I wasn't going to drink at all, but IRC was so boring that I had to!
Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode - S2 - complete
Birdy is somewhat known for having quite a bit of action sakuga (even when nothing is happening, for instance, when Nataru walks down a hallway), and the final episode is no exception. A fight rages on for nearly half the episode and the great deal of it is fully animated - backgrounds included. However, the sakuga here exudes low-budget and time constraints - but there is some kind of charm in how simplistic the forms become when in motion. Everything sort of turns into like, a wonderful little student-like, one-man effort (whether it really is or not I don't know) while retaining a high level of energy and emotion. It really is a spectacle to see, and at times even appears borderline experimental. I wish we could get a new top talent movie out of this series, because the action is so good. Overall I'd say this show is a solid second tier series. I absolutely recommend it to anyone who has already seen all of the classic action anime out there, as it is sure to satisfy.
Some screens from the last episode
Quite frankly, I was wholly unimpressed with the action for the exact reasons you described. I liked it a lot more in Noein and it felt like a better fit there.
Eureka Seven 40
OP RANKINGS:
2nd OP>1st OP>4th OP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>3rd OP.
Literal, total, absolute yadda yadda death on Eureka's dirty scene hogging bratlings. Seriously, people could have died or been hurt because these godawful creatures continue to do stupid crap like this. All of them should have been dropped out the Gekko's hatch a long, long time ago.
Anyway, excluding the episode ruining bull that are Eureka's curs, this was a cool episode. The Vodaraq are an interesting bunch, with their warring sects and all. Dewey's gone cray-cray, and we're about to see if Sakuya has anime colored hair like Eureka and Anemone.
There's a bunch of episodes focused on the kids coming up. Prepare yourself. Quite frankly I never hated the kids as much as you do but the episodes in the 40s did make me come around to them actually.