Hiroki Endo (遠藤浩輝) is a Japanese mangaka born on 1970 in Akita Prefecture. He graduated from Musashino Art University. He is best known for his science-fiction series Eden: It's an Endless World, which has been translated into English by Dark Horse.
Satisfying resolution to the ten years/Jiu Jitsu tournament arc from vol 8 then spends most of its run time building up to the Kansas tournament. This means it’s not necessarily as action packed but it offsets this by exploring the characters lives which is a nice change of pace.