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{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Hiro Mashima}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name         = Edens Zero
| image        = Edens Zero Volume 1 Cover.jpg
| caption      = First volume of ''Edens Zero'', released by Kodansha on September 14, 2018, in Japan
| genre        = {{ubl|Adventure<ref>{{cite news|title=Edens Zero|newspaper=Kodansha |url=https://kodanshacomics.com/series/edens-zero/|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=June 12, 2020|quote=It's here! The creator of ''Fairy Tail'', manga superstar Hiro Mashima, is back with a high-flying space adventure!}}</ref>|Science fantasy<ref name="Fall2018"/>}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per MOS:A&M). -->
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = manga
| author       = Hiro Mashima
| publisher    = Kodansha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Kodansha USA}}
| demographic  = ''Shōnen''
| magazine     = Weekly Shōnen Magazine
| imprint      = Shōnen Magazine Comics
| magazine_en  = 
| first        = June 27, 2018
| last         = 
| volumes      = 30
| volume_list  = List of Edens Zero chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type         = TV series 
| director     = {{ubl|Shinji Ishihira {{small|(Chief)}}|Yūji Suzuki ({{Abbr|S1|Season 1}})|Toshinori Watanabe ({{Abbr|S2|Season 2}})}}
| writer       = Mitsutaka Hirota
| music        = Yoshihisa Hirano
| studio       = J.C.Staff
| licensee     = {{ubl|[[Company:Netflix|Netflix]] (streaming rights; {{Abbr|S1|Season 1}})|Mediatoon Distribution ({{Abbr|S2|Season 2}})}}
| network      = Nippon TV
| first        = April 11, 2021
| last         = October 1, 2023
| episodes     = 50
| episode_list = List of Edens Zero episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Game
| title        = Edens Zero Pocket Galaxy
| developer    = [[Company:Konami|Konami]]
| publisher    = 
| designer 	   = 
| director 	   = 
| producer 	   = 
| music        = 
| genre        = [[Software:Action role-playing game|Action role-playing game]]
| engine       = 
| platforms    = [[Software:IOS|iOS]], [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
| released     = February 24, 2022
}}
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'''''Edens Zero''''' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese science fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since June 2018, with its chapters collected into thirty ''tankōbon'' volumes as of January 2024. Set in a fictional spacefaring universe, the story follows Shiki Granbell, a boy with [[Physics:Gravity|gravity]] powers who embarks on a voyage aboard the titular [[Engineering:Starship|starship]] in search of a cosmic entity named Mother.

The manga is published digitally in six other languages as they are released in Japan, with Kodansha USA licensing the series for English publication in North America on [[Company:Crunchyroll|Crunchyroll]], Comixology, and [[Engineering:Amazon Kindle|Amazon Kindle]]. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired from April to October 2021. A second season premiered from April to October 2023. A video game adaptation by [[Company:Konami|Konami]] was also released.


==Plot==
Shiki Granbell, a human boy, lives among robots on the deserted theme park planet Granbell in the Sakura Cosmos. His adoptive grandfather, a benevolent Demon King robot named Ziggy, teaches him to control [[Physics:Gravity|gravity]] with a superhuman power called Ether Gear. Ten years after Ziggy's death, the park is visited by spacefaring [[Social:Content creation|content creators]] Rebecca Bluegarden and Happy, whom Shiki befriends when the robots force the three off Granbell, saving Shiki from solitude before expending their vital Ether energy.

Seeking new friends and adventure, the three decide to search for Mother, the fabled goddess of the cosmos. Early in the journey, the [[Social:Space pirate|space pirate]] Elsie Crimson gifts Shiki with the ''Edens Zero'', an interstellar warship left by Ziggy. Shiki prepares for the voyage by assembling Ziggy's android crewmates, the Four Shining Stars, along with others he befriends: Weisz Steiner, a criminal from an alternate history created by a time-eating chronophage; E.M. Pino, a memory-impaired [[Physics:Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] android built by Ziggy; and Homura Kôgetsu, a young swordswoman and pupil of one of the Shining Stars. Meanwhile, Rebecca develops her own Ether Gear ability to reverse time and travel between parallel universes.

Before leaving the Sakura Cosmos, the ''Edens Zero'' crew encounters a revived, malevolent Ziggy, who desires to kill Shiki and eradicate all human life in favor of machines. Following a failed attack on the ''Edens Zero'' with his enhanced ''Edens One'' warship, Ziggy draws Shiki into a war against the neighboring Aoi Cosmos's reigning empire, where he detonates the empire's arsenal of 20,000 [[Physics:Antimatter|antimatter]] bombs against him. Shiki leads his crew to escape, although their crewmate Witch Regret sacrifices herself to protect them, which prompts them to postpone their adventure so they can defeat Ziggy.

Three years later, Shiki learns Ziggy's identity as an alternate version of himself who tried to stop the antimatter explosion, a decision that led to a [[Physics:Spacetime|spacetime]] distortion sending him and Rebecca 20,000 years into the future, where Mother's death has driven humankind to extinction. Having traveled back in time aboard the ''Edens Zero'' as a machine, Ziggy reveals his former mission to save Mother in Universe Zero, the convergence point of all universes. Pino realizes that Ziggy is being controlled when he discreetly repairs her memory, allowing her to enter an empowered Overdrive state and free him with her EMP. At Ziggy's request, Shiki destroys him to thwart his controller, the [[Artificial intelligence|artificially intelligent]] ''Edens One'', which seeks to ensure Mother's death.

With Mother's death imminent, the crew travels to Universe Zero's past by activating Etherion, the ''Edens Zero''{{'}}s hidden time travel function made from the alternate Rebecca's Ether. In the process, the parallel universes are merged into a single, idyllic reality where all those who were killed in previous timelines are still alive. The ''Edens Zero'' traces Mother to an [[Astronomy:Solar System|uncharted region of space]], joined by a resurrected Ziggy in battle against the ''Edens One'', whose consciousness he recognizes as that of his and Rebecca's future son. Upon meeting, Mother reveals herself to Shiki as the transformed state of a dying planet [[Astronomy:Earth|Earth]], and offers him a choice: either to save her, which would undo every resurrection in Universe Zero; or to make the resurrections permanent while forsaking her life.

==Production==
Following the conclusion of his series ''Fairy Tail'' on July 26, 2017, Hiro Mashima posted a [[Company:Twitter|Tweet]] on December 31, 2017, promising to start a new series sometime in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-31/fairy-tail-creator-hiro-mashima-ill-work-hard-to-launch-a-new-manga-next-year/.122487|title=Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima: 'I'll Work Hard to Launch a New Manga Next Year'|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer |date=December 31, 2017|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 1, 2018 }}</ref> After his visit to the Angoulême International Comics Festival in France, Mashima revealed that the new series would be "a new form of fantasy", and that the character Plue from his earlier series ''Rave Master'' would appear in the manga.<ref name="Plue">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-28/hiro-mashima-teases-more-details-about-planned-new-work/.127025|title=Hiro Mashima Teases More Details About Planned New Work|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn |date=January 28, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 1, 2018 }}</ref> On May 14, 2018, Mashima commented on Twitter that he was becoming "a little confused" due to working simultaneously on this series, a ''Fairy Tail'' continuation, and another "secret" project. He also stated that he was coming up with new ideas for the series "one after another".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-14/fairy-tail-manga-hiro-mashima-teases-secret-project/.131541|title=Fairy Tail Manga's Hiro Mashima Teases 'Secret' Project|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|date=May 14, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 1, 2018 }}</ref> On May 30, 2018, ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' revealed that the series was tentatively titled ''Eden's Zero''.<ref name="title">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-29/hiro-mashima-new-manga-gets-tentative-title-simultaneous-release-in-5-languages/.132062|title=Hiro Mashima's New Manga Gets Tentative Title, Simultaneous Release in 5 Languages|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=May 29, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 1, 2018 }}</ref> Although the title is the name of the main characters' spaceship, Mashima revealed that he thought of a deeper meaning for it, but that its usage would depend on future developments of the story.<ref name="3after">{{cite book|last=Mashima|first=Hiro|title=Edens Zero, Volume 3|date=June 4, 2019|publisher=Kodansha|isbn=978-1-63-236758-7|language=English|chapter=Afterword}}</ref>

When developing the idea for his next series, Mashima originally anticipated using another sword and sorcery setting similar to the manga he had drawn for the last 20 years, but decided on creating a "space fantasy" adventure due to a lack of such contemporary ''shōnen'' manga; he coined the term "space fantasy" from his own misinterpretation of "SF", the abbreviation of science fiction in Japan, as a child.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mashima|first=Hiro |title=Edens Zero, Volume 1|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=Kodansha|isbn=978-1-63-236756-3 |language=English |chapter=Afterword}}</ref> He also cited the genre's unpopularity in ''shōnen'' manga as an influence, viewing it as a challenge he wanted to overcome.<ref name="livedoor">{{cite web|script-title=ja:迷ったら読者を取れ――漫画家・真島ヒロを「仕事の鬼」に変えたクリエイティブの原点|url=https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/17873827/|website=Livedoor|access-date=March 18, 2021|language=Japanese|date=February 28, 2020}}</ref> Mashima has described his approach to writing ''Edens Zero'' as being in between those of ''Rave Master'' and ''Fairy Tail'', combining predetermined story elements with ideas that he draws "just from momentum" while writing on a weekly basis to give the manga a "real time" feeling.<ref name="3after"/> He has also expressed an intention to end ''Edens Zero'' when its number of collected volumes is in between those of the two previous series.<ref name="livedoor"/> In 2021, Mashima stated that ''Edens Zero'' would continue the themes of friendship, family, and battles from ''Fairy Tail'', but that it may change slightly by the end when the mystery of the character Mother is revealed.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:『EDENS ZERO』アニメ化記念 原作者・真島ヒロ先生インタビュー |url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1610500602|publisher=Animate Times|access-date=March 18, 2021|language=Japanese|date=January 14, 2021}}</ref>

==Publication==
''Edens Zero'' is written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The series began in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' on June 27, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-05/hiro-mashima-launches-new-manga-on-june-27-also-plans-fairy-tail-sequel-and-spinoff-manga/.129988|title=Hiro Mashima Launches New Manga on June 27, Also Plans Fairy Tail Sequel & Spinoff Manga|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=April 5, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:真島ヒロ最新作「EDENS ZERO」が週マガで始動、6カ国語で世界同時配信|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/288518|website=Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 12, 2021|language=ja|date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual ''tankōbon'' volumes. The first volume was released on September 14, 2018.<ref name="EdensZeroKodanshaVol1">{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000314220|script-title=ja:EDENS ZERO (1)|website=Kodansha|language=ja|access-date=September 8, 2018}}</ref> As of January 17, 2024, thirty volumes have been released.<ref name="EdensZeroKodanshaVol30">{{cite web|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000384663|script-title=ja:EDENS ZERO (30)|website=Kodansha|language=Japanese|accessdate=December 3, 2023}}</ref>

The series is published simultaneously in seven languages: English, French, Chinese, Korean, Thai, German and Brazilian Portuguese.<ref name="title" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://henshin.com.br/2018/06/22/novidadejbc-edens-zero/|title=#NovidadeJBC: Edens Zero!!! - Henshin|date=June 22, 2018|work=Henshin|access-date=July 26, 2018|language=pt-BR}}</ref> North American publisher Kodansha USA has released chapters of the series on digital platforms such as Crunchyroll Manga and [[Engineering:Amazon Kindle|Amazon Kindle]].<ref name="title" /> which ended on January 16, 2023.
 
This was replaced with a new app service that was released May 10, 2023, known as "K Manga" which included the new simulpub chapters of the series.<ref>[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-10/kodansha-new-k-manga-app-reveals-tickets-points-system-for-accessing-manga-chapters/.197649 Kodansha's New 'K Manga' App Reveals Tickets, Points System for Accessing Manga Chapters] -Anime News Network</ref> This new platform is available for Android, with a full website planned for a later date.<ref>[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-21/kodansha-to-launch-new-k-manga-platform-in-u.s/.196121 Kodansha to Launch New 'K Manga' Platform in U.S. (Updated)] -Anime News Network</ref>

==Media==
===Anime===
On June 12, 2020, Mashima announced on [[Company:Twitter|Twitter]] that the manga would be adapted into an anime television series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Hiro Mashima's Edens Zero Manga Gets TV Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-12/hiro-mashima-edens-zero-manga-gets-tv-anime/.160557|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 12, 2020|date=June 12, 2020}}</ref> At the Tokyo Game Show livestream on September 26, 2020, it was revealed that the anime would be produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Yūji Suzuki, with Shinji Ishihira serving as chief director, Mitsutaka Hirota overseeing scripts, Yurika Sako designing the characters, and Yoshihisa Hirano composing the music.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Edens Zero Anime's Teaser Video Reveals More Staff|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-12/edens-zero-anime-teaser-video-reveals-more-staff/.168323|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 13, 2021|date=January 12, 2021}}</ref> The series aired on Nippon TV and other channels from April 11 to October 3, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=J.C. Staff Produces Edens Zero TV Anime for April 2021 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-26/j.c-staff-produces-edens-zero-tv-anime-for-april-2021-debut/.164514|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 26, 2020|date=September 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Edens Zero Anime Premieres on April 10|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2021-01-12/edens-zero-anime-premieres-on-april-10/.168317|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 13, 2021|date=January 12, 2021}}</ref>{{efn|name=fn1|The series premiered on April 10, 2021, at 24:55 (effectively, April 11 at 12:55 a.m. [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]).}} [[Company:Netflix|Netflix]] acquired streaming rights to the series, which was released globally on August 26, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Netflix Streams Edens Zero Anime Outside Japan on August 26|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-10/netflix-streams-edens-zero-anime-outside-japan-on-august-26/.173793|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 10, 2021|date=June 10, 2021}}</ref> The opening theme is "Eden Through the Rough" by Takanori Nishikawa, and the ending theme is {{Nihongo foot|"Bōken no Vlog"|冒険のVLOG||{{lit.}} "A Vlog of the Journey"|group=Jp.}} by CHiCO with HoneyWorks.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Edens Zero Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, T.M.Revolution Song, Netflix 2021 Streaming|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-11/edens-zero-anime-video-reveals-more-cast-t.m.revolution-song-netflix-2021-streaming/.170519|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 11, 2021|date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> The second opening theme is "Forever" by L'Arc-en-Ciel, and the second ending theme is {{Nihongo foot|"Sekai no Himitsu"|世界の秘密||{{lit.}} "Secret of the World"|group=Jp.}} by Sayuri.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Edens Zero Anime Reveals New Cast Member, 2nd Ending Theme Song|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-29/edens-zero-anime-reveals-new-cast-member-2nd-ending-theme-song/.174583|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 29, 2021|date=June 29, 2021}}</ref>

Director Yūji Suzuki died on September 9, 2021, before the series' broadcast was completed.<ref>{{Cite Tweet|number=1444337771795996675|user= EDENSZERO_PJ|date= October 2, 2021|accessdate= October 2, 2021|script-title=ja:【大切なおしらせ】アニメ「EDENS ZERO」の鈴木勇士監督がお亡くなりになりました。謹んでご冥福をお祈り申し上げると共に、ご遺族の方には心よりお悔やみを申し上げます。|trans-title= [Important News] Director Yūji Suzuki of the anime "EDENS ZERO" has passed away. We sincerely pray for the souls and extend our deepest condolences to the bereaved family.}}</ref> Although he had worked in the industry as a key animator and episode director since the mid-2000s, ''Edens Zero'' was the first and only full series Suzuki directed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-02/edens-zero-anime-director-yushi-suzuki-passes-away/.178095|title= Edens Zero Anime Director Yūshi Suzuki Passes Away|website= Anime News Network|author= Loo, Egan|date= October 2, 2021|accessdate= October 2, 2021}}</ref>

On February 9, 2022, it was announced that the series would receive a second season,<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Edens Zero Anime Gets 2nd Season|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-08/edens-zero-anime-gets-2nd-season/.182261|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 8, 2022|date=February 8, 2022}}</ref> which aired from April 2 to October 1, 2023,{{efn|The series premiered on April 1, 2023, at 24:55 (effectively, April 2 at 12:55 a.m. [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]).<ref name="OP">{{cite web|script-title=ja:「EDENS ZERO」第2期追加キャストに八代拓・大久保瑠美ら、OPテーマは西川貴教|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/512920|website=Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=February 15, 2023|date=February 15, 2023|language=ja}}</ref>}} with Toshinori Watanabe replacing Suzuki as the director.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Edens Zero Anime Season 2's Teaser Reveals April 2023 Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-16/edens-zero-anime-season-2-teaser-reveals-april-2023-premiere/.189726|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 16, 2022|date=September 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:アニメ「EDENS ZERO」第2期のティザー映像到着、放送は来年4月から|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/493942|website=Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=September 16, 2022|date=September 16, 2022|language=ja}}</ref> The opening theme is "Never say Never" by Takanori Nishikawa, and the ending theme is {{Nihongo foot|"Rinne"|リンネ||{{lit.}} "Reincarnation Cycle"|group=Jp.}} by Asca.<ref name="OP"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=ASCA Performs Ending Song for Edens Zero Anime Season 2|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-13/asca-performs-ending-song-for-edens-zero-anime-season-2/.195911|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 13, 2023|date=March 13, 2023}}</ref> The second opening theme of season 2 is {{Nihongo foot|"Kaibutsu"|械物||a Japanese portmanteau of {{Nihongo|''kai''|械||"machine"}} and {{Nihongo|''kaibutsu''|怪物||"monster"}}|group=Jp.}} performed by Tani Yuuki, and the second ending theme is "My Star" by Lozareena.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Tani Yuuki Performs New Opening Theme Song for Edens Zero Anime Season 2|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-02/tani-yuuki-performs-new-opening-theme-song-for-edens-zero-anime-season-2/.198737|date=June 2, 2023|access-date=June 10, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Lozareena Performs New Ending Theme Song for Edens Zero Anime Season 2 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-16/lozareena-performs-new-ending-theme-song-for-edens-zero-anime-season-2/.199294|date=June 16, 2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref> The second season was licensed internationally by Mediatoon Distribution and streamed by [[Company:Crunchyroll|Crunchyroll]] in various regions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Crunchyroll Streams Edens Zero Anime Season 2|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-07/crunchyroll-streams-edens-zero-anime-season-2/.196895|website=Anime News Network|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=April 7, 2023|access-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=France's Mediatoon Acquires Edens Zero Anime Season 2's Global Rights|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-01/france-mediatoon-acquires-edens-zero-anime-season-2-global-rights/.196674|website=Anime News Network|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|date=April 1, 2023|access-date=April 1, 2023}}</ref> A 72-minute recap original net animation of the first season aired in Japan on the same day as the second season premiere, and was streamed by Crunchyroll from April 29, 2023.<ref name="recap">{{cite web|last=Mateo|first1=Alex|title=Crunchyroll Adds Edens Zero Anime's 1st Season Recap Movie|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-28/crunchyroll-adds-edens-zero-anime-1st-season-recap-movie/.197610 |website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 28, 2023|date=April 28, 2023}}</ref>

===Video games===
On September 16, 2020, [[Company:Konami|Konami]] announced that they are developing an ''Edens Zero'' video game.<ref>{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|title=Konami announces Edens Zero game|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/09/konami-announces-edens-zero-game|website=Gematsu|access-date=September 16, 2020|date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> It was later revealed at the Tokyo Game Show 2020 livestream that two separate action role-playing games were being developed, one being a 3D game for consoles, and the other being a top-down game for mobile devices.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Edens Zero Game Project Includes Both 3D Action RPG for Consoles, Mobile RPG|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-26/edens-zero-game-project-includes-both-3d-action-rpg-for-consoles-mobile-rpg/.164513|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 26, 2020|date=September 26, 2020}}</ref> In February 2022, the latter was revealed as ''Edens Zero Pocket Galaxy'' and was released on February 24 for [[Software:IOS|iOS]] and [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Edens Zero: Pocket Galaxy Smartphone Game's Trailer Reveals February 24 Launch|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-10/edens-zero-pocket-galaxy-smartphone-game-trailer-reveals-february-24-launch/.182487|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 10, 2022|date=February 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamerbraves.com/edens-zero-pocket-galaxy-first-impressions-gearing-up-for-an-adventure/ | title=Edens Zero Pocket Galaxy First Impressions – Gearing up for an Adventure | date=February 24, 2022 }}</ref>

On December 17, 2021, Mashima announced that he was developing an ''Edens Zero'' video game by himself using [[Software:RPG Maker|RPG Maker]]. Describing it as a "hobby project" that he worked on in his free time, he released the game, {{Nihongo foot|''Rebecca to Kikai no Yōkan'',|レベッカと機械ノ洋館|Rebekka to Kikai no Yōkan|{{lit}} "Rebecca and the Mansion of Machines"|group=Jp.}} for free on [[Engineering:Personal computer|PC]] on March 16, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/edens-zero-anime-season-2/|title = Second Season of Edens Zero Anime Announced|date = February 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Edens Zero Manga Creator Hiro Mashima Reveals Rebecca & Happy RPG|url=https://www.dualshockers.com/edens-zero-manga-creator-hiro-mashima-reveals-rebecca-happy-rpg/|access-date=January 7, 2022|website=DualShockers|date=December 21, 2021|language=en}}</ref><ref name="EdenGame2">{{Cite web|title=Free Edens Zero Game Created by Hiro Mashima Himself Released|url=https://twinfinite.net/2022/03/edens-zero-free-game-hiro-mashima/|access-date=April 16, 2022|website=twinfinite.net|date=March 16, 2022|language=en}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Sales===
In Japan, the first volume of ''Edens Zero'' reached 13th place on the weekly Oricon chart with 30,178 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, September 10–16|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-19/japanese-comic-ranking-september-10-16/.137006|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 2, 2020|date=September 19, 2018}}</ref> The second volume ranked 16th with 41,506 copies sold,<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, November 12–18|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-21/japanese-comic-ranking-november-12-18/.139804|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 2, 2020|date=November 21, 2018}}</ref> and the third volume at 18th place with 31,316 copies.<ref>{{cite web |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=February 27, 2019 |title=Japanese Comic Ranking, February 11-17 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-27/japanese-comic-ranking-february-11-17/.143712 |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=Anime News Network}}</ref>

===Critical response===
The first volume received a mixed response from critics on Anime News Network, where it was rated on a 1 to 5 scale. Amy McNulty gave the volume a 3.5 rating, calling it a "solid start" and praising the story's pacing, characters, and art, while adding that it "may not blow anyone away". McNulty also commented on Mashima's similar visual and design choices to ''Fairy Tail'' – which she noted could be taken negatively – but opined that the manga could benefit from readers' familiarity with ''Fairy Tail'', and found it accessible to new readers of Mashima's work. Rebecca Silverman, who also rated it 3.5, considered the manga to be Mashima's darkest work, and praised him for using themes that "helped make his previous series ''Fairy Tail'' work so well", citing Shiki and Rebecca's complementary backgrounds as orphans as an example. However, she expressed slight concerns over the story potentially becoming confusing for readers with the volume's implications of [[Physics:Time travel|time travel]] and flash-forward cliffhanger. Faye Hopper, who gave the volume a 3 rating, found that the shift from "high fantasy pastiche to Star Wars reminiscent sci-fi" helped enrich the story, but criticized Mashima's humor and adherence to shōnen manga conventions. Teresa Navarro gave it a 2 rating, finding the characters and art style to be nearly identical to those in ''Fairy Tail'', but considering its potential to gain a cult following from fans of the shōnen genre.<ref name="Fall2018">{{cite web|last=Bertschy|first=Zac|title=Edens Zero - The Fall 2018 Manga Guide|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2018-11-29/the-fall-2018-manga-guide/edens-zero/.140142|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=April 2, 2020|date=November 29, 2018}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* at [[Company:Netflix|Netflix]]


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