Zero

by Kei Toume

In the middle of a high school assembly, all of the students suddenly collapse. The one behind it all is a girl named Mao who holds a grudge. She's out for revenge against the entire school!

Genres: Manga

Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Kei Toume (冬目景) studied at the Tama Art University in Tokyo. Her first manga, Rokujō gekijō, was published in Comic Burger magazine in 1992. The manga won her the Shiki prize in a contest held by Kodansha in 1993. A year later, her follow-up manga Mannequin also won a prize.

She started the series Lament of the Lamb in Comic Burger in 1996. This series ran for six years and was adapted into a radio play, an anime and a live action film.

In 1999, she began Sing Yesterday For Me, a manga inspired by a song of the Japanese rock group RC Succession. In addition, Toume contributes to a lot of fanzines and specialized magazines, and is also active in video games and films.

Her manga Kurogane and Lament of the Lamb have been translated into English.

Reviews

[Silverin · Rating 3 out of 5]

It all comes down to this:
High School Students +
Killer Robots =
Zero('s) plot.

[Leandro Dutra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautifully done but weak, run-of-the mill horror story.

Merged review:

Well told þriller, just senseleß.