The world of Hiro Mashima anime is about to expand with the upcoming Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest adaptation, but ahead of that it’s almost time to bid a fond farewell to one of his recent manga series. According to the latest issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine, the EDENS ZERO manga has just five chapters remaining.The series first kicked off in that very same magazine back in June 2018, and has been collected in 31 volumes at the time of this writing. If everything stays on schedule, that means the final chapter of EDENS ZERO will be published when the 30th issue of the year hits stands in Japan on June 26, 2024.
EDENS ZERO previously inspired an anime adaptation. The second season, which kicked off in April 2023, is directed by Toshinori Watabe (Tokyo Ghoul:re) at studio J.C.STAFF, with series composition by Mitsutaka Hirota (Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles) and character designs by Yurika Sato (The Demon Girl Next Door animation director). Season 2 is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll along with a recap movie.Kodansha USA publishes the EDENS ZERO manga in English and sums up the story like so:
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.
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