During KONAMI’s Edens Zero Game and Anime live-stream today (26th September), Hiro Mashima’s Eden’s Zero series announced two new game adaptations and a TV anime adaptation which will premiere April 2021 in Japan.
▍Console Game Adaptation
The console game adaptation of the series is a 3D Action game. The game will feature a vast world where players can freely travel around Blue Garden. Shin Murato, the producer of the Edens Zero games, stated that the team will be working together with Mashima to create more than just the streets of blue Garden.
Players will be able to play as several characters from the series. The live-stream provided a closer look at Shiki Granbell in the game. Similar to the original manga series, Shiki will be able to freely manipulate gravity, allowing him to move around freely by fully utilizing different surfaces.
During combat, Shiki will be able to use his ether gear to use different skills. Different characters will have access to their signature skills as seen in the manga series.
▍Mobile Game Adataption
The mobile game adaptation will be a top-down action RPG. Players will be able to appreciate the character models and skills from a different angle in the mobile version. The mobile version will also have more equipment and costume. Players will have a more strategic element to consider when playing the game.
Contrasting the console game, the mobile version will have fewer dimensions for players to traverse. Players will mostly be moving on the ground, but specific attacks and skills will bring enemies into the air and players will be able to continue their combos in the air.
From the screenshots revealed in the live-stream, players may be able to select up to three characters per battle.
During the lives-stream Mashima also noted that he wants to add more originality to the game and revealed a series of concept designs for original costumes to be implemented to the game to show the characters in a different light.
▍Game Adaptation PV
▍TV Anime Adaptation
During the live-stream, the TV anime adaptation for the series was announced to premiere April 2021 in Japan.
Shinji Ishihira, director of Log Horizon and Fairy Tail 2, will be taking the role of Chief Director for Eden’s Zero TV anime adaptation. Yushi Suzuki, episode director of Fairy tail season 3, will be directing the anime, and Mitsutaka Hirota, who worked on Rent-a-Girlfriend, will be writing and overseeing the series’ scripts. Yurika Sako, who worked on Food Wars! The Third Plate, will be designing the characters.
▍Characters
■ Shiki Granbell (シキ・グランベル) CV: Takuma Terashima
Shiki Granbell is an adventurer from the planet Granbell. Not only is he the Demon King of the warship Edens Zero; he is also the leader of its crew and a member Guild Shooting Starlight. Despite his usual fearless personality, Shiki is terrified of bugs.
■ Rebecca Bluegarden (レベッカ・ブルーガーデン) CV: Mikako Komatsu
Rebecca Bluegarden is an adventurer and a B-Cuber from the planet Blue Garden. Her goal is to gain one million subscribers for her Aoneko Channel. She is a member of the Guild Shooting Starlight and a part of the crew of the warship Edens Zero. Her signature weapon is the Happy Blasters.
■ Happy (ハッピー) CV: Rie Kugimiya
Happy is a cat from the planet Excede. When he was young he was picked up by Rebecca and received the name Happy for making her happy by being her friend. After a tragic accident that ended up killing him, he was revived as a machine by professor Weisz. He is now not only a friend to Rebecca but also her machine companion, transforming into her signature weapon the Happy Blasters.
▍New Eden Zero Project Official Website
With all the new titles, from the manga and TV anime to the games, a new official website for the series will be released. Fans will be able to access all the information for the individual titles from the project site. the website has just gone live, and more campaign and content is planned for the site. Right now we have a Twitter campaign to collect new ideas for ether gears. To join, all you have to do is tweet the ideas with the campaign hashtag (#オリジナルエーテルギア). The ideas submitted may have a chance to actually appear in the game and the anime!
