Zombie Land Saga

Genre: Comedy, Horror
Episodes: 12
Rated: Rated 13

The usual morning. The usual music. Her usual self.
In a flash, the lives of seven girls suddenly ends.

Moving about dead, as a zombie…

In the world they inevitably stepped into, the girls have only one wish.

"We want to live."

This is a Saga of miracles by the seven girls.

EPISODES

#1 Good Morning SAGA

High schooler Sakura Minamoto is hit by a truck and awakens in a mansion in Saga Prefecture. She discovers she's one of the girls Kotaro Tatsumi resurrected as zombies to be idols.

#2 I LOVE HIP HOP SAGA

The next day, the girls perform at Saga Castle when they nearly break their masquerade as regular humans when one of the zombies, Tae Yamada – is accidentally decapitated on stage.

#3 DEAD OR LIVE SAGA

Kotaro plans for a guerrilla performance at Karatsu Station, while the girls decide on a name for their group and settling on the name 'Franchouchou' after the sound of Tae's sneezing.

#4 Warming Dead SAGA

With their funds running low, Kotaro books the girls to perform for a pharmaceutical company at a hot springs resort. But taking a dip in the hot springs makes them lose the sponsorship.

#5 The Nice Bird SAGA in Your Heart

Franchouchou lands a commercial gig for a fried chicken restaurant. Later, the girls participate in series of muddy but fun-filled competition as a publicity stunt.

#6 Because It’s Sentimental SAGA

Franchouchou has their first ever fan event, but Ai and Junko have different opinions on how idols should interact with their fans. Junko contemplates leaving Franchouchou.

#7 But It’s Zombiemental SAGA

Junko refuses to participate in the Saga Rock Festival, as Ai struggles with learning two solos and overcoming the trauma from her onstage death by lightning.

#8 Go Go Neverland SAGA

Franchouchou's popularity is on the rise after their Saga Rock breakout performance. Recognising Lily as his child, Takeo Go attends their next fan event.

#9 Though My Life May Have Ended Once by Some Twist of Fate I Have Risen, and If Song and Dance Are to Be My Fate, Then Carrying the Memories of My Comrades in My Heart as I Sally Forth Shall Be My SAGA

Saki bumps into the current members of her old biker girl gang. When she finds out that the current leader is challenged by a rival gang to a race, Saki takes her place instead.

#10 NO ZOMBIE NO IDOL SAGA

With the concert at Arpino approaching, the group trains in the mountains. A week before the concert, Sakura gets hit by a truck, causing her memories to revert to when she was alive.

#11 A One-of-a-Kind SAGA

Sakura regains her memories, but forgotten her life as a zombie. She believes she doesn't have what it takes to be an idol and quits the group. Kotaro is determined not to give up on her.

#12 Good Morning Again SAGA

The girls' refuse to take Sakura's no for an answer, and convinces her to rejoin. Despite the heavy snowfall on the concert day, the group gives a successful performance.

CHARACTERS

Sakura Minamoto

Zombie No. 1. First out of the 7 zombies to awaken. She doesn’t have her memories from the time when she was alive. She often has to play the straight man within the group. Speaks in the Karatsu dialect.

Saki Nikaido

Zombie No. 2. Kamikaze captain of the “Dorami”, a legendary biker gang. A typical delinquent who often threatens to kill, but will befriend anyone with guts. Used to be obsessed with “Tamagotchi” when she was alive.

Ai Mizuno

Zombie No. 3. Used to be the immovable center of top idol group “Iron Frill”. She is strong-willed and not afraid to speak up. Seems to be extremely skeptical of Kotaro's schemes.

Junko Konno

Zombie No.4. The legendary idol who triggered the idol boom in the '80s. While she is reserved and excessively modest, she has strong conviction as an idol and is the best singer among the seven.

Yugiri

Zombie No. 5. The legendary courtesan who lived through the tumultuous times between the Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration. Open-minded and calm, she is neither swayed by the fact she was resurrected in a world 150 years later, her surroundings nor herself being a zombie.

Lily Hoshikawa

Zombie No. 6. A child prodigy who starred on every TV channel’s primetime. Despite being the youngest, she possesses the courage to stand on every stage. While behaving innocently, she sometimes shows her true dark side. Surprisingly knowledgeable.

Tae Yamada

Zombie No. 0. The only one who is not fully conscious and the most zombie-like member. She seems to understand what the other members say, to a certain extent. Nevertheless, she always gives in to natural instinct and ends up biting Junko.

Kotaro Tatsumi

A mysterious idol producer. Never takes off his black sunglasses. This eccentric man with a constantly outrageous behavior, is the very man who resurrected 7 legendary (?) zombies for the “Zombie Land Saga Project”, the project to revitalize the Saga Prefecture.

Romero

Kotaro's pet zombie dog. Supposedly a toy poodle, although according to various people his size always changes. Being a zombie dog, he can gobble up food that would be bad for most dogs. His favorite food is cuttlefish.

Policeman

CREW

Illustrator
Avex Pictures, MAPPA, Cygames

Director
Munehisa Sakai

Artists Voice
Kaede Hondo as Sakura Minamoto; Asami Tano as Saki Nikaido; Risa Taneda as Ai Mizuno; Maki Kawase as Junko Konno; Rika Kinugawa as Yugiri; Minami Tanaka as Lily Hoshikawa; Kotono Mitsuishi as Tae Yamada; Mamoru Miyano as Kotaro Tatsumi

Artists Opening
"Adabana Necromancy" by Franchouchou

Artists Ending
"Hikari e" by Franchouchou