“ZOM 100: Bucket List of the Dead” is one of Summer 2023’s Biggest Anime Titles. One of the key reasons behind its popularity is its amazing animation which was done by Studio BUG FILMS but this has also become the reason behind its production problems and delays.
ZOM 100 is Studio BUG FILMS’s 1st anime project so they want the anime to look its best which we can see in Episodes 1-3 but just a few days before the airing of Episode 4 it was announced that Ep 4 will be delayed due to production issues. The main cause behind all the delays is Studio and Staff’s unwillingness to sacrifice the animation quality and Production Committee’s decision to air the anime as it is being produced.
Contrary to popular belief, most TV Anime are produced simultaneously as they air this meaning that schedules for majority TV Anime are made in such a way that Episodes are being animated & finished as the anime starts airing.
Now, because of this the schedule for Zom 100 had caught up with its staff as early as Ep 4 resulting in the episode getting delayed. Studio even hired the popular anime studio SHAFT (Monogatari series) for animation cooperation for all future Episodes to prevent them from getting further delayed and also to maintain the quality. But despite this it seems that the studio’s unwillingness on sacrificing quality and tight production schedule has resulted in more episodes of the anime getting delayed.
On August 22nd, Zom 100 Official Website revealed the Broadcast Schedule for Future Episodes:
• August 27: Episode 6
• September 3: Episode 7
• September 10: No New Episode (Compilation of Ep 1-7)
• September 17: Episode 8
• September 24: Episode 9
Due to production delays, the schedule for Ep 10-12 will be announced at a later date.
Because of these delays, fans are starting to lose their interest in watching the anime as it airs with many saying that they will continue watching the series once all Episodes are out and the anime has finished. This might result in anime’s loss of viewership and may even hinder series’s future growth in the anime community.
ZOM 100: Bucket List of the Dead Synopsis:
“After graduating from a top university with an impressive extracurricular record in the rugby club, Akira Tendou has nailed every step of the way to securing his dream job. On top of that, a beautiful and kind co-worker always brightens his day in the office! Life seems to be going very well for Akira until he slowly realizes that sleepless nights and brutal work are his new reality.
Due to three years of mind-numbing labor in an exploitative company, Akira is unable to recognize the tired, unaccomplished person he has become. On track to losing all passion in life like several of his overworked colleagues, Akira finds his saving grace in the most unexpected way possible—the breakout of a zombie apocalypse.
With the free time he finally has, Akira decides to complete a bucket list of a hundred things he wants to do before he eventually gets turned into a zombie. Although he is surrounded by the dead, Akira has never felt more alive!“
Source: ZOM 100 Official Website