Tamagawa Kuyakusho OF THE DEAD

玉川区役所 OF THE DEAD ‧ Drama ‧ 2014
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Sixteen years after a zombie outbreak began in western Mexico and spread worldwide, zombies have become a mundane part of daily life due to their weak and slow nature. In Japan’s Tamagawa ward, a special welfare division manages infected or zombified residents. Akaba Shinsuke, an unmotivated and lonely 25-year-old, works there. His dull routine is disrupted when Tachibana Rin, a striking and skilled rookie, joins the team. (Source: kisskh) Edit Translation

  • English
  • Español
  • magyar / magyar nyelv
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  • Country: Japan
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 12
  • Aired: Oct 4, 2014 - Dec 20, 2014
  • Aired On: Saturday
  • Original Network: TV Tokyo
  • Duration: 30 min.
  • Score: 6.9 (scored by 90 users)
  • Ranked: #72758
  • Popularity: #14750
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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Completed
Robert
4 people found this review helpful
Nov 2, 2015
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 6.5
Rewatch Value 9.5
First, if you are looking for your standard Zombie Apocalypse fare, don't check this one out, however, if you're looking for a hilarious take on the Zombie Apocalypse, this one is great. Although the acting was pretty mediocre across the board, because of the actual setting of the show, I feel like it actually contributed quite well to the whole piece.
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pash
0 people found this review helpful
Aug 23, 2020
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 6.0

Quality-wise, a real rollercoaster

Already halfway through this "Tamagawa Kuyakusho of the Dead", I started wondering how the heck I was gonna review it. Why? Well, because it is, quality-wise, a real rollercoaster: one moment you climb up high, the next you take a plunge into the abyss! Normally I am a dedicated advocate of comic relief (of course it depends on the genre, but let's simplify a bit for the sake of discussion), but here it is, for the most part, just idiotic (I'd say the decent part is, like, only 10% of it). On the other hand, the "serious" part of the story is where this dorama reaches its high points (take episode 6 as a perfect example of what I'm saying), but the fact that it is so constantly and obnoxiously intertwined with the aforementioned übersilly scenes just ends up stealing some of its value.
And that's a real pity, 'cause apart from that, the dorama is surprisingly better than expected. Indeed, by watching the opening credits one might expect one of those westernized dramas that I refer to as "Western TV series in disguise", but it doesn't take long to realize that, luckily, it isn't the case here; yes, the form might be a bit "westernized" sometimes, but the substance, the core, the values...oh, they're all Japanese, folks! Thus the deeply original (and so beautifully humane!) approach to the zombie genre...which, I repeat, without the too many silly scenes would've deserved this title a much higher grade.

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  • Title: Tamagawa Kuyakusho OF THE DEAD
  • Type: Drama
  • Format: Standard Series
  • Country: Japan
  • Episodes: 12
  • Aired: Oct 4, 2014 - Dec 20, 2014
  • Aired On: Saturday
  • Original Network: TV Tokyo
  • Duration: 30 min.
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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  • Score: 6.9 (scored by 90 users)
  • Ranked: #72758
  • Popularity: #14750
  • Watchers: 452

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