E6 - Because It's Sentimental SAGA

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[00:00] Sakura
    Previously on Zombie Land Saga...
[00:02] Sakura
    After messing up our first paid job, we were
    lucky enough to get another big chance!
[00:05] Sakura
    We appeared in a commercial for Drive-In
    Tori to earn some funds and some notoriety,
[00:09] Sakura
    and worked our tail feathers
    off to become chickens!
[00:11] Sakura
    And then, in pursuit of more fame,
[00:14] Sakura
    we participated in the Gatalympics, and worked
    hard to memorize exactly what mud tastes like!
[00:17] Sakura
    I bet chicken and mud are total
    must-haves for being an idol!
[00:20] Sakura
    People are bound to have
    heard of Franchouchou now!
[00:23] Sakura
    Wait, hold on... is this
    seriously good enough?
[00:25] Sakura
    It is, right? We're gonna be fine, right?!
SIGN    Sagazine Editorial Department
[00:32] Inubashi
    Damn it, this is getting really annoying...
[00:36] Inubashi
    I can't believe none of
    them are on social media.
SIGN    Welcome to the Franchouchou Homepage
SIGN    You are our 666th Visitor
SIGN    Latest Update
     Winning the Gatalympics Mud Tarzan event!
    Appearing in the new Drive-In Tori commercial!
[00:39] Inu
    There's nothing here except
    their idol activities.
[00:42] Okoba
    I kind of like it.
[00:44] Okoba
    Feels like they're not letting
    the times dictate their style.
[00:46] Inubashi
    Come on, Okoba-san, you're the one
    who wanted to look into them.
[00:50] Inubashi
    It's been a month and a half
    and we haven't been able to dig up anything!
[00:53] Inubashi
    Damn it...
[00:54] Inubashi
    Who the hell are these girls?
SIGN    Welcome to the Franchouchou Homepage
SIGN    You are our 666th Visitor
SIGN    Latest Update
     Winning the Gatalympics Mud Tarzan event!
    Appearing in the new
    Drive-In Tori Commercial!
[01:06] FCC
    
[01:09] FCC**
    
[01:10] Ai**
    Stop!
[01:14] Ai
    We're still going a little
    too slow at this part.
[01:16] Junko
    I'm sorry...
[01:18] Ai
    It's okay. I'll just match up with you.
[01:23] (Flashback) Kotaro
    The new song has a duet with Ai
    and Junko as the highlight.
[01:27] (Flashback) Kotaro
    You two are out in front this time.
[01:29] Junko
    I feel bad.
[01:31] Junko
    Considering I'm supposed
    to be the lead vocals...
[01:34] Ai
    Well, the tempo's faster than usual.
[01:36] Ai
    We'll just have to work on making sure we're
    perfect for the most crucial parts.
[01:40] Ai
    I'm going to review the
    overall flow of the performance,
[01:43] Ai
    so the rest of you can take a break.
[02:04] Sakura
    Oh... It happened again.
SIGN    Episode 6 Because It's Sentimental SAGA
[02:18] Intro
    Even if we're dead, we want to
    make our dreams come true...
[02:20] Intro
    No, even if we're dead, we
    will make them come true!
[02:23] Intro
    Is that despair? Or is it hope?
[02:25] Intro
    We'll overcome a harsh fate, and even if
    we don't have a pulse, we'll press on!
[02:29] Intro
    Because that is our saga!
[03:55] Kotaro
    Hey...
[03:57] Kotaro
    We're out of shampoo.
[04:03] Yugiri
    What's this box, then?
[04:05] Lily
    It's called a computer.
[04:07] Lily
    We're gonna look up what kinda
    idols are big right now.
[04:12] Yugiri
    They come up with the wildest things...
[04:15] Ai
    Hey! You're gonna break it!
[04:17] Yugiri
    Oh, terribly sorry.
[04:19] Sakura
    I hope Kotaro-san doesn't catch us...
[04:23] Ai
    It's okay.
[04:24] Ai
    We should have about twenty minutes.
[04:27] Sakura
    Really?
[04:29] Sakura
    This is my third time
    doing this, after all.
[04:32] Lily
    Hey, do you think we've got a homepage?
[04:35] Ai
    We do, and I am never
    looking at it again.
[04:38] Lily
    Aw, why not?
[04:40] Ai
    Because it's so lame you'll want to die.
[04:42] Ai
    Even if we're zombies already.
[04:45] Kotaro
    Hey...
SIGN    Nice and Soft
    
    Tap
    
    Clothing detergent
[04:51] Ai
    Anyway, after looking around a bit,
[04:54] Ai
    I'm surprised by how different
    things are from when I was alive.
[04:59] Ai
    There are a bunch of groups that were really
    popular, and seemed like they would last,
SIGN    10 Years after the Breakup of Conclift Musume Final Concert for Popular Idol Group MAXMIND Attracts 100,000...
SIGN    The Stunning Breakup of V-Spark Leaves Fans in Shock!! Series of idol major group splits signals the end of the Idol Wars...
[05:02] Ai
    that are all broken up...
[05:04] Junko
    Idols as a concept go through
    their booms and busts, after all.
[05:06] Sakura
    Wait... does that mean that right now...
[05:09] Ai
    Even if that's the case,
    we still have to try our best.
[05:13] Ai
    Right?
[05:14] Sakura
    Y-You're right.
[05:16] Ai
    I guess we can check out
    idol events in Saga.
SIGN    Idol Clip Breakdown 2018
SIGN    10 Years after the Breakup of Conclift Musume
SIGN    Schedule: Saga Idols
SIGN    Saga Idol Event
[05:21] Junko
    This is so convenient...
[05:24] Sakura
    There're so many!
[05:26] Ai
    Let's start by looking into
    anything that seems interesting.
[05:29] Saki
    What's "Saga Rock"?!
[05:31] Saki
    Sounds cool!
[05:32] Sakura
    Do you like rock, Saki-chan?
[05:34] Saki
    Hell yeah!
[05:35] Saki
    Everyone knows how Mentai Rock
    is a big deal in Kyushu!
[05:38] Sakura
    What's that?
[05:39] Saki
    You wanna die?
[05:41] Sakura
    You're really aggressive...
[05:44] Ai
    The Saga Rock Festival is the largest
    outdoor rock event in Kyushu.
[05:48] Saki
    Seriously?! We gotta get in on that!
[05:51] Ai
    Well, there's no problem with getting
    onto a bigger stage, but...
[05:55] Sakura
    It must be amazing to be on stage
    with so many people in the audience.
[06:00] Lily
    I'm totally used to it thanks
    to press presentations!
[06:03] Sakura
    Let's do a good job!
[06:05] Sakura
    I bet if we practice a lot,
    we'll all make it up there some day!
[06:08] Junko
    It's not that easy.
[06:10] Junko
    Performing a concert at a venue of this size
    requires a comparable amount of work.
[06:17] Sakura
    Y-Yeah.
[06:19] Junko
    It's better to take one diligent step at
    a time instead of fixating on big dreams.
[06:24] Sakura
    Sorry...
[06:26] Ai
    I get what you mean, but our time
    frame is much shorter what others had.
[06:31] Ai
    The main thing is to find a way
    to get your name out there...
SIGN    I mean, the group I used to be in was performing
[06:37] Ai
    in front of audiences in the tens of thousands
[06:39] Ai
    a year after our debut.
[06:41] Junko
    Only a year?!
[06:42] Junko
    And you were able to impress
    an audience that big?
[06:47] Ai
    If you're trying to be perfect from the
    get-go, you won't be able to manage anything.
[06:50] Ai
    If anything, a lot of fans like
    seeing groups improve over time,
[06:54] Ai
    and contribute to that growth.
[06:56] Junko
    That's...
[06:57] Ai
    Of course, that doesn't mean we
    don't try our hardest every time.
SIGN    Melancholy X Iron Frill (Special Appearance) Sorry Girls
SIGN    Iron Frill (Special Appearance)
[07:05] Sakura
    Oh, that's the group you
    were in, right, Ai-chan?
[07:08] Lily
    Let me see!
[07:10] Sakura
    This one! Iron Frill!
[07:12] Sakura
    They're going to be at Saga Rock!
[07:14] Saki
    Your old crew is pretty badass!
SIGN    Saga
     Soy Sauce
    
     Light
[07:30] Kotaro
    Ah, my fair ladies...
[07:36] Kotaro
    of Franchouchou...
[07:42] Kotaro
    Oh, good morning!
[07:50] Kotaro
    You are before... the idol magistra—
[07:53] Saki
    Enough already! Get on with it!
[07:56] Kotaro
    Okay then, today I have some
    great news for you all.
[08:01] Kotaro
    It turns out that Franchouchou...
[08:05] Kotaro
    has fans!
[08:08] Kotaro
    The Drive-In Tori commercial and
    Gatalympics footage have been uploaded online,
[08:13] Kotaro
    and there's just a little
    bit of chat about you all!
[08:16] Sakura
    There is?
[08:17] Saki
    I told you! I told you guys Drive
    Tori was freaking awesome!
[08:21] Ai
    Well, good or bad, at least
    we've got some attention now.
[08:24] Ai
    What're you talking about?
[08:27] Ai
    This is all because you're gems
    that sparkle with polish.
[08:31] Ai
    Very nicely done...
[08:32] Ai
    Drive-In Tori! Like that?
[08:35] Sakura
    Oh, that's not the right pose.
[08:38] Sakura
    It's like this.
[08:39] Sakura
    Tori!
[08:41] Kotaro
    Oh, I get it.
[08:43] Kotaro
    Tori!
[08:45] Sakura
    No, like, Tori!
[08:48] Kotaro
    Oh, okay!
[08:50] Kotaro
    Tori!
[08:51] Sakura
    No, see, I just showed you...
[08:52] Kotaro
    It doesn't freaking matter!
[08:54] Kotaro
    Why exactly do I have to master your dance?!
[08:58] Kotaro
    Don't look down your pointy
    nose at me just because
[09:00] Kotaro
    you've got a little buzz,
    you Pinocchio-ass zombie!
[09:01] Sakura
    Pinocchio...
[09:03] Kotaro
    Sit your pointy nose down!
[09:06] Kotaro
    That being the case,
[09:08] Kotaro
    I want you all to start interacting
    with your fans as soon as possible.
[09:13] Saki
    Right away again, huh?
[09:15] Kotaro
    I announced it on the homepage already!
[09:17] Junko
    Uh, when you say interacting...
[09:20] Kotaro
    Gotta start with photo ops, I figure.
[09:23] Junko
    Minamoto-san, what exactly does he mean?
[09:27] Skaura
    Well, there are probably gonna be people
    with instant cameras, not digital.
[09:33] Junko
    Digital...?
[09:34] Sakura
    How do I describe it...
[09:36] Sakura
    They let you look at the
    pictures right away.
[09:39] Junko
    Oh, like Polaroids?
[09:42] Junko
    So we're going to be taking
    glamour shots with Polaroids...
[09:47] Sakura
    It's not exactly that formal...
[09:49] Ai
    That's basically it, though.
[09:51] Sakura
    It is?!
[09:53] Ai
    Usually there's a mini concert
    and merchandise sales first.
[09:58] Sakura
    Merchandise...
SIGN    Franchouchou
[10:00] Sakura
    It'd be nice if we sold a
    bunch of T-shirts, but...
[10:04] Lily
    You okay, Yugirin?
[10:06] Lily
    Are you following all this?
[10:07] Yugiri
    Well, getting confused by what's
    going on won't help things,
[10:12] Yugiri
    so I've decided to just accept
    things as they come.
[10:14] Kotaro
    I've got an even bigger
    project in the works!
[10:18] Kotaro
    So you all better make this
    photo op a good one!
SIGN    Franchouchou
    
    Mini Concert & Fan Pictures
    Merchandise Sales and Photo Ops
    to be held after the show
[10:32] Saki
    Well, we're Franchouchou!
[10:36] Saki
    Thanks for coming!
[10:45] Sakura
    People really showed up!
[10:47] Sakura
    We've got fans now!
[10:50] Saki
    W-Well, y'know,
[10:53] Saki
    today is a photo op session
    with Franchouchou,
[10:56] Saki
    and it's crazy to think
    you all came to see us...
[11:00] Saki
    So, like...
[11:01] Saki
    Thanks!
[11:03] Audience
    That was great!
[11:05] Audience
    Cocco-kun!
[11:07] Saki
    It's Cocco-san, damn it!
[11:15] Crowd
    She's the real deal!
[11:16] Crowd
    From the commercial!
SIGN    Franchouchou
[11:24] Kotaro
    We're now going to be selling these original
    Franchouchou T-shirts and towels.
[11:29] Kotaro
    Anyone who purchases either will then
    be eligible for the photo session!
SIGN    Franchouchou
SIGN    FES Towel 1000 yen
[11:34] Sakura
    When did he have those towels made?
[11:37] Ai
    And what is with this design?
SIGN    End of the line
[11:41] Kotaro
    We'll then move on to the
    actual photo session!
[11:44] Signs
    First will be the pair of
    Number 0 and Number 1,
[11:47] Signs
    and then Numbers 2 and 3.
[11:50] Junko
    What... is this?
[11:53] Ai
    You take pictures with people
    who line up for you.
[12:00] Saki
    Hey there.
[12:01] Ai
    Thank you.
[12:03] Lily
    You ready?!
[12:10] Kotaro
    Here we go, okay!
[12:15] Ai
    What... was that?
[12:17] Kotaro
    Next is going to be the trio of
    Number 4, Number 5, and Number 6!
[12:21] Kotaro
    For Number 5, we'll be taking them in front
    of this gold folding screen.
[12:22] Crowd
    Number 4, it's your turn!
[12:25] Junko
    I can't...
[12:27] Junko
    I can't do this...
[12:29] Sakura
    Junko-chan?
[12:30] Ai
    What are you saying? Come on.
[12:32] Junko
    No!
[12:34] Ai
    You've got the most people in
    your line! Don't you see that?
[12:38] Junko
    Being an idol is about dazzling
    people from up on a stage!
[12:41] Junko
    How is this anything like that?!
[12:45] Inbubashi
    What?
[12:47] ---
    What's going on?
[12:48] ---
    What's up?
[12:53] Kotaro
    What the hell was that?!
[12:56] Kotaro
    I am so disappointed in you all!
[12:58] Kotaro
    Y'know how disappointed I am?
[13:01] Kotaro
    If I had to give a metaphor, it's like...
[13:03] Kotaro
    Y'know!
[13:07] Kotaro
    You dumbasses!
[13:11] Kotaro
    Ugh!
[13:14] Ai
    You understood what you did, right, Junko?
[13:18] Ai
    Running out on a job
    doesn't just affect you.
[13:21] Junko
    That's part of the job?
[13:24] Ai
    A big part of it.
[13:25] Junko
    But it was so brazen.
[13:27] Junko
    I don't want to do it.
[13:29] Ai
    Listen.
[13:30] Ai
    We need people to learn who we are,
    and then feel like we're within reach.
[13:36] Junko
    That's the thing!
[13:38] Junko
    And when you bragged about being
    so successful after only one year,
[13:41] Junko
    do people really think they can just
    placate the fans instead of paying their dues?
[13:46] Ai
    When did I ever say that?
    Are you trying to start something?
[13:49] Saki
    Leave it at that.
[13:51] Sakura
    Ai-chan, Junko-chan...
[13:53] Junko
    I'm just saying we need to think about
    what our relationship with our fans is.
[13:56] Ai
    You're the one who doesn't seem to
    understand what that relationship is.
[13:59] Sakura
    What do we do?! What do we do?!
[14:00] Junko
    We might both talk about
    "being supported by fans," Mizuno-san,
[14:04] Junko
    but I think we mean something
    totally different!
[14:06] Junko
    An idol shouldn't be dependent
    on the good will of fans!
[14:09] Ai
    That sort of above-it-all
    pride is too old-fashioned!
[14:12] Junko
    You're not exactly current
    yourself, you know!
[14:16] Lily
    Please stop!
[14:22] Ai
    If we're going to be
    serious about being idols,
[14:25] Ai
    then thinking like that
    is going to be a problem.
[14:35] Saki
    Don't you think that's going overboard?
[14:39] Saki
    Hey! Ai!
[14:42] Saki
    Damn it...
SIGN    Zombie Land Saga
SIGN    Zombie Land Saga
SIGN    The Iron Frill Center Who Became a Legend Ai Mizuno
[15:16] Ai
    I am not going to be history yet.
[15:26] Saki
    You two oughta just bury the
    hatchet and get over this.
[15:30] Saki
    Let's just say both sides were wrong.
[15:32] Lily
    I think so, too.
[15:34] Ai
    I don't see how any of
    what I said was wrong.
[15:38] Yugiri
    There are plenty of fights that start
    because both sides have a good point.
[15:43] Ai
    I thought you were all serious
    about becoming idols.
[15:47] Lily
    It's because we are that we
    want you two to get along!
[15:49] Ai
    You can't get by as idols just
    by playing friends all the time!
[15:52] Ai
    You were in show business, too.
    Don't you realize that?!
[15:56] Saki
    Get out of shrimpy's face!
[16:00] Saki
    Damn it, get back here!
[16:02] Yugiri
    I wouldn't worry.
[16:04] Yugiri
    Things will settle down soon enough.
[16:06] Yugiri
    Won't they, Leader?
[16:09] Saki
    Damn it, what a pain in the ass!
[16:19] Guy
    Hey, come on!
[16:21] Girl
    Don't be silly. I don't have a swimsuit.
SIGN    Idol
[16:39] Sakura
    Leave it to me!
[16:41] Junko
    Minamoto-san?
[16:51] Sakura
    You're from a generation
    earlier than me, huh?
[16:55] Junko
    I'd say maybe two.
[16:57] Junko
    I should really be an old lady by now.
[17:00] Sakura
    I was just thinking about how I never really
    asked about what kind of idol you were.
[17:06] Junko
    In my time, there was no
    personal interaction with fans.
[17:12] Junko
    Maybe meet and greets at the most, but...
[17:15] Junko
    Whether it was the stage and the seats,
[17:18] Junko
    or on the tube and in front of the tea
    table, there was a clear boundary.
[17:22] Sakura
    Wait, the tea table and the tube?
[17:25] Sakura
    What tube?
[17:26] Junko
    It's an idol's job to give people dreams.
[17:29] Junko
    I can't imagine giving the fans a
    chance to see any imperfections.
[17:34] Junko
    At least, that's how it was
    for the idols I knew...
[17:39] Junko
    And much like how I once looked up to them,
[17:42] Junko
    I wanted to be someone that
    others could look up to...
[17:46] Junko
    That was my motivation for
    working so hard, day after day.
[17:50] Junko
    I was finally starting to feel like
    I had accomplished that myself.
[17:53] Junko
    I imagined a future where
    I would continue to do so.
[17:57] Junko
    Then, when we were headed to
    Saga for my first tour in Kyushu...
[18:09] Junko
    And that was that.
[18:10] Sakura
    Junko-chan...
[18:12] Junko
    Not just anyone can be an idol.
[18:15] Junko
    Much less a zombie...
[18:18] Junko
    And if my approach is in the way...
[18:23] Junko
    Minamoto-san...
[18:24] Junko
    I don't think I can stay in Franchouchou.
[18:46] Saki
    Ai!
[18:55] Saki
    Ai?
[18:56] Saki
    Ai! What's up?!
[18:57] Saki
    Hey!
[19:04] Saki
    Well, this is messed up...
[19:08] Saki
    You've got a hell of a look on your face.
[19:10] Saki
    I guess I do, too, though.
[19:12] Saki
    If I'm being real, I don't get any
    of this idol or fan stuff, y'know?
[19:17] Saki
    But when you do anything,
    it's all about guts.
[19:19] Saki
    And then comes your crew.
[19:20] Saki
    That's all you've really got...
[19:25] Saki
    Kinda surprised. You being
    scared of lightning...
[19:28] Ai
    It's how I died.
[19:59] Saki
    Holy crap, girl...
[20:01] Saki
    That's actually legendary.
[20:03] Ai
    That's really not the
    kind of legend I wanted.
SIGN    The legend of Ai Mizuno, and how overcoming the pain brought us to the present
SIGN    Ai Mizuno
[20:07] Ai
    This isn't over yet.
[20:09] Ai
    I'm still here... I'm not history yet!
SIGN    Iron Frill Interview "10 Years later. Overcoming the death of Ai Mizuno."
[20:13] Ai
    I don't care if I'm a zombie, I will
    get up on stage again, and then...
[20:21] Saki
    You were actually pretty fired up, huh?
[20:37] Sakura
    Saki-chan.
[20:39] Saki
    Not sleeping?
[20:41] Sakura
    It was kind of hard to...
[20:43] Saki
    Those girls...
[20:45] Saki
    if this was my old gang, I'd line
    them both up and kick their asses.
[20:48] Saki
    Like, "You're dead!" Y'know?
[20:49] Sakrua
    Well, don't do that.
[20:52] Saki
    I wasn't gonna.
[20:53] Saki
    But if they're still at it,
    we're not gonna get far...
[20:59] Saki
    Gotta do something, and soon.
[21:02] Sakura
    Yeah.
[21:08] Kotaro
    Good morning!
[21:12] Kotaro
    Well, today, I've got
    more good news for you!
[21:16] Kotaro
    It turns out that Franchouchou...
[21:19] Kotaro
    Is going to be on the newcomer
    lineup for this year's Saga Rock!
[21:26] Kotaro
    Yes, I am incredible!
[21:29] Sakura
    Saga Rock?
[21:30] Saki
    You gotta be kidding me...
[21:32] Kotaro
    Listen up, ladies! You're never going
    to get another chance like this!
[21:35] Kotaro
    You're going to have to
    nail it, no matter what!
[21:38] Kotaro
    Saga will be at the center
    of the world on this day,
[21:40] Kotaro
    and you all will need to stand
    as the center of Saga!
[21:43] Kotaro
    Franchouchou will be performing
    onstage outdoors for the first time,
[21:46] Kotaro
    and you will shake the Earth with your song!
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[23:26] Junko
    This is Junko.
[23:27] Junko
    If I'm going to be a hindrance to the
    others, I'd rather turn into a mushroom...
[23:32] Junko
    Next time on Zombie Land Saga Episode 7:
    But It's Zombiemental SAGA.
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[23:36] Junko
    I'll be going now.