Edens Zero - The story of the manga by Hiro Mashima
Edens Zero (stylized as EDENS ZERO) is a Japanese science fiction manga written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been published in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine since June 2018, with its chapters collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes starting in July 2021. The story tells of a boy named Shiki Granbell, who embarks on a journey aboard the starship holder through different planets in search of a cosmic goddess known as "Mother". The manga was released digitally in six other languages at the same time as it was published in Japan, with Kodansha USA licensing the series for English publication in North America on Crunchyroll, Comixology and Amazon Kindle. An adaptation of the anime television series produced by JCStaff premiered in April 2021. A video game adaptation from Konami was also announced.
History
Edens Zero takes place in a fictional space universe inhabited by humans, aliens and sentient robots. The universe is divided into smaller "cosmoses", with the Sakura Cosmos serving as the initial setting for the series. Most of the planets and places have futuristic elements, some of which are combined with classic fantasy. The universe is also home to various cosmic entities, such as cybernetic dragons swarming in a sector bordering the Sakura Cosmos called Dragonfall, and a monster called Chronophage that devours the planets and permanently rewinds their time, creating alternate stories without causing temporal paradoxes.
All the technology in the series runs on a magical energy source called Ether, which forms the basis of the "space fantasy" aspect of the story; afterword one recurring device is the B-Cube, a video recorder that allows content creators, called "B-Cubers", to access a video sharing website of the same name based on YouTube. Several characters directly harness Ether in their bodies with Ether Gear, a power from the dark ages of the universe that grants its users superhuman abilities, which are further enhanced by a transformative "Overdrive" that has been achieved by pushing their Aether beyond its point. critical.
Shiki Granbell is a human user of Ether Gear who lives among the robots on planet Granbell, a deserted world of the theme park in the Sakura Cosmos. One day, the park is visited by two space-traveling B-Cubers - Rebecca Bluegarden and her robotic cat companion Happy - who Shiki befriends while they are recording videos for their online account, Aoneko Channel. After the park's robots forced them to leave the planet to save Shiki from being stranded before their batteries die, the three set out to explore the universe in search of Mother, the legendary goddess of the cosmos. In the process, Shiki acquires the interstellar warship Edens Zero as an inheritance from her grandfather, the mechanical Demon King Ziggy, who commanded the ship on a previous voyage to Mother.
Anime
On June 12, 2020, Mashima announced on Twitter that the manga would have an adaptation as a television anime series. At the Tokyo Game Show livestream on September 26, 2020, it was revealed that the anime would be produced by JCStaff and directed by Yūshi Suzuki, with Shinji Ishihara acting as principal director, Mitsutaka Hirota overseeing the scripts, Yurika Sako drawing the characters and Yoshihisa Hirano who composes the music. [18] The series premiered on Nippon TV and other channels on April 11, 2021. Netflixha acquired the streaming rights to the series, which is slated for worldwide release on August 26, 2021. The opening theme is “ Eden Through the Rough ”by Takanori Nishikawa, and the closing theme is“ Bōken no Vlog ”by CHICO with HoneyWorks. The second opening theme is “Forever” by L'Arc-en-Ciel, and the second closing theme is Sayuri's “Sekai no Himitsu” (世界 の 秘密, literally “Secret of the world”).
Videogioco
On September 16, 2020, Famitsu announced that the manga will have a video game adaptation developed by Konami. Two separate action role-playing games were later announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2020 livestream, one was a 3D console video game and the other was a top-down mobile game.
Technical data
Gender: Adventure, Science Fiction
manga: Written by Hiro Mashima
Published from Kodansha
editor Shōnen Magazine Comics
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Original publication 27 June 2018
Volumes 16 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by Shinji Ishihara (head), Yūshi Suzuki
Written by Mitsutaka Hirota
Music by Yoshihisa hirano
Studio JCStaff
Licensed from Netflix (streaming rights)
Original network Nippon TV
Transmission April 11, 2021 - present
Episodes 21 (List of episodes)
Videogioco
Developer Konami
Gender Action RPG
Motor Unreal Engine
platform, Consul (third person),
Mobile (top down)
