Anime
Cygames announced the series, in collaboration with Avex Pictures, on July 5, 2018.[12] The series is directed by Munehisa Sakai and written by Shigeru Murakoshi, with animation by studio MAPPA.[8] The series' character designs are provided by Kasumi Fukagawa, Kazuo Ogura is the art director, Takashi Yanagida is serving as director of photography, Azusa Sasaki is the color designer, and Masahiro Goto is editing the series.[8] Yasuharu Takanashi is composing the series' music, which is produced by Avex Pictures, while dugout is producing the sound.[8] The opening and ending theme songs respectively are "Adabana Necromancy" (徒花ネクロマンシー) and "Hikari e" (光へ), both performed by Franchouchou.[8] The 12-episode series aired between October 4 and December 20, 2018, and was broadcast on AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, BS11, Saga TV, and TVQ.[8] The series was simulcast outside of Asia with Japanese audio and English subtitles by Crunchyroll and with English audio by Funimation.[13] An uncut version of the dub that translates the main songs from the anime series was eventually released by Funimation at the end of 2019.
Medialink licensed the first season in Asia-Pacific, and streamed it on Netflix, Aniplus Asia, and Bilibili, while Muse Communication holds the distribution rights to the second season.[14]
The opening and ending themes were both released as singles paired with "FANTASTIC LOVERS" and "Jellyfish" (respectively, both sung by Iron Frill, Ai Mizuno's in-universe pre-Franchouchou idol group) on November 28, 2018, and they charted at #13 and #19 (respectively) in the Oricon Singles Chart on December 10,[15][16] while the opening theme single topped the Billboard Japan Download Songs chart on the same day.[17]
On July 27, 2019, it was announced that the series is getting renewed for a second season, titled Zombie Land Saga Revenge.[18] On February 27, 2021, it was revealed that MAPPA would animate the new season, which aired from on April 8 to June 24, 2021, on AT-X and other channels. Tatsuro Onishi and Momoko Mifune replace Kazuo Ogura and Takashi Yanagida as art director and director of photography.[19] The remaining cast and staff return to reprise their roles. The opening and ending theme songs respectively are "Taiga yo Tomo ni Naite Kure" (大河よ共に泣いてくれ) and "Yume o Te ni, Modoreru Basho mo Nai Hibi o" (夢を手に、戻れる場所もない日々を), both performed by Franchouchou.[20] Crunchyroll streamed the series with subtitles, and Funimation stream the series dubbed in English.[21][22]
On October 17, 2021, it was announced that the series would be receiving an anime film project.[23] The film, titled Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise, was released on October 24, 2025.[24]
Other
A stage play based on the first seven episodes of the anime, Zombie Land Saga Stage de Do-n!, was performed on September 4 and 5, 2020; it had been scheduled for March 11 to 14 before being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.[29][30]
In June 2021, the mobile rhythm game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! held a collaboration event with Zombie Land Saga. The partnership included a special story and themed cards for the in-game band Pastel＊Palettes, who also performed a cover version of "Adabana Necromancy". Fellow band Poppin'Party covered "Taiga yo Tomo ni Naite Kure". Kotaro makes an appearance in the event, for which Miyano reprises his role.[31]
On December 28, 2022, a special program was aired on TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting, featuring Roland touring the locales and special places that were featured in the anime, along with narration by main character Sakura's voice actress, Kaede Hondo.[32]
