Eureka Seven is like catching that perfect wave

I haven’t written anything in a while because I’ve been watching Eureka Seven and couldn’t bring myself to post until I finished it. Which I finally did, and boy was it good. I’m just sorry I watched all 50 episodes in two weeks instead of savoring it but I couldn’t help myself, it was that addicting.

The story is about Renton, a 14 year old boy who lives with his mechanic grandfather. Renton loves “lifting” which is basically surfing in the air on waves of energy called trapars. He idolizes Gekkostate, a colorful group of anti-government lifters who pilot surfing mecha called LFOs. Renton’s life is changed forever when a cute, aloof girl named Eureka crash lands her LFO on top of his house. He falls for Eureka right away and ends up joining Gekkostate.

Now that I’ve gotten the obligatory summary out of the way let me backtrack. Did you get that the first time? Mecha. In the air. On surfboards. As somebody who both surfs and skateboards, this is pretty much the coolest thing since the holy toast bread stamp.