In Eureka Seven, you’re about to witness one of the wildest rides in mecha anime, where surfing on the skies is just the tip of the iceberg.
It’s a story about a young boy meets a mysterious girl piloting a giant robot. Add some mix of heart-pounding romance, mind-blowing mecha battles, and a coming-of-age story that’ll tug at your heartstrings.
Eureka Seven isn’t just an anime—it’s an emotional rollercoaster you need in your life. Plus, who can resist a good love story wrapped in metal and sky-surfing robots?
Eureka Seven
1. Eureka Seven (2005-2006)
| Title | Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven |
| Episodes | 50 |
| Aired | Spring 2005 |
Renton is a teenager trapped working as a mechanic in a backwater town. He dreams of joining up with a daredevil group of pilots known as Gekkostate and following in his father’s heroic footsteps.
When a mysterious beauty named Eureka shows up asking for a tune-up, Renton soon finds himself drawn into a high-flying mecha dogfight that makes him a target of the military.
When the dust settles on the spectacular battle, Renton is invited to join Gekkostate, but he soon discovers that even a dream come true has a dark side.
2. Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers (2009)
| Title | Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven: Pocket ga Niji de Ippai |
| Episodes | 1 |
| Aired | Spring 2009 |
This is not a prequel, not a sequel and not a recap, the story is new even with characters like in original Eureka Seven.
Renton, son of scientists, and Eureka, a girl who can’t live under the sun, are raised together when very young and become very attached to each other. One day, Eureka is taken away. Powerless at the time, Renton vows to rescue her.
He enters the military and is soon is assigned to the Independent Youths Unit 303 of the First Mobile Forces thanks to his exceptional performance alongside his Nirvash, a bio-mechanical armor/control system.
Unknown to Renton, lies a plot to extinguish the alien invasion that is currently happening involving not only him, but Eureka too.
Eureka Seven AO
1. Eureka Seven AO (2012)
| Title | Eureka Seven Astral Ocean |
| Episodes | 24 |
| Aired | Spring 2012 |
The story is set on Okinawa’s isolated island of Iwado, which has seen a growing movement advocating a return to an autonomous government.
Ao Fukai, a 12-year-old boy with a missing father, lives on the island with an old doctor named Toshio and is about to enter middle school. Ao’s mother was taken away a decade ago by unknown individuals.
Naru Arata, Ao’s 12-year-old childhood friend and the story’s heroine, lives with her father, older sister, and grandmother. She has a “Yuta” power awakened within her due to an incident when she was young.
A mysterious entity called “Secret” suddenly appears and launches an attack on the Scub Coral lifeform on the island.
Ao launches a certain military FP called “Nirvash” aboard a Japanese military transport in his fervent desire to protect the island.
2. Eureka Seven AO OVA (2012)
| Title | Eureka Seven: Jungfrau no Hanabanatachi |
| Episodes | 1 |
| Aired | Fall 2012 |
An original video anime, released on Blu-ray in a combined Hybrid Disc that also hold an Eureka Seven AO game for the PlayStation 3.
The OVA is set between episodes eight and nine of the series.
3. Eureka Seven AO Final Episode (2017)
| Title | Eureka Seven AO Final Episode: One More Time – Lord Don’t Slow Me Down |
| Episodes | 5 |
| Aired | Winter 2017 |
A new episode split into five parts, further explaining the end of Eureka Seven AO.
Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
1. Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1 (2017)
| Title | Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1 |
| Episodes | 1 |
| Aired | Summer 2017 |
It all begins with the story that was left untold – the earth-shattering incident where Renton’s father disappeared.
With the mysterious Eureka by his side, only Adroc Thurston could undo his own mistake, sparking the event that changed everything and earned him the title of a hero.
Now, ten years later, Eureka lies in critical condition as Renton leaves the crew of the Gekko. But when he finds himself in the care of his father’s old friends, he has a choice to make. Either stay with the loving family he’s always wanted, or earn the love he seeks.
2. ANEMONE: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018)
| Title | ANEMONE: Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution |
| Episodes | 1 |
| Aired | Fall 2018 |
Seven years ago, Anemone’s father disappears, leaving his daughter with nothing but an app on her phone to support her.
Now, she’s tasked with a pivotal role in the war against mankind’s enemy – a war which sees her subconscious sent into the midst of another world as humanity’s only truly effective weapon.
As unusual events within this other world unfold, so more and more questions are raised about Anemone’s life, as well as the nature of what she is truly fighting against.
With seemingly endless possibilities stretching out before her, Anemone has an important choice to make – does she save the world, or the person she loves?
3. EUREKA: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2021)
| Title | EUREKA: Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution |
| Episodes | 1 |
| Aired | Fall 2021 |
The virtual world inside the scub coral (intelligent coral-like lifeforms) created by Eureka. The people from that virtual world appeared on Earth ten years ago when it collapsed.
Since this large-scale amalgamation, the humans from the virtual world call themselves “Green Earth” and the original Earth humans call themselves “Blue Earth,” and they’ve come to cause various conflicts with each other repeatedly below the surface.
Eventually, Dewey Novak, a senior officer in the Green Earth Armed Forces, rises together with his comrades and finally sets a large-scale terrorism plan into action in order to protect their own dignity.
Meanwhile, Eureka, who is detested by the world as the main cause of the chaos, has become a high-grade combatant with the UN’s A.C.I.D. unit. Live in order to keep this world at peace. This was the path of atonement she chose.
One day, she receives an order to protect a girl named Iris, a new “Eureka” who has the ability to control scab coral. They fight a lot at first but gradually come to understand each other through their lonely escape.
Soon the world faces a crisis, and when that happens, Eureka draws on every last ounce of her strength as she fights. “I want to protect Iris and this world.” What future awaits her at the end of that wish of hers?
So, there you have it—Eureka Seven in all its mecha-flying, heart-fluttering glory.
Whether you’re here for the adrenaline-pumping robot action, the tear-jerking romance, or just to see the ultimate power couple save the world (and maybe even each other), this anime has something for everyone.
Now go forth, watch, and let Eureka Seven surf right into your feels.
