Edens Zero #1
SCORE: 62
I was at a local bookstore recently and was looking for some manga
books to purchase and read for review. I came across Edens Zero #1. I
have been watching the Fairy Tail anime for some years now. Edens Zero
#1 immediately reminded me of Fairy Tail except it is set in a science
fiction universe. How cool is that? I noticed more than similarities as
I read Edens Zero #1. Much, much more and it bothered me deeply. More on
that as this review continues to blossom.
Edens Zero #1 has a blonde lady named Rebecca that looks a lot like Lucy
from Fairy Tail. She has a talking cat named Happy. Happy says: “Aye”
quite often. There are other characters within Edens Zero #1 that look
and sound just like the characters from Fairy Tail. I asked Peter about
it since he is our resident manga expert. He told me that Hiro Mashima
is known for using the same characters, themes, storylines and more in
all of the books he does. Talk about lazy. I have written some books and
always bring in new and different characters. I was shocked that such
laziness is going on in the manga industry.
The issues families can have with Edens Zero #1 are lack of attire,
enticement to lust, sexual content, sexual conversations, false goddess,
violence, and more. Rebecca in Edens Zero #1 is a B-cuber. Sort of like
a YouTuber in the future. Cubes are used in Edens Zero #1 to record and
play videos. Rebecca’s whole goal is to make good videos and become
famous. Pretty shallow I know. Also it is not very original. There are
plenty of people in our world doing the same thing.
Rebecca meets Shiki who is surrounded by machines at Granbell Kingdom.
No humans have been to this theme park in one hundred years. Shiki
leaves with Rebecca and begins his journey into the galaxy. Shiki wants
to be friends with everyone. Boundaries are not really a concept he
comprehends in Edens Zero #1. This can lead to some humorous moments.
The first few pages of Edens Zero #1 start in color and then it goes to
black and white.
Part of me appreciates the familiarity of Fairy Tail since I never read
that manga. The other part of me is offended that someone would recycle
their previous characters and expect full dollar for the same thing
again. I have one more manga book in this series. I will decide if I
keep reading and reviewing this franchise after reading that second
book. Right now I am leaning toward giving Edens Zero some additional
books after the second one to decide.
- Paul
Graphics: 60%
Writing: 60%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Story: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 60%
System: Manga
Publisher: Kodansha Comic
Author: Hiro Mashima
Rating: ‘T’ for THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY
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