Characters retain personalities from their past lives but sometimes finds themselves surprised by unnatural events. Most of the humor revolves around the concept of zombies. I’m not going to spoil it but it manages to become even emotional at times so prepare for some tissues.Īs a horror/idol comedy, the show contains countless amount of humorous gags. There are also some episodes that throws in some surprising plot twists and bittersweet ending moments. We learn of their past, their motivations, and what they hope to accomplish in the present. It also helped that the show constantly got me feel attached to the characters through effective storytelling. My interest for the show grew more and more as I wanted to see this group succeed. Through hard work and motivation, the group does gain popularity as Sakura leads them to stardom. ![]() They didn’t start out with popularity and instead had to work their way up. You’re probably asking yourself if Franchoucou really is a sensation in their world. Despite dying under different circumstances, they all serve the same purpose and that’s to make their group into a sensation. Junko Konno, Lily Hoshikawa, and Tae Yamada make up the rest of the group after being reborn. We also meet Ai Mizuno, a girl who desire to make the best of her current life. Deep down though, Saki isn’t a malevolent character and in fact manages to develop some deeper bonds with her idol comrades. Unlike Sakura, she is difficult to get along with because of her tough personality. That’s the opposite of delinquent yankee, Saki Nikaido. Sakura’s friendly personality enables her to easily get along with everyone. As an inspiring idol, Sakura’s dream became a reality when she steps onto the stage. That’s because each of them have a life of their own with colorful personalities. Watching Zombieland Saga does feel like the show plays with itself a bit too much but it didn’t take long for me to accept and grow attached to the main characters. Ideally, a show like this sounds like it took a big risk as it sounds like a dumb joke of itself. This group collectively is formed by a man named Kotaro Tatsumi with the purpose to save the Saga Prefecture. It doesn’t take long for her to join a group with other zombie girls together. But rather than awakening in some fantasy world, she is reborn as a zombie. In the first few episodes, protagonist Sakura Minamoto ends up dead after being hit a trick. ![]() In fact, I’d say the show is self-aware enough to satirize the idol industry. Zombieland Saga does the opposite and creates a sensation of genuine entertainment with its comedy elements. I watched plenty of zombie shows in the past and most of it attempts to do the same things over and over again – evoke a sense of fear. Now that we got that out of the way, it’s time to realize what Zombieland Saga really offers. As a collaboration project by Cygames and Avex pictures (with studio MAPPA), they managed to keep this show a secret from the start. It manages to trick viewers through its opening and does a 180 degree turn after revealing the series’ real concept – a horror comedy that satirze Japanese idols with an absurd character cast. To be honest, Zombieland Saga isn’t really a horror show at all although the first episode’s opening suggests so with a cliché setting and a young girl facing a crisis between life and death. But what if I told you that Zombieland Saga manages to revitalize a bit of the horror genre Franchises like Resident Evil and The Walking Dead are among just a few well-known ones that comes to mind. One of the most iconic type of horror is the dead coming back to life. Doesn't it feel like in today’s world, there’s way too many horror media that does same things over and over again? I’m not solely talking about anime alone but the horror genre has gotten to a point where it feels like we’ve seen just about anything.
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