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 41 “Acperience 3” and Episode 42 “Star Dancer”

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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: Zigg is old and Aqua is slightly less old

03:15 – Episode 41 – “Acperience 3”

• Norb as the proto-Renton and some initial speculation about his ‘failure’
• Another brief chapter in the maturation of Maurice
• Sakuya as a religious figurehead and Norb’s humanity towards her
• A few quick words on Akiko Yajima
• The library symbolism and whose subconscious it represents
• Slumber party vibes
• Renton and Eureka’s mission from a more faith-based perspective
• Where did Norb go wrong?
• Wild speculation time
• Eureka makeover second attempt

46:10 – Episode 42 – “Star Dancer”

• The slightly convoluted tale of Red Planet
• Is Norb secretly a Kingdom Hearts fan?
• Dewey says fuck them kids
• Do not take stock trading advice from Blue Mondays
• Holland is determined to prove he’s still cool
• The breaking of the fellowship
• Maybe meeting angels is not all it’s cracked up to be
• POROLOCCA
• Robo-Holland has arrived
• Holland is dead guys, for real
• TheEND is still very cool
• Anemone gets hit with the Feelings Beam
• Blood & cherry blossoms
• Gee & Zigg laugh at Aqua for not psychically knowing the plot twist.
• Talking a bit about the big twist

01:18:25 – Final thoughts, wrapup, dangerous AU theory, and plugs