History YMMV / ZombieLandSaga

** "[[Manga/{{Fuuka}} Truck-kun]] did it again"[[labelnote: Explanation]]Sakura is rammed by a truck in the first minutes of the very first episode. Viewers didn't take long to bring up the figure of "Truck-kun", a Western anime fan term for the plot device where a truck or other large vehicle rams into the main character to create drama or otherwise serve as instigation for the plot.[[/labelnote]]
** "I can't believe they tricked me into watching an idol anime"[[labelnote: Explanation]]The [[NeverTrustATrailer trailer]] and promotional material for the series made it look like the series would be a SurvivalHorror zombie anime involving a group of girls in the same vein of series like ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'' or ''Manga/SchoolLive''. To the surprise of many, the first episode revealed that the series is actually a HorrorComedy about a group of undead idols.[[/labelnote]]
** "THE LEGENDARY YAMADA TAE"[[labelnote: Explanation]]Episode 1 contains a gag in which Kotaro [[ChewingTheScenery hammily introduces Tae]] as such three times in a row, each time refusing to say what makes her so "legendary" compared to the other zombies, who were at least given titles and explanations for what made them "legends" in life. Fans have since taken to addressing her by the entire title and saying every little thing Tae does is worthy of being called "legendary".[[/labelnote]]
** "The only rapper Eminem is afraid to diss"[[labelnote: Explanation]]Due to how effective Sakura's method of turning a TheReasonYouSuck speech (against Saki) into a [[RhymesOnADime rap]] turned out to be, viewers have associated her BattleRapping performance with this existing meme, claiming that she could be a good matchup for the famous rapper.[[/labelnote]]

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Sakura and Saki have a rap battle in episode 2 that ends with Sakura delivering a TheReasonYouSuck rap to Saki, Ai, Junko, and even the audience.

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: After spending most of episode 2 being insulted by Saki and having her advice ignored by Ai and Junko, Sakura finally reaches her limit, slaps away Tae's head off of Saki's hand and starts an impromptu rap battle just to tell those three [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech exactly why they suck]]. This is seen as totally awesome InUniverse by Saki as well, who makes a 180 in her behaviour around Sakura [[YouGotGuts out of respect for her guts]].

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: After spending most of episode 2 being insulted by Saki and having her advice ignored by Ai and Junko, Sakura finally reaches her limit, slaps away Tae's head off of Saki's hand and starts an impromptu rap battle just to tell those three [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech exactly why they suck]]. This is seen as totally awesome InUniverse by Saki as well, who makes a 180 in her behaviour around Sakura [[YouGotGuts out of respect for her guts]].
* HeartwarmingMoments:

* HilariousInHindsight: A 2012-2013, TV series was proposed for the similarly titled ''Film/Zombieland'' film, but the idea was rejected by fans. Years later, there now exists a TV series with "Zombie Land" in its title, and it is this very anime.

** "Truck-kun did it again"[[labelnote: Explanation]]Sakura is rammed by a truck in the first minutes of the very first episode. Viewers didn't take long to bring up the figure of "Truck-kun", a Western anime fan term for the plot device where a truck or other large vehicle rams into the main character to create drama or otherwise serve as instigation for the plot.[[/labelnote]]

* CounterpartComparison: Kotaro has been compared to [[VisualNovel/SteinsGate Rintaro Okabe]] (when he's in his [[MadScientist Hououin Kyouma]] persona), due to both being [[LargeHam hyper dramatic]] young men voiced by Creator/MamoruMiyano. It helped that the anime of ''VisualNovel/SteinsGateZero'' ended a few days before the airing of the first episode of this series.

** "Truck-kun did it again"[[labelnote: Explanation]]Sakura is rammed by a truck in the first minutes of the very first episode. Viewers didn't take long to bring up the figure of "Truck-kun", a plot device where a truck or other big vehicle usually rams and kills a character to create drama.[[/labelnote]]

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: After spending most of episode 2 being insulted by Saki and having her advices ignored by Ai and Junko, Sakura finally reaches her limit, slaps away Tae's head off of Saki's hand and starts an impromptu rap battle just to tell those three [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech exactly why they suck]]. This is seen as totally awesome InUniverse by Saki as well, who makes a 180 in her behaviour around Sakura [[YouGotGuts out of respect for her guts]].

-->'''Kotaro:''' Nobody in that crowd is expecting a damn thing from you all. [[BrutalHonesty That goes for me, too. Not even a little bit.]]\\

** "Truck-kun did it again" [[labelnote: Explanation]]Sakura is rammed by a truck in the first minutes of the very first episode. Viewers didn't take long to bring up the figure of "Truck-kun", a plot device where a truck or other big vehicle usually rams and kills a character to create drama.[[/labelnote]]
** "I can't believe they tricked me into watching an idol anime" [[labelnote: Explanation]]The [[NeverTrustATrailer trailer]] and promotional material for the series made it look like the series would be a SurvivalHorror zombie anime involving a group of girls in the same vein of series like ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'' or ''Manga/SchoolLive''. To the surprise of many, the first episode revealed that the series is actually a HorrorComedy about a group of undead idols.[[/labelnote]]

** By the second episode, it appears that the zombie girls already earned their dedicated fans - the two death metal fans who even decide to watch them inside a room full of eldery. Even if they stand out from the rest, it doesn't matter to them as long as they can watch their idols.

** The sight of the elderly man cheerfully giving dried squid to the detached head of Tae Yamada, unfazed by the fact that he is holding a zombie head, despite all the other elders being shocked at the sight.

* HeartwarmingMoments: Even though it doesn't exactly work, Kotaro's RousingSpeech for a clearly doubtful Sakura before her first ever performance is especially poignant for any new artist who's ever struggled to get their foot in the door.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: While trying to climb over the fence to escape the mansion in episode 2, Ai falls down so hard that her eyes pop out of their sockets and stare at Junko in midair. The scene immediately cuts to the two having already gotten over the fence together with Sakura, with the previous scene never referenced again.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: While trying to climb over the fence to escape the mansion in episode 2, Ai falls down so hard that her eyes pop out of their sockets and stare at Junko in midair. The scene immediately cuts to two having already gotten over the fence together with Sakura, with the previous scene never referenced again.
* CounterpartComparison: Kotaro has been compared to [[VisualNovel/SteinsGate Rintaro Okabe]] (when he's in his [[MadScientist Hououin Kyouma]] persona), due both being [[LargeHam hyper dramatic]] young men voiced by Creator/MamoruMiyano. It helped that the anime of ''VisualNovel/SteinsGateZero'' ended a few days before the airing of the first episode of this series.

* CounterpartComparison: Kotaro has been compared to [[VisualNovel/SteinsGate Rintaro Okabe]] (when he's in his [[MadScientist Hououin Kyouma]] persona), due both being [[LargeHam hyper dramatic]] young men voiced by Creator/MamoruMiyano. It helped that the anime of ''VisualNovel/SteinsGateZero'' ended a few days before the airing of the first episode of Zombieland Saga.

* NightmareFuel: The first episode has Sakura in a strange dark mansion all by herself and being chased by Zombies after waking up. Sure, it becomes a HorrorComedy not long after, but for a viewer who doesn't know that the scene can be legitimately terrifying.

* NightmareFuel: The first episode has Sakura in a strange dark mansion all by herself and being chased by Zombies after waking up.

** "Truck-kun did it again" [[labelnote: Explanation]]In the very first episode, Sakura is rammed by a truck during the first minutes of it. Viewers didn't take long till bringing up the figure of "Truck-kun" (a plot device where a truck or other big vehicle usually rams and kills a character to create drama) to the series.[[/labelnote]]
** "Can't believe they tricked me to watch an idol anime" [[labelnote: Explanation]]The [[NeverTrustATrailer trailer]] and promotional material from the series made it look like if the series would be a survival horror anime with zombies involving a group of girls in the same vein of series like Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead or Manga/SchoolLive. To the surprise of the viewers, the first episode revealed that the series is actually a [[HorrorComedy comedy with some horror elements]] featuring a group of zombie idols.[[/labelnote]]

** The girls are walking corpses who have remained dead for a lot of time (including one who died in the 19th century), but that doesn't stops them from having their charm and cuteness, even when they behave like your typical mindless zombies. Tae especially.
** The same applies to Romero. He's a zombie dog who develops a fierce expression when he eats, but most of the time, he has a cute appearance proper of a small dog.

* CounterpartComparison: Kotaro has been compared to [[VisualNovel/SteinsGate Rintaro Okabe]] (when he's in his [[MadScientist Hououin Kyouma]] persona), due both being [[LargeHam hyper dramatic]] young men voiced by Creator/MamoruMiyano. It helped that the anime of VisualNovel/SteinsGateZero ended a few days before the airing of the first episode of Zombieland Saga.

** The girls are walking corpses who have remained dead for a lot of time (including one who died in the 19th century), but that doesn't stops then from having their charm and cuteness, even when they behave like your typical mindless zombies. Tae especially.