‘God Eater’ was originally an action role-playing game developed and published by Bandai Namco Games in Japan. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic world, a world overrun and ravaged by the brutal Aragami (god of violence), where a bright future for humanity seems impossible. Players will control a new type of human called a God Eater (human with Aragami cells), who can fight monstrous Aragami to protect the remaining 1% of the world’s population. The original game was later adapted into various forms of media, including manga.
So far, the franchise has had 9 manga series covering different characters and different parts of the story, and today we’ll show you how. to read them in order.
Editor’s note: This reading order was updated in November 2023 and the status of the manga’God Eater 2′ is still ongoing.
All ‘God Eater’ manga series in order of release date
The first manga in the series was released in 2009 and since then additional works have been added to the series over the course of 6 years. The following works are arranged in order of release date:
‘God Eater: Return of the Messier‘ (December 2009) ‘God Eater: The Spiral Fate'(March, 2010) ‘God Eater: The Summer Wars'(August 2011)‘God Eater-the 2nd break-‘ (December 2011) ‘God Eater 2′(February 2014) ‘God Eater 2-Undercover-‘(July 2014) Chibi God Eater (July, 2014) God Eater 2: Anagura Formula (October 2014) ‘God Eater ~side by side~'(April, 2015)
Are all the ‘God Eater’ manga series connected? What’s the best way to view them?
The ‘God Eater’ manga series includes many interconnected adaptations and spin-offs, but they often focus on different characters and storylines. Primary continuity is often shared, but there are variations in the stories depending on the specific series or adaptation. It’s like different perspectives on the same world and overarching events. If you are new to the world, I recommend reading all the series in order of release date.
If you are a seasoned veteran quite familiar with the chronology of the universe, you should read this series in chronological order.
All the’God Eater’manga series in chronological order
As we said before, the chronology of’God Eater’ is not too complicated, but different published works focus on different perspectives and the characters and chronology are not does not always reflect the release date order. Here is the chronology of ‘God Eater’:
‘God Eater: The Spiral Fate”God Eater: Return of the Messiah”God Eater: Summer War‘‘God Eater-the 2nd break-‘‘God Eater 2-Undercover-‘‘God Eater 2’‘Chibi God Eater”God Eater ~side by side~”God Eater 2: Anagura Formula‘
first.’God Eater: The Spiral Fate‘
Episodes: 2
‘God Eater: The Spiral Fate’ takes place during the events of the main game. Six months after the Ark project, Ryo Kagami, a new type of divine machine user from the Far East branch, faces an attack by Aragami while returning from a business trip to Europe.
Although he successfully fended it off, he still lost his memory in the process. As he tries to regain his memories, he becomes entangled in plots orchestrated by Garland Schicksaar, the new branch manager of the Far East branch. The setting is basically consistent with the main game. However, keep in mind that the canonical status of this manga is questionable.
2.’Predator: Return of the Messiah‘
Episode 5
‘Return of the Messiah’ takes place 1 year after the events of the original game. In 2072, in the American branch of Fenrir, Silva, a young man who lost everything in an experiment two years ago, rushes into the fight as a Devourer. Amid the chaos, he finds guidance from an Aragami girl who bears a startling resemblance to Shio and is unexpectedly reunited with his presumed dead best friend, Decain.
3.’God Eater: Summer War‘
Episode 1
Told from the perspective of Alisa Ilinichina Amiella takes place roughly at the same time as’The Return of the Messiah’. Yuu and Alisa are sent to Aegis Island on a guard mission. They meet Suzaki, an engineer who participated in the construction of Aegis Island, with a relaxed demeanor and distinctive eye tattoos.
Teaming up with Kanon, they visit Aegis Island under the guise of inspecting the underground factory but actually intend to steal Oracle Resources’ hidden archives. Their plan is discovered by Yu and Arisa, leading to a chaotic confrontation in which pheromones redirect Aragami’s attacks. Attempting to escape by helicopter, Kanon prevented their escape, leading to their defeat. Cornered by Yu, the engineer chooses to blow up himself and the helicopter to hide important information.
4. ‘God Eater-the 2nd break-‘
Episodes: 3
‘God Eater-the 2nd break-‘focuses on Alisa Amiella, Soma Schicksal and Kota Fujiki, both before and during the events of God Eater 2. It is one of the prequel stories to the video game and manga’ God Eater 2′. It takes place 3 years after the events of ‘Burst’ and serves as a bridge between ‘Burst’ and ‘God Eater 2.’
5.’God Eater 2-Undercover-‘
Episodes: 1
Taking place after’2ndbreak’and some time before’God Eater 2’meaning it’s the second prequel story. The story revolves around main characters Yu Kaminagi and Rindou Amemiya.
6. ‘God Eater 2’
Number of episodes: 7
‘God Eater 2’ is a direct adaptation of the video game ‘God Eater 2’. It serves as a set-up for Hiro Kamui’s debut. Three years after the events of God Eater Burst, a new and deadly pandemic called the Black Plague, caused by red rain, swept across the Far East. Task Force Blood, an auxiliary member of Fenrir residing in a mobile base, is dispatched to assist.
7.’Chibi God Eater‘
A chibi recounting the events of the manga and video game ‘God Eater 2′. It is not necessary to read as this is the same story told in a different form.
‘Predators ~side by side~‘
Episodes: 2
The story revolves around Tatsumi O’Mori, who plays the main character, and Marco Donath, the former leader of Unit 2.
9.’God Eater 2: Anagura Formula‘
Number of episodes: 1
A spin-off manga focusing on the food of the ‘God Eater’ universe. The order in which you read this manga really doesn’t matter because it doesn’t affect the plot much.
Where to read the above comic series?
You can buy the manga series’God Eater’on eBay or Amazon and keep in mind that not all volumes have been translated into English due to lack of interest. You won’t find manga on the usual sites that license these types of media in the West.
Will there be more ‘God Eater’ volumes and series?
‘God Eater 2’ is officially still happening, although there hasn’t been much published in recent years. However, we cannot technically end the franchise, with the growing popularity of new chapters and episodes to be released.
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