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 31 “Animal Attack” and Episode 32 “Start It Up”

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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

Show Notes

Intro: We return after a break, sadly minus Gee for this episode. There’s some general overview talk of these two episodes and Zigg steps into the breach for Gundam references

06:10 – Episode 31 – “Animal Attack”

• Some quick words on one of the more obscure artists we’ve referenced, Fumiya Tanaka
• We haven’t really seen the Sages in a while huh?
• A reminder that Talho is hot
• This is an oddly goofy, cartoonish episode from a visual standpoint
• Have Renton & Eureka become cringe?
• Eureka is struggling with a delayed guilty conscience
• The Nirvash lashing out is definitely not on the Evangelion level of drama
• The introduction of Dr Bear and some notes on the real life Greg Egan
• Another media appearance for the famous Voyager Golden Record and what this means for the nature of the show’s constructed world.
• Eureka’s nature and the ‘blank piece of paper’ metaphor
• Dewey succumbs to anime supervillain cliche
• Dwey & Coda’s meeting, the imagery surrounding the sages, and some critique of the sexual overtones present
• Some real freaky alien-monster-things are here to add some surreal horror to proceedings
• Adding some danger and moral ambiguity to the threat of the Coralian
• Dominic has been demoted to (even more of) a babysitter.
• Eureka is Obi-wan Kenobi
• The Nirvash’s upgrade is honestly not that impressive

45:00 – Episode 32 – “Start It Up”

• A brief look at Joey Beltram and his cute musical cameo
• Zigg ruminates on whether Dominic’s insane hazard suit is a Red Hot Chilli Peppers reference
• Does the number 1246 have any significance? Our hosts are too stupid to know for sure.
• Axel is still being bothered by teens
• The Gekko crew are not completely devoid of charity
• Eureka gratuitously traumatises little children
• Are we the baddies?
• Crazy coincidences are fine if you don’t overuse them
• Axel says fuck the police
• A fun little bit of foreshadowing from previous episodes
• Dominic grows a spine but also gets beaten up by teens
• Sanity is occasionally an advantage in military manoeuvres
• TheEND debuts its iconic homing lasers
• 1246 seconds comes back around
• Axel is a master of disguise
• Anemone is not doing too great
• Dr Dewey Doom

1:07:12 – Final thoughts, wrapup, and plugs