Last time on Zombie Land Saga!
We ran out of budget even though we've barely done anything yet,
so we took our first offer for a paid job!
It was at a hot springs, of all places!
We got to relax and take in the sights. It was kinda fun!
The show went great, and we were so excited
we couldn't control our girlish whimsy and dove into the springs after being told not to!
Then we ran through the inn with our zombieness exposed,
which ended with our chance for a partnership going up in smoke!
Sakura really goofed this time! Sowwy evewybody!
Tatsumi Academy Franchouchou High
All right, play ball!
We've got the championship game to determine the ultimate idol high school today!
After an interesting game, we're in the ninth inning with three runs apiece!
Tatsumi Academy Franchouchou High
Will Franchouchou High School be able to hold it together through this inning?
Pitching is their ace, Saki Nikaido!
This is the first pitch. There it goes!
Blammo!
And that's a home ruuuu—
Owie...
That hurt, prick! I'm gonna kill you!
Dirt... The dirt...
The dirt... The dirt...
Uh, what exactly are you doing?
I'm picking up some dirt off the field!
Competitive fields are cruel, y'know!
The second you let your guard down, it can all fall apart!
O-Okay.
I'm trying to say that if you get lazy, you're gonna be in for-real trouble,
you dim-witted zombies!
You haven't forgotten that little "hey, we're zombies" mess at the resort, have you?
No.
You wanna get talked about, make sure it's because you're idols!
We haven't gotten any further operating budget thanks to you!
I'm pretty sure that's your fault.
Well, I happen to have arranged a gig
that even you slobs will be able to hit a grand-slam home run with!
Starting today, we're gonna try to raise our profile!
And the first step is having you appear in a commercial for a certain mega-famous business!
We're getting offers for commercials?
I know, right?
You guys are gonna be so shocked your hearts might start beating!
Listen up... The mega-famous business that's hired you for this commercial...
is the famous Drive-In Tori!
Drive-In Tori
Episode 5 The Nice Bird SAGA in Your Heart
Even if we're dead, we want to make our dreams come true...
No, even if we're dead, we will make them come true!
Is that despair? Or is it hope?
We'll overcome a harsh fate, and even if we don't have a pulse, we'll press on!
Because that is our saga!
Yakitori number one, chicken and rice number two, salad's number three for nutrition!
Service with a smile, come on and get your fill!
Holy crap... It's really Drive Tori...
Say what?
Fresh, tasty, and fun! Bring all your friends! We're here for you every day...
Are you stupid?!
It's Drive Tori! I will kill you!
Sorry! I've never heard of them!
at Drive-In Tori!
I've heard of them but never been.
Unbelievable...
All of you fail at Saga!
Saga Fail
Is it that famous?
You'll all learn how amazing Drive Tori is in time.
When?! When's the job?!
Right now!
Yakitori Number One, Chicken and Rice Number Two Drive-In Tori
Kinda... has that local business feel, huh?
Mega-famous business...
The homey feel! It's still the same!
Take the Nation
Back when I spent every day and night tearing up the roads,
we'd always hit this place after raising some hell.
I remember I always got the number one meal with the gang.
With a side of lettuce.
You really were a wild girl, huh, Saki-chan?
Yakitori Number One, Chicken and Rice Number Two Drive-In Tori
That bird's not very cute.
Damn it, shrimpy! Don't you dare insult Drive Tori's immortal Cocco-san!
Cocco-san?
What the fudge are you girls doing?! Move it already!
This is the president of Drive-In Tori.
Hello. It's nice to meet you all.
Good after—
Sir, yes, sir!
Loud.
I appreciate you all coming out.
I'm looking forward to seeing you all advertise our restaurant.
Why don't we start by heading inside so you can try some of our signature grilled chicken?
Thank y—
Sir, yes, sir!
Most people think of beef when it comes to yakiniku-style grilling,
but in Saga, it's all about chicken.
Sakura! Try some of that sauce, and the garlic pepper!
Okay.
All right, this one's looking pretty good.
Hey, I was cooking that one!
Why don't you get that one, Lily? It's already well done.
But I was cooking the other one!
What are you looking at there, Junko-han?
The honey and black vinegar Calpis sounds good...
And that sums up the seven principals of Drive-In Tori.
Oh, I see—
Would it kill you all to listen?!
No, it's okay. It's great to see that they're enjoying the food.
The food really is amazing!
I'm glad to hear that. All our chicken is fresh—
Aw, Tae-chan's eating raw chicken!
Uh, it's not that fresh...
Now, then...
Shall we discuss the details of the shoot?
Sure.
Freaking sweet!
The first outfit we wear other than T-shirts... and it's this.
Well, it's all so we can get some real outfits someday.
That looks great on you, Junko-chan!
It does?
You're so cute, Yugirin!
I wouldn't have minded an outfit like this in my old line of work.
All right, is everybody ready to get started?!
Commercial shoot!!! No talking!! Featuring Franchouchou Number 0 Number 1 Number 2 Number 3
First up,
I wanna introduce the girls from Franchouchou who are gonna be in the commercial today!
Give them a hand!
Next up is Cocco-kun-san!
Let's hear it for them!
Chicken
They've really got a hell of an aura!
Saki-chan...
Yeah, that's not cute.
S-Sorry about that.
Tae-chan! That's not a real chicken!
I'm not supposed to say this too loud, but there's someone inside!
All right, if everybody's ready, we can get started!
Yeah!
Thanks for having us!
We're gonna give this our all!
All right, let's do a test run...
And action!
Yakitori number one, chicken and rice number two, salad's number three for nutrition!
Service with a smile, come on and get your fill!
Yeah!
And cut!
Cut!
I could hear something weird in there.
S-Sorry about that.
Tae, you gotta sing!
It's not gonna work, Saki-chan!
Tae-chan can't really do audio.
Wh-What do we do?
You girls ready?!
Uh, well...
Just try to avoid all that "urgh argh" stuff this time, thanks!
Rolling!
For real?!
Go ahead, director!
O-Okay, Tae-chan, just join us for the cock-a-doodle-doo part at the end!
All right, rolling...
This one's for real!
And...
action!
Cut!
I'm so sorry!
Yakitori number one, chicken and rice number two, salad's number three for nutrition!
Service with a smile, come on and get your fill!
Yeah!
Fresh, tasty, and fun!
Bring all your friends! We're here for you every day...
at Drive-In Tori!
And cut!
Yeah!
That was good.
All right, we're gonna run a check on that take!
The idea you had about changing the harmony did the trick.
Okay.
Okay, that last take was good!
That's good to hear.
Was it really?
Can you say you've really done the job?
Uh...
What are you all?
What are you standing here as, right now?
Uh, idol—
Freaking chickens!
You're chickens right now!
Am I wrong, Junko?!
No!
Then you need to chicken it up!
I'm not seeing any chicken authenticity!
The intensity of a chicken as it's being cooked on a mesh grill!
The crow of its soul!
Shades might be right.
We...
We haven't become real chickens!
Uh, no, that last take was—
These girls can do it if you give them a chance, director!
Please, let them try again!
Look at that!
You guys aren't gonna let Cocco-san show us up, right?!
If we're idols who wanna take over the country,
we need to be ready to gobble up the star on their own show!
Tae-chan?!
Hey! Somebody stop her!
Y-Yessir!
Wait!
Get that camera rolling!
This is reality!
This is the story we've all been yearning for!
Tae-chan, she didn't mean it literally!
Director!
Action!
Yakitori Number One, Chicken and Rice Number Two Drive-In Tori
I have to say, you all did an excellent job as chickens.
This is our restaurant's way of saying thanks.
D-Do you think it's some chicken?
T-shirts.
Yakitori Number One, Chicken and Rice Number Two Drive-In Tori
More T-shirts...
I have to say, I'm looking forward to the final product.
Yakitori number one, chicken and rice number two, salad's number three for nutrition!
Service with a smile, come on and get your fill!
Huh, they got a new commercial.
Song and dance: Franchouchou
Yeah!
What's with these girls?
Must be hard trying to be idols in Saga of all places.
Have I seen her before...?
Yakitori Number One, Chicken and Rice Number Two Drive-In Tori
Now that was some nice bird-ing!
All of you, seriously... nice bird!
Zombie Land Saga
Merci!
Bonjour, Saga jeune.
Saga jeune...
Yeah, yeah, I'm a Saga jeune now, I guess.
How are you in any way a Saga jeune?!
What is your problem?!
Dirt...
Listen up! None of you are even close to cutting it as Saga jeunes yet!
Like a bunch of hick zombies using your sleeves to wipe your snot!
However! I've found a way for even you to become
Saga jeunes who can compete with even Parisian jeunes!
You're gonna participate in the Gatalympics!
Entering the Gatalympics!!!
Holy crap...
The Gatalympics...
More tears?!
You know that anybody can participate, right?
And what even is it?
Unbelievable...
You all fail at Sa—
—Et cetera Saga Fail
It's not very glamorous... or even colorful, is it?
I don't wanna!
Shut it!
Franchouchou
What is that garbage-like T-shirt supposed to be?
You are all going to be entering the Gatalympics wearing these shirts.
Franchouchou
When?! When are we doing this?!
Right now!
34th Kashima Gatalympics
It reminds me of the swimsuit-only athletic competitions they used to have.
You were actually in those?
I-I made sure not to pop out, though!
I seriously hate this.
It's for the sake of advertising. You'll have to bear it.
No! Tae-chan, quit squirming!
The deadline for entries is nearly here.
Anyone wanting to participate should head to...
It's already starting!
Extra T-shirt, extra T-shirt...
Oh, I know!
We can't have you ripping another one, so let's put an extra layer on.
Huh, aren't those the girls from that commercial?
One of them catch your eye, Ookoba-san?
Idiot.
I could swear I've seen her somewhere before...
34th Kashima Gatalympics
And here we have the headline event of the Gatalympics, Mud Biking!
Competitors ride down a narrow path on a bicycle!
Okay!
First, we have a member of the Saga PD here to demonstrate!
Care to comment?
Well, y'know, today... The, uh, every day... peace...
All right, let's get this started!
On your marks! Get set...
And that's about how it works!
Good luck, everyone!
Good luck, Saki-chan!
Leave it to me! Nobody can beat me on two wheels!
Let's get the first race started.
Prepare to eat my dust.
On your marks!
Get set...
Let's move on to the second race!
On your marks! Get set...
You can't even tell what's on the shirts now.
To be honest, I saw this coming.
Well, now people can see what they say!
Wait!
Over here!
Wait for me!
What do we do?! What do we do?!
Crap, crap, crap!
Kind of heartbreaking, isn't it?
What's our next contestant's name?
Uh... Kotaro Tatsumi.
Kotaro-san?!
Why isn't he wearing one of the shirts?!
Can we hear your thoughts going into the race?
This is good! He can talk about the group!
Uh... I'm gonna do my best.
Anything else?
Uh, nope.
What the hell?!
His ass is gonna end up covered in mud! Let's all laugh at him!
On your marks! Get set...
The next competition we have for you today is the Mud Tarzan Swing!
Okay, take it away!
Here I go!
Check this out, Ariake Sea!
Whoa!
And there you have it. Scores are based on distance along with showmanship.
They're not going to be able to see the T-shirts anyway.
True enough...
If we can make it over there, we might be able to manage something.
That might actually be the best way of reaching the crowd.
Sounds good! Let's aim for the top!
It's the only choice we have!
Next contestant, come on down!
I get the feeling Ai-chan can pull this off...
That's a distance of 5 meters and 20 centimeters!
Doesn't amount to much!
Say something!
This is higher up than I thought...
Hell yeah!
Right to the top!
The distance is... three meters.
You're supposed to jump forward.
Get 'em, Big Sis Yugiri!
Right!
Those points are purely for artistic value, with a distance of zero meters!
Here I go!
Magical Shooting Star!
Now that's some real distance!
She's currently in fourth place!
Not quite enough to reach the podium!
If I believe... then I can fly.
I have to... have to win this!
Fly, Sakura!
A total belly-flop!
That looked painful.
And a score... of 1!
The lowest score in today's games!
Yeah, that's not impressing anybody.
Huh? We've got someone with a unique style on the stand now.
Tae-chan?!
Hey, hey, hey!
Well that's... What the?
It's hard to tell because of the sun... What just happened?
This is bad!
Hide the fact she's a zombie!
Whoa, now!
Her teammates have all jumped into the mud after her!
What a wonderful display of teamwork!
Gold
And so we're here to interview the winner!
Let's get a word from her right away.
How do you feel right now?
So much for advertising.
Yeah...
I wonder if she got too much mud in her mouth to be able to speak?
In any case, that was an amazing jump!
Congratulations!
Well, what's done is done.
Wait, Tae-chan has two shirts on!
For real?!
Tae-chan! Tear your shirt!
Drive-In Tori
Congratulations!
Drive-In Tori!
Nice bird.
They're quite a cute bunch.
That's it.
I remember now.
Remember what?
I should look into this...
Next Episode Preview
This is Ai.
Whether it's hocking chickens or playing in mud,
we need to do whatever it takes to raise our profile.
Next time on Zombie Land Saga Episode 6:
Because It's Sentimental SAGA.
Episode 6: Because It's Sentimental SAGA
See you then.