Apocalypse Tyrant Tames the Zombie Queen

This is the kind of guilty-pleasure serial that knows exactly what it is. On the surface this is a Underdog Rise / Counterattack serial, but underneath it is a story about obsession, loyalty and consequences — and "Apocalypse Tyrant Tames the Zombie Queen" plays both layers for all they are worth.

Thrown to a zombie horde by his own fiancée, Zoron does the unthinkable and thrives: his parents' ring wakes, the undead start taking orders, and even the terrifying Zombie Lord Vespera falls in line. The show is a power-fantasy escalation ladder and it knows the fun is in the rungs — every elite who humiliated him gets a custom-made lesson. Grim setting, gleeful spine.

Tropes on the menu: apocalypse, the chosen one. Watch it in one sitting or savor it nightly; either way, the hooks do their job.