# E3 - The Acoustic SAGA of Love and Youth
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GD9UV2VD1/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.
***SIGN*** Next Episode Preview
**[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?
***SIGN***
**[23:31] Junko**
Next time on *Zombie Land Saga Revenge*
Episode 4: "Pure-Hearted Electric SAGA."
***SIGN*** Episode 4: Pure-Hearted Electric SAGA
**[23:36] Junko**
Don't miss it.