# EDENS ZERO (2021)

> A lonely gravity-wielding boy sails the galaxy aboard the Edens Zero with a crew of companions in search of the legendary space goddess Mother.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/87551

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 50
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, action, adventure, science fiction
- Network: Nippon TV, RNB, RAB, TVI, YBC, UMK TV Miyazaki
- Cast: Takuma Terashima, Mikako Komatsu, Rie Kugimiya, Hiromichi Tezuka, Shiori Izawa, Shiki Aoki, Kiyono Yasuno, Taku Yashiro
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13167196/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: buoyant, earnest, adventurous, playful, hopeful

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series as mixed, appreciating its space adventure energy and character camaraderie while finding it uneven in tone.

## Synopsis

Edens Zero (2021-2023) is a Japanese animated shounen space adventure series created for Nippon Television Network Corporation and animated by J.C.STAFF. Over a single fifty-episode season, a lonely boy named Shiki Granbell (Takuma Terashima) who can control gravity travels aboard the airship Edens Zero, searching for the fabled space goddess known as Mother. Along the way he is joined by a lively crew of companions, including the spirited Rebecca Bluegarden (Mikako Komatsu) and the robotic Happy (Rie Kugimiya), whose bonds form the emotional core of each adventure. Each episode is built from a fresh stop in the galaxy, with bounty hunts, rival pilots, and colorful planetary encounters that keep the momentum brisk and playful. The tone is buoyant and earnest, mixing comedic crew banter with large action set pieces and a sincere sense of wonder about the vast universe. Fans of One Piece will recognize the shounen energy, while those drawn to Space Dandy and Cowboy Bebop will find a similar appetite for episodic space travel and quirky companionship. Its wide-open cosmic setting, far removed from any real-world year, gives the series an adventurous, hopeful atmosphere that rewards viewers who enjoy sprawling anime voyages.

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