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Jul 23, 2008 6:07 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Man, Renton annoys me sometimes. Pull yourself together man.
Big ass dream sequence this episode didn't make this a good one.
Oct 9, 2008 2:45 PM
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He's no Shinji, so it's ok:P.
It was sweet, but i was expecting action.
Nov 15, 2008 4:32 PM
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interesting. made no sense.

also, yeah, he isn't shinji...he gets some stuff right :)
Jan 31, 2009 9:30 PM
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I've developed a phobia of these self-evaluation episodes after watching Evangelion, and Shinji gets a lot of credit for that. Renton's in his shoes now. The swimming-in-a-toilet part was rather funny, though
Jun 7, 2009 11:39 PM
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I too felt a NGE vibe from this ep. What is up with the Nirvash? Is it a complete mecha or a organic being like an Evangelion. Something tells me it's the latter.

Not a big fan of the dream sequence so I hope everything gets explained in the later eps.


Jun 16, 2009 12:10 PM
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anemone scares me :s there is something disturbing but cool about her

interesting dream.
Aug 7, 2009 5:08 PM
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Another awesome episode. It's just unbelievable how good Eureka 7 is.. 10/10
Aug 22, 2009 4:22 PM
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Being an NGE lover myself, I actually liked the dream sequence BUT I must say the episode felt short of what I expected especially after such a big cliff hanger.

Again, I liked the dream sequence, especially from how they portrayed the dream as being one of those confusing dreams where stuff keeps happening and we dont get what we are dreaming but oh well we keep dreaming it anyway. However, if it weren't for the Gekko vs Military aerial ship fight, I would have been bored out of my mind in some parts.

But I think that I am unconsciously starting to dislike Renton due to the fact that he seems to be becoming quite the Shinji clone.

Dream sequence inside Mecha, check.
Seeing a family member while inside the Mecha they are piloting: check.
Activating some uber secret Mecha power the first fight they pilot it: check (though admittedly Renton wasn't piloting it, just inside the co-pilot cockpit).
Failed attempt at kissing the girl they fancy while said girl was distracted/unaware: check.

And aparently both pilot living beings disguised as Robots (if the black LFO is the same as Nirvash, and the black LFO is obviously biological, then Nirvash is biological).

I just hope I don't see someone getting crucified in this series.
Dec 18, 2009 12:32 PM
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Good episode :P!
May 9, 2010 1:21 PM
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Nice episode... Renton has more interesting psychotic phases than Shinji :P

Oct 2, 2010 11:47 PM

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Anemone: "Pervert!" xD

Wasn't an exciting episode., but the dream sequence was cool.
now I remember what my friend meant by a Neon Genesis Evangelion like reference. <.<


Jan 26, 2011 11:27 AM

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This anime is borderline for me I can't tell where the plot is going to go yet so I'm sticking with it.
Such junk...
Sep 18, 2011 6:10 PM

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Nov 3, 2011 6:41 AM
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puedjies said:
I've developed a phobia of these self-evaluation episodes after watching Evangelion, and Shinji gets a lot of credit for that.


Agreed.

I was really enjoying this anime (even though they refuse to divulge any meaningful plot details) up until this episode. Hopefully there won't be too much more like it. It is a total interruption from the flow of the show up to this point and doesn't feel "deep" at all. It feels like they are trying to add complexity for the sake of complexity, which is always a big mistake.

But then, I've never liked dream sequences, hallucinations, or anything along that vein in my entertainment. I hate it in books, in dramas, in everything. It unnecessarily muddies the waters and feels like the storyteller couldn't find a better way to tell it. I'm not saying I need everything spelled out for me, but don't jumble a sentence around just for dramatic effect.
Feb 9, 2012 6:35 PM
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2/5. Worst episode so far.
Feb 16, 2012 9:59 AM

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Gidget is so cute <3

This episode was a total mindfuck. I a good way.

LOL @ Anemone naked in the fridge calling Renton "ecchi" xD
Then she suddenly becomes a huge shark O_O But Eureka saves Renton.... Okay then.

4/5


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Feb 22, 2012 7:39 PM

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2/5 boring NGE-esque dream sequence.
Mar 31, 2012 5:45 PM

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my thoughts on this episode:

Apr 5, 2012 2:36 PM
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They just went EVA on our ass.

Jul 20, 2012 1:24 PM
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anemone is a shark
Nov 18, 2012 8:02 AM

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Was reminded of Shinji this episode. Renton be trippin.
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD"
Nov 19, 2012 11:47 PM

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That wasn't the best episode. I don't think the dream sequence was that believable and the animation was bad too.
Nov 20, 2012 1:16 AM

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ohmystars said:
That wasn't the best episode. I don't think the dream sequence was that believable and the animation was bad too.


Lol look at the airing date. Than compare this to other anime airing this year.
Mar 6, 2013 12:54 AM

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Well time flew by this episode.
Interesting
Apr 8, 2013 4:01 PM
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wailofthebanshee said:
anemone is a shark

I'm pretty sure Anemone can become anything terrifiying haha
I didn't like this episode either and for me personally it's not a good thing that it's becoming like NGE. I really hope the Nirvash won't turn out to be an organic thing otherwise it's a straight NGE rip-off with a somewhat different setting.

I did like the ship battle scenes so for that reason alone I'll give this ep a generous 3/5
Jun 13, 2013 7:25 AM

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That really didn't make to much sense, but it was entertaining.

Jul 9, 2013 8:40 PM

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watching the gekko go up against the government was pretty intense. aside from that it was a pretty interesting ep.
Jul 22, 2013 1:01 PM
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Solr said:

But then, I've never liked dream sequences, hallucinations, or anything along that vein in my entertainment. I hate it in books, in dramas, in everything. It unnecessarily muddies the waters and feels like the storyteller couldn't find a better way to tell it. I'm not saying I need everything spelled out for me, but don't jumble a sentence around just for dramatic effect.

Completely agree :/ dream sequences aren't my thing and this one particularly made my head hurt and I did not enjoy it at all. So while they were dreaming, they were also speaking out loud so that people can hear them, which I find really weird because people don't really sleeptalk continuously like that. But it's probably because of the situation they were in.
Aug 1, 2013 4:36 PM

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Anemone-Shark made my day. Good episode tho
Aug 24, 2013 10:47 PM

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I somewhat enjoyed this episode, the dream sequence was quite interesting.

And for Pete's sake, stop comparing this to Evangelion. First I have to put up with people complaining about Evangelion similarities in Rahxephon and now this. :s
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Sep 13, 2013 10:13 AM
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I find this anime boring, I hope I will be able to complete it. The episodes are good, but something is missing.
Jul 18, 2014 9:59 AM

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I don't know.. everything is still blurry to me.
I really want to see Renton pilot a LFO and have an awesome fight for once.
Jul 20, 2014 10:13 PM

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I didn't get that happened but that was trippy lol.
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness."

"May those who defy their fate be granted glory."
Aug 18, 2014 1:38 PM

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Pretty weird yet interesting development, let's see what's next!
Dec 4, 2014 7:30 PM

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Man, these were some Evangelion level shenanigans... I didn't understood what the fuck happened and where they were. But is it or the cloud at the end looked a bit like that Grand Barrier they saw in the space.

The lieutenant sure is a big-mouthed brat. But he seem to deeply care about Anemone, especially with what the preview said.

What I guess is that both Anemone and Eureka while be unconscious, so Renton will have to leave with the Nirvash by himself.

Also, that crusier fight was really fucking stressing. They were really losing the fight until the very end. Can't believe that Hilda and co managed to make it out alive. Their deathflags were bigger than the sun.
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Jun 26, 2015 1:05 PM

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This show is kinda similar to Evangelion. No one else noticed that????
Aug 10, 2015 1:40 AM

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trippy af
Dec 28, 2015 4:25 AM
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Though the 'introspective dream sequence' thing is a little unoriginal now, I still think it is good that they had the balls to try it.

I liked the butterfly motif in the dream sequences, referring to Anenome. Whenever the butterfly appeared, you knew that shit was about to go down.
Jan 9, 2017 12:33 PM

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naked girl in fridge was unexpecting. Renton, you perv opening it again lol
Jan 19, 2017 4:58 AM
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That was a weird episode, I felt the dream sequences really broke up the intensity of the ship battle numerous times. For the first time we see the Gekko ship not completely dominating their opponent and it kept getting interrupted by these weird dream sequences.
Jun 21, 2017 4:38 AM

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So yeah, this episode was full of WTF?
Sep 26, 2017 1:48 PM

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Yeah, that episode was just insanely wtf lol.
Oct 10, 2017 11:09 PM
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Honestly I would open the refrigerator more than once, she is naked and in a refrigerator!. in my mind I thought: "Get her out of there that is dangerous"!
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Jul 8, 2019 5:29 PM

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What the fuck was that dream sequence? Don't tell me that Nirvash is Renton's sister... Very nice to see Renton opening the fridge again LMAO. Also, the battle between the ships was kind of unimportant though, since it ended in a stalemate.
Nov 22, 2020 1:30 AM
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so, it's the first from four acperience episodes in eureka seven, i cant't wait for the next three acperiences
Dec 22, 2020 9:22 AM

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I don't like Evangelion and I definitely did not like this episode with that whole dream sequence with Renton, Anemone and Eureka feeling more like a gimmick to make it seem bold with its storytelling but come across as just plain wacky for the most part. Renton's dream sequence wasn't even that interesting or twisted. It just felt boring and the emotional tension this episode tried to raise, fell flat instead. Just when the previous episode was good and the show was gaining some momentum, this came crashing back to Earth.
Apr 8, 2021 1:38 PM
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They really dont explain anything lol even after the episode we don't know why they went to the big cloud thingy (I forgot the name). Looks like the Pink Haired girl is gonna need saving
Apr 24, 2021 7:31 PM

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Oh oops, pardon me. I've seem to have accidentally walked into Evangelion. Pardon me.
Oct 10, 2021 6:59 AM
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This is just a trippy-ass episode, the dream sequence felt like the show is trying so hard to mimic NGE with their symbolic elements. The aerial ship to ship battle was awesome tho...
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As someone who hasn't watched Evangelion (yet) I'm not sure what's so bad about E7 becoming like Eva. Well, aside from the organic mechas, that stuff's crazy >_>

I actually kinda liked the dream sequence this episode. I can relate to the fear of an endless row of bathroom stalls. Where's the wall??

Also, I know why the military group wanted to go to the Coralian cloud, but I don't remember the motive of the Gekko State team going there. 😅 Waiting for Eureka and Anemone's origins to be revealed.

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