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, it’s the grand finale as we cover Episode 49 “Shout to the Top!” and Episode 50 “Wish Upon a Star”

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Opening Music: “GEKKO-GO” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol.1
Closing Music: “Hoshi Ni Negai Wo” – Eureka Seven Original Soundtrack vol. 2
Title font by Daeres

Show Notes

Intro: Our feelings about reaching the end of the show

07:30 – Episode 49 – “Shout to the Top!”

• Shout outs to The Modfather
• Kicking off with some Bad Vibes
• The victims of Coralian retribution and the symbolism surrounding their deaths
• Renton and Eureka are (mostly) OK
• Jurgens’s (very brief) last stand
• Not all of our cast get decent resolutions to their arcs
• Parental responsibility involves turning your children into coral
• Dewey has poor aim but also funnels
• More fanboying over how cool the Devilfish is
• Dewey vs Holland the final chapter
• Talking about Dewey’s final, true motive for his actions and whether this was a necessary facet of his character
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• Do the themes and worldbuilding of the show become too abstract here at the end?
• Even Dewey’s exit is an act of spite against our heroes
• These last episodes are actually a really great showcase for Holland

1:01:21 – Episode 50 – “Wish Upon a Star”

• Walt Disney and Ukulele Ike
• The rare Eureka monologue
• A delightfully low-key opening to the finale episode
• A surprisingly happy ending for the Ageha Squad
• Jurgens has become a decpetively complex character in a short period of time
• Sometimes you just have to shrug and accept a wizard did it
• The need for a finale specifically for Renton and Eureka
• Vital debate on pizza mechanics
• Shin Holland
• A little clarification on the actual mechanics of what is happening
• Nirvash goes Super Saiyan
• Renton comes dangerously close to being actually cool
• This is so corny and it rules
• Our climactic confrontation is instead a climactic conversation
• HOT MOON TAKES
• Aqua talks a little about why this ending doesn’t work for him, and Gee and Zigg talk about why it did for them
• Zigg is in such a good mood he even offers a compliment to AO
• What exactly is the Nirvash trying to say in this final speech?
• Gonzy surprise
• Some fun details hidden in Axel’s documentation
• Coming full circle
• More moon desecration speculation
• They’re out there and they’re together

02:13:44 – We give our final thoughts on the show as a whole

02:32:00 – A few words about what we’re going to do next

Next Time: Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven (manga) by Jinsei Kataoka & Kazuma Kondou