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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: They're not conscious but retain memories.

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** She lose it even more when things go FromBadToWorse [[spoiler:after the helicopter meant to save them crashes]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: The girls are in high school, not middle school.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: They're not conscious but retain memories.certain memories, which is why the teenage zombies stay in the school area. [[spoiler:Mega-nee was able to regain her humanity for a period despite very much being past the point of no return, to hide herself far from the kids so she wouldn't hurt them]].



* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Aside from Rii's, none of the girls' hair colors can be considered normal. See Yuki's pink, Megu-nee's light violet, Kurumi's dark purple, and Miki's silver.

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Aside from Rii's, none of the girls' hair colors can be considered normal. See Yuki's pink, Megu-nee's light violet, Kurumi's dark purple, and Miki's silver.silver
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** Averted with [[spoiler:the actual Megu-nee. She acted as an adult and protected the children, to the point where she got infected as a result]].
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: They're not conscious but retain memories.
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* ShootTheDog: Yuki recovered a dog, and brought it back. All seemed to be well, but [[ZombieInfectee then it started zombifying]], so Megu-nee had to kill it.

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* ShootTheDog: Yuki recovered a dog, and brought it back. All seemed to be well, but [[ZombieInfectee then it started zombifying]], so Megu-nee had to kill it.zombifying]].
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* ShootTheDog: Yuki recovered a dog, and brought it back. All seemed to be well, but [[ZombieInfectee then it started zombifying]], so Megu-nee had to kill it.

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* GenkiGirl: Yuki is a brutal {{deconstruction}} of this trope.

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* GenkiGirl: Yuki is a brutal {{deconstruction}} of this trope.



* MagicAntidote: Painfully Adverted:[[spoiler:Everything seems like the 'cure' to the zombie virus works like this, but in chapter 25 the reader gets a bone chilling quote that any zombie trope reader will recognize as very bad: Yuki:'Hey Kurumi, your hand is kinda cold.' Then the chapter reveals that the 'cure' requires regular injections, by one of the rescuers needing to take a regular injection of the 'magic' cure and failing.]]

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* MagicAntidote: Painfully Adverted:[[spoiler:Everything Not quite - [[spoiler:Everything seems like the 'cure' to the zombie virus works like this, but in chapter 25 the reader gets a bone chilling quote that any zombie trope reader will recognize as very bad: Yuki:'Hey Kurumi, your hand is kinda cold.' Then the chapter reveals that the 'cure' requires regular injections, by one of the rescuers needing to take a regular injection of the 'magic' cure and failing.]]


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* WhamShot: The very first chapter lifts the curtain and reveals the bleak situation only a few pages before the end.
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* HeroicBSOD: Rii finally snaps from the pressure in the wake of [[spoiler:the helicopter crashing outside their school, and watching Kurumi and Miki getting injured in its explosion]].
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* [[AllLovingHero All Loving Heroine]]: Yuki really loves her school, classmates, and her club. Unfortunately, most of everyone she knew became zombies. [[spoiler:This may be a defensive mechanism to ease her psychological trauma.]]
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* MagicAntidote: The experimental serum, included in the supplies stored in the government shelter under the school, works like this. [[spoiler:Almost immediately after being injected into Kurumi, who at that point was experiencing both a high fever and violent seizures, she starts to calm down. The actual recovery still takes the whole evening however, but come morning she's mostly okay.]]

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* MagicAntidote: The experimental serum, included in Painfully Adverted:[[spoiler:Everything seems like the supplies stored in 'cure' to the government shelter under the school, zombie virus works like this. [[spoiler:Almost immediately after being injected into this, but in chapter 25 the reader gets a bone chilling quote that any zombie trope reader will recognize as very bad: Yuki:'Hey Kurumi, who at your hand is kinda cold.' Then the chapter reveals that point was experiencing both the 'cure' requires regular injections, by one of the rescuers needing to take a high fever regular injection of the 'magic' cure and violent seizures, she starts to calm down. The actual recovery still takes the whole evening however, but come morning she's mostly okay.failing.]]
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** Chapter 26: [[spoiler:The search helicopter crashes in the school grounds. Kurumi and Miki go to see if there are survivors, but once they get there, Miki is convinced that there are none. Before the two are able to turn back though, the fuel leaking from the helicopter catches fire, which then causes a massive explosion that catches both girls in the blast. And as they lay stunned, burning figures can now be seen shambling out of the wreckage...]]
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* [[spoiler: GovernmentConspiracy: Miki discovers a Government Emergency Manual for the school's staff on how to deal with the zombie outbreak which includes a map where the emergency supplies are located including medicine for anyone infected, which suggests the government knew about the zombies before the outbreak began.]]

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* [[spoiler: GovernmentConspiracy: Miki discovers a Government Emergency Manual for the school's staff on how to deal with the zombie outbreak which includes a map where the emergency supplies are located including medicine for anyone infected, which suggests the government knew about the zombies before the outbreak began. However, it is later subverted when it's revealed the manual was actually made by the Randall Corporation, who helped built the city the story is set in.]]



* MegaCorp: The eponymous Randall Corporation, who while not directly named in the series itself, helped build most of the city through its funding. [[spoiler:They're also an exp of the Umbrella Corporation, which means their research into using diseases as bioweapons helped ''cause'' the ZombieApocalypse in the setting]].

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* MegaCorp: The eponymous Randall Corporation, who while not directly named in the series itself, helped build most of the city through its funding. [[spoiler:They're also an exp expy of the Umbrella Corporation, which means their research into using diseases as bioweapons helped ''cause'' the ZombieApocalypse in the setting]].
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* MegaCorp: The eponymous Randall Corporation, who while not directly named in the series itself, helped build most of the city through its funding. [[spoiler:They're also an exp of the Umbrella Corporation, which means their research into using diseases as bioweapons helped ''cause'' the ZombieApocalypse in the setting]].
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* AllThereInTheManual: The Tankoubon extras add some additional information, particularly regarding the Randall Corporation, a massive pharmaceutical company whose funding helped build the city the story is set in, and is also the one responsible for printing out the emergency manual that was given to Megu-nee early on. [[spoiler:They also dabble in bioweapon research, and are hinted to be the ''creators'' of the zombie virus. Franchise/ResidentEvil anyone?]]
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* DeconstructionFleet: The series deconstructs every single SchoolgirlSeries trope you can think of by putting the girls in a ZombieApocalypse setting.

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* DeconstructionFleet: DeconstructorFleet: The series deconstructs every single SchoolgirlSeries trope you can think of by putting the girls in a ZombieApocalypse setting.
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* DeconstructionFleet: The series deconstructs every single SchoolgirlSeries trope you can think of by putting the girls in a ZombieApocalypse setting.


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* GenkiGirl: Yuki is a brutal {{deconstruction}} of this trope.
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* ArtStyleDissonance: The manga is drawn in a {{Moe}} style, but the setting happens to be in a ZombieApocalypse.
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* LighterAndSofter: When compared to Manga/HighSchoolOfTheDead and other ZombieApocalypse works, this series is more lighthearted since it incorporates SliceOfLife SchoolgirlSeries elements in addition to ZombieApocalypse. [[spoiler:It's a subversion in the later chapters, as the later chapters reveal that psychological impact the zombie apocalypse had on the girls, particularly Yuki. And the later chapters have scenes that are as equally disturbing and depressing as Highschool of the Dead.]]

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* LighterAndSofter: When compared to Manga/HighSchoolOfTheDead and other ZombieApocalypse works, this series is more lighthearted since it incorporates SliceOfLife SchoolgirlSeries elements in addition to ZombieApocalypse. [[spoiler:It's a subversion in the later chapters, as the later chapters reveal that the psychological impact the zombie apocalypse had on the girls, particularly Yuki. And the later chapters have scenes that are as equally disturbing and depressing as Highschool of the Dead.]]
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* BadassAdorable: Kurumi, Rii, and [[spoiler:Miki]].


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* BreakTheCutie: Every girl in this series is psychologically broken one way or another, ''especially'' Yuki.


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* LighterAndSofter: When compared to Manga/HighSchoolOfTheDead and other ZombieApocalypse works, this series is more lighthearted since it incorporates SliceOfLife SchoolgirlSeries elements in addition to ZombieApocalypse. [[spoiler:It's a subversion in the later chapters, as the later chapters reveal that psychological impact the zombie apocalypse had on the girls, particularly Yuki. And the later chapters have scenes that are as equally disturbing and depressing as Highschool of the Dead.]]
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* DeadManWalking: [[spoiler:Kurumi. It's implied that the serum used on her isn't a permanent solution, and if she doesn't take it regularly there's a real danger that she'll relapse. The ''problem'' with this however is the cache included in the emergency shelter has less than five left (deducting the one used on her), and there's no way of replenishing their supply.]]
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** ThrowingTheDistraction: After their "school trip", the girls start using light sticks to disorient zombies while being chased.

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** ThrowingTheDistraction: After their "school trip", the girls start using light sticks cyalumes to disorient zombies while being chased.

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An anime adaptation is currently in the works, though no definite air date has been given so far.



** Chapter 25: [[spoiler:A search party on a miltary chopper arrives over the area the school is in. However, we are shown the reaction of the soldier within, and the implication is that the girls getting found by military is '''not a good thing'''.]]

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** Chapter 25: [[spoiler:A search party on a miltary chopper arrives over the area the school is in. However, we are shown the reaction of the soldier within, and the implication is that Kurumi isn't out of the girls getting found by military is '''not a good thing'''.woods yet, and will likely have to take the serum to stave off the effects of the infection for the rest of her life, ala VideoGame/DeadRising... except the cache at the school has less than five doses of serum left.]]
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** Chapter 25: [[spoiler:A search party on a miltary chopper arrives over the area the school is in. However, we are shown the reaction of the soldier within, and the implication is that the girls getting found by military is '''not'' a good thing.]]

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** Chapter 25: [[spoiler:A search party on a miltary chopper arrives over the area the school is in. However, we are shown the reaction of the soldier within, and the implication is that the girls getting found by military is '''not'' '''not a good thing.thing'''.]]
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** Chapter 25: [[spoiler:A search party on a miltary chopper arrives over the area the school is in. However, we are shown the reaction of the soldier within, and the implication is that the girls getting found by military is '''not'' a good thing.]]

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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Whoever it was that had opened up the shelter before Megu-nee was found the following chapter after they were hinted at. He hung himself.]]



* InSeriesNickname: Megu-nee. Her real name is Sakura Megumi.

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* InSeriesNickname: Megu-nee. Her real name is Sakura Megumi. Rii for Yuri.
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* ResistTheBeast:In truly horrific fashion:
-->[[spoiler:'''Megu-nee''':Yuki, Kurumi, Yuuri, I'm so hungry. Open the door... I love you all so Why WHY WHY WON'T YOU OPEN THE DOOR]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Yuki''':Megu-nee!]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Megu-nee''':NO No NO! THIS ISN'T WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING! I'M HUNGRY BUT.. I'M HUNGRY BUT...! (Going towards the shelter were the medicine is stored)THANK GOODNESS IT'S OPEN... JUST A LITTLE FURTHER- YUKI, KURUMI, YUURI... I'M SORRY EVERY-ONE THIS IS AS FAR AS I GO... I WONDER IF I'LL EVER SEE THEM AGAIN...(flash forward, a now fully zombie-fied Megu-nee, meets one of the girls with tragic results.)]]
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** Chapter 22: [[spoiler:The government did know and the school had some sort of contract involving it. The reason for Megu-nee being in the shelter was not due to trying to get medicine for herself; ''[[ItCanThink She briefly regained her humanity]]'' while tearing at a door with other zombies and thought to try to retrieve the supplies for the girls before going feral again. Someone else had also opened up the shelter before she got there.]]

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* MagicAntidote: The experimental serum, included in the supplies stored in the government shelter under the school, works like this. Almost immediately after being injected into Kurumi, who at that point was experiencing both a high fever and violent seizures, she starts to calm down. The actual recovery still takes the whole evening however, but come morning she's mostly okay.

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* MagicAntidote: The experimental serum, included in the supplies stored in the government shelter under the school, works like this. Almost [[spoiler:Almost immediately after being injected into Kurumi, who at that point was experiencing both a high fever and violent seizures, she starts to calm down. The actual recovery still takes the whole evening however, but come morning she's mostly okay.]]


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** Chapter 15: [[spoiler:According to Miki, Yuki might be faking her delusions.]]
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* NoSenseOfDirection: While they have a perfectly functioning sense of direction when on foot, apparently neither Kurumi nor Rii can read a map properly, which quickly gets them lost in the city while taking turns driving the car during the "school trip". Luckily for them, Yuki ''does''.
* NothingIsScarier: Ironically, some of the more suspenseful chapters happen to be the ones where the girls don't encounter any zombies -- like the one where, during the club's "school trip" they coincidentally pass by Kurumi's (abandoned) home.
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* IKnowMortalCombat: Being in high school, Kurumi is obviously too young to qualify for a driver's license. She still gets saddled with driving the car during the school trip... because she played driving games a lot.

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* IKnowMortalCombat: IKnowMortalKombat: Being in high school, Kurumi is obviously too young to qualify for a driver's license. She still gets saddled with driving the car during the school trip... because she played driving games a lot.

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