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Mrs. Yamada

**Mrs. Yamada** (**山田さん**, *Yamada-san*) is the unnamed deceased mother of Tae Yamada. She was a folklorist from Saga University who works together with her husband.

After she finds a strange child during one of her investigations, she spends most of the day researching and raising it. Unaware of the danger it can represent.

## Appearance

She is a young-looking lady with a normal build. She is wearing a light colored sweater along with a long skirt. When she is in college, she wears a lab coat. Her black hair is long and straight, similar to Tae's as an adult.

## Personality

She is a lady dedicated to her work with her husband and is almost obsessed with investigating a strange creature she found long ago. For this reason, her investigation led her to distance herself from Tae and leave her alone at home for most of the day. But this does not prevent him from forgetting about her daughter, and when they are at home they spend time with her so that she does not feel alone.

## History

### Chapter 12

One day at work, she found a baby-like creature somewhere in Saga. Along with her husband, Mr. Yamada, she spends most of her time in the labs at the university researching and experimenting on the creature. It is as if they are obsessed with the child.

On Tae's birthday, she sees a stuffed rabbit on the way home and buys it as a birthday present for Tae. They mention that the rabbit looks like the child they're working on, which makes Tae mad at them because they only think about her research and “that” creature.

A few hours later, government employees from her health department intercept her and her husband for conducting unauthorized research on unknown creatures. She resists and tries to convince them that the creature is just a child and does not pose any risk. Seconds later, the “harmless” child transforms into a giant spider-like Sagako, ending her life, her husband's, and the people who surrounded her.

## Abilities

### Skillset

* **Folklorist**—She researches the history and folklore of the prefecture together with her husband. Her studies led her to find a strange child one day, who later gave birth to a Sagako.

## Trivia

* The Sagako that killed her and her husband is the same one that kills Keiji Higashino later on in the manga.
* The creature they were raising, unknowingly, was a Sagako that manifested as a result of their neglect to Tae. Sagako's purpose was to feed off the attention they gave her.

## Gallery

Image Gallery

* Manga

## Zombie Land Saga Gaiden: The First Zombie

### Plot

#### Chapter 12

A photo with the child she foundShe arrives together with her husbandA smile and a gift to TaeShe mentions that the rabbit looks like the child they were studyingTae gets angry because of her commentShe refuses to give up the childIn the aftermath of the explosion, she is killed by falling debris
Anthology 8: Franchouchou's Traffic Safety Lessons for Good Boys and Girls

**Franchouchou's Traffic Safety Lessons for Good Boys and Girls** (**フランシュシュのよいこのこうつうあんぜんきょうしつ**, *Furanshushu no yoiko no kōtsū anzen kyōshitsu*) is the chapter 8 of Zombie Land Saga Anthology.

## Plot

Kotaro enlists the group in community road safety work for preschool children. The girls talk about how they have had to repeat the same accidents that ended their lives. At the time of the introduction, Sakura follows her protocol until Saki runs her over with a bicycle and is arrested by Yugiri. For Lily and Tae's turn, Tae follows protocol but proceeds to cluck Drive-in Tori's chicken, as she is very popular with the kids.

In the days that follow, the children follow Tae's lead very literally. The episode ends with Sakura looking both ways and making Tae's cluck.

## Characters

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

## External link

* Anthology Chapter 8 Unofficial English Translation
Hōchū Ōtsuka

**Hōchū Ōtsuka** (**大塚 芳忠**, *Ōtsuka Hōchū*) is a Japanese voice-over actor and storyteller affiliated with the talent management firm Crazy Box. He plays the role of Jofuku in the anime Zombie Land Saga.

## Biography

He is best known for his roles as the voices of Kyao Mirao in *Heavy Metal L-Gaim*; Yazan Gable in *Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam*; Akira Sendō in *Slam Dunk*; SignalMan in *Gekisou Sentai Carranger*; Imagin, Deneb in *Kamen Rider Den-O*, Abuto in *Gintama*, Makoto Sōda in *Captain Tsubasa* and Jiraiya in *Naruto*. He is also known for dubbing for Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donnie Yen (especially in *Ip Man* series), Jeff Goldblum, Ray Liotta, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Brent Spiner, Robert Patrick, and many more. He was also the first dubbing voice actor of Kiefer Sutherland and Christopher Lambert in their early days.

## References

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C5%8Dch%C5%AB\_%C5%8Ctsuka
Mezame Returner (No. 3 ver. Solo)

*This article is about the song called “Mezame Returner (No. 3 ver. Solo)”. For the songs of the same name, see Mezame RETURNER and/or Mezame Returner (Electric Returner). For more pages referred to by this name, see Mezame Returner (Disambiguation).*

## Characteristics

### Stamp

Avex Pictures

**Awaken RETURNER (No. 3 ver. Solo)** (**目覚めRETURNER (3号ソロver.)**, *Mezame Returner (No. 3 ver. Solo)*) is the solo version of Mezame Returner performed by Ai during “Episode 15”.

## Lyrics

* Kanji
* Romaji
* English

 目覚めRETURNER 願えばいいんだ

 奇跡、感じてみたいんだ…

 目覚めRETURNER 望めばいいんだ

 刺激、ギリギリなほど

 頂戴 だいだいだいだいだいだい…

 憧れたのはいつの頃の夢？

 胸の奥に隠したストーリー

 色濃くした手強いリアルへと

 消えちゃいそうで

 I awake in the light！

 バシッとキメたいこのSucceed！

 止まっちゃいけないこのProceed！

 一心不乱で行く道中！

 やらかい未来へ邁進中！

 嗚呼 もうこれ以上歩けない…

 そんな事ないでしょうホラね！

 振り返ってみて ぐるぐるぐるぐる… ぐるぐるぐる！

 はい！

 アイウィッシュ！

 ああ一緒！

 ともにフットスタンプ！

 アンリミテッドな Dreaming！

 Ah Ah Ah Ah

 一人じゃない！

 目覚めRETURNER！願えばいいんだ！

 気持ち 光り始めたんだ

 目覚めRETURNER！想えばいいんだ！

 素敵　ワクワクなほど　超大　大、大！

 目指せ！目指せ！最上！最良！

 怖いものなど ナイ！ナイ！ナイ！

 届け！届け！熱いキモチ！

 奏でるソウルに…Cut in！

 Mezame RETURNER negaeba iin da

 Kiseki kanjite mitain da

 Mezame RETURNER nozomeba iin da

 Shigeki girigiri na hodo choudai dai, dai!

 Akogareta no wa itsu no koro kara?

 Mune no oku ni kakushita sutoorii

 Irokoku shita tegowai genjitsu e

 Kie chai-soude

 I awake in the light!

 Takushita Pride wa hitori de Growing now

 Mezashita mirai wa itsuka issho

 Ah... mou kore ijou, arukenai…

 Sonna koto naidesho?

 Hora ne kanjite iru yo

 Guruguru guruguru… guruguruguru!

 Mezame RETURNER negaeba iin da

 Kimochi hikari hajimeta nda

 Mezame RETURNER omoeba ii nda

 Suteki wakuwakuna hodo chou toku, dai!

 Mezase mezase saijou sairyou

 Kowaimono nado nai! nai! nai!

 Todoke todoke atsui kimochi

 Kanaderu souru ni

 Cut IN!

Awaken Returner! You just have to want it

A miracle that you are longing to feel

Awaken Returner! You just have to wish it

Excitement until you hit the limit and want more, more and more!

When did you start to admire it?

A story hidden deep in my heart

To a darkened and formidable reality

Those throught seemed like they might vanish

I awake in the light!

The Pride I entrusted to you is Growing now all by itself

The future we're aiming for will be with us someday

Ah…I'm not sure if I can keep it walking…

That's not true, isn't it?

See? I can feel it

Around and around and around…

Awaken Returner! You just have to want it

A feeling that starts to shine with light

Awaken Returner, Just hope for it

A lovely type of new thrill that is super, extra, and large

Call for it, call for it, the best and the highest!

There's nothing to fear! Not a single one!

Let it reach all the way out our passionate feelings

With our souls singing free

Cut in!
Anthology 13: The Land of Survival Saga

**The Land of Survival Saga** (**サバイバルランドサガ**, *Sabaibaru rando saga*) is the 13th and final chapter of Zombie Land Saga Anthology.

## Synopsis

It's time to go to the mountains. Can Franchouchou learn something new?

## Plot

Kotaro sends the group to the mountains, since for him, the ability to survive is essential for them as idols. A month later, he returns to the mountains and finds the group like zombies for not having eaten for a month, so he entrusts them with the task of seeking food by themselves until he returns. Fortunately, Franchouchou manages to find enough food in the spring, and they manage to make your own food out of wild things. Out of nowhere, a wild boar appears and takes Sakura ahead. The girls were prepared and managed to catch him in a trap, but Sakura does not want to kill it because that wild boar has a family and makes a reflection of how Franchouchou is also a family and each piece is important.

After Kotaro picks them up, he asks Sakura about what she did, and although she couldn't catch anything, there is still a routine in which they must strive to death (even if they are already dead) and that is to become the best idols in the world!

## Characters

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

**Rika Kinugawa** (**衣川 里佳**, *Kinugawa Rika*) is the seiyū for Yugiri in the anime series, Zombie Land Saga.

## Biography

### Life

In her childhood, she was not good at girlish things, so she had fun playing away from home. Instead of playing with dolls, she often played athletic races, she was very active. She was at the tennis club in high school, at first, she wanted to play outside the club, so she went home but when she joined the club, tennis seemed like a lot of fun. She was not very good at ball games but realized she could be good at baseball, tennis, or any racquet sport.

While in high school, a fellow loaned her a “Prince of Tennis” DVD, and realized how amazing it was to convey emotions only by voice, and after graduating from high school, she entered the Tokyo voice acting department at Animator Academy.

### Voice actor

Her debut as a seiyū was in 2013, but in 2016, her first casting character arrived in “A Hundred” and her first major characters in “Masou Gakuen H × H” and “Orange”. Her work as a seiyuu in anime is not very extensive compared to her participation in video games, where she has given voice to several characters. Since her debut, she has been with the With Line agency but since January 1, 2020, she is affiliated with the First Wind agency Font Generator.

Almost all of her anime appearances are as the voices of supporting and extra characters, Yugiri being a leading character and the most important of her career, also having the opportunity to show her singing and dancing skills, although she had already participated in the ending of “A Hundred”. Rika is very reserved and little is known about her daily life, but she has demonstrated her love for Yugiri and Zombie Land Saga on several occasions.

## Trivia

* She likes all sweets, especially chocolates and plums.
* Her hobby is visiting public baths (sentou).
* She likes video games developed in the west.
* She has a first grade in Aikido.

## References

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rika\_Kinugawa
Chapter 29

**Chapter 29** (**第29章**, *Dai 29-shō*) is the 29th chapter of the Zombie Land Saga (Manga) series.

## Synopsis

After almost a year, the girls look back at what they've been up to and the great performances all this time.

## Plot

In the training room, the girls discuss the concerts and the places where Kotaro has taken them, they decide to thank the busy manager and leave the mansion. When Kotaro arrives he finds the empty mansion without any trace of the girls and a note in the room that says not to bother them because they are busy, Kotaro wonders what the girls are doing.

## Features

### Characters

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

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Franchouchou Mansion
Drive-In Tori

* Anime
* Manga
* Actual

**Drive-In Tori** (**ドライブイン鳥**, *Doraibuin Tori*) is a chicken joint that Saki Nikaido and her best friend, Reiko Amabuki, were big fans of when the former was alive.

This is where Franchouchou shoot their first commercial collab.

## Description

### Real Life

This chicken restaurant is famous for its best yakitori menus (grilled chicken and vegetable skewers) and chicken rice. Locally grown vegetables and other ingredients are mainly used so that people can enjoy the taste of local food. It can alleviate travel fatigue and restore energy in the private room.

### Anime

Drive-In Tori is the place Franchouchou visits in Episode 5. It is a chicken restaurant that Saki and her best friend Reiko Amabuki visited with her gang when Saki was alive. The girls do a commercial here to promote the group.

In the manga, Kotaro visits the place and accidentally mistakes a man for the president of Drive-In Tori, and he takes him for a walk through a town in Saga where they sell squid.

## Trivia

* The Drive-In Tori restaurant also appears and is referenced in the Yuri On Ice anime.

## References

* http://www.drivein-tori.jp/ (official website of the restaurant)
Cocco

**Coco** (**コッコくん**, *Kokko-kun*) is a recurring character in Zombie Land Saga. He is the mascot of the Drive-In Tori, a real-life fried chicken chain in Saga Prefecture, and wears an anthropomorphic chicken suit all the time.

## Appearance

Cocco is a person with a white anthropomorphic chicken suit and a Drive-in Tori t-shirt. Being a chicken suit, it has the classic characteristics of a chicken but is caricatured.

## Personality

Very elegant and classy, if a bit silly, he dances lightly at random intervals and loves to show off to the audience about him. He is possibly the dumbest resident of Saga, being a person in a chicken suit who does nothing but dance.

## History

### Episode 5

He shows up to give a commercial together with Franchouchou at the Drive-in Tori, but is repeatedly chased by Tae. In the end, thanks to Tae, they manage to film the perfect commercial.

### Episode 18

He reappears at a dance contest where he is well known and agrees to let Tae enter the duel even though she wasn't registered. Even though his dance didn't stand a chance with Tae's, as a good contestant, he accepts his defeat against Tae and gives her the set prize.

### Episode 24

He makes a cameo flying into the Ekimae Fudosan.

## Abilities

### Natural abilities

* **Dancing**—He seems to love Michael Jackson's dancing, performing several of his moves in the dance contest in episode 18.

### Skillset

* **Facial Expression**—His appearance and proportions are too strange for a person in costume, and his face is too emotional for a mask.

### Unique abilities

* **Fly**—He is so into the character that he can fly and land like a superhero.

## Trivia

* Coco’s name is spelled as Cuckoo in the official Muse Asia subtitles, but it is currently unknown if this was a permanent name change for the character or if the subtitles spelled his name wrong.
	+ His Muse Asia name is a reference to the crowing of a chicken in the early morning, namely the “Cock-a-doodle-doo”.

## Gallery

Image Gallery

* Anime
* Official art

## Plot

### Season 1

Coco dancing with the girls during the Drive in Tori commercial
### Season 2

Cocco entering the dance performanceAccepting Tae in the contestReady to danceLanding at the EFS concert
## Animations

Dancing like Michael JacksonSeeing Tae for the first timeTae chases Cocco during the commercialCocco, and Tae face each other in the dance contest
Kashima City

**Kashima** (**鹿島市**, *Kashima-shi*) is a city located in the southern part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.

## Description

### In real life

In 1889, the modern municipal system was established. The current region of the city consists of six villages (Minami-Kashima, Kita-Kashima, Hachihongi, Fureda, Nogomi, and Nanaura; all from the Fujitsu district). Later in 1955, part of the village of Nanaura was incorporated into the city of Kashima, while the remaining part was incorporated into the city of Tara.

### In the series

The Kashima Gatalympics are held every May in Hama-chō, a part of the city of Kashima. This event consists of practicing a variety of sports in the marshes of the Ariake Sea. This event also takes place in episode 5 of the first season, with Tae being the winner of the event.

## Places seen in the anime

* Kashima Gatalympics
* Yutoku Inari Shrine
Character List/Minors

Below is a list of **minor characters** that have made an appearance in the series, but don't have enough information to warrant their own pages.

 **†** - Deceased**Ž** - Zombie**Ĩ** - Immortal**µ** - Unofficial name**š** - Sealed

Note: the characters are listed in order of the group they belong to, minus the main ones.

## Iron Frill

### Iron Frill 2008

 **Kaoru** (*薫*) is a member of the 2008 Iron Frill generation.

 **Miyu** (*みゆ*) is a member of the 2008 Iron Frill generation.

 **Nina** (*仁奈*) is a member of the 2008 Iron Frill generation.

 **Nono** (*ノノ*) is a member of the 2008 Iron Frill generation.

### Iron Frill 2018

 **Hikari** (*ひかり*) is a member of the 2018 Iron Frill generation.

 **Juria** (*じゅりあ*) is a member of the 2018 Iron Frill generation.

 **Makoto** (*真琴*) is a member of the 2018 Iron Frill generation.

## Others

### First Season

 **Saga Arcade Rappers** µ (*サガ・アーケードラッパーズ*) are the rappers who harassed Ai, Junko and Sakura during their escape attempt.

 **Fan Girl** µ (*女の子*) is Franchouchou's fan girl who has followed the group from their debut to the revenge concert.

 **Girl's Mother** µ (*母親*) is the mother of the fan girl.

 **Newbie** µ (*新人*) is Takeo's co-worker.

 **Amamoto** (*天本*) is Takeo's co-worker.

 **Sayama** (*左山*) is Maria Amabuki's friend and current member of Dorami's dance team.

 **Migikawa** (*右川*) is Maria Amabuki's friend and current member of Dorami's dance team.

 **Korosuke's Member** µ (*殺女初代総長*) is the member of Korosuke with crane hair.

 **Schoolgirl fan A** µ (*女子高生ファンA*) is Sakura's schoolgirl fan during the first season, until she became a fan of Ai in Revenge.

 **Schoolgirl fan B** µ (*女子高生ファンB*) is Sakura's schoolgirl fan during the first season, until she became Ai's fan in Revenge.

### Second season

 **Poster Girl** µ (*新卒AD*) is the host girl of the show who uses posters.

 **Radio Director** µ (*ラジオディレクター*) is the radio director of Saga FM. The only radio station in the entire prefecture.

 **Manager Ishimura** (*西村マネージャー*) is Light Oozora's manager, who usually has to put up with his attitude.

 **Show Announcer** µ (*司会者*) is the announcer of the Japanese Got Talent Show.

 **Fujiko** (*藤子*) is Maimai's friend with pink hair.

 **Komako** (*駒子*) is Maimai's friend with long black hair.

 **Kamuros** µ (*禿 ゐ*) are the girls who, between the ages of 5 and 8, accompany Yugiri.

 **Disciple Girls** µ (*弟子少女 ゐ*) are Yugiri's girl disciples after she came to Saga, teaching them various courtesan skills.

 **Hibiya** (*上田 燿司*) is the one who bought Yugiri's freedom and brought her to Saga. Later, he would teach her many skills that Yugiri would use after his death.

 **Police Officer** µ (*巡査 ゐ*) is a city policeman, who went after Kiichi every time he tried to hit the streets to annoy passers-by with his ideas to bring Saga back.

 **Assistant Governor** µ (*知事補佐官*) is the governor's assistant who takes his job very seriously.
Chapter 5

**Chapter 5** (**第5章**, *Dai 5-shō*) is the fifth chapter of the Zombie Land Saga manga.

## Synopsis

Kotaro goes to Drive-In Tori to seek food and a collaboration with the owner of the restaurant, as seen in episode 5. After seeing Kotaro orgasm with food every once in a while, the “Owner” of Drive-In Tori enters.

## Plot

Kotaro arrives at Drive-In Tori where he sees hungry customers, he arrives intending to do business with the owner of the restaurant and promoting the girls and their idol group.

When he asks one of the servers, he tells him that the president is not here and will be here soon, so Kotaro orders chicken from the restaurant to hang out.

After falling in love with the franchise's food for the first time, a mysterious man arrives claiming that the idol producer does not know the true power of Drive-In Tori, to which the latter thinks he is the president of the restaurant.

## Features

### Characters

* Kotaro Tatsumi
* The Mysterious Man

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Drive-In Tori

## External Link

* Chapter 5 Unofficial English Translation

## Trivia

* From this chapter onward, the manga almost completely excludes any play-by-play of any episode from the anime and instead focuses on either behind-the-scenes moment leading up to their respective anime episode counterpart, or entirely new arcs that are exclusive to this manga.
	+ With the following chapter to feature any scenes from the anime being Chapter 8.
* This is also the first chapter to not include any of the members of Franchouchou, despite their appearance in the chapter cover art.
Light Oozora/History

## Season 2

### Episode 17

Light appeared in Saga's cultural hall to present himself nationally. In front of the crowd, he appears to be a kind and innocent child. Meanwhile, Lily decides to go talk to him and tell him that they will both do well. However, Sakura realizes the truth when she goes for drinks for the other girls; she discovers that Light is quite a selfish boy and that he is not willing to lose at all costs.

His first performance consists of juggling and purposely dropping one of his balls to show that he will never give up and then lifting it up again, this being quite a successful manipulation as he manages to move on to the next round. When Lily goes to talk to him, he finally reveals his true self by telling her that as children, they will have to grow up and lose their fame since they will not be cute for life and will have to grow up at some point. Lily reproaches light by telling him that this will happen to him too. Light leaves his room, getting angry and changing his face when he meets Sakura.

In the final performance, he steals Lily's performance by singing her song. But Lily, with her professional skills, manages to improvise a new one in the Scatman style, and although Light wins the contest, there is nothing he can do to fight against the popularity of Lily's version. In the men's room, he talks to Lily and tells her that if she knows that it is the men's room. Lily only limits herself to answer that it is only her, and comforts Light by reminding him that he will grow old and have more opportunities in the future. Something that Lily will never be able to do. Light hears Lily's words and eventually gains respect for her to the point of telling her that one day in the future, they can work together in Tokyo.

### Episode 24

Cameo at Franchouchou's benefit concert together with his producer.
Karatsu City

**Karatsu** (**唐津市**, *Karatsu-shi*) is a port city located in the western part of Saga Prefecture, Kyushu Island, Japan. It is the city where most of the events in the anime Zombie Land Saga are centered.

## Description

### In real life

Under ritsuryō, the current area of ​​the city was part of Hizen province. In 1591, on the coast of the northern part of the city (formerly the city of Chinzei), Nagoya Castle was built. The following year, it became the place from which Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched the Imjin War. In mid-1593, Terazawa Hirotaka created the Karatsu Domain and began ruling it. In 1602, replacing Nagoya Castle, Karatsu Castle was built in what is now the heart of Karatsu. The tower of Karatsu Castle was built in 1966.

In 1889, the modern municipal system was established. The current region of the city is occupied by 1 city (Karatsu) and 19 villages (Hamasaki, Irino, Kagami, Karatsu, Kirigo, Kitahata, Kuri, Kyūragi, Minato, Mitsushima, Nagoya, Nanayama, Ōchi, Ōmura, Onizuka, Sashi, Uchiage and Yobuko).

Karatsu is famous for its Karatsu Kunchi festival, which is held annually from November 2 to 4 and is visited by approximately 500,000 visitors from all over Japan. The festival consists of 14 hikiyama (floats made of many layers of paper-mâché) that are carried through the narrow streets of the city to the sound of shouts of “Enya!”. Some hikiyama members say “Yoisa!”. This accompaniment is one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan. Regularly during Karatsu Kunchi, the people of this city open their houses to friends and strangers to eat and drink; the main focus is enjoying food, beer, and shochu, and having a lively conversation.

Between Karatsu station and the main bus center, there is a 170-meter gallery containing many small shops that specialize in Karatsu Kunchi *omiyage*, and the Korean-influenced local pottery which are called “Karatsu ware” since they refer to Japanese ceramic wares of Korean origin. The actual production date of “Karatsu Yaki” is believed to have started sometime “during the first half of the 16th century in the late Muromachi period”.

### In the series

The city of Karatsu is the event of most episodes of the anime, as it is the home of the Franchouchou group and the headquarters of the Saga Sagako Busters. During the events of episode 11 of the second season, the city suffers from massive floods caused by the curse and forces its inhabitants into makeshift shelters while the infrastructure is rebuilt.

## Places seen in the anime

* Franchouchou Mansion
* Karatsu Station
* Furusato Kaikan Arpino
* Boat Race Karatsu
* Kation Mall
Chapter 26

**Chapter 26** (**第26章**, *Dai 26-shō*) is chapter 26 of the Zombie Land Saga (Manga) series.

## Synopsis

The opening is portrayed in chapter 26 of the manga, the chapter at the end is only a sketch that Kotaro presents to the public relations office of Saga to make a movie.

## Plot

With the necessary energy, Kotaro decides to write his story of what he learned with the 3 sages of Saga and the search for his Saga. He takes a pencil and begins to write the script for his film.

Sakura Minamoto is a normal girl who starts her second year of high school with the hope of changing her life. Sakura plans to apply to be an idol, plans that end when she is surprised by a giant monster at the door of her house. This monster catches her with her right claw, but before things get worse, “The Guardians of the Saga” appear, made up of the other Franchouchou girls.

Using special attacks based on Saga, Junko, Lily, and Ai manages to immobilize the monster and with the rest of the girls hit it so hard that it sinks several meters underground. When they think the fight is over, this monster rises again and the team doesn't know what to do. But a magical power appears that grants Franchouchou and Sakura some kind of power with which to defeat the monster. Now with Sakura in their team, they summon pillars of light so powerful that they not only destroy the monster, but also the city of Saga in the process.

With the monster defeated, Franchouchou begins to speak of their victory. We now have a shot of Kotaro showing a government official his idea of ​​making a movie with the sketches already done, but he denies his idea.

## Features

### Characters

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

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Franchouchou Mansion
	+ Sakura House
	+ Saga City Government Offices
Announcer Girl

* Anime
* Real counterpart

**Announcer Girl** (**アナウンサーガール**, *Anaunsāgāru*) is a recurring minor character in both seasons of Zombie Land Saga.

## Appearance

A young-looking girl with a slim build. Her hair is brown with two pigtails, and brown eyes. Whenever she appears, she wears a pink shirt and shorts along with a red top hat.

## Personality

She is excited to host public events in Saga, and she is willing to do it quite energetically whenever she appears. She usually tends to narrate in real time what is happening to the present audience.

## History

### Episode 5

She makes her debut in this episode as a presenter at the Kashima Gatalympics events, in which Franchouchou participates, and where Tae ends up winning. She successfully tries to make Tae speak something coherent, but unsuccessfully in this.

### Episode 15

She makes a small cameo at an onion festival where Ai is participating.

### Episode 18

She returns as a moderator in a public dance contest where various groups participate, narrating the events that occur and the dance battle between Cocco and Tae.

## Abilities

### Skilled

* **Speech**—Being in front of large crowds, she can narrate events in real-time to a large audience.

## Trivia

* She is based on a real host in Saga, who also hosts the events of the Gatalympics in real life.
* The voice actor Maria Fujino is the dialect supervisor for Zombie Land Saga to ensure the accuracy of Saga’s dialect, and she became close friends with the voice actor of Misa Higashitsuru while working on the series.

## Gallery

Image Gallery

* Anime
* Official Art

## Plot

### Season 1

Introducing the Kashima GatalympicsIntroducing a new gameInterviewing Tae
### Season 2

At the onion eventCheering for the dance contestWatching Tae enter the contest
Chapter 19

**Chapter 19** (**第19章**, *Dai 19-shō*) is chapter 19 of the Zombie Land Saga (Manga) series.

## Synopsis

Franchouchou doesn't take Kotaro seriously and starts to play. Kotaro gets angry and then falls tired because he didn't achieve his goal.

## Plot

Sakura, Junko, and Tae participated in the dumpling-making experience, and Saki, Ai, Yugiri, and Lily participated in the fire-making experience. We have a funny scene of Saki, Ai, and Lily trying to make a fire in the traditional way using the friction of two pieces of wood and a rope while they get tired. Yugiri manages to do it in just a few seconds, leaving the other girls surprised.

Sakura, Junko, and Tae finish making their dumplings while Tae shows Saki the result of what she did, at least she tried. Desperate, Kotaro yells at them again, angry because they are not doing what he asked them to do. He is still exhaustively searching for that Saga, while Saki mockingly says that she already found it, establishing her dominance over Saga by posing on a hill.

## Features

### Characters

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

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Yoshinogari

## External Link

* Chapter 19 Unofficial English Translation
Dreams

This is a page that shows all of my dreams that I remember.

## Doofenschmirtz In A Store

This dream is located in a fictional city that I like to call Hoomsville. It starts off with me walking around in Hoomsville when I found a store. I came in and suddenly I see Doofenschmirtz as the cashier. I walk around and then half an hour later, I got some apples, and then suddenly I'm stuck in a Doofentrap, and then this guy called Jason helps me and then I get on his scooter and we drive away to Hoomsville Corridor.

Date: April 11 2020
Chapter 14

**Chapter 14** (**第14章**, *Dai 14-shō*) is chapter 14 of the Zombie Land Saga (Manga) series.

## Synopsis

Kotaro finds that the venue has lasted 300 years and has been in constant operation. He concludes that Franchouchou must follow the same path to be the best idol group. The next challenge in Ureshino.

## Plot

Searching inside the liquor store, Kotaro looks for the answer to the second test to find out how the store has been able to stay active for so long. He finally finds the answer in the Kappa mummy and the motorcycles, as he realizes that the reason they are still active is that they take good care of things and always fix broken things.

He reflects that he should do the same with Franchouchou. By continuing the daily lessons and constant work, Franchouchou will become a true group of idols! Now the next test says, “Come to Ureshino”.

## Features

### Characters

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

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Matsuuralchi Shzou Sake Brewery

## External Link

* Chapter 14 Unofficial English Translation
Saga City Cultural Hall

* Anime
* Real Life

**Saga City Cultural Hall** (**佐賀市文化会館**, *Sagashibunkakaikan*) is a multipurpose room mainly for music located in the center of Saga city.

## Description

### In real life

The most widely used facility for cultural events and events held in Saga Prefecture. In addition to being often used for music-related events, it is also used for plays, exhibitions, and conferences. Saga University entrance and graduation ceremonies are also held here.

It is mainly used for orchestral and opera performances. Based on the appointed administrator system, Saga city culture foundation is realizing the administration and operation.

### In the series

This building is the main building throughout Episode 17. Lily is very excited to participate in national television to win the contest and draw attention to Saga; however, Light Oozora gets in the way with his arrogance and steals Lily's song, with which he manages to win the contest. At the end of the episode, he apologizes to her for his self-centered behavior.

## Trivia

* Kotaro makes a fool of himself on national television by presenting himself as a mud skipper in heat.
Inochi

**Life** (**命**, *Inochi*) is the song that was going to be sung by Lily Hoshikawa in Japan's Got Performance but was stolen by Light Oozora at an unknown time.

## Lyrics

* Kanji
* Rōmaji
* English

綺麗な花で

土地からの祝福

喜びをもたらす結晶の川

そしてどこでも平和

すべての恐れを手放す

そして、信仰を失わないでください

盾となる言葉で

生き生きと歌いましょう

Utsukushī kaika de

chikyū no shukufuku

yorokobi o motarasu kesshō no kawa

soshite doko demo heiwa

subete no osore o tebanasu

soshite shinkō o ushinawanaide kudasai

tate to shite kinō suru kotoba de

ikiiki to inochi

With a beautiful flowering

A blessing of the earth

With crystalline rivers that bring joy

And peace everywhere

Let go of all fear

And don't lose faith

With words that act as a shield

Let's sing to life

## Trivia

* According to Lily, this song was her mother's favorite before she died.
Ogi City

**Ogi** (**小城市**, *Ogi-shi*) is a city located in the central part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.

## Description

### In real life

In the year 1889, the present city region consists of a city (Ogi) and seven villages (Ashikari, Haruta, Iwamatsu, Mikazuki, Misato, Togawa, and Ushizu).

The modern city of Ogi was established on March 3, 2005, from the merger of the ancient city of Ogi, absorbing the towns of Ashikari, Mikatsuki, and Ushizu (all from Ogi District). The Ogi district was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Little by little, it has become known as the city with the highest consumption of yōkan in Japan.

Located in the central part of Saga Prefecture, Ogi borders the city of Saga. The heart of old Ushizu, where the current City Hall is located, is approximately 10 km west of the center of Saga. The northern part of the city is a mountainous region that builds up to Tenzan Mountain, while the rest of the city consists of the Saga Low Plains. The southern part of the city borders the Ariake Sea.

### In the series

The city receives a visit from Franchouchou in their training on Mount Tenzan.
Saga Minami High School

* Anime
* Gaiden
* Real life

Saga Minami High School (**佐賀南高校**, *Saga Minami Kōkō*) is a Secondary academy located in Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan.

## Description

### In real life

This is Saga Sagahigashi Prefectural High School, a normal high school located south of Saga City. In 2016, it participated in the 62nd National High School Theater Tournament for “My Homework” (second year in a row, held at Aster Plaza).

### In the series

This school is renamed as “Saga Minami High School” and is where the events of episode 19 take place. Franchouchou shows up for a school festival introducing its new member, Maimai Yuzuriha, who would later leave the group to continue with her normal life.

In the Gaiden manga, the school is the victim of supernatural events involving Sagakos. There are even stories about 7 wonders at school. One of these wonders/abnormalities is a mannequin that moves around the school, cursing students who try to confess their love for it. There's even a cursed locker where love letters are replaced with cursed letters and thumbtacks. Takeo Go falls victim to this curse when he repeatedly tries to confess to Sachika, unsuccessfully. The Sagako Busters finally clean up the place and Takeo can finally declare his love to her.

## Trivia

* Takeo Go and Maimai Yuzuriha studied at this same school, but at different times.
* In Gaiden's manga, there are legends of 7 anomalies within the school.
Hakuryu

**Hakuryu** (**白竜**, **白龍**, *Hakuryū*) is a Seiyu and actor from Saga Prefecture, he plays the character of White Ryu in the anime Zombie Land Saga.

## Biography

Hakuryu is a second-generation Korean resident of Japan (zainichi), whose real name is Jun Jung-il (Korean: 전정일; Hanja: 田貞一). He formed and played in an amateur band in high school and later started the Hakuryu band in 1978, intending to become a professional musician, making his debut with the single EP “*Ariran no Uta / Shinparamu*” (アリランの唄 / シンパラム) released in 1979. With a harshness and solemnity that most young people don't possess, and an outlaw-like quality that coexists inside and out, he began his career in 1984 with Yoichi Sai's theatrical film *Someone Will Be Killed*, and although his main focus has been on yakuza films and V-Cinema, he has appeared in such films as Takeshi Kitano's *Violent Cop*.

Currently, he has many roles in yakuza films as the number two of an organization, such as a young leading subordinate, with the characters being ruthless, cold-hearted schemers. His first anime voice-acting performance was in *Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor*, where he played the role of Yukio Tonegawa. He also wrote, composed, and performed the ending theme for the series, “*Requiem for the Underdogs*” (負け犬達のレクイエム, *Makeinu-tachi no Rekuiemu*).

He often wears sunglasses in the media and also designs sunglasses for the “Hakuryu” brand. He appeared on the 13 July 2014 episode of “*ARIYOSHI'S Meeting for Reviewing*” (Nippon TV) and reflected on the fact that he likes sunglasses too much. His house was also shown to the public, where his extreme love for sunglasses was shown on-air.

## Trivia

* He has participated in the live-action Teasers since the second season, in the PV for Revenge playing a politician and in the PV for the film playing a Yakuza.
	+ The latter referenced his work in the Yakusa movies and games where his character makes an appearance.

## References

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuryu\_(actor)
Chapter 2

**Chapter 2** (**第2章**, *Dai 2-shō*) is the second 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

Sakura was taken to a cell-like room to be introduced to the other girls, who still act like mindless zombies. Kotaro tells Sakura that the girls will become local idols to save Saga prefecture; calling it the “Zombie Land Saga Project”. He also assures Sakura that they will regain sanity once they wake up with some stimulation.

Later that night, at a death metal festival, the girls do a death metal performance on stage as a group called Death Musume.

## Features

### Characters

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

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Franchouchou Mansion
	+ GEILS Live House

## External Link

* Chapter 2 Unofficial English Translation

## Trivia

* The second chapter mirrors the latter half of the first episode of the anime.
Drive-In Tori President

* Anime
* Manga
* Real Counterpart

The **Drive-In Tori President** (**ドライブイン鳥社長**, *Doraibuin tori shachō*) is a minor character who runs the Drive-In Tori fast food joint in Saga.

He is based on the actual president of the fast food chain.

## Appearance

He is a middle-aged adult wearing a pink t-shirt with gray cloth pants with a dark gray apron on the front. When he goes on formal trips, he wears a black business suit with a tie.

## Personality

He is a somewhat calm man and worried about keeping his place afloat in Saga. He is willing to shoot a commercial together with the new Saga idols since, apparently, he likes the idol theme.

## History

### Anime

#### Episode 5

Kotaro makes Franchouchou show up at the Drive-In Tori to get them to do a joint commercial that increases the popularity of the place. Which they end up doing thanks to Tae and Cocco.

#### Episode 24

He cameo on the premises after the floods as he listens to the radio broadcast.

### Manga

Chapter 7
He appears shortly after Kotaro returned to the restaurant after a day of hanging out with a mysterious man who he thought was the president of the Drive-In Tori.

## Trivia

* Just like the governor of Saga and the Announcer Girl, his character is based on the real-life president of Drive-In Tori.

## Gallery

Image Gallery

* Anime
* Official Art

## Plot

### Season 1

Serving FranchouchouWaving goodbye to the groupKotaro seducing him
### Season 2

Appearance in the last episode of the season
Romero/History

## Season 1

### Episode 1

The group's zombie dog, appearing for the first time in the meeting room. Kotaro ordered him to guide the girls to get dressed, implying that he is the group's guide dog and who takes care of the zombies when Kotaro is not there.

### Episode 2

Guarding the front door and preventing Ai from escaping the mansion through the front.

### Episode 3

Cameo at the end of the episode together with Tae.

### Episode 5

He only appears eating the baseball and the baguette with which Kotaro hits Ai.

### Episode 10

He was taken along with the girls to Mount Tenzan, accompanying Tae at all times, he was also sculpted out of snow by Tae. At the end of the episode, he accompanies Sakura to her daily training, but she is suddenly run over by a truck, causing Romero to become aggressive towards the driver.

### Episode 11

He was the first to notice that Sakura left while Yugiri was going to talk to her. Later he was taken by Kotaro in his truck.

### Episode 12

It only appeared a few seconds above Kotaro's head.

## Season 2

### Episode 13

Small cameos during the episode following Franchouchou around the house.

### Episode 14

Romero and Kotaro act as TV presenters at the beginning of the episode, interviewing the girls about the activities they will be doing.

### Episode 18

Romero is ordered to accompany Tae in her daily task of shopping. He serves as Tae's guide, as she is easily distracted by what is around her. When he notices that Ookoba is about to take a picture of Tae, he jumps on top of him to spoil his chance.

### Episode 19

Romero is taken for a walk with Maimai during the middle of the episode.

### Episode 20

Romero's cameo at Jofuku's house, where it is shown that he has lived in Saga for more than 200 years and that he follows his master's orders.

### Episode 21

When Jofuku suffers a heart attack after Shojiro killed several rebels, Romero is noticeably worried about his master's condition and stays up all night waiting for him to wake up. The next morning, Yugiri sacrifices herself so that Kiichi could leave the prefecture and save her from outside. Jofuku regains some of his strength and gets up again. Romero sits next to him as he reads Yugiri's letter.

### Episode 23

After Franchouchou's house collapsed, Romero accompanies the girls to a shelter, where Romero and Tae entertain the children.
Chikugo River Lift Bridge

* Anime
* Manga
* Real Life

**Chikugo River vertical lift bridge** (**筑後川昇開橋**, *Chikugo-gawa shōkaikyō*) is a vertical lift railway bridge that spans the Chikugo River in Kyūshū, Japan.

## Description

### In real life

This vertical lift bridge that spans the Chikugo River, the largest in Kyūshū, is one of the few such constructions in the world, and an important symbol of the Morodomi people in Saga Prefecture. The bridge has a total extension of 507 meters and a movable part located between two 30-meter towers that can be raised up to 23 meters to allow the passage of ships.

Built-in 1935, this east bridge was closed in 1987 when the railway line that crossed it was eliminated. Later, however, it was given a new life as a pedestrian bridge, reopening in 1996. The moving part drops eight times a day to allow passage between Morodomi and the city of Ōkawa across the river in Fukuoka prefecture.

The Chikugo River Vertical Lift Bridge is today a popular tourist attraction by day and a romantic trail by night and remains open to pedestrians even when the insert is raised, so visitors can walk to the central towers. In 2003, the bridge was designated for its historical relevance as a property of cultural importance for its preservation.

### In the series

In Saga Jihen's MV, starring Yugiri, this is the main location of Franchouchou's choreography.

## Trivia

* The bridge is the site of Jofuku Cycling Road, which is a Jokufu cycling road. There is also a ceramic road dedicated to a Chinese man named Jofuku (Chinese name: Xu Fu). The story of Jofuku's arrival in Japan is recorded on this road.
	+ A Jofuku statue can also be found on the Saga side of the bridge. Indicating Yugiri's clear relationship with the bartender.
Anthology 10: Dangerous curry

**Dangerous curry** (**カレーハザード**, *Karē hazādo*) is the chapter 10 of Zombie Land Saga Anthologies.

## Synopsis

What is necessary to make the best curry in Saga?

## Plot

On an ordinary day, Franchouchou can't decide which curry to eat at night. After various ideas and puns were proposed, they decide to make a type of curry that everyone likes, not before Tae eats a part of the ingredients and leaves the group with only pork soup to eat.

## Characters

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

**Araki** (**荒木**, *Araki*) is a rookie detective of the Karatsu Police Station. He is introduced in the Chapter 9 of the spin-off manga, Zombie Land Saga Gaiden: The First Zombie.

## Appearance

He is an average young adult who is always seen wearing a Japanese police uniform that consists of a white collared shirt, dark blue shoulder pads, and dark blue pants. His physical appearance is the same as Policeman A except that his hair color is lighter.

## Personality

He is somewhat nervous and unsure of himself. As a rookie cop, he tries to keep order in Saga despite being assigned minor traffic duties. Despite being someone who is very fearful or clumsy as a policeman, he shows that he is capable of being effective when faced with real danger and showing some courage when it comes to protecting other people.

He will always follow the orders that his boss tells him so as not to receive any punishment for not enforcing them. This same commissioned him to watch Higashino and goes after him when he leaves the police station. He is very submissive and easy to manipulate when he hangs out with Higashino, going along with what he says without questioning or berating his actions.

After Higashino's death at the hands of a giant Sagako, he decides to forget about the incident and everything related to supernatural activity in Saga. Emphasizing that the death of his companion affected him greatly.

## Abilities

### Skillset

* **Use of firearms**—Having police training, he knows how to use firearms, with which he can easily defend himself and attack. He uses a shotgun to defend the people he is evacuating from the danger of a Sagako.

## Trivia

* The mention of his parents being policemen would confirm that much of his family, both past and future, are destined to become policemen or carry on the family tradition. With the appearance of the Police Officer seen in both episodes of the Saga incident and Police Officer A, who is still a child in this manga, it appears that this family tradition continues.
	+ It is still unknown what kind of ties he has with Policeman A.
* According to his own words, his vision is 2.0.