Episode 12

"If the only way for the show to be a success is without you. Then, I would much rather the seven of us fail together."

Good Morning Again SAGA is the twelfth and final episode of Zombieland Saga.

Synopsis (Kotaro’s Diary)
Memories of "Sakura" still don't come back. It is just a matter of "possess" or "have". However, it is not Kotaro Tatsumi who surrenders here. Believe in yourself. I'll have "Franchouchou" sing on the Arpino stage. That is where the project really begins.

It is the beginning of the "Zombie Land Saga Project".

You will go to the stage whether you want to or not
Six days before the Arpino concert, Sakura remains depressed for fear that her bad luck misfortune may resurface and destroy everyone's careers. But the girls are still determined to cheer her on. In the last few days, as Sakura continues her melancholy, Tae becomes frustrated and incoherently tries to cheer her up because it helped her get used to her idol career. Having remembered how Sakura helped Tae, the girls remind Sakura that due to her kindness, they would never have gotten very far with her. They say that if their bad luck would ruin their careers, they would accept it anyway. Later, it is revealed that Kotaro had met Sakura earlier in the past.

It's your time to get up again
On the day of the concert, the heavy snowfall complicates things a bit, but the entire audience arrives. Although Sakura still has a bad feeling about her luck, she introduces herself along with the girls. But during the performance, the entire stage collapsed below them, leaving the audience in shock.

Before Sakura's fears can resurface, Kotaro tries to continue the show and the girls get up to cover her. After her friends' words of encouragement echoed in her mind, Sakura regains her composure and stands up and continues the show, ending with Sakura fully regaining her memories with everyone and a standing ovation from the crowd. After proving that she has regained her memories with everyone, the girls celebrate together now that she's back to being herself. Kotaro interrupts by reporting that they have not yet reached the heights of their stardom and the audience is waiting for an encore for the girls to return to the stage for the second song. The second performance ends with Sakura announcing to everyone "Good morning!" .

Confirmed sequel
Meanwhile, an editorial man worries because he's now riddled with questions with Ai, Junko, and Lily.

Appearances

 * Sakura Minamoto
 * Kōtarō Tatsumi
 * Saki Nikaidō
 * Ai Mizuno
 * Junko Konno
 * Yūgiri
 * Lily Hoshikawa
 * Tae Yamada
 * Romero

Trivia

 * We learn that Junko not only properly fixed the door that Kotaro knocked down in Episode 7, but reinforced it in such a way that Tae can't knock it down. Very cunning girl there.
 * When Tae can't break through the door to catch up to Sakura, it's the first time she's ever been really angry after getting fed up with Sakura constantly pushing her and the other girls. Then she proceeds to burst through the attic window and drag Sakura over the head, with her teeth.
 * Some very effective instances of Team Mom's Tough Love and Team Dad from the group appear that turn out to be extremely critical in both waking Sakura from her inaction and propelling her to her feet when the stage at Arpino collapses due to bad weather. Each instance counts equally as amazing and moving.
 * First, co- Team Mom Yugiri is controlled, man! The slap was finally aimed at someone really desperate, and while it was far from a perfect solution, her words went a long way towards restoring Sakura's motivation. Also, what a slap it was! Probably none other than Truck-kun has hit Sakura the hardest!
 * In the same line we have Ai. In the previous episode, Ai was the only one of the girls who chose not to leave the room and tease Sakura late at night, a gentle treatment that continued throughout most of this episode, indicating that she believed Sakura would come alone. Finally, resuming her usual Team Dad role when her passivity proved it didn't work, she severely reaffirms the same words that sparked Sakura's spirit in life and makes several additional points that finally make Sakura's guard visibly drop. When Sakura begins to see the mirror crunching in front of her as a vindication of her bad luck, the group gives her another collective speech that ends again with Ai's words, Sakura tightened her grip with determination. Saki really seems to have faith in that girl.
 * A small one for Saki too. When the mirror breaks and Sakura's mood begins to change, she is the first to respond; hitting as more cracks spread and Saki smiles, the message is clear; No matter what destiny awaits them, they will take it and make it their own.
 * Saki: Who is unlucky?
 * A record snowfall descends in Saga just as the girls take the stage in Arpino. It's heavy enough to cause parts of the building, most important of the stage, to collapse onto the girls, who keep the show going strong even when the stage crumbles around them.
 * Ai even seems to have somehow known that the floor beneath her was a few minutes from giving way; she just leans in with a smile and a subtle "back" movement towards a group of girls who were practically hugging the stage and just holding an epic note until she collapses.
 * The stage finally collapses completely, knocking down the entire band and sound system. The audience is stunned and clearly concerned about the girls' safety, but suddenly a slow clap from Kotaro can be heard in the background. Soon after, Ai, notably struggling, forces herself to her feet to continue singing, and one by one the other girls do the same, climaxing with Sakura's big She's Back moment. The show must go on.
 * One that might have gone unnoticed by many is that Yomigaere, the first song Franchouchou plays at the concert is the song they were supposed to play in Episode 2 before it went off the rails in Saki and Sakura's rap battle. It really shows how far these girls have come.
 * During Kotaro's flashback, he hands Sakura a CD: "Fantastic Lovers" by Iron Frill, the song Sakura was listening to just before she died. Was that one of the last memories of living Sakura, perhaps? His last interaction with her?
 * During the performance of their last song for the concert, the camera pans over to each member’s respective audience in the crowd. First with the camera panning over to Iron Frill watching their concert live online during Ai’s lines, to the bartender during Yugiri’s lines, then panning over to the reporter during Junko’s lines, then over to Lily’s father during her lines, followed by Reiko during Saki’s lines and then finally to Kotaro during Sakura’s lines.

Good Morning Again SAGA