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   Skane
   July 11th, 2006 - 01:16

   Man, it’s at times like these that I feel very alienated from the mainstream. I tried, just tried liking ‘Eureka 7′, but I cannot. Just a personal quirk I guess.

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   Stripey
   July 11th, 2006 - 01:20

   Ah must be the annoying brats. Heh.

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   crimson
   July 11th, 2006 - 01:54

   its normal, people are appealed by different things. Like i have 1 friend who just cant stand bleach while the 99 others of us gave 2 thumbs up for bleach.

   The mecha art looks pretty neat. I dont recall seeing much cool mecha action recently. Maybe i could consider getting this.

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   Stripey
   July 11th, 2006 - 07:59

   Give it 3 eps crimson. If you don’t like it by then, you probably wouldn’t.

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   TedFox
   July 11th, 2006 - 08:56

   Heh. I’m another fan of Eureka 7. I normally don’t like mecha series, but this feels different. Heh. Renton emotions makes me like it too.

   I think after around ep 30+, it wasn’t as good, but the story Coralians was still intruiging enough.

   Luckily they made eureka pretty again in ep 40 sth. =X

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   Tess
   July 11th, 2006 - 11:41

   Eureka 7 is one of my favorite series, actually my second favorite. There are so many reasons to like it. There are so many reasons to like Eureka herself (she was my favorite character for most of the series). I do prefer Anemone now though, to me she’s far more interesting and cute (and very very strange). But, this was one of the few series where I didn’t hate any of the characters (Dewey doesn’t count as a main character, right? I never found him very likable).

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   Stripey
   July 11th, 2006 - 12:01

   Tedfox: I like how Renton’s inner monologues helped us chart his growth. I had rather disliked him from the start since he was one of those hot-headed thoughtless brats which seem to plague so much of shounen anime nowadays. But he has matured so much in 30 eps.

   And thanks for the tip-off! I’m sooo looking forward to ep 40

   Tess: Ah Anemone’s fascinating. But I’m getting the she’s-going-to-die vibes. Since I haven’t finished the series, I can’t say if Dewey’s big enough to be called a main. But personally, I don’t dislike him (yet ). I guess it all depends on his motivations for bringing on this global cataclysm. I found myself despising Holland for many eps though. But he’s better now after accepting Eureka’s choice.

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   Xellos-_^
   July 11th, 2006 - 13:23

   I watch the first 4 or 5 eps. It was certainly different but i just couldn’t get in the whole Giant Robots sky surfing.

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   ex
   July 11th, 2006 - 21:52

   Right now I clasify my anime as “Before Eureka” and “After Eureka”
   This series is so damn good.

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10. 

    Stripey
    July 12th, 2006 - 07:57

    Xellos-_^: Actually I’m still trying to get used to this trapar concept myself. After all they have shown that it’s possible to ‘ref’ w/o a board. I guess they are trying to up the ‘cool’ index here.

    ex: haha! BE/AE as opposed to BC/AD? Wow, Eureka7 sure did change your anime landscape. It might just change mine too after I complete the series.

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    Jesterman
    July 13th, 2006 - 20:22

    Yeah, Eureka was a great breath of fresh air (or trappar) for the typical Mecha genre. I just hope the kind folks subbing it can wrap up the series. I, as well as so many E7 fans, are dying to reach the conclusion without just muddling through the unsubbed and spoiling the great sub work that has been done up to this point. E7 is probably one of my top 10 series that I have ever watched because of the growth the char go through. I assume the show puts some people off because it requires you to invest your emotions in the char – instead of just offering up some funny/satirical/sci-fi/shojo/etc… plot with generic char that anyone can watch and enjoy. E7 is not light entertainment, it examines so many topics that go beyond the ‘growing up’ themes found in many coming of age shows. From its eco-friendly tones (hinting that humans left Earth after they destroyed it, and seemingly are repeating the past), to the value of life – human & non-human, to adult relationships that are not satirized, to real world themes (politicians using the media to manipulate the populace)… well I could go on and on. Even though some series examine some of the things I listed, E7 uses plot devices to get its message accross, kind of like how Star Trek did with it’s storytelling. The stories are compelling because of the char as well as for the undertones that support the plot. Hope this helps a few folks to give E7 a second chance, or a first one!
    -Jesterman

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    Stripey
    July 16th, 2006 - 10:30

    Thanks Jesterman for giving us such a beautiful summary of the series. Actually I am currently at ep 47. While it’s still good, the pace has slowed down considerably and I’m rather concerned at having to close this epic tale spanning 50 eps in just 3. Hoping its end wouidn’t disappoint.

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    crimson
    July 18th, 2006 - 18:48

    interesting, i love settings about ecosystems or a earth destroyed

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    Stripey
    July 20th, 2006 - 19:36

    Come to think of it, it has somewhat an epic feel of FF7.

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