Should you watch Sankarea: Undying Love?
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Sankarea: Undying Love
Anime · 2012
Zombie-obsessed Furuya is making a potion to reanimate his dead cat when he meets Rea. She’s about as miserable as a girl can get, thanks to her creepy, domineering father. When the pain becomes too much, she tries to commit suicide with a sip of Furuya’s weird elixir. The potion doesn’t kill her – but it does turn her into a zombie after she falls from a cliff. Now that Rea’s undead and ready to finally live, she hides out with Furuya, who’s always dreamed of having a zombie girlfriend. Their one-of-a-kind relationship comes with some challenges, like the fact that Rea is decomposing. Even worse, her freak-show dad is dangerously determined to get her back under his control. As Furuya fights to keep his ghoulfriend safe, Rea finds the secret to resurrecting her happiness: Live like you’re dying – even if you’re already dead.
The sides of Sankarea: Undying Love
- A boy obsessed with zombies
- A girl who comes back as a zombie
- Her controlling father
Sankarea: Undying Love is good for you if…
- you like an odd love story between Furuya and Rea.
- you like a zombie girlfriend who is slowly decomposing.
- you like a sheltered teenage girl tasting freedom for the first time, away from her father.
Sankarea: Undying Love is bad for you if…
- you'd rather avoid fan service.
- you can't watch suicide and an abusive father on screen.
- you don't watch anime.
About: freedom · control · mortality
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