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And IвЂ™m just sad that more people donвЂ™t see it that way. AO is itвЂ™s own show, and I donвЂ™t want a copy вЂ“ I want something that feels like E7 but moves beyond it, and thatвЂ™s exactly what weвЂ™re getting from BONES here. Rather than a fantasy setting itвЂ™s our own Earth in the unsettlingly near future. For me, E7 was all adolescent rage against the machine вЂ“ disrespect for authority, surfing, club musicвЂ¦ AO is E7 grown up (ironic, given that the hero is younger) вЂ“ rather than teenage angst itвЂ™s dystopia. I donвЂ™t feel the need to have everything explained a third of the way through the series, and I think the links to E7 have been suggested and teased quite smartly. The kerfuffle over NaruвЂ™s supposed betrayal (about which we know next to nothing) reminds me of the uproar over NagiвЂ™s virginity when Kannagi was airing. But I hear complaints that itвЂ™s too different from E7, that itвЂ™s confusing (seriously, after E7 to complain this is confusing?). The trickiest part of all this is that Aikawa and director Kyoda-san have to do this while maintaining the spirit of E7 and linking to it, and so far I think theyвЂ™ve walked the tightrope brilliantly. ThatвЂ™s why you see elements from not just the original Eureka but also other pillars of these genres, like NGE (and sometimes even direct references to them). HeвЂ™s exploring the core assumptions of child soldiers in the same way Urobuchi Gen did with mahou shoujo. As with Madoka, heвЂ™s doing a kind of deconstruction here вЂ“ not of E7 per se, but of mecha anime and sci-fi anime in general. In the 1950вЂ™s Eisenhower (a former 5-Star General) warned Americans about the вЂњMilitary Industrial ComplexвЂќ вЂ“ a warning I wish Americans had heeded more closely вЂ“ and this is the root of what Aikawa-san is depicting here, and in UN-GO. His stories feature a fundamental distrust of authority and often dip their toes into illusionary worlds. This is a writer fascinated by politics, by generational betrayal, by the untrustworthiness of our five senses. Look at the track record of Aikawa Shou вЂ“ Martian Successor Nadesico, UN-GO, OER. So what is AO about, really? Well, I donвЂ™t think itвЂ™s any coincidence that there was a Madoka Magica reference early on, as this show owes as much to that one as it does to any (though with Aikawa Shou rather than Urobuchi Gen I expect less overt hopelessness and despair) apart from the original Eureka Seven. anime created by a committee, and the contrast couldnвЂ™t be more stark.

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AO is a series with a talented writer and director trying to make a statement, with animation drawn by hand. With Gonzo, I see a series blatantly casting its core values aside to try and cash in on the flavors of the moment. What I see here is a series by BONES trying to be true to its predecessor, yet expand beyond it. I could compare this to another beloved series getting a sequel in the past year, Last Exile. If I might vent a bit, let me just state why I think the criticism of AO is misguided вЂ“ bearing in mind of course that opinions are just that, and art is subjective. All thatвЂ™s my problem and no one elseвЂ™s, but itвЂ™s also an undeniable fact. I do it for love of anime, and Eureka Seven is an elemental part of my love of anime. ItвЂ™s enough to make me wonder whether I really should be doing this вЂ“ itвЂ™s not like IвЂ™m getting paid for it. This is a show that I love to watch and find exhilarating, and one where the experience of being a fan should be overwhelmingly positive вЂ“ but instead, my mood is dragged down by all the hate. And maybe because I have a special place for E7 in my heart despite itвЂ™s flaws, that really depresses me. But the negativity has been so loud, so shrill, and вЂ“ in my view вЂ“ so wrong. The show does quite well on MAL and Anime Planet ratings.

ItвЂ™s not as if IвЂ™m unused to disagreeing with most fans about a series, and itвЂ™s not as if the general reaction to AO has been negative. For some reason the overwhelming negativity I see towards this series really bothers me, more so than with just about any series IвЂ™ve covered. I still love AO, and thatвЂ™s just the problem.

ItвЂ™s ironic that Eureka Seven AO is the first series in almost two years to make me question whether I really wanted to be blogging at all.