Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven (Eureka Seven)

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English: Eureka Seven

Synonyms: Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven

Japanese: 交響詩篇エウレカセブン

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 50

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 17, 2005 to Apr 2, 2006

Premiered: Spring 2005

Broadcast: Sundays at 07:00 (JST)

Producers: Aniplex, Bandai Visual, Kadokawa Shoten, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Bandai, Ashi Production, Sony Music Entertainment, Bandai Namco Games, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Bandai Channel, USEN

Licensors: Funimation, Bandai Entertainment

Studios: Bones

Source: Original

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Mecha, Romance, Sci-Fi

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.08¹ (scored by 155,769 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #444²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #379

Members: 386,043

Favorites: 9,336

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Synopsis

In the backwater town of Bellforest lives a 14-year-old boy named Renton Thurston. He desires to leave his home behind and join the mercenary group known as Gekkostate, hoping to find some adventure to brighten up his mundane life. However, stuck between his grandfather's insistence to become a mechanic like him and the pressure of his deceased father's legacy, the only excitement Renton finds is in his pastime of riding the Trapar wave particles that are dispersed throughout the air, an activity akin to surfing.

Everything changes when an unknown object crashes through Renton's garage, discovered to be a Light Finding Operation—a robot capable of riding the Trapar waves—specifically known as the Nirvash typeZERO. Its pilot is a young girl named Eureka, a member of the Gekkostate, who requests a tune-up for the Nirvash. Their meeting sparks the beginning of Renton's involvement with the Gekkostate as he takes off alongside Eureka as the co-pilot of the Nirvash.

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Background

The anime has won multiple awards including "Best Screenplay," "Best Television Series," and "Best Character Designs" at the 5th Tokyo Anime Awards, an award in the "Domestic Digital Contents Category" at the 20th Digital Content Grand Prix, and the "Best Female Character" and "Best Television Series" during the 2006 Anime Expo SPJA Awards in the US.

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Adaptation:	Koukyoushihen Eureka seveN, Eureka Seven
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Alternative version:	Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven: Pocket ga Niji de Ippai, Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven: New Order, Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1, Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 2: Anemone, Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 3: Eureka
Sequel:	Eureka Seven AO

Matsumoto, Yasunori
Japanese

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Staff

Kyouda, Tomoki

Director

Utsunomiya, Satoru

Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation

Wakabayashi, Kazuhiro

Sound Director

Yamamoto, Sayo

Episode Director, Storyboard

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Opening Theme

#1: "DAYS" by FLOW (eps 1-13)
#2: "Shounen Heart" by Home Made Kazoku (eps 14-26)
#3: "Taiyou no Mannaka he" by Bivattchee (eps 27-39)
#4: "Sakura" by NIRGILIS (eps 40-50)

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Ending Theme

#1: "Himitsu Kichi (秘密基地)" by Kozue Takada (eps 1-13,26)
#2: "Fly Away" by Izawa Asami (eps 14-25)
#3: "Tip Taps Tip" by HALCALI (eps 27-39)
#4: "Canvas" by COOLON (eps 40-50)

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Reviews

Feb 25, 2007

50 of 50 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

infinity (All reviews)

955 people found this review helpful

- - - [ Eureka Seven :: Eps: 50 :: Rating: 9.9/10 ] - - -

- [ Intro ] -

While enduring one of my anime-deprivation periods, I saw Eureka Seven with a high rating. I said why not and proceeded to get all of its 50 episodes. I started watching it only recently, after going through Ergo Proxy. Upon opening the first episode, I went o_0 then 0_0 instantly! Eureka Seven has a great OP and accompanying music! This promised to be a great anime. I could not resist going on after seeing the first episode. I can say I went through the episodes like read more

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Apr 3, 2009

50 of 50 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

BarnacleBlister (All reviews)

250 people found this review helpful

“Eureka 7” is definitely an entertaining series even if not a great one. The artistry oozing from the animation, designs, and music may help you overlook the story’s schizophrenic inanity.

The show’s supreme craftsmanship provides the spoonful sugar for its less-than-tasty story. It’s easy to watch these fifty episodes when the characters and their world are as creative and eye-popping as “Eureka 7’s.” Bolstering the shows designs and animation is one of the best soundtracks to bless a show; most impressive is the music’s ability to capture each of the story’s emotions with a perfectly mellifluous track.

“Eureka 7” suffers mainly from an identity crisis that read more

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Apr 14, 2009

50 of 50 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

Adonael (All reviews)

244 people found this review helpful

At first I was skeptical as to just how good this series would be and the 50 episode runtime was a bit daunting however I began watching anyway as it seemed the most interesting out of the series I have waiting. I can say that I definitely wasn't disappointed.

Story:
I'm sure you've read the synopsis so I won't be mentioning that here. The story moves quicker than what you would expect from such a long series and this is a good thing as it minimizes any time where it would seem to be boring. This is even more impressive when you realize that there is next to no filler and what filler there is was entertaining and worth watching. The context of the story and the way it evolves isn't over the top or unbelievable, it unfolds at a steady pace the entire time and doesn't ever feel rushed or drawn out either. I see that a couple others have said that at times it is hard to follow but that isn't the case at all if you're paying attention and overall its an enjoyable journey with a satisfactory ending even if it left you wanting just a couple more answers.

Art:
The art is definitely above average, the animation is smooth and the colour scheme works well. It is a great support for everything else and the variation in quality across the span of the series is minimal. There were times when a certain lack of shading was noticeable but they quickly passed. Its not the best around but it is very good and considering the length makes it all the more impressive.

Sound:
The sound is the only section i'll score a perfect 10, it really is outstanding. The music from the openings to the endings and everything in-between is enjoyable and not something you'll get sick of. Every track seems as if it could have been made to be used here and truly makes part of the show what it is. Sound effects and the like are perfectly acceptable, definitely above average. I haven't heard the dub so I can't comment on it but the Japanese voice acting fit well and no characters voice felt out of place. Overall a very pleasing experience.

Character:
The characters are great, you won't see any cardboard cutouts here, each character is multi-dimensional and all add to the story. Eureka at first seems distant and not quite developed but thats exactly how she's meant to be, you find yourself waiting for scenes where she and Renton interact with eachother for this is where alot of entertainment comes from. Seeing her grow as a person from that is quite something. That leads me to Renton, an average kid by all means, at times its downright annoying how naive and childish he really is but he learns from it and by the end you can truly see how he has grown. With all of this you may be asking why I rated it only an 8, thats because of the three kids, maybe I just dislike kids altogether but they cry at the drop of a hat, mess things up due to their own selfishness and are just a plain annoyance, I found myself becoming slightly irate everytime they were on screen. However i'm sure thats how people sometimes feel around real kids as well so if they were given just a little less screen time I guess I could have brushed it off. Overall the character development is really great especially concerning Eureka and Renton, further more apart from the kids I didn't find myself disliking any character which is a testament to how well made they all really are.

Enjoyment:
I watched the series in three days and it never felt like it dragged on, I was always eager to see what came in the next episode and overall I really did enjoy this series. It just has the feeling of being enjoyable, taking you on a ride and you find it hard to leave. Once again I felt the kids detracted from this but whatever shortcomings they bring are immediately made up for by the rest. Enjoyment level for this series is high.

In the end its an interesting, enjoyable and great series. Don't let the length put you off, if you watch anime then this is something you should see.

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Jul 5, 2009

50 of 50 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

kiriska (All reviews)

181 people found this review helpful

Eureka seveN is about saving the world! ...Eventually!!

STORY - A strange girl and her mecha enter Renton’s life one day. He quickly develops a crush on her and decides to leaves his home and stay with her by joining Gekkostate, a group of outlaws and his childhood heroes. Shenanigans follow. There are vague and unclear plot developments that happen in the background, but the actual story will not really start to manifest for another twenty or thirty episodes, and even then, it’s difficult to figure out what exactly anyone’s try to do, much less how they intend to do it. Eureka seveN has some of read more

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