Rei Tsukino's Tennis Racket

Rei Tsukino’s Tennis Racket is one of the most personal artifacts connected to ZOMBA Squad.

Before the outbreak, it was simply part of Rei’s ordinary life: school, practice, routine, and the normal future she expected to keep living. After the zombas appeared, the racket became something else entirely. It was not designed as a weapon, but in the first hours of survival, usefulness mattered more than design.

Marked by fear, impact, and the violence of escape, the racket represents one of ZOMBA Squad’s central ideas: the world did not give the girls proper weapons, training, or preparation. They survived with what they had.

As an artifact, Rei’s racket carries the contrast between who she was before the outbreak and who she had to become once ordinary life ended.