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Edens Zero Chapter 52 Review/Recap

The last chapter we saw Shiki and Homura get arrested by the Scarlet Woman and her enforcers and sent to the slums to work off a ludicrous debt. It doesn’t take them long to pick trouble with one of her enforcers, Whip Punisher Garret. Let’s see how this goes.

Recap

Despite the other prisoners warning them not to, Shiki and Homura refuse to back down against Garret, so he uses his paralysis whip to force them to kneel. Taken by Homura’s beauty, he drags her off on her own to have his cruel fun with her. Shiki’s not going to take that lying down and prepares to go to war.

Elsewhere, after showing how evil she is, the Scarlet Woman reveals why she wants the Edens Zero. The ship’s ether drive can power the whole planet for the next ten years. Ergo, she plans on double-crossing Drakken Joe for it.

Back at the Casino, Rebecca, Happy, and Pino are unable to contact the ship, leaving them at a loss about what to do. Just then, a familiar face appears in the form of Labilia. She saw everything that happened and wants to help in exchange for a favor.

Review

I knew from the moment Shiki and Homura got arrested that Edens Zero was going to go to war with the Scarlet Woman. Now, thanks to Garret, Shiki’s about to go on a rampage. I didn’t see him trying to get out of jail by paying off that unfair debt.

More importantly, though, it appears that the SW (Scarlet Woman) has no clue that the Edens Zero’s already on her planet, or that its captain is her prisoner. If she did, she’d stop at nothing to get her hands on Shiki and the ship. Let’s hope it stays that way for a while.

Now, do I think Labilia can be trusted? No, I don’t. She’s still a selfish brat. She does, however, owe Shiki for saving her from being kidnapped and turned into Illega’s naked furniture. More likely, she’s trying to get in good with Rebecca now that she’s famous from the Guilst Incident. Either way, I don’t trust her.

This chapter was about average for me, and I was left wanting more than what we got — looking forward to the next chapter more.

I give “The Scarlet Gauntlet” a 3/5

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Edens Zero Chapter 51 Review/Recap

I would like to apologize for the delay on Edens Zero over the last three weeks. To make up for it, I’m doing the four newest chapters back to back to back. In the 51st chapter of Edens Zero, my fears of Space Vegas are validated.

Recap

The Scarlet Woman’s robotic enforcers arrive to restore order to the casino. However, they arrest Shiki and Homura for attacking the criminals, saying that any violence is unacceptable on Sun Jewel. The only way they can be set free is if they work off their debt by mining for the planet’s power source, Stones.

Unfortunately, Stones only come from giant bugs, and Shiki’s terrified of them. Worse, all the workers are at the mercy of the Scarlet Woman’s enforcers, like Whip Punisher Garret. They watch him beat up another worker, and since they hate bullies, they’re about to confront him, even though that will get them in deep trouble.

Review

I called it: Space Vegas is evil! Underneath all the gold and glamor lies a rotten cesspool of unfair rules and corrupt leadership. This Scarlet Woman’s the kind who does whatever she wants, and gets away with it; I’ve seen it countless times in fiction.

So let’s go over everything: the Edens Zero crew’s strongest members are held captive, and any attempt to rescue them could end with everyone in trouble. Worse, Shiki’s useless fighting those bugs. On the other hand, Shiki and Homura are in the place that Valkyrie is, so they can reunite. My guess is that this is going to end with Shiki leading a riot that overthrows the Scarlet Woman. Its what I’d do if I were him.

This chapter sets up quite the interesting arc, even if it’s unoriginal. It reminds me of One Piece Film: Gold. Should be fun though!

I Give “Stones” a 2.5/5. Nice setup, but unoriginal concept.

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