ZOMBIE LAND SAGA (ゾンビランドサガ)

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I'm Sakura Minamoto,

and today my second year of high school begins!

I can be kind of a klutz most of the time,

and there are days when it feels like

I really don't have it together.

But, luckily, it's not gonna be like that anymore!

I'm gonna be the girl I always wanted to be!

If I follow my dreams...

I know my future will be full of happiness and excitement!

Here I go!

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Huh?

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- -Huh?

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Huh?

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Oh God. Think fast!

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Okay. I think I'm far enough away.

Saga?

Is that where I am?

Hey, little girl!

You're not s'posed to be out this late!

What're tryin' to do?

Get arrested? 'Cause I'll do it!

All I'm tryin' to do is clock out and go home.

I'm soakin' wet down to my underpants here!

Officer, please! I need help!

Hmm?

-What the--? -Are you--

-Stay back! -

-What's wrong with you? -Huh? I--

Huh?

Zombie?

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Now where am I?

What happened to me? Why do I look so--?

It's all a blank.

I can't remember! What am I?

-You're Sakura Minamoto. -

It's you again!

You were killed by a truck ten years ago.

Uh, I was what?

But now you've returned to life as a zombie.

I'm a zombie?

Your vital mission is to assume this new identity as Zombie One,

and work with the rest of your team

to save the Saga prefecture!

Look, sir.

I'm sorry, but I don't know what you're talking about.

You'll understand soon enough! Listen.

As long as you follow my instructions exactly,

I promise you'll probably be fine.

Um, why?

My name is Kotaro Tatsumi.

It's totally weird that he's got...

I'm the man who's going to turn you into a pop idol!

Why does he...

have squid in his pocket?

Hello and good morning, ladies!

I said good morning!

Uh, um, sorry. Good morning!

You should mind your manners.

That's the only way to make sure that people respect you.

I mean, look. Everyone's ignoring you!

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Morning, Romero.

Good job wrangling the girls, as always.

- Let's begin. -

Time to work extra hard to make you world-class idols!

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Um, real quick?

Yes, you! And by the way,

your complexion's looking radiant today.

I just have a question.

By all means! Bring it on.

I'm dead.

Like, actually dead, right?

Dead as dirt. And now you're Zombie One.

And just how did that happen to me, sir?

Come on.

Didn't you ever see a horror movie when you had a heartbeat?

Uh, well, yeah, of course.

Then, there's your answer.

Um, is that all?

Why does there have to be more?

A little of this, a little of that,

and bang, you're out of the grave!

That's all you need to make a zombie, kiddo!

So got any more questions?

Uh. Several, actually.

Like, why's it so important for me to be an idol?

Because you're going to save Saga.

Just by singing and dancing?

Yes, that's right!

The concept of local celebrities is becoming a thing of the past.

But, that also means most of the competition's died out.

Our strategy is to capitalize on that to revitalize Saga,

which is hurtling toward irrelevance

in much the same way.

And boom!

Welcome to the Zombie Land Saga Project, baby!

That's nice and all,

but I don't remember anything from when I was alive.

So, asking me to become a pop star

and save the whole prefecture is kind of a big deal.

Not to worry!

The others have much more baggage than you do.

Uh, so. Who are these girls?

Curious?

Well, yeah, sorta.

I mean, when someone's bitten you 13 times in one day,

you start to wonder stuff like that.

They are legends.

-Like, famous? -Correct.

- -Uh...

Each girl is a unique and shining star

I've hand-selected for the mission

of saving the Saga prefecture.

And with you, we've finally assembled the perfect group!

Huh?

She conquered all of Kyushu

at the turn of the century

as the leader of the Dorami biker gang!

Cower before the legendary Saki Nikaido!

This girl singlehandedly gave rise to the idol boom

of the 1980s!

The legendary Showa-period idol, Junko Konno!

From the turbulent time spanning the death

of the shogunate into the Meiji era,

the legendary courtesan known only as Yugiri!

After her debut on a long-running period drama,

she left her mark on every network in the nation!

Legendary child actress prodigy Lily Hoshikawa!

After the year 2000,

when all the major idol groups were at war,