Saga Sagako Busters

The Saga Sagako Busters (佐賀サガコバスターズ Saga Sagako Basutāzu) are a group of Sagako slayers who are dedicated to fighting curses in Saga.

They were first introduced in the spin-off manga, Zombie Land Saga Gaiden: The First Zombie.

Overview
They call themselves pure, beautiful and fair, fighting against the curse that currently plagues Saga, with the help of MJ Tae was able to put together a team that is willing to give their lives for the good and prosperity of Saga. Tae was the founder of the team along with MJ and after Yuko joined, the group began to thrive in an incredible way sealing Sagakos that brought Saga disgrace as they now had an exorcist helping them in their work.

Now, after Yuko was sealed in an onion, the group recruited Eikichi Hyodo to help them fight the Sagakos, since being a twin he had the same powers as his sister. Along with Tae's training, Eikichi will become more dedicated to caring for Saga's failed stars to defeat the curse and win back his sister. However, the curse grows stronger every day, spawning more and more Sagakos, so the Busters must find new ways to fight such a threat.

Origins
Ten years before the events of the Gaiden manga, in 1979, the Sagako Busters group is founded with Tae and Jofuku. During this time, Tae continues to fight against Sagako alone and with nothing more than her own tools, but in one of these battles she meets the a young girl named Yuko, who is willing to defend her after seeing how a Sagako left her very badly injured. Later, Yuko would join the Busters team along with Hanako. Yuko would teach them that she has the ability to seal curses with the help of onions grown on the farm. Thanks to the "love" that land received during years of cultivation, it made these onions special and the Hyodo twins received the power to seal curses with these onions and communicate with a part of the "The Prosperity of SAGA". However, Yuko's power weakens over time and she reaches a point where she seals herself into an onion to be later revived by Jofuku.

After the founding of the group, many applicants for that job joined, including an occultist, a self-proclaimed fortune teller, and a medium. None of whom lasted more than 3 days within the group, until a mysterious girl named Anna arrives willing to help them despite how crazy it sounds to fight against supernatural beings. In addition to adapting to Hanako's inventions, she is also very good at battle and problem solving by being very observant of small details, with her help the group was able to defeat many Sagakos more effectively.

The last to join is Eikichi Hyodo, Yuko's twin, who joins against his will when his sister turns into an onion and is forced to fight against the Sagakos since he also has the power to seal these curses. During his participation in the group, he gradually shows himself to be just as effective as his sister with the sealed ones.

Members

 * Tae Yamada - The founder and leader of the group, she calls herself "The Legendary OL of Saga" but actually works at a food stand together with her father.
 * Hanako Hakase - The weapons specialist and inventor to help her group.
 * Anna Shuri - The self-proclaimed beauty of the group. She is a martial artist who was hired because the team lacked manpower.
 * Yuko Hyodo - Yuko is the girl who has powers to communicate with onions and it is she who instinctively knows where the Sagakos are and has the power to seal them.
 * Eikichi Hyodo - Yuko's new recruit and replacement, like his sister he has the power to communicate with onions and seal the Sagakos.

Allies/Partners

 * Jofuku - He is the one who raised Tae after his parents were killed and instructed her to destroy the Sagakos.
 * Takeo Go - A giant high school student who was helped by the Sagako Busters so he could confess to his partner, Sachika.
 * Yasuko Hyodo - She is the mother of the Hyodo twins and helped the team when a giant Sagako destroyed their base of operations.

Base of Operations

 * Sagako Busters Mansion - The Sagako busters use a mansion in Karatsu as their plans headquarters, training place, warehouse, and also served as Tae's home.
 * Hanako's Inventions - Of the many Hanako inventions that they have stored in the rooms of the mansion, such as the Del-height and the love potion.



Mode of Transport

 * Busters' Van - The model of the truck used by the Sagako Busters is Toyota HiAce (a very similar make of truck that was driven by Kotaro). And the model of the van they drive is the fourth generation Toyota HiAce which was released in 1989 (the year Gaiden takes place) and it's a very different van compared to Kotaro's HiAce. Because Kotaro's truck is actually the 5th generation Toyota HiAce Commuter, Kotaro's truck is much more luxurious and more modern compared to 80's HiAce due to the 80's car model are much more boxy design as a futuristic and modern style than present time HiAce.

Trivia

 * The group and its name are a reference to the Ghost Busters.
 * The group's base of operations is the mansion where the Franchouchou girls currently live. As well as the makeup and other items in the mansion that were used by the group when it was active.
 * The girls' meeting room was the meeting place for alerting of the new Sagako Monsters.

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Saga Sagako Busters