History Characters / ZombieLandSagaFranchouchou

* CoveredInScars: The bandages across her body are implied to be covering up horrific burn scars. Considering her whole body was charred upon death, it's no wonder.

* CracksInTheIcyFacade: The IdolSinger Ai Mizuno starts the series off as quite sour and cynical. After all, she's been dead for ten years, brought back as a zombie for a ludicrous plan to revitalize a niche prefecture, and has largely been relegated to obscurity despite being a national sensation in life. Seeing the determination of her groupmate Sakura shows hints that she might not be as done with idol work as she thought, first when Sakura saves an awry performance in episode 2, and later as the rest of the group is slowly coming together to officialize their new idol group, with Ai noting their optimism for what she thought was just a doomed pipe dream.

--> "[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLiketheOthers The legendary Tae Yamada!]]"

First Appearance: Recap/ZombieLandSagaE01 (Zombie Yamada), Recap/ZombieLandSagaGaidenCh01 (Human Yamada)

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[[labelnote:Click here to see Zombie Yamada]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zls_tae_zombie.png[[/labelnote]]]]

!!Tropes exclusive to Zombie Yamada

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First Appearance: Recap/ZombieLandSagaE01 (Zombie Tae), Recap/ZombieLandSagaGaidenCh01 (Human Tae)

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[[labelnote:Click here to see Zombie Tae]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zls_tae_zombie.png[[/labelnote]]]]

* BandageMummy: Ai's bandages almost completely cover her save for her eyes. Given she was killed being struck by lightning, leaving her a charred corpse, the bandages are likely not only helping keep her together, but covering up massive disfiguring burn scars across her entire body.

** There are indications that he chose to have the band sing in particularly bad weather in Episode 7, considering Ai's fate. [[spoiler:It actually works in his favor as Ai was able to get over her fear, and the girls gave a rather [[JustForPun shocking]] performance as the lightning autotuned their voice and gave them the ability to shoot lasers.]]

* ObfuscatingInsanity: At least a little, and possibly a lot. He repeatedly refuses to deal with potentially serious issues, then when he ''does'' step in, his advice is often unhelpful or counterproductive. All the same, things normally work out due to the girls' hard work, and it's notable that when they don't, he will drop all his normal silliness and move to sort it out himself with a competence he doesn't normally display. Several times the girls have assumed they've pulled the wool over his eyes (Junko and Ai running away, and them using the computer while he was in the bath) and it's been revealed he was aware of their actions the whole time.

--> ''"[[{{Catchphrase}} GOOD MORNING!!]]"''

* HiddenBuxom: Her normally baggy clothes hide a rather impressive bust, which is actually on the same level as Sakura's, who herself is pretty visibly-stacked. Her idol outfit however shows it off in full though.

* DeadManWriting: [[spoiler: Jofuku, who was alive back in her era, finds a letter written by her before she was executed, telling him how she was most likely dead by that point for taking responsibility of the bloodshed and rebellion in Saga, and asks him to tell Kiichi [[MotivationalLie she got out of Saga safely]] and guide the new Saga Kiichi would create.]]
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer:

* FeminineWomenCanCook: She's a skilled chef and prepares meals for the other girls before work. [[spoiler: It's one of the many life skills she learned when she started living independently.]]

* BrokenTears: [[spoiler:When she thinks Ai is planning to leave her and Franchouchou to rejoin Iron Frill, Junko tries to press the former for an honest answer, then gets a vague response that only reaffirms her fears. She then runs to a nearby beach and cries her heart out.]]

* LookBothWays: A non-lethal PlayedForLaughs version. As everyone prepares to leave, Junko leaves the mansion to rejoin everyone, only to get rammed by Kotaro's van purely ''by accident'' as she stands in front to try to stop him. Being a zombie, she's fine.

* MeaningfulEcho: Returns the words, "Don't worry, I'll back you up" to Ai who is about to break down on stage in fear of lightning.

* RockersSmashGuitars: [[spoiler:When in a pinch over how to lead Franchouchou in an upcoming performance with Iron Frill, Kotaro advices her to smash through her limitations. After the group's success, she takes his advice a bit too literally and smashes Kotaro's guitar to pieces.]]

* SayMyName: [[spoiler:When she's alone and distraught by the chance of Ai leaving her and Franchouchou.]]
-->'''[[spoiler:"AI, YOU JERK!!!"]]'''
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: She runs away from the mansion together with Ai very shortly after reawakening, mostly because she's terrified of Tae. Like Ai, she reluctantly returns after realizing she has nowhere else to go.

** She is apparently strong enough that she can grab a headless Sakura by the legs and run at full speed, keeping up with Saki without any sign of strain.

* EightiesHair: That is a ''fluffy'' head of hair on her. Justified, since she lived and died in the early eighties.

* SolidGoldPoop: As mentioned many times, Yugiri was such a talented oiran that,to paraphrase the mistress of the pleasure house, she became so priceless she went and became worthless as she was getting no clients and all but free loading at the establishment.

SolidGoldPoop: As mentioned many times, Yugiri was such a talented oiran that,to paraphrase the mistress of the pleasure house, she became so priceless she went and became worthless as she was getting no clients and all but free loading at the establishment.

** [[DeconstructedTrope Season 2 addresses the downside of this]] as the girls have become extremely reliant on Ai's opinion on almost everything, Kotaro arranges to have Ai do some solo stuff in episodes 3 & 4 so that the girls will have to figure out how to preform on their own.

* WeWantOurJerkBack: Downplayed. When Kotaro [[spoiler:becomes depressed in Season 2's first episode]], he's isolated from the members of Franchouchou for about a month. In that time, while the girls try and manage without him, they quickly realize that they're in trouble - after all, he's their main composer and choreographer, he's much more talented at getting gigs, and only he can give the girls' makeup that special touch that actually makes them look alive (whereas their own efforts look “sickly” at best, and [[UncannyValleyMakeup unsettling]] at worst). They don't ''want'' Kotaro to act like a jerk toward them, but they definitely want him out of his funk so that he can continue doing what he does best on their behalf.

* FatalFlaw: Her stubbornness; on one hand it can be her greatest tool, being what fuels her {{Determinator}} and HopeBringer attitudes, but it also makes her incredibly difficult to compromise with and persuade. When she settles on the thought that Franchouchou will initially fail, it takes everything the other girls have to finally break that mindset. Ai's stubborness also brings her into conflict with Junko who's unaccustomed to the modern standards of IdolSinger{{s}}, and the two have a big falling out that lasts an episode.

* BuxomBeautyStandard: Yugiri is the bustiest of the zombies, and one of the hardest to unnerve. She's a talented gymnast, hails from a more violent era, and is familiar with the concept of "testing swords". She's also prone to slapping her peers across the face to make them come to their senses, whether they actually need it or not. Episode 9 of ''Revenge'' reveals that [[spoiler:she's quite capable of using a sword herself, and even kept a sword [[SwordCane concealed in her shamisen]] when she was alive]].

* BuxomBeautyStandard: Is one of the bustiest members of Franchouchou along with Sakura and Yugiri, she's also very strong and can be an effective offensive force in dire situations like fighting a wild boar. Human Tae takes it even further, being a BadassNormal demon hunter with extensive fighting knowledge.

* BoobsOfSteel: Yugiri is the bustiest of the zombies, and one of the hardest to unnerve. She's a talented gymnast, hails from a more violent era, and is familiar with the concept of "testing swords". She's also prone to slapping her peers across the face to make them come to their senses, whether they actually need it or not. Episode 9 of ''Revenge'' reveals that [[spoiler:she's quite capable of using a sword herself, and even kept a sword [[SwordCane concealed in her shamisen]] when she was alive]].

* BoobsOfSteel: Is one of the bustiest members of Franchouchou along with Sakura and Yugiri, she's also very strong and can be an effective offensive force in dire situations like fighting a wild boar. Human Tae takes it even further, being a BadassNormal demon hunter with extensive fighting knowledge.

* TookALevelInDumbass: As a zombie, Tae lacks any of the class and intellect she had as a human, being reduced to a shambling corpse with basic, instinctive behaviors, even after the other girls besides Sakura were stimulated after the heavy metal concert in Episode 1. Though she does show a capacity for learning and growing in this form.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She'll at least try to eat [[ExtremeOmnivore just about anything]], but she particularly loves dried squid, which Kotaro keeps in his pocket to pacify her bitey tendencies. Her profile also mentions she particularly likes mentaiko.

* NiceGirl: Despite having wildly different personalities a common trend among the 7 is that they're genuinely good-natured and kind in their own way, even the initially distant Ai and abrasive Saki turn out to be total sweethearts, who knew zombies could be so likable?

** [[spoiler: Her death turns out to be brutal subversion. Saki was actually found alive at the scene of the crash but the lacerations sustained from the fall and burns from her bike's explosion meant there was no saving her, and she died two hours later.]]

* AmbiguouslyBi: This exchange in ''Revenge'', in which the girls are discussing romance:
--> '''Lily''': "I love all of humanity, because they all love me!" (subbed) / "I love everybody in the whole wide world, because everybody in the world loves me, too!" (dubbed)
--> '''Yugiri''': "Make sure to include ''me'' in that number." (subbed) / "That includes me, ''dearest Lady Lily''." (dubbed)
%%** It should be noted that in life she serviced both men and women which ups the ambiguity as she would

* OddlyVisibleEyebrows: Has a large [[PeekABangs bang]] over the left side of her face, but her eyes are still visible underneath.
* PeekABangs: The left side of her face is covered by her hair, though her eye is [[OddlyVisibleEyebrows still visible]].

* KansaiRegionalAccent: She usually uses the kansai "''-han''" versus the more well known "''-san''".