Edens Zero is an anime based on the homonymous manga written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The anime is produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Yūji Suzuki, with Shinji Ishihira serving as chief director, Mitsutaka Hirota overseeing scripts, Yurika Sako designing the characters, and Yoshihisa Hirano composing the music. The series aired on Nippon TV and other channels from April 11 to October 3, 2021.
Netflix acquired streaming rights to the first season, which was released globally on August 26, 2021, while Mediatoon Distribution acquired global rights to the second season with Crunchyroll acquiring the streaming rights for the second season in North America, Central America, South America, Europe (excluding Spain, Portugal, Italy, and French and German-speaking countries), Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and India.
A second season was announced on February 9, 2022 and premiered on April 1, 2023. Crunchyroll acquired the streaming rights for the second season which began simulcasting on April 8, 2023
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Edens Zero Crew | |||
| Main Characters | |||
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Shiki Granbell | Takuma Terashima | Sean Chiplock |
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Yurie Kozakai (child) |
Ryan Bartley | |
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Rebecca Bluegarden | Mikako Komatsu | Kira Buckland |
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Happy | Rie Kugimiya | Tia Ballard |
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Weisz Steiner | Hiromichi Tezuka | Ray Chase |
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Brook Chalmers (old) | ||
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Homura Kōgetsu | Shiki Aoki | Laura Stahl |
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E.M. Pino | Shiori Izawa | Sarah Anne Williams |
| Demon King's Four Shining Stars | |||
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Witch Regret | Kiyono Yasuno | Laura Post |
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Sister Ivry | Yukiyo Fujii | Allegra Clark |
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Hermit Mio | Kanon Takao | Xanthe Huynh |
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Valkyrie Yuna | Miyuki Sawashiro | Rebeka Thomas |
| Other Crew Members | |||
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Mosco Versa-0 | Mitsuo Iwata | Brock Powell |
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Connor | Kenta Sasa | Paul St. Peter |
| Oración Seis Galáctica | |||
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Elsie Crimson | Sayaka Ohara | Colleen Clinkenbeard |
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Drakken Joe | Taiten Kusunoki | Armen Taylor |
| Skull Fairy Crew | |||
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Behrman (Elsie's Subordinate) |
Shōhei Kajikawa | Jay Preston |
| Belial Gore Crew | |||
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Jamilov / Spider | Tatsumaru Tachibana | Jon Allen |
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Maria Slime | Yurie Kozakai | Emi Lo |
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Seth Anderson | Taisuke Nakano | Jason C. Miller |
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Diego Reyes | Reigo Yamaguchi | Kellen Goff |
| Cosmic Government | |||
| Interstellar Union Army | |||
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Justice | Daisuke Namikawa | Robert McCollum |
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Jaguar | Atsushi Ono | Jason Marnocha |
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Victory | Yūki Sanpei | Joe Hernandez |
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Creed | Yūdai Mino | Shannon McKain |
| Galactic Intelligence Agency | |||
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Amira | Megumi Satō | Emi Lo |
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Jesse | Yūji Murai | Kyle McCarley |
| Other Characters | |||
| Shooting Starlight | |||
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Noah Glenfield | Nobuhiko Okamoto | Billy Kametz |
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Clarisse Layer | Nao Tamura | Natalie Rose |
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Labilia Christy | Ayumi Ayano | Lizzie Freeman |
| Rogue Out | |||
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Fake Sister Ivry | Rena Maeda | Lauren Landa |
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Jinn | Yūki Shin | Jonah Scott |
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Ganoff | Makoto Tamura | Mike McFarland |
| B-Cubers | |||
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Couchpo | Satomi Arai | Janice Kawaye |
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Milon | Megumi Satō | Dawn M. Bennett |
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Copa | Natsuki | Lisa Reimold |
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Miyako | Yūna Kamakura | Jennie Kwan |
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Sheila | Hirone Yanagisawa | ¿? |
| Sun Jewel Government | |||
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Madame Kurenai / Kurenai Kōgetsu | Mie Sonozaki | Michelle Ruff |
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Garrot | Takayuki Nakatsukasa | Matthew David Rudd |
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Baku | Yūji Murai | Kellen Goff |
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Nino | Hiroki Gotō | Doug Erholtz |
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Ward | Sōma Shiomi | Kane Jungbluth-Murry |
| Valkyrie's Army | |||
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Paul | Yō Kitazawa | Dave Wallace |
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Eger | Ryō Sugisaki | Michael Sorich |
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Van | Motoki Sakuma | Kane Jungbluth-Murry |
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Yak | Shin'ya Takahashi | Kellen Goff |
| Miscellaneous | |||
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Ziggy | Hōchū Ōtsuka | John Bentley |
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Michael | Tomohiro Yamaguchi | Shannon McKain |
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Bernadette (Server) |
Harumi Sakurai | Ryan Bartley |
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Illega | Masafumi Kimura | Brook Chalmers |
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Shinobi Troll | Shun'ichi Maki | Tom Fahn |
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Cedric | Tomohiro Yamaguchi | Brandon Winckler |
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Xiaomei | Honoka Inoue | Jenny Yokobori |
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Mother | Kikuko Inoue | Colleen Clinkenbeard |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episodes |
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Mithra | Hana Satō | Lizzie Freeman | 1 |
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John | Motoki Sakuma | Kyle Hebert | |
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Annie | Mei Shibata | Jenny Yokobori | |
| Butler Machine | Takuya Nakashima | Frank Todaro | ||
| Archer Machine | Yūya Murakami | Jay Preston | ||
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Castellan (Castle King) |
Shinpachi Tsuji | Jake Eberle | 1, 5 |
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Neepa (Thug Boss) |
Yūya Murakami | Kyle Hebert | 2 |
| Nikolaus | Yurie Kozakai | Monica Rial | 3 | |
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Sibir | Yutaka Aoyama | Bob Carter | 4-5 |
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Payo | Reina Kondō | Monica Rial | |
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Foote Brothers | Kenta Sasa (Older Brother) |
Joe Hernandez | 5 |
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Sōma Shiomi (Younger Brother) |
Kiba Walker | ||
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Johnny | Tomohiro Yamaguchi | Shannon McKain | |
| Bono | Shun'ichi Maki | Joe Hernandez | 8 | |
| Yammy | Sōma Shiomi | Jay Preston | ||
| Announcer | Hana Satō | Monica Rial | 8-9 | |
| Icchi | Ichika Katō | Tia Ballard | 9 | |
| Naru | Narumi Kinjō | ¿? | ||
| Guide | Yūna Kamakura | Jenny Yokobori | 13 | |
| Tantimo | Reigo Yamaguchi Ayaka Shimizu |
Emma Martello | 13, 15 | |
| Guiron | Takuya Nakashima | Derek Stephen Prince | 14 | |
| Müller | Yōhei Tadano | John Snyder | 16 | |
| Android Researcher | Haruki Ishiya | Stephen Fu | ||
| Murray Morrison | Billy Kametz | 17 | ||
| Metal Bogey | Yūki Sanpei | Kellen Goff | 18 | |
| Flanker Yocchi | Yocchi | Dave Wallace | ||
| Highway Ena | Shōhei Kajikawa | Kellen Goff | ||
| Punishers | Kōsuke Katayama Takuya Nakashima |
Kellen Goff | 19-20 | |
| Angelic Angela | Allegra Clark | 21 | ||
| Kenta | Shin'ei Ueki | Jason C. Miller | 22 | |
| Kenta's Father (Magistrate) |
John Bentley |
Additional Voices[]
Notes[]
- Several FUNimation Entertainment actors were cast by Bang Zoom! Entertainment to portray characters based on their roles from Fairy Tail, another manga media franchise created by Hiro Mashima.
- Tia Ballard reprises her role as Happy, who is an alternate version from the character in Fairy Tail.
- Colleen Clinkenbeard voices Elsie Crimson, based on Erza Scarlet.
- Robert McCollum voices Justice, based on Jellal Fernandes, in turn based on Rave Master character Sieg Hart (voiced by Crispin Freeman).
- Monica Rial reprises her role as Nikolaus/Nicola, otherwise named Plue, who previously appeared in Rave Master (voiced by Mona Marshall).
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Classification | Country | ||
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August 26, 2021 (Season 1; Part 1) | Anime / Netflix Original Series |
Digital | TV-14 | United States | ||
| November 24, 2021 (Season 1; Part 2) | |||||||
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TBA (Season 2) |
Anime | |||||
See Also[]
External Links[]
- Edens Zero at the Internet Movie Database
- Edens Zero at Anime News Network's encyclopedia