Joseph Luster
December 31, 2022 
The final arc is officially underway for Fairy Tail creator Hiro Mashima’s Edens Zero manga. The announcement comes from the combined fourth and fifth 2023 issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine, which has been serializing new chapters of the manga since it debuted in June 2018.
At the time of this writing, 24 collected volumes have been published in Japan.
Hiro Mashima’s EDENS ZERO manga is being published in English through Kodansha. Here’s how they describe the story:
It’s here! The creator of Fairy Tail, manga superstar Hiro Mashima, is back with a high-flying space adventure! All the steadfast friendship, crazy fighting, and blue cats you’ve come to expect … in space!
A young boy gazes up at the sky and sees a streaming bolt of light. The friendly, armor-clad being at his side tells him gently, “That’s a dragon.” The fact that he’s joking isn’t important. What’s important is the look of wonder on the boy’s face … and the galaxy-spanning adventure that’s about to take place! Join Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail, Rave Master) once more as he takes to the stars for another thrilling saga!
