Eden - It's an Endless World!

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In the panic surrounding a worldwide pandemic which kills 15 percent of the population and cripples many more, a secret organization, the Propater, topples the UN and seizes control of much of the world. A boy and a girl, raised in an abandoned virology research center, immune to the virus, are attacked by the Propater and escape.

Based strongly on Gnostic mythology, all major characters are named after gnostic deities, and have analogous roles.

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Manga

Related Series

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Associated Names

Eden (ENDO Hiroki)

Эдем: Этот бескрайний мир

بهشت : جهانی بی پایان است

エデンイッツアンエンドレスワールド

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It's an Endless World!

Kindan no Aku

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Latest Release(s)

v.18 c.119-126 (end) by Manga Underground 15 years ago

v.17 c.118 by Manga Underground 15 years ago

v.17 c.117 by Manga Underground 15 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

18 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

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Eden by Master_M2K

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Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (1009 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.53 / 10.0

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Last Updated

February 14th, 2020 6:07am PST - 5 years ago

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Action Drama Mature Psychological Sci-fi Seinen
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Original Publisher

Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)

Afternoon (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Dark Horse (14 Volumes - Dropped)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

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Year Pos #2252

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Dropped?

9 years ago

Eden - The End

14 years ago

Best Seinen Manga - Eden

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hmm

by sakirol
12 years ago

Rating: N/A

It's good as far as post-apocalyptic series go. You'll get more out of this one than other series.

However, I wasn't and probably won't be a fan of Eden. This is partially because I have a general dislike for post apocalyptic settings, but it's also because the overall theme came out superficial for me. This(I think) is ruined because it's a manga. It rubs you the wrong way when something of this tone goes through a chapter by chapter publication (since the storyboard gets screwed up).

tl;dr - good read for most people, depressing series, may or may not like the storyline itself (hit or miss thing)

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Outstanding manga.

by KakeranoTsuki
13 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Finally got around to re-reading the whole thing.

Eden is great. The art, characters (+development), delivery, and plot are some of the best I've encountered in manga (though not the best, hence the 9).

I feel like Eden started off very very strong, faltered in the middle, and the ending was slightly forgettable. Definitely biased since I personally adore plots with time frame jumps that come together as more information comes to light.

I feel like the emotions were very poignant in the first few volumes - the lines were brilliant and the delivery was almost flawless. It was so good that I put my rose-colored glasses on and ignored the first few missteps later on. Somewhere in the middle (during the arc when Miriam was introduced, I think) I stopped feeling that way, because the story became more about mafia back-stabbing and delving into the darkness of society, but with Eliah being completely weird with his humor. Sorry Endou, but that premise has been well-explored and you didn't really bring anything new to the table.

Then somehow it jumped back into the thought-provoking time frame jumps, but still, it was less heartfelt than before. Maybe I've just watched too many documentaries, but all talking about all those world issues without an intensely personal story weaved in was a bit bland. It sort of redeemed itself because it put in all those allusions to Gnosticism, which I've read a lot about, so I felt like I got more out of it than Endou intended because I was reading too much into everything. The ending definitely could have been delivered in a better way, and the message could've had so much more impact. But at least there was a sense of closure, which was nice.

So there you go, another wall of text about Eden. XD Read it, it's definitely one of the better mangas out there!

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lost for words

by whitespade
13 years ago

Rating: 9.9 / 10.0

this manga is more than a manga. its a vision, a carrier of hope, a testament, a prayer. i...after finishing this i am full of humanity, even with the ugliness and the despair, this manga make my heart race and just be greatful to be alive. how can i convey this feeling? for 18 volumes transporting me to a world that is both ugly and beautiful, introduce me to the broken but hopeful characters, make me full of anger and despair but still light a hope to me, it is too complete of a masterpiece. it end with a bang but still left abit for us to construct a new world in it.

there are some fault in that i can easily overlook. for example the characters have too similar of faces, especially the shape and the eyes, especially for 'pretty people'. theres no pure people left unviolated and dead, thus made me quite despairing for anyone with any ounce of moral to survive. but those gripes is too minor to consider after finishing this fantastic pice of literature.

im giving 9.9 because i dont like giving 10, but this is more like 9.99999999. one should read this!

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almost everyone is intending to reread it, isn't it?

by simpleeyelid
13 years ago

Rating: 9.5 / 10.0

just finished the last volume (in quite a rush, because I really wanted to know the ending)

And now I am staring at the screen, listening to "people get ready", and feeling quite sad.

I agree all coa88 said about it. This manga does not really lose its potential through the progression of the plot. Rather, the story is told in a really unique manner, I think it is different than most of the readers imagine it would be, at least after the first several chapters. (to be completed later..)
very bad, you could not start the reread just when you know their fates.

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wow

by coa88
13 years ago

Rating: 9.5 / 10.0

Plain and simple, Eden is one of the greatest manga I had the pleasure of reading. Mature and serious plot combined with great art give us a masterpiece. I only wish that Endo Hiroki's list of works is a bit longer.

One thing has to be said about the plot, it's very complicated and requires your full attention. There are many characters and all kinds of shit happens throughout the manga so you have to be on your toes constantly. There's world politics, science, social problems, crime and some higher agenda through entire manga. And when we add frequent references to the gnostic mythology to the mix... it tends to confuse you sometimes. So, I don't recommend taking long breaks in reading this as it will take time for you to get into the plot again.

The ending, I liked. Don't want to revel too much here but it felt somehow satisfying. Although the old problems are still present it leaves hope of better tomorrow.
Recommended read.

... Last updated 13 years ago

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deep

by TimeManInJail
14 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Like Crenshinibon have said, 100% correct.
It does require you to have some foresight on topics but it general focus on the philosophical side.
Please understand that couple chapters in people are dying like flies i do hope you understand that conflict with character growth and any sort of attachment to side character. All these character are persona of human in term of specific category in order to give a parallels toward the message of Eden.

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so far the best, most unpredicatable manga i have ever read

by iamwhoam
14 years ago

Rating: 9.3 / 10.0

one of the best at least.
the manga generally is dark, mostly with nihilistic, and skeptic approach.
unlike other mangas, it doesn't push to you what's right or what's wrong (for the most part at least), it leaves your own morals intact. a manga for the wannabe philosophers out there.

and just like i've said, the manga starts as dark, but grow into slightly lighter themes... black comedy is not obvious, but present. romance? subplot probably... BTW, im still on volume 13 so my comments are not conclusion...

~ definitely recommended!!!

... Last updated 8 years ago

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Couldn't Stop Reading

by RooftopSwordMaster
14 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I gotta say, I throughly enjoyed reading this manga and it is a must read for you mature manga readers out there. The characters are all very complex and the plot is never predictable. It never dragged on for me and it was one of those manga that I could not stop reading until I finished.

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wow

by trepazoid
14 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This is an intense manga. The art is beautiful(-ly realistic), as is the characters and circumstances.
Someone compared this to Eternal Sabbath; I feel that is perhaps a terrible comparison--on the same scale, I would have to say ES gets a 1 and Eden gets a 10+ (in plot, character development, pace...).
Many of the realistic aspects remind me of Crichton's novels (Endo=the Crichton of manga?).
Things people may complain about--"random" sex scenes, myriad and complexity of characters, lack of a hero--really just contribute to the realism of the wonderfully conceived world. Also, abruptness of characters dying (without a "bang") occurs throughout the series (which I love--the fact that Endo builds up and brings characters to life without treating them as precious glorified creations).
The story starts out slow, and feels fragmented, but the pace catches on quickly, you get absorbed in the exciting developments, and soon you'll be flying through each book! Everything is pieced together in the end, and although it may be a little anticlimactic, I think that's just how the entire manga is; there is no dramatic "bang" and there is no big theatrical finale moment--it feels like Endo wanted the ending to be as just another enduring day in this "endless world."
I think the manga's message is optimistic, though simply displayed alongside/through the darker struggles of life (and without giving way to it). I'm sure the interpretations can be endless, though.

I enjoyed this manga VERY much.

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Awesome

by Leatha
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I think this manga is incredible, I couldn't let go of the books and read the 18 books in 2 days !...

When you start reading something, you often have an idea of how it will end, but here I was always surprised, until the end I wasn't sure how things would end up.
The subjects are wide and well linked, it is also an interesting thought about the problems we have: environment, war, drug...

But what I liked most were the characters: they are fascinating, complex and imperfect like real human beings. They strugle to go on, make mistakes... nobody is perfect and can always take the best of a situation....
Sometimes characters in manga match an "ideal person" (depending on the characteristics the author wish to develop) too much and loose humanity, but not here.
There is also no cliché with a "bad guy" and a hero.
The manga is also enriched by the number of characters, and even small ones are not neglected. Some say it is more confusing... well it also how life is, even if we interact with a small number of people everyday, a lot more can influence our lives (a litle, or greatly). The manga does not only tells the story of some people, but describe a situation and the number of people makes just it more realistic.
The work done by the manga on this part was great and really nice.

I think this is one of the best manga I ever read !

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