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I did legitimately think that was what he was telling her to do until he started talking about how important it was to him.

A classic case of "Instructions unclear"

It was so sad

“JUNKO! I meant smash the mood, not my guitar!”

I re-watched the scene and it feels more like he was being metaphorical. But I can see how she was confused.

@Rodent surprisingly fits for a metal song like this

Lol, i like Tai.

@Rodent facts

Junko is the best singer in franchouchou hands down

Her voice reminds me of Haruna of Scandal. My favourite band

True

So accurate. This scene (that popped up in my KZfaq feed) made me curious enough to watch the first episode. Was addicted from the second episode and binged up until now in a couple of days and am now constantly rewatching these clips. I relate to those guys stupidly hard, to the point where I wonder if that was a deliberate move by the writers.

@@idixal1836 I assure you it was.

Lol yup

@@gantzllat I see you everywhere in the replies of ZLS clips

Truth!

I love when Junko and Lily sing together. Their voices just work so well together, it's unreal.

Junko introducing herself to Ai's mom be like:

@@liellahead And then this poor woman gets really confused why all those idols are in her house, and one of them looks and sounds like her dead daughter.

More likely ''your mom calls me mom'' that would make much sense.

SMASH IT!

@@frederickgrandison3609 *smashes guitar* Kotaro: I DIDNT MEAN THAT LITERALLY! ☹️😫

Exactly, I was in need 🥺 ❤️

hell yeah!! Junko is best girl

Amen

When?

@@Rea_no_Kuni Lily's dad was shown before the concert.

I feel bad for the people who have to sit behind him though

Also Maria and her posse from ep 9

@@jimi6414 right. i thought it was him but i am glad it is confirmed

The legendary drummer. Maybe she's a cavewoman and that's why she's such a pro at percussion but can't speak.

@@LaMortDeLaMusique The running theory is that she was some kind of brain-damaged even before she was a zombie.

Couldn't help but think on Animal from The Muppets during this scene...

There are several theories. One states she may have been a victim of the christian prosecution of japan. Her day to day clothes look like a nun's habit and her pajamas look like prison clothes. Her limbs are the more loose one of all the girls, this maybe be because she was dismembered during her execution. Another leading theory is that she was a victim of early days psychiatry, again with the prison pajamas, she may have been a victim of electroshock and lobotomized during her life before eventually ending her own life by suicide. This would explain her being the one with less noticeable scars when the rest have all the obvious damaged caused by their demise. Her loose limbs may be a consequence of her body used for medical research afterwards

@@gantzllat yikes...thanks for the info...except now I wanna cry for my best girl.

Tae Yamada: *incoherent drum noises*

To be fair, he phrased it very very badly. I understood he didn't meant it that way, but Junko took it very seriously, since he usually is very... special in that regard.

Kotaro meant it metaphorically and she took it literally

I was honestly surprised the guitar lasted as long as it did. When he said "smash it" I expected it to get broken right when he handed it to her

@@gregsimoes8645 Yeah I thought that too, and then I was like, okay she got it ri- Nope. She didn't...

Could be mo cap? Nice solo

They used the drummer Senri Kawaguchi movements. She's one of the best drummers in Japan and I also know her since she started making K-ON covers. I'm very proud of her ~

It looks like they used CG for her so I guess it wasn't as hard as it usually is.

Animal: My kind of woman

@@fry4guy421 true it would be easier than 2D but it's difficult to make it look good. This season's 3D is already looking much smoother than last I'm really glad to see it get much better

Lol

Kotaro: Smash it! Junko: *smashes guitar* Kotaro: Bruh...

RIP for Kotaro's guitar

@@stefansogorovic6701 RIP Kotaro's guitar, aka his axe and soul

Kotaro: 🗿 A

Luckily she repairs it later so all is good.

he should have been more careful with his wording, he told her to "smash it" after all lol

What did you expect, she is the *legendary tae*

Drummer Tae she is!..Grand Legendary Status!

@_ scüp doubtful she was a drummer. her normal dress attire seems old like she might be the oldest zombie there (Yugiri is from the late 1800s i believe so that's saying something)

She's got a lot more going on than everyone realizes.

Right now I'm 50/50 on Tae being always is and always was exactly as she is now vs. in the FINAL, absolute last episode she becomes "conscious".

To be fair, I doubt any idol group could follow a group glowing and somehow creating their own SFX while on stage 🤣

@@NewHellraiser that is the power of Iron Frill.

The group had been performing for at least 10 years, must have classics and one of their stars already got zapped by lightening. Can't really expect a team of elite top tier producers to lose to Kotaru' s inexperience.

Franchouchou are still a pretty niche group in contrast to Iron Frill which is a popular idol group that’s existed for at least 10 years so people are going to be naturally inclined to be skewed towards Iron Frill unless they’re someone who’s been following Franchouchou from the very beginning like the Metalhead guys. If anything the fact that Franchouchou was able to gain Iron Frill’s respect to the point of considering them competition says a lot about how much of an impact their performance had and I only imagine having Franchouchou’s name being broadcasted on national tv by a well known idol group is only going to bolster Franchouchou’s reputation and popularity

Keep in mind that the audience were, with the exception of Franchouchou's most loyal, there to see Iron Frill.

I kinda wish she had more solos. I really like her voice

She's got some impressive range. Watch Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear. She voices the main character in that.

Yup her voice is really deep when she sings, and it's absolutely amazing

I LOVE Junko’s voice, she’s like a tiny lion, she looks small and adorable but she’s still a lion ya know?

I actually love that so much about her voice. If you consider she was from the 80s where casual sexism on idols was possibly even more widespread than it is today, it's no wonder she kept her voice this low when she talked and saved the "powerful" version of it for her job.

@@AKHTS It isn't necessarily about sexism, some people just have different voice range when they talk and sing. Some singers I know are like that, they don't fake their talking voice, it's just like that naturally. High pitch when talking, low when singing or vice versa.

That wasn't her

@@VerdeMorte someone really needs to rewatch season 1(specifically episode 7) before they forget more stuff because he did in that episode

@@yeissonvelandia699 Which will make it stronger then before, just like she not only repaired the door but reinforced it.

Stylistically the song kind of reminded me of Band-Maid

That ain't death metal tho

That aint Death metal kiddo, thats metalcore

@@nvrmlticeYES! THANK GOD! SOMEONE SAID IT

Yeah, if you really want to listen to death metal, listen to Cannibal Corpse.

All we had seen Tae do leading up to this was use a metal can as hand drum. It cracked me up to see her go from that to the drum solo. The legendary Tae indeed.

@@fernandorivera4719 I was taken aback by Tae's drum solo, I didn't made that connection until you pointed out. Now I'm grinning like an idiot because how the girls managed to use this at their advantage.

@@oscarperez1345 Don't forget her swatting at the fly with two markers! In any case, I need to see more of Tae drumming!!

it would be funnier if she didn't actually considered it until after doing it

All those pent up emotion of being picked on or bullied. All unleash at once.

Although she now has to repair the guitar but still.

Okay, looking at it that way it's pretty good.

junko SMASH

Ngl always thought she was the best vocalist

While they all sound pretty good, Junko has a power the others don't seem to match. More impressive as from my understanding, the Japanese VA was not a singer.

@@kenohki3492 She should be, her range is impressive

Junko is my 3rd favorite Franchouchou member Yugiri will always be my number 1 favorite and I slightly prefer Saki to Junko but honestly they're both good

From what someone else said, it is motion capture of Senri Kawaguchi playing. But animating mocap to look that good is an art in itself.

I getcha. I used to play bass for a metal band so I know how awesome it is when an anime studio takes the time to make the motions and hand placements look real.

always good to see that animators are not always completely bullshitting around and actually pay attention to details. Even if most people wont recognize and value them.

@DeludedDesktopAlien nice!

As a guitarist myself, I have to say, the half second cut to Junko hitting the pedal before the chorus brought a tear to my eye. Idk why man it’s the little things that make it feel more real.

Regardless of past performances they make it to every concert, even the spontaneous ones…somehow.

It’s the fact they go to every single show they have 😭😭

Rock, rap, jaz, a capella, you name it...

That’s the difference of Zombieland Saga from other idol anime. To be honest, I don’t like Idol anime much. But this show is completely different. In every idol anime, there is this “following dream” or “prove myself” or “better than my sister” or “my parents won’t allow me” or etc. troupe. And all of the songs have quite the same vibe while in this, the type songs are different in each episodes. And the problems in this anime are much more impactful.

Actually Cinderella Girls, Love Live, Lapis Re:Lights and PuriPara are idol shows which happen to have some metal songs. You can listen to Legne from Cinderella Girls for example, or GOst Coaster from PuriPara even has freaking odd-time signatures and a solo

Love Live, has a few rock songs that i really enjoy. Chase and Dive by Setsuna Yuki which are both featured in the Love Live Nijigasaki anime and there's also Ketsui no Hikari by Mifune Shioriko which is in the mobile game Love Live Allstars. Ketsui no Hikari imo is a great rock song sounds like it should belong as an opening theme to some kinda of Shonen anime lol.

@@CHolik Dive literally has a Stratovarius riff. If that's not metal I don't know what it is

Yeah I agree, this has been possibly the best performance in the entire series so far

Heck they even made it to Saki’s spontaneous concert… how they knew where and when? I’m too afraid to ask.

The regular animations have some sloppy animations but the music bits are fantastic

Isn’t a lot of it CG

@@jonnydupe2346 so? Its cg well put together. Looks like they even used some mocap. CG doesn't automatically mean its bad, many studios just do it badly. like what they did in the first season which honestly sucked.

Idol anime almost all of em when performin on stage are CGIs its kind of a tradition now

@@kazuyukagami4625 yh its just hard to animate dances especially group ones since its hand drawn that's why almost all idol animes use cgi.

I mean, she does not have less control over her body than the others, just broken vocal chords and probably a light case of brain damage which explains her animalistic break outs. When you listen to her you'll noticed that she does not have issues with forming sentences, but that she literally unable to make the right sounds.

The va actually just learnt how to sing for this role

Facts😂😂😂

fr. I died laughing when they called this nu metal sounding song “Death metal”

@@crispytoastexe i would more call it a more NEW WAVE OF BRITISH HEAVY METAL

@@bluraptor7118 new wave of Japanese heavy metal

Oh god it’s something alright.

Cannibal Corpse would like to know your location

thats sums up the viewers watching this anime

@@princethegoat4838 why must you hurt me in this way lol

Rock transcends age

0. The legendary Tae Yamada 1. Everyone else

1. Fat rock guy 2. The legendary Tae Yamada 3. Everyone else

Good Ending:

@@amiasg9305 very nearly the best ending, Tae ready to throw hands. xD

That’s interesting. Makes me wonder if Junko was the inspiration for Ai becoming an idol like Ai was for Sakura

It was the video from last episode, before Ai ran out of the room

@@Darkdjinn79 ai was watching the last iron frill song

@@GOLDHAJIKVONGOLA and then she watched Junkos song before the girls went into the room. You can also check the room. Its the same exact room as from previous episode. That would be big coincidence if her room looked exactly the same.

Look at the layout again. See those icons along the time bar? It was completely different in past. Also the logo of youtube was different in the past. You can see that logo in ZLS is the same with logo before the name, but in the past the logo was like You[Tube].

It's like all of her power is focused in that one area. But then she turns out to be a swiss army zombie.

It kind of creates the idea that the meekest person has the strongest voice, though you know they’re the same person since you can hear a bit of Junko’s singing voice when she’s more serious & dedicated

When she belted out with that voice during Asuku nare during the first season? My jaw fell wide open! :P I suddenly understood why she used to be the whole F'ing show! :D

My favourite of the seven, no doubt

@@declan2775 Well, I do love Saki as a character and she's probably my favourite, but Junko's singing voice is in a league of its own.

you should check it out. its really good. this is coming from someone who hasn't seen a single "idol anime" except this one

Please do yourself a favor and watch it

@@maraschwartz6731 Same I got bait and switched with this anime honestly, but I don’t regrets it one bit.

If you’re going to watch an Idol Anime watch this one. It has a great combination of comedy, genuine heartfelt moments, horror, and great music.

Ídols zombies and Best male protagonist ever

Yeah. So powerful.

I think she have the same voice actor with Boa Hancock from One Piece

Those two are basically the fandom in animated form.

Yep she went full Hendrix

people smashing instruments always pains me ngl, if you have any respect for your instrument you wouldn’t do that lol

@@hannahkozlovic1715 sounds like a you problem

@@eliascristerna3089 sorry man, instruments are mad expensive and i always wonder what kinda money these people have just lying around where they’re willing to wreck some nice quality craftsmanship like that.

@@hannahkozlovic1715 The kinda bands that do that usually care more about the rush during a concert and all the drugs they are likely on more than they care about their own instruments. Also I doubt they bring their best guitar on stage when they smash it.

There was def a massive blast in the finale lol

Nice catch

Wouldn't surprise me.

No, SHE taught Animal. She’s legendary for a reason!

Oh boy,nonstopping drums intensifies!

@@ryanspruce7447 no, she became legendary by learning from Animal!

@@Lemuel928 THE MOST EPIC DRUM BATTLE IN HISTORY, ANIMAL OF DR. TEETH AND THE ELECTRIC MAYHEM VS. TAE YAMADA OF FRANCHOUCHOU

And the time he knocked her out with a door

yeah they're girlfriends LOL

They‘re gal pals 😂

He wanted Junko to smash Ai?

Oh my.😏

I mean, you see those looks they're sharing. Those two are breaking a bed in half after the show.

Always has been.

@@LUFFY-jo9kf I don't think so

punk rock usually has more straightforward drumming, this reminds me of Scavanger of Human Sorrow by Death.