Posted by : Kirangelo
Posted on : 2009-09-06 
Story -- 8/10. The story of Eureka Seven isn't anything particularly special, unique, or intriguing at first glance (that's how I felt when reading the synopsis), and I was hoping the story would be better when I actually started watching it. Well, it wasn't really. It's basically your average story about a boy going through his phase of being an adolescent who wants something more out of life. He then meets a pretty girl and friends along the way. That's pretty much what it comes down to. This is a great slice of life/action anime that strives to be much more, incorporating several romances into the anime; some that work, some that don't. What I started realizing in watching Eureka 7 somewhere around the middle was that Eureka 7 is the most random anime ever. There will be completely random things happening that are never fully explained, if explained at all. Overall, the story works well though with the pacing and subplots of the characters, even if it's very random at times.
Characters -- 8/10. The characters in Eureka 7 are all generally very enjoyable and very likeable to watch. My biggest problem though is centered around the romance between the main characters, Renton and Eureka. It's a typical story of Renton falling in love with Eureka at first glance with Eureka not realizing her feelings for him till later on in the anime. I never truly believed in their relationship, nor did I care at all about it. Reason one being that Renton and Eureka are both very young, in their early teens, and very annoying. I felt that their romance overshadowed the action and the slice of life scenes a little bit. There was just too much boring romance and chemistry between the two main characters. Reason two is that Eureka is a complete robot, and the english dub voice acting is not good. She acts like a complete robot the entire time. This is not interesting to watch, nor interesting to hear as her voice gets very annoying sometimes. I had some other problems with romance though involving other characters. Eureka Seven felt, to me, like it was just too sweet (or 'cute') of a love story. I felt it wasn't serious enough for the overall feeling of the anime. There were too many major relationships that weren't really interesting nor original and just felt superfluous, like a burden to the anime that dragged down the pacing. My favorite characters in the anime were the crew members of Gekkostate. They added a lot of comical relief to the anime and were just fun to watch as side characters. They were perfectly used and are great additions to the character list.
The character development was great. The audience gets to see Renton evolve from being a loser-eque schoolboy at the beginning to an adult who knows what he wants to do with his life. All the characters are incontrovertibly conflicted and are complex, which makes the viewer interested to see how they'll be able to pull through. In the end I felt like although the characters were generally likeable, the voice acting for Eureka was bad, and the relationships slowed down the pacing of the anime. Oh, and things are just completely random and senseless sometimes.
Graphics/Animation -- 9/10. Graphics and animation pretty much just kick ass in this anime. The graphics are great and the character costume design is interesting, especially the costume designs for Anemone and Gekkostate. The drawing and coloring of the LFOs are simply divine and a joy to watch. The animation can be superb at times(especially the action sequences) but at other times, I felt as if certain episodes were animated by a completely different person. Sometimes it's choppy and very badly animated, which confuses me since everything else is usually spot on.
Music -- 9/10. The opening and ending theme songs had great energy to them that really embodied all the spirit and energy of the anime. The BGMs used during the action sequences were great and really fit the mood. They weren't always that catchy, but nonetheless fit the anime completely.
Enjoyability -- 6.5/10. Whilst I gave every other category for this anime a pretty high score, it fell a little short on enjoyability for me. The storyline would sometimes just drag on. And on. And on and never seemed to end. Renton and Eureka's romance was extremely boring to me and I didn't care about their relationship at all. Especially towards the ending, I found myself becoming more and more distracted while watching the anime, causing me to have to go back and watch it a second time just to get all the details. Eventually, I couldn't motivate myself to keep watching because it was honestly just about saving the world and Renton and Eureka at the end. Towards the end, everything started becoming completely random and unbelievable and some scenes even bordered silly. I think the producers were going for creative and wow-inducing, but it was just extremely random for me. I won't spoil some details, but you should go watch to see for yourself.
Overall: 8.1
You should watch Eureka Seven if you enjoy watching romance animes and are a fan of action, but be sure to have a lot of time on your hands and be distraction-proof.
Posted by : iamtheboha
Posted on : 2008-02-13 
I highly recommend this show.
I started this show without any prior knowledge of its plot and found it both addicting and rewarding, an extremely favorable mix for me after finding several anime shows only addicting.
The plot moved at a very comfortable pace, I did not once feel like I was being rushed through the plot and very rarely did I feel like the show was procrastinating, the one instance being the recap episode. Though the plot movement is much more aggressive in the later episodes, the plot is continually moving with a few good sub-plots woven in.
The character development did not leave me wanting, with almost all of the characters either growing or becoming more understandable. The characters are very believable and relatable. Possibly my favorite thing about this show would have to be Renton's development. From the start of the show he is possibly the most believable character I've ever seen in an anime. He acts like an actual fourteen year old would be expected to act, not blatantly immature or creepily adult, just a young man doing the best he can to be considered one of the adults.
I also have to give it up for the bright, shiny colors and the awesome music, which drag you in and don't let you go. Easily one of my very favorite animes of all time.
Posted by : snowman101
Posted on : 2008-01-26 
I'm a big fan of the giant robot anime genre, so this is hard for me to say. Watching Eureka7 is about as boring to me as most activities are to Rentin.
The plot is overly convoluted, and as much as I love to try and figure things out in an anime before the happen, this one is way too hard to follow. every time I try, I get nothing from watching the show but a headache. After watching the series, I still know nothing more of the use of these LFO's or the strange light that comes from inside the planet than when I started. I cannot even understand what kind of benefit can be derived from the light to begin with.
I give this a 5. Perhaps I just didn't get it, and maybe someone else can enjoy it more than I did. To me, it just seems like there are better things you can watch, like Big O.
Posted by : nickofsatan
Posted on : 2007-08-10
I'm not really a mecha fan. Period. Within recent times, the closest I've gotten to a mecha would probably be last exile. Mecha just brings to mind long 100+ episode series with dull animation, lots of dialog, and excessively complex plots that will leave you completely confused in minutes if you happen to see one episode.
So anyways, since Summer is ending(more school ahead), I wanted to cram in a few more series before classes start, so I watched Eureka 7 in about 4 days. I deeply regret it. Why? Because it was AWESOME.
Animation 9.5/10- As a fan of Ouran, the similarity in animation was very apparent. Each scene was an ease on the eyes (I mean, the explosions are pink!), it was always filled with color, yet I never felt like it was being overdone(asides from a few occasions). It really adopts a surfer style through the bright colors and sharp cool designs of the settings and mechs, but you can still sense that there is a darker side to things from smaller occurrences, such as Eureka's appearance and Vodarek.
On a side note, I would like to give credit for the use of hair changes in the series.I never realized how key the hair was in recognizing characters. It's not anything new, but the artists did a great job in utilizing the hair to express the general feeling of the character as they progressed over time while also being coherent with the plot.
Story 8/10- It was a great idea to merge mecha with romance, but if you break it down to the plot, well, its not really the best part of the series. While the established settings and scenery were very nice, extra explanations of the scab coral earlier on would have been helpful. I spent quite a while pondering about Coralians while other events were occurring, and the end is hardly satisfactory factually, leaving some questions unanswered. While this means re-watching eureka(yay!) i still could have used a more solid explanation.
Characters 8/10- To be honest, i found most the characters to be dimwitted, slow, or just annoying. But all the characters were relatively consistently portrayed, never diverging from their personalities.
Enjoyability 10/10- What i loved most about the series was that you can never expect what elements to get in a single episode. Eureka 7 brings comedy, romance, mecha, sci-fi, drama, and mystery all to the table.
This combination of elements creates an honest setting which makes the love between Eureka and Renton all the more real. You could really feel the bond between them growing over time, and through the hardships they endure, when they reach a point where everything clicks (example: episode 26), you cannot help but to be pulled in.
Overall 9/10
Posted by : Objectivist
Posted on : 2007-08-06
When I first watched this series, I wasn't sure I would like it. I'm usually drawn to dark tones in anime, and of course this show was very bright and colorful. I was surprised though, in spite of the bright and lush color it really wasn't all that overwhelming.
I can almost say the same thing about the music. Even though I'm not a big fan of techno, and considering that theres music in almost every scene, I wasn't overwhelmed by it and it was actually well blended with the visuals.
As far as the story and plot goes I think the dialog could have been better. I mean how many times is saying someones name too many? Other than that the story was actually pretty touching at times. The underlying message that I felt was ultimately conveyed in this series was "what it is to be human" and "the meaning of family" but thats just me. This series was neither blatant or too vague in conveying this statement.
Over all, a good solid work. Again, the only problem I saw was the almost predictable dialog.
Posted by : Kaiser 
Posted on : 2007-07-26
Eureka Seven was a fun ride, it had two nice things going for it. Strong character development aided by a large cast and the overall epic story.
Renton, Eureka, Holland, Anemone were all big developing characters which took up plenty of screen time to develop their personalities and characters as the show progressed all the way to the end of the series.
The epic story about the 'end of the world' only came as hints here and there but it was not till the very end that we truly understand what is going on.
Music was great, animation good, story good but there had to be side stories here and there to help out with character developement and those didn't advance the plot. Still overall the episodes were interesting and kept me engaged with the whole premise.
I didn't feel the level of attraction to this series than from others or the true emotional impact. I don't really know why, it could be Renton was really stuborn and whiney sometimes but whatever the case I would still buy and recommend this anime but its not a must watch for everyone.
Posted by : Piotr
Posted on : 2007-07-20
This anime talks about Renton, who always dreamed to be an air skater. It has 2 parts:
-Except the begining, the first half is just filler and filler. It talks about Gekko go's routine. The characters are always mad, angry or depressed. Every episode Eureka's children cry, and I just couldn't stand that 'till the end. Holland give punches, kicks and shouts against Renton, altough this one is a very good person. Eureka is disgusting and has no feelings, like a robot. Sometimes, near Renton, she shows her tooth, but I don't know if it's a smile. Renton is somewhat charismatic. He loves humankind, but it's in a syrupy way. He is always in trouble, because he wants to help people. No serious plot at this half, but the characters are well worked out.
-The second half has the plot: sometimes not well explained, it can be considered good. New characters, like Holland's brother appear and they make the anime more interesting. Holland's anger is in part explained and Eureka becomes more human. Renton changes too, he becomes more adult. The end is fine.
7.5 Plot (second half is good)
8.0 Characters (they are complex, but sometimes annoyng)
9.5 Music (the first from opening is the best)
10.0 Art (it is well painted, altough it has 50 episodes. Few playbacks)
8.0 Overall (a bunch of nonsense fillers)
Posted by : zamakhtar
Posted on : 2007-07-07
Eureka Seven is an anime lovers dream, it has everything one would want in a show. An intriciate and brilliantly woven plot is combined with engrossing characters, the best anime soundtrack I have ever heard, and gorgeous visuals. You are going to laugh, cry, and gape in awe at what this anime has to offer. If you enjoyed shows like FMA, Now and Then Here and There, Last Exile, Rahxephon, and Cowboy Bebop, then this is right up your alley.
The only flaws of the show are some parts of story progression towards the end that seemed to be manufactured, as well as a slow start. The first eight episodes are riddled with filler and don't go anywhere, but after you get past the first eight the anime just takes off and never dies down until it culminates at episode 50. This is one of the few shows I would give a 10, not because it was groundbreaking in anyway, but because it succeeded brilliantly in everything it attempted and left me extremely satisfied.
Posted by : facelessenigma
Posted on : 2007-03-08
This is another great anime by studio bones. The animation in this series is awesome! It is sweet how they do the particle effects when the character uses the abilities of the LFO. Also the characters, mechs, and evironments are very well done. Character development in this series is done a bit slow but when you really find out the good stuff about the characters you realize they have a lot of depth. Few of the characters seem 2-D most all the characters get to be understood better. The music is great, it has upbeat hip-hop stuff and sad instrumental music too. Music is even the basis for one great but somewhat sad episode. Last is the story is kind of confusing. But it all makes sense at the end; then again what do you expect from the studio that brought you RaXephon? Overall this anime gets a 9/10.
Posted by : hjmaster2
Posted on : 2007-02-25
This was by far my favorite anime. It was just amazing. The characters, the plot, music, the way it flowed, just a work of art, the work of a genius.
The best part of this anime was by far the characters. Everyone complemented someone else. Holland complemented Renton because that was who Renton wanted to be, and did in a sort of way. The Talho later on complements Eureka because that was who Eureka was becoming more and more like. Everybody just complemented someone else. It was just great.
Another amazing part of this anime was the plot. I loved the plot. A boy, who doesn't know what to do with his life, meets the girl of his dreams and decides to go with her and leave his old life behind. He then becomes a companion to the girl and they both go on adventures and discover thing about themselves. They later learn a secret about the past and learn that they are in a war, but boldly march forward taking on anything in their path. Then they later go on to save the world and live the rest of their days together. Just amazing.
I love this anime. And I know that if you watch it, you will too. You will love the characters, you will love the story, you will love the music, you will love everything about the anime. You may even love it as much as I do. 10 out of 10.
Posted by : arsetothem
Posted on : 2007-02-19
AWESOME anime!!! One of my top list...
The first thing I love in this anime is the wicked board moves, I mean like whoa those people got to have nerves for steal flying and doing stunts in very high altitude!!
Then the next is the music, especially in episode 2 where the kid flew in the middle of a dog fight. what cool rockin' music (too bad I didn't know the title) and great opening and ending song. Love it!
Then the character designs, they look cool!! Not too glamourous and not too boring, is it me or Eureka & characters looks like BECK's or SAMURAI CHAMPLOO's? Well who cares! They rock!!
The mechs looks okay, not bad... it's just that most mechs almost looks the same to me, except for some mechs like EVAs and GUNDAMs (they're exceptions) but love the board idea, I remember just one anime who has a board also...hmm... I forgot.
Posted by : mangaddict_reborn
Posted on : 2007-02-17
I don't know what the hype is about, I really don't. I've never been a fan of Neon Genesis Evangellion, and this anime falls in the pitfalls that NGE left behind, it even created it's own.
I don't have a problem with Renton, he's an annoying whiny coward and plays his role, I just don't know what Renton is. Shinji is an annoying whiny coward because he is a runaway with a bad life and finds the conundrum "what am I fighting for?" and answers it with "to protect the people of the city and prove I am my father's son. Renton on the other hand isn't a runaway, his life doesn't suck as bad as Shinji's, he has no excuse for being as annoying as he is. He joins up with the Gekkostate without a purpose or drive. He doesn't know what they do, doesn't know why they're enemies of the state and he doesn't know why he fights others on their side, he doesn't know who he is fighting. He just wanted to hang out with a cute girl that was a member of the ship and he just likes being somebody elses bitch, taking orders from other people just because. Everybody bitches him around and treat him like trash, telling him to clean the ship and fight when they all owe him their lives. But does Renton care, no he's in it for the attention.
There are many times when I think "finally, some character development" but most of them are false alarms. It's usually "WAAH why doesn't Eureka love me?" Renton is always talking, thinking to himself just as Shinji does (not crazy like Shinji is though) and all of it is meaningless garbage. I try to make sense of it. Somebody that wasn't listening as closely as I do mistakes it as wisdom and development. He words every little detail as if it's a damn documentary and most of what he says implies meaning though it has little.
The bottom line is that I hate Renton not because he is an annoying little runt, I hate him because he is a pointless waste of space that has no purpose for existence.
About the story, I don't know how to explain it except with "trash". No I mean it's litterally trash. It's as if the story was worked out by the producers in a game of madlibs. Nothing makes sense. Teenage enemies of the state, that own a flying ship the size of an archangel, pathetic lame. Wait I'm not done, the leader of the ship is a surfing celebrity! O_O Still not done. I'm about to baffle your mind with more, he's an ex-soldier... that harbors an alien! The story isn't as all silly as you'd think from what I'm telling you, it sucks. The story tries to introduce chunks of memories at a time in non chronological order as if trying to convey depth and purpose. It's about as shallow as I convey it. It's dramatic at times I'll admit but that doesn't fill the giant hole in the plot.
All the damn colors. On the battlefield, everything is either pink or green. Smoke screens are pink. Trails left by the mechs are green. The ship is green. It's not even colored very well
Posted by : absoluteZ
Posted on : 2007-02-10
One Word....AWESOME!!!
Eureka seven is one of the best anime I've watched until now and I'm really looking foward a second season ( even if no one ever talked about one until now )
The songs in this anime are just awesome and fit with the content ( I have the whole instrumental LOL )
The characters are Awesome too cause you can identify yourself to at least one of them easily !
The animation and color in this anime are SO NICE!! it's so refreshing to watch. I HIGLY RECOMMEND IT TO YOU!!!
ah a strong point: even if this a mecha anime , not everything is based on those. It's more centered on the relationship between Renton and Eureka and how Renton becomes a man .
If you like action and nice mecha move you'll surely be served by this anime cause there are plenty.
Overall It's a must to see for EVERYONE! Yes you, and you, and you too!
Posted by : Myrah
Posted on : 2007-01-05
Really awesome songs, nice character development, and not overly depending on mecha/fanservice to progress the story for being mecha/romance.
One of the strongest point of the anime is definitely the spread out tension that makes the series easy to watch, and makes you want to keep at it until you are done with it. I think it was one of the easiest anime to watch that many episodes in a matter of few days. Even the anime that I like and really well done gets boring at some point, but this one begs to differ. Renton's journey to grow up to be a man (very typical theme of shounen anime) takes you to many interesting and unique characters, and the story totally charms the younger viewers with the action and older viewers to ponder at hidden symbols and motive of the characters.
Posted by : du5k
Posted on : 2007-01-02
I picked up Eureka Seven for it being in one of the top rated series. I must say the first few episdoes disappointed me. Renton acts like an wuss, the animation is bad, and story was crappy. I find the "seven swell" itself very lame; its like going super saiyan in a mecha.
It was until the second half the story got deeper and more plot twists; things got interesting after the main characters finally made progress in the main plot. And the ending is fantastic.
Plot
It certainly looked like amatuer work. The first part was full of the life aboard the ship and how the protagonist make a fool out of himself. It didnt have much to show actually, but it was still enjoyable. The last part was really intense with a lot of things going on... it certainly changed the mood of the anime.
It does give a very complete feeling to the anime though.
Story
Renton does not have to be a total wuss in the beginning... it was sickening to look at him. But at the end it was brilliant to see the things he made up his mind to do. The love between Eureka and Renton played a very strong part in the series, the thing they will do for each other is very touching.
I couldn't really get over how mechas actually use surfboards to fly. I mean, you can surf on the sea but you might as well use a boat. I found it pretty stupid to see mechas performing surfing manuevers.
Animation
The animation is ok, except for some of the 3D effects, which are pretty good. Motion camera isn't really done that well.
Music and sounds
I like most of the openings and endings. The VA's are ok and I didn't really hear any good special effects...
Overall
Despite its many faults, the story is still really likeable. It was really good after all, and I would recommend it to everyone.
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