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| 4 | [[WMG:[[center: [- ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' [[Characters/ZombieLandSaga Main Page]]\ |
| 5 | [[Characters/ZombieLandSagaFranchouchou Franchouchou]] ([[Characters/ZombieLandSagaSakuraMinamoto Sakura Minamoto]]) | '''The Living & Others''' - [[Characters/ZombieLandSagaMajorCharacters Major Characters]] | [[Characters/ZombieLandSagaGaiden Gaiden Characters]]]]-]]] |
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| 7 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 8 | |
| 9 | !Major Characters |
| 10 | Characters with a notably exceeding amount of screen time or who play a major role in the series plot |
| 11 | ->[[Characters/ZombieLandSagaMajorCharacters Click to see their page]] |
| 12 | |
| 13 | !Secondary Characters |
| 14 | The supporting cast, comprised of many [[RecurringExtra recurring extras]], and friends and family of the main cast. |
| 15 | !!Introduced in ''Zombie Land Saga'' |
| 16 | |
| 17 | [[folder:Rapper Trio]] |
| 18 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SubaruKimura, Creator/ShunsukeTakeuchi, Kazuki Miyagi (Japanese), Darren [=McElroy=], Rare Orion, [=Ninjamik3=] (English)\ |
| 19 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaE02 |
| 20 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rappertrio_6.jpg]] |
| 21 | --> "Yo yo yo mic check!" |
| 22 | Three Saga locals who run into Sakura, Ai, and Junko at night. They really love freestyle rapping in unison. |
| 23 | ---- |
| 24 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: In their first appearance they try to hit on three of the girls, not realizing they're all minors ''or'' that they're zombies. |
| 25 | * TheCameo: They appear in a dance competition in ''Revenge''. |
| 26 | * GratuitousRap: Have no problem rapping in public at inopportune times. |
| 27 | [[/folder]] |
| 28 | |
| 29 | [[folder:Hisanaka President]] |
| 30 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Seiko Tamura\ |
| 31 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaE04 |
| 32 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hisanakapresident.jpg]] |
| 33 | The president of a local pharmaceutical company in Saga. She offers to sponsor Franchouchou's performance. |
| 34 | ---- |
| 35 | * TheBusCameBack: She returns in ''Revenge'' as the judge of a dance competition. Tae manages to freak her out once again. |
| 36 | * CoolOldLady: Her interactions with Kotaro are quite pleasant, and she seems genuinely interested in helping to support a local idol group. |
| 37 | * TraumaButton: Ever since her encounter with the zombie girls, even though she experienced TraumaInducedAmnesia about the incident, anything that reminds her of the incident, such as Tae crawling around upside down again (albeit this time in makeup), will cause her to freak out. |
| 38 | * TraumaCongaLine: Her experience with Franchouchou at the inn. |
| 39 | ** First she discovers Sakura's disembodied head floating in the hot springs. |
| 40 | ** Then Saki and Junko emerge looking like swamp monsters, with water gushing out of their mouths. |
| 41 | ** Lily flickers into her view in a dark hallway, followed by Tae who crab walks around her like a StringyHairedGhostGirl. |
| 42 | ** She and Ai scream hysterically at each other, Ai looking inadvertently more terrifying to her. |
| 43 | ** She pleads for help from Yugiri, who turns around creepily to reveal her zombie features. |
| 44 | ** And finally Saki and Sakura slips on a dropped medicinal patch, causing to slide down the hall into the poor woman, right as the screen [[FadeToWhite fades to white]]. |
| 45 | * TraumaInducedAmnesia: PlayedForLaughs. The girls consecutively run into her through a dark inn [[NightmareFace with their makeup off]] which terrifies her to the point of her memory from the past day regressing. |
| 46 | [[/folder]] |
| 47 | |
| 48 | [[folder:Cocco-san]] |
| 49 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Kenji Konno (Japanese), Creator/KylePhillips (English)\ |
| 50 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaE05 |
| 51 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cocco.jpg]] |
| 52 | [[caption-width-right:350:Saki: "We're standing in the presence of greatness!"]] |
| 53 | The mascot of ''Drive-In Tori'', a real-life fried chicken chain in Saga Prefecture. |
| 54 | ---- |
| 55 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: His appearance and proportions are a little too uncanny for a person in a costume, and his face a little too emotive for a mask. |
| 56 | ** In Episode 12 of ''Revenge,'' he appears in a ThreePointLanding. It's entirely possible that he was jumping down from a ledge, given the amount of debris around, but the framing and sound effect of feathers rustling in wind imply he ''flew to the concert with his wings.'' |
| 57 | * TheBusCameBack: He returns in ''Revenge'' as the reigning champion of Saga's local dance competition. |
| 58 | * ButtMonkey: Tae -- mistaking him for a real chicken -- constantly chases him, trying to bite him. |
| 59 | * TheFaceless: His face under the costume is never shown. |
| 60 | * MascotWithAttitude: Very slick and classy if a bit goofy, flippantly dancing at random intervals and loving to show off to his audience. |
| 61 | * MoonwalkDance: Pulls this off a couple of timess |
| 62 | * NiceGuy: Despite being Tae's first bite victim outside of Franchouchou, he seems to enjoy working with the girls and even bends the rules so Tae can compete in a dance contest she was too late to sign up for. |
| 63 | * PluckyComicRelief: Possibly the goofiest resident in Saga, being a person in a chicken suit that does nothing but dance. |
| 64 | * ShoutOut: He seems to love Music/MichaelJackson's dancing, performing several of his moves. |
| 65 | * TheSpeechless: Only makes the occasional chicken noise. |
| 66 | * WorthyOpponent: Accepts a challenge to a DanceOff with Tae in ''Revenge''. He’s a very good sport in spite of her not signing up before hand. |
| 67 | [[/folder]] |
| 68 | |
| 69 | [[folder:Inubashiri]] |
| 70 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyoheiKimura (Japanese), Creator/AaronDismuke (English)\ |
| 71 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaE05 |
| 72 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/inuhashi_bust_shot.jpg]] |
| 73 | Okoba's photographer co-worker who covers Franchouchou's events alongside him. |
| 74 | ---- |
| 75 | * AccidentalTruth: He makes an offhand joke to Okoba about Franchouchou being zombies, explaining their resemblance to deceased people. [[spoiler:This helps Okoba clue in to their true nature.]] |
| 76 | * AgentScully: The Scully to Okoba's AgentMulder. While Okoba thinks something strange is going on with Franchouchou -- with many of its members resembling dead celbrities -- Inubashiri shrugs it off as all of them being doppelgangers and stresses not to worry about it. Okoba is, of course, actually onto something.\ |
| 77 | \ |
| 78 | [[spoiler:Ironically, Inubashiri's joke about Franchouchou being zombies is what lets Okaba piece everything together about Franchouchou's true nature after seeing Tae's head pop off.]] |
| 79 | * FlatCharacter: He hasn't had as much development as Okoba, mostly acting as a commentator to the latter's research into Franchouchou. |
| 80 | * ThoseTwoGuys: He and Okoba are introduced as this, being the journalists assigned to learn more about Franchouchou.[[SubvertedTrope Though Okoba slowly gains more characterization and plot-relevance over him]]. |
| 81 | [[/folder]] |
| 82 | |
| 83 | [[folder:Takeo Go]] |
| 84 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TsuyoshiKoyama (Japanese), Creator/ChristopherSabat (English)\ |
| 85 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaE08 |
| 86 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/takeogo_3.jpg]] |
| 87 | |
| 88 | Lily's preposterously large father, who was devastated by the loss of his only child, only to see her back from the dead years later. Also appears in the ''Gaiden'' manga, showing how he and Lily's mother, Sachika, met in high school. |
| 89 | ---- |
| 90 | * BeardOfSorrow: He's grown out his facial hair in the wake of Lily's death. |
| 91 | * CannotSpitItOut: [[spoiler:Enforced, A Sagako that had possessed him always stopped him from confessing to the girl who would become his wife.]] |
| 92 | * DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: While he loved his daughter a lot, he was oblivious to many of her problems shortly before she died. He didn't realize Lily didn't care much about her acting career and only wanted to spend quality time with him like they used to. [[spoiler:He also didn't have a clear idea of what made her so upset about growing body hair. He tried to calm her down by telling her that's part of growing up, but he couldn't understand Lily didn't want to grow up because it meant developing a male body that would conflict with her female identity, continuing to call her "Masao" in private even long after she died.]] |
| 93 | * DotingParent: Flashbacks show that he was incredibly doting towards Lily, who herself seemed very happy living with him back when she was still alive. He even immediately quit his job and became Lily's manager when she expressed interest in performing within the television industry, doing his best to make sure that her career was a success. [[spoiler:However, he became a bit too engrossed in her career and failed to notice the accumulating stress that she was gathering until it was too late.]] |
| 94 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: In his first scene in [[Recap/ZombieLandSagaE08 Episode 8]], he walks out of his office when his coworkers put on the TV and is troubled after seeing a cheerful young girl playing nearby. All this shows [[spoiler:how much the death of his child affected him]]. |
| 95 | * FaceOfAThug: He's a huge, hulking man with a scar across his left eye, and when he first appears at Franchouchou's photo session, Saki assumes that he must be a loan shark who's trying to collect debts from Kotaro. In reality, he's only there because he thinks Lily's an IdenticalStranger who looks like his daughter, and he's a good person deep down. |
| 96 | * GentleGiant: |
| 97 | ** Despite his gargantuan size and intimidating appearance, he's really amicable to others and generally a quiet and reserved man. |
| 98 | ** During high school, he was easily twice as tall as every other student. Despite that, he turned down delinquents' offers to take over the prefecture in favor of tending to flowers. |
| 99 | * ManlyTears: [[spoiler:He does this upon watching Franchouchou's concert in Episode 8; he remembers the time with Lily and finally manages to move past it.]] |
| 100 | * MeaningfulName: The kanji for his name literally translate to 'War Man Grand', befitting a thuggish-looking, cartoonishly huge man [[spoiler:and keeping with the theme of Lily's birth name.]] |
| 101 | * TheMourningAfter: The loss of his wife and daughter sends him into deep sorrow. Even after 7 years he is a melancholic and reserved man who cannot even stay in a room with a TV on because of its association with Lily. [[spoiler:He could've stayed that way forever, but thanks to his daughter's resurrection and a concert the girls made for him, he finally finds peace and moves on with his life.]] |
| 102 | * NeverGotToSayGoodbye: He still hasn't gotten over Lily's death after seven years, unable to watch the TV he so loved anymore because of its relation to the whole ordeal. He regrets his words and actions in her final moments, and can't find closure because of that. [[spoiler:Thankfully Lily has returned to life, but because she is a zombie she cannot say goodbye to him directly. So Franchouchou pulls off a concert with a new song specifically targeted for him, with Lily thanking Takeo for all the time they had together and telling that she still loves him. This finally allows him to move on, and he even starts watching TV again. Even though Lily can't confirm that she's actually his daughter, it's clear that Takeo has finally found peace within himself.]] |
| 103 | * NiceGuy: He's a kind, tender and affable GentleGiant. |
| 104 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: Most characters in ''Zombie Land Saga'' have very realistic features with the occasional odd hair coloration here and there. Takeo completely disrupts it by being an 8-foot-tall TinyHeadedBehemoth. This is even referenced in universe as many other characters are in awe or disbelief about his figure. |
| 105 | * OpenMindedParent: Zigzagged. [[spoiler:While it was clear that he was accepting of Lily's gender identity, he would still call her "Masao" rather than her preferred name, and he also severely underestimated her concerns and worries in relation to her dysphoria. During their final pre-mortem conversation, while Lily was distressed over the fact that she was growing body hair, Takeo did his best to assure her that it wasn't a big deal and tried to get her to accept that she was growing up. While it was clear he had good intentions, he ultimately didn't quite comprehend just how devastating the ordeal was for Lily, and the conversation ended up turning into a massive regret that haunted him for years to come.]] |
| 106 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: He was devastated by Lily's death, and still hasn't gotten over it after seven years. |
| 107 | * ParentsAsPeople: He loved Lily very much, but after he became her manager and her acting career took off, he became more focused on his daughter's career than her well-being. Years later, it's clear that he regrets being so neglectful. |
| 108 | * PartingWordsRegret: He seems to deeply regret how his last words to Lily were him being dismissive over [[spoiler:Lily being distressed over growing body hair, due to her being trans and not wanting to go through puberty.]] |
| 109 | * PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Takes a kick to the head from 105 lb Saki that somehow had enough power to both do this and knock him out instantly. |
| 110 | * ScarsAreForever: In the present day, he has a noticeable scar across his left eye. After Lily died, during a BlinkAndYouMissIt moment right before he trashed the television in his house, you can see him actually clawing his own face and creating said scar in despair from the loss of Lily. |
| 111 | * ScreenShake: He's so massive he causes this whenever he walks. |
| 112 | * StageDad: A sympathetic example. Once Lily became a rising child star, Takeo became engrossed in his daughter's career. Unlike other examples, he wasn't fame hungry; he was so proud of Lily's talent that he tried his best to make her a successful actress. Unfortunately, he began to neglect Lily's wellbeing along the way, to the point Lily accused him of only caring about how she looked in TV. After Lily died, Takeo realized how his obsession with her success damaged their relationship and came to regret it all. Once Lily sees her father did love her and learned the error of his ways, she forgives him. |
| 113 | * TearsOfRemorse: He cries hard in the aftermath of Lily's death, [[spoiler:clearly blaming himself for overworking her.]] |
| 114 | * TinyHeadedBehemoth: [[https://s2.desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/a/image/1542/90/1542900337550.jpg Jesus.]] |
| 115 | * UglyGuyHotWife: His wife, Sachika, is much more attractive than he is. They met when he used his massive strength to prevent a flower from being run over by a car. Sachika, being naturally frail, appreciated how tender he is. |
| 116 | * WhenHeSmiles: He looks rather kindly when happy. [[spoiler: Especially so once he finds some peace with his grief]]. |
| 117 | [[/folder]] |
| 118 | |
| 119 | [[folder:Reiko Amabuki (née Kirishima)]] |
| 120 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Komina Matsushita (Japanese), Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (English)\ |
| 121 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaE05 (Cameo), Recap/ZombieLandSagaE09 (Major Appearance) |
| 122 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reiko_kirishima_anime.jpg]] |
| 123 | [[caption-width-right:300:Current Appearance]] |
| 124 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click to see her young]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reikokirishimayoung.jpg]][[/labelnote]]\ |
| 125 | |
| 126 | The former leader of Dorami, and Saki's best friend from when she was still alive. Now a regular housewife, she worries about her daughter Maria's rebellious behavior. |
| 127 | ---- |
| 128 | * AffectionateNickname: Maria refers to her as “mama”, though she’s embarrassed to call her this in front of others. |
| 129 | * AintTooProudToBeg: For all her past bravado as an ex-biker, she simply begs for Korosuke and Dorami to stop fighting, knowing it will put her daughter in harm's way. |
| 130 | * AmbiguousSituation: Her husband doesn’t appear save for a FreezeFrameBonus when she reminisces on her daughter’s pre-school years. |
| 131 | * AngerBornOfWorry: After Saki repeats the stunt that killed her, Reiko punches her in the face and yells at her for being an idiot, still having painful memories of her friend's death. |
| 132 | * ApologizesALot: Reiko is quick to apologize, even when Maria's the one at fault. Maria tells Reiko that this tendency is one of the things that annoys her most about her mother. |
| 133 | * BadassBiker: She was one back when she was the boss of Dorami. Though she's now a regular housewife, she's still kept her old motorcycle and hasn't lost her skills at riding it. |
| 134 | * BadassNormal: She could match a [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower human Saki]] in terms of strength and combat prowess. Even in the present she can still deliver a killer hook on the latter. |
| 135 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Like Saki said to Maria, just because she became a law-abiding housewife does ''not'' mean she lost her biker chops. |
| 136 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Before her proper introduction in Episode 9, she makes an appearance in Episode 5 in Saki's flashback to her old biker gang days. |
| 137 | * FormerTeenRebel: She used to be the boss of Saki's biker gang, but now she's an ordinary housewife. However, there are still traces of the old delinquent in her, since she still has her old motorcycle and slips back into harsh speech when she's truly angry. |
| 138 | * GoodParents: She and her daughter had a very loving relationship early on. And even when they're both at odds, everything Reiko does is for Maria's sake, including standing up to Dorami's rivals. |
| 139 | * IJustWantToBeNormal: Even back when she was the leader of Dorami, she told Saki she wanted to eventually settle down and have a normal life, since her parents were divorced and she didn't want her own children to deal with that. |
| 140 | * LovelyAngels: With Saki as co-captains of Dorami. |
| 141 | * MamaBear: She's willing to intervene in a biker conflict to save her daughter. |
| 142 | * MotherlySidePlait: She wears her hair this way in the present day, showing how she's now a regular wife and mother. |
| 143 | * NonconformistDyedHair: She used to have red and blue streaks in her hair back when she was the boss of Dorami. Her purple hair itself may be dyed as well, as a flashback in Episode 2 of ''Revenge'' shows that when Saki first met Reiko, her hair was a dark brown/black. |
| 144 | * OneWomanArmy: She and Saki could take down scores of delinquents and rival bikers together, sometimes with little to no scratches. |
| 145 | * RebuiltPedestal: Initially, her daughter Maria views her as a spineless weakling since she's no longer the biker she used to be. However, when Reiko confronts Saki after she drives her motorcycle off a cliff, she proves to Maria that just because she's no longer a gang boss doesn't mean she's weak. |
| 146 | * RetiredBadass: She left the biker life to settle down, marrying her husband and having a daughter together. |
| 147 | * StillGotIt: Despite many years retired from biking and preoccupied with raising a rebellious teenage daughter, Reiko showed that she still knows how to ride her motorcycle. |
| 148 | * TragicKeepsake: She still has [[NumberOneDime Saki's old Tamagotchi]], entrusted to her on the night the latter died. |
| 149 | [[/folder]] |
| 150 | |
| 151 | [[folder:Maria Amabuki]] |
| 152 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AoiKoga (Japanese), Creator/MadeleineMorris (English)\ |
| 153 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaE09 |
| 154 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maria_amabuki.jpg]] |
| 155 | Reiko's daughter, and the eighth and current boss of Dorami. She wants to keep the gang alive in defiance of her mother, whom she hates due to viewing her as a spineless weakling. |
| 156 | ---- |
| 157 | * BadassBiker: She really ''wants'' to be one like her mother, but her gang only consists of her and two other girls, and her girly pink sticker-covered scooter doesn't exactly inspire this image. |
| 158 | * BoisterousWeakling: She talks a big game during a confrontation with Misa, but her voice trembles the entire time, and Saki comments afterwards that Misa would've beaten the tar out of Maria if they had actually come to blows. Given Saki's past combat experience, it's safe to say she accurately judged who was the more dangerous of the two. |
| 159 | * BullyingADragon: She makes a bad move trying to pick a fight with Saki, who is not even a little intimidated by her. If anything, Saki gives her a cold "[[TranquilFury Don't pick fights you're not ready for]]." Unfortunately, this advice falls on deaf ears, since she subsequently attempts to pick a fight with Misa, another biker delinquent who is way above her level. |
| 160 | * TheCameo: She attends Franchouchou concerts frequently and can be seen as a member of the audience. |
| 161 | * CastingGag: Creator/AoiKoga, her Japanese voice actor, is a real-life native of Saga. |
| 162 | * FailedASpotCheck: She somehow misses Okoba following them back to the girls' mansion, despite him literally right behind her not even trying to hide. Although she may be on a lookout for thieves after Tae's unexpected win and fortune. |
| 163 | * {{Fangirl}}: Of Saki as Number 2, in no small part thanks to her badassery in Episode 9. She begins regularly attending Franchouchou concerts with Ukawa and Sayama, being seen in the audience at multiple points. |
| 164 | * FriendlyRival: She and Misa start off as bitter rivals before slowly easing into this thanks to Saki convincing them to settle their differences. Maria later cheers for Misa during the latter’s boat race in ''Revenge''. |
| 165 | * IJustWantToBeBadass: She tries her best to become the same biker gang captain her mom was before, as Maria feels her mom lost her nerve. She has a hard time pulling that off when the most her gang has are girly scooters covered in stickers and only two other members who know they're not cut out for it. Saki has to prove her point about knowing her limits by surviving a bike stunt that Misa wouldn't dare pull. |
| 166 | * MilesGloriosus: Tries to be a tough-talking biker like her mother in the past, but she's quite inept and in over her head doing so. |
| 167 | * [[MommasBoy Momma's Girl]]: She’s a bit embarrassed about it, but her mom loves her dearly and worries about her safety and she loves her right back, though you’d be hard pressed to get her to admit so out loud. Their relationship gets better in later episodes. |
| 168 | * NomDeMom: She goes by her mom's maiden name, Kirishima. Uniquely for this trope, she rejects her mother's married name because she hates what her mom has become, and would rather take after the BadassBiker she used to be. It's plot-relevant too, as her using her mother's name is how Saki realizes she's Reiko's daughter. |
| 169 | * OddFriendship: She’s on pretty good terms with [[TheSpeechless Tae]] of all people, helping her out at her grocery job and escorting her home after doing errands. Though she doesn’t appreciate Tae [[RunningGag chewing on her hair]]. |
| 170 | * OminousWalk: Parodied to hell. She and her gang do this to look threatening to Sakura and Lily, but all it does is make them look silly. |
| 171 | * RunningGag: Tae chewing on her OdangoHair. |
| 172 | * TookALevelInKindness: By her second appearance, she's much friendlier towards Franchouchou and her rivals in Korosuke. Taking her mother's concerns for her safety to heart, she's been working to take Dorami in a direction outside of its biker gang roots. |
| 173 | * {{Tsundere}}: A familial variation. She gets shy whenever she talks about her mother positively in public. |
| 174 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: She once had a healthy relationship with her mom when she was younger, but it all fell to pieces when she discovered Reiko's background. It's implied she dragged her two friends along to be part of her gang, but they're too nice about it. |
| 175 | * WouldntHurtAChild: Despite acting as a tough and surly JapaneseDelinquent, she draws the line at harming grade schoolers and lets Lily off the hook when threatening her and Sakura. |
| 176 | [[/folder]] |
| 177 | |
| 178 | [[folder:Ukawa & Sayama]] |
| 179 | !!!'''Ukawa voiced by:''' Creator/RinaHonnizumi (Japanese), Creator/AlexisTipton (English)\ |
| 180 | '''Sayama voiced by:''' Creator/AzumiWaki (Japanese), Creator/TerriDoty (English)\ |
| 181 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaE09 |
| 182 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mikigawa_and_sayama.jpg]] |
| 183 | [[caption-width-right:350:Ukawa(Left with the freckles) and Sayama (Right with the glasses)]] |
| 184 | Maria's friends who join her as members of Dorami, though they are reluctant to keep it going. |
| 185 | ---- |
| 186 | * TheCameo: They attend Franchouchou concerts frequently and can be seen as members of the audience. |
| 187 | * {{Fangirl}}: Of Saki as Number 2, in no small part thanks to her badassery in Episode 9. They begin regularly attending Franchouchou concerts with Maria, being seen in the audience at multiple points. |
| 188 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: They're much more savvy than Maria when it comes to picking fights, as they immediately recognize the girls of Franchouchou shouldn't be trifled with. |
| 189 | * MinionWithAnFInEvil: Maria ropes them into becoming biker delinquents, and tries (and fails) to be intimidating, with Sakura being the only one who's actually intimidated. |
| 190 | * OnlySaneMan: For Dorami. They realize how in over their heads they all are and consider quitting biking all together. Unfortunately their captain, Maria, has no intention of quitting herself. |
| 191 | * SatelliteCharacter: Don't have a ton of development outside of being Maria's friends. |
| 192 | * SensingYouAreOutmatched: They can tell picking a fight with Saki would be a ''terrible'' idea, and the two cower in fear when they're surrounded by Korosuke. |
| 193 | * ThoseTwoGirls: Always depicted as a pair. |
| 194 | [[/folder]] |
| 195 | |
| 196 | [[folder:Misa Azumatsuru]] |
| 197 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Momoko Notomi (Japanese), Creator/MorganGarrett (English)\ |
| 198 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaE05 |
| 199 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/misa_azumatsuru_2.jpg]] |
| 200 | |
| 201 | The tenth boss of the Korosuke biker gang and Maria's rival. |
| 202 | ---- |
| 203 | * AllThereInTheScript: Her surname comes from the credits of Episode 9. |
| 204 | * BadassBiker: Comes with being the leader of her all-girl biker gang. |
| 205 | * TheCameo: Has a small but significant role in ''Revenge'' Episode 11, using her speedboat to give Kotaro a ride to [[spoiler:the disaster shelter where Franchouchou are staying, following the Saga-wide flood]]. |
| 206 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: Episode 6 of ''Revenge'' shows that she has become a speedboat racer, where she apparently has a habit of driving too aggressively and wiping out. Somewhat of an InformedFlaw considering that the only time we see her race, she manages to keep her boat under control and wins. |
| 207 | * GracefulLoser: She is nothing but awed by Saki's daring attitude after losing to her in a game of chicken. |
| 208 | * HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: Her TearsOfJoy moment suggests a hidden soft side to her.]] |
| 209 | * ImportantHaircut: Has her hair cut after she leaves her biker interests in favor of becoming a speedboat racer. |
| 210 | * JapaneseDelinquents: She is the boss of her own biker gang. |
| 211 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She’s the leader of a brutal biker gang that terrorizes its rivals, who consist of three incredibly inept middle-school girls. She’s also a [[GracefulLoser very good sport]], works to earn her rivals’ respect, and cares enough about Franchouchou that she [[spoiler: [[TearsOfJoy cries with relief upon seeing them recover after their stage is destroyed.]]]] |
| 212 | * RedBaron: She is otherwise known as the "Fallen Angel". |
| 213 | * TheRival: She and Maria are at odds due to leading gangs that have been at each other’s throats for decades. Thanks to Saki though, [[FriendlyRival the two now seem to be able to settle their disputes peacefully]]. |
| 214 | * TearsOfJoy: [[spoiler: She weeps with relief seeing Franchouchou jump back into singing after almost being killed (but not really) by a snowstorm. Even Maria and her friends are crying less than her.]] |
| 215 | * WhipOfDominance: She's an imposing woman who carries a whip around to intimidate rivals. |
| 216 | [[/folder]] |
| 217 | |
| 218 | !!Introduced in ''Zombie Land Saga Revenge'' |
| 219 | |
| 220 | [[folder:Machiko]] |
| 221 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Kozue Saito\ |
| 222 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaRevengeE01 |
| 223 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/machiko.jpg]] |
| 224 | Ai's co-worker from her job at a dried squid factory. |
| 225 | ---- |
| 226 | * CoolOldLady: Is quite kind to Ai and her friends, [[spoiler:offering them a spot at a nearby shelter after their mansion collapses.]] |
| 227 | * EarlyBirdCameo: She's introduced in the first episode of ''Revenge'' at Ai's part-time job. She then gets a bigger role in episode 11, [[spoiler:helping with the relief efforts after the storm.]] |
| 228 | * FeminineWomenCanCook: She works at a dried squid factory with Ai, [[spoiler:and also helps provide food at the relief shelter.]] |
| 229 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: [[spoiler:She helps out Franchouchou through episode 11, all while being completely unaware that they're zombies or that the names they give are fake.]] |
| 230 | * UnfazedEveryman: She's completely indifferent or unfazed by Tae and her zombie-like behavior, [[BiteOfAffection including being bitten on the head]]. |
| 231 | -->"Oh my, well aren't you a hungry little dear!." |
| 232 | ---> -Machiko happily receiving Tae's BiteOfAffection |
| 233 | [[/folder]] |
| 234 | |
| 235 | [[folder:White Ryu]] |
| 236 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Hakuryu (Japanese), Creator/TonyOliver (English)\ |
| 237 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaRevengeE02 |
| 238 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whiteryu.jpg]] |
| 239 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click to see him young]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whiteryuyoung.jpg]] |
| 240 | [[/labelnote]] |
| 241 | |
| 242 | A veteran musician and actor from Saga prefecture, host of the radio show ''So Saga Can Be Saga''. He was a big inspiration to Saki during her living days. |
| 243 | ---- |
| 244 | * AdamWesting: White Ryu is based on his actor, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuryu_(actor) Hakuryu]] ("Haku" meaning "White"), a real actor and musician from Saga. Here he's playing an exaggerated version of himself -- he ''probably'' doesn't ride everywhere on the hood of a 1960s Cadillac convertible, for instance. |
| 245 | * BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:He attends and helps promote Franchouchou's relief concert in the season finale]]. |
| 246 | * ButNowIMustGo: He leaves Saga to explore the open road, but not before [[PassingTheTorch handing off the reins of his show to Saki]]. |
| 247 | * CloudCuckooLander: He's an odd fellow for sure. He talks about Saga like it's a living creature, and he's introduced riding atop the hood of his car instead of the seats. |
| 248 | -->"Sorry for the holdup. The wind blowing down from Kyogatake gave me pause." |
| 249 | * CoolOldGuy: He's getting on in years (probably somewhere in his 50s or 60s), but he manages to maintain his rock star demeanor. |
| 250 | * DelinquentHair: He has a ''massive'' pompadour that sticks out at least two feet. Though in his old age it now sags in front of his head, obscuring his face. |
| 251 | * DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In his youth where he was an icon of virile masculinity, his large pompadour stood erect. Now in his lethargic old age, it lies flaccid. |
| 252 | * IceCreamKoan: Fond of giving elaborate speeches about freedom that nobody but Saki understands. |
| 253 | * ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLK6OTbqFzM&t Do You Hate Windy Days]]. A soothing rock song about overcoming the struggles the world throws at you. Saki performs a more energetic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8JOucwvA3c cover]] at the next Franchouchou concert. |
| 254 | * JailbaitWait: He turns down Saki's confession, but tells her to meet him again once she's grown into a young woman. Played with in that a) while Saki is physically still a teenager, she's actually around 40 if you take her birth year into account, and b) Saki, being a zombie, can ''never'' age beyond her teens, [[NotGrowingUpSucks something that causes her significant grief once it sinks in]]. |
| 255 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: White Ryu knows that not only is he getting on in years, whatever fame he had is dwindling which is why he is retiring from his radio show. At the same time he knows that Saga needs beacons of hope to get them through the tough time, which is why after noticing Saki's passion decides to name her [[PassingTheTorch his successor]]. |
| 256 | * PassingTheTorch: In Episode 2 of ''Revenge'', when Saki learns that retired rock star White Ryu is planning to quit his radio show, she tries to convince him not to leave. Instead, Ryu announces that he thinks he's found the perfect replacement hosts in Saki and the other girls of Franchouchou. |
| 257 | * SilverFox: Has aged pretty well all things considered, though his floppy pompadour somewhat detracts from this. |
| 258 | * YouAreNotAlone: Perhaps his most powerful message, as the morning after he gave it, Saki would meet Reiko that would lead to creation of Dorami. |
| 259 | * WanderingTheEarth: In the last scene with him, he's riding with his driver through [[StockDesertInterstate what looks like Route 66]]. |
| 260 | [[/folder]] |
| 261 | |
| 262 | [[folder:Light Oozora]] |
| 263 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MinamiTakayama (Japanese), Steph Garrett (English)\ |
| 264 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaRevengeE05 |
| 265 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/light_oozora.jpg]] |
| 266 | |
| 267 | A child actor who enters the same talent show as Lily. |
| 268 | ---- |
| 269 | * AmbitionIsEvil: He desires to get as much fame as possible so that, once he grows out of being a child actor, he'll be able to enter Broadway easily. |
| 270 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: Behind the scenes, he's a conceited SpoiledBrat, but he actually is a good performer. As shown when during his juggling act, he intentionally screws up to net some sympathy, and then immediately saves his performance while shouting his [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]]. |
| 271 | * BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:Attends Franchouchou's second EFS concert.]] |
| 272 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: Like Lily, he acts very cutesy and nice in front of others. Behind the scenes though, he's quickly shown in private to be a bossy and ambitious prima donna. However, he's also a GracefulLoser, as while he wins the regionals for ''Japanese Got Performance'' he acknowledges that Lily's improvised performance made it a close race. |
| 273 | * CastingGag: Played by the voice of [[Manga/CaseClosed Conan Edogawa]] (a.k.a. Shin’ichi Kudo), another character who uses a veneer of childhood innocence to his advantage. |
| 274 | * {{Expy}}: He's blatantly based on [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]], having the same given name (though this Light's name is written in katakana instead of kanji), looking like a younger version of him, being almost as arrogant and manipulative, and even using his famous "Just as planned!" line. |
| 275 | * {{Foil}}: Serves as one to Lily; they're both popular child performers who have English words as given names and family names with [[StellarName a stellar theme]] (Hoshikawa means "star river" while Oozora means "big sky"), but their personalities and their approaches to their careers are different. While Lily's cutesy, childish stage presence is her true personality, Light's is a calculated facade that hides his [[BitchInSheepsClothing true nature]], and while Lily will remain a child forever [[GrowingUpSucks much to her delight]], Light accepts that he ''won't'' be a child forever and is already planning the next stage of his career. |
| 276 | * FriendlyRival: By the end of his debut, he and Lily part on decent terms. He even offers to collaborate with her in the event that they meet again. [[spoiler:He attends and helps promote Franchouchou's relief concert in the season finale]]. |
| 277 | * NiceCharacterMeanActor: He acts sweet and polite towards his fans and in front of an audience, but behind the scenes he's a smug brat who verbally and physically abuses his manager. |
| 278 | * PyrrhicVictory: Light wins the competition, but ultimately feels he lost in the long run since Lily's song was both heartfelt, and an improvised routine that she came up with on the fly to boot (something which he couldn't have done). This knocks his ego down a few pegs, but Lily assures him he's a good entertainer and that Light should continue to learn and improve as he continues his career path. |
| 279 | * SmugSnake: Behind the scenes, he thinks he'll win the show in a landslide, and takes the time to taunt Lily after learning they're doing the same song. This changes after he sees Lily's improvised performance, with him actually looking unsure that he would win and [[JerkassRealization realizing that he still has some ways to go as a performer.]] |
| 280 | [[/folder]] |
| 281 | |
| 282 | [[folder:Maimai Yuzuriha]] |
| 283 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa (Japanese), Creator/CheramiLeigh (English)\ |
| 284 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaRevengeE01 (Cameo), Recap/ZombieLandSagaRevengeE07 (Major Appearance) |
| 285 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maimaiyuzuhira.jpg]] |
| 286 | |
| 287 | A clumsy, average high school girl who happens to be a big fan of Franchouchou...and accidentally stumbles upon their biggest secret. |
| 288 | ---- |
| 289 | * AscendedFangirl: Becomes the honorary eighth member (though 7th in name) in episode 7 of ''Revenge''. |
| 290 | * BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:She rallies her friends and classmates to attend Franchouchou's second EFS concert.]] |
| 291 | * BespectacledCutie: Her thin round-frame glasses do well to highlight her adorably [[CuteClumsyGirl clumsy]] and [[GenkiGirl energetic]] character. |
| 292 | * BlindWithoutEm: She has very poor vision without her glasses. |
| 293 | * CharacterCatchphrase: Any time she comes up with an idea - and/or her "Franchouchou sense" tingles - she shouts "ding!"/"ka-ching!" very loudly while pointing her index finger upwards. |
| 294 | * ChekhovsGunman: She shows up in several audience shots throughout ''Revenge'', several of which [[OnceMoreWithClarity get shown in more detail]] to show that yes, [[RewatchBonus she really was there all those times]][[note]]Specifically the EFS disaster in episode 1 (bottom right corner), Saki's show at Geils in episode 2's end credits (during the song's intro), and the opening act at Saga Arena in episode 4 (back center, before the encore). In Episode 1, she can also be seen during the mid-fighting slow-motion shots mid-concert.[[/note]]. |
| 295 | * ColorCodedCharacters: During her brief stint as a Franchouchou member, she's assigned the color green. |
| 296 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: She's extremely clumsy and quite impulsive. But once she works past those flaws, she's able to perform on the same level as her idols-Franchouchou. |
| 297 | * CuteClumsyGirl: Maimai is very enthusiastic, but not very coordinated-rivaling even ''Sakura'' in terms of clumsiness, something even she's aware of. |
| 298 | --> '''Maimai''': "Come on, mind and body, please be in sync for once." |
| 299 | * {{Determinator}}: Quite fitting for a Franchouchou member. Despite spending several hours practicing without getting the routine right, Maimai refuses to call it a day, an attitude that endears her to Ai. |
| 300 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Maimai can be seen in multiple audience shots prior to her appearance in Episode 7 of ''Revenge''. Also lampshaded, as flashbacks to those shots are shown when she’s introduced to Franchouchou. |
| 301 | * {{Fangirl}}: She's a big fan of Franchouchou-especially Sakura. The two have a lot in common, and Sakura inspires her to become an idol herself one day. |
| 302 | * FantasticallyIndifferent: Franchouchou being ''zombies'' doesn't seem to phase her even a little. |
| 303 | * {{Foil}}: Acts as one to Sakura. They're both clumsy-yet enthusiastic-girls determined to succeed as idols, and Maimai looks up to Sakura and Franchouchou the same way Sakura once looked up to Ai and Iron Frill. The difference, of course, is that Maimai is still alive: her motivation is simply to live her life to the fullest, while Sakura's motivation (and that of the other zombies) is to make up for the fact that their lives got cut short and they were never able to fulfil their potential. |
| 304 | * GenkiGirl: Possibly even more than Sakura and the members of Franchouchou. |
| 305 | * GuestStarPartyMember: She graduates Franchouchou in the same episode she joins them in, because she feels like Franchouchou is so special because they still fight to live on and shine brightly even after death, whereas she wants to live her life to the fullest before she can feel like she's reached their level. |
| 306 | * NiceGirl: Endearingly sweet and friendly. She's also incredibly accepting of Franchouchou being TheUndead, something that would've triggered a more terrified response from other characters. Unsurprisingly she bonds quickly with [[TheHeart Sakura]]. |
| 307 | * SecretKeeper: She discovers that the members of Franchouchou are zombies, but promises to keep it a secret. |
| 308 | * SucksAtDancing: She starts out like this, somehow managing to get her feet tangled in a way even the zombies couldn’t manage. She gets better with dedicated practice, though, and averts the trope entirely by her first and only concert. |
| 309 | * TokenHuman: She's the only living human to perform as a member of Franchouchou. |
| 310 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: According to her friends, Maimai's a big fan of tapioca. For their part, Maimai turning down tapioca while not having school festival stuff to deal with meant something was up (that being Franchouchou, though their guess was that she had a "hot date"). |
| 311 | * UnfortunateName: It's a borderline [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]] for her to state that she's well aware how strange and ridiculous her name sounds, followed by insisting it is indeed her real name. |
| 312 | * UnusuallyUninterestingSight: She's one of the few characters on the show who doesn't freak out on seeing the members of Franchouchou out of their make-up (mostly because she doesn't have her glasses on and can't get a good look at them at first). |
| 313 | [[/folder]] |
| 314 | |
| 315 | !!Groups |
| 316 | |
| 317 | [[folder:Iron Frill]] |
| 318 | !!!'''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaE01 (Cameo), Recap/ZombieLandSagaRevengeE03 (Major Appearance) |
| 319 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ironfrill.jpg]] |
| 320 | [[caption-width-right:350:''Shiori's iteration''\ |
| 321 | From left to right: Yui, Hikari, Shiori, Julia, and Makoto]] |
| 322 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click to see Ai's iteration]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/iron_frill_2008_anime_7.jpg]] |
| 323 | [[/labelnote]]\ |
| 324 | |
| 325 | A legendary Idol Group that's been around for over a decade through different iterations. Ai was the original star of the group before her untimely and tragic death. The newest iteration featuring Shiori as their star is now touring in Saga. |
| 326 | ---- |
| 327 | * TheAce: They're considered one of the best idol groups out there. Franchouchou being asked to perform their opening act is considered a huge deal. |
| 328 | * AmbiguousSituation: None of Ai's group mates have been properly introduced save for some [[TheCameo voiceless appearances in flashbacks]]. It's unknown where they are ten years later and how they were affected by Ai's death. |
| 329 | * CostumeEvolution: The outfits the present Iron Frill wear are noticeably different from the ones of Ai's time. Ai's wore midriff-less tops with black vests and plaid skirts. The current iteration wears red cardigan vests with puffy red skirts and black accents. |
| 330 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Their presence is felt all the way back in the first episode when Sakura is dancing along to one of their singles. They have several [[TheCameo small appearances]] before finally joining the main plot in ''Revenge''. |
| 331 | * GenkiGirl: Makoto is a bubbly RoseHairedSweetie. She happily answers questions at interviews and enjoys taking in the surroundings of the girls' venues. |
| 332 | * TheHeavy: Of ''Revenge'' as idol business-wise, they become Franchouchou's biggest threat. [[spoiler:Subverted in the second season finale when they showed up at their concert to support them.]] |
| 333 | * TheLancer: Yui helps level out Shiori's more competitive behavior. [[spoiler: She tries to convince her not to get hung up on recruiting [[IdenticalStranger "No.3"]], realizing she's doing it out of her admiration of Ai Mizuno. She also playfully snarks at Shiori after Ai turns down her offer.]]. |
| 334 | * ThePsychoRangers: An idol example, as they are this to Franchouchou. |
| 335 | * TheRival: In ''Revenge'', Shiori publicly declares Franchouchou to be the group's greatest competition. |
| 336 | * TokenMinority: Julia has an English name, hinting that she might have non-Japanese ancestory. |
| 337 | [[/folder]] |
| 338 | |
| 339 | [[folder:Dorami Biker Gang]] |
| 340 | !!!'''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaE02 (Cameo), Recap/ZombieLandSagaE09 (Major Appearance) |
| 341 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dorami.png]] |
| 342 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click to see the newest iteration]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doramidanceteam.jpg]][[/labelnote]]\ |
| 343 | An all-female biker gang from Saga prefecture. With Saki and Reiko at the lead, they conquered Kyushu, toppling any rival biker gangs that got in their way. The gang has faded in and out of existence ever since Saki's death. Reiko's daughter Maria has attempted to revive the gang. |
| 344 | ---- |
| 345 | * AmazonBrigade: A gang consisting of all-female bikers. |
| 346 | %%* BadassBiker: Goes without saying. |
| 347 | * BadassDecay: InUniverse. The gang slowly lost power after Saki's death, and the iteration Maria leads is just her and her two friends who don't have what it takes. |
| 348 | * BreakingTheFellowship: Reiko left the gang after Saki's death causing it to fade into obscurity over time. |
| 349 | [[/folder]] |
| 350 | |
| 351 | [[folder:Korosuke Biker Gang]] |
| 352 | !!!'''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaE09 |
| 353 | Dorami's longtime rivals who still seek to crush them to this day. Currently lead by Misa, "the Fallen Angel". |
| 354 | ---- |
| 355 | * AlwaysABiggerFish: They're badass in their own right, but Saki manages to frighten them with just a DeathGlare. |
| 356 | * AmazonBrigade: Like Dorami, they're a gang consisting entirely of female bikers. |
| 357 | %%* BadassBiker: Goes without saying. |
| 358 | * FriendlyRival: Thanks to Saki, Dorami and Korosuke are able to settle their differences. By ''Revenge'' the two can gangs interact with little trouble. |
| 359 | [[/folder]] |
| 360 | |
| 361 | [[folder:Sagako Busters ('''Unmarked Spoilers''')]] |
| 362 | !!The Sagako Busters |
| 363 | !!!'''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaGaidenCh01 |
| 364 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sagakobusters.png]] |
| 365 | [[caption-width-right:350:''From left to right'': Yuko Hyodo, Tae Yamada, Anna Shuri, Hanako Hakase]] |
| 366 | -->"Giving our lives for the sake of Saga's prosperity, a select unit of beauties!"\ |
| 367 | -Tae formally introducing the Busters. |
| 368 | \ |
| 369 | A group of demon hunters from TheEighties, led by a living ''Tae Yamada''. |
| 370 | -->See the ''[[Characters/ZombieLandSagaGaiden Gaiden]]'' page for more information on its members. |
| 371 | ---- |
| 372 | * AmazonBrigade: An all-female group of demon hunters. This is until Yuko is incapacitated and substituted for by her brother, Eikichi. |
| 373 | * AmbiguousSituation: What became of them is unclear. Tae died some time around the period that ''Gaiden'' takes place, but the others had never been mentioned before in the anime. |
| 374 | * DemonSlaying: They hunt "Sagako", demons manifested by the curse of Saga. |
| 375 | * {{Expy}}: A pretty blatant one to the Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}, being a group of everyday folks who hunt supernatural entities at night. They even wear the same kind of baggy full-bodied uniform. |
| 376 | * InstantSedation: Upon meeting Eikichi, they hold a rag to his face to sedate him and then drag him back to their hideout. |
| 377 | * LivingADoubleLife: They keep demon hunting a nighttime routine while working other jobs at day. |
| 378 | * ProudBeauty: How they market themselves, calling each other "ultimate beauties". |
| 379 | * SuperSentaiStance: Tae's formal introduction of the group utilizes this, with the three remaining members posing dramatically. |
| 380 | * WhoYouGonnaCall: A group run by mostly women with separate day jobs, with no known benefactors outside of Jofuku and no known sponsors. |
| 381 | [[/folder]] |
| 382 | |
| 383 | !!Historical Characters |
| 384 | |
| 385 | [[folder:Kiichi Momozaki]] |
| 386 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MamoruMiyano (Japanese), Creator/RiccoFajardo (English)\ |
| 387 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaRevengeE08 |
| 388 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiichimomozaki.jpg]] |
| 389 | A man from the Meiji era who met and fell in love with Yugiri. He dreams of restoring Saga to a proper prefecture after it was forcibly merged into neighboring Nagasaki following the Saga Rebellion of 1874. |
| 390 | ---- |
| 391 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Yugiri assists him after he falls into a nearby river. She later takes interest in his goal of restoring Saga. |
| 392 | * ButtMonkey: Whether it's being shoved around on the streets or taken advantage of by friends, nothing seems to go right for the poor guy. |
| 393 | * CantHoldHisLiquor: Passes out after downing a cup of sake. |
| 394 | * CrushBlush: ''Boy'' does he go red when Yugiri is around. |
| 395 | * {{Determinator}}: Everyone around him seems indifferent or opposes his efforts to restore Saga, to the point of getting in trouble with law enforcement. He keeps trying regardless. |
| 396 | * DisappearedDad: His father was killed in the Saga rebellion. [[spoiler: Jofuku took him in not long after]]. |
| 397 | * DoggedNiceGuy: Nothing but polite and courteous towards the center of his affection. |
| 398 | * EtTuBrute: He’s horrified by [[spoiler:Itou’s betrayal and the reveal of his true nature.]] |
| 399 | * ForegoneConclusion: Saga ''was'' eventually restored, meaning Kiichi's dream was eventually fulfilled. It's also clear that any relationship he'd have with Yugiri would be [[NoPunIntended cut]] [[OffWithHisHead tragically short.]] |
| 400 | * GoneHorriblyRight: His efforts to make Saga reinstated as a prefecture unintentionally sparks a rebellion, leading to his followers dying at Itou's hands, Itou [[ILetYouWin letting himself die]] in his fight with Yugiri, and Yugiri herself being executed after [[TheScapegoat accepting the responsibility and punishment]] for Itou's death and the rebellion. |
| 401 | * HappilyAdopted: He's living with his adopted grandfather [[spoiler: Jofuku]], who took him in after the death of his father. |
| 402 | * ImpliedLoveInterest: While it's never explicit if Yugiri reciprocates his feelings, there are a lot of hints that seem to confirm it. The two play out a lot of other tragic romance tropes like StarCrossedLovers and LostLenore, and "Saga Jihen" which plays at the end of her arc is framed as a song of yearning. |
| 403 | * LostLenore: To Yugiri, being long dead by the story's present. Ironically it works both ways since she died before him originally. |
| 404 | * MeetCute: As revealed in [[Recap/ZombieLandSagaRevengeE08 Episode 8 of ''Revenge'']], the pinwheel Yugiri purchased just happened to fall on Kiichi's feet. When he picks it up, [[LoveAtFirstSight their eyes meet and he immediately falls in love with her]]. |
| 405 | * PosthumousCharacter: He'd be long dead by the story's present, having been alive more than a century before. |
| 406 | * SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Tries and fails to convince his friend Itou that there's nothing going on between him and Yugiri. |
| 407 | * SignificantDoubleCasting: He's played by Mamoru Miyano, the voice of Kotaro. However, the relation between the two is unclear, aside from both of them being young men acquainted with Jofuku and wanting to revive Saga. |
| 408 | * StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler: Yugiri [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices herself]] to save him, meaning the two would be forever kept from being together. And now that she's a zombie, and Kiichi has long since passed himself, the two are still kept apart by death.]] |
| 409 | * TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler: The comb Kiichi gifts to Yugiri is the same one she uses in the present story.]] |
| 410 | * WideEyedIdealist: He is completely genuine in his pursuit or bringing Saga back. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, this bites him in the ass horribly when he unwittingly sparks an armed rebellion, leading to the deaths of his followers, his close friend Itou, and Yugiri, the woman he loves.]] |
| 411 | [[/folder]] |
| 412 | |
| 413 | [[folder:Seijiro Itou ('''Unmarked Spoilers''')]] |
| 414 | %% Given name could be incorrect. Change if it turns out to be different. |
| 415 | !!!'''Voiced By''': Creator/KoukiUchiyama (Japanese), Creator/AdamGibbs (English)\ |
| 416 | '''First Appearance''': Recap/ZombieLandSagaRevengeE08 |
| 417 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/itou.jpg]] |
| 418 | Kiichi's friend who cautiously supports the former's dream to restore Saga. |
| 419 | ---- |
| 420 | * AllThereInTheScript: His full name is known only in the credits; he's addressed solely by his family name in the show itself. |
| 421 | * AlternateCharacterReading: His given name (正次郎) has a variety of readings (''Shōjirō'', ''Seijirō'', ''Masajirō''), none of which are spoken aloud. |
| 422 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: Has many moments that frame him in quite a sinister tone. |
| 423 | ** Yugiri almost incapacitates him when he walks into her house uninvited. He has nothing but a stern look on his face as he blocks her hit with a fan. |
| 424 | ** At the end of his debut, he's seen passing off a note to an informant on the streets. |
| 425 | ** It's finally revealed that he's a government agent sent to subdue any attempts at an armed rebellion. He does so by killing a group of rebel samurai. |
| 426 | * AntiVillain: He wants to prevent another war from breaking out between the people of Saga and the Japanese government, and is willing to kill for that to happen. |
| 427 | * BigBadFriend: Kiichi's best friend who's revealed to be a government assassin. |
| 428 | * BrokenPedestal: Kiichi is heartbroken when Itou betrays him. |
| 429 | * FaceDeathWithDignity: He passes on content with his demise, knowing that he can never take back the things he did to his friend and the people of Saga. |
| 430 | * FalseFriend: DoubleSubverted. He's the only one who seems to tolerate Kiichi, playfully teasing him and humoring his dream to restore Saga. [[AmbiguouslyEvil But for a while it's unknown how genuine this is]], due to being in Saga to eliminate any insurgents. [[PlayedStraight He eventually almost kills Kiichi if not for Yugiri's intervention]]. As he dies though, it's clear that he did see in something Kiichi's dream after all, and dies with the regret of betraying his friend. |
| 431 | * GreaterScopeVillain: Of the anime itself as his antagonistic actions against Saga and Yugiri in life was what shaped the prefecture to the way it is in the present day and led to the latter's beheading prior to her resurrection a couple centuries later. |
| 432 | * ILetYouWin: He lets Yugiri cut him down in their duel, despite moments before saying he had to brace himself for a fight against her. |
| 433 | * KnightOfCerebus: When his true allegiance is revealed, the "Saga Jihen" arc ceases to be a comedy like the rest of the show, instead focusing on the dire political and interpersonal drama between him, Kiichi, and Yugiri. |
| 434 | * TheMole: He’s actually a government agent trying to subdue the rebellion. |
| 435 | * NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: ''Ito Kashitaro'' was an officer of the Shinsengumi, a government police force from the Edo period. [[MeaningfulName Like the real deal, he's a covert agent operating in Saga]]. |
| 436 | * OneManArmy: He single-handedly butchers a group of rebels with not even a scratch on him. |
| 437 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: He lets Yugiri cut him down after he betrays his friend Kiichi. In his final moments, it's clear part of him still believes in Kiichi's vision. |
| 438 | * RegretfulTraitor: In his final moments, he ponders Kiichi's vision with a meloncholic smile, implying he feels guilt for betraying his friend. |
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