E3 - The Acoustic SAGA of Love and Youth

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[00:00] Sakura
    Last time on Zombie Land Saga Revenge*,
[00:02] Sakura
    we somehow managed to get back*
    into doing the idol thing!
[00:05] Sakura
    Our first TV appearance
    in a while was co-hosting
[00:07] Sakura
    a segment with Saga's own
    rock star, White Ryu-san!
[00:10] Sakura
    Saki-chan has looked up
    to him for a long time,
[00:12] Sakura
    so she was really touched
    and really out of control!
[00:14] Sakura
    Could it be... love? Oh, my!
[00:15] Sakura
    But then, after Saki-chan learned
    Ryu-san's radio show was going to end,
[00:18] Sakura
    she went on a real tear!
[00:20] Sakura
    Saki-chan opened up about
    her passionate feelings,
[00:22] Sakura
    and Ryu-san entrusted her with his!
[00:24] Sakura
    Now, Franchouchou is going
    to be hosting his radio show,
[00:27] Sakura
    So Saga Can Be Saga!
     Now, Saga, burn bright!*
SIGN    Iron Frill
SIGN    Iron Frill
[00:51] Ai*
    Synchronized moves at this level...
[00:54] Ai
    are probably still beyond us.
[00:57] Iron Frill
    What happiness means
[01:10] Sakura
    Ai-chan!
[01:11] Sakura
    Kotaro-san's about to get out of the bath...
[01:14] Junko
    Ai-san?
[01:15] Ai
    I-It's nothing! I was almost done.
[01:18] Junko
    What were you looking up?
[01:23] Ai
    All kinds of stuff.
[01:25] Kotaro
    Don't eat that! It's not for eating!
[01:28] Kotaro
    Hold it right there, Tae!
[01:33] Intro
    Even if we have nothing else,
    we still have the future.
[01:35] Intro
    A lowest point? Starting over from zero?
    That's just part of the saga.
[01:38] Intro
    Even if we burn out in the process,
    we'll make it come true!
[01:41] Intro
    This is where our revenge begins!
SIGN    Zombie Land Saga
    Revenge
SIGN    The Acoustic SAGA of Love and Youth
[03:02] Sakura
    A performance at Plaza 656!
[03:04] Sakura
    A regular radio show!
[03:06] Lily
    Please come and see us!
SIGN    Franchouchou
    
     Talk + Meet & Greet
[03:09] Sakura
    Thank you so much!
[03:11] Sakura
    It feels like we're starting to make
    some real progress with our work!
SIGN    Mini-Live Performance Kachion Mall
[03:16] Sakura
    Looks like the schedule is
    finally starting to fill out.
[03:19] Junko
    Even though half the things
     on there are still just odd jobs...
[03:22] Saki
    Hell, if we're paying back our
    debt and doing idol stuff,
[03:24] Saki
    that's gotta be smooth sailing! Right?
[03:26] Ai
    Not even close, actually.
[03:31] Ai
    If we start getting complacent now,
[03:34] Ai
    we're always going to be known as
    the local idols who bombed at EFS.
[03:48] Ai
    We've got to go beyond that.
[03:50] Ai
    Rise above what people expect from us...
    and what's happened to us in the past.
[03:53] Ai
    If we can't, we'll basically
    just be dead and rotting.
[03:58] Junko
    The entertainment industry has always
    been a cutthroat competition.
[04:03] Junko
    To regress has often been
    equivalent to dying.
[04:16] Saki
    Sounds like a challenge to me!
[04:18] Yugiri
    Right. One we'll simply have to rise to.
[04:19] Lily
    I'm not gonna lose!
[04:23] Sakura
    You too, Tae-chan!
SIGN    Franchouchou
    Mini-Concert & Meet and Greet
[04:26] Sakura
    Ai-chan is right.
[04:28] Sakura
    We have to keep moving forward.
SIGN    Franchouchou Meet & Greet
[04:31] Ai
    Thanks for always supporting us!
[04:32] Brunette
    Number Three is so cool...
SIGN    Number 3 Line Ends Here
[04:35] Dark Hair
    I know, right?! She's just really sharp!
[04:38] Junko
    Ai-san! Which do you think is better?
[04:41] Junko
    Fully extending to the
    right or stopping here?
[04:43] Saki
    Hey, Ai! About the intro for tomorrow's show,
    what do you think about this?
[04:48] Lily
    Hey, hey, which do you
    think makes me look cuter?
[04:51] Ai
    Let's see...
[04:55] Ai
    I don't think it matters, honestly.
[05:03] Sakura
    Ai-chan, what should I do about this?!
[05:05] Saki
    Ai! I gotta ask you something!
[05:06] Junko
    Ai-san, please!
[05:08] Lily
    Ai-chan!
[05:11] Ai
    Sakura, you're out in front.
[05:13] Ai
    Junko and Lily, you'll want
    to be on the back right.
[05:15] Ai
    Saki and Yugiri on the back left.
[05:18] Ai
    A little further back.
[05:24] Kotaro
    Iron Frill is coming to our town!
[05:27] Kotaro
    Iron Frill is coming to our town...
[05:30] Kotaro
    This show's gonna be a big one now!
[05:34] Kotaro
    It's a raid! A raid! A raid! A raiiid!
[05:38] Saki
    Raid this, you—
[05:45] Kotaro
    Wrong! You will respond, "Sir, yes, sir!"
[05:48] Sakura
    S-Sir, yes, si—
[05:50] Kotaro
    You're a bunch of zombies
    writhing around in the muck!
[05:55] Kotaro
    Hell, no, you're lower than
    zombies! You're maggots!
[05:58] Ai
    Could you give it a rest?
[05:59] Ai
    What's this about Iron Frill?
[06:02] Kotaro
    Get the **** out of your ears and listen up!
[06:06] Kotaro
    A new war is breaking out
    in the wilds of Saga.
[06:11] Kotaro
    This one's called the Saga Arena!
[06:12] Sakura
    Saga Arena?
[06:14] Kotaro
    And guess who's coming to
    break in the new venue.
[06:17] Kotaro
    Iron Frill!
[06:19] Kotaro
    Inaugural performance, my ass!
    It's an arena in Saga!
[06:23] Kotaro
    Why the hell would you bring in
    a bunch of Tokyo idols for that?!
[06:26] Kotaro
    Anyway, boom!
SIGN    Saga Arena! Franchouchou's Counter-Inauguration Show
[06:28] Kotaro
    I managed to cram you maggots
    in as Iron Frill's opening act!
[06:32] Kotaro
    You're going to take the
    taste of Saga's inauguration
[06:35] Kotaro
     and make sure those
    little Tokyo **** girls
[06:37] Kotaro
    never forget it. Am I clear,
     maggot zombies?!
[06:40] Saki
    Are you for real?
[06:41] Sakura
    Iron Frill...
[06:48] Ai
    Let's do it.
[06:52] Ai
    We can do this.
[06:55] Ai
    I know we can.
[06:57] Sakura
    Ai-chan...!
[07:00] Kotaro
    Sorry to rain on your little parade here,
[07:03] Kotaro
    but Ai is going to be absent for this one.
[07:05] Ai
    Wait, why?!
[07:07] Kotaro
    You really think that's a good idea,
    Ai-chan? Going out in front of Iron Frill?
[07:11] Kotaro
    With your face belonging to their
    legendary center and all?
[07:16] Saki
    Screw you!
[07:17] Saki
    We've been been doing this all along without
    worrying about people recognizing us!
[07:20] Lily
    And we already performed in the same
    show with Iron Frill at Saga Rock!
[07:23] Junko
    That's right! We can't go on without
    Ai-san after all this time.
[07:26] Sakura
    Franchouchou is only Franchouchou
    if all of us are together, Kotaro-san!
[07:29] Kotaro
    You maggot zombies need to
    quit yapping and get to work!
[07:32] Kotaro
    I've got solo jobs lined up for you.
[07:35] Kotaro
    You start on those tomorrow.
[07:37] Kotaro
    Dismissed!
[07:41] Sakura
    Kotaro-san...
[07:45] Saki
    What the hell do we do now?
[07:47] Ai
    You know he doesn't listen
     when he gets like that.
[07:51] Ai
    There could always be a time when one
    of us will have to sit something out
[07:53] Ai
    because of an accident...
[07:55] Ai
    Depending how you think of it,
[07:57] Ai
    this could be a chance for
    Franchouchou to grow up a bit.
[08:00] Lily
    But I don't like the idea of only
    you being gone, Ai-chan!
[08:03] Ai
    It's just this one time.
[08:05] Ai
    Let's just make this part of our
    revenge for what happened at EFS.
[08:09] Ai
    Junko... I'm counting on
    you to help the others.
[08:13] Ai
    You've got the most experience
    of everyone who will be left.
[08:19] Junko
    Right!
SIGN    Zombie Land Saga Revenge
SIGN    Zombie Land Saga Revenge
SIGN    Renewal Celebration!
SIGN    The All-new Onion Fair
[08:31] Stage Lady
    Our guest today is Number Three
     from Franchouchou!
[08:36] Ai
    Hi, there! I'm glad to be here!
SIGN    Saga Part-Time
[08:42] Metal Guy 2
    You hear Number Three's
    gonna be doing solo stuff?
[08:45] Metal Guy 1
    You think she's gonna
    put out solo music, too?
SIGN    Kara Kara
[08:47] Host
    Now, Number Three,
[08:49] Host
    have you ever been told you look a lot like
    Iron Frill's legendary center, Ai Mizuno?
[08:55] Ai
    Yes, I hear that occasionally...
[08:58] Ai
    It's honestly a huge honor
[09:01] Ai
    to be compared to such a legendary idol!
[09:09] Kotaro
    Number Three for a live event in Fukuoka...
[09:12] Kotaro
    An appearance at the Nagasaki
    Hydrangea Festival...
[09:14] Kotaro
    and for the Beppu Hot Springs Hell...
[09:19] Kotaro
    Nope, nope, and nope, sorry!
[09:21] Ai
    Hey! Why not?!
[09:23] Kotaro
    Franchouchou are Saga idols,
    created to save Saga.
[09:26] Kotaro
    Any offer from another
    prefecture is just a trap
[09:29] Kotaro
    designed to capitalize on Saga's glory.
[09:31] Kotaro
    Don't be misled.
[09:32] Ai
    This is the first time I'm
    hearing about this glory...
[09:37] Ai
    What are you thinking?
[09:40] Ai
    Why would you split us up
     at such an important juncture?
[09:45] Ai
    We can't afford to mess
     this next performance up.
[09:48] Ai
    If it turns into a replay
    of what happened at EFS...
[09:52] Kotaro
    Franchouchou can do a perfectly fine
    job without you, thank you very much!
[09:56] Kotaro
    Besides, isn't Junko
    handling the performance?
[09:59] Kotaro
    Don't you trust her?
[10:01] Ai
    Junko managed to survive
    as a top idol by herself
[10:04] Ai
    when it was as hard as ever to do so!
[10:05] Ai
    The others have gotten over the
    trauma of EFS and are working hard!
[10:09] Ai
    I'm sure they can...
[10:11] Kotaro
    Sounds to me like there's no problem, then!
[10:13] Kotaro
    You just need to focus on doing a
    greeeat job with your solo stuff
[10:16] Kotaro
    so the others can do a greeeat
    job with their show!
[10:19] Kotaro
    And pay back some of this freaking debt!
[10:20] Ai
    Then shouldn't we accept all those
    offers you just rejected, you idiot?!
[10:26] Stage
    You're on!
[10:28] Both
    Thank you, coming!
[10:31] Junko
    Everyone's improving steadily...
[10:36] Junko
    But the way things stand,
[10:38] Junko
    I don't think we'll leave an impression
    on people who came to see Iron Frill.
[10:45] Junko
    There's not much time left...
[10:48] Junko
    At this rate, it's going to happen again...
[10:51] Sakura
    Junko-chan!
[10:53] Sakura
    Junko-chan?
[10:55] Sakura
    What did you think about that one?
[10:57] Saki
    We probably still have a way to go, huh?
[11:00] Junko
    Oh, no. There are things to address,
    but you're all definitely improving.
[11:04] Saki
    For real?! Hell yeah!
[11:05] Lily
    You had a scary look on your face the
    whole time, so I was kinda nervous.
[11:10] Saki
    This is gonna be a big
    one for Franchouchou.
[11:12] Saki
    We've gotta hit them with
    a really big impact!
[11:16] Junko
    To do that, let's focus on
    getting one thing done at a time.
[11:20] Saki
    Yeah. For me, that's moving too wildly
     and my mic coming loose...
[11:24] Lily
    Saki-chan, you keep dancing out of habit
     in songs with choreography!
[11:28] Boss
    Your mind is unsettled.
[11:32] Boss
    I can't trust you with this right now.
SIGN    Traditional Folk Arts Ozaki Doll Preservation Society
[11:35] Junko
    I'm sorry, sir.
[11:37] Teacher
    You can wrap up for today.
[11:57] Junko
    I'm home...
[12:01] Junko
    Hello there, Tae-san.
[12:03] Junko
    Is everyone else still at work?
[12:05] Host
    Next up is Franchouchou's "Awaken Returner,"
    the Number Three solo version!
[12:12] Ai
    Awaken returner! You just have to want it
[12:15] Ai
    A miracle that you're longing to feel!
[12:20] Ai
    Awaken returner! You just wish for it
[12:23] Ai
    Excitement until you hit the limit
    and want more, more, more, and more!
[12:26] Junko
    If Ai-san had been alive during my day...
[12:30] Junko
    I'm sure she would've managed to
    become a top idol, even by herself.
[12:36] Ai
    When were my dreams filled
    with that yearning?
[12:37] Junko
    I need to pull myself together!
SIGN    Kyushu Saga International Airport
[12:51] Press
    Do you have any comments going into
    the Saga Arena show this weekend?
[12:55] Makoto
    Yeah! We're going to do our best,
    so I hope everyone comes to see us!
[12:58] Press
    Your national tour seems
    to be going really well!
[13:01] Press
    It's no wonder they call you the
    absolute queens of idols!
[13:03] Press
    Everyone's expecting another big year...
[13:05] Shiori
    Not really. I don't think there
    are any absolutes in this world.
[13:09] Shiori
    I think it's our responsibility to keep
    moving forward and continue to evolve.
[13:13] Yui
    Shiori...
[13:15] Shiori
    Saga's a significant place for Iron Frill.
[13:18] Shiori
    I want to be sure to prove we're
    one of a kind and beyond compare
[13:23] Shiori
    to our legendary original center,
    who I'm sure is watching over us all.
[13:30] Inubashiri
    She's put a lot of thought into this!
[13:33] Inubashiri
    Guess top idols from Tokyo
    are something else.
[13:36] Okoba
    They're gonna be performing at
    the Saga Arena show, too, right?
[13:40] Inubashiri
    As the opening act, yeah.
SIGN    Welcome to Franchouchou's homepage!
    You are the 45,720th visitor.
SIGN    Latest Information
     Performing at the inaugural show for Saga Arena!
     Number Three will be appearing on Chika Chika Press!
     Mini-Concerts At Various venues soon!
    Franchouchou's Drive-in Tori Commercial
[13:42] Inubashiri
    Imagine if they showed Iron Frill up!
[13:45] Okoba
    There's no way it's gonna be that easy.
SIGN    Checking in on Iron Frill as they get ready for the Saga Arena inaugural show!
[13:49] Sakura
    "We are one of a kind and beyond compare."
[13:53] Saki
    So, is she declaring war on us
    in the opening act or what?!
[13:56] Saki
    Bring it on, then!
[13:58] Lily
    I think she might not even
    have us on her radar.
[14:00] Yugiri
    They're much bigger names...
[14:03] Yugiri
    It'd only be natural.
SIGN    Checking in on Iron Frill as they get ready for the Saga Arena inaugural show!
SIGN    Leader Shiori states "We are one of a kind and beyond compare."
[14:06] Junko
    If Iron Frill demonstrates they're
    on a completely different level...
[14:10] Junko
    We're going to be labeled third-string
    idols... and we'll never get our revenge.
[14:20] Junko
    Impact...?
[14:31] Junko
    Why?!
[14:33] Junko
    Huh? What the...?
[14:45] Junko
    I'm sorry! Work went overtime...
[15:18] ---
    Thanks!
[15:22] Saki
    What'd you think?!
[15:23] Junko
    Wh-What do you mean...?
[15:25] Saki
    I figured we need something with more
    impact to leave a mark on Saga Arena.
[15:30] Saki
    Look at this, Junko-chan!
     Tae-chan's really got a knack for it!
[15:38] Junko
    B-But we should probably focus
    on singing and choreography first...
[15:42] Sakura
    We'll work hard on that, too!
[15:44] Sakura
    But there's not a lot of
    time until the show...
[15:47] Sakura
    So we thought, we have to do something
    to leave a big impression on the audience!
[15:51] Saki
    It's bad enough Ai's missing.
[15:54] Saki
    We gotta do whatever we can to dig in...
    or it's just gonna be another disaster.
[15:59] Sakura
    Junko-chan!
[16:01] Sakura
    Is this not gonna work...?
[16:04] Junko
    I wouldn't say that, exactly...
[16:06] Saki
    Then it'll work?! It'll leave an impact?!
[16:10] Junko
    G-Give me some time to think it over, please.
[16:14] Saki
    Got it.
[16:16] Saki
    For now, let's try it one more time.
[16:19] Yugiri
    Of course.
[16:20] Lily
    I'm going to shake these maracas sooo much!
[16:22] Saki
    Hell yeah!
[16:43] [SONG] Junko
    As I saw the sun setting in the distance...
[16:50] [SONG] Junko
    Tomorrow comes to visit
[16:57] [SONG] Junko
    My ponytail's come half undone...
[17:04] [SONG] Junko
    And my aching heart's dyed red like the sky
[17:40] Sakura
    That was amazing, Junko-chan! That song—
[17:46] Junko
    Sakura-san?!
[17:59] Sakura
    They used that song a lot
    in commercials, y'know.
[18:03] Sakura
    I didn't know it was one of yours.
[18:07] Junko
    It's the first song of mine that
    reached the top of the charts...
[18:11] Junko
    It became a major landmark in people
    coming to know the name Junko Konno.
[18:17] Junko
    I sing it often when I want to feel better.
[18:21] Sakura
    I'm sorry, Junko-chan...
[18:24] Sakura
    Maybe we were all just panicking.
[18:27] Sakura
    It's about more than a flashy impact.
[18:30] Junko
    No, I feel the same way.
[18:33] Junko
    We're all so anxious,
    but I didn't notice...
[18:40] Junko
    I love being in Franchouchou.
[18:42] Junko
    I want to make sure this
    concert is a success.
[18:46] Junko
    But... all I really know is how
    to demonstrate my personal appeal,
[18:50] Junko
    as a solo Showa idol...
[18:54] Junko
    I don't know how to make my experience
    pay off in a group environment.
[19:01] Junko
    So far, I'm not doing a very good
     job as an idol senpai...
[19:08] Sakura
    That's not true at all!
[19:09] Sakura
    The way you teach is really
    thorough and easy to understand,
[19:12] Sakura
    and you pay a lot of attention to all of us!
[19:15] Sakura
    You've taught us a whole
    bunch about being idols!
[19:18] Junko
    Sakura-san...
[19:21] Sakura
    Let's ask Ai-chan about this!
[19:23] Sakura
    Even if she won't be on stage with us,
    we can still find out what she thinks.
[19:27] Sakura
    Kotaro-san didn't say we
    couldn't talk to her!
[19:31] Junko
    That's...
[19:33] Sakura
    Let's find out what she thinks
    about all of our ideas!
[19:46] Shiori
    You're Franchouchou's Number Three, right?
[19:51] Ai
    You're from Iron Frill...
[19:54] Shiori
    You really do look just like her.
[20:01] Sakura
    Huh? Ai-chan...?
[20:03] Sakura
    And isn't that—?!
[20:07] Shiori
    I've had my eye on Franchouchou
    for a while now.
[20:11] Shiori
    I know about what happened
    at the EFS show, too.
[20:14] Shiori
    You've been operating solo lately, right?
[20:18] Shiori
    I guess that means you finally caught on.
[20:20] Ai
    What's that supposed to mean?
[20:21] Shiori
    You have to realize Franchouchou
    is a bad fit for you.
[20:29] Shiori
    It comes through in your performances.
[20:32] Shiori
    You want to be in a group like Iron Frill...
[20:35] Shiori
    The ultimate top idols,
    the queens who reign at the top.
[20:42] Shiori
    Even if no one else could
    pick up on that, I could.
[20:45] Shiori
    Because I was chasing something similar...
[20:48] Shiori
    Our legendary original center, Ai Mizuno.
[20:51] Shiori
    I've done everything I can to
    shine brighter than she did.
[20:58] Ai
    I'm just—
[20:59] Shiori
    Number Three of Franchouchou!
    You should join Iron Frill!
[21:06] Shiori
    You have a lot of potential,
[21:08] Shiori
    but if you stay in a
    backwards place like Saga,
[21:11] Shiori
    you'll never achieve the glory you're after!
[21:13] Shiori
    Iron Frill is unbeatable
[21:15] Shiori
    and we never spare the effort
    it takes to stay the strongest.
[21:20] Shiori
    We're the place someone
     like you really belongs.
[21:27] Shiori
    I don't expect an answer right now.
[21:30] Shiori
    I'll talk to you again this weekend,
     after the show.
[21:34] Shiori
    I'll show you
[21:35] Shiori
    the kind of performance a group like
    Franchouchou could never accomplish.
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[23:25] Junko
    This is Junko.
[23:26] Junko
    If it would help someone shine brighter,
    would they be better off with a different team?
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[23:31] Junko
    Next time on Zombie Land Saga Revenge
    Episode 4: "Pure-Hearted Electric SAGA."
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[23:36] Junko
    Don't miss it.