Eden: It's an Endless World!
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PLOT:
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.

CHARACTERS (Main):

Elijah Ballard:
The main protagonist, Elijah is introduced on the run from Propater. He
encounters some mercenaries also eluding Propater and is forced to join
them. During his flight he is forced to become a hardened killer. Afte
returning to Peru, Elijah becomes involved in his father's criminal
activities, and begins to walk the path of becoming an adult.

Ennoia Ballard
Elijah's father, raised on Eden. After he and Hannah left there, Ennoia
became the most powerful drug lord in South America, and a staunch
opponent of the Propater Federation.

Hannah Mayall
Elijah's mother, raised on Eden. She and Elijah's sister were captured by
the Propater while trying to leave Ennoia with Elijah. A major focus of
the series is Elijah's quest to rescue Hannah and Mana.

Mana Ballard
Elijah's sister, who remains in Propater hands whilst her mother is
rescued. Elijah's fight to free her is a focus of the later parts of the
story.

Colonel Khan
The Colonel is an old soldier from Azerbaijan, and the leader of the Nomad
group (including Kenji and Sophia) fleeing Propater at the start of the
series. Khan became Kenji's mentor after killing his brother, and the two
share a slightly strained, but at the same time, trusting, relationship.

Sophia
A powerful Greek computer hacker, and full-body cyborg. Sophia has the
appearance of a young girl, but is probably around 50 - 60 years old.
Sophia is sort of a mother figure to many characters in the series, most
notably Kenji, although her relationship with him is a little more
complicated. Sophia was very promiscuous in her youth, and had eight
children. Her first, Andreas, whom she tried to kill, and who still bears the
scars, is a high ranking member of Nomad. Sophia later helps to activate
Maya.

Maya
An almost godlike AI, which seems to roughly correspond to the savior of
Gnostic mythology. He has ability to connect human and colloid. Has the
appearance of a rather androgynous, young dark-skinned boy.

Kenji
The brother of a low-level Yakuza boss, Kenji is extremely skilled at hand-
to-hand combat. Kenji is even able to go hand-to-hand with the Aeons,
dispatching countless numbers with only his signature knife. While he
initially appears to be a sociopath, killing both soldiers and non-
combatants without any signs of remorse, flashbacks in the fourth
volume show him to be a psychologically complex character who is driven
by basic human needs such as love and meaning.

Cherubim
A sophisticated robot built to protect the research facility on Eden, who
was instead later used to destroy it. Cherubim later serves as Elijah's
protector, and is a powerful combatant in his conflicts with Propater.
However, Cherubim is not always able to distinguish friend from foe, and
often causes collateral damage. Cherubim is named after a type of angel.

Helena Montoya
A prostitute now working in a brothel. Has a complex relationship with
Elijah and acts as a surrogate big sister. She was forced to help the
Colonel's merc group while on the run from Propater forcers in exchange
for her freedom.

ART (Some gore):
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I love this style, very graphic and very detailed. The characters always
looks the same which makes it easy to decipher which character is which
since the story involves so many. It is an attractive style that has an air
of sophistication and experience to it.

MY REVIEW:

Alright, so here I am about 5 or so hours after finishing this manga, still
dumbfounded by the journey I just partook in. It. Was. Amazing. A
roller coaster ride that thrilled and chilled me, made me feel warm then
froze my heart solid. So many twists and turns, so many emotions, so
many clever plot devices and oh so much sweet sweet action. I will say
this first, to warn you. THIS MANGA IS GRAPHIC. There is a lot of gore, a
lot of mutilation and a fair amount of erotic scenes. This is a complete
package manga. It has action, love, suspense, drama, gore, sensuality
and wit. The plot runs so deep, each character is spot on and the
overall manga is near perfection. I honestly have nothing bad to say
about this manga except maybe the story wrecked my once superio
control over my emotions. Like I said before, this one is a roller coaster.
It makes you question your humanity, you entire view of our life on this
planet and makes you wonder what you would be doing if you were
stuck in this world. It opens your eyes and shoves in a ton of shit you
never even knew existed. It explores Sci-fi, it plays with your heart
strings and it sparks your imagination. I really could go on and on and on,
but you need to read this manga to experience it. I realize I am fairly
passionate about my reviews but this is definitely worthy of my passion,
and I am not just caught up in the moment of finishing this manga. It was
this good. It is this good. It will always be this good. Spread the word
and read today!!

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