STORY
A guy who somehow can revive people decides to use dead girls to make an idol group and make his town popular. Now that's an awesome plot! They try to mix up zombie stuff with idol stuff. What could possibly go wrong?
Well, here is what could go wrong:
- the series could try to take itself too seriously.
- Or it could simply give up on that inappropriate mix to become a classic idol series as there are plenty others.
- Or it could also fall into flat comedy.
All that did happen. They did try to put up a serious story with a plot about ZOMBIES BECOMING IDOLS. The idea itself is stupid as hell!
They did give up a lot on the zombie side to make it an average idol story.
And they did fall into dumb comedy, while it started off brillantly.
I am no fan of idol series. I watched Zombieland Saga because the very first scene was a brillant slap into japanimation industry, as it takes a cliché introduction and turns it upside down. Then, the story quickly became about teenage girls doing their best to become famous and doing cute stuff.
Basically, this series is a trap. It makes the viewer believe it will see something uncommon (mixing two genres that could not possibly go together), and then makes it an average idol series.
In this series, the protagonists try to make idols famous again. Maybe that's actually what the writers try to do: make the idols popular by reaching a new public. It certainly didn't work for me...
ART
I am no fan of cutesy art. It's not badly done, it's just that bright shining eyes and pinky stuff everywhere is not really my stuff.
As every idol series nowadays (yes, this IS an idol series, there's no denying), the dance scenes are made in CGI. And as every idol series, the CGI is horrendous and doesn't go well with the other scenes (drawn, in 2D).
Then, there is the opening. Now, that's something to watch. It is badly drawn, it is a huge mindfuck... and all that makes it so funny! We may say it is badly drawn, but I think it is on purpose: the kind of stuff that is "so bad it's actually good".
SOUND
The music didn't really catch my ears, but at least it didn't ruin the series to me. It blends in the scenes very well. The opening is catchy.
CHARACTER
First of all, Hououin Kyouma is in that series. Yes, I am talking about Stein's Gate protagonist. A character in Zombieland has his seiyuu, his character, his ways of doing stuff (shouting everywhere, giving dumb nicknames, naming stuff with "temporary name" in it, ...). And that was just awesome to discover, it really surprised me!
Then, there is the LEGENDARY YAMADA TAE! I don't really like the character itself, but she is indeed legendary for no f*cking reason xD.
For the rest, they're just average characters that can be found everywhere else: the cute MC, the rebellious rival, the lolita, the way-too-serious girl, ...
Nothing really memorable here, except YAMADA TAE!
ENJOYMENT
This anime is a trap. It tries to catch people with zombie stuff and make them watch an idol anime. And they did catch me, well done. Sadly, it barely has anything else to offer. I really liked the first two episodes, some of their jokes are hilarious, but I didn't really spend a good time in front of the rest of the series...
