ZOMBIE LAND SAGA

What is ZOMBIE LAND SAGA about?

ZOMBIE LAND SAGA is a TV anime series of 12 episodes animated by MAPPA, based on an original story written for the screen. It aired from October 4, 2018 to December 20, 2018. AniList classifies it as comedy, music and supernatural.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Crunchyroll. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Zombie, Idol, Monster Girl, Primarily Female Cast, Female Protagonist, Surreal Comedy, Satire, Necromancy, Parody, Body Image.

Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

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  Sakura Minamoto 源さくら

  Main character

  Before becoming a zombie, Sakura was an ordinary girl with nothing special going on in her life. She is shown to be an energetic girl and becomes very passionate whenever she is singing as an idol.

  Japanese voice: Kaede Hondo

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  Saki Nikaidou 二階堂サキ

  Main character

  Formerly a biker who conquered the entire Kyushu with her biker gang Dorami. Saki has a tough and rebellious attitude, calling Sakura a goody-two-shoes, and outright stating that she has no respect for those who don't have guts.

  Japanese voice: Asami Tano

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  Ai Mizuno 水野愛

  Main character

  She was a popular idol in the early 2000s from the idol group called Iron Frill. When alive, Ai demonstrated a cheerful and determined personality, but after becoming a zombie she became rather skeptical and suspicious. As she gradually begins to warm up to her group, she begins to act like herself.

  Japanese voice: Risa Taneda

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  Junko Konno 紺野純子

  Main character

  Konno Junko was an idol from the 80s whose popularity caused the idol boom of said decade. She died in 1983 on a plane crash. She is titled as the Legendary Showa Idol. Junko seems to be calm, collected, little shy, but also a little serious if not daring.

  Japanese voice: Maki Kawase

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  Koutarou Tatsumi 巽幸太郎

  Main character

  He is the energetic producer of the idol group Franchouchou. He's the one who resurrected the girls from different eras as zombies to be part of his idol group.

  Japanese voice: Mamoru Miyano

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  Tae Yamada 山田たえ

  Main character

  A mysterious girl with an unknown past, titled only as the Legendary Tae Yamada. She is the only one of the girls who has not fully regained consciousness, and so has remained a mindless zombie.

  Japanese voice: Kotono Mitsuishi

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  Yuugiri ゆうぎり

  Main character

  Yuugiri was a high-ranking courtesan from the Meiji era. After being resurrected from the dead, she becomes a member of the zombie idol group, Franchouchou. Yuugiri remains very calm and traditional in various situations, probably due to the period in which she lived and where she worked.

  Japanese voice: Rika Kinugawa

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  Lily Hoshikawa 星川リリィ

  Main character

  Lily is often seen with a smile, and due to her young age, is shown to be quite playful as well. She has also demonstrated a professional aspect from her experiences before her death.

  Japanese voice: Minami Tanaka

Supporting characters

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  Romero ロメロ

  Supporting character

  Koutarou's pet zombie dog. Supposedly a toy poodle, although according to various people his size always seems to change. Being a zombie dog, Romero can gobble up food that would be bad for most dogs. His favorite food is cuttlefish. His gender is male. *Never feed dried squids to living dogs!

  Japanese voice: Yasuhiro Takato

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  Suenaga 警察官A

  Supporting character

  Although he is more of a threat to zombies than he realizes they are to him, his reasons for repeatedly trying to kill them on sight are perfectly understandable, as he is just an ordinary, generally affable, scared cop.

  Japanese voice: Hiroyuki Yoshino

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  Death Oji A デスおじA

  Supporting character

  One of Franchouchou's first fans, who is frequently seen in the audience of their performances.

  Japanese voice: Mitsuaki Kanuka

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  Death Oji B デスおじB

  Supporting character

  One of Franchouchou's first fans, who is frequently seen in the audience of their performances.

  Japanese voice: Setsuji Satou

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  Takeo Gou 豪剛雄

  Supporting character

  Lily's father. Despite his large size and appearance, he is genuinely kind and generally quiet and reserved.

  Japanese voice: Tsuyoshi Koyama

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  Maria Amabuki 天吹万梨阿

  Supporting character

  Daughter of Reiko and modern leader of Dorami Biker Gang.

  Japanese voice: Aoi Koga

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  Reiko Amabuki 天吹麗子

  Supporting character

  Former best friend and comrade of Saki while they were in Dorami Biker Gang together, currently a housewife and mother of Maria.

  Japanese voice: Komina Matsushita

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  Misa Azumatsuru 東鶴美沙

  Supporting character

  The current leader of the Korosake motorcycle gang and Maria's rival.

  Japanese voice: Momoko Notomi