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 33 “Pacific State” and Episode 34 “Inner Flight”

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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: Let’s talk about our feelings

03:30 – Episode 33 – “Pacific State”

• Dance music was disgustingly mainstream in Britain in the late 80s
• The creditless opening and the alternative universe it presents us
• We buff our intellectual credibility by referencing Francis Fukuyama and The End of History
• Seeing a new level of emotional vulnerability from Holland
• Dr Bear may be a divorcee but he still gives good relationship advice
• Talho reminisces about better times past
• Talho has matured but is not the finished article yet
• Gee reevaluates his teenage self’s relationship with Holland
• Diving deep into Holland’s emotional state and his feelings about his position
• That Scene
• Holland tries a cliche and the crew respond with another cliche

45:55 – Episode 34 – “Inner Flight”

• Welcme back Primal Scream (Aqua was right and I was wrong, Screamadelica was a 1991 album)
• The Sages have fucked around and now they are finding out
• THE LEGENDARY SUPER POWERFUL MONK
• Finally meeting Norb, the Dalai Lama but with energy powers
• Moondoggie & Garfunkel
• W  I  D  E  K  E  N  G  O  H
• Returning to Del Cielo to see new angles on a familiar story
• Holland vs Norb best anime fights.avi
• Sakuya, and what her existence means for the themes and story of this world
• Sometimes the translators miss but sometimes they nail it
• Holland’s evangelization via Norb
• The abundant religious and messianic imagery around these scenes
• Another little nugget of characterisation for Maurice
• Moondoggie has his license now
• Dewey is basically a coral domestic abuser
• Would a crazed megalomaniac be able to build this?
• The podcast devolves into a mess of jokes about pregnant TradCath Talho

01:35:50 – Final thoughts, wrapup, and plugs