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| Damn, poor Sakura and her misfortunes. I honestly couldn’t help but snort seeing her fail like that every time, I feel like a really bad person now xD. I got to say though, she really changed gears from being a hardworking persistent little girl to being a super unenthusiastic and apathetic snot. It’s sad to see the other members lose their enthusiasm in this way, though. Cho-very hilarious to see to see they were making excuses just to have a conversation with Sakura, lol Yuugiri’s attempt was easily the best! Nice to see Koutarou-san take the initiative and talk to Sakura though! He remained too calm during the first segment and the following scene where he burst out with, “And you think it’s okay” or something along these lines, was hilarious and typical of him at the same time. Looks like Sakura will come back to the mansion at the very least, judging by the next episode’s preview. I wonder who that old man that Koutarou was talking to though, and lol at the scene he thought he was being greeted back y the girls. All in all, a pretty emotional and fine episode. I’m looking forward to seeing what the finale episode has in store for us next week! |
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| "Keep your hands off Yugiri." Yugiri must have been around for quite a while if that bartender knows her. Maybe she was the first zombie? Saki had to manually stop the headspin lol. That's a lot of bad luck for Sakura. What the hell... Scream at her some more, Tatsumi! Well now, this episode was quite the surprise, not because of the drama, but because of the message behind it. You try, you fail, you try again, you fail again, you try harder, you fail harder. Sakura died, so there's no point in trying. But Sakura is a zombie now and can never (well maybe almost never) die. But Sakura has given up on being an idol. What Sakura doesn't understand though is that because she's a zombie this time, no matter how many times she fails, she has nothing to lose and everything to gain. If there's nothing else you can do as a zombie, then you might as well go all out because you can just keep coming back again and again! Like Ai said, mistakes and failures aren't necessarily bad but instead can be seen as opportunities to help you improve further. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and Sakura can never die, so she can only get stronger! |
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| This episode wasnt exactly bad, but it could have been something much better with some twist. The preview at the end didnt feel like one you make for the last episode though?? Idk what they're gonna do with that. |
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| Either the ending is gonna be shit or we're getting OVAs because Tae and Yugiri were robbed. |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| Sakura has some really bad luck, I feel really bad for her now. But now, I can also relate to her to a certain degree. "Why should I bother anymore, I'll just fail if I try." or something like that. Now, I'm worried the most on how they will wrap up this show, they've got very little time to do this, I hope they don't mess this one up. |
| “What do you do when there is an evil you cannot defeat by just means? Do you stain your hands with evil to destroy evil? Or do you remain steadfastly just and righteous even if it means surrendering to evil?” ― Lelouch Vi Britannia |
| Damn, I relate to Sakura TBH... I used to let my failures and such bring me down. Im slowly getting over it, but yeah |
| This is not your planet to rule. The Fallen shall rise again. |
| Sakura had it rough huh. I wonder how they'll end the show. I mean there's only one episode left, and lots of stories untold. |
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| I'm shocked they got such a renowned VA for Tae and in the end she's not even going to wake up? The final episode is going to be about Sakura and the live performance. There's no room for anything else. Maybe a season 2 is imminent, because there are too many things going unanswered for it to end like this like who is Tatsumi, how did they wake up, how were they picked, why sakura since she wasnt ever famous, whats up with tae, who did those 2 newspaper guys recognize, how will Ai redeem herself and get back at her group, how is saga going to be saved and why idols, will they ever sleep again? |
InfatuateDec 14, 2018 7:54 AM
 I don't watch as much anime as before... |
| She was a typical kid based on her story. Tatsumi get's credit for talking to her. Why was he out in the middle of the night for booze even there? |
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DatRandomDude said: At this point i wouldnt even be surprised that they announce a second season or at least a special with its success in japan In japan ZLS isn't even in the top 20 animes of the season xD |
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| That was the worst episode ever. 20 minutes of a Emo girl saying "I am useless"... that was unbearable and the comedy attempts did not make me laugh for being in the wrong place. They would have balanced the drama and the comedy more so that the episode does not become monotonous. |
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| Pretty forgettable episode. This cheap drama remember me love live, and I do like love live, but I was expecting more for this anime. |
| upon becoming a zombie he ate his family and wears their skin, giving the appearance that he is alive and why he doesn't look like Danny DeVito |
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| I'm really wondering how they're going to conclude the anime... It reminds me a bit Love Live School Idol, where the season 1 ended up by a failure (plot talking), so that it leaded to a season 2. Could it be the same with Zombieland Saga ? Well, I wish & I'm sure it would be possible ! My main argument : you can't finish a school idol anime without having a huge / impressive concert, eh. And at this stage, how would they leave a sweet & funny taste as most of the previous episodes did ? The whole story cannot be cut by a failure, c'mon. |
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| Well, I guess absurdity has a limit... probably the weakest episode. I just found it unnecessarily dramatic I mean, I liked the drama they used in Saki's (until a certain point) and Lily's episodes but I think it was too much in this one, being honest. Regarding the plot, Sakura must be the character with the worst luck possible in this year... well, probably not but that lack of luck she has is truly abismal. But that aside, the thing I don't get is why she says she doesn't have what it takes to reach her goal when the things that happened to her weren't related to her skills but with factors which were out of her control... like... it's not because of her, she truly has the skills and determination to succeed but well. I just found her reasoning a bit pointless. We will see how this show ends although I have lost interest since this last arc started so I'm not really looking forward to it but well, maybe Tae will do something besides the usual just to give me a surprise. |
love this anime but this episode was the most boring for me. I can't believe they wasted potential Tae or Yuugiri backstory for this. Same same same. Sakura's been carrying this band since episode 1, we don't really need to take that away from her for this. I honestly didn't care what her old life was like since she was getting fulfillment now. |
| I wonder how they will resolve this. Pre-death Sakura personality merging with the post-death one? Because pre-death Sakura is pretty damn depressing despite being so relatable lol. The bartender was probably a zombie (from the same time as Yuugiri even) but Koutarou might be one as well. |
| With 1 episode left, I hope we get season 2 so we can see Yugiri's and Tae's past. |
| Franchise members and their failed efforts lol You can really see how a big part Sakura plays when her upbeat personality is gone Also that possible ship at the end glad to know I'm not the only one who thought of that |
| An admin's dickhead Soul banned me from MAL t('v't) |
ZA_KU said: So I've seen this post on Twitter, and other japanese people have replied similar posts as well. Apparently the bartender is implied to be Xu Fu, a court "sorcerer" from an old China dynasty who was assigned to find the "elixir of life" just to never return. Xu Fu can be pronounced (or written) as Jofuku, just like the name of the bar in ZLS. There are two pictures in said bar: a picture of what apparently is a real museum in Japan dedicated to Xu Fu, located in the Saga prefecture. The other one is an statue that represents Xu Fu. https://twitter.com/wtosh_/status/1073255265309523968 https://twitter.com/li106ly/status/1073243813206884352 Japanese twitter thought the same too. If the Chinese connection is true this would mean those girls are more likely base on Chinese zombies, Jiangshi rather than western zombies. |
fuyuki said: Really, adding drama to a nonsensical show like this was the worst thing they could do. It's suited for a parody, not for trying to be sad and emotional. There's 100% a way to make this show sad and emotiona while still being a parody, and imo i think there certainly were some good moments in that regard however, as you've said, the drama **does not** work and imo doesn't really add anything to the show. Maybe that's why the first two episodes were so good compared to every other episode |
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| This is my theory : - Bartender guy is probably a dead guy that resurrected become zombie before Yuugiri... considering he is know Yuugiri and he said that yuugiri was doing a favor for him (Yugiri dies on 1882) - Sakura was 17 Yo's (born on 1991 and die on 2008 resurrected on 2018)... so there is no possibility that Kotaro was Sakura's class mate. - There're 2 characters that doesnt revealed their past... like Kotaro and Tae. The only information about Tae is she was died when she was 29 Yo's. MAL information about anime character information is tho... |
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FireCrauter said: Wait ... this anime will have its second season? ... Researching I found this article: https://www.monstersandcritics.com/anime/zombieland-saga-season-2-release-date-zombie-land-saga-manga-franchouchou-characters-anime-interview/ don't eat this shit carelessly. |
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| Did the OP always have sound effects? I don't remember the dog, the footsteps, and the gate making a sound. |
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| Wew just one more ep? Need em more for Legendary Tae🤩 |
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| I dont know how this show manages to make me love kotaro more and more everytime he shows up. I really dug sakura's backstory which is surprising cause I usually hate when a show pulls this last minute forgetting crap. Yugiri is getting glossed over but i guess theres not too much to do with her backstory i guess since no one knows who she is, but i better get some damn explanations on who kotaro and tae are damn it. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| They keep hinting at stuff with Koutarou. Who was that bartender and why did he know Yuugiri? The bartender also hinted that Koutarou has been around for a long time. It makes me want a second season to watch their group grow more but also get more background on the characters. The backstories of the girls tend to have a mix of kinda sad but also kinda hilarious and Sakura is no exception. I can't help but laugh at how ridiculous to fail with absolute certainty at all the things she did. I'm guessing Sakura will basically be forced into doing the performance, but after she realizes she's actually able to do this without horrible failure everything should be okay. |
| Only one episode left and so many things left to explain. I'm afraid most of it will remain unanswered :/ |
| This episode is a full-blown drama EMO Sakura Minamoto! LOL at Koutarou's "Thought I was done, huh!?" hahahah that was priceless! and his counter-rant is more effective than Minamoto! 5/5. |
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| Holy sh*t, was that MOFO JOJO REFERENCE?! But seriously, these Sakura episodes seriously lacking some metalhead fans. |
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| I hope this gets season 2 ... there are a lot of pasts that we dont yet know ! |
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| Poor Sakura, she have bad luck. |
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fuyuki said: Adam1202P said: Lol. Zombie trying to be idols because reasons - yes this is nonsensical. It could be a great parody, it actually was for the first 3 or so episodes. It's not deep, it's trying to be deep but fails hard because of the silly premise that's not suited for serious things like that.Nonsensical? You must be pretty shallow then, the show is deep af if you care to think. yeah, this show truly is nonsensical, I hoped something like gakkougurashi and all I got was cringes. It just reminds me of locodol and how bad it was. |
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| Damn they really gave Sakura an absolutely horrible life, I feel bad mayn, but that ending was nice and up next is the final episode which came pretty quick |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| Has anyone had that "The Shining" vibe in the bar scene? |
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Sadami_Minamoto said: I am glad you're enjoying this show. Of course, you can enjoy it if you are not familiar with Japanese, but for more fun, let me explain another aspect of the show difficult to translate into English, the dialect. As you are watching, the story of the show takes place in Saga prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. Therefore, most of the people in it speak the Saga dialect. As far as I know, Sakura is a rare anime protagonist speaking the Saga dialect. Her speaking way emphasizes that she is a naive country girl, immature but kind and natural, adding another charm to herself. Saki is another native Saga dialect speaker. When Saki and Sakura talk to each other, they use much stronger dialect than usual, indicating their close kinship as the same country folk (Sagasiennes!). On the contrary, Junko and Ai never speak Saga dialect, because they are from Tokyo. Their speaking way might fit their career as professional entertainers of the big city. Lilly had not spoken Saga dialect until episode 7 maybe because her activity before her death was mainly in Tokyo in spite of her Saga origin. In episode 8, she spoke Saga dialect at the first time in the show, when talking with her father indicating their family bondage (I am carefully avoiding spoilers). Yugiri speaks in a pretty unique way reflecting the era and situation that she lived. Tae ... I have no idea. Lastly, Koutaro's loud and high-speed Saga dialect is so crazy and mad that I can't follow all of it, but it's fun. In the business talk, however, he uses perfect standard Japanese. Thank you for reading and sorry for my bad English. That's very interesting, thank you for sharing it. |
| Good episode. I really wish this was 13 episodes so we could have gotten an Yuugiri centric episode. Though it seems the bartender guy is somehow related to her. Husband perhaps? Anyways, things gotten to depressing out of nowhere. I feel that Sakura is just unlucky and overthinks a lot of things, rather than just focusing and keep going. Last episode! Can't wait! |
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