A tale of two lovers

In honor of the fact that today is Valentines Day, I decided to discuss a true love story between a boy and a girl in the fantastic and thrilling anime, “Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven.” The fact of the matter is, “Eureka Seven” is a captivating tale that really grabs a hold of your emotions as you encounter this mecha romance series.

This fifty episode tale is told through the eyes of the male protagonist, Renton Thurston, a boy who will in turn participate in one of the best love stories I have laid my eyes upon. Despite this child’s emotional output that gives him the characteristics of a woman, he is excellent for conveying this series.

The female lead, Eureka, is the girl upon which whom he shares this thrilling adventure. They endure all of the challenges they face together and their bond grows as they truly begin to love each other. Their relationship is strong, which is something that you never seem to be able to fully grasp in most anime.

A great thing is, you begin to love the characters. They each hold these beautiful characteristics about themselves that definitely give them their own individual personalities that allow you to get a grasp of their emotions. You tend to adore each character before you even realize it. Every action that affects them has you right there, rooting them on or sharing their pain. This anime has an excellent method at pulling you in.

The way in which this tale begins is that Renton by a freak chance runs in to Eureka after Nirvash typeZERO (upon which she was piloting) accidentally crashes into his rooms next to his Grandfather’s garage (whom Renton originally lives with). After several events occur, Renton finds himself a part of Gekko State, the ship that is led by Holland Novak. 


Over a stream of events, Renton develops relationships with all of the crew members along with people who he meets along the way. Friendships develop, arguments occur overtime. However, it is all to convey one of the several messages that are released in this plot.

One of which is racial integration, which is said to be one of the most obvious of messages embedded in to this tale. A prime example of this is the relationship between Eureka and Renton. Renton and Eureka contain a unique relationship considering that Renton is a normal human boy, and Eureka, whom was created by the Scub Coral as a human like Coralian. The Scub Coral wish to co-exist alongside humans, but violent actions have been made against humanity, causing the two to have growing tensions, making a relationship such as Renton and Eureka's frowned upon.

We also see that religious tolerance and harmony is expressed throughout the character's relationships and present a large center of conflict throughout the series. It expresses political messages and war like scenarios as well as powerful movements that relate to the real world around us but are placed into a series that makes these issues easier to understand.

But on a personal note, this anime also delivers a message of unity and family relationships. We get to understand a more innocent and child like love through all of the characters that give people more of an idea of what love truly is. Eureka Seven makes it certain that you are not fed that a true relationship only relies on physical attraction and how far they can go with said person. What is lovely about this anime is that it lets you know that beauty doesn't lie on the outside, that that isn't what truly matters. The real beauty lies inside of the person them self. 


Along with these, we can get an idea for personal aspirations and the idea of guilt and living with the choices you have made. It shows you that every action contains a reaction and that you must continue with your goals, but understand that every move you make will in some way effect another.

The finale to this anime had me as an emotional wreck. I recorded it so I could watch it multiple times and each time I found myself crying harder. The ending was beautifully created and allows you to understand Eureka and Renton's relationship for exactly as what it is. Although it leaves you at such a cliff hanger ending, you cannot help but feel drawn to and inspired by this ending.

My only objection to this anime was the movie created from it. "Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers" was the title of the movie. It is not that the movie itself was bad, it just was very confusing.

The entire plot was different from the standard Eureka Seven that I knew. It was confusing, gave you no back story or explanation, and if you had just began the series by watching this, you would be confused. The reasons as to why are this: Although you may find the different plot something of interesting, you would not understand any of the relationships of the characters that are displayed. You would be absolutely confused as to what was going on in this scenario since you have no clue who each person is and as to how they got to the place they were at that moment.

If you saw the series, you would understand the movie much better. The only downside is, you would be raging as to why it was so different. The same idea is generally there, it is just hidden beneath the entirely new worked plot. But, don't misunderstand me, the movie is not bad. It was just far from what I expected out of them. The idea is good, and I do not regret begging for the DVD, it just is something completely different and I would never recommend it to someone who has never seen Eureka Seven before.

All in all though, this anime is simply described as beautiful. It should never be considered a waste of time and is definitely worth watching. I would give it an 11 out of 10 and would recommend it to anyone. This tale is a beautiful love story and is well worth sticking around for.