Sankarea: Undying Love

When Furuya’s beloved cat dies, he becomes obsessed with the idea of resurrecting it, diving headfirst into forbidden research on reanimation. His morbid fascination leads him to an abandoned building, a perfect, secluded laboratory for his macabre experiments. He never anticipates, however, that his quest to bring back the deceased will intertwine with the life—and sudden, tragic death—of a lonely girl named Rea. Rea Sanka, trapped by the suffocating expectations of her privileged but unhappy life, finds an unexpected confidant in Furuya and his bizarre pursuits. But when a desperate act leads to her untimely demise, Furuya’s reanimation serum takes an unforeseen effect. Now, a very different kind of love story begins as Furuya navigates the challenges of living with a new kind of girlfriend: one who’s undead.

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