powerful wizard.
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Top 19 Zombie manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Shokei Sareta Kenja wa Lich ni Tensei Shite Shinryaku Sensou wo Hajimaru
- 18. Back To Rule Again
- 17. The Last Human
- 16. All Rounder
- 15. Zombie Muksirok 82-08
- 14. Undead Unluck
- 13. Saihate no Paladin
- 12. Surviving Romance
- 11. Jongmari Chajawassda
- 10. Jiang Si Xiansheng
- 9. Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha
- 8. Zombie Papa
- 7. Zombie 100 ~Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto~
- 6. ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!
- 5. Choechoui Hunter
- 4. Rot & Ruin
- 3. Ore no Vaccine dake ga Zombie-ka shita Sekai wo Sukueru
- 2. I Have a Mansion In The Post-Apocalyptic World
- 1. Fukushoku Joshi
19. Shokei Sareta Kenja wa Lich ni Tensei Shite Shinryaku Sensou wo Hajimaru
The Sage Dwight, he along with the Hero defeated the Demon Lord who sank the world into darkness.However, they were falsely accused of becoming the next Demon Lords because of his power, and were thrown to The Valley of the Dead to die.......But though his flesh has rotten away, he lives on as a skeleton because of his grudge against the world. Dwight has vowed to deny that wrong world, and with a power that surpasses even the Demon King of the past, and also leading countless Skeletons he's going to start an all out war...!
The Executed Sage Is Reincarnated as a Lich and Starts an All-Out War is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 処刑された賢者はリッチに転生侵略戦争を始める, Shokei sareta Kenja wa Lich ni Tensei shite Shinryaku Sensou wo Hajimeru
18. Back To Rule Again
A young man named Yang Fan was betrayed by his girlfriend while he and his sister at death's door, when suddenly, he traveled back to the past. Last time, you guys bullied me and sold me out. This time, with the power of the ring, only the strongest can survive. And I, am the strongest.
Back To Rule Again has finished publishing and it has 321 Chapters. It is also Known as: Chonghui Moshi Dang Dalao
17. The Last Human
Zuo Tianchen is the last living human in a mutated zombie-infested city. Just when he was sure he'd died, he finds his soul returned to just before that ill-fated day ten years ago. He swears he'll protect the people important to him this time round and reunite with his past lover. Watch his struggles to survive equipped with his memory of the next ten years!
The Last Human is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Last Human
16. All Rounder
A world full of zombies. But this apocalypse... is it worth trying?! [Skills can be 'transferred' from experts.] Mental care, wooden construction, heavenly magic, animal communication, mechanical engineering, performance, etc.. There is so much to learn! The sprint of the prepared survivor, who is good at everything, begins!
All Rounder has finished publishing and it has 118 Chapters. It is also Known as: All-Rounder, Versatile person, Manneungjapkae
15. Zombie Muksirok 82-08
A mysterious virus breaks out on board the Boat 82-08 out at sea. The people who find out about it first only want to use it as a weapon but quickly lose control over the virus. Will the Trio survive long enough to rejoin their friend Jinu? Or will it be Jinu who doesn’t make it out to meet his friends?
Zombie Revelation: 82-08 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 喪屍默示錄 82-08, Zombie Apocalypse 82-08
14. Undead Unluck
All Fuuko wants is a passionate romance like the one in her favorite shojo manga. Unfortunately, her Unluck ability makes that impossible. But just as Fuuko hits rock bottom, Andy sweeps her off her feet, literally! Now she’s become Andy’s unwilling test subject as he works to find a way to trigger a stroke of Unluck big enough to kill him for good. However, when the pair discovers a secret organization is hunting them, it puts Andy’s burial plans on hold.
Undead Unluck has finished publishing and it has 244 Chapters. It is also Known as: アンデッドアンラック, UNDEAD UNLUCK
13. Saihate no Paladin
William is the lone human in a city of the dead. Born with vague memories of a past life in contemporary Japan where he failed to do anything useful, he is determined not to make the same mistake again, and that this time, his life will be lived. But what does that really mean? Raised by a group of the undead, William must discover what circumstances brought him to this city and these people as well as what it means to not just exist, but to live a full life.
The Faraway Paladin is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 最果てのパラディン, Paladin of the End, Ultimate Paladin
12. Surviving Romance
Chaerin leads a blissful and comfortable life as the lead in a romance novel. She only has eyes for the male lead, Jeha, to the point where all the extras are literal black shadows. But then, one day, her story suddenly switches genres. All of a sudden, she discovers that if she wants to live, she has to band together with the extras she ignored before and work with them to survive!
Surviving Romance has finished publishing and it has 101 Chapters. It is also Known as: 戀愛生存戰, Survive Romance, Survive romanX
11. Jongmari Chajawassda
The zombie survival story of poor outcast Jeong Min-jun and rich popular girl Han Ye-na.
Jongmari Chajawassda is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The End Has Come, The Apocalypse Has Come, The Apocalypse Has Arrived, The Apocalypse is Here, O Apocalipse Chegou
10. Jiang Si Xiansheng
1000 years ago, the MC became a normal zombie in the apocalypse. In order to survive the constant hunting of humans, he continued to train himself until he became immensely powerful. After 1000 years passed, he is now ready to enter human society again.
Jiang Si Xiansheng is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Jiāng Sī Xiānshēng, Mr. Jiang Si, Mr. Zombie
9. Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha
It's been ten years since Rentt Faina, a down-on-his luck Bronze-class adventurer, set his eyes on becoming Mithril-class. Unfortunately, Rentt finds himself helpless when confronted by a legendary Dragon in the Labyrinth of the Moon's Reflection...and is summarily eaten. But Rentt has miraculously reawakened...as a Skeleton?!
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 望まぬ不死の冒険者, The Unwanted Immortal Adventurer
8. Zombie Papa
A world overrun by zombies, and 100 chances to save his daughter. Just when he's about to fail for the 100th time, dad comes back to life?! The zombie apocalypse survival story of Ryu Min-Seok, who awakens as a zombie to protect his daughter, and his daughter Ryu Da-Mi!
Zombie Dad is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Zombie Papa
7. Zombie 100 ~Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto~
Surviving a zombie apocalypse beats being a wage slave any day! After spending years slaving away for a soul-crushing company, Akira's life has lost its luster. He lives in a trash-filled apartment, his pay is abysmal, and he can't even muster up the nerve to confess his love to his beautiful co-worker. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town, it gives him the push he needs to live for himself. Now Akira's on a mission to complete all 100 items on his bucket list before he...well, kicks the bucket.
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ゾン１００～ゾンビになるまでにしたい１００のこと～, Bucket list of the dead, Zombie 100: Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto, Zombie 100 ~100 Things I Want to do Before I Become a Zombie~, 좀비 100 ~좀비가 되기 전까지 하고 싶은 100가지~
6. ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!
Flum Apricot was never meant to be a hero. Despite zero stats across the board and a power she can’t even use, she somehow finds herself included in a party of heroes. But Flum’s life hits rock bottom when the party’s renowned sage, Jean Inteige, decides that the useless girl is dead weight, and arranges to have her sold into slavery. Tossed to monsters to be feasted upon for her master’s entertainment, Flum makes the desperate choice to reach for a cursed weapon…and something new awakens within her. A grimdark tale about one woman’s blood-soaked quest to reclaim her life!
ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: "Omae Gotoki ga Maou ni Kateru to Omou na" to Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta node, Outo de Kimama ni Kurashitai, 「お前ごときが魔王に勝てると思うな」と勇者パーティを追放されたので、王都で気ままに暮らしたい, ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!
5. Choechoui Hunter
The world has changed and so have the people.
December 31st, 2016 – the day before New Year's. Kim Taehoon was just casually shopping for groceries at the large store. Monsters suddenly appeared out of thin air. With the highly trained skills that he had gained from his previous occupation, he starts to hunt the monsters down and manages to win, saving countless people who were also at the mall.
But there are more and they don't stop coming. Will he be able to survive until the end? Will he be able to beat the countless monsters that only seem to get stronger? And will it just be monsters that he has to worry about?
The journey of Kim Taehoon, The First Hunter, begins.
Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.
The First Hunter has finished publishing and it has 102 Chapters. It is also Known as: 末世英雄传说, TFH
4. Rot & Ruin
Benny Imura and his friends must navigate a post-apocalyptic zombie-infected America in which teenagers are forced to find labor or face starvation. When Benny grudgingly joins his annoying older brother Tom as an apprentice zombie hunter, he soon discovers that almost everything he believed about his sheltered life is wrong--and zombies aren’t the greatest thing to fear in the Rot and Ruin.
Rot & Ruin has finished publishing and it has 48 Chapters. It is also Known as: Rot & Ruin
3. Ore no Vaccine dake ga Zombie-ka shita Sekai wo Sukueru
Oikawa Yuu, who has been shut up in his house, is certain to die as a virgin at the age of 21. This is because the whole world has become a place filled with zombies... One day, a survivor visits Yuu's house. The woman, who calls herself Sunny, injects Yuu with a vaccine that may save the world from the zombies... but as a result, Yuu gains the ability to turn zombies back into humans by having sex...?
Ore no Vaccine dake ga Zombie-ka shita Sekai wo Sukueru is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 俺のワクチンだけがゾンビ化した世界を救える, Ore no Vaccine dake ga Zombie-ka shita Sekai wo Sukueru
2. I Have a Mansion In The Post-Apocalyptic World
Jiang Chen crossed into the judgment day after the nuclear war, and there was a mess everywhere. In order to survive, Jiang Chen led the refugees to establish a base area and set up a federation. Then carry the judgment day's technology and return to the true world. Change the political structure of the earth, rescue the world in a critical moment, and establish the Great Union of Earth Federation! Expanding the territory and fighting the threat from the sky.
(source: Webnovel)
I Have a Mansion In The Post-Apocalyptic World has finished publishing and it has 610 Chapters. It is also Known as: У меня есть особняк в мире постапокалипсиса!, I have a suite in the last days
1. Fukushoku Joshi
Uehara is a normal girl member of the student council. She could hardly believe it when discovers that president, the girl who she admires most in school, actually... is a zombie clothing eater!
(Source MAL)
Cloth Eating Girl has finished publishing and it has 2 Chapters. It is also Known as: ふくしょくじょし, Cloth Eating Girl
