Sailor Zombie

Sailor Zombie (セーラーゾンビ, Sērā Zonbi) is a Japanese mixed-media project created by the AKB48 idol group and Isshin Inudo. A television drama series aired from April to July 2014. A manga adaptation with art by Jiji & Pinch was serialized in Hero's Inc.'s seinen manga magazine Monthly Hero's from April 2014 to December 2015 and was collected in four tankōbon volumes. An anime adaptation has been announced.

Sailor Zombie
Cover of the first volume of the manga adaptation (original edition)
セーラーゾンビ (Sērā Zonbi)
Created by	AKB48 Isshin Inudo
Television drama
Directed by	Ryōhei Watanabe Rikiya Imaizumi Gō Furukawa
Written by	Ryōhei Watanabe Isshin Inudo
Studio	C&I Entertainment
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 19, 2014 – July 19, 2014
Episodes	12
Manga
Written by	Isshin Inudo
Illustrated by	Jiji & Pinch
Published by	Hero's Inc.
English publisher	NA: Yen Press (new edition)
Magazine	Monthly Hero's
Original run	April 1, 2014 – December 29, 2015
Volumes	4 (original and new editions)
Anime

Characters

Maiko Inui (乾 舞子, Inui Maiko)

Portrayed by: Nana Owada

Momoka Takizawa (秋月 百花, Takizawa Momoka)

Portrayed by: Rina Kawaei

Mutsumi Oyamada (小山田 睦美, Oyamada Mutsumi)

Portrayed by: Juri Takahashi

Media

Drama

A television drama series, starring the AKB48 idol group, directed by Ryōhei Watanabe, Rikiya Imaizumi and Gō Furukawa and written by Watanabe and Isshin Inudo, aired from April 19 to July 19, 2014 on TV Tokyo.^[1]

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Jiji & Pinch was serialized in Hero's Inc.'s seinen manga magazine Monthly Hero's from April 1, 2014, to December 29, 2015.^[2][3] The manga's chapters were collected into four tankōbon volumes from September 5, 2014, to March 5, 2016.^[4][5] Four new edition volumes were released between July 29 and August 29, 2024.^[6][7] The new edition is licensed digitally in English by Yen Press.^[8]

Original edition

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	September 5, 2014[4]	978-4-86-468381-4
2	February 5, 2015[9]	978-4-86-468398-2
3	August 5, 2015[10]	978-4-86-468424-8
4	March 5, 2016[5]	978-4-86-468453-8

New edition

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	July 29, 2024[6]	978-4-86-468268-8	September 2, 2025[11]	979-8-85-542066-1
2	July 29, 2024[6]	978-4-86-468269-5	October 14, 2025[12]	979-8-85-542078-4
3	August 29, 2024[7]	978-4-86-468270-1	October 28, 2025[13]	979-8-85-542079-1
4	August 29, 2024[7]	978-4-86-468271-8	February 17, 2026[14]	979-8-85-542080-7

Arcade game

An arcade video game by Bandai Namco Games, titled Sailor Zombie: AKB48 Arcade Edition, was launched in Japanese arcades in April 2014.^[15]

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced on July 29, 2024.^[16]