Cage of Eden
Cage of Eden (Japanese: エデンの檻, Hepburn: Eden no Ori) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshinobu Yamada. The manga was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 2008 to December 2012, and was collected into 21 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. On December 12, 2010, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the manga for release in North America.[3] Cage of Eden follows a group of teenage survivors of a plane crash who find themselves in a mysterious island inhabited by extinct prehistoric creatures and plants.
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![]() The cover of Cage of Eden volume one. | |
エデンの檻 (Eden no Ori) | |
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Genre | Crime, mystery,[1] survival[2] |
Manga | |
Written by | Yoshinobu Yamada |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | November 26, 2008 – January 23, 2013 |
Volumes | 21 |
Plot
Middle schooler Akira Sengoku and his class are flying back to Japan from their school trip to Guam, along with other classes from their school and various passengers. But their trip takes an unexpected turn when their plane hits turbulence and crashes on a Pacific island. After recovering from being unconscious, Akira learns from his friends that they are on a mysterious island filled with extinct prehistoric creatures and plants. With nowhere to go, Akira leads a small group of survivors to find others like them. They search for a way to get home, fighting off the island's savage creatures and encountering other survivors who have gone mad. Along the way, they will discover the mysteries of the island. Was their crash really an accident? What secrets lie buried underground... and will they survive long enough to find out?
Manga
Written and illustrated by Yoshinobu Yamada, the manga Cage of Eden was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 2008 to December 2012, and was collected into 21 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. On December 12, 2010, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the manga for release in North America.[3]
Volume list
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1 | February 17, 2009[4] | 978-4-06-384106-0 | August 23, 2011[5] | 978-1-935429-25-8 | ||
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Akira Sengoku and his friends were returning home from Guam school trip. During the midflight the whole Plane shakes and it starts to fall down. Akira tried to find Rion Akagami. Before he reaches her, he loses unconscious. The next morning he wakes up middle in the jungle and the plane is nowhere in sight. | ||||||
2 | April 17, 2009[6] | 978-4-06-384131-2 | October 25, 2011[7] | 978-1-9354-2926-5 | ||
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3 | July 17, 2009[8] | 978-4-06-384166-4 | December 20, 2011[9] | 978-1-935429-27-2 | ||
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4 | September 17, 2009[10] | 978-4-06-384190-9 | February 28, 2012[11] | 978-1-61262-048-0 | ||
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5 | December 17, 2009[12] | 978-4-06-384226-5 | April 10, 2012[13] | 978-1-61262-049-7 | ||
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6 | February 17, 2010[14] | 978-4-06-384253-1 | August 7, 2012[15] | 978-1-61-262050-3 | ||
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7 | June 17, 2010[16] | 978-4-06-384302-6 | October 2, 2012[17] | 978-1-61-262051-0 | ||
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8 | July 16, 2010[18] | 978-4-06-384333-0 | December 18, 2012[19] | 978-1-61-262052-7 | ||
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9 | September 17, 2010[20] | 978-4-06-384365-1 | February 19, 2013[21] | 978-1-61-262053-4 | ||
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10 | December 17, 2010[22] | 978-4-06-384420-7 | May 21, 2013[23] | 978-1-61-262259-0 | ||
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11 | February 17, 2011[24] | 978-4-06-384447-4 | August 20, 2013[25] | 978-1-61-262260-6 | ||
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12 | May 17, 2011[26] | 978-4-06-384490-0 | November 12, 2013[27] | 978-1-61262-261-3 | ||
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13 | July 15, 2011[28] | 978-4-06-384521-1 | February 18, 2014[29] | 978-1-61262-262-0 | ||
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14 | October 17, 2011[30] | 978-4-06-384568-6 | May 27, 2014[31] | 978-1-61262-263-7 | ||
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15 | December 16, 2011[32] | 978-4-06-384602-7 | August 26, 2014[33] | 978-1-61262-264-4 | ||
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16 | March 16, 2012[34] | 978-4-06-384645-4 | November 11, 2014[35] | 978-1-61262-560-7 | ||
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17 | May 17, 2012[36] | 978-4-06-384674-4 | February 17, 2015[37] | 978-1-61262-796-0 | ||
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18 | August 17, 2012[38] | 978-4-06-384721-5 | August 18, 2015[39] | 978-1-61262-983-4 | ||
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19 | October 17, 2012[40] | 978-4-06-384751-2 | November 17, 2015[41] | 978-1-61262-984-1 | ||
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20 | December 17, 2012[42] | 978-4-06-384784-0 | May 17, 2016[43] | 978-1-63236-032-8 | ||
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21 | February 15, 2013[44] | 978-4-06-384823-6 | May 16, 2017[45] | 978-1-63236-125-7 | ||
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Reception
Katherine Dacey of The Manga Critic reviewed the first manga volume saying while she disliked the characters for "doing and saying things that defy common sense", she praised the author for "populating the island with scary-looking monsters and staging thrilling action sequences that temporarily erase the memory of the clumsy dialogue and panty shots".[46] Brigid Alverson of MTV Geek reviewed the first manga volume concluding "The story has been told before, and Cage of Eden is no literary or philosophical masterpiece, but taken on its own terms as an action-suspense story, it delivers the goods and leaves the reader wanting more.[47]
Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network enjoyed the first manga volume and gave it a B, saying, "Despite its slow start, Cage of Eden becomes deeply engrossing, so that once a certain point is reached, it is nearly impossible to put down."[48]
References
- "Cage of Eden Vol. 1". ComiXology. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- Silverman, Rebecca (October 17, 2015). "These Manga Need An Anime!". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- "Kodansha Comics Announces Summer 2011 Manga Releases". Anime News Network. December 12, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- "エデンの檻 1 [Cage of Eden 1]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 1". Random House. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- "エデンの檻 2 [Cage of Eden 2]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 2". Random House. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- "エデンの檻 3 [Cage of Eden 3]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 3". Random House. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- "エデンの檻 4 [Cage of Eden 4]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 4". Random House. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- "エデンの檻 5 [Cage of Eden 5]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 5". Random House. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- "エデンの檻 6 [Cage of Eden 6]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 6". Random House. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- "エデンの檻 7 [Cage of Eden 7]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 7". Random House. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- "エデンの檻 8 [Cage of Eden 8]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 8". Random House. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- "エデンの檻 9 [Cage of Eden 9]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 9". Random House. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- "エデンの檻 10 [Cage of Eden 10]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 10". Random House. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- "エデンの檻 11 [Cage of Eden 11]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 11". Random House. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- "エデンの檻 12 [Cage of Eden 12]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 12". Random House. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- "エデンの檻 13 [Cage of Eden 13]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 13". Random House. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- "エデンの檻 14 [Cage of Eden 14]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 14". Random House. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- "エデンの檻 15 [Cage of Eden 15]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 15". Random House. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- "エデンの檻 16 [Cage of Eden 16]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 16". Random House. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- "エデンの檻 17 [Cage of Eden 17]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden Volume 17". Random House. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- "エデンの檻 18 [Cage of Eden 18]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden 18". Penguin Random House. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- "エデンの檻 19 [Cage of Eden 19]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden 19". Penguin Random House. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- "エデンの檻 20 [Cage of Eden 20]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden 20". Penguin Random House. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- "エデンの檻 21 [Cage of Eden 21]" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- "Cage of Eden 21". Penguin Random House. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- "Cage of Eden Vol. 1". The Manga Critic. August 25, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- "Manga Review: Cage of Eden, Vol. 1". MTV. August 24, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- "Cage of Eden GN1 Review". Anime News Network. 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
External links
- Official Website at Kodansha (in Japanese)
- Cage of Eden (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia