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Eureka Seven / Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven #6
Eureka Seven: Psalms of Planets, Vol. 6
The manga sensation of Japan continues! Renton, Eureka, Holland and Gekkostate face new challenges and sorrows as this stunning series reaches its zenith!
184 pages, Paperback
First published December 26, 2006
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March 22, 2021
Spoiler Alert.
This is a much more mature story, as opposed to the pathetic and stupid story presented in the anime. The anime is the original product, and this was based on the anime, but it is by large degrees better. The story is also very different. And it drops those immature allusions to sex and focuses on the romantic and very real conflict of both forces and ideas that leads to the chaos in this world.
The story begins a century after humans have moved to another planet, due to the uninhabitability of planet Earth. (No stupid non-answer, like nuclear warfare or climate change, or just garbage was stock-piled as to cover the land from sunlight leading to the death of flora, and consequently fauna.) The humans who came here soon discovered that there are strange creatures living among them, the natives of that planet, called Coralians. These creatures produce a field called The Trappar Field, which is very strange and doesn't resemble in any way the electromagnetic or the gravitational field, but is perhaps most similar to the fields in NGE. (In Neon Genesis Evangelion, they say that the fields are created by the Dirac Sea, which is just lazy and stupid! LOL)
A major scientist, who is the father of the protagonist, discovers two things: That the Coralians can have human form, Eureka, and that there was a structure that could be further used to float atop and ride the Trappar. Adroc Thurston, our hero, had two students, Dewey and Holland. He had the idea that humans will eventually have to either destroy or coexist with the Coralians. He held the opinion that it would be better to try to coexist. Dewey had the intuition that that cannot happen, and therefore they ought to be destroyed. They couldn't reconcile their differences, and could not reach a compromise, as both ideas are not invalid, and that both can be resolved through argument. It's not a scientific question, but rather a strategic and moral one. Dewey knew that if the action was not decisive and swift, it will be too late. He murdered Adroc, and told Holland that the Vodaracs, the main religious sect in the land, were the ones who had killed Dewey. Holland, accompanied with Eureka and many others went to attack the Vodaracs, resulting in a massacre. But upon discovering amidst the ruins three children, Eureka gained certain sentiments she did not have access to. A knowledge of human emotions. She finally knew, to a large extent, what it means to be human.
Renton shortly after joins the crew: They wanted to take from Adroc's father the Amita drive, and the rest of the story unfolds. The story ends when Renton wants to reclaim Eureka, who was guided by the Coralian collective mind to come to a Trappar concentration. She arrives there, and is soon followed by Anemone and The End, clones of Eureka and the Nirvash, respectively, witht the mission to send a virus that would destroy the Coralian lifeform. Holland disrupts the mission in the head-quarters, killing Dewey, and returning home without much progress. The crew develop a vaccine for the virus, and send it to the core. Dominic administers the vaccine through a canon, but dies in the process, in order to save the world for Renton and Eureka, and most importantly, for Anemone. The story ends very tragically, where the Collective Coralian lifeform tries to cease the body of Renton and absorb it and end mankind through it, but fails because of Eureka's stubborness. The Coralians are defeated. They are dissipated. Renton kisses Eureka! (WOHOOOOO!!!) but then she disappears with the Coralians, along with the skyfish! (Talk about a bummer.) The story technically ends, where we are presented with an epilogue. But Renton carries on living his life as he would in a Coralian-less, and Trappar-less world. But with hope that Eureka will return.
The story has a lot of themes, but the theme most important is that the dream to start anew elsewhere without the original faults of mankind will inevitably be frustrated, and such dreamers will be disillusioned. Man is corrupt in his core, and the only escape is through reason and morality. I loved this manga when I read it as a kid, and I loved it even more now. Such a wonderful story.
This is a much more mature story, as opposed to the pathetic and stupid story presented in the anime. The anime is the original product, and this was based on the anime, but it is by large degrees better. The story is also very different. And it drops those immature allusions to sex and focuses on the romantic and very real conflict of both forces and ideas that leads to the chaos in this world.
The story begins a century after humans have moved to another planet, due to the uninhabitability of planet Earth. (No stupid non-answer, like nuclear warfare or climate change, or just garbage was stock-piled as to cover the land from sunlight leading to the death of flora, and consequently fauna.) The humans who came here soon discovered that there are strange creatures living among them, the natives of that planet, called Coralians. These creatures produce a field called The Trappar Field, which is very strange and doesn't resemble in any way the electromagnetic or the gravitational field, but is perhaps most similar to the fields in NGE. (In Neon Genesis Evangelion, they say that the fields are created by the Dirac Sea, which is just lazy and stupid! LOL)
A major scientist, who is the father of the protagonist, discovers two things: That the Coralians can have human form, Eureka, and that there was a structure that could be further used to float atop and ride the Trappar. Adroc Thurston, our hero, had two students, Dewey and Holland. He had the idea that humans will eventually have to either destroy or coexist with the Coralians. He held the opinion that it would be better to try to coexist. Dewey had the intuition that that cannot happen, and therefore they ought to be destroyed. They couldn't reconcile their differences, and could not reach a compromise, as both ideas are not invalid, and that both can be resolved through argument. It's not a scientific question, but rather a strategic and moral one. Dewey knew that if the action was not decisive and swift, it will be too late. He murdered Adroc, and told Holland that the Vodaracs, the main religious sect in the land, were the ones who had killed Dewey. Holland, accompanied with Eureka and many others went to attack the Vodaracs, resulting in a massacre. But upon discovering amidst the ruins three children, Eureka gained certain sentiments she did not have access to. A knowledge of human emotions. She finally knew, to a large extent, what it means to be human.
Renton shortly after joins the crew: They wanted to take from Adroc's father the Amita drive, and the rest of the story unfolds. The story ends when Renton wants to reclaim Eureka, who was guided by the Coralian collective mind to come to a Trappar concentration. She arrives there, and is soon followed by Anemone and The End, clones of Eureka and the Nirvash, respectively, witht the mission to send a virus that would destroy the Coralian lifeform. Holland disrupts the mission in the head-quarters, killing Dewey, and returning home without much progress. The crew develop a vaccine for the virus, and send it to the core. Dominic administers the vaccine through a canon, but dies in the process, in order to save the world for Renton and Eureka, and most importantly, for Anemone. The story ends very tragically, where the Collective Coralian lifeform tries to cease the body of Renton and absorb it and end mankind through it, but fails because of Eureka's stubborness. The Coralians are defeated. They are dissipated. Renton kisses Eureka! (WOHOOOOO!!!) but then she disappears with the Coralians, along with the skyfish! (Talk about a bummer.) The story technically ends, where we are presented with an epilogue. But Renton carries on living his life as he would in a Coralian-less, and Trappar-less world. But with hope that Eureka will return.
The story has a lot of themes, but the theme most important is that the dream to start anew elsewhere without the original faults of mankind will inevitably be frustrated, and such dreamers will be disillusioned. Man is corrupt in his core, and the only escape is through reason and morality. I loved this manga when I read it as a kid, and I loved it even more now. Such a wonderful story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 20, 2016
Contrary to the above 5 stars, this volume really deserves much more.
I don't know exactly what it is, but very rarely am really genuinely moved by something I have read/watched, but this was one of those.
So, I didn't know exactly where they were going to take this, as it was a lot different from the anime(IIRC) and I must say that this little series is MUCH better than the anime, and I love the anime! Firstly, I would like to give extremely mad props to the artist of this, as he is the first manga artist I have ever seen really capture that gritty "world is ending, time to go save it" feel, while not looking super-hero-y or unrealistically lighthearted. I've got to say, I really thought that Renton and Dominic were complete badasses in this last volume. Two guys who had been enemies and were now both fighting on the same side to save the girls they loved(and also the world, but you know.) That entire scene was amazing, and when Dominic died, I did shed some tears(and did again later in the epilogue when Anemone visited his grave!).
Now, that middle bit with the Coralians(?) tricking Renton and whatnot was also written extremely well. I was on the edge of my seat for the entire thing, but that part onward, especially so!
After Eureka and Renton get out of the Core, shit got sad. I cried. Like about 1/10th as much as I do when I watch Guilty Crown or Shuffle!(As you can guess, I get fairly emotionally attached to characters because I prefer them to real people!)
I really wish they would continue the series. Like. I would pay the artist/story guy to do more. By my damn self.
Amazing read, really.
I don't know exactly what it is, but very rarely am really genuinely moved by something I have read/watched, but this was one of those.
So, I didn't know exactly where they were going to take this, as it was a lot different from the anime(IIRC) and I must say that this little series is MUCH better than the anime, and I love the anime! Firstly, I would like to give extremely mad props to the artist of this, as he is the first manga artist I have ever seen really capture that gritty "world is ending, time to go save it" feel, while not looking super-hero-y or unrealistically lighthearted. I've got to say, I really thought that Renton and Dominic were complete badasses in this last volume. Two guys who had been enemies and were now both fighting on the same side to save the girls they loved(and also the world, but you know.) That entire scene was amazing, and when Dominic died, I did shed some tears(and did again later in the epilogue when Anemone visited his grave!).
Now, that middle bit with the Coralians(?) tricking Renton and whatnot was also written extremely well. I was on the edge of my seat for the entire thing, but that part onward, especially so!
After Eureka and Renton get out of the Core, shit got sad. I cried. Like about 1/10th as much as I do when I watch Guilty Crown or Shuffle!(As you can guess, I get fairly emotionally attached to characters because I prefer them to real people!)
I really wish they would continue the series. Like. I would pay the artist/story guy to do more. By my damn self.
Amazing read, really.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 28, 2013
Un final muy precipitado que intenta asemejarse quizás demasiado a Evangelion? No está del todo mal, pero parece que lo han hecho todo con prisas y no terminan de explicar casi nada de la trama principal. Al menos todas las historias de los personajes quedan bien atadas y es suficientemente interesante como para leerse los 6 tomos. Puedo suponer que en la serie de TV todo se explicará un poco mejor al tener más longitud para desarrollar la historia, porque aquí no deja de ser todo precipitado, desde el principio y el punto de partida, hasta todo lo que acontece en el final.
April 2, 2014
This is more of a comment on the whole series.
I liked the issues raised about different topics, like religion or the way in which we cast ourselves in front of others.
On the other hand. The fact that this manga was an adaptation from the anime and not the other way around is very clear, as sometimes it's difficult to follow the story if you haven't seen the anime.
I liked the issues raised about different topics, like religion or the way in which we cast ourselves in front of others.
On the other hand. The fact that this manga was an adaptation from the anime and not the other way around is very clear, as sometimes it's difficult to follow the story if you haven't seen the anime.
April 11, 2012
....Whoa.
All I can say is whoa. Sad, kind of gross, romantic, climactic... All can be summed up in that. Whooaaa.
All I can say is whoa. Sad, kind of gross, romantic, climactic... All can be summed up in that. Whooaaa.
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