![]() ![]() In episode one and the movie, when he sees Ohtori who has turned, he tries to hold back his emotions while visibly crying and makes his confession, then ruefully tells her good-bye as he runs from her. Adaptational Angst Upgrade: The anime has him being deeply affected by the women he get grows close to as opposed to making it Played for Laughs.His optimism, ingenuity, and leadership skills get him and his friends out of trouble time and time again. Action Survivor: Akira uses his athleticism from his rugby days to tackle zombies and push them back while protecting himself with a chainmail shark suit.He doesn't snap out of it until his friends all risk their lives on a 50/50 chance of certain death, forcing his empathy for them to override his newfound narcissism. Akira's ego inflates exponentially from his economic success and he soon becomes more interested in his wealth and status than the friends that got him there to the point of running away with it all to live it up in Nijo Castle. Acquired Situational Narcissism: Akira develops this in Kyoto after he and his friends manage to garner an enormous stockpile of food cans.A disgruntled 24-year-old office worker broken by his Soul-Crushing Desk Job, the Zombie Apocalypse makes him reevaluate his life and he decides to do everything he's ever wanted to do now that he no longer has to go to work. ![]() Either way, there’s never enough time to do all the things we want. "We could die today or we could die 60 years from now. Akira and his friends don't use guns (except for the time they're fighting against the Crushers, and that's also part of the bucket list), but they can distract or kill zombies with enough tricks on their sleeves. Zombie Apocalypse Hero: A rather unusual take on this trope.They don't walk it back even after they're rescued. Relationship Upgrade: In Chapter 57, Akira and Shizuka confess to each other and kiss, believing it to be their final moments.Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: The group consists of a lively country boy recently freed from his dead-end job, a muscular womanizer, a tough-as-nails genius survivalist accountant, a German Japanophile college student, a robot butler with the head of a sheep, a college dropout from Osaka in a New-Age Retro Hippie getup, and a professional high school Gamer Chick who is invulnerable to the zombie infection.Opposites Attract: Akira, the lively, fun-loving, and honest Manchild from the countryside, hooks up with Shizuka, the brooding genius Head-Turning Beauty from the big city.They wanted to feel alive, be free from the shackles of capitalism and corporate expectations, and do things that truly made them happy. Living Is More than Surviving: The source of the bucket list in Akira's notebook.
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