Eureka Seven, known in Japan as Psalms of Planets Eureka seveN (Japanese: 交響詩篇エウレカセブン, Hepburn: Kōkyōshihen Eureka Sebun, lit. "Symphonic Psalms Eureka Seven"), is a 2005 Japanese anime series created by Bones. The series was directed by Tomoki Kyoda, with series composition by Dai Satō, character designs by Kenichi Yoshida and music by Naoki Satō. Eureka Seven tells the story of Renton Thurston and the outlaw group Gekkostate, his relationship with the enigmatic mecha pilot Eureka, and the mystery of the Coralians. The fifty-episode series aired in Japan on MBS between April 2005 and April 2006. It was licensed by Funimation in North America, Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand and by Anime Limited in the United Kingdom for English home video releases.
The series spawned six manga adaptations, a light novel, three video games and a feature-length anime film which was released in Japan in April 2009. One of the manga titled Eureka Seven: AO which was serialized in Shōnen Ace between January 2012 and October 2013, was further adapted into an anime series which aired twenty-four episodes in Japan between April and November 2012. Eureka Seven was well received by critics and earned several awards at numerous award shows in Japan, most notably the 2006 Tokyo International Anime Fair.
Storyline
The series focuses on Renton Thurston, the fourteen-year-old son of Adrock Thurston, a military researcher who died saving the world. He lives what he considers a boring life with his grandfather in a boring town. He loves lifting, a sport similar to surfing but with trapar, a substance abundant throughout the air, as the medium. He dreams of joining the renegade group Gekkostate, led by his idol Holland Novak, a legendary lifter.
An opportunity to do so literally falls into his lap when a large mechanical robot, called the Nirvash type ZERO, and Eureka, its pilot and a member of Gekkostate, crash into Renton's room. Renton's grandfather orders him to deliver a special part to the Nirvash called the "Amita Drive", which releases the immense power dormant within the type ZERO called the "Seven Swell Phenomenon". Afterwards, Renton is invited to join Gekkostate, where he quickly discovers that the behind-the-scenes life of Gekkostate is hardly as glamorous or as interesting as printed in the glossy pages of their magazine, ray=out. Only one thing makes it all worthwhile for him: the presence of Eureka, the mysterious pilot of the Nirvash. Renton, Eureka, and the Gekkostate embark on an adventure that will shape their future as well as the world's.
Air Date
- Season 1: April 17, 2005 – April 2, 2006
- Season 2: April 13, 2012 – November 20, 2012
Also See
Sound Effects Used
- Datacraft, Biology - Left and Right
- Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - ENERGY BLAST, ELECTRONIC
- Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 07
- Sound Ideas, MAGIC - MAGIC BURST
- Sound Ideas, POWER DOWN - QUICK POWER DOWN OF MACHINE OR SMALL SPACE SHUTTLE, SCI FI/Sound Ideas, ROBOTICS - ROBOT: SHUT DOWN
- Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FIDDLE SLIDE UP, SHORT 01
- Sound Ideas, SUSPENSE ACCENTS - ORCHESTRAL SUSPENSE CLIMAX ACCENT (Sampled in the end of the soundtrack "Uncontrolled Self".)
- Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - FUNNY RUN UP TAKE
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT, HIGH
Other Audio Used
- Dick De Benedictis Music (Many tracks are sampled in the soundtrack, including "Uncontrolled Self" and "type the END".)