We continue to ride 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 installment we cover Episode 27 “Helter Skelter” and Episode 28 “Memento Mori”
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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
Title font by Daeres
Intro: Revenge never has any bad consequences
02:17 – Episode 27 – “Helter Skelter”
- Deep No More Heroes lore
- Meat Beat Manifesto and Charles Manson
- New OP! New ED!
- Renton is back where he belongs, namely in jail
- More Mobile Suit Gundam comparisons
- I know writers who use subtext etc
- The increasingly political agenda of the show
- A last glimpse at the likeable Ray and Charles
- Metal Gekko Solid
- Problematic Woman vs Problematic Woman
- Holland gets naked
- Ray’s problem with Eureka
- Renton gets dangerous…again!
- Final showdown
- Ray makes a splashy exit
- Thoughts on the end of Charles’s arc
1:03:10 – Episode 28 – “Memento Mori”
- Speculating on the episode name
- Some more of Ray and Eureka’s history
- Some criticism of Ray’s portrayal
- Renton is depressed again but this time he’s not alone
- The kid has some pretty valid reasons to be fair
- Unfortunately Gee couldn’t remember the animator he was talking about
- Renton & Holland are making progress
- How is Holland justifying what happened?
- Maybe Ray should have stuck to distance fighting
- Renton has toughened up
- Revenge is all that matters
- Anime physics to the rescue!
- A very dark end for poor Ray
- Renton steps up in a big way
- Talho & Holland have some growing up of their own to do
- Eureka is scared of honesty
1:48:33 – Final thoughts on a monumental pair of episodes
1:58:23 – Wrapup, soup terminology, and plugs
