Crunchyroll Announces “Zombie Land Saga Revenge” Simulcast
During this year’s Anime Awards, Crunchyroll announced the simulcast of “Zombie Land Saga Revenge”. The anime series, which serves as season 2 of “Zombie Land Saga”, is set premiere April 8, 2021.
Synopsis: From throughout the ages, a group of legendary girls have become zombie idols to save Saga Prefecture. It's the return of the cutting-edge zombie idol anime! One day, Minamoto Sakura lost her life in an unfortunate accident. Then, ten years later… After Sakura wakes up in a strange mansion, mysterious idol producer Tatsumi Kotaro tells her that she will be joining a group of legendary girls to form an idol unit. The seven girls are charged with a quest to save the fading Saga Prefecture and adopt the group name Franchouchou. After overcoming the difficulties stemming from their different ages and different periods of history, their undead zombie bodies allow them to defy expectations of what idols can be. During the final winter of the Heisei era they performed their first featured concert at Karatsu's Furusato Exhibition Hall, Arpino, taking another step towards becoming a legend. Now, in the modern Reiwa Era… The curtain rises on a new chapter in the story of Franchouchou, as they march towards a bright future full of hope.
“Zombie Land Saga” anime premiered October 2018 and the 12-episode series is currently streaming on Crunchyroll subtitled and Funimation in English dubbing. Funimation recently announced the English dub for “Zombie Land Saga Revenge”, which will be streamed at a later date after the simulcast. Check out the trailer below:
*Article updated 2/27 with release date.
Sources: Crunchyroll website and Twitter. Funimation website.
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