Sankarea: Undying Love

Synopsis

Zombie-obsessed Furuya is making a potion to reanimate his dead cat when he meets Rea. She’s about as miserable as a girl can get, thanks to her creepy, domineering father. When the pain becomes too much, she tries to commit suicide with a sip of Furuya’s weird elixir. The potion doesn’t kill her – but it does turn her into a zombie after she falls from a cliff. Now that Rea’s undead and ready to finally live, she hides out with Furuya, who’s always dreamed of having a zombie girlfriend. Their one-of-a-kind relationship comes with some challenges, like the fact that Rea is decomposing. Even worse, her freak-show dad is dangerously determined to get her back under his control. As Furuya fights to keep his ghoulfriend safe, Rea finds the secret to resurrecting her happiness: Live like you’re dying – even if you’re already dead.

First Air Date: 2012-04-06

Last Air Date: 2012-06-29

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: TBS

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Top Cast

Maaya Uchida as Rea Sanka (voice)
Ryohei Kimura as Chihiro Furuya (voice)
Sayuri Yahagi as Ranko Saōji (voice)
Yuka Iguchi as Mero Furuya (voice)
Misato Fukuen as Baabu (voice)
Mayumi Asano as Aria Sanka (voice)
Seiro Ogino as Doon Furuya (voice)
Shuhei Iwase as Yasutaka (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka as Dan'ichirō Sanka (voice)
Saori Hayashi as Mogi (voice)

Seasons

Specials (2012)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Fate... is Really... (2012-06-08)

Two OVA episodes are bundled as DVDs with each of volumes 6 and 7 of the manga. The first OVA is a prequel story written by the manga’s author. Before the beginning of the main story, Rea and Chihiro have already met at a certain place: an outdoor hot-spring bath.
Ep. 2: Body of a Zombie… Heart of… (2012-11-09)

Two OVA episodes are bundled as DVDs with each of volumes 6 and 7 of the manga. The second OVA takes place after the series (effectively episode 14). The Furuya family finds a mysterious young girl hiding under the household temple.
Ep. 3: I am... a Zombie, too... (2012-11-30)

Extra episode included on BD/DVD vol. 6; effectively episode 13. Despite their decaying bodies, Rea’s zombie power comes in handy both at school and at home, and Babu gets interested in another cat—although this particular feline is one of the living.