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. [2025 List]
- 19. I Am Carrying Gold From the Post-Apocalyptic World
- 18. Jiang Si Xiansheng
- 17. My Girlfriend is a Zombie
- 16. All Rounder
- 15. Jongmari Chajawassda
- 14. I Am a Hero
- 13. Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha
- 12. Modern MoGal
- 11. Zombie 100 ~Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto~
- 10. Shokei Sareta Kenja wa Lich ni Tensei Shite Shinryaku Sensou wo Hajimaru
- 9. My Daughter is a Zombie
- 8. Sankarea
- 7. I Have a Mansion In The Post-Apocalyptic World
- 6. ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!
- 5. Tsugihagi Darake no Saikyou Yuusha
- 4. Saihate no Paladin
- 3. Rebirth
- 2. Dreamcide
- 1. Surviving Romance
19. I Am Carrying Gold From the Post-Apocalyptic World
High risk comes with high reward, carrying gold by himself from the post-apocalyptic world, and become rich? No? Wang Bin has a smarter way to get even richer, find an ally to help him carry more gold from the post-apocalyptic world, after one trip he can become a billionaire! Even so, it is dangerous, the post-apocalyptic world is filled with zombies, and the survivors there can be scarier than the zombies because, for the sake of living, they can do anything, they are 100 times scarier than a zombie!
I Am Carrying Gold From the Post-Apocalyptic World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Moved The BRICS In The Last Days
18. 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
17. 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
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. 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
14. 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
13. 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
12. Modern MoGal
The daily experiences of modern monster girls.
Modern MoGal is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Monster Gals
11. 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~
10. 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
9. My Daughter is a Zombie
One year after an unprecedented zombie attack that killed hundreds of thousands, South Korea has finally been declared zombie-free. But Jeonghwan holds a secret: his daughter is the last zombie left on earth. When her cravings are satisfied and her violent tendencies die down, it almost seems like there’s hope for her to have a normal life. But how long can he keep Su-ah a secret from everyone else?
My Daughter is a Zombie has finished publishing and it has 91 Chapters. It is also Known as: ゾンビ娘, 좀비가 되어버린 나의 딸, Jombiddal, Jombiga Doeeobeorin Naui Ttal, Jombiga doeeobeorin nauiddal, Jombiga doeeobeorin nauittal, Jombittal, Zombie Daughter
8. Sankarea
Furuya's obsessed with zombies. He collects any figurines, watches any movie, and plays any game with the living dead, and is even only interested in zombie girls. When his cat dies, Furuya begins trying to raise it from the dead using an ancient book of the occult he bought from a shop. But what will happen when he sees the idol of a nearby all girl's school walking close to where he conducts his experiment, wishing to die and be reborn as a different person?
Note:
Volume 4 contains the special "Wagahai mo... Zombie de Aru..."
Volume 6 contains the special "Konna Watashi no... Zombie-kko Seikatsu"
Volume 11 contains the special side story "Shiromabito"
Sankarea: Undying Love has finished publishing and it has 59 Chapters. It is also Known as: さんかれあ, Shiromabito
7. 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
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. Tsugihagi Darake no Saikyou Yuusha
Ougi Arikawa, 16 years old, suddenly found himself reincarnated as a zombie?! Embarking on a journey to subjugate the Demon Lord as a zombie hero, but the use of "power" requires a "price"...? A dark fantasy in another world.
Tsugihagi Darake no Saikyou Yuusha is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ツギハギだらけの最強勇者, The Strongest Hero Full of Tsugihagi, Zombie Hero, The Patchwork Hero
4. 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
3. Rebirth
What would you do if you are given a second chance to turn back time and relive your past? Would you do what you did back then for fear of the butterfly effect? Or would you take a different course of action and let the future speaks for itself?
Rebirth is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Rebirth (69Michi)
2. Dreamcide
Hazin Nam had always been plagued by nightmares, but one day, he dreams of an apocalyptical world seven years in the future where humans are fighting to survive among demons and zombies. Hazin dismisses the dream as another nightmare until he finds out Yuri Hong, the girl he had seen in his dream, has transferred into his school....With his ability to switch back and forth between his school life and the oncoming apocalypse, will Hazin be able to prevent what causes the world’s destruction?
Dreamcide has finished publishing and it has 202 Chapters. It is also Known as: ドリームサイド, Dreamside
1. 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
