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 first of our post-show bonus episodes as we discuss the show’s manga adaptation ‘Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven’ by Jinsei Kataoka & Kazuma Kondou

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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

• Talking shit about the Star Wars prequels
• Some discussion of Kataoka & Kondou’s most notable non-E7 work, Deadman Wonderland
• Our history with this manga adaptation and what we expected from it
• The business relationship between manga and anime
• Some big picture thoughts on the manga as a whole and how it relates to the TV show
• Manga Dewey is a much simpler, less interesting character
• The manga is a smaller scale work focused on a much smaller group of core characters
• Turns out Zigg cannot count
• Show Anemone vs Manga Anemone
• Dominic’s wiener factor has been downplayed
• The manga’s greater emphasis on gore and body-horror imagery
• Does the changed role of the Scub Coral undermine the core message of the series?
• Debating the contentious ending of the manga
• How the authors bring their own signature style to the E7 mythology
• Looking at the manga as a work in dialogue with the TV show
• Ruminating on the wider trends in anime/manga adaptations
• Making fun of the chapter titles
• Wrapup, plugs, and what’s coming next

Next Time – Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers