Eureka 7 32-39
First of all, the show had a total change of pace. After episode 29, I think that pretty much everything has been answered, other than stuff that has to do with the Coralian and will probably get an answer at the endgame. The show had a very weird pace, but it's kinda satisfying in the end. I certainly disagree with having to spend 30 episodes with little to no story development, and then getting bombarded by reveals, but the things that happened when the show was slow made it possible to appreciate the characters even more after episode 29. I really like Renton right now and the same goes for Holland and maaaaybe Eureka. They've managed to grow a lot and be characters that I care about. It's kinda worrying that there are several death flags on Holland, it will really suck if he's dead by the end of the series. Furthermore, I hope Renton's sister will actually appear by the end of it, from the very first moment she has been one of the characters I'd like to know more about and it's a shame that she will probably get little to no screen time, even if she appears again.
And as I said, a lot of things have happened... It's the build-up just before the endgame and we're finally seeing actions with world changing effects. Dewie has proven to be a really fearsome villain, now that he acts. It's probably the tone of his voice and his face, but he creeps me out. He's not powerful and not even the super intelligent type of villain, just manipulative, with creepy kids as his team. I still don't quite understand what his motive exactly is, but I guess it will be shown soon. And then there's Norb, that seemed interesting at first, but proved to be annoying and dumb... Anyway, the episodes have been mostly good, with stuff like the attack on Capitol or The End vs Nirvash v2 being pure hype and really memorable scenes. For a mecha show though, the actual mechas are kind of uninteresting and certainly underused. I think I've already written about it enough but I really hate how Nirvash is unbeatable and even the show seems to have realized that, as we're getting less and less scenes of it in action. At least, the show has a great cast, which is the real focus of it, and I think that's the main reason I didn't consider dropping it. Oh, and another thing, what the hell was that soccer episode? lol Completely random, especially at this point of the series.
Something that I haven't written about though and is a generally positive surprise to me, is how Renton's and Eureka's "teen romance" is handled. I can't say that it's one of the aspects of the show that I care about, but I like it. Both of them are timid and inexperienced but their feelings are honest. Also, it's really neat how Eureka is not actually cute or beautiful. Short and messy hair, wounds on the face and the body... She's scarred and the show has actually kept her like that. The episode that tackled this matter, despite mostly being full of humorous situations, was really good. She's really a neat heroine and totally different than anyone I know. She seemed a lot like Rei from EVA at first, but she's nothing like that now, which is actually good.
Anyway, things will keep getting more and more interesting as the story progresses I guess. Hopefully the ending will deliver
Also, ORANGE. Orange is always the most powerful plot device in any anime with mechas, I should have known....
PS: Hijacking the new page, for this post, sorry.
First of all, the show had a total change of pace. After episode 29, I think that pretty much everything has been answered, other than stuff that has to do with the Coralian and will probably get an answer at the endgame. The show had a very weird pace, but it's kinda satisfying in the end. I certainly disagree with having to spend 30 episodes with little to no story development, and then getting bombarded by reveals, but the things that happened when the show was slow made it possible to appreciate the characters even more after episode 29. I really like Renton right now and the same goes for Holland and maaaaybe Eureka. They've managed to grow a lot and be characters that I care about. It's kinda worrying that there are several death flags on Holland, it will really suck if he's dead by the end of the series. Furthermore, I hope Renton's sister will actually appear by the end of it, from the very first moment she has been one of the characters I'd like to know more about and it's a shame that she will probably get little to no screen time, even if she appears again.
And as I said, a lot of things have happened... It's the build-up just before the endgame and we're finally seeing actions with world changing effects. Dewie has proven to be a really fearsome villain, now that he acts. It's probably the tone of his voice and his face, but he creeps me out. He's not powerful and not even the super intelligent type of villain, just manipulative, with creepy kids as his team. I still don't quite understand what his motive exactly is, but I guess it will be shown soon. And then there's Norb, that seemed interesting at first, but proved to be annoying and dumb... Anyway, the episodes have been mostly good, with stuff like the attack on Capitol or The End vs Nirvash v2 being pure hype and really memorable scenes. For a mecha show though, the actual mechas are kind of uninteresting and certainly underused. I think I've already written about it enough but I really hate how Nirvash is unbeatable and even the show seems to have realized that, as we're getting less and less scenes of it in action. At least, the show has a great cast, which is the real focus of it, and I think that's the main reason I didn't consider dropping it. Oh, and another thing, what the hell was that soccer episode? lol Completely random, especially at this point of the series.
Something that I haven't written about though and is a generally positive surprise to me, is how Renton's and Eureka's "teen romance" is handled. I can't say that it's one of the aspects of the show that I care about, but I like it. Both of them are timid and inexperienced but their feelings are honest. Also, it's really neat how Eureka is not actually cute or beautiful. Short and messy hair, wounds on the face and the body... She's scarred and the show has actually kept her like that. The episode that tackled this matter, despite mostly being full of humorous situations, was really good. She's really a neat heroine and totally different than anyone I know. She seemed a lot like Rei from EVA at first, but she's nothing like that now, which is actually good.
Anyway, things will keep getting more and more interesting as the story progresses I guess. Hopefully the ending will deliver
and Dominic will live happily with Anemone. The show should have been about Dominic and Anemone being the chosen ones and the protagonists. And I'm only half kidding.
And I'm only half kidding.PS: Hijacking the new page, for this post, sorry.
