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Kashima Gatalympics

* Anime
* Real Life

The **Kashima Gatalympics** (**鹿島ガタリンピック**, *Kashima gatarinpikku*) is an annual event held every May in the mudflats of the Ariake Sea off Kashima City in Saga Prefecture, Japan.

## Description

### Real Life

Participants compete in novelty games such as the mud sumo tournament, the 25 m dash, and the surfboard race. The Ariake Sea has a tidal range of six meters, which on a low tide, exposes the mudflats on which the games take place. It has become a well-known event throughout the Saga Prefecture, with around 300 athletes participating each year.

#### History

When the prefecture plan for Saga was published in 1984, it was decided that Kashima City would not have a highway or a Shinkansen connection. Mr. Masahiko Kuwahara, the mayor of Kashima, was also the president of the junior chamber. He created a committee called “Forum Kashima” to improve the city's cultural calendar. As a result, the 1st Kashima Gatalympic event was held on May 3, 1985.

As the Gatalympics became well known, the mudflats that had been previously neglected were improved. As a result, the mudflats became an important and valued symbol for the growth of the city as a whole.

When deciding on a name, initially “The big athletic meet on the mudflats” was proposed. Later, a second name, “The Gata-Olympic big athletic meet on the mudflats” was suggested. This was eventually shortened to just the “Gatalympics”.

### In the series

This was the event that Franchouchou attended to promote the group in Episode 5, after almost being discovered as zombies on several occasions, they managed to make Tae win first place, but promoting Drive-In Tori instead of them.

## Trivia

* The term “Gatalympics” is a play on the Japanese name for marshes, Kashima Hi gata (鹿島干潟), and the Olympics.
* The 34th Kashima Gatalympics was held on May 27, 2018, the same date as the anime.
Anthology 4: Teach Us, Lily-Chan Sensei!

**Teach Us, Lily-Chan Sensei!** (**教えてリリィちゃん先生!**, *Oshiete Rirī-chan sensei!*) is chapter 4 of Zombie Land Saga Anthology.

## Synopsis

Kotaro orders Lily to teach Saki and Sakura how to look cuter.

## Plot

In the morning meeting, only Saki and Sakura meet Kotaro, and although they think he is going to congratulate them, he tells them that they are dumb because they are bad compared to the others, and they are dragging the group since they are not cute enough. Therefore, he entrusts Lily to teach them how to look cuter, but no matter how hard they try, they are incapable of beating a child prodigy.

## Characters

* Kotaro Tatsumi
* Franchouchou
	+ Sakura Minamoto
	+ Saki Nikaido
	+ Lily Hoshikawa
* Iron Frill
	+ Shiori Baba
	+ Yui

## External link

* Anthology Chapter 4 Unofficial English Translation
Chapter 22

**Chapter 22** (**第22章**, *Dai 22-shō*) is chapter 22 of the Zombie Land Saga (Manga) series.

## Synopsis

Kotaro listens to what Franchouchou wanted to say and discovers his true Saga. In the end, he remains in doubt about whom the mysterious guy is.

## Plot

Finally, reunited and with a clearer mind, Kotaro decides to listen to the girls and their experiences in Yoshinogari. Each one tells how they had fun in the park and each one of the activities they carried out. Sakura tells a short summary of her experience in Franchouchou from the death metal concert to the present day, saying that this is her Saga.

Only Kotaro remains to say what he felt in the park. Until now, Kotaro has interacted with saga sages and mysterious types and enjoyed seafood, agricultural products, and beautiful seascapes. He realizes that the Saga he is looking for is real interaction with people and loving them with pride.

## Features

### Characters

* Kotaro Tatsumi
* Franchouchou
	+ Sakura Minamoto
	+ Saki Nikaido
	+ Ai Mizuno
	+ Junko Konno
	+ Yugiri
	+ Lily Hoshikawa
	+ Tae Yamada
* Mysterious guy

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Yoshinogari

## External Link

* Chapter 22 Unofficial English Translation
Light Oozora

* Anime
* Live Action

**Light Oozora** (**大空 ライト**, *Ōzora Raito*) is a minor character who made his debut in “Episode 17”. He is a child-actor prodigy who became Lily Hoshikawa's rival at Japanese Got Performance.

## Appearance

Light wears an elementary-school student uniform with a red tie and a light-blue jacket with a white bubble pattern. His pants are short and green. His hair is abundant, giving a great head of hair.

## Personality

Light may appear to be a lovely child at first glance, but his true personality is that of someone haughty and self-important to the point of not caring how much his words affect other people. Despite his arrogance, he is pretty intelligent and able to emotionally manipulate people around him to achieve his goals, which is shown when he steals Lily's song to win over the contest judges. However, although he ended up winning, Lily managed to make a more significant impact, shattering Light's pride. Thanks to the conversation he had with Lily afterward, he managed to come to respect what she did and be able to move on, as she reminded him that he still will be able to age as a human child.

## Abilities

### Natural Abilities

* **Charisma**—Light is very charismatic, being capable of charming and inspiring his audience to cheer for his performance.

### Skillset

* **Juggling**—Light is shown to be able to perform advanced juggling tricks with five juggling balls at once.
* **Singing**—Light is very skilled at singing, even capable of defeating Lily Hoshikawa in the final round of the talent show.
* **Acting**—Light's acting skills are comparable to Lily's. He is shown to be able to put up a front much nicer than his natural, more self-absorbed personality.

## Etymology

* Light's surname **Oozora** means “big, great” (大) (**ō**) and “sky” (空) (**sora**/**zora**).

## Trivia

* Light is voiced by Minami Takayama who is known for playing another famous young man named **Conan Edogawa** from the eponymous series *Detective Conan*.
* Light's character is partially based on Light Yagami from *Death Note*.
	+ After his first successful performance, Light delivers Yagami's famous line, “Just as planned” (計画通り, *keikaku-dōri*), while having the same facial expression.
		- All this may be a nod to Mamoru Miyano, who voiced both Light Yagami and Kotaro Tatsumi.
* Light is the second rival of (one of the members of) Franchouchou to hail from Tokyo, and their second rival overall.
Kana Hanazawa

**Kana Hanazawa** (**花澤 香菜**, *Hanazawa Kana*) is a broadcaster, singer and the seiyū for Maimai Yuzuriha in the anime series, Zombie Land Saga.

## Biography

### Life

Hanazawa began acting when she was in kindergarten. She made regular appearances at the variety program *Yappari Sanma Daisensei*.

In February 2017, during a live stream promoting the release of *Opportunity*, Hanazawa confirmed she and Kensho Ono were dating, after *Shūkan Bunshun* published allegations about their relationship. On July 8, 2020, they announced that they married.

### Voice actor

She made her voice acting debut as Holly in *Last Exile.* She played Ryoko Kaminagi in *Zegapain*. She was signed up with voice acting agency Office Osawa.

Hanazawa went to university in 2007, while at the same time, she began to make her mark as a voice actress. She voiced the title character in *Kobato.*, Suou in *Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor*, Nadeko Sengoku in *Bakemonogatari*, Angel / Kanade Tachibana in *Angel Beats*, and Anri Sonohara in *Durarara!!*. She was voted in 2010 as “Best Female Voice Actress” by listeners of the radio program *Nonko and Nobita's Anime Scramble* (ノン子とのび太のアニメスクランブル). She graduated from university in 2011, and in the same year became a full-time voice actress. In late 2010, she was invited to the Anime Festival Asia anime convention in Singapore.

On February 23, 2012, it was announced that Hanazawa would launch her official website. A few days later, during the “Kana Hanazawa Solo Debut Presentation Party event”, it was announced that she would release four singles within a year: “Hoshizora Destination” (星空☆ディスティネーション) released on April 25, “Hatsukoi no Oto” (初恋ノオト), released on July 18, “Happy Endings”, released on October 24 and was used as ending theme for anime *Zetsuen no Tempest*, and “Silent Snow”, released on January 16, 2013. Her first album *Claire* was released on February 20, 2013, and her second album *25* was released on February 26, 2014. She released an album title *Blue Avenue* in April 2015, and went on a concert tour starting at the Nippon Budokan on May 3. The Blu-ray release of the show, *Live Avenue Kana Hanazawa in Budokan*, ranked number six in sales.

Hanazawa won Best Supporting Actress at the 9th Seiyu Awards. She later won Newtype's Best Voice Actress award. Hanazawa starred in her first live-action feature film *Kimi ga Inakucha Dame Nanda* (君がいなくちゃだめなんだ, It's Definitely No Good You're Not Here). Her video would later place tenth in Oricon's Blu-ray Disc Chart. Hanazawa moved to the Sacra Music record label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in April 2017.

## Trivia

* She plays the character role during one of Franchouchou's lives.

## References

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kana\_Hanazawa
Chapter 15: Adversity! Curses! Pinches! So, What?!

## Chapter guide

### previous chapter

Chapter 14: If Our Town Prospers, It Will Die. Decline, Recede Like Plants and Trees

### Next chapter

Chapter 16: Final Destination. Paving the Path for Saga’s Future

**Chapter 15: Adversity! Curses! Pinches! So, What?!** (**逆境！呪いも、ピンチも、それが何！？**, *Gyakkyō! Noroi mo, pinchi mo, sore ga nani!?*) is the fifteenth chapter of the spin-off manga series of Zombie Land Saga, titled “Zombie Land Saga Side Story: The First Zombie”.

## Synopsis

The battle against the Giant Spider Sagako. This is the Busters' last chance to save Saga.

## Plot

Tae is determined to stop the Sagako, even if she has to do it alone. Eikichi feels that he must do something, but at the same time he knows that the fate of Saga rests on Tae's shoulders. Knowing that he cannot stop her, he requests that before they kill the Sagako, they try to talk to her. Even if Tae doubts that it can be done, Eikichi feels there is a purpose behind Sagako. Eikichi's words make Tae remember what Yuko told her a long time ago, that the Sagako have a purpose for which they exist. While she doubts it will work, they have nothing to lose by trying.

The Sagako appears behind both of them, surprising Eikichi, but not Tae, who immobilizes the Sagako from a fit after distracting her with the photo of her parents. Still immobilized, the Sagako manages to attack Eikichi and Tae, leaving Eikichi injured in the leg. It is there that Eikichi yells at the Sagako, trying to talk to her and find out her motives. The Sagako answers, but her words are unintelligible. Already in a final attempt, Eikichi shows her an onion and approaches the Sagako. When the Sagako touches the onion, she immediately gets scared and confused, attacking again. Eikichi notices it, but they can't do anything else. After all, all they can do is fight. Even with their attempts, they failed to learn the purpose and motives of the spider Sagako, so the only thing left for them is to run for their lives.

Surprisingly, Anna, Hanako, and the other Sagako join the battle. The Sagako had previously helped Anna and Hanako escape from Magatsuhi prison. It turns out that Yuko's love for onions with Sagako inside had passed her feelings to these now purified curses. And thanks to Eikichi having put a blanket to keep them warm, Sagakos would have “hatched” from the onions. Eikichi questions if it was that easy all along with his sister's onion, but Hanako tells him that maybe what she needs is to feel her brother's feelings to break free.

Now, it's time for the final battle. This is where it all ends. It's time to break the curse of the past.

## Features

### Characters

* Saga Sagako Busters
	+ Tae Yamada
	+ Jofuku
	+ Eikichi Hyodo
	+ Yuko Hyodo (flashback)
	+ Anna Shuri
	+ Hanako Hakase
* Sagako Curses
	+ Magatsuhi
	+ Hot Springs Sagako
	+ Love Sagako
	+ Cassette Tape Sagako
	+ Squid Sagako
	+ Mannequin Sagako
	+ Goby Eel Sagako

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Takeo City
		- Takeo Ureshino Marchen Mura Village Amusement Park

## External Link

* Gaiden Chapter 15 Unofficial English Translation
Mamoru Miyano

**Mamoru Miyano** (**宮野 真守**, *Miyano Mamoru*) is the seiyū for Kotaro Tatsumi in the anime series, Zombie Land Saga.

## Biography

### Life

Miyano was born in Saitama Prefecture in the Kantō region of Honshu, Japan on June 8, 1983.

Miyano joined the Himawari Theater Group under the influence of his older brother Shota, although he did not attend class often. After entering high school and due to the uncertainty he felt about the future, Miyano skipped singing and dancing lessons. While taking music lessons, he began to discover his musical style by encountering the music produced by singers like CHEMISTRY and EXILE. In 2008, Miyano announced that he was married and that his wife was pregnant. On December 21, 2023, he announced his divorce.

### Voice actor

His artistic career began in 1990 at the age of seven when he joined The Himawari Theater Group. As a voice actor, he made his debut in 2001 and his first major role came in 2006 as the voice of Light Yagami (Kira) on Death Note. In 2008, he won the Best Voice Actor award at the Tokyo International Anime Fair and in the 2008 Seiyū. Awards he won in the Leading Actor category for his roles in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Death Note, and Kōtetsu Sangokushi. Since then, he has lent his voice to hundreds of characters in anime, and tokusatsu series, dubbing in non-Japanese films, and has acted in various live-action projects.

## Trivia

* As a singer, Mamoru has released six albums, 18 singles, over 80 singles for anime series (solo or ensemble), and 12 live performance videos.
* As additional information, he has dubbed characters for the Japanese version of films such as the Harry Potter saga, Minions, The Grinch, My Favorite Villain 2, and Peter B. Parker in Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse.

## References

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru\_Miyano
Dried Squid

**Dried Squid** (**鯣**, *Surume*) is a food item commonly seen being used in the *Zombie Land Saga* franchise.

It is first seen in Episode 1, used by Kotaro Tatsumi as a means to calm the zombified girls down.

## Description

The dried squid is an appetizer produced in Saga based on the local squid of the area, this typical Saga snack is the common food of the zombies and Jofuku. In the first episodes, the dried squid is the only thing that Franchochou's group has eaten since the idol group began, although they can persist without eating this snack for several weeks without any known side effects.

After the EFS disaster, the only thing Franchouchou eats for two weeks is dried squid straight from the factory where Ai works.

## Uses

This simple dry and spicy snack common in Asian coastal countries can be eaten as normal. Beyond its common use in the series and being used as a means to calm the formerly “asleep” zombies, it has no other known effects. Though the girls seem to be able to live off of them during the start of their part-time jobs until they eventually won the money from Episode 18 to pay off their debt.

## Trivia

* Tae's side bangs bear a resemblance to that of a squid.
Chapter 10

**Chapter 10** (**第10章**, *Dai 10-shō*) is chapter ten of the Zombie Land Saga (Manga) series.

## Synopsis

Kotaro proposes to Franchouchou his new song, Atsuku Nare. But he's worried about how the concert will be, so he goes to a restaurant to climb “Mount Fuji” which is just a dish in a restaurant in Imari.

## Plot

Kotaro proposes to Franchouchou his new song, Atsuku Nare. But he's worried about how the concert will be, so he goes to a restaurant to climb “Mount Fuji” which is simply a dish in a restaurant in Imari.

While enjoying food, he realizes that the dish is missing something.

Kotaro makes a sauce for the dish to taste better, so he can climb “Mount Fuji”.

## Features

### Characters

* Kotaro Tatsumi
* Franchouchou
	+ Sakura Minamoto
	+ Saki Nikaido
	+ Ai Mizuno
	+ Junko Konno
	+ Yugiri
	+ Lily Hoshikawa
	+ Tae Yamada

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Franchouchou Mansion
	+ Imari Champon

## External Link

* Chapter 10 Unofficial English Translation
Reiko Amabuki/History

## Season 1

### Episode 5

Through a flashback, she is seen with Saki eating at the Drive-In Tori together with her band.

### In the 90s

As the first head of the Dorami motorcycle gang, Reiko led her motorcycle gang alongside her best friend Saki until they conquered the entire Kyushu region. She had a heartfelt conversation with Saki, who dreams of having a normal family after retiring from it so that she can live a normal life, which makes Saki wonder what a normal life is.

When Saki was challenged by a gang of rival bikers in a chicken game against a cliff on their bikes, Reiko expressed concern for Saki's safety, but Saki assured her that she would not die. Reiko then looked on in horror and called out Saki's name after her friend jumps off the cliff and dies in an explosion.

### Present

Eventually, the gang disbanded and Reiko achieves her dreams of having a normal family by marrying and giving birth to a daughter; however, as her daughter grew older, the two became distant and Reiko expressed shock when Maria became the leader of her old gang of motorcyclists.

Reiko realizes that Maria was challenged to do the same challenge that killed her friend years ago and is willing to stop her at any cost, so she takes out her old motorcycle and goes to her daughter's rescue. Reiko might be a stay-at-home mom now, but her brief motorcycle ride shows that she still has some power behind her. However, instead of fighting the rival gang, she begs them to stop, as an actual fight would put her daughter's life in danger.

There, she manages to make Misa stop the chicken game. Maria, seeing this, scolds her for being always so delicate and that she is not the same person she was in the past. Fortunately, Saki intervenes, saving Maria. After Saki repeats the trick that killed her, Reiko punches her in the face and yells at her for being an idiot, as she was there when Saki died, and she still has painful memories of when it happened. Due to this incident, she realizes that her daughter just wanted to impress her and be like her in the past, making Reiko begin to understand her daughter and everything that happened to her. She finally reconciled with her daughter before attending Franchouchou's next concert.

### Episode 12

They are seen as extras on stage while Franchouchou sings.

## Season 2

### Episode 14

Before meeting Saki, it is implied that Reiko felt lonely and beaten by the gangs in the area, but she knew how to defend herself very well. Due to the inspiration that Saki had gotten from White Ryu earlier, she decides to join a fight with Reiko, saving her from some gang members and becoming friends with her.
Kagayaite (Disambiguation)

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## Kagayaite

Kagayaite

The song **Kagayaite** is a song that is part of the second season. Other items with this name include:

* **Kagayaite (Song)**—Song from the final episode of the second season of *Zombie Land Saga Revenge*.
* **Kagayaite (CURRRY MESHI ver.) (Song)**—Kagayaite derivative song for collaboration with CURRRY MESHI.
Seizoen 2

**Seizoen 2** is de reeks die loopt van 30 augustus 1994 tot 1 juni 1995. Het seizoen telt 53 afleveringen.

Bij de start van dit seizoen wordt Generiek 1 aangepast, waarin Katrien Coppens nu wordt opgenomen. Patsy De Cleyn wordt geschrapt uit de generiek.

Dit seizoen maken we kennis met Max Moelands, Naomi Dubois, Stef Tavernier, tante Jos, Tanja Tavernier, Greet Ruytjens en Tuur Fierens.

De personages die gedurende dit seizoen verdwijnen, zijn Wielemans, Patsy De Cleyn, Joke Collin, Véronique Lemaître, Ronnie Geevaert, Elsje Geevaert en Simon Geevaert.

## Cast

### Hoofdpersonages

**Bob****Frank****Katrien****Georges****Geert****Marcel****Chris****Magda****Klaartje****Nellie**
### Nevenpersonages

MaxS2.jpg**Max****Bart**NaomiS2.jpg**Naomi**StefS2.jpg**Stef****Astrid**TanteJosS2.jpg**tante Jos**TanjaS2.jpg**Tanja****Véronique****Ronnie****Veerle****Simon****Elsje**GreetS2.jpg**Greet****Patsy****Wielemans**
### Gastpersonages

**François****Christiane****Johan****Joke**TuurS2.jpg**Tuur**MathildeS2.jpg**Mathilde****Annie**
## Afleveringen

**Voor een overzicht van de afleveringen, zie hier.**

## Overlijdens

 67 | Bruno Favrina | Vergiftigd door asbestose.
Mamacita

**Mamacita** is Kotaro's axe that he uses to compose some of Franchouchou's songs. It was destroyed by Junko and later “repaired” by Tae and Junko during the events of Episode 16.

## Description

The beautiful electric guitar and Kotaro's companion in arms, which has accompanied him almost his entire life. Shakes Kotaro's soul every time he touches it with the roar that comes out of it. As long as he can compose music with his axe, he can move on overcoming any obstacle, logic, or limit and turning victories into miracles.

The electric guitar is later destroyed during Saga Arena's performance and later repaired by Junko with the help of Tae.

## Trivia

* The name “Mamacita” literally translates to “Little Mother”, but considering the context, a more accurate translation would be “Hot Momma”.
* Kotaro's guitar model is a red Yamaha Pacifica 112V.
Chapter 25

**Chapter 25** (**第25章**, *Dai 25-shō*) is chapter 25 of the Zombie Land Saga (Manga) series.

## Synopsis

Kotaro gets drunk and sleeps, and has a dream in which he is visited by Saga's tourist mascot, who tells him that Franchouchou has hidden power.

## Plot

Kotaro, happy for the new year, decides to drink a bottle of Japanese sake, but gets too drunk and falls into a dream where Saga's tourism mascot “Saga Travel Support” appears. The company mascot tells Kotaro how delicious Saga alcohol and Saga Prefecture food are, telling him that they manifested his power while they were in the cellar. Before waking up, Kotaro thinks that Franchouchou may have this same hidden power, since they were reborn as zombies.

Finally awake, he remembers what he saw in his dream and decides to put Franchouchou in the Saga spotlight so that their true hidden power can be brought out into the spotlight.

## Features

### Characters

* Kotaro Tatsumi
* Franchouchou
	+ Sakura Minamoto
	+ Saki Nikaido
	+ Ai Mizuno
	+ Junko Konno
	+ Yugiri
	+ Lily Hoshikawa
	+ Tae Yamada

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Franchouchou Mansion

## External Link

* Chapter 25 Unofficial English Translation
Chapter 1

**Chapter 1** (**第1章**, *Dai 1-shō*) is the first chapter of the Zombie Land Saga manga.

## Synopsis

Sakura is a young woman with a dream of becoming an idol. A dream which is taken from her after dying in a traffic accident. She wakes up as a zombie, only to discover that she must become an idol to save Saga along with 6 other “legendary” zombies.

## Plot

### 2008

Sakura Minamoto is a normal girl starting her sophomore year of high school. Hoping to change her life, Sakura plans to apply to be an idol, plans that end when she is hit by a truck as she leaves her home.

### 2018

Disoriented, Sakura wakes up alone in a gloomy looking room. When a mysterious girl comes out and attacks a frightened Sakura out of nowhere, and after narrowly escaping, she hides in a room. Unfortunately, she stumbles upon a corpse, awakening 5 more zombies. After stabbing one in the head, Sakura runs out of the mansion.

Outside the mansion, Sakura reassures herself that she is safe, and discovers that she is currently in Saga prefecture, far from her home. Then a policeman appears and Sakura, relieved to have found someone to help her, asks for help. But after seeing the police officer's shocked reaction when looking at her, she looks in a mirror and realizes that she is also a zombie.

Surprisingly, Sakura looks down to see that she has just been shot in the chest and falls to the ground. However, before passing out, she sees a mysterious man standing near her. Sakura wakes up again in the mansion and immediately looks in a mirror to confirm that she was not dreaming of looking like a zombie.

Moments later, the mysterious man suddenly appears next to her and introduces himself as Kotaro Tatsumi, and confirms the fact that she died 10 years ago and is currently a zombie.

## Features

### Characters

* Kotaro Tatsumi
* Franchouchou
	+ Sakura Minamoto
	+ Saki Nikaido
	+ Ai Mizuno
	+ Junko Konno
	+ Yugiri
	+ Lily Hoshikawa
	+ Tae Yamada
* Policeman A

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Franchouchou Mansion
	+ Minamoto Family home

## External Link

* Chapter 1 Unofficial English Translation

## Trivia

* This chapter is based on the first episode of the anime.
Takeo Ureshino Marchen Mura Village Amusement Park

* Gaiden
* Real life

**Takeo Ureshino Marchen Mura Village** (**武雄・嬉野　メルヘン村**, *Takeo Ureshino Marchen Mura Village*) is a forest-themed amusement park located on the outskirts of the Takeo City.

## Description

### In real life

In addition to the playground equipment, such as various slides, many rides, such as a ladybug roller coaster, there is a big tent dome, a ball pool, a children's house, etc. Children can play without worrying about the weather, even on rainy days. There is also an animal area where kids can feed and interact with the animals, and a grassy field where kids can play freely. It is a park especially popular with young families as a playground for children to enjoy at any time of the year.

### In the manga

Magatsuhi used this place as the place where he kept the women she kidnapped. Tae and Eikichi arrive at this place by setting a trap for Magatsuhi and being brought by this being. Investigating, they find neither Hakase nor Anna, so they search the park. The kidnapped women are fine, but they are in a sleepy state. Inside a statue of a squirrel, they find what appears to be an improvised play area, with children's toys; Tae finds a photo of her parents, which makes her realize that this is the place they were looking for.

The final battle of the manga takes place here. Magatsuhi in her spider form attacks Eikichi and Tae, who have to run out of there, resulting in Eikichi getting injured. Anna and Hanako arrive at the location with the Sagakos that they had previously sealed, but are now on their side. Hanako manages to injure the spider with a cannon that she designed for the Sagako spider; However, Magatsuhi's power is superior, and she defeats the Sagakos with a single attack and leaves the rest of the team very hurt. Tae is the one who finally manages to defeat Magatsuhi by using her own body as a container for the curse, dying in the process.
Chapter 28

**Chapter 28** (**第28章**, *Dai 28-shō*) is the 28th chapter of the Zombie Land Saga (Manga) series.

## Synopsis

Kotaro decides to take the girls to cook, why? To discover the culinary SAGA!

## Plot

Franchouchou prepares for a big concert, while Kotaro watches and decides that now they will stop being idols to participate in a restaurant to promote themselves through food. Now the girls will have a judge in a bird costume who will decide which of the girls will prepare the best dish!

At the end of the contest, the girls unite and win. Kotaro later checks social media to see Franchouchou's performance.

## Features

### Characters

* Kotaro Tatsumi
* Franchouchou
	+ Sakura Minamoto
	+ Saki Nikaido
	+ Ai Mizuno
	+ Junko Konno
	+ Yugiri
	+ Lily Hoshikawa
	+ Tae Yamada
* Skull and Bull

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Franchouchou Mansion
Anthology 1: Idol 00's life!?

**Idol 00's life !?** (**アイドルは〇〇が命!?**, *Aidoru wa 〇〇 ga inochi!?*) is the first chapter of Zombie Land Saga Anthology.

## Synopsis

Franchouchou is located in Arita, Imari. Yugiri and Lily talk about how to outdo themselves in their new zombie life, while the others take a bath.

## Plot

Yugiri, Lily, and Tae are in Arita's park while they contemplate the ceramics of the city, and they are surprised how it has lasted so long. Tae's head appears at Lily's feet while they discuss how, although they are zombies, that will not stop them to become the biggest idols in Saga.

Meanwhile, Ai, Junko, Saki, and Sakura are in the hot springs taking a bath. Saki proposes to use the hot water to make their skin look much better. Unfortunately, the result did not come out as expected because they ended up looking like more zombies than before. So, they propose to use a combination of hot and cold water. The combination of which seems to work until Ai's eye melts from the heat, resulting in a failure.

## Characters

* Franchouchou
	+ Sakura Minamoto
	+ Saki Nikaido
	+ Ai Mizuno
	+ Junko Konno
	+ Yugiri
	+ Lily Hoshikawa
	+ Tae Yamada

## External link

* Anthology Chapter 1 Unofficial English Translation

## Trivia

* The house that Yugiri and Lily visit is the same one that Kotaro visits in his respective manga.
Sora Tokui

**Sora Tokui** (**徳井 青空**, *Tokui Sora*) is a Japanese voice actor, singer, and mangaka. She is the voice of Shiori Baba in Zombie Land saga.

## Biography

She is a member of the group “Milky Holmes”, made up of the four main voice actresses from the Tantei Opera Milky Holmes media franchise. Similarly, she is a member of the singing group consisting of the top nine voice actresses from the *Love Live School Idol Project*! Media franchise, and has released singles under the fictional group name μ's. She is also part of a sub-unit within Love Live! Project called BiBi, with Yoshino Nanjō and Pile.

Tokui is also a manga artist whose work, including the junkie Mahou Shoujo Jitaku-chan, has been serialized in Otapoke magazine. She describes herself as an otaku and has particularly mentioned her love for Neon Genesis Evangelion and the character Asuka Langley Soryu.

## Trivia

* Her manga *Makeruna! Aku no Gundan!* was animated in 2013.

## References

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sora\_Tokui
Shiori Baba

* Casual
* Idol
* Live concert

**Shiori Baba**  (**馬場詩織**, *Baba Shiori*) is the current lead singer for Iron Frill, succeeding Ai Mizuno after her death. She serves as a minor antagonist of the Zombie Land Saga series.

## Appearance

### Casual

Shiori has reddish-brown hair that is tied in a relatively long ponytail and grayish-pink eyes. When she goes out in public, she wears casual clothes, a cap, and sunglasses to avoid being recognized on the street.

### Idol

Shiori's idol outfit during the first season was pretty simple. In the Saga Arena, she wears a dress that resembles a queen, since Iron Frill is considered to be the queens of Tokyo.

## Personality

Shiori displays a reckless personality, not afraid to say what comes to her mind and quite cocky when proposing or rejecting offers. Although she seems somewhat conceited by her attitude, actually from her perspective she wants to help Ai Mizuno get out of the old-fashioned prefecture of Saga and manage to become a great idol with Iron Frill. But the way she expresses her offer is quite selfish by belittling Franchouchou and telling them that they are nothing compared to her group. Despite this, she shows to have admiration for Ai and wants to overcome what she did to her in her life without having to go through the same fate as her.

Later, it is shown that her attitude towards Ai is because she admired her since she was a little girl and dreamed of being like Ai. This is highlighted by Yui, who tells her to leave the past behind and focus on what is coming.

## Etymology

* The name **Shiori** means “poem” (詩) (**shi**) and “weave, weaving” (織) (**ori**).
* Shiori's surname **Baba** means “horse” (馬) (**ba**) and “field, place” (場) (**ba**).

## Trivia

* Shiori seems like she had admiration for Ai Mizuno in her lifetime and now wants to get over her.
	+ Shiori would be the equivalent of Sakura Minamoto if she hadn't been run over and killed by a truck.
	+ This is confirmed in episode 16 as Shiori had admired Ai since she was about 7–8 years old, which explains her attitude to include her in Iron Frill.
* Shiori's voice actors have both done voice work for other idol anime characters:
	+ Her Japanese voice actress voiced Nico Yazawa in *Love Live! School Idol Project*.
	+ Her English voice actress voiced Chika Takami in *Love Live! Sunshine!!*
Chapter 6

**Chapter 6** (**第6章**, *Dai 6-shō*) is the sixth chapter of the Zombie Land Saga manga.

## Synopsis

Kotaro strikes up a conversation with the “owner” of Drive-In Tori, who mentions to him that the restaurant is not the real Saga.

It is seen that Kotaro thinks about it while passing by Tae before the events of the first episode, it is then shown that in the end, Kotaro accepts the deal with the strange man.

## Plot

The mysterious man sits with Kotaro, who feels a strong presence emanating from him and still thinks he is the president of Drive-In Tori.

Kotaro tells him that he wants to save Saga using local idols as Saga's reputation has been declining due to the age of his inhabitants, unemployment, and lack of new talents. Causing the population to be reduced by half in a few years. He says that with the group of girls, he will bring excitement to Saga.

The mysterious man mentions that he has lived in Saga for a long time and that he has felt the blow of depopulation. Emphasizing that it is because the big cities are more prosperous than the prominent rural areas in Saga. He asks Kotaro if it really is in his capacity, and he agrees, saying that he has an ace up his sleeve.

The mystery man gets up when Kotaro mentions that Drive-In Tori is the true flavor of Saga. He tells Kotaro that he doesn't know the “true Saga”. The next pages show Kotaro thinking about what he said to him, while Tae bites the bars behind him. Thoughtfully in his mind, he remembers that they will all wake up soon, and he must act fast to save Saga.

The man then arrives to pick up Kotaro from the mansion and take him to Yobuko, a well-known fishing area in Saga that has a variety of squid.

## Features

### Characters

* Kotaro Tatsumi
* Tae Yamada (cameo)
* The Mysterious Man

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Franchouchou Mansion
	+ Drive-In Tori

## External Link

* Chapter 6 Unofficial English Translation

## Trivia

* This is the only chapter wherein only one member of Franchouchou shows up. Despite Sakura Minamoto being drawn on the chapter's cover, she does not make an appearance, either.
White Ryu

* Current
* Young Adult
* Real Life

**White Ryu** (**ホワイト竜**, *Howaitoryū*) is Saki Nikaido’s childhood idol who inspired her to become the person she is today from when she was in middle school. He is a minor character who made his debut in “The SAGA of an Almost-Broken Radio”.

## Appearance

### Young

A fairly athletic man in his 35s. He has peculiar long hair and a retro look that stands out from the rest of the artists; his pompadour is extremely long and stocky.

### Present

Regardless of the era, White Ryu proudly sports a hairstyle with a pompadour and sunglasses. His hairstyle, straight in the 90s, falls on his face, he has to push it with his hand to show his face. With age, his hair changes from dark brown to a grayish color. In 2019, White Ryu is older than he was at the beginning of his career and his face is slightly wrinkled, Lily finds White Ryu's appearance cheesy while Saki discovers that he hasn't changed almost anything since the 90s.

## Personality

Although at first glance he seems the typical conceited artist who thinks of himself, he is a good guy who continues to maintain his style from when he was mostly seen and constantly tries to give a message to people about finding their way and making others shine. Although his advice is out of date, he always tries to strive to find the path that leads to the truth and likes to guide and inspire others. In his debut episode, he shows his cool personality by leaving Saki his legacy of continuing on the radio because he knows that Saga needs new energy.

## Etymology

* White Ryu and Hakuryu literally translate to “**White Dragon**”, Ryu means dragon in Japanese, and *Haku* means *white*.

## Trivia

* His appearance and demeanor are in many ways based on satire of the Japanese youth motorcycle gangs “Bosozoku”, which were popular from the 70s to the 90s and to which female part Saki and Reiko belonged to.
* White Ryu's character is inspired by the real Japanese singer and actor Hakuryu. The latter interprets the character and the song “Do You Hate Windy Days?”. He also participated in the first announcement trailer for Zombie Land Saga Revenge, in July 2019, where he plays a mysterious character who wishes to take revenge.
	+ Hakuryu is quite known for his Yakuza movies and his collection of sunglasses.
	+ Hakuryu is from Imari, a city located in Saga Prefecture.
* In Episode 24, Ryu is seen arriving in Saga with the US military, but they carry a blue US flag, indicating that they came from international aid.
* For the origin of the character White Ryu, it was decided that he would not be an ordinary person, but someone who would turn out to be cool and passionate. A person who anyone would think is rare at first glance. Perfect qualities for Saki, who, like her, don't care what others say.
Anthology 2: Festival Highlights are a Beautiful Saga

**Festival Highlights are a Beautiful Saga** (**祭りの華は美しく SAGA**, *Matsuri no hana wa utsukushiku SAGA*) is chapter 2 of Zombie Land Saga Anthology.

## Synopsis

Kotaro takes Franchouchou to a festival where they will participate… it ends badly.

## Plot

While they were in a restaurant, Kotaro tells the girls that they will go to a festival and that they will be idols at night. On the day of the event, the girls are assigned to work at food stands to promote the group, Kotaro divides them into two groups: Yakisoba and Takoyaki.

Everything seems to be going well until Tae starts the chaos within the festival. Each of the girls must leave their post to help people until finally only Sakura, Ai, and Junko are left to serve meals while the rest of the festival is in total chaos. Kotaro finally arrives at night, only to tell them that because of a mistake, they will not have a concert at night.

## Characters

* Kotaro Tatsumi
* Franchouchou
	+ Sakura Minamoto
	+ Saki Nikaido
	+ Ai Mizuno
	+ Junko Konno
	+ Yugiri
	+ Lily Hoshikawa
	+ Tae Yamada

## External link

* Anthology Chapter 2 Unofficial English Translation

## Trivia

* Tae was assigned the position of Takoyaki, which is contrary to her tastes because she hates that food.
Chapter 20

**Chapter 20** (**第20章**, *Dai 20-shō*) is chapter 20 of the Zombie Land Saga (Manga) series.

## Synopsis

Franchouchou keeps doing whatever and Tae keeps doing her things. But Kotaro is depressed because he couldn't achieve his goal, Sakura realizes and tries to help him, but due to her bad luck, she trips and almost causes an accident with Kotaro.

## Plot

The girls enjoy the scenery from the hill and try on the classic Yayoi period clothing, while Sakura prevents Tae from eating the decorated food that is on the site. Meanwhile, Kotaro feels helpless because he has not been able to find that Saga he was looking for, so he feels depressed. Sakura notices his attitude and feels strange.

Climbing a tower to think, Kotaro feels that he could not pass this last tests while Sakura feels that he is about to do something random like a jump from that tower. She runs worried to prevent Kotaro from doing what she thinks he will do, but accidentally, she runs into a raccoon, knocking Kotaro out of the tower and causing them both to fall.

## Features

### Characters

* Kotaro Tatsumi
* Franchouchou
	+ Sakura Minamoto
	+ Saki Nikaido
	+ Ai Mizuno
	+ Junko Konno
	+ Yugiri
	+ Lily Hoshikawa
	+ Tae Yamada
* The Mysterious Man

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Yoshinogari

## External Link

* Chapter 20 Unofficial English Translation

### Continuity

* During the scene where Sakura mistakes Kotaro for attempting suicide, she flashbacks to him making fun of their group name in “Episode 4” as well as him role-playing as a baseball player in “Episode 5”.
Mutsugoro Sagako

### First apparition

Chapter 10: Groping in the Dark, Completely at a Loss, Surrounded by Enemies on All Sides

### Appearance Location

Seashore

The **Mutsugoro Sagako** (**ムツゴロ サガコ**, *Mutsugoro Sagako*) was a Sagako based on the mudskipper fish from Saga. He was Araki's pet before he was taken from the border of Saga Prefecture.

## Appearance

His body is similar to that of a real life Mudjumper but with a cartoonish appearance, with bulging eyes in front and a large mouth. His body is rounder than fish in real life, which makes this Sagako look cute.

## Powers

* **Throw Mud**—Like the fish on which he is based, this Sagako is capable of throwing mud from its mouth and dirtying entire rooms with it.
* **Bounce**—Given his shape, it can bounce minimally off the ground.

## Trivia

* So far, he is the most human-friendly Sagako and aside from leaving Araki's house completely covered in mud, he doesn't seem to have the ability to hurt humans.
* It is also the first Sagako shown to cross Saga's border with Fukuoka, resulting in him exploding upon crossing the border.
Hot Springs Sagako

**Hot Springs Sagako** (**温泉 サガコ**, *Onsen Sagako*) was a Sagako is based on a Japanese macaque, a species of monkey popularized by his depiction of hanging out in hot springs.

## Appearance

This Sagako is composed entirely of water. He has a bucket and two sponges on his head as a hat. Behind him is an Omega symbol made up of water.

## Powers

* **Projectile Launch**—He can launch cannonballs made of hot water, dealing heavy damage to the target.
* **Steam Shield**—Being in the hot springs allows it to use steam to disorient its opponents and prevent them from communicating.
* **Aged Waters**—This Sagako influences the waters of the area by accelerating the aging of those who use them.

## Trivia

* The existence of this Sagako would explain the incident in episode 4 in the same hotel. Since the legends about supernatural activity within it would have scared the director of the pharmaceutical companies more than usual.
* As seen at the end of chapter 15, this Sagako appears to have been sealed at some unshown point in the manga.
Maimai Yuzuriha/History

## Season 2

### Episode 19

Maimai is the one who opens this episode in a very similar way to Sakura from the first season, mentioning how clumsy she is at breaking her glasses as if it were something casual. She goes into the public restrooms as she says she likes them very much. Because her glasses were broken just before she entered, she goes into the men's room and Kotaro accidentally throws a soap that causes her to trip and fall on her head, leaving her unconscious.

At the mansion, she wakes up after Kotaro thought she was dead after her fall, and even without her glasses, she manages to recognize Sakura as one of Franchouchou's girls. She promises to keep it a secret that they are zombies, and she also joins Franchouchou at her request.

Since she was not an idol and is somewhat clumsy, she cannot follow the footsteps of the other girls and falls constantly. Talking with Sakura after her training, she mentions how after discovering Franchouchou, she feels that Saga will be able to recover something that it lost in the past and that she will make the prefecture great again. Closing the cycle that Ai started by inspiring Sakura so many years ago. At the school student meeting, she is the one who gives the council the idea to hold a school festival with Franchouchou as guests.

Before the school festival, she speaks with Sakura about her past life. She tells her how in life she suffered a lot because of her bad luck and how the other girls still have dreams to fulfill as zombies because they could never complete them in life. Words that resonate with Maimai, who begins to reflect on her stay in the undead idol group.

After the concert that made her debut as a member, she decides to withdraw from it as a result of her talk with Sakura the day before, and how it would be unfair for them that a human is in the group since she can still fulfill her dreams in life. When she leaves, she promises to keep the girls' secret and gives Saki her Tamagotchi as a souvenir of her.

### Episode 24

After listening to the radio broadcast in the shelter with her two high school friends, she goes with her entire school to Franchouchou's revenge performance at the Ekimae Fudosan Stadium.
Chapter 13

**Chapter 13** (**第13章**, *Dai 13-shō*) is chapter 13 of the Zombie Land Saga (Manga) series.

## Synopsis

Kotaro visits a 300-year-old liquor store that has a mechanic and a kappa mummy, kicking off the second test.

## Plot

Kotaro arrives at Matsuura Ichishuzo, the second test place. He goes inside and hears a voice that came from the back of the shop saying: “Please go here”.

Kotaro is at an old motorcycle exhibition, the oldest in Japan. With only 5 of them in that store, the person who attends him is a mechanic who repaired motorcycles in addition to attending a 300-year-old liquor store. The clothesline asks him the reason the store has been able to remain open for so long, this being the second test that he must pass.

## Features

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Matsuuralchi Shzou Sake Brewery

## External Link

* Chapter 13 Unofficial English Translation
Takeo City

**Takeo** (**武雄市**, *Takeo-shi*) is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.

## Description

### In real life

Takeo is located in the western part of Saga Prefecture. It is approximately 28 kilometers (17 miles) west of Saga City and approximately 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Sasebo. Takeo has a complex topography that includes mountains, mountain basins, and riparian plains.

In 1889, the current region of the city is occupied by 1 city (Takeo) and 11 villages (Asahi, Hashishita, Higashikawanobori, Kitagata, Kitsu, Nakato, Nishikawanobori, Sumiyoshi, Takeo, Takeuchi, and Wakaki).

In 2006, the cities of Kitagata and Yamauchi were incorporated into the city of Takeo.

### In the series

The city is referenced in the name of Takeo Go. It is also the site of the Takeo amusement park where Magatsuhi made her home and where she kept the Saga women kidnapped.

## Places seen in the anime

* Takeo Ureshino Marchen Mura Village Amusement Park