It’s a new podcast series! Zigg & Aqua will be watching the classic 2005 mecha anime Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven, and discussing their thoughts and feelings on it as it approachers its 20th birthday. Keep an eye out for this podcast between main installments of The GLORIO Chat – every two weeks or so – as we surf the trapar waves.
This installment, we cover Episode 3: “Motion Blue” and Episode 4: “Watermelon”
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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:
2:10 – The menu of a hypothetical Eureka Seven-themed restaurant
3:26 – A quick recap of our lead voice actors (with Birdie Wing cameo!)
7:48 – A shout-out to the dub cast also (Correction however – Michelle Ruff was not Talho, it’s Kate Higgins)
10:25 – Episode 3: “Motion Blue”
- The beginning of introducing the Gekkostate crew
- Renton and his Grandpa ending on a misunderstanding, but it all works out
- The struggle to escape The Friendzone
- Brief ruminations on the Holland/Eureka relationships
- Man Gekkostate are kinda jerks huh?
- The Gekko remains extremely cool
- More love for the trapar
- The arrival of dirtbag Holland
- Eureka’s children and the Mobile Suit Gundam connection
- Showing some love for ‘Himitsu Kichi’
35:25 – Episode 4: “Watermelon”
- Referencing Maurice Maeterlinck
- Talking about the children and their place in the story
- The introduction of Misha and a brief glimpse of Eureka’s past
- The Omniscient Council of Vagueness and the introduction of Dewey Novak
- Dewey’s book is The Golden Bough
- Poor Renton is having a bad time
- Maybe the Gekkostate aren’t the best role models though
- The distance between Eureka and Renton
- Talho is just really mean
- More praise for the art and Kenichi Yoshida’s character design
1:08:02 – A few final thoughts on this pair of episodes
1:09:50 – Thanks, wrapup, and next episode
