Edens Zero, Volume 1

by Hiro Mashima, Mashima artist

Overview

PATH TO DESTINY At Granbell Kingdom, an abandoned amusement park, Shiki has lived his entire life among machines. But one day, Rebecca and her cat companion Happy appear at the park’s front gates. Little do these newcomers know that this is the first human contact Granbell has had in a hundred years! As Shiki stumbles his way into making new friends, his former neighbors stir at an opportunity for a robo-rebellion…And when his old homeland becomes too dangerous, Shiki must join Rebecca and Happy on their spaceship and escape into the boundless cosmos.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642125337
Publisher:	Kodansha International
Publication date:	11/06/2018
Series:	Edens Zero Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	400,779
File size:	102 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	13 Years

About the Author

One of the world's bestselling and most prolific comics artists, Hiro Mashima is the creator of the 63-volume magical epic Fairy Tail as well as its prequel Fairy Tail Zero, fantasy series Rave Master, the game spinoff Monster Hunter Orage, and a variety of other manga series and short stories.

Editorial Reviews

02/01/2022

Gr 10 Up—Shiki has never known any other existence aside from life in an abandoned amusement park in the Granbell Kingdom, where his only communication is with the bots that reside there. Adventurer Rebecca (also a B-Cuber—a pun on v-tuber—seeking a million subscribers on her channel) and her feline partner Happy get Shiki off planet Granbell and show him that there's an entire cosmos full of places to discover and explore. Shiki's life will never be the same again. After joining up with Rebecca's guild, a whole new world of action and dramatics await. This title inevitably will draw comparisons to Mashima's smash hit "Fairy Tail," though this series takes place in a science fiction setting. However, due to the lack of differences among the plot, characters, and artwork, this title doesn't stand out much, especially with so many other shonen adventures readily available and, frankly, more interesting. VERDICT If readers don't mind the obvious similarities to Mashima's other works, they'll eat this title right up. This genre will always have its die-hards, as will this mangaka. However, fans looking for something new may walk away disappointed. The first season of the anime concluded September 2021.

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