Zombieland Saga

Sakura Minamoto dreams of becoming an idol. Unfortunately, reality hits her like a truck, and she dies in a sudden traffic accident. Ten years later, she wakes up in Saga Prefecture, only to find herself a zombie with no memory of her past. While still coming to terms with her demise, she meets a man named Koutarou Tatsumi, who explains that he has resurrected her and six other zombie girls from different eras for the purpose of economically revitalizing Saga by means of an idol group. Assuming the role of an abrasive manager, Koutarou begins scheduling events; the girls go along with it, eventually deciding to name their idol group Franchouchou.

An absurdly comedic take on the idol genre, Zombieland Saga tells the story of Franchouchou's heartwarming struggle to save Saga Prefecture while hiding their zombie identities and rediscovering their past lives.

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Tatsumi, Koutarou Main

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Nikaidou, Saki Main

Tano, Asami Japanese

Yamada, Tae Main

Mitsuishi, Kotono Japanese

Konno, Junko Main

Kawase, Maki Japanese

Minamoto, Sakura Main

Hondo, Kaede Japanese

Mizuno, Ai Main

Taneda, Risa Japanese

Hoshikawa, Lily Main

Tanaka, Minami Japanese

Yuugiri Main

Kinugawa, Rika Japanese

Romero Supporting

Takato, Yasuhiro Japanese

Policeman A Supporting

Yoshino, Hiroyuki Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Iizuka, Aya Producer

Ootsuka, Manabu Producer

Murakami, Takashi Producer

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May 19, 2025

Spast1c

Recommended

Zombieland Saga is a very quirky 2018 Idol anime that despite having Zombie in the title has very little to do with zombies whatsoever.

Starting off with the plot, Again despite being an anime with "Zombie" in the title this anime has very, VERY, little to do with zombies, the only plot relevance is that all of the main characters are zombies so don't go into this expecting a Horror esc slashing zombies people dying anime. The plot is that Sakura (The Main Character) Gets hit by a truck, (Isekai style) And then she becomes a zombie! Truly crazy stuff. She then meets nine other zombies ... all collected together by this crazy dude named "Tatsumi" He says that they are all going to become idols and save Saga! (Japanese Province I think) And the rest of the show is just their adventures as they learn how to become idols and slowly become more popular. Just a note the comedy in this anime is extremely good so just consider that comedy is probably the main selling point of this show.

Now onto the Animation and OST, The animation for this show for the most part is very average, I mean there isn't much to say about it most of the time as It is the most typical anime animation out there, however there is one very unique part about this show, all of the concert sequences are animated in 3D like Project Sekai if you have ever heard of that, so it is really uncanny to be honest. But other than that it is very average. One last thing is that the OST for this anime is very good at times! The first OP (ep 1 only) Is metal and if you like that kind of stuff it is a really nice treat for anyone who likes metal, the Idol songs aswell are about as good as they get, very high end J-POP is how I would sum it up as somebody that doesn't watch anime.

Overall this anime was a very fun watch and I'd say any anime fan could watch this and enjoy it as it is such a quirky show and I'd say it has something for everyone 8/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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May 28, 2025

RookB

Mixed Feelings

Found this while on a brief zombie girl stint one October. The first episode has a hilarious setup (you may have seen the memes) that leads to an interesting premise.

Honestly I enjoyed this series most during the first two or three episodes when the group was still struggling to get their footing. After those first few episodes though it pretty much turns into generic idol/cgdct stuff which isn’t really my thing. If you are interested in that type of stuff then you should probably watch it, otherwise I can’t guarantee what your experience will be like. For me it was good enough to keep ... me entertained for the full season, but I definitely felt my interest waning about halfway through. It feels like the whole zombie part gets set aside for later, leaving some loose ends. It manages a pretty solid ending for the first arc, and I don’t really have an interest in watching the second season.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Dec 5, 2024

ShadowBlah

Not Recommended

This show should be called "Why Have You Not Had This Conversation Yet?: The Anime".

When putting characters together from different time periods you will naturally, in Episode 2 at the latest, have "This Conversation" that I referenced before - that being the realization that their lives as they knew them are over, uncertainty about the time they find themselves in and their futures, and so much more (such as actually getting to know each other before each girl's designated episode). There would be immediate drama, conflict, and wonder. What does the girl from 1870ish think about the modern era? Does she find everyone's manner of ... speech too casual and slangy? Perhaps she thinks modern outfits are unnecessarily revealing and dishonorable. These are just some of the conversations that should be had IMMEDIATELY because they are immediately relevant to that character. They would be the first things on her mind. And EACH girl should have her own concerns.

Instead they all seem to adjust to their new existence in less than a single scene, with only a few quirks reminding us they're from different times. Really, there are other problems I have with the show, but they pale in comparison to this one. It overshadows everything and renders the characters invalid. The girl from the Meiji Restoration (more than any other character shown) is a lie. Her entire character is a lie. How can I get invested in the characters when I can see the writer moving them around from scene to scene? They're like puppets on strings that we're simply TOLD are from different time periods, without being sufficiently shown right from the start.

And it isn't like it has to be all drama either. This is a comedy after all. With a premise like this, the jokes write themselves! Imagine, they're talking about taking pictures, and the one girl is flabbergasted and makes a huge deal out of not having to sit still for as much as 30 minutes for each one. That would probably be hilarious, but we won't know because the writers decided to go the blandest, most cliche route instead, with repetitive, unfunny gags, the delinquent girl being insufferable, and their producer shouting, being lol-so-random, and being oddly mean to the girls under his care. Oh, and one of the girls not regaining her humanity and being a brain-hungry zombie. Peak comedy, that right there.

As a side note, despite the constant jokes about them being undead, it's hard to actually tell. Why can a zombie sleep? Why can they feel touch? Why can they taste? Why do they smoke? Do they really need to eat? And since they do eat, do they need to use the bathroom? Zombies? Using the bathroom? Madness! Just like the characters themselves, their status as zombies is a lie. There's almost nothing differentiating them from any other living, human girls living in 2018 anime-Japan.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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