Eureka Seven - good night, sleep tight, young lovers

I'd like to start by saying... whoever wrote the fanfiction that this was based on, I'm so sorry. /sarcasm I have never seen a more pathetic excuse for an anime movie in my entire life. Eureka Seven is one of the greatest series to ever be created. It's animation and soundtrack is unusually top notch as well as it's character development and well balanced plot. This sorry excuse for a movie under the same name of that epic animation should be beat down with a stick like a bad cosplayer. True fans of the Eureka Seven series, spare yourself the two hour torture. If you want cutefan pictures or stories of Eureka and Renton, just browse the internet. I'm sure you'd find more things that would probably even satisfy you better. Moving on, let's get down to each of the categories. The storyline: 5. Why? I'm sorry but taking the plot of the actual anime, condensing it into two hours and renaming every major plot point is NOT creative. It's not even original. It's silly. Okay, sure, you made some of the characters evil and it was a little different. Hell, Eureka knowing Renton since they were little could even be called adorable! Not to mention Dominic the vampire teacher, let's not forget him in all his awesome Adrock-like glory! However, the small plot that was thought out seemed like an interesting backstory to the 'Desperation Disease' at first and then moved onto being something akin to some kind of backwards fountain of youth that related to the Image (*coughCoraliancough*). If it had been explained a little more, I could have given it more respect, but as it was, it was difficult to follow, not properly thought out and pretty much just vomited into animated form. Nice try guys! The art: 2. Taking scenes from the completed anime and editing them to be put into a movie is not artistic. I was so distracted by the blatant use of actual anime images that I could not properly concentrate on the movie (I actually would stop and try and think which episode it was from and I got them all nearly correct with a three episode margin of error, whoo!). Unlike Mamma Mia... taking already made things and trying to mesh them into a movie does not work here! Just because it can work with ABBA songs does not mean it should be tried with a perfectly awesome mecha anime. For goodness sakes, make something original! Sound: 7. I liked the sound. I liked the ending song. I really didn't pay attention to much else. I can be satisfied by the fact that, although strange, mini-fairy!Nirvash was cute and made nice noises. (Yes that really was one of my favorite things.) Character: 7. Thinking of this as a separate entity from the actual ES series and using this thought to understand the characters better, I was at first intrigued by how everyone had changed. The Sages became very important military figures. Holland and the Gekko State became evil misguided souls. Dominic and Anemone were main people and highly important to the overall status of the movie. To be honest, I could really appreciate this change. Though I disliked some of it, there was development here I could respect. Still, what happened with some of the Gekko State members annoyed me. Evil and misguided is okay. But vicious paranoid rapists? Sorry. I don't approve. Enjoyment is self explanatory. It's obvious I didn't like it nor did I amuse myself by watching it. However, I gave that category a four. There were parts with Eureka and Renton that sometimes made it worth sitting through every painful scene edit. I guess I just love those two that much, but next time I want cute stuff like that, I'm just gonna google it. I suggest you all do the same.

To start from the beginning the movie is not a continuation of the series and the story is pretty much different. Story: The producers changed the plot so they could introduce us this movie.The story is not bad,but it's not as good as the series.At the first 30 minutes of the movie the story is too rushed up and people who haven't seen the previous series will be pretty much confused. Art: The art improved and for good.The character design is the same but there are a lot of details that are well drown in the surroundings.I liked the art it was still that great.A lot ofthe scenes were very well rendered and that shows that a lot of time was thrown on the art.So yo won't be disappointed from it. Sound: Well the sound was good.It's not the best out there but it won't bother you while you are watching the movie.The character voices are still good and lively. Character: This is what I like the most from the movie.The kids that Eureka took care for are gone(at least we see them only for one scene) and that changes a lot of things.Eureka is not worried about them all the time and that way her character improved a lot and thank to God for good.She is not that strange in her reactions like in the series,but maybe in that way we lost a little good piece of her interesting character.Also she realizes Renton's love very early,which in a way makes the people who have watched the series delighted and disappointed,because the plot suffers a lot from that fact.Other thing that is changed is the personality of Hap.Now he turned into bad ass.So to sum up leaving the kids in the background of the story had it's good and bad things.The level of their annoying presence is decreased,but again the plot suffers,because of that. Enjoyment: Well if you enjoyed the series you will enjoy the movie.It is just more of the same characters.They were a little things that are not very well thought at the movie,but they won't spoil your fun. Overall the movie is not bad.I expected more,but maybe you will like it.

"If it aint broke, don't try to fix it." Of course you've read how this movie completely distorts, if not entirely rapes, the beauty and subtle complexity of the series. I too feel betrayed to some degree. I'm writing this review to suggest a reason why this was done. If you are new to the story you'll find it CONFUSING BEYOND COMPREHENSION. But if you liked the series, you probably aren't going to enjoy this beyond the animation. The producers' changes, I believe are an effort to "condense" the symbolism and themes of the series for a new audience. Taking the central themes and characters and turningthem into abstractions. Watching the movie you quickly understand that what is taking place is in a parallel universe. The plot goes onto define sub coral as a the 'image', and the Summer of Love is replaced by the Agony of Doha. There are more reconfigurations/disfigurations of the series characters and events, but I think its interesting to focus on these two, because we can come to some conclusions of what these changes mean overall. In redefining the Summer of Love as the Agony of Doha, I believe the producers are obviously presenting a world that is even more brutal and relentless than the series. Innocence lost seems to be the condensation of the series thematic core. This becomes clearer as Eureka's character comes into view, the Gekkostate's backstory is revealed, and Eureka and Renton's relationship culminates to fatalistic dry-humping instead of self-sacrificing romance. If anything, in redefining the Sub-coral as the image, fans can learn more of what these creatures were all about...assuming you didn't draw enough conclusion from the series. My only question now is: why recapitulate this award winning series, trying to condense it into approximately two hours by reshuffling; when it would have been more interesting to see a sequel or a prequel? Again..."If it aint broke, don't try to fix it."

First off, I have seen the TV series... and this is no, this is not an extension, nor related in any way to the TV series except for the name and characters. Some quick background information for those who havent seen the TV series: This is a Man vs. Alien with mecha and romance. Produced by BONES (incredible artwork). The aliens are called "image" and look like giant space fish that are able to literally cut away space. Story: Basically, Renton is a special child able to speak with faries (what Nirvash is in this film) and grows up with Eureka, but she is taken captiveby the military so Renton goes on a mission to save her with Nirvash. Meanwhile humankind is debating the use of the "hammer of god" (an ultimate weapon) which can exterminate the "image" existance entirely but is also likely to make Earth uninhabitable. The story is completely different from the TV series and basically like a parallel universe. I personally didnt like the new story as much as the old story mainly because it didnt have the heavy contrasts of brutality (ESPECIALLY on Eureka's part). It was still enjoyable but it was nothing extraordinary. Art: Phenomenal. Expect nothing less from BONES. The fight scenes are incredibly fluid and are absolutely stunning to watch. Even outside the fights, everything is extremely well drawn. Sound: No big complaints and the ED is a great track as a bonus. I think a karaoke in the middle during the climax fight scene would have been appropriate is all... which is why i didnt give it a 10; but it still works great without it. Characters: As ive already alluded to in the story section... theres not much character growth, but somewhat understandable given the length a film has to work with vs a 50 episode TV series. I REALLY was dissapointed with the lack of Eureka and Anemone's darker sides. If you saw the TV series... mostly all of the characters have the same attitude/demeanor in the film as they do at the end of the TV series and dont really deviate much from that ~ IE renton being very protective, eureka being very calm, holland showing off his soft side... etc. Also, i felt that at times, kameo appearances from characters that appeared in the TV series were very unnecessary and wasted time as they really didnt do anything except say "oh thats beautiful" or something stupid. Overall: This is still a very enjoyable watch if not just for the amazing artwork BONES has put together. I wish the characters would have shown more growth, but i cant complain too much since the available time in a movie is much shorter than the 50 episode TV series im comparing it to. I recommend watching the TV series if you liked this movie ~ you will probably enjoy the TV series even more as it shows off a lot of different moods and sides for the characters.