Eureka Seven: Pocketful of Rainbows: Those aren't Rainbows in your pocket

When I started my "Retelling" month I hoped I would find a film which wasn’t so great so I could set a standard of what not to do when doing a summary movie. Luckily for me, there was an anime I watched which definitely didn’t succeed and instead came off a bit awkward. This is Eureka Seven: Pocketful of Rainbows, a film so bad you want to rewatch the entire 52 episode TV series in an attempt to remember what made the series so good in the first place.

The biggest problem is how they decided to recast the crew of the Gekkostate. Making them the antagonists and the main force which is standing against Renton and Eureka feels out of place compared to how loving and supporting they were in the TV series. To nail in the point they had become evil, they created a scene of two characters assaulting Eureka which felt immensely uncomfortable.

This one really isn’t worth watching even for the most hardcore fans of the series. Even if there are diehards out there who insist they need to see it, remember the series also has an incredible average sequel series which can be watched. Save your energy for trying to tackle that show instead.

Rating: C-/A

→ Full review (on The Gigantic Project)