Story Arcs

Edens Zero is broken up into several story arcs. The following are the arc names, a description of the arc's plot and the chapters they comprise.

Please note that some of the following arc names or divisions may not be canon.

Sakura Cosmos Saga

Intro arc

Intro arc
Shiki is a boy who's always dreamed of making new friends from outside the Granbell Kingdom, his amusement park home filled with robots. He gets his wish when two young adventurers— and her talking blue cat, Happy—come looking for interesting things to record for their B-Cube channel. But not all is as it seems with the robots, who hatch a scheme that leads Shiki to discover that the world beyond Granbell is far bigger than he could have possibly imagined.
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	3	Number of Episodes	3
001. Into the Sky Where Cherry Blossoms Flutter 002. A Girl and Her Blue Cat 003. Adventurers		001. Into the Sky Where Cherry Blossoms Flutter 002. The Girl and the Blue Cat 003. Adventurers

Norma arc

Norma arc
As the newest member of Shooting Starlight, Rebecca and Happy's adventurers guild, Shiki proposes the gang's first adventure that will rocket them to the top: proving the existence of Mother, the Goddess of the Cosmos. In need of a more space-worthy ship, they decide to pay a visit to Rebecca and Happy's dear old friend Professor Weisz on the planet Norma...and somehow wind up traveling 50 years back in time! Can they make it back to the present without (completely) messing up the past? Or have events already been changed beyond what they're aware of?
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	8	Number of Episodes	4
004. Norma 005. A Man Named Weisz 006. Thief 007. Iron Tears 008. Clash!! The Sibir Family 009. vs. The Foote Brothers 010. We're Friends, Aren't We? 011. Machina Maker		003. Adventurers 004. A Man Named Weisz 005. Clash!! Sibir Family 006. The Skull Fairy

Skull Fairy arc

Skull Fairy arc
After safely returning to their time with two new companions—a younger version of Professor Weisz, and an amnesiac android called Pino—and discovering the truth of their "time slip" from the present-day Professor himself, Shiki and co. are captured by the notorious space pirate Elsie Crimson and brought aboard her ship, the Skull Fairy. This ship is exactly what the gang needs for their voyage to find Mother, so Shiki challenges Elsie to a duel to claim it for himself. Will he succeed, or fall to the powerful rogue who claims she will surpass the Demon King?
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	3	Number of Episodes	2
012. The Skull Fairy 013. Shiki vs. Elsie 014. Born Again		006. The Skull Fairy 007. Warship of the Demon King

Guilst arc

Guilst arc
Shiki and co. discover that their hard-earned pirate ship is actually the Demon King's old warship, Edens Zero. Before they can take it into deep space, they'll have to assemble the Demon King's old crewmates, the Four Shining Stars, starting with Sister, the "Life of Edens". As it so happens, Sister is connected to a depraved criminal's plot to traffic B-Cuber girls to the lawless planet of Guilst, Rebecca included! Joined by the begrudging Young Weisz and the mysterious swordswoman Homura, Shiki heads to Guilst to save Rebecca, finding out along the way that there's more to this "Sister" than meets the eye...
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	14	Number of Episodes	6
015. Warship of the Demon King 016. Sister 017. The Collection 018. Wind Howls on the Highway 019. Geniuses at Coming Up with Fun Ideas 020. Planet Guilst 021. Soul Blade 022. The Great Naked Escape 023. Million Bullets 024. Sister Ivry 025. Take Aim 026. Two Sisters 027. The Great Guilst Escape 028. New Friends		007. Warship of the Demon King 008. Wind Howls on the Highway 009. Planet Guilst 010. The Great Naked Escape 011. Sister Ivry 012. New Friends

Digitalis arc

Digitalis arc
With Rebecca and Sister safely aboard the Edens Zero, the Crew of Edens happen upon the next Shining Star on their list: Hermit, the "Mind of Edens", who has locked her own heart and mind away within Digitalis, the Super Virtual Planet. Unfortunately, when the crew finds her in the datascape, she hates humans so much that she absolutely refuses to leave! With a murderous hacker targeting people left and right, and a two-faced traitor plotting behind the crew's back, how will Shiki convince Hermit to ever trust humans again?
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	15	Number of Episodes	6
029. Iron Hill 030. The Super Virtual Planet 031. The People of Digitalis 032. Mass Murderer Jamilov 033. The Girl on the Hill 034. Survive the Night 035. The Girl and the Monster 036. The G.I.A. 037. Great Kaiju Shiki 038. 22 Hits 039. Spider the Genius Hacker 040. Operation C7 041. Fireworks 042. Pino's Dream 043. Smells Like Money		012. New Friends 013. The Super Virtual Planet 014. The Girl on the Hill 015. Great Kaiju Shiki 016. Fireworks 017. The Temple of Knowledge

Mildian arc

Mildian arc
Hermit officially rejoins the Four Shining Stars, which just leaves the Crew of Edens to find Valkyrie, the "Sword of Edens" and Homura's mentor. With no leads on her whereabouts, the crew seek out answers from the legendary fortune teller Xiaomei on Mildian, the Planet of Time. But Xiaomei won't just give them the information for free; they'll have to earn it in her Battle Coliseum, where each crew member must win in a 1-on-1 match against their opponent, including a surprising face!
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	5	Number of Episodes	2
044. The Temple of Knowledge 045. The Battle Coliseum 046. Footsteps of the Warrior Maiden 047. Words Will Give You Strength 048. From the Planet of Eternity		017. The Temple of Knowledge 018. Words Will Give You Strength

Sun Jewel arc

Sun Jewel arc
Homura's long-awaited reunion with Valkyrie appears to be close at hand as the Crew of Edens sets a course for Sun Jewel, the Planet of Gemstones. Once they arrive, the crew runs afoul of the planet's cruel and powerful ruler, Madame Kurenai, who is in the middle of her own struggle for dominance with Drakken Joe, one of the Oración Seis Galáctica. As the Edens Zero itself becomes caught in the crossfire, the mysteries surrounding Valkyrie's disappearance and Homura's past are unveiled. What will Homura learn about her beloved mentor now that she's finally within reach?
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	20	Number of Episodes	7
049. Captain Connor 050. Madame Kurenai 051. Stones 052. Kurenai's Gauntlet 053. Wibble Wobble Ruby Bobble 054. The Truth Is in the Cube 055. Black Rock 056. Reset 057. My Mother, the Machine 058. A Silent Reunion 059. I Know You Can Keep Pressing On 060. Until the Day it Turns to Strength 061. Enter Arsenal 062. The Legend of Me 063. Taking Up the Torch 064. Leaper 065. The Swordswoman Incapacitated 066. Gravity's Gonna Crush You 067. Someone to Love 068. Valkyrie		019. From the Planet of Eternity 020. Stones 021. Reset 022. My Mother, the Machine 023. Until the Day It Turns to Strength 024. Taking Up the Torch 025. Someone to Love

Belial Gore arc

Belial Gore arc
The Four Shining Stars have been assembled, which means the Crew of Edens can finally begin their journey beyond the Sakura Cosmos. However, they discover that the Edens Zero is being pursued by Drakken Joe's giant space fortress, the Belial Gore. Itching for answers, Shiki leads a team into the fortress, but they are quickly caught in Drakken's trap as he advances on their ship. Now the crew must fight for their lives against the full might of the Dark Alchemist to protect their home—and Rebecca's new power may be their only hope for survival!
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	31	Number of Episodes	11
069. Rebecca's Nightmare 070. Belial Gore 071. The Steel Sorceress 072. The Element 4 073. Don't Shed a Tear 074. Weisz vs. Laguna 075. A Wind Blows Through the Sakura Cosmos 076. Rebecca vs. Sylph 077. The Winds that Bind 078. No.29 079. That Which Obstructs and That Which Steals 080. 60-Day Commemorative Coin 081. Intercession 082. Scolding 083. The Shot Heard Round the Underworld 084. A World Without Shiki 085. Our Future 086. EZ-Attack!! 087. 4 on 4 088. Eye of God 089. Hermit vs. Fie 090. Sister vs. Daichi 091. Homura vs. Sylph 092. The Sword of Edens 093. The Execution Site 094. Shiki vs. Drakken 095. Kris Rutherford 096. A Young Man's Memories 097. The Time Is Now 098. Advent of the Demon King 099. The Pendant		026. Belial Gore 027. Element 4 028. A Wind Blows Through the Sakura Cosmos 029. No. 29 030. Intercession 031. Our Future 032. 4 VS 4 033. The Sword of Edens 034. Shiki vs. Drakken 035. Advent of the Demon King 036. Edens One

Edens One arc

Edens One arc
Having defeated Drakken, the Crew of Edens are free at last to begin their mission to find Mother and explore the unknown. All that remains is a return trip to Granbell, where Shiki expects a heartfelt reunion with all of his old robot friends. Instead, he and his friends witness the emergence of an enemy they never anticipated, upending everything they've ever known about the Demon King and the Edens Zero. With this new adversary taking command of the Edens One, a ship built to surpass the Zero, Shiki's most harrowing battle yet begins...
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	5	Number of Episodes	3
100. Edens One 101. Singularity 102. Time to Say Goodbye 103. Clash of the Cosmos 104. The Woman They Called Pirate		036. Edens One 037. Clash of the Cosmos 038. The Woman They Called Pirate

Aoi Cosmos Saga

Red Cave arc

Red Cave arc
Following their close encounter with the Edens One, the Crew of Edens break through the border of the Sakura Cosmos and arrive in the Aoi Cosmos, where water flows through space like an ocean. Their first destination in this new region is Red Cave, the Fire Planet, where they find a clue that could aid them on their quest to find Mother. But to obtain it, they need to best the grueling trials of the Fire Planet, and the only way to pass them may lie in the aid of an unlikely ally...
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	7	Number of Episodes	3
105. Dragonfall 106. Prayer Council 107. A Planet Where Stars Fall Like Rain 108. Nadia, Love of My Life 109. Red Cave 110. A Robot in Love 111. The Sky of Days Long Past		038. The Woman They Called Pirate 039. Nadia, Love of My Life 040. A Robot in Love

Foresta arc

Foresta arc
The Crew of Edens have found their first Relic, one of many artifacts scattered across the cosmos that could lead them to Mother. The Relic's Ether guides the crew to the next Relic on the Verdant Planet of Foresta, only to find it caught in a robot uprising! The crew decide to take care of the virus that's driving the robots insane, putting them in direct conflict with the ruthless minions of Poseidon Nero—supreme ruler of the Aoi Cosmos and one of the Oración Seis Galáctica—sent to destroy the robots. With the planet in chaos, can the crew undo the virus before it affects every last machine on Foresta?
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	22	Number of Episodes	8
112. When You Live Life on a Ship 113. In the Doghouse 114. Glue 115. The Battle of Foresta 116. The Sky Sweeper 117. Shiki vs. Orc 118. Star Drain 119. Homura vs. Mora 120. Rebecca vs. Britney 121. Darling Little Piece of Junk 122. Titanic Victory 123. The Light of Justice 124. Kiss & Die 125. Heart of Gravity 126. The Doctor, Armed and Dangerous 127. The Doomsday System 128. What's Important 129. So We Can Smile Brighter 130. Oceans 6 131. VR-C 132. Chrono Witch 133. Following Ziggy's Path		041. In the Doghouse 042. The Battle of Foresta 043. Star Drain 044. Darling Little Piece of Junk 045. Kiss & Die 046. The Doomsday System 047. Oceans 6 048. Judgment Day

Sandra arc

Sandra arc
Shortly after the uprising on Foresta, a declaration is made by Poseidon Shura, the son of Poseidon Nero, which threatens the lives of every machine living in the Aoi Cosmos! Determined to stop him, Shiki and the Crew of Edens are led to Sandra, the Planet of Sand, to meet someone who can aid them in their fight against the overwhelming might of the Nero Empire, all while the Interstellar Union Army makes its own moves against the Empire. With both parties facing off against the Empire's Imperial Army, the war for the fate of the Aoi Cosmos is soon to begin!
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	5	Number of Episodes	3
134. Judgment Day 135. Desert Oasis 136. Goodwin 137. Empire Dice 138. Prelude to the Aoi War		048. Judgment Day 049. Desert Oasis 050. Prelude to the Aoi War

Nero 66 arc

Nero 66 arc
The Government Army engages in battle with the Imperial Army in space, allowing the Crew of Edens, accompanied by the rebel army Oasis, to advance towards Nero 66, the Planet of Ash. Their goal is to destroy the All-Link System and takedown Poseidon Shura before he can use the network to destroy every machine in the Aoi Cosmos! To succeed, they must prevail over Shura, the self-proclaimed "King of Gravity", as well as the most powerful soldiers in the Empire, the Oceans 6! As the high tide approaches, the fate of the Cosmos hinges on this battle, which may prove to be too much for the Crew to handle!
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	31	Number of Episodes	1+
139. White Flash 140. Into Planet Nero 66 141. A World of Ash 142. Shiki vs. Shura 143. You Didn't Do Anything to Deserve This 144. Through the Looking Glass 145. Homura vs. Mirrani 146. Before We Part 147. Rage, Fear, and Grief 148. Eye of Horus 149. Powers Lost 150. Weisz vs. Nasseh 151. Handprints 152. Lost Card 153. The False Five 154. Skymech Ninjutsu 155. The Winds of Rutherford 156. The Beast Lord 157. The Red String of Destiny 158. The Madness of a Man Who Knows No Love 159. The Strings of Unbreakable Bonds 160. Scattering in the Starry Aoi Sea 161. Life Continues to Fade 162. Ziggy vs. Nero 163. Wormhole 164. Downpour of the Black Heavens 165. Fork in the Road 166. I Love You 167. Proof in Our Hearts That She Lived 168. The Sea of Stars 169. Declaration		050. Prelude to the Aoi War

Kaede Cosmos Saga

X495 arc

X495 arc
Three years after the Aoi War, the Crew of Edens has entered the Kaede Cosmos in pursue of the Edens One while liberating the planets invaded by its crew. Now much stronger and notorious than before, Shiki and his friends get a distress call from what could be considered an old acquaintance. He tells them the location of the Edens One hideout and factory of its droid minions, and in exchange asks them to take him to a safe place out of the cosmos. Meanwhile, Shiki's exploits have made him a threat to the Cosmic Government, and a target of Oración Seis Interestellar.
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	11	Number of Episodes	?
170. 3 Years Later 171. Wander in Space 172. Universe 3 173. Feather Alighting 174. Mind Getting Out of the Way? 175. The Man, the Captain 176. The Planet Dahlia 177. Holy Judgement 178. Rebecca and Labilia 179. Deadend Crow 180. Operation Planet Eater		TBA

Lendard arc

Lendard arc
The Edens Zero Crew has joined forces with Elsie Crimson from the Oración Seis Galactica and Holy from the Oración Seis Interestellar to attack Lendard, the living planet ruled by the Edens One Crew and Deadend Crow, a colossal android and member of the Oración Seis Galactica known as the "Titan of Eternal Darkness". Defeating both oponents and destroying the droid factory sounds like an impossible endeavor, so they decide to achieve their goal by throwing a Chronophage at them and restore the planet to a previous state. However, the enemy has another ally that will complicate things even more.
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	40	Number of Episodes	?
181. Prelude to the Kaede War 182. Warrior Maid 95 183. Le Lendard 184. Elsie vs. Ziggy 185. Corroded Arena 186. The Subdimension Program 187. Shiki vs. Wizard 188. One Tenth 189. Rebecca vs. Clown 190. The Greatest Show from Hell 191. Zombie Nurses 192. Weisz vs. Killer 193. A Good Boy 194. The Ether of All Things 195. Fictitious Story 196. The Four Shining Stars Extinguished 197. Confidence 198. Nightmare 199. Saintfire Nox 200. Alternative 201. Melt 202. Unmasked 203. Ziggy 204. Point Zero 205. 3173 206. Traitor 207. To Shine 208. Dead End 209. Renewed Time 210. The True Enemy 211. Tragedy 212. Möbius 213. If We Don't Have to Fight... 214. As One... 215. From the Depths of the Earth 216. Within the Fading Years 217. Father, Mother, and Daughter 218. Saintfire 219. The Final World 220. Etherion		TBA

Universe Zero Saga

Edens Zero Reunion arc

Edens Zero Reunion arc
After defeating Edens One Crew and Oración Seis Galactica, it would seem the only thing left to do is find Mother and finish their quest. However, the crew discovers she is dying, and that the four cosmoses will eventually suffer the same fate. To prevent that, they must travel to Universe 0, the only alternate timeline where Mother is not destined to perish. Before reuniting again in the new universe, the crew will have to restart their lives on their own and experience many changes in this new "Universe of Possibilities", most of them for the better, and a few for worse.
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	27	Number of Episodes	?
221. Back in the Sky Where Cherry Blossoms Dance 222. A Happy World 223. Memories and Abilities 224. The Planet Guilst (Universe Zero) 225. Moscoy Heaven 226. Sea God 227. Power and Strength 228. Gunner 229. Sniper 230. The Shape of Ether 231. What Makes a Hero 232. Sun Jewel (Universe Zero) 233. Sword Flash 234. Crimson Tears 235. Over Nu Etherion 236. 1 + 4 + 6 237. The Lost Planet 238. Encounter on the Sands 239. It's HIM!! 240. The Doctor's Deviant Disposition 241. Flight of the Valkyrie 242. Müller's Trap 243. Where Did That Cat Come From? 244. Iron Rain 245. Like the Deep Blue Sea 246. Reina and Hamrio 247. To the Field of Battle		?

Miltz arc

Miltz arc
Reunited again in Universe 0, the Edens Zero Crew go to planet Miltz on the Yukino Cosmos to find the way that will lead them to Mother before the Edens One's new crew does. It was supposed to be a short stop but it soon becomes a deadly game when Joker Helix, one of this new universe's Oración Seis Galactica, shows up and attacks the group.
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	8	Number of Episodes	?
248. The Yukino Cosmos 249. Within the Stillness of Time 250. Joker 251. Escape from Planet Miltz 252. Game Start 253. Stage 1 254. Stage 2 255. An Unexplored Cosmos		?

Edens One War arc

Edens One War arc
The Edens Zero has followed Mother's ether into a place far from the four cosmoses they know. Unfortunately, the Edens One and its allies have followed them, and this time it is hellbent on destroying it and its crew. While the secrets behind Ziggy's journey, Shiki's birth, and the Demon King's Four Shining Stars's origins get slowly revealed, the race to find Mother reaches its climax in a space battle between the two Edens.
Manga		Anime
Number of Chapters	38	Number of Episodes	?
256. From Eternity Long Past 257. Leonard 258. The Shape of a Planet 259. Storming the Edens One!! 260. Cosmo 261. Life / Death 262. Just One More Time 263. Luna 264. Override 265. Just Beyond This Point... 266. Soldier of Love 267. Mother and Child 268. Ziggy vs. Void 269. Swords Dance 270. The Hermit Special 271. Their Lives or the Future? 272. Mother... 273. Purification 274. Earth's Destruction 275. The Four Shining Stars Are Born 276. Shiki's Choice 277. Fading Mother 278. B-Cubers 279. Super Ziggy 280. Wind Spear 281. Lady Freyja 282. The Flames of Homura 283. In the Belly of Time 284. Xenoflare 285. 0 vs. 1 286. Chrono Children 287. 1072 Joules 288. If We Could Be Friends 289. Re-creation 290. The Girl Who Ate Through Time 291. My Role 292. Friendship Never Ends 293. Friends		?