Chapter 9

Chapter 9 (第9章, Dai 9-shō) is the ninth chapter of the Zombie Land Saga manga.

Synopsis
Kotaro does not know how to write Atsuku Nare, so he goes to the Jofuku bar, where the Drive-in Tori man is. He tells him to try a soup to get inspired, from that soup the song Atsuku Nare was born.

Plot
We start with Franchouchou practicing for their next event, and we see signs of the ideological discussion of Ai and Junko. With both, Franchouchou can grow, and they become the center of the group.

He has a brief flashback of everything they have done so far is seen, noting that Ai and Junko are polar opposites and the moment will come when their different ideals will collide.

This way, Kotaro decides to make a duet song for the two, but things were not as simple as he anticipated since the lyrics do not fit an idol group. He desperately seeks the bartender of “Bar New Jofuku” for help.

Once he arrives, he is surprised to see the mysterious man sitting in the Bar. He mentions that the Bartender is not in currently, but that he will listen to everything he has to say.

Kotaro talks about the duo of Ai and Junko and their inevitable clash of ideals, and the mysterious man recommends that he should go to Ureshino for inspiration. Thanks to hot tofu, Kotaro gets the inspiration to make the song of the JunAi duo.

Characters

 * Kotaro Tatsumi
 * Franchouchou
 * Sakura Minamoto
 * Saki Nikaido
 * Ai Mizuno
 * Junko Konno
 * Yugiri
 * Lily Hoshikawa
 * Tae Yamada
 * The Mysterious Man
 * Jofuku (indirectly mentioned)

Locations

 * Saga Prefecture
 * Franchouchou Mansion
 * Bar New Jofuku
 * Hot Springs Tofu shop

Trivia

 * This chapter briefly recalls the girls' gigs at Drive-In Tori and the Gatalympics in Episode 5.

Capítulo 9