In this post, we take a closer look at the current status of the series “Undead Unluck”, also known by the following titles:
- アンデッドアンラック
Status#
Based on our analysis, the series is NOT FINISHED. ❌
Here’s how we reached that conclusion:
- Some related entries are still listed as ongoing on MyAnimeList
- The series is listed as not ended on Trakt
- The original source material has not been fully adapted, according to MangaUpdates
Taken together, these points indicate that Undead Unluck is still ongoing in some form.
Watch order#
Undead + Unluck ↗ ↖
Summary
Wanting to commit suicide, a conspicuous girl stands on the edge of a bridge. However, a bulky, enigmatic man with a disfigured forehead suddenly intervenes; to her surprise, he enthusiastically jumps in front of an oncoming train. When the girl tries to find the man's corpse, she discovers his severed head from which his body is regenerating. Taken aback by this sight, she learns that he is an "Undead," and he ultimately wishes to die.Subsequently, the girl reveals that she also has an extreme condition: anyone who touches her bare skin will immediately be met with misfortune. Because of this, she has lived an isolated and dejected life ever since she was a child. Eager to know more about her ability, the eccentric man pursues the girl in hopes of teaming up—but a mysterious organization seems to have other plans in store.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Undead Unluck ↗ ↖
Summary
After reading the conclusion of her favorite manga series, Fuuko Izumo finally feels ready to end her existence. For the past 10 years, Fuuko has been afflicted by a condition that brings extreme misfortune to anyone who touches her. This has had a drastic effect on her surroundings, even inadvertently resulting in the deaths of those around her—including her parents.As she stands on a bridge above train tracks, Fuuko is touched by a strange man, causing the footing underneath him to break and dropping him in front of an oncoming train. However, when Fuuko finds the man’s corpse, she discovers that his body is regenerating and that he is coming back to life.
The man, whom Fuuko names Andy, is immortal—and like her, he also wishes for death. Initially dismissive, Fuuko eventually decides to team up with Andy to give him the best death possible; but a mysterious organization lurks in the shadows, hoping to take advantage of the duo’s bizarre abilities.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Undead Unluck ranked first in the Best Printed Manga category at the sixth Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards in 2020. It ranked 14th in the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the Male Readers division and sixth on Honya Club's Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2021 list. The series was published digitally as an English simulpub through MANGA Plus. The volumes have been published in English by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint since May 4, 2021. It has also been released in Italian by Panini Comics since November 11, 2021.
Undead Unluck: Fuzoroi na Union no Nichijou ↗ ↖
Undead Unluck: Romantic na Hiteisha no Kyuujitsu ↗ ↖
Undead Unluck ↗ ↖
Summary
With the conclusion of her favorite romance manga, Fuuko Izumo is ready to end her life of misery and loneliness having long accepted her fate of never being able to experience passionate love like fictional characters. Cursed with "unluck," anyone Fuuko touches is in grave danger of experiencing unimaginable calamity.While the possibility of imminent danger would have most sane people run in the opposite direction, Undead has other ideas. He is an immortal being with superhuman regenerative powers desperately seeking death, which has always eluded him. When their paths finally cross, Undead sees an opportunity to finally end his suffering by using Fuuko’s unluck.
But before Undead can unlock the full potential of Fuuko’s power to trigger the final devastating blow, the duo must first fend off a murderous secret organization hell-bent on exterminating those with special abilities.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Undead Unluck was released on Blu-ray and DVD in two volumes from March 27, 2024, to June 26, 2024.
Undead Unluck: Winter-hen ↗ ↖
アンデッドアンラック ウィンター編
Summary
Amidst a blizzard caused by UMA Winter, Billy receives a report on the Autumn battle and learns Undead and Unluck are evolving. Juiz appears, revealing to him that the artifacts are weapons meant to defeat God and that the Ark can only perform one more loop. She urges Billy to join forces once more and stake everything on Unluck to achieve their shared goal: "defeat God." However, Billy declares that they cannot work together. Juiz realizes Billy's true intention—to obtain Ark and Apocalypse—but before she can act, Billy drags them into a brutal clash involving UMAs on both sides. Resolute in their own "justice," Juiz presses forward with her blade, while Billy counters by utilizing other Negators' abilities and his pistol. What is Billy's true objective? Meanwhile, Andy and Fuko, having captured Autumn's core, are en route by air to take down Summer. But Billy anticipates that Juiz entrusted Apocalypse to Andy, and sends assassins to strike the pair from the skies!(Source: TMS, edited)
Undead Unluck 2nd Season ↗ ↖
アンデッドアンラック 第2期