Zombie Land Saga

Zombie Land Saga (Japanese: ゾンビランドサガ Hepburn: Zonbi Rando Saga) is an anime television series produced by Cygames and Avex Pictures, and animated by studio MAPPA. The series later got a manga adaptation in October 2018.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The concept of zombies as disguising themselves as idols can be a bit absurd in idea, but after it shows the execution, it really works.
 * 2) Cute zombie designs.
 * 3) Great animation. (That is until the bad qualities.)
 * 4) As expected from an idol anime, it had memorable songs; most notably Mezame Returner.
 * 5) It balances between humor and drama. Its light hearted comedy can balance out the show's tone and nature without making it too dark and gloomy.
 * 6) Amazing voice acting. Both in English sub and English, Japanese, and international dubs.
 * 7) Awesome soundtrack.
 * 8) Not only the zombies are cute, but they are also lovable as well.
 * 9) With the exception of Tae and Yugiri, each character gets depth in varied episodes, whether on how they died, and/or what made them grow into what they are now.
 * 10) Iron Frills work as potential antagonists to rise the stakes and tension for the main characters.
 * 11) It does have a message about not abandoning your ideals, your confidence, and common sense in life.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) While well executed, people might at first, confuse this to other zombie Animes, such as School-Live, or Highschool of the Dead.
 * 2) Kotarou Tatsumi, whilst his rage is really funny, can sometimes be a total douchebag to the zombies.
 * 3) Although the darker and disturbing moments are minor, they are not for the easily disturbed due to some of these scenes showcasing how Sakura ended up getting run over by a lorry in the beginning of the series because of how she didn't look both ways.
 * 4) The CGI animation on the zombies doesn't look good in some episodes.
 * 5) The comedy, while good here and there, is sometimes poorly timed and can be used in poignant moments.

Trivia

 * Kotarou's disheveled design in episode 13 pays homage to Eren Yeager from Attack on Titan.