Eureka Seven hit me from the very first volume.
I was struck by its plot and characters.
I was struck by the figure of Eureka, a new Rei Ayanami (with a bit more emotion).
I was struck by the entire meaning it wanted to show, chapter after chapter.
After the manga, I devoured the anime. During the viewing (naturally with Italian subtitles), the news came out that the Japanese theaters had scheduled the film of the aforementioned series titled "Kokyo shihen Eureka Seven: Pocket ga niji de ippai" ("Psalm of Planets Eureka Seven: Pocketful of Rainbows"). As soon as I saw it was available, still subtitled, I didn't miss the chance to watch it.
The plot is as follows: Dominic, the mentor of the young Renton and Eureka, takes his two pupils plus the faerie being Nirvash to a mountain intending to show them a flower called the "Moon Crystal." It blooms every early winter under a thick layer of snow and carries with it a legend: "this flower blooms to radiate the light of the rainbow once every century, on a day when stardust falls, if you make a wish in the light of the rainbow it will surely come true."
Their mentor's only request is to make the legend come true.
By now the war between humans and Image (Corallian in the original series) has begun, and the Government thinks it's a good idea to kidnap Eureka to perform experiments on her.
The two youngsters are separated for 8 long years. They meet again by chance during an assault on an Image unit, they are the same as before but the setting around them is different. The Government, the Gekko State ship. Who can they trust?
The adventure continues with plenty of animation, explosions of color and twists.
The plot is magnificent. Beautiful.
Sure, I'll disappoint those who expected something related to the original series.
But it doesn't matter.
"Pocketful of Rainbows" confirms itself as one of the most beautiful animated films of 2009.
We eagerly await the Italian release!
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