There is a type of manga / oneshot that focuses on making a point has an aesthetic blackandwhite art style and is really short and hundreds of thesehttps://anilist.co/search/manga?format=ONESHOT exist. But out of any of them that Ive read this one is my favorite. Intro Its about a boy Satoukunhttps://anilist.co/character/315270/SatouRyosuke and a girl Shida Hozumi. The oncepopular boy had just died in a traffic accident but by chance he comes back as a zombie and its day one of him coming to school like that. Im not into pretty much anything with zombies I only like pretty things okay but the way its done here is unique. Zombies here are simply lifeless versions of their living selves that go about whatever they did in their life. Satou was not a killer in life and his daily routine is simply attending school sitting outside and then going home. Also zombies are a known thing in this world.. kind of. There are previous cases of zombies that some of the adults know about.. yet they just act as if its normal and the students just accept it. It gives a slight feeling to Shida that something is wrong although the manga doesnt go dystopian. 350https://files.catbox.moe/t29z1l.PNG Story Most of the manga is set through Shidas perspective. Just like any of us would probably do she takes a sudden interest in this zombie when everyone else barely acknowledges his existence. The story goes on her journey of interacting with him and learning about him. He of course doesnt respond to her and his expressions are lifeless imitations.. but his actions are puzzling and raise questions: Why did he smile at her? Why did he return her favor? If hes completely void of life what makes him keep acting like this? She doesnt experience this completely alone though as another boy Ichihashi eventually takes a kind of interest in Satou and they all try to take this in together. Going to his house to find out sitting with him at the bench learning more about him. And in addition to fascination she also develops something like romantic feelings for Satou. 350https://files.catbox.moe/c2hx0s.PNG Dont read the spoiler tags if you havent read it. In the end and the reason this manga hits hard In the very end I feel that Satou and Shida are both relatable to us readers: Shida because she wants to help and her perspective is our perspective and Satou to anyone going through pain like me although for most people its not as bad as his. 350https://files.catbox.moe/x9ojnu.PNG I feel the only flaws is that its too short it couldve been one of the best longer mangas of its kind all the revelations seemed abit too fast for 7 chapters.. not that the pacing was bad it was perfect but everything couldve hit even harder if it were drawn out more. I was going to list another flaw: that it couldve focused less on Shidas embarrassment romance blushing etc. She is an amazing character and a truly sweet person and at first I couldnt really see a purpose for her constant blushing and going into her own fantasy.. but looking back on it its not only a natural reaction to such a mysterious turn in life but it also makes the fact that she only very slowly realizes whats going to happen hit harder. 350https://files.catbox.moe/4ta6no.PNG And then theres the extra 8th What if route chapter.. I do not recommend reading it as its an attempt at making a happy ending but it completely negates everything done in the manga and isnt even happier or sweeter. The emotions from the first ending were more fitting. Conclusion There are multiple ways to explain things in the manga and many lessons you could get from it. Whether its about what love is or what we could be doing for those around us or just about pain.. I highly suggest it if you like manga shorts. Its a quick read and hits harder than most. 400https://files.catbox.moe/bipdf3.PNG