Review of Edens Zero Season 2

The Universe Only Anime Can Save. Fairy Tail in Space continues its space odyssey adventure. Unfortunately for Shiki and his crew, they’re in for a rather nasty life lesson. The power of friendship can’t save them all the time, especially from the end of the barrel of a gun. Edens Zero’s second season enters a rather dark series of arcs which I have to admit is rather refreshing to see considering this was written by the same mangaka who wrote Fairy Tail. With battles against a seemingly unstoppable crime syndicate followed by the first half of an upcoming battle involving the space government and afascist-against-robots imperial regime.
I won’t spoil certain moments, but you already know if this is your thing if you’re a follower of Hiro Mashima’s work or if you’re into your Shonen Jump “power of friendship” adventure stories like One Piece. More over-the-top good humour, more ecchi, and more wacky powers that characters use to punch, kick or shoot harder which are sometimes reinforced with, you guessed it, the power of friendship.

J.C.Staff has been on a roll this year with the high quality of their anime adaptations (barring any I haven’t watched), but Eden Zero is a reminder that J.C.Staff is the McDonald’s of anime studios. Sometimes the animation is crisp and energetic helped by the simplicity of the strong character designs, and sometimes the animation is just a bit… meh. Like a Big Mac, it looks good, but when you bite into it you kinda wish you’d gone to a Five Guys.

Still, it’s Edens Zero, and Edens Zero is basically Fairy Tail in Space, and Fairy Tail is fun so y’know, it’s a fun show. It’s like a high-end McDonalds. You know what you’re getting.

7/10 Good.