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 37 “Raise Your Hand” and Episode 38 “Date of Birth”

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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: An oddly schizophrenic pair of episodes

03:34 – Episode 37 – “Raise Your Hand”

• Cornelius, notable musical artist and high school bully
• Discussing the musical genius of Beck
• Debate me bro
• The ‘Question Limitation’ and the role of science-magic in post-Evangelion mecha shows
• Where do mech shows lie on a scale of believability?
•  Checkmate atheists
• The universally loved hero Anemone
• Dewey and the greatest hits of coup d’etat
• TOPICAL POLITICAL DISCUSSION
• Obligatory Char’s Counterattack reference
• The Sages are the architects of their own destruction
• Holland suffers from the effects of karma
• Dominic is still king dunce
• Perhaps Renton is too good at his job
• Renton comes to a belated realisation

41:52 – Episode 38 – “Date of Birth”

• A few words about the pop/shibuya-kei/techno/electronica/jungle video game band Date of Birth
• Norb is bum-maxing
  
• Even MORE questions about Gekko onboard shop
• NO LOVE NO SEX
• Hilda convenes the Council of Dumbasses
• For once maybe the guys have the right the idea
• Moondoggie and his moondoggle
• Renton’s Love Nest makeover
• Eureka has Questions
• Stoner vs The Media
• The return of comedy icon violent Holland
• Sometimes old jokes still work
• There’s still some solid character work under the goofs
•  Finally seeing what actually happened to Adroc
• Avoiding the cheap punchline
• Stoner, ethical journalist
• Dewey continues to pull sick war crimes
• Coup logistics

01:14:46 – Final thoughts, wrapup, and plugs