Blue Mondays Episode 1: A Eureka Seven Rewatch Podcast

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 1: “Blue Monday” and Episode 2: “Blue Sky Fish”

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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:
2:37 Our histories with the series
10:25 A brief overview of Studio Bones
14:43 Running down the key creative figures behind the show

29:36 Episode 1: “Blue Monday”

• “Days” still absolutely rules

• A quick history of the song “Blue Monday” and the band New Order
• Surfing robots and worldbuilding
• First impressions of our hero, Renton Thurston
• Talking about insert song “Storywriter” by Supercar
• The title character, Eureka, and the inevitable Rei Ayanami comparisons

1:02:45 Episode 2: “Blue Sky Fish”

• I CAN FLY
• Episode structure and parallels with Evangelion ep2
• Gundam and the ‘mecha monomyth’
• Grandpa Thurston and Holland’s big dialogue scene
• Some quick thoughts on the villains

1:19:06 Some quick final thoughts on these two episodes
1:22:04 Thanks, wrapup, and next episode