Edens Zero

Trust me when I tell you this story is misleading; It looks like a classic adventure anime and all happy but really this story is not what it appears to be that by the way I recommend the manga 100% and the second season will come strong.

The first episodes are so good! Edens Zero is gonna be the next big thing. The manga is so good and fleshed out, I hope everyone enjoys it!

It's a super-stuffed sci-fi anime that goes full throttle and doesn't stop, no unentertaining filler in sight. I haven't read the manga, so I can't comment on it, but I bet it's even better than the anime. It's not a show that's always light-hearted, since there tend to be dark moments scattered throughout. I'm a huge fan for space cartoons, and this is top on my list. The only complaint I have would be the abuse and fan service specifically targeted towards women. That type of stuff is becoming a huge problem in modern-day society, especially in anime. Even with that said, I still really enjoy it if you can look past that, which I know is hard for some people. Hopefully the second season for the anime adaptation will be even better than the first!

To explain the full reason why I've given such a high rating to an anime that - for all intents and purposes - is just an introductory arc is hard to explain without actually seeing it, knowing the author's work and their way of doing things, but I'll give it a shot and without spoiling things.

One constant throughout Hiro Mashima's writing is the 'journey adventure' that comes along for a hero or heroine who is then swept up in it, we got that with Groove Adventure Rave with Haru and we got it with Lucy in Fairy Tail, both are people who actively seek out adventure and are brought into a larger world.

So It's a shock when we get a hero this time around who is the reluctant hero, Shiki is a guy who likes his life and doesn't want change but has it forced on him due to loving people around him and that's the first thing I thought was both interesting and different for a Mashima work - and I like it.

Add to that the idea of sentience in robots being a constant and you've got a pretty amazing beginning for a story.

I won't go into other characters dynamics and their lives as it's spoiler territory but surprisingly this one is a little darker for a Hiro Mashima penned piece and I'm interested in that, the plots that are just beginning to be uncovered and the family dynamic built.

I stayed away for too long too as I wasn't sure whether it was linked to his other works - and it is tangentially - but it's still good, definitely interesting and I'm waiting season 2.

At the time of writing this, it's been nearly three months since this show was released but yet only a little more than a hundred participants have rated this show. 7/10 is totally undeserving for this great work of art. Edens Zero is fast paced with no fillers and has a good storyline. The adventures are awesome and you do not need to be a space lover to enjoy the anime. At first, it may look like the old "power of friendship" but it gets serious right from episode 2. After the episode where the villain turned the poor ladies into furniture art, I saw that this show meant business. Hopefully it gets better and better.