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 18 Zombie manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 18. Jongmari Chajawassda
- 17. I Am a Hero
- 16. Back To Rule Again
- 15. Modern MoGal
- 14. Ore no Vaccine dake ga Zombie-ka shita Sekai wo Sukueru
- 13. Shokei Sareta Kenja wa Lich ni Tensei Shite Shinryaku Sensou wo Hajimaru
- 12. Surviving Romance
- 11. Zombie no Afureta Sekai de Ore dake ga Osowarenai
- 10. Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha
- 9. Undead Unluck
- 8. All of Us Are Dead
- 7. Saihate no Paladin
- 6. Zombie 100 ~Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto~
- 5. Return Survival
- 4. Jiang Si Xiansheng
- 3. Geulimjaui Bam
- 2. Zombie Muksirok 82-08
- 1. My Girlfriend is a Zombie
18. 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
17. I Am a Hero
Hideo Suzuki is a thirty-five year old mangaka assistant struggling to be the hero in his own life by breaking back into the lime light with a new serial all the while juggling his relationship with his girlfriend and his own delusions.
However, as hard as Hideo may try, the world seems to have a different set of plans for him; sinister and dark machinations that completely overturn his reality as he knows it.
I Am a Hero has finished publishing and it has 264 Chapters. It is also Known as: アイアムアヒーロー, I Am a Hero
16. 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
15. Modern MoGal
The daily experiences of modern monster girls.
Modern MoGal is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Monster Gals
14. 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
13. 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
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. Zombie no Afureta Sekai de Ore dake ga Osowarenai
In an instant, the daily life of Takemura, an office worker who hates people, changed. Before he knew it, he found himself in a world full of zombies. But for some reason, he is the only one who is not attacked by the zombies.
"Helping people? Why would I do that? I'm going to live in this world as I please." In a post-apocalyptic world where civilization is on the verge of collapse, Takemura has unexpectedly gained great power. As the only person that the zombies won't touch, will he be a hero, or is he just another......?
Only I Am Not Attacked in a World Overflowing With Zombies is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ゾンビのあふれた世界で俺だけが襲われない, In a World Filled with Zombies, I'm the Only One They Won't Attack, In A World Filled With Zombies, Only I'm Not Attacked, I Am the Only One Who Is Not Attacked in the World Filled with Zombies., Didunia yang penuh dengan Zombie hanya aku yang tidak diserang, Em um Mundo Cheio de Zumbis, Eu Sou o Único que Eles Não Vão Atacar, Chỉ có tôi là người không bị tấn công trong một thế giới tràn ngập thây ma, 在遍地都是喪屍的世界裡唯獨我不被襲擊, I Walk Among Zombies, В мире, наполненном зомби, я единственный, на кого они не нападают, Наводнившие мир зомби не нападают только на меня, 在遍地都是丧尸的世界里唯独我不被袭击, 末世孤雄, 좀비가 넘쳐나는 세상에서 나만이 습격당하지 않는다, 좀비가 넘치는 세상에서 나만 공격받지 않는다
10. 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
9. 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
8. All of Us Are Dead
Life at Hyosan High School is nothing special… until the students realize they’re in ground zero of a deadly virus that turns its victims into flesh-eating monsters. As the virus tears through their schoolmates in a matter of hours, they realize they have nowhere to run. Trapped in their high school with zombified versions of their friends and teachers, they must find a way to fight -- and escape with their lives.
All of Us Are Dead has finished publishing and it has 131 Chapters. It is also Known as: Jigeum uri hakgyoneun, Now at Our School, School Attack, 只今 우리 學校는, 지우학
7. 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
6. 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~
5. Return Survival
Did the world return to six months ago? This is a chance? Or repetition of despair? A catastrophe, a zombie virus that hit the Earth. Three years to survive a devastating and desperate life through dozens of death crises on a ruined planet. Eventually, I couldn't stand it anymore, and I was hit by a zombie horde.... when I opened my eyes again ... I was back in the past just six months before the zombie virus came into the world! In the next six months, this peaceful world will perish.
Return Survival has finished publishing and it has 169 Chapters. It is also Known as: Return Survival
4. 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
3. Geulimjaui Bam
Dreams come and go, but this nightmare is here to stay. A-Reum keeps a note to keep track of her dreams and premonitions, which, to her horror, oftentimes become true. One day, she discovers a set of pages she doesn’t remember writing, and that’s when all hell breaks out in her school. Can she piece the broken parts of her dream together and survive the terror that lurks in the dark?
Night of Shadows is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 残影の夜, 残影之夜, 黑影之夜
2. 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
1. My Girlfriend is a Zombie
Faced with doomsday, the special power inside Ling Mo was woken up. He found out that he could control zombies. Therefore he could walk through the zombie crowd safe and sound using his power, and eventually he met his beloved girlfriend - Ye Lian, but only to find out that she has already been transformed into a zombie. To help Ye retreive her memories, Ling Mo started his survival in doomsday.
My Girlfriend is a Zombie is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Guardian Girlfriend, Virus Girlfriend
