Eureka Seven, Volume 2 (Episodes 6-10)
As the sci-fi adventure-comedyEureka Sevencontinues, 14-year-old Renton Thurston relentlessly pursues two goals: winning Eureka's heart and becoming a full-fledged member of the pilot-mercenaries aboard the Gekkostate. The former proves easier than the latter, although Renton's desire to join the cadre surpasses his understanding of who they are. Good-hearted and naive, Renton does whatever he's told, even when the crew hazes him mercilessly. Eureka is more of a problem: She's saddled with three obnoxious orphans who delight in tormenting Renton. Her traumatic past proves an even greater burden as a series of flashbacks that recall themechabattles inNeon Genesis Evangelionreveals dark secrets the crew of the Gekkostate strive to conceal. As the story picks up steam,Eureka Sevenbegins to demonstrate the potential the first episodes suggested. (Unrated, suitable for ages 12 and older: violence, nudity, minor toilet humor, tobacco and alcohol use)--Charles Solomon