Episode 14

"“As the leader of Franchouchou, I stand on this stage with a burning soul. From now on, in order to become Saga’s leader, I will stand onstage with the force of a hundred million burning souls. So that anyone who is barely hanging on can see my fiery passion, wherever they may be.”"

“The SAGA of an Almost-Broken Radio” (ぶっ壊れかけのレディオ SAGA Bukkoware Kake no Redio SAGA) is the second episode of the second season of Zombie Land Saga and is the fourteenth episode overall.

Synopsis (Kotaro’s Diary)
(Note: This is an unofficial English translation of the synopsis from the website.)

"I'm awaken like a zombie, and they seem to be relieved. I often make myself drunk to hide my pale face, but it's not the time to keep on whining. To make Franchouchou shine again, I need a big stepping stone. An eye for an eye, a teeth for a teeth, a legend for a legend. Receive the fiery passion as if it were the dragon's flame. Even if the body is destroyed, the soul will never be"

Plot
Franchouchou makes a live televised appearance to promote Yūtoku Inari Shrine alongside White Ryu, an aging radio talk show host whom Saki admires. After filming, Ryu tells Saki that he intends to retire soon, which she interprets to mean the end of his show. Confiding in Sakura that Ryu helped her find direction in her life that led to her befriending Reiko and joining Franchouchou, Saki appears on his show as a self-imposed guest and pleads for him to continue inspiring Saga's citizens. However, he explains that he has already decided to appoint Franchouchou as the show's new hosts. Saki enthusiastically accepts and confesses her love for Ryu, but he does not reciprocate her feelings on account of their age discrepancy. Saki later cries together with Sakura, realizing her own inability to enter a relationship with anyone due to being an unaging zombie.

Characters

 * Kotaro Tatsumi
 * Romero
 * Franchouchou
 * Sakura Minamoto
 * Saki Nikaido
 * Ai Mizuno
 * Junko Konno
 * Yugiri
 * Lily Hoshikawa
 * Tae Yamada
 * White Ryu (debut)
 * Officer Suenaga (cameo)
 * Journalists
 * Shinta Okoba
 * Inuhashi
 * Death Metal fans (non-speaking cameo)
 * Metalhead A
 * Metalhead B
 * Dorami Biker Gang (non-speaking cameo)
 * Maria Amabuki
 * Mikigawa
 * Sayama
 * Reiko Amabuki (flashback)
 * Takeo Go (mentioned)

Locations

 * Saga Prefecture
 * Abandoned Mansion
 * Unnamed police station
 * White Ryuu’s radio tower
 * Restaurant Anrisu (mentioned)
 * Geils Deathmetal Stadium
 * Kyoto Prefecture (mentioned)
 * Yoshiwara’s Kuro Inari Shrine

Songs

 * ”Do You Hate Windy Days (White Ryuu version)”
 * ”Do You Hate Windy Days (Franchouchou’s version)”

Instrumentals

 * TBA

Trivia

 * This is the second episode to be centered around Saki, with the first being “Episode 9”.
 * Kotaro’s diary entry for the episode is written sometime after he got his passion back from the previous episode and sometime before the morning assembly of this episode.
 * The last line of his dairy entry also foreshadows Franchouchou being delegated ownership of White Ryuu’s radio show via Saki’s burning passion as an idol.
 * This is the first episode where girls openly discuss romantic love and relationships.
 * It is revealed that Saki met Reiko after listening to White Ryuu’s advice on his radio show.
 * It is revealed that Saki has a crush on her childhood idol, White Ryuu.
 * As of this episode, Franchouchou have taken over as the new hosts of White Ryuu’s radio show.
 * It is revealed that, despite still having the ability to eliminate bodily fluids, the girls are more prone to dehydration and at a faster pace than that of regular humans. As shown during the scene wherein Sakura starts crying, her entire body immediately dries up.

Dub Differences

 * TBA

Cultural References

 * The line “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and a legend for a legend” in Kotaro’s diary entry for the episode is a reference to Hammurabi’s Code.
 * This episode touches upon the fact that real-life idols should be careful regarding their romantic pursuits while on the job.

Continuity

 * This episode has a handful of callbacks from “Episode 5”.
 * This is the second time Kotaro gets physically assaulted by Saki.
 * This is the third time Kotaro and Saki openly express their excitement for one of Kotaro’s new gimmicks.
 * This is the second time Saki shows her idolization for an infamous icon that heavily influenced her life.
 * This episode also has a handful of parallels from “Episode 9”.
 * With both episodes being centered around Saki.
 * Both episodes revealed parts of Saki’s backstory.
 * Both episodes involved Saki’s best friend, Reiko Amabuki, and her daughter, Maria Amabuki, in one way or another.
 * Both episodes end with Franchouchou performing a song led by Saki with the Dorami Biker Gang being seen in the audience.
 * Officer Suenaga (under the guise of “Dirty Harry of Saga Cops”) recalls meeting Yugiri as the bartender of Anrisu.
 * This is the third time wherein Franchouchou performs at Geils Deathmetal Stadium.
 * This episode parallels the previous episode wherein the girls perform their latest song onstage at Geils Deathmetal Stadium near the end of the episode.

Errors

 * The bike handle Saki leaves at the police station reappears next to her and Sakura after they have already left the station.
 * The bar Yugiri works at, Chinatsu, is recalled as “Arinsu”, and instead of being a bar, it is referred to as a restaurant. It is currently unknown if this is an error or an intentional change.