Last time on Zombie Land Saga!
I'm Sakura Minamoto, a high school girl with a heart full of hope and dreams!
One day, I died suddenly after an unfortunate accident!
So sad! But then it's like, good morning!
Wait, how's this happening?!
I got chased by scary people, a policeman shot me,
and this weirdo is telling me to become an idol and save Saga...
Wait, I'm a zombie?!
Everything's gone totally crazy!
What the heck is going to happen now?!
Zombie 0 The Legendary... Tae Yamada
Zombie 2 The Legendary Biker Boss!! Saki Nikaido
Zombie 3 The Legendary Heisei Idol!! Ai Mizuno
Zombie 4 The Legendary Showa Idol!! Junko Konno
Zombie 5 The Legendary Courtesan Yugiri
Zombie 6 The Legendary Child Actress Prodigy!! Lily Hoshikawa
They really did snap out of it after yesterday's show...
Zombie 1 Sakura Minamoto
Well, except Tae-chan.
Well, ladies, congratulations on waking up.
I said congratulations!
Mysterious Idol Producer!! Kotaro Tatsumi!!
I am the mysterious idol producer, the amazing Kotaro Tatsumi-sama!
And that being the case, you are all going to become idols to save Saga!
And boom.
Ultimate Idol Legends
We're going to use your legendary qualities
to turn Saga into the talk of the nation!
Episode 2
Even if we're dead, we want to make our dreams come true...
No, even if we're dead, we will make them come true!
Is that despair? Or is it hope?
We'll overcome a harsh fate, and even if we don't have a pulse, we'll press on!
Because that is our saga!
So, like...
I don't get any of this.
Oh, what's up, Saki?
I died, right?
So how come I'm not dead?
What, you seriously don't know?
Use your head for a second!
Like I said, I don't know what the hell—
Because you're a zombie!
You're a zombie, so you're up and about, obviously!
What kinda normal human has a green face?!
Listen up. You all died and became zombies,
and zombies have no place in our modern society!
I'm offering you freaks a place to belong by turning you into idols,
so your dumbasses better appreciate it!
So, if you zombies are going to be idols,
what are you going to need the most?
Go ahead, Sakura!
Uh, I dunno...
Oh, we'll need to not bite people?
It's keeping the fact you're zombies a secret, you stupid freaking zombie!
Zombie Movies
A 5-Scene Highlight Reel!
There. As you can see, the zombies were obliterated.
So let's do a good job being idols, so no one finds out the truth.
Referring to yourselves with numbers is a part of that strategy.
I get that we're zombies now,
but I don't get why we have to be idols.
To save Saga!
Revitalizing a prefecture as local idols? In Saga?
What, are you scared?
It's obviously not going to work.
Looking like this and trying to save Saga...
And I'm not even from Saga!
Saga doesn't sweat the details!
Even if you don't know a damn thing about it!
Hey, I know about Saga!
Why don't you tell me what you know?
It's... in Kyushu!
Oh, very impressive! That was super good, Ai-chan!
Well, what exactly do you know about Saga, then?!
I know everything! Everything there is to know.
What's Saga's population?
I know that down to the tiniest decimal!
Well, go on.
It's... small.
On the smaller side.
But specifically—
Who the hell knows, stupid?!
You wanna know stats, look it up on Wiki***ia!
Or is that what you think?! You think I'm Wiki***ia?!
Nope, nope!
I'm the guy who's gonna make you into idols,
Kotaro Tatsumi-san, that's me!
I chose you all,
and I know that you will send shockwaves through society as Saga's idols.
The first step for that occurs tomorrow at Saga Castle,
when you participate in the Shachi-no-mon Public Concert.
This is so clearly not going to work...
That's not clear at all!
You just have to pull it off, like yesterday's show.
Wait, what are you talking about?
You all had the house jumping.
Right, Sakura?
Uh, sorta... Sure.
Now, let's get cracking on those lessons!
Good, good, good, good, okay!
How the heck did this happen?
Good, good, good, good, okay!
Dance Lessons
Good, good, good, good, okay!
S-Stop that, please!
There's no way we can pull this off right away.
Good, good, good, good, okay!
She's really staring at me...
Oof!
E-Excuse me... Wh-What do you want?
Ai-chan was an idol, wasn't she?
I know I've seen her somewhere before.
Hey!
You're Sakura, right?
Y-Yes...
Where you from?
I'm asking what middle school you went to!
Uh... Well, I don't remember.
You screw with me and I'll kill you, got it?
I-It's true, I really don't remember anything from before I was a zombie!
Man, just remember it! Make yourself remember!
And why the hell are you taking this seriously?
You some kinda goody two-shoes?!
You want an ass-kicking?!
Not exactly...
It's just... since we have a show to do...
We oughta do a rally.
Biker Rally
Good to see ya!
This is so... Damn it!
I bet my Tamagotchi is dead by now.
That was so scary...
H-Huh? Ai-chan?
A zombie dog?!
Zombie Land Saga
What is with this place?
Ai-chan?
Ai-chan, are you around?
Ai-chan! Oh, and Junko-chan.
What are you two doing?
Isn't it obvious? I'm leaving.
I'm leaving this place...
Why should I have to put up with this nonsense?
No, no, no you can't!
It's dangerous out there!
You mean like that video he showed us?
Nothing like that's actually going to happen.
I got shot, for real!
That Tae girl frightens me...
I have no idea what she's thinking, and she bites...
I felt the same way, but it's okay! Once you get used to it!
Ai-chan, wait up!
Let go!
No!
I'm sorry, Ai-chan... but it's dangerous. Let's go back.
Give it a rest.
Where exactly are you going?
Tokyo.
Tokyo?!
You can't, we don't have any money...
And someone's gonna explode your head!
Please don't make this worse!
Or maybe they'll punch it to mush!
You can go back by yourself, okay?
Ai-chan, let's go back...
Do you seriously think zombies can pull off being idols?
Why are you agreeing to this all so easily?
He's got you dancing to his tune. Are you stupid?
Maybe I am...
Maybe I haven't really thought it through...
But...
The other day, when we all went on stage together,
I felt really strange...
Like my heart was buzzing... I was really happy.
I don't remember life before becoming a zombie,
but I get the impression I've felt something like that before.
I want to feel that way again...
I want to know what it really is.
So I want to get on stage again... That's all.
Yo, yo, yo, yo!
Check, check, check!
Those guys are kinda scary...
Rappers?
Mic check, yo!
Yo, check it! These chicks are out really late,
maybe they're like us, cruising for a date?
Yo, screw you man, you make me do the work,
when you push me around, you act like a jerk!
Yo, yo, yo! How about you let me hit them up then?
If you end up asking, they'll wanna be "just friends."
They're coming this way! They're coming this way! They're coming this way...
What do we do?! What do we do?! What do we do?!
You girls wanna do some karaoke? A little song and dance?
We know a place open late if you don't got plans!
If you don't got money, it'll be our treat. Okay?
You're up late boys, wanna tell me why?
Or do you think I'm gonna walk on by?
That voice...
Damn it, man.
We didn't even do anything.
You wanna pick up girls, is that your game?
Cuz I can throw your butts in jail, it's all the same!
Officer! Please, help!
Ai-chan, don't!
A-Again?!
Whoa, hold up! This is not happening!
She's messed up! I'm freaking out!
Come on, Ai-chan!
Oh, no! This is bad!
S-S-Save us!
Good, good, very good.
Good— Wait, no, do it good.
Okay, do it good from the start this time.
Good, good, very good.
We were really shot at yesterday, weren't we?
I thought I was going to die.
Well, we're dead already.
All right, that was good!
Whoa, hold up! This is not happening!
Okay, from the beginning...
We better be careful tomorrow...
Hey!
You wanna die?
Sorry for interrupting.
Hold it!
Why the hell do you listen to shades back there?
Y-You mean Kotaro-san?
I'm not like you!
I do what I want, and I only got respect for people with guts!
What is it that you want to do, Saki-chan?
Take the whole damn country over.
Why?
Saki-chan!
Do you want to, just once, try and—
Hell no, I don't.
Damn it, there's a reason I waited until the old fart was gone.
11th Shachi-no-Mon Public Concert
Featuring Deizu Middle School Woodwind Instrument Club Trio Dea Po Ron Hasetsu Jazz Orchestra Death Musume Public Concert
The important thing isn't technique, it's heart!
Put your own heart into it, and you can color other people's hearts!
That's makeup.
I'm sorry, I didn't catch any of that.
Holy crap! This might actually work!
Yugirin, you're so pretty!
Am I, now?
You're quite lovely yourself, Lily-han.
I wonder if they're gonna be okay...
Wait right over here.
Is there seriously gonna be a death metal show in this place?
All I see are old fogeys!
Performer Waiting Room
Everyone, make sure they don't find out we're zombies!
That'll be a piece of cake!
There's no way they can tell!
Super easy!
Saki-chan!
And, to be honest?
Right now?
I am hot as hell!
I get it, I get it!
Sorry about the wait.
Could the members of Green Face head to the stage.
Uh, actually, we're Death Musume...
Starting today you're Green Face!
Kotaro-sa—
Listen up!
You've gotta show these people the Green Face of your hearts!
I have no idea what that means!
Okay, get going!
Go, go, go, go!
Tae-chan!
I-It's nice to meet you!
We're Green Musume!
Er, Green Face, I mean!
They got some kinda environmental thing going on now?!
What happened to Death Musume?
You girls don't do metal anymore?
B-By the way, I'm Number 1,
and this girl is Number 0, and then going down the line...
Number 2, Number 3, Number 4...
Er, Number 5, and Number 6.
Green Face is an idol group trying to revitalize Saga.
Our singing and dancing are a little green too, but we practiced hard!
L-Let's do it...
Yeah!
Music. Come on.
What is this?
The— Tae-chan?!
No!
There it goes!
Huh...
Want some?
Ta-da! It's a trick, a little trick!
A little Handead Power!
Saki-chan, catch!
Does that hurt?
Okay, this another trick!
It's Undead Power!
That's impressive!
Saki, over here!
It's not like it's your head!
That's amazing, girls!
We seriously can't keep doing this...
Screw you!
They're gonna figure it out!
Man, your head would pop off with your helmet like this!
Could you try to hide the fact we're zombies?!
You're not even trying to hide it!
What kind of idol's head comes off?!
How could we possibly be human?!
What kind of human can do that?!
Is your brain rotting too, you stupid zombie?!
All right, bitch, you're on!
You've got some guts, and now?
I'm gonna kick your ass all the way to Hoto Shrine!
If they find out we're zombies, we're extra dead!
Are any of my words getting through your head?!
If you can't take this for real, then you're the zombie
whose deal will be head trauma that don't heal!
How many more times before you regret it?!
How many cops shoot us until you finally get it?!
You think I'm just gonna roll over for you and agree?
I died riding and now you want me to be an idol zombie?!
If the other choice is acting like a suck-up snot,
you coulda left me in the ground, I'd rather rot!
Yo!
Hup, hup!
Yo!
Me, too!
Hup, hup!
Yo!
Hup, hup!
Yo!
I can't even remember who I was before this all went down,
but on stage, I felt something click...
I'm no goody-two shoes, and I'm nobody's clown.
I'm just trying to do more than be a worthless brick!
Who cares if you've got memories in your head?
You won't get to see your friends, and your Tamagotchi's long dead!
We're done, got it?!
Nothing's gonna change about that!
Hell no, we're not done!
We're just getting started!
We've got to keep moving ahead! Or we'll just be the walking dead!
Even if we have died, we only stop when we decide,
so stop running, and ride again!
Kick some ass, captain!
And that goes for the two of you standing over there!
Gonna act like losers when you're the celebrity pair?
You've got all the talent in the world,
but the two of you girls are giving up without giving it a whirl!
Quit coming up with excuses about why you can't win!
If you've got even a little chance, try to do that then!
Yo, yo!
Even a zombie can do it if she tries,
and when you prove it, it shows dead souls can rise!
Yo, that goes for all you old folks, too!
Tell anyone who talks about golden years to go screw!
Yo, yo, yo!
Napping on the porch in the afternoon? Not you!
They're worried about a low rate of birth?
Show them all what silver's worth!
If they wanna blame you for everything anyway,
keep active and show you're here to stay!
Bang!
I've... I've never seen anything like that before...
It really looked like her head came off, too.
Their reaction...
For real?
We did it again...
Hey, Sakura!
Y-Yes.
Sorry about earlier...
You've got guts after all!
Never thought you'd start rapping like that! I love it!
Huh...?
Plus that egg-looking head of yours reminds me of my Tamagotchi.
Wait, I look like an egg?!
Idols, huh...
Might be a decent way to take over, come to think of it.
Saki-chan.
Today wasn't very idol-ish, though.
Well, that was amazing.
Please come again.
Next Episode Preview
Guerrilla Show!
Saki here!
If we're doing this, we're going all the way to the top!
And we're gonna take the rip-roaring hot blooded approach!
The Mibu Wolves
Next time on episode 3 of Zombie Land Saga: DEAD OR LIVE SAGA.
Episode 3: DEAD OR LIVE SAGA
Watch it or get your ass kicked!