The Franchouchou girls are back and better than ever! Unfortunately for them, they are also heavily in debt. After a concert bombs, the undead members are forced to take day jobs to pay off the venue, and their normally eccentric manager, Koutarou Tatsumi, sinks into alcoholism.
But dark days cannot keep these idols down! Rival idols appear, a famous talk show host retires, and existentialism takes root. Koutarou's legacy will slowly unravel while a journalist closes in on the truth. As Saga plunges into chaos, Franchouchou may realize being dead is the least of their worries—but at least the legendary Tae Yamada gets even more legendary!
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KANLen09
Zombieland Saga is a show that you wouldn't think twice about girls that have passed away in one form or another, and then given the Jesus Christ "resurrection on the Third Day" treatment as zombies to save a land that's largely been purged and disappeared since time millenia...by being an idol show with much of the hysterity. And look how far we've come into the 2nd season of the show, dubbed "Revenge", because literally, it's that and much more. With that said, GOOOOOOOODA MORNIN' ZOMBIES, LET'S BEAT THE LIVING **** OUTTA THE **** WACK TO SAVE OUR ****ING MOTHERLAND, SAGA! GODDAMMIT YOU FRIGGIN MAGGOTS! To come backalmost 2.5 years since Season 1 that slowly usurped the throne as the dark horse of Fall 2018, director Munehisa Sakai and his production team at MAPPA have been slowly concocting another marvellous follow-up season to continue where the story of SAGA is left behind with the epic bomb and failure that is the less-than-desirable 10,000-people concert crowd at the huge EFS stadium arena...and carry on IT DID. Other than the attention-grabbing promo poster of Kotarou along the seabed with his signature move, as is with kickstarting this year right with Season 2's main PV on January 1st, 2021 (in Japan), if you've watched Season 1 back in the day, you know that this series is anything but typical. And with the in-your-face "Revenge" theme being a centralized topic, this journey to exact revenge will be a tough one for the zombie girls of Franchouchou and their wack manager Kotarou (God I still LOVE Mamoru Miyano's voice).
As is of the story (or most appropriately character-driven) narrative of Zombieland Saga, each girl has their own story to tell, and since Season 1 covered the biker girl Saki, the Truck-kun-ed Sakura and the LGBT representative Lily's backstories, Season 2 tops that up with the rest of the girls that haven't had their backstories foretold...plus even down to Kotarou himself, and how and why Saga is a place that should be left preserved and brought back to its former glory: TO SAVE SAGA. Not gonna spoil anything, because secrets are the charm to this magnificent and tightly-paced show! This time, nothing was left untouched, and to that effect, Season 2 ups the ante of which Season 1 had already solidified its foundations with, and with a huge impact (just like how Kotarou becomes a cussing Eren *WHOOPS*). Franchouchou has largely stayed the same from Season 1, so you can easily expect a lot of the usual enjoyable and hilarious hijinks that this show has to offer up from these zombie girls that the general public hasn't caught onto them being legit zombies (close, but not close enough). This is a family bond so strong that as time passes, SAGA becomes all the more important, more than just an ingrained dream for the girls of Franchouchou and wacky Kotarou to see the light of day in saving SAGA. Glory, glory to SAGA!
Everything else is what you should expect and more coming out of Season 1: from story and characters (that are given a HUGE upgrade), and even right down to the visuals and music, which are still the *chef's kiss* excellente pairing of Franchouchou songs with MAPPA's constant and consistent greatness. While the OST this time isn't as bedazzling and bombarding as the prequel, it's still great to hear the comeback of this fully zombie girls idol group that immediately raises nostalgia for how much time has passed since then.
BLOODY HELL, if you made it all the way through this review, I should raise the question: "Have you watched Season 1? If not, then WHY THE **** are you reading this review!? Go back to Season 1, finish that, then come back here to experience somemore, you friggin' maggot!"
This is one fine outstanding sequel in the world of zombie girls and idol music of a big-brain mish-mash-ing potato.
Marinate1016
The highly anticipated sequel to Zombieland Saga not only lived up to the hype, it exceeded all expectations. Cementing itself among the best idol series in recent memory. The original Zombieland saga made waves with its unique ensemble premise and cast, promotion of a somewhat unknown area(to foreigners) of Japan, and incredibly well executed humour. Season 2 does a great job of building upon the already established characters. As with any idol series, Zombieland Saga Revenge dedicates several episodes to each character’s development, bringing us even closer to the girls we know and love. In contrast with season 1, however, Revenge takes a darker approach tostorytelling. While there are definitely still plenty of hilarious moments throughout, there’s much more of a focus on genuine serious issues this time around. Several episodes had me genuinely in my feelings because of how well they were pulled off, particularly Saki, Junko and Ai’s backstories. While we got introduced to all the girls in season 1, we didn’t really get a whole lot of development. Season 2 solves that issue and by the end, you can’t help but feel that you’ve been right there along with the girls.
The more mature story combined with good old humour and ridiculousness we’ve come to expect from Zombieland Saga, made Revenge an absolute blast to watch. As with any idol show, however, it’ll be judged on the quality of the music produced. I personally think Franchuchu’s music this time around was even better than season 1. I would’ve liked for the girls to get some more solo songs a la love live, but the group performances and finale were phenomenal.
The CGI for the performances was about what you’d expect from an idol show. Definitely noticeable, but didn’t negate my experience overall. For the rest of the series, you’ve got the usual MAPPA quality art and animation.
Overall, Zombieland Saga Revenge takes everything that made season one such a fun and unique time, and improves it by adding a more mature story, improved character dynamics and development as well as offering a satisfactory conclusion to the cast’s story arc. While I’m not sure if we’ll get more of these girls in the future, I definitely think Zombieland Saga has the potential to expand into a legitimate idol project with a wide variety of cast members. Only time will tell.
Zombieland Saga Revenge gets 10 Mics out of 10.
Stark700
This review contains some spoilers. If you were around during Anime Expo back in 2018, then you might remember a strange franchise introduced to the world. It's Zombieland Saga, and at the time, most of us didn't know what it was. The producers and staff were very secretive about the project until it's revelation. And that is...Zombieland Saga is comedic horror anime about idols. Flash a year later and we got announcement of the sequel. Now here we are in 2021 with the return of zombie idols who takes...revenge? No, that's not quite right. If you remember this show for what it was at all, then you'llknow that Zombieland Saga isn't your typical horror. Or in fact, this is hardly horror at at all given the lighthearted context. Franchouchou, the iconic idol group, returns again with its familiar cast and is still a sensation. Why? That's because these girls have shown that even as zombies, they are a talented group. Organized by their ultra flameboyant producer, Zombieland Saga knew what it wanted to show us.
Let's start and say that even after the 2 year break, the sequel still retains a vibrant energy with the colorful personalities of the cast. From Sakura to Saki, or the famous Tae Yamada, every single member of Franchouchou is an important part of the group. Unfortunately, their group has a rocky start at the beginning of the sequel. They have a debt and even Kotaro, their producer has lost hope to regain their former glory. It isn't until a series of events that convinces him to reorganize and give the idols a chance at their careers. Speaking of which, these idols are no longer the newbies we've known before. They have professional experience now but the sequel also explores some of their personal issues. This includes but not limited to Saki dealing with a relationship, Junko's insecurities, or Lily struggling to maintain her idol image. While this anime throws common sense out the window, some of these personal issues can be relatable in real life. In a more lighthearted way, this sequel shows that being an idol always has its challenges, both for its individual members or the group as a whole. And let's not mention, financial issue remained a major problem until Tae Yamada made the save.
Despite the seemingly recurring elements and cartoonish comedy, Zombieland Saga Revenge contains a short arc that stands out differently than any other episodes in the franchise. The Saga Incident (episodes 8-9) throws the characters into the Meiji Era as it explores the life of Yugiri. Not only do we get to see her character origins but also learn about the ancestry of various character altogether. The arc was memorable for its time setting but also with how it presented itself. You'll have to see it for yourself but let's just say that the Saga Incident can make us really understand Yugiri for who she is. Indeed, Zombieland Saga has always been about showcasing its cast without leaving everyone in the dark. It always remembers that Franchouchou is about more than just the group.
Like the previous season, Zombieland Saga Revenge doesn't hold back with its comedy and humor. After all, this is advertised as a comedic horror show with elements of idol performance and drama. Watching this sequel reminds me to enjoy the overall popcorn entertainment just like the first season. With our colorful cast, there's an immense amount of character chemistry with everyone. Thanks to the personalities of certain characters such as Tae Yamada, you'll rarely run out of moments without laughter. In essence, this sequel proved itself to be able to do what it's best at: entertain.
Are you entertained? That's for me to know and you to find out. But as a fan of the first season, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that Zombieland Saga Revenge is worth waiting for. Franchouchou is here and isn't holding back again to show the talents of its cast. With every episode, we see the way this show entertain us just as it once did before. Bless MAPPA for creating this franchise because the anime industry needs more zombie idols.
Inosenso
Very poorly executed and lost sight of itself. Season 2 of ZLS attempts to make more plot without committing and more spotlight on new supporting characters. After a very strong start ZLS 2's episodes lose structure and meander constantly while taking out the main characters almost completely. A great example is the biker gang episode with Yamada where she kind of just shows up around the supporting characters and doesn't do anything. Compared to the yakitori episode from season 1 the execution is devoid of stakes, compelling characterization, humor, setup+payoff and the horror references they liked to play around with. The only reason the episode even feelslike it was worth it was a throwaway scene showing a grave with possibly Yamada's ancestor that goes on to mean nothing. This goes double for the Yuugiri flashback two parter where they spend two episodes shoving a plot you don't care about down your throat but making her completely passive. As the most underutilized character in the show, for 40 minutes of anime to do nothing for the character both moving forward and in hindsight is unacceptable.
Artwise ZLS 2 is also a big downgrade from its predecessor. The opening is Mappa saving budget with minimalist premiere pro graphics and again we pretty much never get extensive horror segments like the bathhouse section of season 1. The animation gets choppy and the CG doesn't innovate much either. As for music we also downgrade to poppy crap. The season 1 rap wasn't even attempted to be topped as ZLSR settled into a comfortable bubble.
This is a great show if you have no experience with good idol shows like Idolmaster and Idolmaster Cinderella Girls or Super Sonico and can tolerate the CG but if you have the time just rewatch season 1.
ren0080
Alright, so to start with, I like Zombieland Saga's 1st season as much as the next guy. So I had high expectations from the 2nd season... which unfortunately never met after watching this second season. The 1st season, although it's very low quality with it's animation, had the heart and soul without stooping as low as copying the generic idol-anime formula. It had the general theme of being able to do the regrets that people had when they died. It was a great premise that was executed very well. But what does the second season did that I didn't like? Well, nothing much really. They justcontinued to where they left off. But that's my problem. They didn't do anything outside of that. They took a much safer route that is too safe that it's boring. They only did the things that already worked in the 1st season without taking too much risk.
It had new addition and new background stories for Saga and some of the characters, but it was introduced so late to the season that the first half of this season seems like it's a waste of time imo.
The story, just like I said, was pretty lackluster. It took what worked before and didn't risk new things. It's decent at best.
The characters are decent. They are likable and memorable, but I really don't like some of them as well as the side characters. It's not like they are bad, just a bit inconsistent at times. jk, they are also pretty bad lmao
Let's talk about the main characters. Their developments are pretty much non-existent. It's not them that develops, it's the one-off side characters that gets barely develop because of them. That's not bad, but it's really cheapens them as characters because of how focus they get, yet they don't really do anything. I probably worded that wrong, but it's really hard to explain.
It's not that they are bad, but just really lackluster and probably one of the weaker main cast in the recent times.
The animation is pretty disappointing. The 1st season is pretty low budget but it still managed to be interesting in direction-wise. But here, there's really no stand-out scenes. And the CG models are abominable. It's just not something that should exist in 2021 (as well as coming from MAPPA).
The music is also quite a letdown. The 1st season had so many bangers that I expected some bangers in this season... but sadly, there wasn't that much bangers in this season. It had some great ost and insert songs, but that's about it.
Overall, just a disappointing sequel for a series that I actually cared about.
(4.6/10)
Creissonino
Zombieland Saga is not about Zombies. Zombieland Saga is not about moe. Zombieland Saga is not about idols. Zombieland Saga is not about music. Zombieland Saga is not (only) about selling merchandise. Zombieland Saga is about gentrification, persistence of historical memory and a very light touch of Sentai (you can see all the archetypes there). It's about people doing good together and how we're strong when we're united, being able to face and defeat all adversities in our paths. It's about love, any kind of love. It's about believing in other people. Zombieland Saga is the food you love, but hate all its ingredients. Watch it, please.
markxddotmp4
Zombieland Saga, as a whole, is a series I find to be wasted potential. Tell me, with a premise such as “zombies turned idols to save the prefecture of Saga with their borderline psychotic manager,” would you expect to see the show would a large dose of melodrama to go with such an absurd premise. Now, before I go into Revenge, I wanna summarize my thoughts on Season 1 since this is my first time talking about this anime. For season 1, the first two episodes were some of the most fun of the whole season, they completely use their premise to its fullest withsilly shenanigans, changing up the “idol anime” genre, and having fun. But, when the third episode hit, it kinda just became a self-aware idol anime with all the over the top melodrama of wanting to become the next big idol group. It was a big disappointment for me, so I was not expecting this season to really surprised me at all. I was somewhat proven right, and somewhat proven wrong.
Story:
The story seems like a fitting way to start of the second season as the crew of Franchouchou are in huge debt from the awful failure of their concert at the EFS. Which was stupid how they got themselves into this mess when given extra context 10 episodes later in a quasi-filler episode. This would have been fine as a bit for a joke, but both the first and tenth episodes play it completely straight. While Franchouchou are saving up money, they grow more as an idol group and as zombies. Most episodes are little bottle episodes that focuses on most of the cast members, giving us a little more context to their characters and normally doesn’t effect them all that much throughout the course of the story and go back to being the same cheerful charismatic zombies. Most of these episodes can be fun but usually don’t hit as hard as I would like them to. I’ll at least give season 1 credit, where there was at least some inner conflict to be had to keep the story more interesting.
Art:
Art is a little on the rough side with this series, though it looks the best in this season compared to the previous. Both do have their moments of fun and energetic animation, but they also have moments of static shots with lackluster artwork in places. The character design is probably the best part of this series as each character has their own unique look to them and give off their personalities pretty well. But that opening is a real banger and kinda tops the first season, IMO.
Sound:
Sound design wasn’t really all that special to give much praise as it sounded like most of it was just royalty free sound effects half the time. The music is really well done and catchy to the point that I would tap my foot to some of their melodies. Although, I think catchy music in an idol anime is pretty much expected to be there. Not to mention, it doesn’t really have too much of its own personality to the lyrics as it sounds like the kinda songs you would get from the usual idol groups.
Characters:
I will say that the strongest part is the characters for the most part. Aside from Sakura, who feels more like a wet blanket than a good character, most of the other characters have enough of a dynamic and personality that you’ll be sure to like at least one. While some don’t really gel with me completely for reasons that’ll make this review longer than it is, I can’t really say I hate any of them. I will make note to finally including a backstory to the member, Yuugiri, as she felt painfully underutilized in season 1 and mostly used for jokes. Her story arc were some of my favorite episodes as it was a nice change of pace from the anime’s usual antiques, it felt like a breath of fresh air. It also helped me to fully understand Koutarou’s quest to save Saga as his late ancestor(?) and gives him a lot of charm with his chemistry with Yuugiri. It also helped to accept Koutarou’s screeching autism that was sometimes getting to me.
Enjoyment:
It’s a bit mixed for me as I wasn’t really annoyed by this series, but I wished it really took the show to more absurd levels and actually did a little more with its zombie premise besides “we can’t let everyone know we’re zombies” shtick. And only after the last episode, we get a tease for [REDACTED] and ONLY NOW YOU DECIDE TO COMMIT TO THE ABSURD?!?!
Overall:
Those first two episodes of season 1 and Yuugiri’s arc were some of the best this series had to offer. Maybe one I can think of that was cute was Saki getting to meet her idol who made her who she was and filling in his shoes. But, I guess this show was mostly ruined for me because I expected too much from it that I lost interest along the way. If you want something to turn your brain off to and maybe laugh (though jokes can be hit or miss at times), check it out if you want. Time to go back into my cave.
SanaeK10
From its humble beginnings as a bunch of losers trying to get some attention from a street to becoming the biggest idols of the prefecture, Franchouchou certainly has been through a lot to reach where they are. Now that the novelty from S1 has worn off, how does S2 fare without threading the same ground? Fairly well actually. It satisfyingly resolves a lot of the foreshadowing a buildup from S1 regarding Joufuku, as well as give neglected members Yuugiri and Tae their own special spotlight episodes. You'd never expect a prefecture-shilling idol anime to have some decent lore, let alone actual payoff for teasing thatfrom the first season, but S2 delivers and then some. Even up to justifying the very name of the series, "Zombieland", for Saga itself is a zombie.
Character wise there's not much in terms of development since S1 has already exhausted most of the cast apart from Yuugiri. Kotaro is still by far the best character and the supporting pillar of the whole show, and his antics never tire me. S2 focuses instead more on Saga's denizens and their interactions with Franchouchou, be it individual members or as a group. Some scenarios prove quite fun, like a fakeout new member or exploring Reporter-kun's attempts to expose the zombies, but the status quo being what it is, it all resets to the team being more or less the same at the end of each episode.
The plot has never been a focal point of the series, or for many other idol anime in fact, but it does attempt to do something different from S1 and does swerve in some interesting directions. The comedy feels like it has been improved, and unlike S1 there are no real down times or moments dragged out by needless drama. There aren't any weak episodes to sour the experience, and that's a marked improvement over the first season's weak Junko/Ai episodes. I do wish Kotaro's and Sakura's relationship would be given more focus, but hey, they gotta save something for the inevitable S3 I suppose. And speaking of S3, what the fuck was that ending. (old) Gainax would be proud.
I suppose one of the bigger disappointments for me would be the song selection, especially compared to S1's stellar vocal collection. It's not a good thing in your group idol show that the best songs are 3 solos, one by White Ryu, one by Junko, and the other by Kotaro of all people. Seriously, these 3 songs are the only ones that, for me, either match or excel the previous season's in quality, with the rest being mostly just okay. Nothing particularly bad mind you, just unmemorable. I mean, they even reused Mezame Return a few times in this! The OP's a ton of fun though.
For better for worse, it's still more ZLS. The humor is still strong, the characters still lovable, and man, they better pay off that ending come S3.
7/10
StevenLin0626
With the movie coming out some time this year, I wanted to make a review on this series. (Note that this review is considering both the first season and the second season Revenge). As someone who is not a particular idol fan, this show was a surprising banger. The main gimmick of this show is that it is an idol group of all zombies, and they have to keep performing while hiding their identities as zombies. Personally, I thought the zombie aspect was actually done very well in this show, as it: - Increased comedic effect and enhances performance by doing absurd things like adding electriceffects or such through a logical way.
- Gives the characters more depth by introducing their backstory and uses zombie as "people who died before fulfilling their dreams or had a tragic end". The main cast all get their own development.
The music and performances in this show was really good. I think the CGI performances at the start of season 1 was a bit rough, but that actually had some narrative purpose (whether it was intentional or not) by showing their improvement throughout time, like you can clearly tell how much better the CG is in Revenge compared to season 1. Also Junko's voice is so good.
Shoutout to the GOAT Miyano Mamoru who killed his voice acting role on Koutarou.
Overall I would highly recommend this show.
Zombieland Saga: 8/10
Zombieland Saga Revenge: 9/10
Overall: 8.5/10
Infernalization
I am someone who rates based of how much I enjoyed a series instead of rating it based of quality. Quality wise, I'd rate Zombieland Saga S2 an 8/10, but because I enjoyed it so much, I give the series a 10/10. I never thought I would enjoy idol anime, but here I am. The show is hilarious, it has quality music and has a subjectively good story line. The anime which are categorized as "original" are on a roll this year. I'd recommend this anime for anyone who is in it for the enjoyment. I can't wait for season 3 (if MAPPA is everconsidering on making it).
DrAkiMakura
Zombieland Saga Revenge is a disappointment to say the least. After a very solid first season, this season doesn't do anything special, and fails to answer the questions presented in the first. The overall pacing is rather bad, it either lingers on nothing, or speeds through events. Out of nowhere, two episodes are interspersed between a slight cliff hanger— the kicker being these two episodes don't actually explain the specific things you'd want to know from the first season— it focuses on the historical background about couple of characters, one who barely has a personality during these episodes. There's no character development of any kindthroughout this season, nor any conflicts from their past lives— which was a big reason why the first season was so enjoyable.
Animation has taken an utter nosedive— the first show by no means had amazing animation, but when you don't have story or characterization to draw away attention, it just looks that much worse. Music isn't very good this season either. Everything is very same-y, with the first song in the first episode being by far the best (and it's not even from Franchouchou).
All in all, it just makes me confused that people are rating this as highly as the first season. Did we watch the same thing?
Nostalgiamancer
A very big let-down in comparison with season one, with a few great episodes sprinkled in. If you are a fan of the first season, I am sorry, but don't expect the quality, spirit, and drive of those episodes. I still think you should watch season 2, but its very average and generic. Its almost as if the success of zombie land drew the attention of higher-ups and crushed its soul. No idea if that is the case or not, but season two was pretty stultifying. That said, episodes 8 and 9 are absolute gems. 10/10 imo. Don't miss out on those.
Shinkuo
If you are reading this chances are you either either looking for validation for your own feelings about the show or are looking for reasons to continue after Season 1. Either way I will give you what you want--- this show is easily one of the best shows I have seen in the last half a decade, including Attack on Titan. Where to start, there is so much right about this show that summarizing it in a relatively short review is fairly difficult. Zombieland Saga: Revenge builds upon the foundation of the 1st season and makes everything significantly better. From the characters to the music tothe visuals, you can tell every little detail of this show has been finely tuned and detailed to the point where subsequent watches will let you notice other smaller details and tidbits you didn't notice before. For example, in one scene when all of the characters are leaving the house you can spot the main character peaking her head out of the front gate and checking both ways on the street before leaving because in Season 1 she was hit by a truck after running out of the house without looking. This is such an insignificant detail, but the fact that they are willing to put this little bit of characterization into an short 3 second scene just goes to show the level they will go to for detail.
Even considering how there are only 24 episodes thus far in the series, the characters and world are so well fleshed out that is hard to believe that this is an original anime with no source material. Little idiosyncracies that even minor characters have are consistent and have relevance to the story or lore in some way that it is impressive they were able to Chekhov's gun in so many details without bloating the visuals or stories.
Going a layer deeper too, yes it has all of the bells and whistles of a typical idol show, but considering that the characters are all dead it poses thoughts, questions and answers on a level that are slightly different from your typical "work hard and you'll be rewarded" message these kinds of shows tend to convey.
Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but with all of them being dead the struggle of them becoming idols has more weight because realistically if they don't become idols, what do they become? Without overtly stating it... too much, the show conveys that if they don't achieve their goals they become what they actually are: zombies. I feel like it is conveying to its audience that if you give up on what matters to you, even if you have life you are a zombie only existing for the sake of existing, and considering many people spent the last 2 years in COVID times doing just this, this sentiment resonates even more. This show essentially says that life is meant to be used existing for what you want to become, and trying to figure that out is a blessing for those who are able to do so. Then it also posits just motivation and enthusiasm aren't enough to be successful, and that even if things are going well, what is required to make a change, an impact, and be successful is to put the time, thought, and care in to prepare and ensure it works out.
I could keep going on about how cool the themes of the show are, both musical and other, but I would be rambling more than I already have.
This show resonates in a way that is rare and more weighty than what should be possible for a trashy idol show, and quite frankly whether you watch this show with your brain on or off, it is a really good time. It just oozes character, love, and care from the people who produced it, yet at the same time I can fully believe it is just a paid ad to get more people to visit and move to the Saga prefecture.
I cannot recommend this show more than I already have; And quite frankly I hope in the future we get more original animes that are of this quality and caliber.
Edenharley
It's safe to say that Zombieland Saga Revenge absolutely blew season 1 out of the water. The art, animation, soundtrack, character moments just EVERYTHING was such an improvement - considering season 1 was so good this is truly a feat. Really just everything about this season was fantastic, I'll get into specifics later but this season really knew when to be serious and when not to be - some moments I'd be dying with laughter, others tensed up on the edge of my seat and others damn near crying, it was such a rollercoaster in the best way possible. First of all I want to talkabout the soundtrack, my god did this season have some FANTASTIC music. The OP itself is already one of my favourites in recent memory, and on a slight tangent probably my all time favourite in terms of animation. I've really never seen another OP like it, I actually can't find any flaws it's just so perfectly arranged. But anyway pretty much every song in this show stood out to me, the VAs put so much effort into singing them and you can really tell, they also thematically fit so perfectly and are overall just very very well written songs.
The art and animation this season was really quite incredible, my own and a lot of other people's main issue with the last season was the CGI of the characters performing on stage, but this season improves this by an insane margin - the CGI actually looks really good now. The art as well in general is really pretty, I really like how the girls all look a bit more zombie-like and overall how they're redrawn.
This season features some REALLY great side characters too aside from our ever-amazing main cast, there is really never a dull moment and each side character introduced even if just for an episode is always a ton of fun. Back to the main cast though, each girl has a decent amount of focus this season and it's great to see how far they've all come since the start of season 1. I also have to mention Koutarou the man himself, he has some BRILLIANT moments this season - not only in terms of comedy (at which he is better than ever) but also in some serious and really quite heavy-hitting scenes which honestly made me really view his character differently, without spoiling anything it was eye opening to see how much effort he's actually putting in and how much he cares.
Overall Zombieland Saga Revenge is a near perfect sequel that absolutely improves upon the first already brilliant season in just about every aspect, upholding the franchise's ever-amazing comedy but also introducing some really introspective moments with the main cast and an absolutely fantastic soundtrack. Absolute must watch if you've seen season 1 - which I also highly recommend.
CyberXane
Should you watch this?: Sure, the second season has very interesting plot points an progresses very well. I'd even say it's a show to at least watch once or more if you want. Story: Well without giving away much of the later stuff. At first it could be kinda confusing on where it left off, but quickly tells you what happened. Throughout the season you see multiple situation that actually slowly add to the grander story which makes it that much more likable. And trust me when I say making it to the episodes around the end of the season has been worth it asthe story is very interesting, and kinda gets you on your toes a bit.
Art: I love the art style. Fitted for an idol anime. I feel that CGI catches me off guard. Maybe it's me but it's a little weird, as in it doesn't seem to fit. But there are times when it's implemented well
Sound: Can Jam to all of their songs even the op and Ed lol. Though that shikadebopbop or whatever is probably the only song that didn't really sound right. But other than that the music is great.
Character: The majority of the idols all have a purpose to play, and tells their story well. They all have their backgrounds and all are important role to play.
Enjoyment: The story has definitely made me come back time and time again, though to be honest some idol performances felt like they were just put in there just because they wanted it at the end of the episode when it didn't really have a purpose. Other than that I really enjoyed Zombie land Saga. Seems like a possible season 3 could be happening.
Overall: I'd give it like a 8.5 because the way everything is put into place from the story telling, to catchy tunes, and more. It ended up worth watching.
Reviewholic
I'm sorry I'm illiterate. I love Zombieland Saga very much. The absurd chaotic storyline, the good ol' friendly setting of Saga that warms my heart, the overdramatic voice acting, the overly optimistic and unstable attitude of the zombie girls, their amazing songs, everything. Zombieland Saga (including Revenge) for me is hard to review, it's a mixed bag of candy that contains too many good stuff that clouds my judgement, and even if I do get a hard cringe from a lot of its childish and forced moments, they were still meant to be pleasant or inspiring, and I am willing to forgive and accept thosecringe. Because of how irrational I forgive those flaws, I think it's pointless for me to review the whole anime properly.
Revenge is a huge step up in terms of quality. The art and animation are so much better now. The dancing and expressions are more natural and detailed. The promotional artworks are beautiful too. It really does feel like Franchouchou made it as top idol, makes me happy as a fan.
I'm Reviewholic, I am illiterate due to yesterday's brain damage, and I love #4.
Zorgy211
10 OUT OF 10, season2 is as great as i hoped, the closer looks into the girls relationship is great, and especially ep 4 is so greatttt the relationship between Ai chan and Junko made me tear up, and the singing part is amazing in ep 4, overall i rate this show 10/10 and now im just waiting for a season 3 right now, i rate it and i recommend this to all those who haven't made up their mind to watch or not, ah even if you're not an idol fan like me you'll still feel really fulfilled watching this show it's a guranteedheartwarmer
AN_IME_lovers
I think this is the best idol anime. I've never liked idol anime before except Zombieland Zaga revenge. In terms of story, this anime has a good story. Even the story in the Zombieland Zaga Revenge anime, in my opinion, is better than the previous season. Because in this anime all past idols have been explained and I was made curious about Kotaro's past and the ufo that appears at the last second. For the opening song and ending theme in this anime, I really like it because it has a song that is pleasant to hear and has very colorful and stunning animations. Ithink the songs in this anime are better than the previous season. I hope this anime still has a third season. There is no better idol anime than ZOMBIELAND SAGA!!!!!!
PixelB
Zombieland Saga is the only idol group anime I like. True, I don't particularly like idol group anime at all honestly, but I've given a few a shot. Idoly pride, Love live, Show by Rock, 22/7, and a few others. But, most of them run into a problem. Compared to the traditional music genre shows where it's just focused on a single band withall of these idol members as well as have relevant plot of them struggling to improve and succeed. Either, the idol members just magically improve with some crappy training montages, or they're already Mary Sues and climb to stardom without any failure. There's a constant lack of any realistic character development or plot.
Well, Zombieland Saga, despite it's ridiculous but also extremely unique premise, manages to cram good character design and relevant plot into a 1 season series, and continue off that momentum into season 2. Come on, zombies becoming an idol group? Plus, I really like how this premise is not just a gimmick. It gets mentioned constantly, and it's always relevant to the plot. Zero never gaining human consciousness and staying as a zombie really makes this plot premise solidified as a core part of the story rather than just a unique starting point. Of course, the character development also is extremely relevant to the zombies. While other idol group shows fail to have any meaningful connections to the viewers, there are clear connections that are easily made in Zombieland Saga since well, these are all young girls that died at an early age. Clearly, they must have regrets, and Zombieland Saga plays off that theme very well. In season 1, each arc is essentially each idol group character facing their past and moving forward to becoming idols. Not only does this show realistic character development, it also shows their backstories in a good way, rather than just some stupid insertion of a series of flashbacks that shows LOVE to do when they have no real method of fleshing out a character. Of course, there's always some sort of song that they sing related to their past, and it's cleverly done.
Zombieland Saga also excels in plot development, at least in season 1. Franchouchou clearly has a unique array of characters, each with their own types of skillsets and abilities that make them either a complete newbie to singing and dancing, or a veteran. However, despite the skill disparity, Franchouchou is still a grassroots idol group that are trying to make it big, and it's clearly seen in the publicity that they try to generate, whether it be advertisement campaigns or doing competitions that gets their clothes dirty. They also get their taste of bitter defeat a few times as well. Of course, while there are quite a few times where members of the group get torn up inside because they don't know if they can make it mentally, there does not seem to ever be a roadblock that they seem to face in terms of coordination, singing ability, lyric writing, or dancing choreography. The fact that Franchouchou is not up to top idol standard is a clear theme in both seasons, yet you never actually see any ways the group get together to get better at a certain skill, or have trouble making songs. They kind of just "train in the background" and gradually get better. Zombieland Saga manages to capture the grassroots vibe as well as manages to incorporate good characters, but fails to really show any of the training portion of the group, which I have to imagine is due to time constraints, which is sad.
Another thing to really note is that the dancing is mostly done in CGI. Ew...gross. It's anime CGi we're talking here, so it's obviously bad. Season 2 definitely is a visible improvement from season 1, but we're talking a 3$ budget for the dancing rather than a 1$ budget. There's definitely a few scenes where 2D and CGI converge to make for a decent performance, but more often than not, it's a clear let down. It's sad, considering how there are really bad shows that have surprisingly average or even just good animation, and yet, something like Zombieland Saga gets zero budget. I mean, 22/7 actually looks well animated. Sad. When the singing and dancing portion of Zombieland Saga is the least thrilling and also the time where I'm glancing at my phone, you know that's a problem. Of course, the songs themselves are not super great. There are a few songs that are nice and all, but most of them are below average.
The last problem I have with Zombieland Saga is some parts of season 2. Mainly really, just 3 episodes covering Maimai and TYuguri's backstory. These three episodes take everything good about Zombieland Saga and throw it out the window. For example, the episodes focused on Zero and Liliy are quite nice. They highlight character traits in a meaningful way while also having them develop themselves as idols. Maimai's episode is a disaster. This completely new character gets introduced and there's no investment or attachment at all to this character. Just like other idol group shows, Maimai is kind of just shoved in as a new character and viewers are expected to care about her all the sudden when there's nothing interesting about her and she starts from a beginning to practiced enough to lead a performance in the spa n of a single episodes. It's quite clear that this episode is filler though, but it's just so bad. Same thing with Yuguri's arc. While it's nice and all to have a sort of reason why the idol group was able to turn into zombies, it was wholly unnecessary. Having a complete genre change and blast into the past about some boring rebellion in Saga with of course, Yuguri being near the center of it is a complete waste of two episodes. Did you think viewers actually cared about the "origin story" of the zombies? Hell no. We care more about Tatsumi, which of course, does not have much of his past shown. I do have to give credit for the last arc. It was not particularly amazing, but it wrapped up the show in a nice conclusion.
So yes, Zombieland Saga is enjoyable, but has a decent host of flaws as well. I haven't mentioned either how convenient the opportunities the group gets, like the radio show, but I think that's to be expected from a show about idols going from nothing to popular idols
