Edens Zero is a Japanese anime television series based on the manga series of the same name, written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The anime television adaptation by J.C.Staff was first announced by Mashima on Twitter on June 12, 2020.[1] Shinji Ishihira serves as chief director, with Mitsutaka Hirota overseeing scripts, Yurika Sako designing the characters, and Yoshihisa Hirano composing the music.[2] The story follows Shiki Granbell, a boy with gravity powers who inherits the titular spaceship from his adoptive grandfather, the mechanical "Demon King" Ziggy, which he and his crew use to explore the universe in search of Mother, the goddess of the cosmos.
The first season aired on Nippon TV and other channels from April 11 to October 3, 2021,[3][4][a] and was directed by Yūji Suzuki until his death on September 9, 2021.[2][5] The second season aired from April 2 to October 1, 2023,[6][b] with Toshinori Watanabe replacing Suzuki as director.[7]
Netflix acquired streaming rights for the first season, globally releasing the first twelve episodes outside Japan on August 26, 2021,[8] and the remaining thirteen episodes on November 24 the same year.[9] The second season was licensed internationally by Mediatoon Distribution, and streamed in various regions by Crunchyroll.[10][11]
Series overview
editEpisodes
editSeason 1 (2021)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title [12][c] | Directed by [12] | Written by [12] | Storyboarded by [12] | Original air date [12][a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Into the Sky Where Cherry Blossoms Flutter" Transliteration: "Sakura Mau Sora ni" (Japanese: 桜舞うソラに) | Katsushi Sakurabi | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | April 11, 2021[d] |
| 2 | 2 | "A Girl and Her Blue Cat" Transliteration: "Shōjo to Ao Neko" (Japanese: 少女と青猫) | Yoshihiro Mori | Mitsutaka Hirota | Yūji Suzuki | April 18, 2021[d] |
| 3 | 3 | "Adventurers" Transliteration: "Bōkensha-tachi" (Japanese: 冒険者たち) | Tsuneo Tominaga | Mitsutaka Hirota | Toshinori Watanabe | April 25, 2021 |
| 4 | 4 | "A Man Named Weisz" Transliteration: "Waizu to Iu Otoko" (Japanese: ワイズという男) | Kazuma Satō | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | May 2, 2021 |
| 5 | 5 | "Clash!! The Sibir Family" Transliteration: "Gekitotsu!! Shibiru Famirī" (Japanese: 激突!!シビルファミリー) | Katsushi Sakurabi | Mitsutaka Hirota | Yūji Suzuki | May 9, 2021 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Skull Fairy" Transliteration: "Sukaru Fearī-gō" (Japanese: スカルフェアリー号) | Tsuneo Tominaga | Mitsutaka Hirota | Toshinori Watanabe | May 16, 2021 |
| 7 | 7 | "Warship of the Demon King" Transliteration: "Maō Senkan" (Japanese: 魔王戦艦) | Yoshihiro Mori | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | May 23, 2021 |
| 8 | 8 | "Wind Howls on the Highway" Transliteration: "Kaze no Naku Haiwei" (Japanese: 風の鳴くハイウェイ) | Kazuma Satō | Mitsutaka Hirota | Yūji Suzuki | May 30, 2021 |
| 9 | 9 | "Planet Guilst" Transliteration: "Wakusei Girusuto" (Japanese: 惑星ギルスト) | Kiyoshi Murayama | Mitsutaka Hirota | Toshinori Watanabe | June 6, 2021[e] |
| 10 | 10 | "The Great Naked Escape" Transliteration: "Hadaka no Dasshutsu Sakusen" (Japanese: 裸の脱出作戦) | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | June 13, 2021 |
| 11 | 11 | "Sister Ivry" Transliteration: "Shisutā Ivurii" (Japanese: シスター・イヴリィ) | Yoshihiro Mori | Megumu Sasano | Shinji Ishihira | June 20, 2021 |
| 12 | 12 | "New Friends" Transliteration: "Arata na Nakama-tachi" (Japanese: 新たな仲間たち) | Hiroaki Takagi | Mitsutaka Hirota | Toshinori Watanabe | June 27, 2021[f] |
| 13 | 13 | "The Super Virtual Planet" Transliteration: "Chōkasō Wakusei" (Japanese: 超仮想惑星) | Katsushi Sakurabi | Mitsutaka Hirota | Yūji Suzuki | July 4, 2021[g] |
| 14 | 14 | "The Girl on the Hill" Transliteration: "Oka no Ue no Shōjo" (Japanese: 丘の上の少女) | Kiyotaka Ōhata | Megumu Sasano | Kiyotaka Ōhata | July 11, 2021[g] |
| 15 | 15 | "Great Kaiju Shiki" Transliteration: "Daikaijū Shiki" (Japanese: 大怪獣シキ) | Yoshihiro Mori | Mitsutaka Hirota | Toshinori Watanabe | July 18, 2021[h] |
| 16 | 16 | "Fireworks" Transliteration: "Hanabi" (Japanese: 花火) | Kazuma Satō | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | July 25, 2021[g] |
| 17 | 17 | "The Temple of Knowledge" Transliteration: "Chishiki no Kyūden" (Japanese: 知識の宮殿) | Yoshiyuki Nogami | Megumu Sasano | Kiyoko Sayama | August 1, 2021[g] |
| 18 | 18 | "Words Will Give You Strength" Transliteration: "Kotoba wa Tsuyosa o Ataeru" (Japanese: 言葉は強さを与える) | Tsuneo Tominaga | Mitsutaka Hirota | Toshinori Watanabe | August 8, 2021[i] |
| 19 | 19 | "From the Planet of Eternity" Transliteration: "Eiei Mukyū no Hoshi yori" (Japanese: 永永無窮の星より) | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | August 15, 2021 |
| 20 | 20 | "Stones" Transliteration: "Sutōnzu" (Japanese: 鉱石生命体) | Yoshihiro Mori | Megumu Sasano | Yūji Suzuki | August 29, 2021[e] |
| 21 | 21 | "Reset" Transliteration: "Risetto" (Japanese: リセット) | Kiyoshi Murayama | Mitsutaka Hirota | Toshinori Watanabe | September 5, 2021[e] |
| 22 | 22 | "My Mother, the Machine" Transliteration: "Kikai no Haha" (Japanese: 機械の母) | Kazuma Satō | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | September 12, 2021 |
| 23 | 23 | "Until the Day It Turns to Strength" Transliteration: "Itsuka Tsuyosa ni Kawaru Made" (Japanese: いつか強さに変わるまで) | Yūji Suzuki, Yūsuke Onoda | Megumu Sasano | Toshinori Watanabe | September 19, 2021 |
| 24 | 24 | "Taking Up the Torch" Transliteration: "Ishi o Tsugu Mono" (Japanese: 意志を継ぐ者) | Yūji Suzuki | Megumu Sasano | Yūji Suzuki | September 26, 2021 |
| 25 | 25 | "Someone to Love" Transliteration: "Aisuru Mono" (Japanese: 愛する者) | Yūji Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Nogami | Mitsutaka Hirota | Yūji Suzuki, Shinji Ishihira | October 3, 2021 |
Season 2 (2023)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title [12][j] | Directed by [12] | Written by [12] | Storyboarded by [12] | Original air date [12][k] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | "Belial Gore" Transliteration: "Beriaru Goa" (Japanese: ベリアル・ゴア) | Yoshiyuki Nogami | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | April 2, 2023 |
| 27 | 2 | "Element 4" Transliteration: "Eremento Fō" (Japanese: エレメント4) | Hidehiko Kadota | Mitsutaka Hirota | Takeshi Mori | April 9, 2023 |
| 28 | 3 | "A Wind Blows Through the Sakura Cosmos" Transliteration: "Sakura Kosumosu ni Fuku Kaze" (Japanese: 桜宇宙に吹く風) | Toshinori Watanabe | Mitsutaka Hirota | Toshinori Watanabe | April 16, 2023 |
| 29 | 4 | "No. 29" Transliteration: "Nijūkyū-gō" (Japanese: 29号) | Yoshiyuki Kumeda, Kōichirō Kuroda | Megumu Sasano | Takeshi Mori | April 23, 2023 |
| 30 | 5 | "Intercession" Transliteration: "Chūsai" (Japanese: 仲裁) | Shigeru Ueda | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | April 30, 2023 |
| 31 | 6 | "Our Future" Transliteration: "Ore-tachi no Mirai" (Japanese: オレたちの未来) | Yoshiyuki Nogami | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | May 7, 2023 |
| 32 | 7 | "4 VS 4" | Hidehiko Kadota | Megumu Sasano | Takeshi Mori | May 14, 2023 |
| 33 | 8 | "The Sword of Edens" Transliteration: "Edenzu no Tsurugi" (Japanese: エデンズの剣) | Yoshihiro Mori | Mitsutaka Hirota | Takeshi Mori | May 21, 2023 |
| 34 | 9 | "Shiki vs. Drakken" Transliteration: "Shiki bāsasu Dorakken" (Japanese: シキ vs ドラッケン) | Yoshiyuki Kumeda, Kōichirō Kuroda | Mitsutaka Hirota | Takeshi Mori | May 28, 2023 |
| 35 | 10 | "Advent of the Demon King" Transliteration: "Maō Kōrin" (Japanese: 魔王降臨) | Toshinori Watanabe | Megumu Sasano | Toshinori Watanabe | June 4, 2023[e] |
| 36 | 11 | "Edens One" | Yūsuke Onada | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | June 11, 2023 |
| 37 | 12 | "Clash of the Cosmos" Transliteration: "Gekitō no Sora" (Japanese: 激闘の宇宙) | Yoshiyuki Nogami, Momo Shimizu | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | June 18, 2023 |
| 38 | 13 | "The Woman They Called Pirate" Transliteration: "Kaizoku to Yobare Onna" (Japanese: 海賊と呼ばれ女) | Yoshihiro Mori | Mitsutaka Hirota | Takeshi Mori | June 25, 2023 |
| 39 | 14 | "Nadia, Love of My Life" Transliteration: "Waga Saiai no Nadia" (Japanese: 我が最愛のナディア) | Yoshihiro Mori | Mitsutaka Hirota | Takeshi Mori | July 2, 2023 |
| 40 | 15 | "A Robot in Love" Transliteration: "Koisuru Kikai" (Japanese: 恋する機械) | Toshinori Watanabe | Megumu Sasano | Toshinori Watanabe | July 9, 2023 |
| 41 | 16 | "In the Doghouse" Transliteration: "Inu ni Naru" (Japanese: 犬になる) | Yūsuke Onoda | Mitsutaka Hirota | Toshinori Watanabe | July 16, 2023 |
| 42 | 17 | "The Battle of Foresta" Transliteration: "Foresuta no Tatakai" (Japanese: フォレスタの戦い) | Yoshiyuki Nogami, Momo Shimizu | Mitsutaka Hirota | Takeshi Mori | July 23, 2023 |
| 43 | 18 | "Star Drain" Transliteration: "Sutā Dorein" (Japanese: スタードレイン) | Yoshihiro Mori | Megumi Sasano | Takeshi Mori | July 30, 2023 |
| 44 | 19 | "Darling Little Piece of Junk" Transliteration: "Itoshii Garakuta-chan" (Japanese: 愛しいガラクタちゃん) | Shigeru Ueda | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | August 6, 2023[g] |
| 45 | 20 | "Kiss & Die" | Toshinori Watanabe | Megumu Sasano | Shinji Ishihira | August 13, 2023 |
| 46 | 21 | "The Doomsday System" Transliteration: "Shūmetsu Shisutemu" (Japanese: 終末システム) | Yoshihiro Mori | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | August 20, 2023 |
| 47 | 22 | "Oceans 6" Transliteration: "Ōshanzu Shikkusu" (Japanese: オーシャンズ6) | Shigeru Ueda | Mitsutaka Hirota | Takeshi Mori | September 3, 2023[g] |
| 48 | 23 | "Judgment Day" Transliteration: "Jajjimento Dei" (Japanese: ジャッジメント・デイ) | Yoshiyuki Nogami, Momo Shimizu | Mitsutaka Hirota | Yoshiyuki Nogami | September 10, 2023[g] |
| 49 | 24 | "Desert Oasis" Transliteration: "Sabaku no Oashisu" (Japanese: 砂漠のオアシス) | Toshinori Watanabe | Megumu Sasano | Toshinori Watanabe | September 17, 2023[g] |
| 50 | 25 | "Prelude to the Aoi War" Transliteration: "Aoi Taisen no Jokyoku" (Japanese: 葵大戦の序曲) | Toshinori Watanabe | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinji Ishihira | October 1, 2023[g] |
Compilation film
edit| No. | Title | Original release date [14][l] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Edens Zero Season 1 Recap Movie" Transliteration: "Edenzu Zero: Dai-Ikki (Sōshūhen)" (Japanese: 「EDENS ZERO」第1期【総集編】) | April 2, 2023 | |
|
A 72-minute recap compilation of events from the first season, narrated by Shiki and Pino. | |||
Home media release
edit| Vol. | Episodes | Artwork | Release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1–3 | Shiki Granbell | August 4, 2021 | [15] | |
| 2 | 4–6 | Rebecca Bluegarden & Happy | September 8, 2021 | [16] | |
| 3 | 7–9 | Weisz Steiner & E.M. Pino | October 6, 2021 | [17] | |
| 4 | 10–12 | Homura Kōgetsu | November 3, 2021 | [18] | |
| 5 | 13–16 | Witch Regret | December 1, 2021 | [19] | |
| 6 | 17–19 | Sister Ivry & Mosco Versa-0 | January 12, 2022 | [20] | |
| 7 | 20–22 | Hermit Mio | February 2, 2022 | [21] | |
| 8 | 23–25 | Valkyrie Yuna | March 2, 2022 | [22] | |
| Season 2 | |||||
| 1 | 26–38 | Shiki Granbell, Rebecca Bluegarden, Four Shining Stars, Drakken Joe & Element 4 | November 22, 2023 | [23] | |
| 2 | 39–50 | Shiki Granbell, Rebecca Bluegarden, Happy, Weisz Steiner, E.M. Pino, Homura Kōgetsu, Ziggy, Elsie Crimson & Justice | December 27, 2023 | [24] | |
Notes
edit- ^ a b The series premiered on April 10, 2021 at 24:55 (effectively, April 11 at 12:55 a.m. JST).
- ^ The season premiered on April 1, 2023 at 24:55 (effectively, April 2 at 12:55 a.m. JST).
- ^ All English titles are taken from Netflix.
- ^ a b Episodes 1 and 2 were pre-screened on March 29, 2021.[13]
- ^ a b c d This episode aired at 1:00 a.m. JST, 5 minutes after the original air time on Nippon TV.
- ^ This episode aired at 1:10 a.m. JST, 15 minutes after the original air time on Nippon TV.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i This episode aired at 1:05 a.m. JST, 10 minutes after the original air time on Nippon TV.
- ^ This episode aired at 1:35 a.m. JST, 40 minutes after the original air time on Nippon TV.
- ^ This episode aired at 2:00 a.m. JST, an hour and 5 minutes after the original air time on Nippon TV.
- ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
- ^ The season premiered on April 1, 2023 at 24:55 (effectively, April 2 at 12:55 a.m. JST).
- ^ The video streamed on April 1, 2023 at 24:55 (effectively, April 2 at 12:55 a.m. JST).
References
edit- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 12, 2020). "Hiro Mashima's Edens Zero Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 12, 2021). "Edens Zero Anime's Teaser Video Reveals More Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 26, 2020). "J.C. Staff Produces Edens Zero TV Anime for April 2021 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 12, 2021). "Edens Zero Anime Premieres on April 10". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Loo, Egan (October 2, 2021). "Edens Zero Anime Director Yūshi [sic] Suzuki Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 14, 2023). "Edens Zero Anime Season 2 Video Reveals Element 4 Cast, Opening Song, April 1 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 16, 2022). "Edens Zero Anime Season 2's Teaser Reveals April 2023 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (June 10, 2021). "Netflix Streams Edens Zero Anime Outside Japan on August 26". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ Official Edens Zero Twitter [@EDENSZERO_PJ] (November 7, 2021). "The 2nd part of #EDENSZERO will be available on Netflix on November 24! #エデンズゼロ" (Tweet). Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Twitter.
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- ^ Mateo, Alex (April 7, 2023). "Crunchyroll Streams Edens Zero Anime Season 2". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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- ^ "Edenzu Zero" EDENS ZERO [Edens Zero]. edens-zero.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (April 28, 2023). "Crunchyroll Adds Edens Zero Anime's 1st Season Recap Movie". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
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- ^ "Amazon.co.jp" EDENS ZERO 5(完全生産限定版) [Blu-ray]. Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Amazon.co.jp" EDENS ZERO 6(完全生産限定版) [Blu-ray]. Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Amazon.co.jp" EDENS ZERO 7(完全生産限定版) [Blu-ray]. Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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