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Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead: Cast & Character Guide

This is a character guide for Netflix’s “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead,” with character descriptions, quotes, names of actors, and more.

ByAmari Allah Hours Posted onJuly 25, 2023 10:28 PMMarch 14, 2025 6:50 AM Hours Updated onMarch 14, 2025 6:50 AM

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  • General Information
    • Synopsis
    • Groups & Organizations
    • Notable Locations & Items
    • Terminology
    • Other Noteworthy Information
      • Is This a Worldwide Pandemic?
      • What's the government's response thus far?
      • How long has it been since Akira has been home?
    • Episode Listing
      • Notable Episodes
      • Season 1
  • Akira Tendo (Shūichirō Umeda)
  • Kosugi (Miyake Kenta)
  • Saori Ohtori (Amamiya Sora)
  • Shizuka Mikazuki (Tomori Kusunoki)
  • Shou (Miyano Mamoru)
  • Kencho (Makoto Furukawa)
  • Reika (Hikasa Youko)
  • Maki (Asakura Momo)
  • Yukari (Wakayama Shion)
  • Beatrix Amerhauser (Minami Takahashi)
  • Masura Kumano (Kusumi Naomi)
  • Tendo (Sasaki Yuuko)
  • Teruo (Kinoshita Hiroyuki)

This is a character guide for Netflix’s “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead,” with character descriptions, quotes, names of actors, and more.

Please Note: This content contains pertinent spoilers, descriptions are updated as new information is presented, images are changed as better ones are captured, and this is not an exhaustive list of every cast member, guest star, or reoccurring role.

Table of Contents
  • General Information
  • Akira Tendo (Shūichirō Umeda)
  • Kosugi (Miyake Kenta)
  • Saori Ohtori (Amamiya Sora)
  • Shizuka Mikazuki (Tomori Kusunoki)
  • Shou (Miyano Mamoru)
  • Kencho (Makoto Furukawa)
  • Reika (Hikasa Youko)
  • Maki (Asakura Momo)
  • Yukari (Wakayama Shion)
  • Beatrix Amerhauser (Minami Takahashi)
  • Masura Kumano (Kusumi Naomi)
  • Tendo (Sasaki Yuuko)
  • Teruo (Kinoshita Hiroyuki)

General Information

Network(s) Netflix
Genre(s) Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult, Animation, Non-English (Japanese)
Created By Haro Aso
Based On Zom 100: 100 Things I Want to do Before I Become a Zombie by Haro Aso
First Aired July 9, 2023
Produced By Yuuki Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kamei, Junya Okamoto, Emi Satou, Emi Momiyama
Studio Bug Films

Synopsis

Akira worked with minimal sleep, exercise, or a social life for three years. That is until the zombie apocalypse begins, which frees up his time and gives him a new lease on life. Thus, he decides he will live life as he should have for the last few years.

Groups & Organizations

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Notable Locations & Items

  • Hotel Z (1.3): Where Kencho is held up in a bondage room
  • Club Sho-Time (1.3): Shou’s club
  • Gunma (1.9): Akira’s hometown that formerly was a penal colony

Terminology

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Other Noteworthy Information

Is This a Worldwide Pandemic?

From what it seems, yes, as Shizuka tries to contact her colleagues in Los Angeles and doesn’t get a response (1.2)

What’s the government’s response thus far?

Going by the news reporter, before she was eaten, there hasn’t been one. The only thing being said by any authority is that people should secure themselves inside and not leave their homes. (1.2)

How long has it been since Akira has been home?

He notes in season one, episode five, that it has been seven years has left for college in Tokyo, and been home

Episode Listing

Notable Episodes

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Season 1

Episode Number and Title
Episode 1: “Akira of the Damned” Episode 2 “Bucket List of the Dead” Episode 3 “Best Friend Of The Dead”
Episode 4 “Flight Attendant Of The Dead” Episode 5 “Hero Of The Dead” Season 1/ Episode 6 “RV of the Dead”
Season 1/ Episode 7 “Truck Stop Of The Dead” Season 1/ Episode 8 “Sushi & Hot Springs of the Dead” Season 1/ Episode 9 “Treehouse of the Dead”

Akira Tendo (Shūichirō Umeda)

Akira Tendo (Shuichiro Umeda)
“Akira Tendo (Shuichiro Umeda),” Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, “Akira of the Dead,” directed by Kazuki Kawagoe, 2023, (Netflix)

Akira did all he was supposed to do. He graduated from a notable school and thought with being hired by a production company with some notoriety, he would make commercials and maybe brush elbows with famous people. However, within a few weeks or days, his life becomes drained by the crunch culture of his job.

Additional Information

  • Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 1
  • The actor is also known for their role in “Shikimori’s Not Just A Cutie.”
  • Rugby (1.3): Akira played rugby throughout college with Kencho, his best friend
  • Superhero Name (1.5): Akiraiger
  • Origins (1.5): Akira’s family is from Gunma

Quotes

Kosugi (Miyake Kenta)

Kosugi
“Kosugi,” Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, “Akira of the Dead,” directed by Kazuki Kawagoe, 2023, (Netflix)

At first, Kosugi is Akira’s boss, who seemed cool, but then he comes to learn he is one of the driving forces behind the company’s toxic culture.

Additional Information

  • Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 1

Quotes

Saori Ohtori (Amamiya Sora)

Saori Ohtori
“Saori Ohtori,” Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, “Akira of the Dead,” directed by Kazuki Kawagoe, 2023, (Netflix)

Saori is the silver lining of Akira’s days. He has a crush on her, but with her being the company’s president’s mistress, who he loudly has sex with, he keeps his feelings for her to himself.

Additional Information

  • Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 1

Quotes

Shizuka Mikazuki (Tomori Kusunoki)

Shizuka meeting Akira for the first time
“Shizuka meeting Akira for the first time,” Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, “Bucket List of the Dead,” directed by Toshihiro Maeya, 2023, (Crunchyroll)

While the apocalypse has made Akira carefree and live life to the fullest, Shizuka is the complete opposite. From trying to stay fit, get the right nutrients, and being extra careful, even seeking if there is life out there, she is prepping for a long time, not a good time.

Additional Information

  • Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 2
  • The actor is also known for their role in “Sword Art Online (Alternative Gun Gale Online)” and their role in “Wonder Egg Priority.”
  • Job (1.2): She is a risk analyst

Quotes

When your opinions are always ignored, it makes it difficult to accept the opinions of others. In order to defend your position, you assert your legitimacy by rejecting what others say.
— Shizuka (1.8)

Shou (Miyano Mamoru)

Shou reassuring a child living in his club
“Shou reassuring a child living in his club,” Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, “Best Friend Of The Dead,” directed by Jun Shinohara, 2023, (Netflix)

Shou is a club owner who turns his “Sho-Time” club into a safe haven.

Additional Information

  • Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Best Friend Of The Dead”

Quotes

Kencho (Makoto Furukawa)

Kencho (Makoto Furukawa) revealing how he truly feels about his life
“Kencho (Makoto Furukawa) revealing how he truly feels about his life,” Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, “Best Friend Of The Dead,” directed by Jun Shinohara, 2023, (Netflix)

Makoto Furukawa plays Kencho, and they are Akira’s best friend from college who, post-college, became a notable real estate agent due to his gift for gab. However, while he made it seem he enjoyed rubbing elbows with the rich, famous, and potentially powerful, he didn’t. He just wanted to entertain people without lying to them or putting them in bad deals. Hence his decision to become a stand-up comic – even if there is no safe place to perform.

Additional Information

  • Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Best Friend Of The Dead”
  • The actor is also known for their role in “Kaguya Sama: Love Is War.”

Quotes

Reika (Hikasa Youko)

Reika (Hikasa Youko) mad and a bit drunk
“Reika (Hikasa Youko) mad and a bit drunk,” Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, “Flight Attendant Of The Dead,” directed by NAME, 2023, (Netflix)

Reika seems to be the lead of the flight attendants and the one who has already focused on her life ending so minas well enjoy being trapped in a grocery store that has a lot of liquor.

Additional Information

  • Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 4 “Flight Attendant Of The Dead”
  • The actor is also known for their role in “Redo of Healer” and their role in “Goblin Slayer.”

Quotes

Maki (Asakura Momo)

Maki (Asakura Momo) introducing herself
“Maki (Asakura Momo) introducing herself,” Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, “Flight Attendant Of The Dead,” directed by NAME, 2023, (Netflix)

Maki is an easily charmed woman who becomes enamored by Kencho, especially his muscles and humor.

Additional Information

  • Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 4 “Flight Attendant Of The Dead”
  • The actor is also known for their role in “Horimiya.”

Quotes

Yukari (Wakayama Shion)

Creepy Guy and Yukari (Wakayama Shion) right before the creepy guy attacks Yukari
“Creepy Guy and Yukari (Wakayama Shion) right before the creepy guy attacks Yukari,” Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, “Flight Attendant Of The Dead,” directed by NAME, 2023, (Netflix)

Yukari is a third-year flight attendant who wanted to become one after being comforted as a child by one during one of her first flights.

Additional Information

  • Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 4 “Flight Attendant Of The Dead”
  • The actor is also known for their role in “Takt Op.Destiny.”

Quotes

Beatrix Amerhauser (Minami Takahashi)

Beatrix Amerhauser (Minami Takahashi)
“Beatrix Amerhauser (Minami Takahashi),” Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, “Sushi & Hot Springs of the Dead,” directed by Gorō Kuji, 2023, (Netflix)

Born and raised in Germany, Beatrix is obsessed with Japan, from history to information about places, to the point she is a walking encyclopedia. One that, luckily, isn’t just book-smart but also well-versed in samurai armor and weaponry.

Additional Information

  • Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 8 “Sushi & Hot Springs of the Dead

Quotes

Masura Kumano (Kusumi Naomi)

Masura Kumano (Kusumi Naomi)
“Masura Kumano (Kusumi Naomi),” Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, ” Treehouse of the Dead,” directed by Yū Harima, 2023, (Netflix)

A master carpenter, after the death of his wife, who infected his son, he decided to live in the woods and with finding an acre of Oak Trees, he decided to build a tree house to live out the rest of his days as the zombie apocalypse rages on.

Additional Information

  • Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 9 “Treehouse of the Dead”
  • The actor is also known for their role in “,” their role in “,” and their role in “.”

Quotes

“People say when you’re ready to repay your parent, it’s already too late.”
— Masura (1.9)

Tendo (Sasaki Yuuko)

Tendo (Sasaki Yuuko)
“Tendo (Sasaki Yuuko),” Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, ” Treehouse of the Dead,” directed by Yū Harima, 2023, (Netflix)

Tendo is Akira’s stern dad, who doesn’t say much, works on the farm, and tries to contribute to his community.

Additional Information

  • Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 9 “Treehouse of the Dead”
  • The actor is also known for their role in “Japan Sinks: 2020,”

Quotes

Teruo (Kinoshita Hiroyuki)

Teruo (Kinoshita Hiroyuki)
“Teruo (Kinoshita Hiroyuki),” Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, ” Treehouse of the Dead,” directed by Yū Harima, 2023, (Netflix)

Teruo is Akira’s mom, who is far nicer than his dad.

Additional Information

  • Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 9 “Treehouse of the Dead”

Quotes


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