EDENS ZERO

Oh, a shooting star!

Actually, it's a dragon.

Oh…

That's a dragon?

No, I suspect it's a comet.

-Huh? -I really had you there, Shiki.

Hey, what's the deal? Weren't you the one who said we shouldn't tell lies, Grandpa?

Do you know for sure it's a lie?

Unless you're able to see it up close,

how can you be certain that it's not a dragon?

But there's no way I can get that high up, Grandpa.

Well, there are many things you'll never truly know if you stay here.

That's why I hope that one day, Shiki, you will visit other lands,

meet a great number of people,

and make many, many good friends along the way.

What's a friend?

The most important thing one can have in this world.

A friend stands with you, come rain or shine.

If you ever find a friend who will shed tears for you,

cherish that person forever.

Oh…

Are you talking about Michael?

Impossible. Machines do not have hearts.

Therefore, I cannot cry.

Of course you have a heart, Michael.

Everyone does.

Then that means the two of us can be friends.

- - Affirmative.

Grandpa, what's on the other side of the sky?

The universe.

What kind of stuff is in the universe?

Everything, my boy.

It has dragons, fish, dogs, cats, humans.

And, even bugs.

Bugs?!

You really dislike them, don't you?

And somewhere in the universe, is the one

known as Mother.

Who's she?

A being who can make any wish come true.

I want her to make my wish come true then!

What is your wish, Shiki?

My wish is to make lots of friends!

INTO THE SKY WHERE CHERRY BLOSSOMS FLUTTER

I see it. I see it!

Yes! We made it to Granbell Kingdom!

It's a lot more impressive than I thought it'd be.

Yeah, no kidding. I was positive this place had fallen into disrepair.

I feel like I just stepped through into a fantasy world!

Happy, this is going to bring us a lot of views for our channel!

So that's why you're wearing a short skirt!

- -

Our first visitors in a hundred years. Welcome!

- We've got guests! - Visitors! Open up the shops!

- 50 glees per night. - Get the quest ready!

Wow!

That's a whole lot of robots!

What' do you dream of becoming, madame?

A knight? How about a princess?

Lead the way. This is where that dream can become reality!

Welcome to Granbell, the kingdom of dreams!

So pretty!

Well, then. What is your dream?

To reach a million subscribers!

You don't mind if I record this, do you?

Subscribers?

Could you actually do all of that over from the beginning?

I forgot to hit "record." You can go from the "Welcome to Granbell" part.

-Can I be in the shot while you do it too? -

Rebecca, don't forget your accessory!

Oops! Thanks, Happy!

What a fascinating visitor we have here.

Are there any events going on today that would look good on camera?

"Good on camera?"

She means something with some real razzle-dazzle!

Well-well, we may have something for that.

How do you feel about defeating monsters for a prize?

That would be perfect for the camera!

Meow!

- It's huge! - Huge!

Ah, it's gotta be the biggest cat I've ever seen!

About that…

Meow!

So cute!

- -

Kitty!

Huh?

Is that a boy?

I'm sorry! I didn't mean to break your machine!

A human?

-Are you really a human? -

-Wow… -

- Stop that! -Incredible!

- So soft! -

-What the heck is with this guy? -

I didn't think there were any humans around here in the first place.

-Doesn't look like a visitor either. -

I'm the only human around these parts.

Huh?

-Stop looking up my skirt! -

Mm?

-A bug! -

- -

-Where is the bug?! Where is it? -I think it's gone.

Mm?

-A cat! I've heard of these! Can I eat it? -

No, you cannot!

And you'd be a human… girl?

Yeah… a girl and a cat.

Human… A cat… Human…

- What's wrong with you? -

What's with that look?

- - You look so angry.

-Come on, let's calm down now. -

- -Let's talk this over.

Huh?

Oh…

Would…

Would you want

to be my friend?

Huh…

You and me. We could become friends.

- -Hell, no!

That guy really gave me the creeps.

After that punch you gave him, you seem like the scary one, Rebecca.

Sorry, I've just never seen a human before.

Really?

-Grandpa told me to make lots of friends. -

-He said the most important thing-- -Why should I care?!

There was a human out there! A boy!

I thought only machines were living here in Granbell.

Oh, you must be referring to Shiki.

His name's Shiki? That weird guy?

Yup, and this is Mithra, the tavern keeper.

This is John, the tailor. Anne, the cafeteria lady.

And this right here is my friend Michael.

Nice to meet you.

Oh, wow. So you all know each other?

Yeah, of course.

All of us are friends!

Uh…

- Maybe he's not such a bad guy. - I agree.

-So, what's your name? -I'm Rebecca.

You can call me Happy.

Gotcha! Rebecca and Happy!

-Can we all become friends? - I need time to think about it.

Calm down. You're our first visitor in a hundred years. Let's celebrate!

Majesty, it's about the girl.

I know.

The time has come.

There's no other choice.

-So what were you doing with that cat? - Are you still eating?

I was repairing him.

He's been acting up recently, for some reason.

But when I tried to fix him, he went all "boom" and stuff.

That's not a sound I'm familiar with.

Where do you guys come from, anyway?

Blue Garden. I'm guessing you've never heard about it, though.

Nope, I haven't.

But it's my dream to go out and visit other places some day.

You mean you've never left this island?

If I left,

then no one would be around to repair the machines if something went wrong.

I'm gonna go sleep now, okay?

- -

- Is he a narcoleptic? - That poor table.

-Ugh… -

Is that okay if I give him a haircut?

His hair's bothering me.

- Fair point. - It is rather unkempt.

We don't know much about human sensibilities.

Oh…

I bet you're wondering what a lone human is doing here.

Do you have a mind-reading program?

You see, Shiki is special.

In what way?

Ten years ago, the Demon King brought a child to this island.

Demon King?

Rather a machine who played the role of one.

He's broken now, however.

I don't know where he found that child.

But he took care of him as if he were his own.