Edens Zero, Vol. 9

Edens Zero #9

by Hiro Mashima

With the troubles of Madame Kurenai freshly behind them, the crew of the EDENS ZERO faces yet another setback: the infamous Drakken Joe. He's taken an interest in their legendary ship, and begun his plans to take it, along with any treasures it may carry. And just like Shiki, he has a formidable crew, too. Meanwhile, Rebecca has a nightmare that feels all too real to be merely a dream...

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Shonen, Adventure, Fiction, Comics

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 17, 2020

About the author

Hiro Mashima (Jap: 真島ヒロ) is a Japanese manga artist.

He gained success with his first serial Rave, published in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, Fairy Tail, published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, became one of the best-selling manga series with over 72 million copies in print. Mashima began the currently ongoing Edens Zero in 2018.

Fairy Tail won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen manga in 2009, and Mashima was given the Harvey Awards International Spotlight award in 2017 and the Fauve Special Award at the 2018 Angoulême International Comics Festival.

Reviews

[Just · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beyond the events of volume 9, we delve into a new arc. Following the gathering of the shining stars, the Edens Zero crew land on the ship lead by Drakken Joe. What unfolds is an adventure for Shiki, Weisz, Rebecca, Homura, Pino and Happy. Overall, was a fun read and will be continuing this 5 stars (in my opinion) series very soon.

[Andrés · Rating 4 out of 5]

A finales de enero me leí el tomo 8 de Edens Zero y quise seguir explorando esta historia de uno de mis mangakas favoritos gracias a Fairy Tail. Y con 9 tomos, debo admitir que la historia me ha enamorado casi de la misma forma que su manga sobre magos. Esta historia de space opera con todos los toques que hacen de Mashima quien es se ha expandido mucho más, con más secretos por revelar, más historia y más reciclado de personajes.
La historia cerró con uno de sus arcos y empezó con este nuevo donde al fin se enfrentarán a Drakken Joe, el villano que ha estado prometiendo desde hace un tiempo. La historia parte algo lenta, pero ya en el segundo capítulo consigue un excelente ritmo y nos lanza a la aventura y la acción sin titubeos, con muchas peleas emocionantes que me han encantando, sobre todo el papel de Witch en ellas, ya que siempre ha parecido un personaje de fondo y al fin tuvo algo de desarrollo.
Los personajes siguen como siempre, siguen pareciéndome todos simpáticos, todos con su particularidad personalidad, incluso Rebecca me ha empezado a caer bien, sobre todo ahora que han expendido sus poderes, aunque me molesta un poco que sigue siendo parecida a Lucy de Fairy Tail.
Mi otro problema es el equipo de villanos, que si bien sus diseños me encantan, sobre todo los de Sylph y Laguna, me siguen pareciendo un reciclado de los Element 4 de Fairy Tail, me hubiese gustado que se hubiera cambiado un poco esa historia.
Este tomo fue menos centrado en las historias trágicas y más en las batallas y el avance de la historia, cosa que me gustó. No es que no disfrute un buen momento emotivo, pero después que los anteriores dos tomos tuvieron mucho de ello, era tiempo de soltar un poco la emotividad y centrarse en el humor y en la acción. Aun así, Mashima sabe darnos momentos de tensión. Aunque a veces la exageración del fanservice me saca del modo lector.
Se nota que, aun estando ya en el tomo 9 de la historia, aun queda demasiada historia por expandir, cosas que conocer y momentos que me harán estar al borde de la silla. Espero leer pronto el tomo 10, y ver que me tiene preparado Mashima.

[Doc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Invasion

As always for those unaware of Hiro Mashima's overwhelming insistence of drawing female characters in revealing clothes and/or nude are a pretty common thing basically becoming a trope on its own and this volume is no exception so if you are offended by the sexification of females (and at least one male in a tub shot too) whether fake or real then maybe skip Hiro Mashima series altogether. Now for the rest we have completed the Sun Jewel arc so Homuru is taking her place along side the other Shining Stars members as a replacement for the brave Valkyrie so it is time to get a little dirty as the crew faces some of their most difficult challenges yet.

Drakken Joe is not taking no for an answer having discovered the Eden Zero once more after they lost him once. I am not sure If it was meant to be an influence but I get a vibe like I have seen the ship Belial Goer and the closet thing I can think of is Braniac's skull ship in DC comic books (though the ship here is not a skull.) In the mean time Now that she has her own Ether gear Rebecca is ready for action even if a mysteriously dark dream shook her up a little bit after soaking in the ether hot spring to long. With Drakken Joe's insistence Captain Shiki and a few of the crew depart the Eden Zero and land on Drakken's mammoth ship to convince him one way or another the errors of his ways but Drakken Joe has a few surprises for the crew as well making a disagreement into an all out manhunt as some of Drakken Joes most powerful minions are called into action. Hopefully Rebecca's dreams were just dreams and that things don't get too dark from here on out but we'll just have to see.

[Buchstabenschloss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shiki und seine Freunde landen auf dem Riesenschlachtschiff Belial Gore, um Drakken Joe zu beseitigen. Dort angekommen erleben sie den Luxus des Schlachtschiffs und finden einen alten Freund, der ihnen zur Seite steht. Doch die Gruppe muss sowohl auf Edens Zero als auch auf Belial Gore gegen eine Truppe von Drakken Joe ankämpfen.

Mir gefallen das Cover und auch die Geschichte wieder richtig gut. Drakken Joe begleitet die Geschichte schon eine ganze Weile, sodass es wenig verwunderlich ist, dass sie irgendwann gegen ihn antreten werden.

Mein Highlight ist die besondere Rolle von Rebecca, die wohl in den folgenden Bänden noch zum Vorschein kommen wird, hier jedoch schon angedeutet ist. Darauf bin ich schon sehr gespannt.

Die Manga-Reihe gefällt mir im Moment am besten und zieht mich in ihren Bann. Ich freue mich schon sehr auf den Folgeband.

[Shin Donghae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Arc baru!!
Shiki dan teman-temannya mendarat di kapal perang raksasa Belial Gore untuk mengalahkan Drakken Joe. Sesampai di sana, mereka mengalami "kemewahan kota" di kapal tsb dan malah menemukan seorang teman lama Weisz. Namun kelompok tersebut harus melawan pasukan Drakken Joe baik di Edens Zero dan Belial Gore.

Suka banget sama cover dan ceritanya lagi. Drakken Joe telah mengikuti Shiki dkk cukup lama, jadi tidak mengherankan jika mereka akhirnya akan menghadapinya.

Btw seperti biasa artwork Mashima sensei memberikan "service" yg hebat utk pembaca cowo LOL. Bahkan utk sudut pandang di beberapa panel, terlihat artististik tanpa mengindahkan sisi ecchinya hha

[Timothy Pitkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

So we finally start the Draken Joe Arc that has been built up for quite awhile and it starts off pretty good. And I do like the call backs to other Mashima works like the Element 4 being an evil group that works for Joe. Also the fight with Laguna was pretty creative as his method of fighting is trying to make others cry so he can turn them into water. While he does use more traditional water user attacks but it was creative to see another take on that type of power. Also like we get to see more of the 4 Shining Stars in actual action instead of them being purely support.

[Christopher Funk · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is constantly on the brink of some great reveal that makes it exceptional. Failing that, the book is consistent, but lacking in any unique narrative. I hope this book finds its legs quickly, so we can all read a modern classic, instead of the fan service I feel like I am reading now.

[Sheepy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The start of a new arc!

The start is quite slow but its expected at the start of a new arc, there are some discussions about new powers along with arriving at a new destination.

Once they get there they are met with a new enemy on two fronts!

I'm looking forward to seeing how the arc develops

[Oki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shiki, Weisz, Homura, & Pino menyelinap ke kapal milik Drakken Joe untuk menyelidiki alasan Kapal Edens Zero diincar. Belum lama ada disana, keberadaan mereka telah terbongkar. Kini mereka diincar oleh seisi kota dan 4 Elemen.

Masih menjadi misteri tujuan Drakken Joe mengincar Edens Zero, tapi muncul satu plot dimana ada hubungannya dengan Master dari Blue Garden. Sepertinya 'Edens Zero' semakin matang memainkan rasa penasaran pembaca.

Tapi di volume 9 ini aku rasa bahwa alur melambat jika dibandingkan dengan volume 8. Aku rasa ini karena dimulainya arc baru, dan banyak pengenalan karakter.

Terlepas dari itu, Edens Zero tetap menjadi bacaan yang menyenangkan dari segi aksi komedi dan juga fanservis, (spoiler) semoga Weisz baik-baik aja ya..

[Krystal Caloia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, first off! Etherion Master?! Like the Etherion that Witch just showed to Homura?!?! That kind of Etherion?! And what was with that dream?!! What kind of spa is that?! What is it doing to Rebecca?!

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 After leaving Sun Gem the crew is followed by the Oracion Seis ship Belial Goer. Here we are introduced to many members of Oracion Seis but particularly the Element 4. More fun and high jinx ensue as the battles begin.

Read 11/7/2028

Witch and the Elemental 4 on the cover of volume 9.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read as individual chapters.

I liked the search for Valkyrie better. We'll see how this next arc goes I guess.

[Michael Schmid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bin echt gespannt wie es jez weiter geht oo

[Pinky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Valkyrie defeats all three of the intruders. Weisz takes on Laguna and gets shot with an arrow after beating Laguna.

[Y.]

I love that the author doesn't dilly dally, but this was very short...

[Bookworm Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute series

[Mangagirl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good strong start to a new arc

[zy忍 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the siblings designs. I'm a bit based, but I don't care.

[Amina D'Anima · Rating 3 out of 5]

Avec ce tome on rentre enfin dans le vif du sujet. Comme avant un boss de fin de niveau, les héros doivent passer par les sous fifres. Là y a enfin de l'action!

[Rodri · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5: love element powers

[Marianna Rainolter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shiki, Homura, Pino e il dottore vogliono indagare su Drakken Joe, ma non riescono a rimanere in incognito per molto. L'uomo agisce e sono braccati sia sul pianeta di Belial Gore che nello spazio. Drakken vuole infatti impadronirsi della Edens Zero e toccherà alle 3 stelle brillanti rimaste a bordo e a Rebecca proteggere l'astronave. In questa occasione la ragazza svilupperà il suo ether gear latente, ma basterà per sconfiggere gli Element 4 che Drakken ha scagliato contro il gruppo? Un volume adrenalinico, dopo una breve introduzione per collegare la parte precedente a questa nuova sfida, piena di azione e lotta su questi due fronti e con dei nemici molto forti e dal design particolare. Fantastico Laguna, molto particolare, l'ho adorato tantissimo. Comunque devo ammettere che non mi dispiace questa serie anche se trovo che alcuni elementi siano davvero buttati li "E in futuro ti spiegherò..." ma temo che non succederà, o non sarà così pieno di hype come uno crede alla prima lettura. Nonostante ciò e un certo fanservice che da ragazza non mi prende per nulla, è una lettura piacevole e che voglio continuare.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I honestly wish I could rate these higher. Yes I love anything Hiro puts out. But dayum am I hooked on this series. The story continues with Homura stepping more into her new role for the crew. This kicks off a new arc with Drakken Joe being the focal point. Rebecca begins to understand her abilities more and a slew of other things I won't spoil!

[David Doel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume starts a new story arc. It's a little slow at the beginning and not up to the earlier volumes. Several new characters are added and that slows things down too. I'm sure the fun and excitement will come back, so I'll be looking for volume 10 when it comes out.

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I NEED to buy the next one because this series is AMAZING and it has VERY well written characters and a GREAT and interesting storyline. This series is sooooo good. Also, I love the cover for this volume. Witch is the best!