Occupation: Former Salaryman at a Production Company (Black/Exploitative)
Akira's story is basically a cautionary tale about what happens when a fresh college graduate's dreams collide with Japan's notorious black company culture. He started out genuinely excited to finally have a real job, only to get thrown into the grinder almost immediately—working back-to-back all-day overtime shifts with no real break-in period. It was brutal.
Over three years, the job systematically destroyed him. His initial optimism didn't just fade; it curdled into depression, PTSD, and eventually suicidal ideation. He was trapped, burned out, and seeing no way out.
Then the zombie pandemic hits, and something shifts in Akira's head. He realizes that his old life—the job, the obligations, the endless grind—is just. gone. For the first time in years, he's actually free.
Rather than despair, he decides to make the most of it. He creates a bucket list: "100 Things to do before becoming a Zombie." It's his way of finally reclaiming his life and chasing all the dreams he had to shelve while working himself to death. In a darkly ironic way, the apocalypse becomes his liberation.
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