Lily Hoshikawa

Lily Hoshikawa
Zombie Land Saga character
First appearance	Zombie Land Saga, episode 1: "Good Morning SAGA"
Created by	MAPPA
Portrayed by	Riri Takanashi (stage play)
Voiced by	Japanese Minami Tanaka English Sarah Wiedenheft
In-universe information
Full name	Lily Hoshikawa (currently) Masao Go (deadname)
Alias	Number 6 (6号, Roku-gō)
Species	Human (deceased) Zombie (currently)
Gender	Transgender female
Occupation	Child actor Idol
Family	Takeo Go (father)

Lily Hoshikawa (星川 リリィ, Hoshikawa Ririi) is a fictional character from the Japanese anime series Zombie Land Saga. She was created by the team at production studio MAPPA and in particular series composition writer Shigeru Murakoshi and producer Nobuhiro Takenaka, who developed her character. She is voiced by Minami Tanaka in Japanese and Sarah Wiedenheft in the anime's English dub^[1][2] and played by Riri Takanashi in the stage play of the series.^[3]

Within the anime's narrative, Lily is introduced as one of several deceased young girls who have been resurrected as zombies to form an idol group which aims to revitalize the declining Saga Prefecture. She is later revealed to be a transgender girl and former television child actor, who died at a young age from the shock of witnessing the prepubescent growth of facial hair on her body.

Lily's character has been well received by critics, who have praised her inclusion within Zombie Land Saga as a positive example of transgender representation. She has also appeared in internet memes, most notably a crudely edited image depicting her holding a gun which features the caption "Shut the fuck up, TERF".