Episode 17

""You child actors only live in the present. Cute, small, lovable...It only works when you’re still in elementary school! Like it or not, we will grow up, eventually. But I’m different. I will rapidly grow up and fly away onto the next stage. I will carve a new legend that can only be created by me!""

“Little Bodda Bope Saga” (リトルパラッポ SAGA Ritoru Parappo SAGA) is the fifth episode of the second season of Zombie Land Saga and is the seventeenth episode overall.

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

"After the war in Saga Arena, the name "Franchouchou" spread to some extent throughout the country. Even those with rotten bodies did well without rotting their hearts. To know the light and dark sides of the world. You can be a naughty zombie. I want you to grow up strong. As an idol. As an artist."

Characters

 * Kotaro Tatsumi
 * Franchouchou
 * Sakura Minamoto
 * Saki Nikaido
 * Ai Mizuno
 * Junko Konno
 * Yugiri
 * Lily Hoshikawa
 * Tae Yamada
 * Light Oozora (debut)
 * Manager Nishimura (debut)
 * Iron Frill (mentioned)
 * Takeo Go (non-speaking cameo)
 * Mrs. Go (mentioned)

Locations

 * Saga Prefecture
 * Abandoned Mansion
 * Saga Arena (mentioned)
 * Saga City Culture Hall (debut)
 * Tosu City Stadium (MyTube thumbnail only)
 * Hoshikawa-Go Residences (flashback)
 * Tokyo (mentioned)

Songs

 * "Life (Light’s cover)"
 * "Little Bodda Bope"

Instrumentals

 * TBA

Trivia

 * A handful of Lily’s abilities are shown throughout the episode. Those being her ability to perform Rakugo at a young age, performing last-minute changes perfectly, as well as her craftsmanship.
 * Kotaro’s diary entry is presumably written after Franchouchou meets up with Light for the first time.
 * Light’s double personality is also hinted at at his diary entry for the episode, specifically the line “To know the light and dark sides of the world.”
 * Lily being a transgender female is hinted at twice throughout the episode.
 * The colors of the bow (white and pink) she wears for the majority of the episode combined with her hair color (light blue) represent the transgender flag.
 * During the scene wherein Lily enters the boy’s bathroom and responds to Light with “Lily does whatever she wants”. when questioned about it.
 * This is the first time Kotaro does not lead their daily morning assembly.
 * It is also the first time Kotaro does not yell at any of the girls, or in general, for that matter, during an episode.
 * Lily’s first performance is based on the pun “Roku-go performing Rakugo”, wherein her stage name as Zombie #6 (Roku-go) performs Rakugo.
 * Light is the second rival of (one of the members of) Franchouchou to hail from Tokyo.

Dub Differences

 * TBA

Cultural References

 * The title is a reference to John Paul Larkin’s 1995 hit, “Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)”, specifically the chorus.
 * This is befitting considering Lily turned a slow song into a scat performance.
 * The talent show, “Japanese Got Performance”, is a nod to the real-life talent show, “Asia’s Got Talent”.
 * Light is voiced by Minami Takayama, known for playing another famous young man, Conan from the homonymous series, Detective Conan.
 * Light’s character is partially based on Light Yagami from Death Note.
 * After his first successful performance, Light delivers Yagami’s famous line "Everything is going according to plan".
 * Additionally, he also pulls the same facial expression as Yagami when he says this.

Continuity

 * This is the second episode to center around Lily Hoshikawa, with the first being “Episode 8”.
 * A flashback to the scene right before Lily notices her first whisker from "Episode 8" is also shown.
 * This is the third episode wherein Kotaro does not have a major role in an episode.
 * This is Romero’s third absence from an episode, not including the previous episode recap and next episode preview.
 * Franchouchou’s performance at the Saga Arena during the previous episode is mentioned throughout this episode.
 * One of the videos recommended right next to the “Dancing Franchouchou’s Number 6’s Scat-singing” video on MyTube is Franchouchou’s performance at Saga Rock during “Episode 7”.

Errors

 * Studio Massket is incorrectly credited as "Stduio Massket".