I think next week they are gonna be making repairs to the Gekko in some cave, after they leave there things start to really pick up. Renton grows up alot in the comming weeks.
I've heard that one said about an earlier episode.
I'm enjoying the series, its been done pretty well, however, I've just finished reading volume 2 of the manga and the manga has been moving along a lot faster than the series, and it now has me thinking "could it be better as say, a 26 episode series?" But the manga also seems to be pretty different than the anime, in the manga
you can tell that Eureka is undoubtedly inlove with Renton as he's inlove with her.
The fate of Renton's father is also revealed already and the Coralians were explained in an understandable manner. Then again, like I already said, the manga could be making its own story all together. But, whatever the case, I'm going to keep up on both the manga and the anime.
I like the manga but I think it's taking the easy way out by simplifying the interaction between Renton & Eureka, in the TV series both of them had to come to terms with the feelings they had for eachother which made the characters feel more realistic.
How so? I supported my statement. There's little if any plot. They drop references to things that they never gave any background for, as if you're supposed to already know. It's becoming jargon-heavy, which is what prevented GitS: SAC from being as good as Fullmetal Alchemist. It's cast of characters is too large for a show that only really has three or four active characters, and they're all pretty dull (besides Holland).
Many people have puffed this show up as being a great series. I wouldn't disagree that it's decent, but it's certainly not standout.
Wow is it even possible to revive a thread that has been dead for this long? I guess I'll give it a shot. I just got done watching the final episodes of Eureka Seven or Eureka Seven Psalms of Planets. I'm left with the opinion of it was a good series, but it wasn't life changing. I guess in part that it used the formula we've all seen for years and years. Boy falls in love with girl at first sight, they go on trip, Boy says he'll do whatever to protect her, few fights, Boy thinks he's useless, Boy comes back to protect girl, and finally insert your Japanese Stereotypical Ending, which means it'll end somewhat sad, but have a bit of happiness. I was reading a few posts on how some people believe that Eureka Seven was mainstream, I agree, but we have to go back and look at the quote "If it's not broke, then don't fix it."
I do though believe that Eureka Seven is a good anime, because it fleshes out our protagonist, Renton. We watch a young 14 year old boy grow up from being whiny and thinking that he can't do anything, to believing in himself and becoming an adult, unlike Shinji in Eva. I didn't decide to watch the series for the action, but to watch how the love story unfolded. Eureka gives that same feeling that Saikano gave to me, it was a fantastic love story, fleshed out and they fell deeply in love each other no matter what they're looks were.
Eureka was Corelian and Renton was human, they fell in love so that they could show the world that the two races could live peacefully with each other.
If your watching this for the action scenes I recommend going elsewhere, the action scenes are for the most part the same, except for say a few parts here and there. Like I said before this series is pretty much for people who want fleshed out characters that come to the realization of who they are, and are willing to fight for what they want to protect, watch this. It has a decent storyline also, and one of the worst antagonists I've ever seen. I think the only true gripe I have would be it's ending, but I feel like that may get answered eventually.
Also, which anime will take the baton from InuYasha when it ends its debut run within the next twelve months? It may still air during the weeknight time slots, but that still leaves Saturday night open.
i forced myself to watch all of it and I finished it yesterday. And honestly, most of it sucked. Renton whines way too much. I swear, the first 20 episodes are garbage. But, episodes from like 21-28, the last few episodes, and a few spots here and there makes it all worth while. The ending was great.
I would rate this anime a 7/10. Even though 80% of this anime sucks, the last 20% definitely worth watching but you would have to watch all of it to understand. So, it's a coin toss to watch this one. Do you want to sit through a 25 hour anime even though 20 hours of it is dull but has 5 hours of it that can contend with any anime?
lol... in terms of whine time to episode time ratio, Renton whines a huge amount less than most mecha pilots in anime. In fact he doesn't even spend that much time in his mecha. The fact is that he's just a kid and frankly he deals with the whole situation really well.
Well, from my understanding the series doesn't really pick up until shortly after episode 10. I haven't seen that far either, of course I'm still enjoying what I've seen of the series so far anyways so it's not a big deal for me.
(right before it was licensed too, I believe). I'm following it on [as] now like everyone else, and I guess I'll continue all the way until the end (I can't act high and mighty anymore after 31 ).
There's little if any plot. They drop references to things that they never gave any background for, as if you're supposed to already know. It's becoming jargon-heavy, which is what prevented GitS: SAC from being as good as Fullmetal Alchemist. It's cast of characters is too large for a show that only really has three or four active characters, and they're all pretty dull (besides Holland).
Eureka 7 just takes a long time to get its engines started. It's stuck in its filler stages for the first 10 or so episodes, with little bits and pieces thrown in. Expect the story to develop pretty rapidly from here on out, as the series transitions out of its filler stages and into the main plotline.
As for the references without supporting background information, much of this background information is revealed later in the series, and everything eventually comes together bit by bit. This is pretty much what's being done in Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu, which managed to jump to the #2 spot on ANN partly because of this reason.
As for the cast aside from Holland, some of them will undergo serious character development soon. Although, it's true that much of the cast still remains neglected throughout the series. I don't feel like the cast is too large though; I prefer a larger cast, so that the series feels more "lively" as a whole.
As for Jargon-heavy, it is, but not too much so. It feels overwhelming at first, but when you get used to them, they aren't such a bad thing. I've seen many series with much more Jargon than E7 (Twelve Kingdoms, for example) that still managed to be very successful and wonderful series.
I'd say watch a few more episodes, as this is pretty much the transition point, and the very point where many people drop this series because they are tired of the filler and believe it to be the core of the entire series. You may find yourself holding the same opinion even after the main plotline kicks in, but who knows? Give it a try.
I'm giving it a chance, with the understanding that I'm admittedly not among the series' target audience. I like Renton alot (have to be impressed by a guy who isn't afraid to admit how close he is to his sister), and Eureka is growing on me too. Unfortunately, the rest of the cast isn't doing that much for me, and the show might lose me if the nonsense that went on for most of the last episode starts becoming habitual.
I've watched the first seven episodes aired on Adult Swim. I Tivo it every Saturday. The thing is though that I can't really understand who exactly all the weird people are (like the guy with the long hair from the prison, the old people around the green statue) and the deal with Nirvash. What's so special about it? I guess it's just me not paying enough attention to what's going on.
lol... ummm lemme think... it's been a while since i saw the first 7 eps... without giving away any spoilers I can tell you that the beginning may seem a bit slow, I guarentee it gets a LOT better later on. Remember this is a 50 episode anime so don't expect the entire story to be revealed in the first 10 episodes. The next couple of episodes that will air on Adult Swim will basically be the day-to-day life of the crew of Gekkostate. It gives a chance for you (the audience) to get to know the crew members and what Gekkostate is all about. It'll also expand more on the Eureka Seven world, such as what is Trapar and why the Nirvash is so important.
The long hair guy from the prison is VERY important later on in the show. However, at the moment you don't need to know who he is because he won't be included in the story till much later (at least another 10 eps i think) so just pretend you didn't see him I also find it a little weird how they introduced him so early on. Maybe the E7 writers didn't expect to get a 2nd season... Thank God they did :lol:
The old people around the green statue... I'm not sure what you mean. Do you know which episode that was in? Taking a wild stab in the dark, I'd guess it was probably Renton's Gramps and the ol' timers of the town?
Anyways I hope that helped. Give E7 a chance :lol:, if you still don't like it after seeing more than 10 episodes then maybe it's not the right show for you. You Tivo it anyway so at least try to finish the first 26 episodes ^_^
i know i probably already gave some props to eureka in here but i have to say in the ep that just past in AS. did anyone else wanted to say finally when
dominics crew learned about the truth of dewy
also anyone else dominic is renton 2.0? that why
im glad those two met before
can anyone explain
why did eurekas body change? my bro thinks its a reaction to the earth because coralians arent part of it like they are in the other world.
i forced myself to watch all of it and I finished it yesterday. And honestly, most of it sucked. Renton whines way too much. I swear, the first 20 episodes are garbage. But, episodes from like 21-28, the last few episodes, and a few spots here and there makes it all worth while. The ending was great.
I would rate this anime a 7/10. Even though 80% of this anime sucks, the last 20% definitely worth watching but you would have to watch all of it to understand. So, it's a coin toss to watch this one. Do you want to sit through a 25 hour anime even though 20 hours of it is dull but has 5 hours of it that can contend with any anime?
No no no, Shin Asuka from Gundam SEED Destiny is a whiner. Throughout the entire 50 episodes, Shin Asuka uses his family's deaths as an excuse to whine about everything. If you follow the character development of Eureka 7, you can clearly see a logical reasoning as to why a 14 year old boy would act that way. Not the same case for Shin Asuka. One example of Renton's justified whining:
Renton wants to get that Vordorak(SP?) girl a life support machine when her parents wished her to die at her homeland. Renton doesn't understand why her parents would want her to die when she could be saved with another life support machine. This is a very realistic example of a kid simply not being able to understand the motives of parents. He kidnaps her and tries to get her a life support machine but realizes that she donated hers to another patient and she dies in the hospital. He learns that he did something wrong and that his [strong] morals are not always right.
Agree with most of the comments, seems that it is starting off on a slow pace, I'm just waiting for the moment when everything kicks into high gear. I do feel that it is entertaining enough at this point to stick with it to see what happens though.
Okay, I just bought the Eureka 7 special edition box (haven't watched it yet, I'm about to). I have to ask though, at Best Buy, the first DVD is 16.99 but the second DVD is 31.99... Why? Possibly just a mistake because I can't remember ever seeing Best Buy sell DVDs at that price.
I'm watching Eureka 7. I thinks it's OK for me to go through one viewing of it. Unlike with NGE, though, I'm not feeling the urge to watch it again as of this writing.
I was thrown off by the pronunciation of the title character's name, then I realized it was being pronounced phonetically. That's what most languages do to words from other language, and Japanese is no different. What puzzles me is why is the 7 in the title?
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2nd Gig) ended its premier run on Adult Swim last weekend. That series had been airing during the 12:30am ET timeslot..... However, starting 10 June 2006 GITS(whatever) moves from 12:30am ET to midnight, E7 is being moved at from midnight to 1:30am ET, Samurai Champloo moves from 1:00am to 12:30am ET, and Cowboy Bebop moves from 1:30am ET to 1:00am ET. I'm not sure why E7 is getting bumped to the tail end of the East Coast feed, and I'm not sure how GITS(whatever) and Samurai Champloo would help garner higher ratings with those changes.
Given that E7 contains 50 episodes, I'm thinking there is a story which will unfold slowly. With all the characters involved, i think the first dozen or so episodes are devoted to character development-- it's not enough to just introduce them, and reasosn have to be demonstrated for us to care about them. I wasn't too keen on Talho at first because she looked stuck up, but even within the first 7 episodes her character changed enough for me to look forward to seeing her. Character development takes time, and it has to be done right if the series is to acquire the fans it wants. I won't call myself a fan of E7, but I'm willing to watch it on Adult Swim.
I'm still watching on AS. I didn't think this would happen, but I think it's become my favorite anime ever (or at least in the top 3). Everything I've ever loved in an anime is present he in some way. Yes, there's alot we've seen before, but it's done perfectly.
The world is so detailed but the details reveal themselves slowly and naturally without ever being explicitly stated from the get go. I see the show as more of a full on sci-fi series than just a mech series. I'm absolutely in love with this show and I'm dreading the end. Only 5 left
Is it just me, or is the animation style completely different when they show Renton and co. on/in
Earth
. And Renton's hair has slightly changed too.
Viga_of_stars said:
can anyone explain
why did eurekas body change? my bro thinks its a reaction to the earth because coralians arent part of it like they are in the other world.
I think it's sort of the same thing that happened to
Sakuya. I don't really know either but my guess is the same thing that happened to her is happening to Eureka, and that's why she's freaking out, because of what eventually became of Sakuya
The old people around the green statue... I'm not sure what you mean. Do you know which episode that was in? Taking a wild stab in the dark, I'd guess it was probably Renton's Gramps and the ol' timers of the town?
Anyways I hope that helped. Give E7 a chance :lol:, if you still don't like it after seeing more than 10 episodes then maybe it's not the right show for you. You Tivo it anyway so at least try to finish the first 26 episodes ^_^
The old people are the "Sage Council" according to adultswim.com under the description of episode 8 I believe. They're around a huge green statue that looks like Renton's compact drive that says "Eureka."
I'm not saying that Eureka Seven is boring or that I'm not interested. Several of my favorite series have been 50+ episode series (FMA, Gundam SEED, Naruto, etc.). I'm only saying that I don't get the main plot if it has been subtlely explained. I have alot of questions but I hope that they are going to be answered because I look forward to watching this series. But thanks for clearing up that I can look forward to that later on.
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