S01E01 Once I… Become a… Zombie
When the family cat is accidentally killed, zombie buff Chihiro Furuya secretly tries to bring it back to life. After he overhears Rea Sanka shouting her frustrations down a well, Rea offers to help Chihiro,...
Sankarea: Undying Love
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 It Was… Successful
Rea continues to assist Chihiro’s attempt to reanimate Babu. She reveals her home life, including an unhealthy relationship with her father. The two of them decide to make one last attempt to bring Babu back...
S01E03 Sanka… Rea
Rea is grounded indefinitely for sneaking out at night, and her father decides to keep her home from school, for good measure. She sneaks out again anyway, and goes looking for Chihiro. Elsewhere, when Babu...
S01E04 A Normal… Girl
Aria learns that Rea has run away, and Dan’ichiro vows to get her back. In Chihiro’s room, Rea sews up her wound, and the two of them each come to terms with her rebirth as...
S01E05 If She’s a Zombie… That Means…
With Rea going through rigor mortis, Chihiro does his best to keep her hidden while attending to household chores. While trying to figure out how to preserve Rea’s body, Chihiro makes a startling discovery about...
S01E06 It’s Because I… Ran Into You
Rea’s strange behavior leads her to kiss Chihiro in front of Ranko. After Rea slips away, Chihiro learns some valuable information about the undead from his grandpa. Chihiro decides to start keeping a diary of...
S01E07 Childhood… Friends…
Chihiro spends his Sunday helping out with the Saoji family’s restaurant. Ranko tells the tale of the first time she met Chihiro. The two young children develop an unusual friendship between themselves as more about...
S01E08 Counterfeit… Freedom…
After Rea agrees to join the Furuya family in a meal, Chihiro becomes more interested in her dietary habits. At Rea’s insistence, he takes her to the mall to shop for clothes. Once there, however,...
S01E09 A Mother’s… Hand…
Mero and her two friends tell tales of their own brushes with zombies. Ichie tells of the creature that the art teacher keeps; Miko relates the story of an awful smell that led her to...
S01E10 Strong… Feelings…
While being held hostage inside the Sanka mansion, Chihiro meets Aria. She discloses that she is Rea’s stepmother, and relates how she came to be married to Dan’ichiro. In the course of her tale, more...
S01E11 Nothing… Really… Special
Rea arrives home just as Dan’ichiro shows Chihiro into the fencing hall, where he is determined to settle things between them. Though detained by the maid staff, Rea is able to elude them, and rushes...
S01E12 At That Moment… I…
Chihiro begins to have second thoughts about his duty in looking after Rea’s welfare, and how little he can do for her. When plans to watch a fireworks show that Rea has her heart set...
Cast
Maaya Uchida
Rea Sanka (voice)
Ryohei Kimura
Chihiro Furuya (voice)
Sayuri Yahagi
Ranko Saōji (voice)
Yuka Iguchi
Mero Furuya (voice)
Misato Fukuen
Baabu (voice)
Mayumi Asano
Aria Sanka (voice)
Seiro Ogino
Doon Furuya (voice)
Shuhei Iwase
Yasutaka (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Dan'ichirō Sanka (voice)
Saori Hayashi
Mogi (voice)
