We have come to the end of our ride on the trapar waves as Zigg & Aqua watch the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discuss their thoughts and feelings on it as it celebrates its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we work our way through the show
This week it’s the fifth and final of our post-show bonus episodes as we discuss the conclusion of the reboot film trilogy in ‘Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution’
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Opening Music: “GEKKO-GO” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1
Closing Music: “Kibou no Sora” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1
Show Notes
Topical World Cup/Global Politics jokesThe incredibly baffling opening minutes of the movieThis movie is actually a direct chronological sequel to Anemone but it takes way too long to make that clearMultiversal stories are difficult at the best of times and this is not the best of times.Bending the story to fit the tropes that the writers felt had to be includedLosing the core essence of what defines a Eureka Seven workNew Donk City & GreninjaEureka pounding on the walls of realityI studied the bladeIs Dewey intentionally funny?Some of the most pointless cameos of all timeSome praise for the mecha design and action choreographyNoting a few voice actor changesAnemone is here and her competence is off-puttingThe excellent mid-air hijacking setpieceThe sequence is great but everything here is so absurdly out of characterIris is here but why is she here?Chopped HollandProduct placementThe crew embraces sexismSome unfortunate adoption subtextDewey and the amazing technicolour teleportation Bigfriend Babychild Roadtrip AdventureGetting jumped in the parking lotGood Iris, Good Iris FacesCooking mamaRIP random background guyClassic anime naked expositionHasta la Vista Dewey
Sometimes the old ways are the bestHathaway?Bellforest Rave Club editionDo it for the drawingDewey really not beating the allegationsHooray for the Super 6!?We finally reach the tipping point into full incoherenceKyoda should probably stop postingDewey the JediTrying to parse the insane mixture of timeline shenanigans hereDewey gets his phone callThe betrayal of HollandSpoilers for Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s CounterattackFinally the Suicide Machine comes goodHumanity unites for the purposes of blowing the shit out of stuffThe Platonic idea of RentonProblematic Age Gap discourseIris SkywalkerDiscussing where this movie ranks among the trilogyThoughts on the post-series movies as a wholeWhy do these movies fail to convey the essence of the TV showSometimes you have to just let goTurns out the problem is capitalismClosing the loopBad as they are, these movies cannot damage our appreciation for the TV showThe past, present, and future of Eureka SevenThank you everyone for listening
