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Obviously, I'm not talking about or discussing the quality of the two works, nor Mashima, Fairy Tail, or anything else... just the structure of the journey that Mashima proposes in Edens Zero, which is very reminiscent of the system in One Piece. Many older anime have a spiritual heir, like Bleach with Jujustu Kaisen, or Naruto with anime like My Hero Academia, which focuses on personal growth, or great power and responsibility. But anime where the center of the story is a sense of adventure and community is much rarer today. And Edens Zero manages to combine it with science fiction, giving it a truly refreshing and original feel, one of the reasons it's my favorite manga. What do you think?

I personally would have preferred the AOI war, but the whole thing is too long for a movie, so I thought I would also like, for reasons of space, a movie that covers the final part of the Kaede arc

Spoilers for both series: Zeref, due to Ankseram's curse, has become immortal, and anyone who comes close to him, and anyone he loves, dies. Rebecca from Edens Zero, on the other hand, in the future universe 3173, remained conscious in a body that could neither move nor speak, subjected to experiments while watching Shiki gradually forget who she is and leave. Because of this, she transformed into the Chronophage, a monster that devours the time of planets, to search for her own, and forget what she was looking for.

To be honest, it's neutral to me, it doesn't bother me, but it's not the reason I watch it either, but I'll let it go. But I can understand that an aesthetic like that today probably drives fans away rather than attracting them. I understand that the author has a certain type of style, but do you think this style is partly to blame for why Edens Zero has lagged behind the more acclaimed anime? I personally have a hard time recommending it to my friends.

I honestly consider Shiki and Rebecca one of the best narrative couples in shounen; they're my favorites. The way their bond intertwines across every timeline and universe, becoming the driving force of the story, and then finally meeting in a domestic, banal context on Earth on the first day of school (by the way, I wish all the teenagers in this sub a good start to school ❤️).

I think one of the biggest regrets of fans of this series was never having seen an interaction between Rebecca and Ziggy, how would you have imagined it?

Weisz, in my opinion, is one of the best characters Mashima has ever written on a psychological level, and as he says, he's still a bit of a jerk and at the same time very good. But honestly, especially in the arc, it's not really shown how bad he could have been; we only know that he accidentally destroyed one of his robot friends and regretted it with Sibir. I think I would have liked Weisz to have done more serious things, and to have carried a bit of this behavior forward, which in my opinion would have contrasted much more with his good side. Instead, we see him become a good guy very quickly. Even though I think he's one of the best characters written in the series and perhaps by Mashima in general, in addition to having a less rushed conclusion, I would have also liked to see more of his seemingly bad side, a bit like Laguna, a need to show himself as badass.

I start: I'll start: Rebecca cheated on Shiki with his grandfather

This is just one of the many scenes that would have made this season incredible, Shiki really made me feel tender when he thought Rebecca had woken up and then reassured her...

I recognize that many fans have harshly criticized Witch's return to Universe 0, but for me, Mashima could have exploited a great opportunity that was already on the table, and the knowledge of this makes her return even more hasty and poorly handled. As we know in the first chapters, on San Jewel, Homura had refused to rebuild Valkirie, because even if she had Valkirie's memories and body, she wouldn't have had the same emotions as the original Valkirie. And I would make the same point for Witch: Mashima had the opportunity to create a new life for Witch in Universe 0, and force Shiki to decide whether to let her go and accept that his witch no longer exists. Obviously, under these conditions, that's not possible because Witch remained on the ship, but damn, how profound it would have been if Universe 0 had issued the command: yes, this person is alive and happy, but that doesn't mean you have to get her back. For Weisz and his mother, it's different because Weisz had already lived his life with my mother, and I think Mashima handled his growth well in this chapter: even if it's dangerous, I want to stay with you, even if I have a life. But with Witch, Valkyrie, and other characters, he had a great opportunity that he misused.

Anyone who has read Edens Zero knows that it could be the day of their dreams🤣

I wonder why this scene is so different from the average anime? Could it have been a change of animator? Why didn't they keep it throughout?