(L+CR) Zombieland Saga

[Nivek von Beldo]

Originally Posted by serenade_beta

So what was the point of the "don't put it on people" thing scene? They ended up putting it on humans anyways, and there was no follow-up to that in a positive or negative manner. *shrug*
Normal idol anime these days, I guess.

That was for the watcher,the mandatory disclaimer

[~Yami~]

so I guess the basic idea is that
A : "I have an idea about idol anime"
B : "eeeh another idol? "
A : "yes! I want to make it consists of cute zombies"
B : "why zombies though? do you want something that anti-mainstream?"
A : "yes! And I wanted them to get pop and heavy metal genre"
B : "wait.. wha.. st--"
A : "and put some rap as well!!"

this show is so dumb... but somehow I watched it.. and can't stop... I don't know why...

[Sheba]

That poor old lady tho.

[Nivek von Beldo]

Originally Posted by ~Yami~

so I guess the basic idea is that
A : "I have an idea about idol anime"
B : "eeeh another idol? "
A : "yes! I want to make it consists of cute zombies"
B : "why zombies though? do you want something that anti-mainstream?"
A : "yes! And I wanted them to get pop and heavy metal genre"
B : "wait.. wha.. st--"
A : "and put some rap as well!!"

this show is so dumb... but somehow I watched it.. and can't stop... I don't know why...

Remind me Backstreet girls, but more tamed but very funny, that scare was very funny.

We going to get a halloween episode here?

[EroKing]

[Guido]

There's something about this show that craves within me to rewatch all previous episodes over and over due that the crazy, comedy antics are just too fun and entertaining.

As for as the fourth episode went, going through the idol performances as Kotaro got a sponsor for the group was routine but what followed next became a memorable night for the idol undead.

The atmosphere and mood with the camera rolling and panning around those cold, deserted hallways and corridors in the hotel was so delightfully creepy and made me to reminisce on similar scenes as shown in The Shining and Ju-On. In fact, maybe this episode was designed to parody those types of films, because that poor sponsor lady got freaked out by our creepy-cute, zombie, idol girls.

I do not know who got frightened the most, that woman or our heroines?

Sakura, accidentally, popping off her head at the onsen and got washed away right before the lady took her bath was such a guilty pleasure.

And, what not forget about Saki and Junko rising literally out of the onsen's depths in a possible tribute to the Creature of the Black Lagoon. That shot was just LMAO entertaining and comedy non-stop.

[azarhal]

Originally Posted by Guido

The atmosphere and mood with the camera rolling and panning around those cold, deserted hallways and corridors in the hotel was so delightfully creepy and made me to reminisce on similar scenes as shown in The Shining and Ju-On. In fact, maybe this episode was designed to parody those types of films, because that poor sponsor lady got freaked out by our creepy-cute, zombie, idol girls.

It reminded me of The Shining too (well the "remake" in Ready Player One because that's the most recent version of that I've seen, lol).

[S3wvc]

did mamoru just copied pandora actor into kotaro?

[Guido]

Originally Posted by S3wvc

did mamoru just copied pandora actor into kotaro?

Mamoru Miyano has this quality to bring forth a character's, no matter how serious looking or personality wise, eccentricity over the top in order to make them outlandish but appealing at the same time and within good taste before the audience.

Trust me, since right now I'm marathoning Tokyo Ghoul :re, and when Shuu Tsukiyama loses it onscreen, having Miyano-san as his seiyuu, adds such a delightful touch into the character's personality.

Originally Posted by Alhazred

Edit: Ai's "Aren't bodies cremated in Japan?" line makes me wonder if someone hasn't been planning this and collecting pretty corpses since the early 80's. The suggestion probably doesn't count for Yugiri, since funerary cremation was actually pretty controversial in Japan until the end of the 19th century because of lingering Confucian values.

I suppose this ups the possibility that it was all Tae's idea before she died, and Kotaro is just carrying it out.

Since they brought the same question again in the current episode and gave a bit of serious thought on the subject, then that means it will no longer stay as an in-joke for the show, and Kotaro, eventually, will have to disclose what he did to resurrect the girls.

In addition, I also did my research and, indeed, right after WWII cremation eventually became mainstream acceptable to Japanese society, and since then has proven to be cost efficient and clean to cremate the bodies.

As for Tae being behind Kotaro's scheme, I guess I should remain open-minded to that possibility. After all, up to this point in the show she hasn't recovered her consciousness and nothing is known about her background. Nevertheless, I'm still keeping crossed my fingers that she just remains just your everyday, normal zombie all the way to the end.

[Sheba]

I'd not be surprises if the Legendary Yamada Tae is a Legendary NEET.

[Alhazred]

Originally Posted by Guido

As for Tae being behind Kotaro's scheme, I guess I should remain open-minded to that possibility. After all, up to this point in the show she hasn't recovered her consciousness and nothing is known about her background. Nevertheless, I'm still keeping crossed my fingers that she just remains just your everyday, normal zombie all the way to the end.

I was just making the suggestion because of the apparent ages and dates. If Kotaro isn't an ageless undead or just older than he looks then he probably wouldn't be old enough to be stealing bodies from funeral homes in 1983, when Junko died. However, by official stats Tae died at age 29 (one of the few things we know of her) and we don't know when she died, so she could feasibly have been an adult in the 1980s.

[coded321]

Sorry guys, just venting here, somewhat unrelated.
if anyone has been rewatching zombieland saga clips on youtube, and if you dislike or cant handle extremely dark, depressing animes, be careful if youtube ends up featuring Shiki in your recommendations. i guess because i was rewatching zombieland saga clips on youtube, youtube recommended shiki, which also features deceased people being brought back to life. As someone who cant handle dark, depressing anime, I am very much regretting watching shiki clips and now having a hard time watching zombieland saga without being reminded of Shiki, ruining my enjoyment of watching zombieland saga.

[videoman190]

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[ScrewySquirrel]

Originally Posted by coded321

Sorry guys, just venting here, somewhat unrelated.
if anyone has been rewatching zombieland saga clips on youtube, and if you dislike or cant handle extremely dark, depressing animes, be careful if youtube ends up featuring Shiki in your recommendations. i guess because i was rewatching zombieland saga clips on youtube, youtube recommended shiki, which also features deceased people being brought back to life. As someone who cant handle dark, depressing anime, I am very much regretting watching shiki clips and now having a hard time watching zombieland saga without being reminded of Shiki, ruining my enjoyment of watching zombieland saga.

Shiki is a vampire horror anime.

Very good, but a completely different genre from Zombie Land Saga.

[coded321]

^a shared plot point between the two is that they both involve dead people being brought back to life(in shiki, as vampires rather than zombies), which i assume is why youtube had recommended it to me since i was watching zombieland. its because of that similarity that i keep getting reminded of shiki while watching zombieland. im not saying shiki is a bad anime, i just cant handle dark, depressing shows. and the clip is saw happened to be one of the darkest, saddest point in the show.
i made that post earlier because i needed to vent.

[Guido]

Originally Posted by coded321

^a shared plot point between the two is that they both involve dead people being brought back to life(in shiki, as vampires rather than zombies), which i assume is why youtube had recommended it to me since i was watching zombieland. its because of that similarity that i keep getting reminded of shiki while watching zombieland. im not saying shiki is a bad anime, i just cant handle dark, depressing shows. and the clip is saw happened to be one of the darkest, saddest point in the show.
i made that post earlier because i needed to vent.

Happy Halloween.

That is the point. Both shows are inversely opposite to each other since Shiki is dark and horror whereas Zombieland Saga is dark and comical.

The latter show parodies many tropes from horror for entertaining purposes and getting a LMAO reaction from the audience.

[coded321]

Originally Posted by Guido

Happy Halloween.

That is the point. Both shows are inversely opposite to each other since Shiki is dark and horror whereas Zombieland Saga is dark and comical.

The latter show parodies many tropes from horror for entertaining purposes and getting a LMAO reaction from the audience.

I simply avoid series like Shiki not because i think such series are bad, but because i know watching such series are going to make feel all sad and depressed afterwards. Furthermore, such series can later ruin my enjoyment of other, more light hearted series. Just to clarify, when i viewed shiki on youtube, i knew absolutely nothing about that anime, and i was curious because i never seen it before. Greatly regretted it afterwards.
After a stressful day of REALITY, I want to watch series like zombieland saga to laugh and de-stress myself.

[Stark700]

Zombie idols in bird outfits!

Definitely not something you'll see everyday lol

[Nivek von Beldo]

This chapter was so funny, was Saki chapter in a way(she was a saga native to begin with) and how enthusiast was the whole ordeal.

Someone Recgonize Junko...damn people will learn they're zombies now.

[azarhal]

Ep 5 is when you realize you are just watching a gigantic ads for the Saga prefecture disguised as a zombie show disguising a parody idol show.

Or something like that.

Originally Posted by Stark700

Zombie idols in bird outfits!

Definitely not something you'll see everyday lol

It's based on the real Drive-in Tori publicity. They even had the president voice himself in this episode.