History Literature / IsThisAZombie

[[caption-width-right:350:The magical girl, the necromancer, the two vampires, and the zombie.]]

* SwipeYourBladeOff: [[spoiler:Kyoko's an offender.]]
** Although it's semi-justifiable that she's not human to begin with...

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Sera's faction has put a contract on Eu as of Episode 9 for being a Megalo magnet. Sera herself could've easily become one as well had Ayumu not talked her out of killing her.]]

* WholesomeCrossdresser: Ayumu in [[MagicalGirl Magical Garment Girl]] mode.
** DraggedIntoDrag since he usually has no choice.

* WordsCanBreakMyBones: Anything Eu says will come true. ANYTHING.

---> '''Haruna:''' (having made him a bento box earlier that day) "And? So?"
---> '''Ayumu:''' "So did I enjoy [[DoubleEntendre eating your box]]? Not bad for your first time."
* GirlishPigtails: Orito says that it's Ayumu's {{fetish}} (and a later reaction from Ayumu suggests he's right).

* GivingUpTheGhost: When Orito finds out that the three cute girls bowling on the lane next to him and Ayumu not only know Ayumu but also live with him, he is so surprised that his ghost gives up another one.

* GratuitousForeignLanguage
** GratuitousEnglish: Apparently, according to Orito, Sera's "white panty".
*** Lots of it used in Episode 6 of Season 2, the biggest one being Mystletainn repeatedly saying "I'll be back!"
** GratuitousSpanish: Orito thinks of calling Eu a "señor".
--->'''Ayumu:''' "It's 'señorita', you fantasizing maniac."

** Episode 5 starts with a literal kiss of the vampire when Sera kisses Haruna on the lips (as an anesthetic) then bites her on the neck.
*** And it's [[GirlOnGirlIsHot hot]]!

** [[spoiler:Eucliwood, too!]]
*** [[spoiler:It's hinted that she interned at Matelis under Ariel for a time.]]

-->'''Ayumu:''' [''after Eu wakes up''] What a relief!\\

* MonsterOfTheWeek

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Ayumu when he accidentally breaks Mystletainn in Season 2. Made more hilarious by the fact that despite being seen as a cross-dresser, it makes him even more popular, much to his chagrin at trying [[IJustWantToBeNormal living a normal, quiet life]].

* RunningGag: Ayumu getting impaled in the anus with a sharpened stake.

* StupidSacrifice: [[spoiler: Kerberos]], as if sacrificing yourself to protect a nigh-immortal zombie is not dumb enough already.
** To make it worse, it didn't even help. Ayumu still got run through.

* BadassCape: Seraphim, Ayumu when he charges his Magical Garment Girl powers, and [[spoiler:Kyoko]].
** Seems to be a given with all vampire ninjas introduced.

* BareHandedBladeBlock: [[spoiler:Ayumu does this to Kyoko.]]
** He tries it again in Episode 9 of Season 2 against Seraphim, but she's much too quick for him. In the next scene he's still bloodied and knocked out in the corner of the room.

* BigBadFriend: Eu considered the King of the Night one.

* BloodFromTheMouth: PlayedForLaughs with the man Ayumu runs into in Episode 6 of Season 2. He seems to spew blood every few moments whenever he says or does something, and immediately [[LampshadeHanging mentions his doctor telling him not to say or do those things,]] such as acting cool or saying elusive things.

* ChainsawGood: Haruna's weapon of choice. A ''[[PinkGirlBlueBoy pink]]'' chainsaw.

* CursedWithAwesome: Eu is astronomically more powerful than the rest of the cast, the problem is [[PowerIncontinence she cannot control it]]. She doesn't [[WordsCanBreakMyBones speak]] because that will become a BrownNote [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity without even trying]].

** RocketPunch: Ayumu ''throws'' his left arm towards Sera.

* HairDecorations

* NeverLiveItDown: InUniverse. Until he (and Haruna) finds a way to fix the Mystletainn, poor Ayumu will never get past the stigma of being a crossdressing pervert after he was caught fighting a Squid Megalo by his classmates in broad daylight in his Magical Garment Girl outfit on Episode 1 of the second season, then breaking Mysletainn, rendering him unable to erase their memories (like he did last time) ''and'' butt-naked. This little incident soon exploded into an InUniverse MemeticMutation, extending to clips on Website/YouTube and even a fashion statement based on it.

Originally a series of LightNovels (totaling eight as of November 2011), ''Kore wa Zombie desu ka?'' was adapted into an anime in the winter 2011 season. A second season started airing in April 2012 officially named: ''Kore wa Zombie desu ka? Of the Dead'' (''Is This a Zombie? Of the Dead'').

* ThreeDEffectsTwoDCartoon: Aside from the usual fake-looking passing cars and trucks, the ferris wheel in Episode 8 looks like the programming version of the DesignStudentsOrgasm. The audience during the singing contest in Episode 12 looks like they were taken straight out of a [=PS1=]-era game.

* ComedicSociopathy
* ConspicuousCG: Aside from the usual fake-looking passing cars and trucks, the ferris wheel in Episode 8 looks like the programming version of the DesignStudentsOrgasm.
** The audience during the singing contest in Episode 12 looks like they were taken straight out of a [=PS1=]-era game.

* ProductPlacement: While not directly advertising them, the rotating ConspicuousCGI Dyson fan that is shown in almost every scene that takes place in Ayumu's apartment certainly qualifies.

** Sera's GreenEyes turn red when she's about to kick some ass.

Creator/FUNimation has licensed the series and released it it under the translated title ''Is This a Zombie?''. Similarly, the original manga adaptation was licensed by Creator/YenPress under that title and began publication in March 2012. Other manga adaptations, [[NoExportForYou currently only available in Japan]], are a [[{{yonkoma}} 4-panel gag series]] and a third adaptation called ''Yes, I'm Your Wife''. In July 2015, the English dub started airing on U.S. cable network Chiller TV, a horror themed sister channel to Creator/SyFy, as part of their late night Anime Wednesdays block.

* CosmicHorrorStory: In the background of the story, Villiers, the planet of super-powerful {{Sufficiently Advanced|Aliens}} {{Magical Girl}}s, is waging war against TheUnderworld, which sends super-powerful demons to protect their interests-- which range from small and inconsequential to borderline {{Eldritch Abomination}}s. They have destructive fights on Earth because neither side wants the fight to spill onto their home turf. We soon learn that the Magical Garment Girls are only marginally more sympathetic towards humans, and few of them would shed any tears if the Earth were damaged irreparably. The only fighting force the humans have are the Vampire Ninjas, but they fell into disarray after their chief disappeared a century ago, have no formal leadership, and otherwise have huge sticks up their asses.

** [[spoiler: That's true if ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' and ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' are anything to go by.]]

Originally a series of LightNovels (totaling eight as of November 2011), ''Kore wa Zombie desu ka?'' was adapted into an anime in the winter 2011 season. A second season started airing in April 2012 officially named: ''Kore wa Zombie desu ka? Of The Dead'' (''Is This A Zombie: Of the Dead'').

Creator/FUNimation has licensed the series and released it it under the translated title ''Is This A Zombie''. Similarly, the original manga adaptation was licensed by Creator/YenPress under that title and began publication in March 2012. Other manga adaptations, [[NoExportForYou currently only available in Japan]], are a [[{{yonkoma}} 4-panel gag series]] and a third adaptation called ''Yes, I'm Your Wife''. In July 2015, the English dub started airing on U.S. cable network Chiller TV, a horror themed sister channel to Creator/SyFy, as part of their late night Anime Wednesdays block.

* {{Lolicon}}: Ayumu is accused of being by Orito this once Chris shows up in Episode 7 of Season 2. A few moments later Taeko also wonders if Ayumi is one.

* FollowTheLeader: To ''Manga/PrincessResurrection'', indeed there are many similarities (male leads who're undead servants, female monsters join the household, group battling other monsters, chainsaw motif etc) but both series are original in their own right.

* {{Bokukko}}: Maelstrom uses "ore" to refer to herself, and her speech mannerisms are usually used by males.

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** [[spoiler: That's true if ''Warhammer40k'' and ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' are anything to go by.]]

* ACupAngst: Haruna.

* ButtMonkey: Ayumu is treated as such.

* CloudCuckoolander: Ariel is very ''special''.

* DeathByOriginStory: Ayumu.

* ActionGirl: Lots.
** Seras.
** Seraphim.
** [[spoiler:Kyoko.]]

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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: [[InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja They're ninjas]]. And you don't [[MustBeInvited need an invitation]] - they can eat normal food, can walk even in bright daylight, have funny marriage laws and have reflections and rules against hurting humans... except Ayumu (a zombie). They're also created when [[spoiler:a ''living'' human is granted some of Eu's blood (as opposed to a dead human like Ayumu), though it's unclear whether the vampire ninjas have a store of that blood, if their own now counts for that purpose after transformation, or they have to go to Eu for every person transformed]].

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* ColorCodedCharacters: Almost all of the main heroines have different hair colors. Seraphim and Sarasvati are similar, but usually have different eye colors and hairstyles to differentiate them, the former with a ponytail and green eyes, the latter a HimeCut and red eyes.