Undead Unluck

Undead Unluck (Japanese: アンデッドアンラック, Hepburn: Andeddo Anrakku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshifumi Tozuka. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since January 2020, with its chapters collected in eleven tankōbon volumes as of May 2022.

Undead Unluck
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Andy (front) and Fuuko Izumo (back)
アンデッドアンラック
(Andeddo Anrakku)
Genre
Manga
Written byYoshifumi Tozuka
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 20, 2020 – present
Volumes11

Synopsis

Fuuko Izumo is a young girl who has been living in seclusion for 10 years since an incident that left more than 200 people dead, including her parents, when she was 8 years old. Following the completion of her favorite long-running girls' manga series, Fuuko decides to commit suicide. She is tormented by the fact that she cannot be touched by anyone due to her "unluck" ability, which brings bad luck to anyone she comes into contact with in the flesh. She meets an "undead" man who has amazing regenerative abilities and who desires to die the best death possible, disliking his immortal life. For the sake of convenience, Fuuko names him Andy because he is undead, and they begin to work together. However, they soon see themselves chased by the Union, a mysterious organization.

Eventually, an assassin of the Union called Shen tells them that the organization has a special team consisting of 10 people with special abilities, and that by joining the team, they will no longer be hunted, so the two decide to join in order to attain Andy's wish for "the best death", and face numerous enemies and the mysteries of the world.

The missions of the team are proposed by a book called Apocalypse, (黙示録, Apokaripuso) which has supernatural powers. There are people with the ability to negate the rules of the world called Negators (否定者, Hitei-sha). The Union (ユニオン, Yunion) is an organisation of Negators specialized in the hunting of UMA, (ユーマ, Yūma) or Unidentified Mysterious Animals, creatures that are the embodiment of the earth’s rules and are created by God in order to complete the quests of Apocalypse. They also must defeat a group of Negators that opposes the Union called Under (アンダー, Andā).

Characters

Main characters
Fuuko Izumo (出雲 風子, Izumo Fūko)
She was a suicidal girl at the start of the story, but was saved by Andy. When she was a kid, her Negator ability awakened and she accidentally killed her parents, along with other people, in a plane crash. Her Negator ability, "Unluck" causes whoever touches her skin-to-skin to die after losing all of their luck.
Andy (アンディ, Andi)
Andy is a suicidal and reckless man. He is obsessed with finding a way to kill himself and takes an Interest in Fuuko for her Unluck. His Negator ability "Undead" prevents him from dying and he can uses his regenerative abilities to do a multitude of things, such as firing his finger like a bullet. He has a card in his head that, when removed, releases a second personality called Victhor. A running gag is his clothes being destroyed, as he can not regenerate them, but this stopped when he tamed the UMA Clothes.

The Union
Juiz (ジュイス, Juisu)
The leader and founder of the Union. Her Negator ability "Unjustice" allows her to control whoever she looks at by manipulating their "justice". She has tamed the UMA Move, which is the Union's main mode of transportation. After the Unbelievable arc, she reveals that the world is stuck in a time loop and she keeps her memories by using a artifact called "Ark".
Shen (シェン)
A Chinese martial artist who is very perky. His former Negator ability, "Untruth" allowed him to make his opponents do the opposite of what they do, so long as he was looking at them and he liked them. He also carries a "Nyon-Kinko Staff" artifact which can extend and contract to reach space. After his battle with his master resulted in his death, Mui used an artifact to revive him as a Jiangshi, he lost his negator abilities, but kept his natural martial arts skills.
Mui (ムイ)
Shen's subordinate. Before she was a normal human who was in love with Shen. Though she had not ability, she made up for it by using Artifacts and Martial Arts. After Shen's death, Untruth was transferred to her.
Tatiana (タチアナ, Tachiana)
A young Russian girl who cares for her teammates greatly. When she gained her Negator ability, her powers accidentally destroyed her village, including her parents. She was to be sold on the black market, before being saved by Billy. She is in a spherical robot suit, as her Negator ability "Untouchable" creates a powerful barrier that crushes everything around it.
Top (トップ, Toppu)
A short-tempered Brazilin 15-year old. His Negator ability, "Unstoppable" makes him move at incredible speeds, but he has to be injured to stop. In the past, he was a poor boy who intended to lose a race so his friends could have a better life. However, "Unstoppable" was transferred to him when she slowed down, resulting in him killing two of his friends and injuring the other by crashing into them. He joined the Union afterwards.
Isshin (一心)
A large and muscular woman in a large suit of armor. Anything she forges is indestructible, thanks to her ability "Unbreakable".
Phil (フィル, Firu)
A boy with a body made of artifacts. His ability is "Unfeel", which negates his sense of touch.
Nico Vorgeil (ニコ゠フォーゲイル, Nico Fōgeiru)
The union's top inventor.
Chikara Shigeno (重野 力, Shigeno Chikara)
A recently awakened Negator. He is somewhat cowardly and tends to panic, but will show courage when he needs to. His ability is "Unmove" which negates the movement of whoever he looks at, as long as he himself is not moving.
Gina (ジーナ, Jīna)
A former member. She is an elderly woman who makes herself look younger who had feelings for Andy. Her ability "Unchange" allows her to negate change in the air creating barriers. She was killed by Andy so Fuuko could join, but she died peacefully after Andy kissed her and said she was beautiful, even after her true age was revealed.
Void (ボイド, Boido)
A former member. He has no qualms with murder, and believes the Negators who are not part of the Union are "UMA Freaks". His Negator ability, "Unavoidable" negated the ability to dodge. Andy killed him with his Parts bullets after he found out he can not negate his regeneration.

Under
Billy (ビリー, Birī)
Originally a member of the union, but later revealed to be a traitor. He has the ability to copy other Negator abilities.
Rip Tristan (リップ, Rippu)
A former surgeon turned killer. His Negator ability, "Unrepair", negates the ability to heal. He also has the "Blade Runner" artifact, which creates blades when he kicks. He is apparently killed by Andy, but is resurrected in a younger body through Feng's use of an artifact, and is later restored to his true age by Anno Un.
Latla Mirah (ラトラ, Ratora)
Rip's closest friend. She has a Negator ability that allows her to redirect attacks.
Feng (ファン, Fan)
A Chinese marital artist who always wears a hood, later revealed to be Shen's old mentor. Obsessed with being the "strongest in all of creation", Feng took on disciples to raise, including Shen and his sister, but intended kill them so he may get stronger. Feng is responsible for the death of Shen's sister, the catalyst for Shen's quest for strength. Though an old man when he meets Shen, he restores his youth with the artifact "Life is Strange", which he also uses to resurrect Rip. His ability, "Unfade", prevents him from dying from old age.
Creed (クリード, Kurīdo)
A Negator who specializes in weaponry. His Negator ability, "Undecrease," allows him to fire weapons without reloading, though he has to completely run out of ammo to activate it.
Backs
A child-like member who wears a bunny costume, hence his nickname "Bunny". His unnamed Negator ability allows him to trap objects in eggs.
Tella
Tella was Billy's Radioman during their Mercenary days. He has the power to create invisible walls.
Sean Datz
A thug with the power of "Unseen" which turns him invisible when he closes his eyes. He was forcibly recruited by Rip, but when he tried to kill Fuuko, Andy sliced him in half.

Other
Akira Kuno (久能 明, Kunō Akira)
A manga artist who wrote To You, From Me. Akira is a Negator with the ability "Unknown", which causes his entire existence to be unnoticed. He has a G-Pen artifact that allows him to bring his drawings to life.
Clothes (クローゼス, Kurōzesu)
Andy's tamed UMA. He takes the form of clothes that regenerate on Andy's body.
Victor (ヴィクトル, Vikutōru)
The second personality within Andy. Unlike Andy, he is ruthless and kills without a hint of mercy. He has a better mastery of "Undead" and is hinted to exist before the world was created. He has a history with Juiz and it is hinted he loved her at one point.
God
The main antagonist of the series. He is responsible for all the rules of the world, and forcing Negator abilities onto humanity. Killing him is the main goal of The Union.

Publication

Undead Unluck is written and illustrated by Yoshifumi Tozuka. A one-shot chapter was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in January 2019.[2] The manga started its serialization in the 2020 8th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump on January 20, 2020.[3][2] Shueisha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on April 3, 2020.[4] As of May 2, 2022, eleven volumes have been published.[5]

The manga is digitally serialized by Viz Media on its Shonen Jump website.[6] In October 2020, Viz Media announced the print and digital publication of the manga and the first volume will be published on May 4, 2021.[7][8]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 3, 2020[4]978-4-08-882310-2May 4, 2021[8]978-1-9747-1926-6
  1. "Undead and Unluck" (不死と不運 (アンデッドアンラック), Andeddo Anrakku)
  2. "Union" (UNION (ユニオン), Yunion)
  3. "What Do You Negate?" (お前 (まえ)は何 (なに)を否 (ひ)定 (てい)する, Omae wa Nani o Hitei Suru)
  4. "How to Use My Unluck" (私 (わたし)の不 (ふ)運 (うん)の使 (つか)い方 (かた), Watashi no Fūn o Tsukai Kata)
  1. "Which One Are You?" (あなたはどっち？, Anata wa Dotchi?)
  2. "You Haven’t Changed At All" (やっぱりアナタは変わらない, Yappari Anata wa Kawaranai)
  3. "Let’s Bring in Some Change" (変わろうぜ, Kawarō ze)
2 June 4, 2020[9]978-4-08-882330-0July 6, 2021[10]978-1-9747-2350-8
  1. "Do You Love the Change in Me?" (変わる私は好きですか？, Kawaru Watashi wa Sukidesu ka)
  2. "United We Negate" (我 (われ)々 (われ)は否 (ひ)定 (てい)する, Wareware wa Hitei Suru)
  3. "This is the Costume I Want" (これが私の着たい服, Kore ga Watashi no Kosuchūmu)
  4. "Longing" (Longing, Rongingu)
  5. "Spoil" (SPOIL, Supoiru)
  1. "Revenge" (リベンジ, Ribenji)
  2. "Dream" (ドリーム, Dorīmu)
  3. "Truth" (トゥルース, Turūsu)
  4. "Victhor" (VICTHOR, Vikutōru)
3 September 4, 2020[11]978-4-08-882404-8September 7, 2021[12]978-1-9747-2465-9
  1. "Exam" (エグザム, Eguzamu)
  2. "Return" (リターン, Ritān)
  3. "Result" (リザルト, Rizaruto)
  4. "Keep Your Hands Off Planet Earth" (この地球に手を出すな, Kono Hoshi ni te o Dasu na)
  5. "So Long as You’re in There, I’ll Never Give Up" (そこにいるなら何度だって, Soko ni Irunara Nando Datte)
  1. "Which is Better?" (どっちがいいのかな, Docchi ga ī no Kana)
  2. "It Won’t Repair Till I Die" (俺 (おれ)が死 (し)ぬまで治 (なお)らない, Ore ga Shinu Made Naoranai)
  3. "Someone Irreplaceable" (かけがえのない人, Kakegae no Nai Hito)
  4. "If We Can Have Normal Bodies" (普通の身体に戻れたら, Futsū no Karada ni Modoretara)
4 December 4, 2020[13]978-4-08-882472-7November 2, 2021[14]978-1-9747-2466-6
  1. "Not So Much as a Finger" (指一本だって, Yubi Ippon Datte)
  2. "The Only One Dying Is You" (死ぬのはお前だ, Shinu no wa Omaeda)
  3. "Crimson Bullet" (紅蓮弾, Kurimuson Baretto)
  4. "Under" (UNDER)
  5. "So, Please Allow Me" (だからボクを, Dakara Boku o)
  1. "Revolution" (REVOLUTION)
  2. "Unbelievable" (UNBELIEVABLE)
  3. "Unluck on Our Side" (不運がついてる, Fuun ga Tsuiteru)
  4. "This World Will Always Be" (この世はいつだって, Kono yo wa Itsu Datte)
5 March 4, 2021[15]978-4-08-882549-6January 4, 2022[16]978-1-9747-2712-4
  1. "This World Is" (この世界は, Kono Sekai wa)
  2. "I Wasn’t Alone" (一人じゃない, Hitori Janai)
  3. "Undead + Unluck" (アンデッド+アンラック, Andeddo + Anrakku)
  4. "Anno Un" (安野雲, Anno Un)
  5. "Don’t Need a Left Hand to Draw Manga" (左手なくても漫画は描ける, Hidarite Nakute mo Manga wa Kakeru)
  1. "Andy?" (アンディ？, Andi?)
  2. "Couldn’t Care Less About Pain" (痛みなんざどうでもいい, Itami Nanzadou Demo ī)
  3. "As Long as They Don’t Forget" (忘れなければ, Wasurenakereba)
  4. "Deadline" (DEADLINE)
6 April 30, 2021[17]978-4-08-882596-0March 1, 2022[18]978-1-9747-2849-7
  1. "Undead vs. Undead" (不死VS不死, Andeddo VS Andeddo)
  2. "Unluck Bullet" (不運弾, Anrakku Baretto)
  3. "See You in the Here and Now" (現在で会おう, Ima de Aou)
  4. "Akira Kuno" (九能 明, Kunō Akira)
  5. "A Story I Won’t See Coming" (ボクの知らない物語, Boku no Shiranai Monogatari)
  1. "It’s All Ours” (こっちのもんだ, Kocchi no Monda)
  2. "It’s Up to You Now" (任せたよ, Makaseta yo)
  3. "Hero" (ヒーロー, Hīrō)
  4. "To You, From Me" (君に伝われ, Kimi ni Tsutaware)
7 July 2, 2021[19]978-4-08-882713-1May 17, 2022[20]978-1-9747-3003-2
  1. "Have Any Black Tea?" (紅茶はあるかい？, Kōcha wa aru Kai?)
  2. "Hope" (希望, Kibō)
  3. "Use Your Rules" (己が理で, Onore ga ri de)
  4. "Because You Believe" (Because You Believe)
  5. "Jìngcái" (精彩, Seisai)
  1. "Eyes of the Dragon" (龍の目, Ryū no Me)
  2. "Tetsuzanko" (鉄山靠, Tetsuzankō)
  3. "Truth" (真実, Shinjitsu)
  4. "Interest" (興味, Kyōmi)
8 October 4, 2021[21]978-4-08-882796-4July 19, 2022[22]978-1-9747-3204-3
  1. "Undead and Untruth" (不死と不真実, Andeddo to Antourūsu)
  2. "Who I Love So Much" (私の大好きな, Watashi no Daisukina)
  3. "As It Stands, I Am" (今の僕が, Ima no Boku ga)
  4. "You Have My Thanks" (感謝します, Kansha Shimasu)
  5. "That is the Truth" (それが真実, Sore ga Shinjitsu)
  1. "Fireworks" (花火, Hanabi)
  2. "Be Back Soon" (行ってくる, Itte Kuru)
  3. "I’m Going to Uncover It" (確かめるんだ, Tashikameru nda)
  4. "Spring" (春, Haru)
9 December 3, 2021[23]978-4-08-882874-9-—
  1. "To Love" (好きって, Suki tte)
  2. "Sincere" (誠実, Seijitsu)
  3. "That's Fine by Me" (上等だ, Jōtōda)
  4. "Let's Get This Plan Started" (作戦開始, Sakusen Kaishi)
  5. "Do It Up" (任せたぜ, Makaseta ze)
  1. "Reach the Speed of Light" (光の速さに, Hikari no Hayasa ni)
  2. "On Your Mark" (On your mark)
  3. "Get Set, Go" (Set Go!!)
  4. "In Spite of That, I" (なのに俺は, Nanoni Ore wa)
10 March 4, 2022[24]978-4-08-883035-3-—
  1. "It's Hard Lettin' Go" (寂しいな, Sabishī na)
  2. "One-on-One" (一対一, Ichi Tai Ichi)
  3. "Take a Look" (視てくれよ, Mite Kure yo)
  4. "The Lives You Wager Shall Be" (賭ける命は, Kakeru Inochi wa)
  5. "Let’s Play" (遊ぼうよ, Asobou yo)
  1. "Round One" (一本目, Ippon-me)
  2. "My Armor Is" (私の鎧は, Watashi no Yoroi wa)
  3. "Round Two" (二本目, Nihon-me)
  4. "Swear By My Heart" (心にかけて, Kokoro ni Kakete)
11 May 2, 2022[5]978-4-08-883096-4-—
  1. "Round Three" (三本目, Mitsumoto-me)
  2. "You Negating Lugs" (否定者諸君, Hitei-sha Shokun)
  3. "Go On and Play" (遊んで来い, Asonde Koi)
  4. "Taste" (粋, Iki)
  5. "The Song of Spring" (春ノ歌, Haru no Uta)
  1. "The Four Dead Seasons" (死季, Shi ki)
  2. "Skip It" (越えろ, Koero)
  3. "Ghost Soul" (靈魂, Reikon)
  4. "Rotten Bastard" (クソヤロー, Kusoyarō)

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were originally serialized in Japanese in issues of Shueisha's magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump and its English digital version published by Viz Media and in Manga Plus by Shueisha.

  1. "Restart" (リスタート, Risutāto)
  2. "Save Me, God" (助けて神様, Tasukete Kamisama)
  3. "Hard Mode" (ハードモード, Hādo Mōdo)
  4. "Regulation" (レギュレーション, Regyurēshon)
  5. "Regulator" (調整者, Chōsei-sha)
  6. "Negator vs. Regulator" (否定者対調整者, Hitei-sha tai Chōsen-sha)
  7. "Your Ability Is" (お前の力は, Omae no Nōryoku wa)
  8. "Land Ho" (ヨーソロー, Yōsorō)
  9. "Human Rules Are Always" (人の理はいつだって, Hito no Rūru wa Itsu Datte)
  10. "Confuse"
  11. "Reason"

Reception

In 2020, Undead Unluck won the 6th Next Manga Award, placing 1st out of the 50 nominees with 31,685 votes.[25][26][27] The manga ranked #14 on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2021 for male readers.[28] The series ranked #6 on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2021" by the Honya Club website.[29][30]

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