Eureka 7- Worth getting?

[Curse_7781]

You know the drill...worth getting? And if not, why not?

Enhance the Trance,
Curse

[mike.motaku]

OMG Yes! Not that angsty teens and giant robots hasn't been done before, but this looks fun.

[pianocello]

Verdict is still uncertain since ending has not aired but here are the pros and cons.

Pros
1. The epic journey of one boy into adulthood.
2. Some interesting songs.
3. Some good character growth for the main characters.
4. Has a gritty and somewhat realistic feel to it - doesn't try to sugarcoat the effects of war.

Cons
1. Those 3 brats. THEY MUST DIE!!!
2. Very poor character development for the supporting cast. Up to now, I feel I barely know anything about the rest of GekkoState other than the main 4 characters. I wouldn't even give a damn if the supporting characters died or not.

[Sweeped]

Absolutely incredible, best show of 2005. As far as I see it, it's the defining mecha show of the decade alongside Rahxephon. Terrific character development and drama, phenomenal action, aninteresting plot that takes its time to develop while laying the groundwork, fantastic music, incredible art direction in all aspects.

It's pretty much an essential imo.

It does so many things right. The main character Renton, is probably one of the best and most realistic ive seen in this type of show, you really feel that he grows during the show. The way the story builds from episode one til 26 makes the latter episode so much more powerful. It's such an incredible climax that finally delivers what has been developping over the past episodes, it's seriously one of the best episodes of any show i've seen in years. The following episodes are no less fantastic, marking a distinct change in tone and, but saying more would be spoiling /images/graemlins/happy.gif

[porkchopexpress]

So does Eureka 7 have any comedic moments?

[harrywang]

Yes, early on especially, that's what turned people off early on.

[scorsesefan]

Damn, I had no idea this show would be something that people would call "gritty", or "realistic." I read the feature on it in Newtype and it sounded like the plot would be whispy thin. I mean hell, what else was I supposed to think when the creator says "I wanted the mecha to be something fashionable and cool, like Nike shoes."?? Oh well, looks like once again I made a snap judgement on a show without being completely informed.

[Gersen]

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Curse said:
You know the drill...worth getting? And if not, why not?

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IMHO Not.

I like shows like Mars Daybreak or OKG but after 20+ episode of E7 I didn't manage to find anything that interest me in the show, it's not "awfull" or bad, it's just... boring.

Gersen

[yatsuhashi]

Hong long is it? ANN said it was 50 eps. That didn't seem right, but it's all I can find right now.

[WRX]

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yatsuhashi said:
Hong long is it? ANN said it was 50 eps. That didn't seem right, but it's all I can find right now.

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From what I've seen it's aiming towards a second season. That also means you shouldn't expect much of an "ending" from the first season.

Apart from that, it's ok. Kinda like Evangelion on snowboards in the sky. There aren't any really bad parts but nothing that stands out much either. At least the male lead isn't a whiney snot... they've got three other brats to cover that. He is a doofus though, more often than not. The story itself doesn't do anything hugely particularly new or different. Maybe it'll hit it's stride more in later episodes?

[J_is_for_Genius]

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SkullLeaderOne said:
I mean hell, what else was I supposed to think when the creator says "I wanted the mecha to be something fashionable and cool, like Nike shoes."?? Oh well, looks like once again I made a snap judgement on a show without being completely informed.

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I almost didn't check this show out because of the snowboarding mecha. I thought it was a stupid concept. I still think it's a stupid concept...but it's a cool show nonetheless. I'm liking it.

[Isuzu Inugami]

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Curse said:
You know the drill...worth getting? And if not, why not?

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IMHO Not.

I like shows like Mars Daybreak or OKG but after 20+ episode of E7 I didn't manage to find anything that interest me in the show, it's not "awfull" or bad, it's just... boring.

Gersen

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I thought the first eight or ten episodes were excruciatingly dull, and the whole "Tony Hawks' EXXXtreme Giant Robot Sky Surfing!!!" aspect just made me barf. It does start to pick up later on, but not enough to make me want to follow it.

In its favor, it does a terrific job of introducing a large cast in a way that never overwhelms the viewer (okay, that's rather an abstruse, technical aspect, but I was impressed.) Also, there's a really sweet techno music track they use in some of the action sequences that manages to sustain tension almost infinitely.

[mifuneral2]

Well, this is not making me feel very good about my order. /images/graemlins/sweat200.gif

[Trey-Trey]

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yatsuhashi said:
Hong long is it? ANN said it was 50 eps. That didn't seem right, but it's all I can find right now.

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From what I've seen it's aiming towards a second season.

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It's already in the second season.
Episode List (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4797&page=25)

[mifuneral2]

So, I'd assume that Eureka 7 box will only hold the first season, eh

[Trey-Trey]

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mifuneral2 said:
So, I'd assume that Eureka 7 box will only hold the first season, eh

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To me, the box (http://www.rightstuf.com/items/2006-01/31/large/av20820.jpg) looks like the GSD Box (http://www.rightstuf.com/items/2006-01/31/large/av26050.jpg) hold 10 DVD's. Although it's probably not drawn to scale. Looking at another image of it, the thing looks like a standard size box (http://www.rightstuf.com/items/2006-01/31/large/av20820b.jpg)(that could hold 5 DVDs).

Eureka 7 Vol #1 has 5 episodes on it just like all of the Gundam SEED DVD's that were a 10 DVD release. So I'm assuming there may be 2 DVD boxes that hold 5 each. Yeah, I know it's alot of assumption but all I'm going on is the box artwork and DVD running time (125 Mins.)

[mifuneral2]

Is it confirmed that it'll be 10 volumes long? That would be GREAT if true. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

[Trey-Trey]

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mifuneral2 said:
Is it confirmed that it'll be 10 volumes long? That would be GREAT if true. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

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Can't say with 100% certainty but take a look at Bandai's track record: 2 Season (49 episode) shows are 10 DVD's long. I can't think of any other Bandai show that wasn't.

125 minute runtime for the 1st volume could easily be explained if it was only 26 episode show (5/5/4/4/4/4). But Eureka 7 is already up to like 41 episodes.

[Pyocola]

What with Bandai's new, lower price-point, my guess is that it will be 12 volumes (like GSD), and that there will be two boxes holding 6 volumes each.

[mifuneral2]

12 is still decent. And actually I think I'd prefer two separate boxes for storage reasons.

[Trey-Trey]

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Pyocola said:
What with Bandai's new, lower price-point, my guess is that it will be 12 volumes (like GSD), and that there will be two boxes holding 6 volumes each.

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GSD is 12 volumes? ?/images/graemlins/knowital.gif?

[Pyocola]

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Pyocola said:
What with Bandai's new, lower price-point, my guess is that it will be 12 volumes (like GSD), and that there will be two boxes holding 6 volumes each.

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GSD is 12 volumes? ?/images/graemlins/knowital.gif?

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Didn't the new Bandai rep say that? At least I think he did, or maybe I'm just going crazy.

Edit: Not crazy (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1233978&page=&view=&s b=5&o=&vc=1). Though he did say it was tentative.

[Crocodile]

Boo to all the haters. The show rocks. Great production values (music, animation, etc.) abound with an awesome cast and good writing. Some, like Renton I suppose, are a little routed in cliche but the vast majority of the cast is incredible well characterized. Like you get actually beleive some of these people would exsist and act the way they do. Something I think many anime fail to do. It reminds me a lot of Rahxephon (which isn't surprising since its the same animation studio + director). Excellent characterization, some well done humour (but none of the typical "anime" humour), and an intriguing plot, though very slow to devleop, behind the scences. A lot of "mindraping", again like Rahxephon, is to be found in the show though it hits you with it in spurts rather than a mind-rape-othon. So yeah, essentially the show is a hipper and less serious version of Rahxephon. Buy it.

[Jadawin]

What I really appreciate is the fact that the animation/chara design is VERY consistent. No bad looking eps. Well thats Studio BONES for you.

[Trey-Trey]

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Pyocola said:
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Trey-Trey said:
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Pyocola said:
What with Bandai's new, lower price-point, my guess is that it will be 12 volumes (like GSD), and that there will be two boxes holding 6 volumes each.

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GSD is 12 volumes? ?/images/graemlins/knowital.gif?

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Didn't the new Bandai rep say that? At least I think he did, or maybe I'm just going crazy.

Edit: Not crazy (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=1233978&page=&view=&s b=5&o=&vc=1). Though he did say it was tentative.

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Hrm... well I guess I'll find out for sure when it comes to my door next month. (And I had forgotten about My-Hime being 7 volumes. /images/graemlins/depresse.gif)

[golthin]

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Curse said:
You know the drill...worth getting? And if not, why not?

Enhance the Trance,
Curse

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I was enjoying the show during the earlier episodes. I have not watched the last 4 episodes and I don't plan to buy it.
what they did to Talho Pissed me off. I also hate Holland with a passion. He should have died instead of some other people. If you like Surfing and mechs with some scifi and little comedy, then this is your show.

[DanielJr]

I think the premise looks really cool. Corny, but somewhat cool at the same time? /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

People here are comparing it to RahXephon. A less serious RahXephon? Could anybody elaborate? (RahXephon had a charming love story, does Eureka have one?).

*Already pre-oredered Vol. 1 with Box*

[Nani]

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DanielJr said:
I think the premise looks really cool. Corny, but somewhat cool at the same time? /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

People here are comparing it to RahXephon. A less serious RahXephon? Could anybody elaborate? (RahXephon had a charming love story, does Eureka have one?).

*Already pre-oredered Vol. 1 with Box*

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It's nothing like RahXephon. It does have a love story, several in fact. It's a younger, coming of age type show. The beginning is all about idealism and adventure...which changes as the main character, Renton, learns more about life. If we have to compare it to a Bones work I'd say it's more like Mars Daybreak. They look similar from mecha to character designs and the plots cover many of the same themes in the same manner. There's a lot of plot holes in it as well, similar to Mars Daybreak.

Not that I think it's a bad anime. Actually for an audience of 10-14 year olds I think it's excellent. Not to say adults can't enjoy it, but the plot holes won't stand out as much for 10-14 year olds. Not to mention 10-14 year olds will probably identify a little better with the main characters of the show than adults would.