Adabana Necromancy

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**Fruitless Necromancy** (**徒花ネクロマンシー**, *Adabana Nekuromanshī*) is the opening theme of the first season of *Zombie Land Saga*, performed by Franchouchou.

## Details

The opening begins with a monologue about how death is just the beginning of something else narrated by Sakura, while absurd images of zombies chasing said character are shown.

The opening is portrayed with more details in chapter 26 of the manga; beginning with Sakura leaving her house like the first chapter, the only difference is that instead of being run over by a truck, she is surprised by the beast that catches her. Franchouchou arrive and use special abilities of Saga to rescue Sakura. In the end, thanks to the power of friendship, Sakura joins the team and defeats the monster with an attack that invokes lightning from the earth.

Saga is also appreciated being destroyed and the building of the teaser trailer in the foreground, indicating the relationship between *Revenge* and the opening. The chapter ends with a sketch that Kotaro Tatsumi presents to the Saga public relations office to make a movie.

## Lyrics

**Sakura • Saki • Ai • Junko • Yugiri • Lily**
* Rōmaji
* Japanese
* English (Full version)
* English (Dub version)

Dare ga tomurau shichi wa kanata

Shijima wo yaburi mebuita yume wo

Chikae ugate

Kasanaru shikabane takami e

Todoku made

**Unare adabana**

**Kuchihatetemo susume**

Ubawase wa shinai songen no gurō ni

Kiga wo tokihanate

**Karete mo hashiru koto wo inochi to yobe**

Sora ni sakebu daseizon no teigi

Hone wo kirasete yami wo tate

Kumoma ni hikaru sandatsu no shōki

Kakugo wo sadame ni tsukitsukete

**Tenka ni kuruizaku** saga

**SAGA**

Kizu hitotsu nai te nado oroka

Ishi mo jiyū mo sono mi wo nagete

Mamore hiku na

Namida mo chi mo nai shinwa wo

Kizuku made

**Moero shurabana**

**Kodōnaki sekai de**

Setsuri ni aragai tenmei mo burei ni

Kusari kirinukete

**Kokoro wo nakusu koto ga owari to shire**

Kiwamedo hakanai gūzō no chōji

Me ni wa me wo muki kiba wo muke

Itsuka dare mo ga sange suru suteishi

Kagayake setsuna mugen no hibana

**Ranse ni hotobashiru** saga

**SAGA**

Nani ga kami no bōtoku ka

Sabaki nado sasenai

[Junko/Lily] Kibō takaraka ni uchinarase

**Kokyū yori mo ikita akashi**

Unare **adabana**

**Kuchihatetemo susume**

Ubawase wa shinai songen no gurō ni

Kiga wo tokihanate

**Karete mo hashiru koto wo inochi to yobe**

Sora ni sakebu daseizon no teigi

Hone wo kirasete yami wo tate

Kumoma ni hikaru sandatsu no shōki

Kakugo wo sadame ni tsukitsukete

[Sakura/Ai/Lily] Kōya wo kakeru [Saki/Junko/Yugiri] ranse ni idomu

**Tenka ni kuruizaku** saga

**SAGA**

誰が弔う 死地は彼方

静寂を破り 芽吹いた夢を

誓え 穿て

重なる 屍 高みへ

届くまで

唸れ 徒花

朽ち果てても進め

奪わせはしない 尊厳の愚弄に

飢餓を解き放て

枯れても走ることを命と呼べ

空に叫ぶ 脱・生存の定義

骨を斬らせて 闇を断て

雲間に光る 簒奪の勝機

覚悟を 宿命に突きつけて

天下に狂い咲く サガ

SAGA

傷ひとつ無い 手など愚か

意思も自由も その身を投げて

守れ 退くな

涙も 血も無い 神話を

築くまで

燃えろ 修羅花

鼓動亡き世界で

摂理に抗い 天命も無礼に

腐鎖 切り抜けて

心を無くすことが死と知れ

極めど儚い 偶像の寵児

目には目を剥き 牙を剥け

いつか誰もが 散華する捨て石

輝け 刹那無限の火花

乱世に迸る サガ

SAGA

何が神の冒涜か

裁きなどさせない

希望 高らかに打ち鳴らせ

呼吸よりも生きた証

唸れ 徒花

朽ち果てても進め

奪わせはしない 尊厳の愚弄に

飢餓を解き放て

枯れても走ることを命と呼べ

空に叫ぶ 脱・生存の定義

骨を斬らせて 闇を断て

雲間に光る 簒奪の勝機

覚悟を 宿命に突きつけて

荒野を駆ける 乱世に挑む

天下に狂い咲く サガ

SAGA

Far from the final resting places, mourners mourn

A budding dream breaks through the stillness

Vow upon it, break through

Until you reach the very top

Over mounds of corpses

Howl, vain flower!

Though you may wither to dust, never stop

We will not let you be stolen by those who mock your majesty!

Unleash your starved hunger!

What is life, if not the will to keep racing long after you're spent?!

To the heavens we cry, our definition of life derailed

Let them cut your bones if it means clearing away the darkness!

Our chance at victory shines from a gap in the clouds

Take your determination and stick it to your fate!

For we will blossom, no matter what stands in our way!

This is our SAGA!

You won't see any of us with unwounded hands

We've thrown our wills, our freedoms, everything into this!

Protect the dream! Do not retreat!

Until we build ourselves a legend

Free of tears or blood!

Burn, mayhem flower!

In this dead and lifeless world

We fight divine providence, scoff at heaven's mandate

Cutting ourselves free of rot and bondage —

Know death is only when you've lost your soul!

We are idols, no matter how perfected, our lives are short

So, an eye for an eye—glare back and bare your fangs!

One day, we all will have our glorious discarded deaths

So shine! Let every moment of your spark reach infinity!

We will surge upon these troubled times

Because this is our SAGA!

What are you calling an affront to god?

We won't let you judge us!

We will clamour our hope as loud as we want!

This is more proof than our vitals that we're alive!

Howl, vain flower!

Though you may wither to dust, never stop

We will not let you be stolen by those who mock your majesty!

Unleash your starved hunger!

What is life, if not the will to keep racing long after you're spent?!

To the heavens we cry, our definition of life derailed

Let them cut your bones if it means clearing away the darkness!!

Our chance at victory shines from a gap in the clouds!

Take your determination and stick it to your fate!

We'll race through the wastelands, challenge hard times

We will blossom, no matter what stands in our way!

Because this is our SAGA!

Within the burial ground, stillness is limitless

And yet, a dream blossoms forth, breaking the quiet and the calm

Enchantment is granted

Clawing the Earth, you rise above, finally saved

And out of the grave

Oh, flower barren of fruit

Though you may wither, the story blooms

No matter what they might say, you're still unbroken

Unleash the hunger deep within

Real life, defined by your will to keep on running when you've been spent

A brand-new path has been opened up before us

No time for giving up, keep fighting on each day

Our future lies ahead, it's shining in the distance

Destiny calls, so answer with determination

Blossoming, the story begins, Saga

SAGA

## Single Track Listing

* 1. **Adabana Necromancy** - Franchouchou
* 2. FANTASTIC LOVERS - Iron Frill
* 3. Adabana Necromancy (Instrumental)
* 4. FANTASTIC LOVERS (Instrumental)

## Song Credits

* **Vocals:** Franchouchou
	+ **Japanese:**
		- 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
	+ **English:**
		- Brina Palencia as Sakura Minamoto
		- Caitlin Glass as Saki Nikaido
		- Bryn Apprill as Ai Mizuno
		- Amanda Lee as Junko Konno
		- Stephanie Young as Yugiri
		- Sarah Wiedenheift as Lily Hoshikawa
* **Composer / Arranger:** Yusuke Kato
* **Lyricist:** Shin Furuya

## CD purchase benefits

* Amazon: Bromide from the scene photo

* Gamers: Scene Photo Bromide

* Sofmap: OP jacket sticker

* MAPPA ONLINE STORE (MAPPA's official mail order site): original postcard from the OP

## Bonuses

* Animate (including Animate Online)—Storage case (with scene photos)

* Toranoana: transparent file

* Animyumo (Avex Official Mail Order Site): A3 Poster

## Trivia

* According to the collaboration with Super Robot Taisen Cross Omega, the giant mecha robot featured in the opening sequence is called the Saga the Great 7.
* The song was slightly modified to have additional sound effects added when it played during the beginning of episode 11.
* The show's OP heralds the season's final arc: Franchouchou, dressed as Super Sentai heroes, save Sakura Minamoto from a monster—her own depression. In particular, Tae Yamada leads the charge.
	+ Much of these theories make more sense in Gaiden's manga; the monster that appears may be a Sagako and Tae leading the group is a reference to her past life as one of the Sagako Busters.