Edens Zero

From the mind of Hiro Mashima, Edens Zero is a space fantasy manga following the adventures of Shiki Granbell and Rebecca Bluegarden on their journey to find the goddess of the universe "Mother". While many people make the assumption that this manga will be filled to the brim with "nakama power", like it's predecessor Fairytail, Mashima has actually done a fantastic job of subverting those expectations while poking fun at his own trope. This manga is full of compelling characters, interesting plotlines, and fascinating twists. I thoroughly enjoy this manga and will continue to read it weekly as long as it runs.

A lot of people already had an opinion, a bias, a preconceived notion about Edens Zero before they even began diving deeper into the series. A lot of people seemed to have prematurely judged this manga because of their sheer distaste towards Mashima since it was heavily and positively reinforced at the time (even until today) instead of actually experiencing the story themselves. If the series isn't your cup of tea, it's fine. However, I do believe it's rather unfair to scrutinize the series and the author so monumentally just because of the author without even attempting to read a generous number of chapters (unless such author has done something messed up in real life or any similar situation)

I think that Mashima's writing really improved. Moreover, a lot of character designs have become more unique, and the word "friend" is pretty much a running joke. Edens Zero pretty much subverts and even goes as far as take jabs on a lot of the negative aspects of his previous work. Arcs are tightly tied together, characters have interesting personalities and are entertaining, the implications of friendship are of a higher degree than of Fairy Tail, it has slightly dark undertones, stakes are existent, the storyline is compelling, the art is undeniably stunning and easy to follow, and the worldbuilding is amazing. When you look past the character designs, EZ is really good. It's been living under Fairy Tail's shadow for quite some time now and is being branded as FT 2.0 when in reality, they're pretty different.

Although, I do believe that Mashima dropped the ball with the final arc of FT, I still don't really understand the drive of people to hate on an author and his series because it's a popular opinion and that big personalities such as anitubers think so as well. What I do understand, however, is that Edens Zero is a major improvement from Fairy Tail. Genuinely hoping that it continues and/or even improve its already good trajectory.

First Impressions: This is generally my thoughts on the first chapter and all I can say is that it's not entirely bad as I thought it'll be. I can see some Fairy Tail inspirations... Happy, the talk of friendships, the main character looking like Gray, and the concept of dragons but as a story on its own it definitely does look interesting and some what unique, characters still have that charm Fairy Tail and Rave Master had, the Art is nice to look at but it's really hard not to think once again Fairy Tail lol. (even though the art from Fairy Tails is essentially identical to One Piece) The enjoyment of reading it is definitely a high for me and I hope it gets better from here.

I made this first impression on 8/22/2020, lets hope for the best and see if I still have the same reaction as I did with the first chapter...


--Real Review-- (Up to chapter 108 8/29/2020)(Will Update every 100 chapters)
Story - 9: I generally went in reading this manga thinking it'll be completely trash due to the amount of bad reviews and bad rating it had... I can tell you it's not bad at all, in fact it's no where near that! It really shocks me how creative the world building is in here like how it really delves in to the lore of the space surrounding the characters. I get people are going to compare Fairy Tail to this series and trust me I was so salty over the last arc and was just ready to criticize this but this series has its own originality and heart and again I get it that there's a lot of similarities like some of the characters looking the same, how friendship is still a trope here, the guild, and of course the biggest one Happy but stop right there, look at this series as it own without comparing it to that heaping trash and you'll truly be surprised. Before I go on with the other aspects, I should tell you what to aspect from Eden Zero, it aspect some of the lovable humor that Hiro is known for, some honestly surprising dark moments, generally sad moments that even made me cry and it's really hard to make me tear up, realistic battles that actually requires strategy and brain power and not stupid ass pulls, actual threats with some great building leading up to it, and the urgency of wanting to know more.

Art - 10: I love the art, I know it's the same as Fairy Tail and the characters have the same character models but other than that, their surroundings just looks amazing and the planets are just so original and imaginative. It also seems the drawings are telling a story for themselves also, instinctively telling you when the characters is in a very dire situation or if they just having a good time.

Characters - 9: I don't like how some of the characters look similar to the ones in Fairy Tail and it seems a few of them have the same personality also... Other than that every one else are unique and have their own quirks that generally make them lovable. I get some people are going to compare Shiki with Natsu but after a few chapters I started to see him as his own character, the similarities are still there but he's just adorable and I can't find myself to dislike him one bit and on the plus side, he doesn't pull shit out of his ass. One more thing the villains are actually built wonderful in this series and all of them are actually threats! Not one time where they defeated by 'friendship' but actual skills and smarts! I give this series +1 for that.

Enjoyment - 10: After One Piece, I am really excited to read the next chapter! I just hope it doesn't fall so hard like... again Fairy Tail, I really hoping this series the best and I do once again hope that people change their minds on this series, it's really a sleeper hit and the anime will indeed get some eyes on Eden Zero if done right!

Overall - 9: It's Not Fairy Tail And It's Not Rave Master, it's Eden Zero and I will continue to support this series and I hope you do the same too <3.

(I'll probably fix the typos and re-edit some parts of this review later, for the mean time I'm going to sleep lol)

Most reviews for this series came out back when it was only recently starting up and I feel like it's a shame to have most peoples experience based on that alone. Being a person who only recently got into the series but has read up to the current chapter as of now (104) , I can say without a doubt that the series is highly enjoyable and worth a watch

Story: 8
Mashima hasn't done as much of a heavily story based series since Rave Master back in the early 2000s, but Edens has proved he's still as willing as ever to get back into the swing of things. from the beginning, small relevant plot threads are woven into the story that come back later on as massive parts of the overarching narrative. Obviously, I won't spoil anything, but the twists coming both make sense and give a whole new perspective on the series with a second read through. It starts off slightly mundane in the beginning but around the start of the digitalis arc, things really start getting going with fast paced action and genuine character moments, speaking of which:

Character: 8
It is true some characters bare a heavy resemblance to the Mangakas past work, Fairy Tail, but it clearly doesn't dampen on their newer personalities and large set of new characters that are charming in their own way. Shiki and Rebecca do very much have different personalities from Natsu and Lucy. Shiki is an adventurous, slightly perverted but kind user with an affinity for making friends at every moment to a sickening degree (on purpose) and Rebecca is an intelligent, peppy, marksman that actually contributes a ton consistently to the story and can hold her own with the rest of the group. I could go on about the rest of the charming cast, but it'd be better to just read for yourself as they're a fun bunch

Art: 10
Mashima has never done better, especially for his first ever fully digital affair. The shot composition in some panels is so detailed and extravagant you have to wonder how the man pulls it off every week. At this point, Mashima being a hardworking artist has been a staple for a long time, so you'll know what you're getting into. Not to mention in this series he has no trouble going into darker themes and imagery than he ever would've done for FT.

Enjoyment: 9
I had a blast reading this series and have been on the edge of my seat for the 45 or so chapters with good reason. The entire thing is really engaging for the reader with the colorful cast of characters we get to see partake in the adventure (who have great chemistry), the imaginative worldbuilding that was so lacking in Mashima's past work, some intriguing villains unlike anything he's written, and amazing art.

Overall: 8

Check this out if nothing else. You'll be doing a disservice otherwise.

I'm writing this review because I am sick of people trashing this series. This series is NOT "just Fairy Tail in space," it is NOT bad, and it is NOT driven by friendship-power; this series is actually AMAZING, it's shaping up to be Mashima's best work yet as so far it's better than Rave at this point.

Summary before getting into the details: Despite the main character talking about friendship a lot in the first few chapters, this series does NOT "run on friendship-power," and nobody is ever handed some kind of BS power-ups on a silver platter after making cool speeches about friendship. In fact, it's the opposite, as the universe consistently shows the main character that his views are naive and unrealistic. Below I will go into details.

Okay, so here's the issue: It would seem that Fairy Tail made people lose all their faith in Mashima, as most readers/watchers of the series with actual brains and good taste only stuck with it to the end because they were invested enough to want to see what would happen. But as a result, now that FT is over (not counting 100YQ) people no longer want to give Mashima a fair chance, so after reading just the first few chapters of this manga and seeing how much "friendship" gets brought up they decided "oh it's just FT in space and it sucks and Mashima sucks blah blah blah."

Here's the thing: This series is a lot more similar to Rave than it is to FT, and if people gave it more of a chance than just the first couple volumes they would see that clearly. The universe of this series is very GRITTY and GRIMDARK, and it DOES NOT CATER to the naive ideals of friendship that the main character believes in. In FT, we got the whole "Love is the One Magic" thing, so that friendship-power basically ran the whole series. That isn't the case here. The universe of Edens Zero is one in which people literally get murdered in cold blood immediately after making a cool speech about friendship and bonds (true story, that really happens) and in which people who are suffering and beg for help are unable to be saved and die horribly before the protagonists' eyes. This series is actually DARKER than Rave was.

It does NOT have friendship-power. The main character Shiki is able to make his ideals of friendship and bonds work, but only by WORKING REALLY HARD FOR IT WITH HIS FRIENDS: Nothing is handed to them by the universe or the plot as some kind of dumb reward for Shiki's naive viewpoints. They truly have to WORK to make their ideals stick in a universe where the vast majority of people are much better off if they only look out for themselves, a universe full to the brim with horrible things like slavery, racism, the use of sapient beings as experimental subjects against their will, and human trafficking at the level of forced-prostitution (as I said, this series is even darker than Rave was).

Some people WORRY that this series will eventually "go downhill" as Fairy Tail did, but they DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT, and here's why: Mashima had a complete outline for Rave's story and all the major arcs (and the story's length) from the start while just making up details (battles, character interactions) along the way. And he's said that he's DOING THE SAME WITH EDEN'S ZERO. He's outright stated that in FT he only had the first few arcs outlined and a few plot points (he hasn't said which but I'm assuming the time-travel, Zeref, and E.N.D. stuff) planned; but since the series got way more popular than expected he extended it LONGER than he planned and made whole arcs up as he went along, not knowing how long he would end up making it, and that's when the series went downhill with crappy friendship-power writing.

AS FOR EDEN'S ZERO: Mashima has stated online and in interviews that he's writing EZ the way he wrote Rave rather than like FT. He's had all the major plot and arcs planned from the start, even knowing HOW LONG HE WANTS TO MAKE IT (between Rave's and FT's length), while just coming up with details along the way. That's why EZ is as well-written as Rave was and is way better than FT! Also incidentally that means the series is now about 25 to 30 percent done at about 100 chapters.

Interesting stuff, right? What it shows is that Mashima learned from his mistakes with FT and plans to not repeat them by making sure to plan/outline all the arcs of this story from the beginning like he did with Rave. I have complete faith in Mashima that this series will continue to be excellent, because he has a full outline/plan that he's following and he showed with Rave that he can write wonderfully when he has a plan; it's when he makes up arcs as he goes along that his writing sucks like what happened in FT.

About the character-designs that people complain about: Sure, some of the character-designs are reused/recycled from Mashima's previous series, but it annoys me how people get angry at Mashima for that while giving Akira Toriyama a pass for how every male character in the Dragon Quest games looks like either Android 17 or Goku, or giving Rumiko Takahashi (Inuyasha, Ranma, etc) a pass for only ever drawing four or five distinct female faces. Why is it okay when they do it but people suddenly get all angry at Mashima for reusing his character designs? Also, the art-style evolves as the series progresses, for example later in the series Rebecca looks much more different from Lucy than she did at the start.

As for the story/characters/art themselves: This series rules. As I said, the setting is a compelling, vast universe that is very gritty and grimdark, even darker than Rave's setting was. As always, Mashima's art is wonderful in both the more static scenes as well as in fight-scenes, as well as character-designs (there are plenty of new characters, including major ones, who don't resemble those from his previous series). The plot is very compelling with a nice mix of over-arching plot-lines as well as arc-specific stories, and strong elements of mystery throughout. It gets me very emotionally invested, a lot of characters have very tragic or otherwise emotionally compelling backstories that at times have made me actually cry. The character interactions are wonderful (even in FT that was always a big strength) and the characters themselves are absolutely fascinating people. The series explores themes of civil rights, slavery, objectification, trauma at the level of C-PTSD, and much more, it's honestly even DEEPER than Rave was in terms of the level of themes it explores that are relevant to the real world. Finally, the mechanics of battle and the power-sets (Ether Gears) are really cool in this series, and the battles themselves are just a treat to look at. Something specific to note is that the main character Shiki has much more interesting powers than Natsu's "I can shoot flames" powers were. Mashima also does a very good job with the progression of the power/hax scaling in the series so that it feels natural.

Very good.
This is hands down one of the best ongoing mangas in the world right now.
The art is top notch.
The stakes are high and people die, and our protagonists are in very very dangerous situations.
The fights are cool.
Interesting characters, character interactions and beautiful character designs.
The world is absolutely interesting and unique(it takes place in an entire whole UNIVERSE).
And its in SPACE!
Also, Its getting two games and an anime very soon, so it will only get more popular from here on out.
Kudos to hiro mashima for giving us a master piece of a manga.

Ok so I never write reviews but if it's for this series I figured why not. First off, anyone who knows Mashima and his works should know by now that he will without fail reuse the same characters and the story is going to heavily lie on friendship. For those who don't like Mashima's other works, you probably wont like this one either. However for those of us who loved FT and love Mashima, I would strongly recommend Edens Zero.

I personally enjoy adventure stories and I don't feel the need for a manga with no flaws, I want to read something that gets better over time. Stories that get me so excited I read through them in one sitting are my absolute favorite so I get pretty sad every time I finish a chapter and have to wait for the next one. I think my favorite part of this story is the characters, it's kinda like seeing my favorite characters from FT except in a new story. I absolutely love each character and their abilities and personalities. I won't go into anymore detail about the story but I personally love it, and I respect the opinions of those who don't. Though if you're like me and enjoy the troll that Mashima is then I think you'll like this story.

First of all I come to present myself as someone who has seen all the sleeves of Hiro Mashima, but this doesn't mean that he's 100% in favor of his way of making stories.

You don't have to be an idiot to realize that this manga has a quite favorable potential to become a good manga, after all the "shonen nekketsu" despite its lack of originality over the years is still a pretty good, entertaining and preferred by many.

This manga has all that, probably it is very uncreative and with well-known designs, but after seeing more than 30 chapters I've realized that it's its differences and this makes it particular.

In history to which it goes, I can say that it's a 10/10, since it begins with a purpose so that the history can advance of certain form, and until now it has stayed in the correct way, without plot devices, without deux ex machina, and without those kinds of things that ruin a story in some way.

Of the characters cannot talk much about them except for the protagonist who is Shiki, because he's the only one who has revealed more his story and construction of the character, despite being very similar to Natsu of FT, is very well done.

Finally the art of this story is 10/10, since Mashima has been drawing very well the settings, the space, the planets, and the whole environment is quite wonderful lately.

This story has a lot of future, the one that comments that it's a mediocrity because it's very similar to its predecessors is a fool, since it's the style of the creator and it's his primordial formula for the creation of the manga.

Manga 10/10

A lot of people are saying that this is just rip-off of Fairy Tail.. but wait, is it really true? Nope.

STORY 8/10

This Manga have uniqe story, with totaly different setting.
I wont spoil you because it will just make your experience with this manga worse but for comparison - while Fairy Tail was fantasy/adventure styled, this is more sci-fi/mystery/adventure styled..this manga will make you ask questions, think about depth and enjoy fights from the very first chapter.
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ART 9/10

Art is really great, you can instantly see whats going on even in panels that have many things drawn in, facial expressions are one of the best I ever seen and pages are greatly detailed.
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CHARACTERS 7.7/10

Characters are great, each one is really interesting and both main characters somehow destroys stereotypical Female/Male duo that is in the 90% of shounen manga.
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Main male character is totaly innocent while main female character is badass on the inside and have some really uniqe traits that female characters have really rarely + some of them are that unique that I never seen them before . Both characters are strong in fighting and have good chemistry between them.
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ENJOYMENT(?) 9/10

[In short] - Chemistry between characters, great comedy and nicely incorporated fanservice with nice story depth and mystery from the very first chapter. - This things makes Edens Zero very enjoyable series in which I couldnt find one forced or rushed scene.

[Comparison, you can skip this part if you havent read Fairy Tail]
- Now to the point about Mashimas old manga - FT... this is total opposit of what Fairy Tail was. You dont need to read more then 1 chapter to get this.
And similarities? Oh yea, character designs are really similar and for the first sight they look really similar, some almost same as fairytail characters..
But is this really a reason to hate or somehow lower rating of this manga? No, its not.
Why? Because even if you got totaly same character designs its still a different story with different personalities and different setting. This manga is actually more interesting even in its first 2 chapters then Fairy Tail was most of the time. (atleast for me)

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OVERALL 8/10

There isnt much to rate from 130 pages but I can sense big quality and potential in this. That is what makes Edens Zero worth 8 points of 10... in future I might give it even 10 or if potential is wasted only 6 or 5. But Iam writing about quality that Edens Zero have currently and thats what is most important.

/Sorry for grammatical mistakes/

Edit: After chapter 6, manga is even better, Iam progressively questioning more questions and it becomes more interesting by every chapter. I might rise the score of story or even overall if this goes on.

Eden zero new shounen sci/fi / adventure / mystery work
by hiro mashima
First the story
a journey that we see a naive boy who travel into space
with badass girl who record cube tube videos
to get high views
.. and without spoilers i think story will take great slope
.. Every chapter we see a lot of mysterious things
Events are evolve rapidly
so i think it Well worth 8/10 until now under expectations
and i hopeful that hiro can and he will make a lot of great stories
with great plots in the future
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Art :
Art is good as hiro care about dimensions and the details
panels divisions are good make a sense of movement
I liked it
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Characters are funny they makes a beautiful mood
and its suitable for mystery genre to be the hero is naive
.. he will see a lot of things he will learn and we will enjoy different things
also we saw d. waiez and we are waiting to see how evolution of a relationship will evolve
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Enjoyment is 10
because of
the events are brief and simple
you will not read nonsense .. the manga has short and enjoyable conversations
at the end i think Eden zero will be the best of new generation of shounen manga

Not Good.

Hiro Mashima, known for his previous works such as Rave Master and Fairy Tail, returns for his third soon-to-be long running manga series, Edens Zero. In this story, Mashima decided to stray away from his all too familiar fantasy setting in favor of a space adventure. Yet,this change in setting, with a whole new cast of characters, has yet to show that Mashima has improved in his writing at all. In fact, Mashima already begins to fall into the same writing mistakes that were all too common in Fairy Tail and Rave Master. Unspecific power scaling,surface-level characters, and abysmal pacing are issues that are present chapter fucking one, and only continues to further sink this series into mediocrity with each passing chapter.
The story is not much to ride home about either, and comes off as another generic space adventure that doesn't provide anything interesting,such as non traditional character motivations or an ever looming conflict, that would make it stand out among the rest.

On another note, the amount of recycled material taken from it's predecessor is unacceptable. Whole character designs, such as Erza Scarlet (now known as Elcy Crimson), Lucy Heartfilia (Rebecca), Wendy Marvell (Lavilla Christi), and Happy (No change), are shamelessly reused not only in order to appeal to Fairy Tail's lingering fanbase, but for Mashima to either have an excuse to bring back characters he can't let go of, or to not be bothered to make actual new character designs. But the similarities don't stop there. The theme of friendship is also ever present, and will surely play a large role in its central narrative, much like Fairy Tail. And though the manga's in-universe source of power has been changed to "Ether", by Chapter 4 it's blatantly called magic when Shiki states, "In unscientific terms, one could call it magic. MAGIC.."

The only thing that you could really complement this manga for would be its art, which admittedly has its own certain charm. However, compared to its current contemporaries in the shonen genre (One Piece, My Hero Academia, The Promised Neverland), Edens Zero falls short due to its lack luster and bland paneling, and lack of significant stylization that would set it apart from Fairy Tail.

The fact of the matter is that Edens Zero is lazy. Some people try defending the fact that the reused character designs are not a problem, without realizing the lack of creativity this manga, as well as Mashima, displays as a result of these designs. Its biggest flaw as a series is its failure to set itself apart from Fairy Tail by falling into the same narrative mistakes and not learning from them. Evidently,Hiro Mashima does not really give a shit about making a good manga at this point. He knows fans of his previous work will support him, and by sticking to the same formula that Fairy Tail had will lead to eventual success. This mentality of his, as shown through his work, will never allow him to improve, and as a result he will never make a series worth significant merit.

However, despite my grievances, I will continue to read Edens Zero. Not because I genuinely enjoy reading it, but to masochistically (and sadistically) watch Mashima commit the same errors all over again.

Edens zero is copy and paste of author former work Fairy Tail and its predecessor Rave Master. I loved Fairy Tail at the beginning but later it turned really bad. Its shows the same flaws as Fairy Tail and will turn in total garbage when author wants to create another copy paste in different setting.

So we have a main hero which is like natsu x gray
rebeccaa which is lucy
happy which is... happy
we have Elise which is Erza
Justice which is Jellal


there is even more but yeah Mr Hiro Mashima please start doing hentai it will be better for you :)

why so many 10s because this manga needs its score to be inflated up to at least an 8-8.5~ range. Narratively its alot better than fairy tail. But I knew what i was getting into with fairy tail and it pleased me. Edens Zero doesn't deserve to be prejudged based off prior works.

Edens Zero 98 chapters in is a solid adventure manga that follows the tropes many enjoy with a bit of a twist. Many of the prior reviewers loved to trash on hiro mashima for the same face syndrome and call him lazy for carrying over happy. But you cant do that while defending other mangakas that haven't had multiple mangas serialized and wouldn't have people checking out their mangas due to familiarity with prior works. He adds nods to his other popular characters throughout the manga but nothing overwhelming its just nice easter-eggs.

Actual story score is an 8.5, I came in not expecting much but i've binged it all within 3 days and i've enjoyed every minute of it. He is trying something new and its working. Ofcourse power of friendship and flashback triggered powers are in here but if were deducting points for that then all shounen manga will be at 5s.

Art stays at a 10 because if you love his art style of thicc women youre at home, his former assitant miki yoshikawa (yamada kun and the 7 witches) she also draws very thicc waman.
~also the fights scenes are very cleanly drawn but some of the movement is sacrificed to get the clean look

Characters-Hiro likes strong women, sometimes damsels but not like lucy, rebecca is strong in her own right. the rest are the stypical supporting cast who you'll love like any other manga

Enjoyment is an ez 10, I binged it I regret nothing this shouldnt real be a score for me because if i enjoy any bit of it its a 10 if i dont like the manga I drop it

Overall 8.5 I'd recommend it, I personally really love it, it fits in with one piece, they are alike and if you like one piece you'll most likely enjoy this one aswell. Don't be an elitist and say nothing compare to one pieces because we all know nothing beats BERSERK

Also you shounen snobs, if you're tired of the same tropes try reading a fucking seinen.

Yu Yu Hakushu is better than HunterxHunter Fight me

TL;DR: As long as you go into this series wiping clean all your reservations about Fairy Tail, you'll have a positive experience. Edens Zero shapes up to be your average shonen packed full with well-done moments.

L;DR:
By all means Edens Zero is not my typical preferred reading material, nor is it a series I would take the time out of my day to review. But I definitely feel that it’s getting a lot of undeserved slander in the other reviews that have barely read past the first ten chapters. This manga is actually… pretty good, and I’ll express why that is now.

As of right now (that is, 108 chapters in), I’ve gotten a good feel over Edens Zero, its plot, and characters. When I first picked up the series, I thought I would only read a few chapters before an inevitable drop—Hiro Mashima is, after all, the author of Fairy Tail, which is a series I could never really get into. My assumption, like many others, was that it would just be another Fairy Tail clone that harps on about friendship every thirty seconds.

I suppose that analysis is not entirely incorrect. Shiki, our male protagonist, takes the word “nakama” and runs with it—like many other shonen, Edens Zero runs on the power of friendship. And the character designs, while still rather pretty, often seem like rehashes of the few Fairy Tail characters I can remember (And I suppose from Rave Master even before that). Then again, it’s not like I’m against this sort of character recycling, and Mashima is certainly not the only one to employ such a technique.

So what exactly is the story of Edens Zero? The easiest way I can explain it is as One Piece but in space. Perhaps not as complex as One Piece, but it has the same, general set up. Boy who values friendship goes on a grand journey to find the One Piece—or in Edens Zero, an elusive figure known as “Mother.” Being set in outer space or something of the sort, Mashima has lots of fun world building to play around with, similar to One Piece. Each cosmos is filled with unique planets that are used to set up new plot points, characters, villains, etc. Really, it’s quite clever—put a group of friends on a ship and send them out into the world, and boom, perfect shonen material. I’ll eat that stuff up any day.

What I’m trying to say here is that Edens Zero is technically quite average. Plot, while having some interesting tidbits (ie. The power system of ether gear which I find unique) is not something totally brand new and revolutionary. The characters, while mostly developed, aren’t too crazy special (especially if you’re one of those Fairy Tail fans who can only see Fairy Tail characters in their spots). But… it’s very, very entertaining.

No, really. I had a lot of fun reading this series, and I’m going to keep up with it weekly from now on. There’s always the possibility that something major happens in the series later on to skew my opinion, but as of right now, I’m genuinely excited to see where this series goes. Some of the fight scenes and moments I’ve read will be absolutely awesome when the series gets its anime adaptation, and I think if people would just remove the Fairy Tail predecessor from their minds Edens Zero would be pretty highly received.

It’s a manga that’s quite easy to get invested in. Several moments have genuinely made me tear up with how heartfelt they were, and I found that flashbacks were worked in pretty well to accommodate the pacing. Even if Shiki yammers on about how much he loves his nakama every five or ten seconds, it’s not really that big of a deal—it makes sense. The story wouldn’t exist without the friendship-power, and you can tell that they’re really, well, friends.

A few other things of note, though. For one, if you’re a fan of ecchi, you can start slobbering at the mouth, because Mashima is too. If there’s a female in this series, you can guarantee Mashima’s got some highly detailed, curvaceous art of that character, in practically every other panel. Female characters are often underdressed, and there’s a few too many tentacle monsters referenced in the manga for my personal taste. But even if I’m not a fan of all the fan service, the female (and male) characters actually seem to be really well-thought out. Each have their own motivations, strengths, and weaknesses. And the girls are pretty badass, Rebecca holds her own in a fight easily, Homura claps literally everyone, and so on. Mashima’s done a great job of making everyone likeable, at the very least.

I’ll be eagerly awaiting the Edens Zero anime adaptation, and I’d definitely encourage reading if you’re in the mood for some solid shonen.

I am here as a fan of Fairy tail. A fan that thoroughly understands all of the series faults. Eden's Zero seems to have a cast of characters that is horrifyingly similar to fairy tail. Not to say that it is bad. The art is super cute and cleanly done, but in terms of character design Hiro Mashima seems to have a case of same face syndrome. I understand where the story is going and it makes sense. I'd just like it to have more of a hook. The plot just seems too easy to follow so I hope Mashima has some tricks up his sleeves. I love how the manga has a diverse set of characters that compliment each other really well. I love what was done with Happy and Weisz. There's just on character that kind of ticks me off.. . Elcy Crimson. She's like super cool but literally her name is so similar to Erza Scarlet it hurts. The mange uses fan service for comedy, just as fairy tail does which doesn't seem to be a problem. However I feel that chapter 22 was a tad bit much. When it comes to enjoyment, I think Eden's Zero has a lot of it. I'm glad that comedy is a main focus in this manga. Weisz as a character brings that aspect to life because he's just all too relatable. I'll love seeing how this manga comes to life and blossoms into something mainstream over the next few years. Ill also be waiting for that anime adaption uwu.

heavily underrated and so misunderstood. it is no way, shaper or form "fairy tail 2.0'. it has stabilised itself to be its own story pretty early. some of the character designs do indeed resemble fairy tail a lot, but people choose to ignore the LARGE amount of original character designs. the story elevates with every arc, the characters are extremely fun and world building is really good. people need to give it a chance.

drakken was an absolute amazing villain, the shining stars are amazing and homura's character development is incredible. shiki is a great protagonist so far with great character development. incredible concepts (chronophage, cat leaper, god's eye). edens zero actually has very dark elements which is something you would not expect. overall extremely underrated.

[Might contain minor spoilers before chapter 17]

I didn't like Fairy Tail (tried the manga and the anime) but I love this. Maybe it helps that I didn't spend ages watching and/or reading his previous works which makes this still feel fresh to me, but I find myself being most excited for Edens Zero releases out of all manga I am currently reading.

Story: I enjoy it a lot so far, especially Norma was great in my opinion. Seems like there will be plenty of twists and turns in this.

Art: It's good, I wouldn't say it's stellar but I like the design of the locations and the characters more than enough.

Character: I would say that Rebecca might be a bit too stale and fan-service-y (even though I liked the twist where she and Happy ------- all of a sudden!). But the machines in Granbell! The characters on Norma! It all feels so fresh! I love it

Enjoyment: I go through these in a single breath. Seriously, I get excited and inhale, read everything, and before I know it I'm waiting for another week to read the next one. Great manga in my opinion, wish more shounen would break free of the same old beaten paths.

Very promising and thrilling from the first chapter, every page is highly enjoyable and fun, Eden's Zero is a big science fiction universe with lots of good ideas, it's building is well done, it has lots of great details that indicate the story is sophisticated, big, mysterious, elegant.
We expect that the story in the future will have lots of surprises and good plot twists.
The thing that I praise the most about this manga is it's science fiction that I think the fiction industry really in need for works like this. it's not about one sci-fi Idea, instead it's an entire world of sci-fi, and this world is built with significant quality that makes you hyped and wants a lot more of it.
Hiro Mashima put a great effort on this manga and it deserves to be in the top.

Warning: Minor spoilers

I didn't have high hopes for this manga, coming from the mediocre mangaka Mashima Hiro, who wrote hits such as "Rave master" and "Fairy tail" Which are both mediocre at best (Due to inconsistent pacing, as well as characters that barely receive any development). . As you may have already heard from multiple people, this series copies the latter series to the fullest extent, and it doesn't even do it well.
The characters in fairy tail have at least a shred of originality, but this show, literally copies everyone about them. The main character Shiki copies many character traits from Natsu from fairy tail, including his ignorance of social norms, and a power that doesn't fit in with the show's power scaling. The other main character Rebecca has the same personality as Lucy from fairy tail, but with a hint more sass. She even shares the same body type, bossy attitude, and hair colors with Lucy. The Newest character introduced is the young professor weisz. His only personality trait, is being a pervert, and nothing else, his character had a lot of potential, but was wasted on comic relief and an excuse for more fanservice Mashima couldn't even be bothered making new villains. He simply took the "Vanish brothers" from fairy tail and placed them into edens zero, renaming them the "Foote brothers" without so much as a personality change, apart from giving them an obsession with legs, which isn't really a personality trait.

Overall this mang is a 3/10. It's inconsistent pacing and already-seen-before characters really bring it down. The only thing it has going for it is it's art, which is a 6/10 at best, but decent art can't make up for the horrible pacing, story, and characters.

Gosh, people. Stop trashing and hating it so much,... oh yeah, because you expected something totally different from author whose works are always about friendship and action. Sure, the nakama talk can be irritating, but at the same time, for someone like me who hates people, it can be refreshing to see purity xD But that's not why I am writing this,.. Im sick of seeing how people are hating on this and writing bad reviews because they are disappointed with the story how its similar to Fairy Tail and such... in what? Srsly, the only thing that is the same is the author, and that's the point. How can you expect him to create something out of his style? I'm reading it because it is his work, and not someone elses, and that's what u should expect in the first place, and then you won't be disappointed.. if you wanted somethin else, then go read the genre and style of another mangaka.

There are only 5 chapters so far, and it was already emotional and funny, and so I like it. The story is different from his previous works and that's the point, isn't it? You are not reading the same things all over again, maybe just with the same taste becuase it's just how Hiro draws and writes.

The bad thing about this manga is the characters. He showed us he can draw different hairstyles and eye-shapes, so why are the main characters and a lot of side chars so similar to those of FT?! I have already seen head to toe Erza, Max, Warren, Levy, Droy and Jet. Also there's just another Mira and Lucy, just with different hairstyles, and kind of black haired Natsu.
Just why can't he be more creative? I guess its some kind of fan service like it was with Jellal, but still I'm a little disappointed with that, there should be some limit. But overall I'm enjoying it so far.

// EDIT: And with every new chapter its getting better and better. By the ch 27 there's plenty of different and VERY interesting new characters, which makes you to dont give a f* about the similarity of the 2 main characters anymore