Zombie Land Saga: ANTHOLOGY is a collection of short manga stories based on the anime Zombie Land Saga. Each chapter of the series is written and illustrated by different authors, each telling their own stories starring the titular zombie idols, Franchouchou.
The series is currently only published officially in Japanese, though several fans have translated it for English-speaking readers.
Tropes
- Almost Kiss: In chapter 5, Ai and Junko end up arguing amidst comedy routine practice about whether it's appropriate to for idols like them to be performing that kind of act. Saki and Lily impishly shove the two close together where they're in kissing distance. Both Ai and Junko look very flustered afterwards.
- Epic Fail: Chapter 4 has Sakura and Saki, the only two members of the group who were never performers, try to improve their "cuteness" to be up to par with their groupmates. Lily starts trying to mentor them on being cuter such as being more expressive, citing Junko singing an emotional ballad. The result is Sakura and Saki making very intense grimaces.
- Hot Springs Episode: The second half of chapter 1 features Saki, Sakura, Ai and Junko spending time at the hot springs from episode 2 of the anime. Saki concocts a plan to improve their undead complexion by soaking in the waters to mixed results.
- LEGO Body Parts: Chapter 6 is all about the girls swapping torsos with each other, resulting in humorous scenes of everyone's head being swapped onto a different body. Saki for example gets pissed off being swapped onto Lily's short body. Sakura has an unflattering moment of ecstasy being swapped onto Ai's body. The flat-chested Ai gets literally weighed down by Yugiri's big chest. Yugiri experiences Saki's inhuman strength by effortlessly crushing a water bottle. Junko swaps onto Sakura's body and inherits all of her terrible luck and clumsiness. Then the chapter ends off on a gag showing that Tae and Romero swapped bodies and wandered off into the night looking like horror monsters, terrifying Policeman A.
