History Anime / EurekaSevenAO

* GagBoobs: In episode 17, during a photo shoot, Fleur complains about a poster featuring chibi-fied versions of herself and Elena with comically oversized breasts.

''Eureka Seven AO'' is an anime and manga series that is a {{Sequel}} to ''Anime/EurekaSeven''. The animated series began airing in [[Spring2012Anime April 2012]]. The manga began in January 2012.

## She's a Rainbow (Music/TheRollingStones)

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning:
** The swing carousel Secret in episode 6 spins, as befitting the carnival ride it is based on. This allows it to attack with its flails (the cars on the ride) and kicks up seawater into a hurricane that shields it from attacks.
** The Kanon can create a trapar storm by spinning in a circle.

## Born Slippy (Music/{{Underworld}})

* LostAesop: The original ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' series spends a good deal of time exploring the idea that humans and the Scub can coexist peacefully without trying to destroy each other. By the time of ''Anime/EurekaSevenAO'', however, even [[spoiler:Renton & Eureka (the poster-couple for humans-and-Coralians-can-totally-be-friends) agree that they are dangerous invaders and should be destroyed with extreme prejudice.]]

* PlotHole: No less than ''ten'', due to the series being rushed into an inadequate timeframe and ''desperately'' needing some sort of sequel:
** Why does NIRVASH have a Spec-II body and organic body?
** How come the Gekko has changed hands from Ken-Goh to Eureka?
** Where are the Secrets ''really'' from?
** Where is Truth ''really'' from?
** Is there really a greater enemy out there?
** What triggered the BadFuture?
** Why is Renton's hair graying when he's only thirty?
** Where is everybody from the original universe now?
** Do we know what happened to cause two versions of the Scub to enter separate universes at the same point in time for both?
** Why does the timeline of Ao's universe lag behind 10,000 years?

* MoralDissonance: Naru genuinely believes truth is a kind person for not killing Ao, despite the fact that Truth had callously killed ''dozens'' of innocent people beforehand. True, she didn't witness most of it, except for the one time where Truth demolishes a plant coral facility right in front of her ''with the workers still inside it''.

* BackFromTheDead: In episode 17, a protest against the presence of the Scub at Okinawa turns deadly when they launch a smoke bomb at some of the workers. In the confusion, the plant worker that showed Ao around in episode 4 trips and falls to his death. The Scub then absorbs him, only for Naru to emerge moments later with the man alive and well.
** There's an interesting aversion: [[spoiler: The Quartz Gun's {{Cosmic Retcon}}s don't seem to bring back deceased individuals]]. That said, [[spoiler: Truth does come back, but as the Nirvash's Archetype]].

* NotSoDifferent: When the Japanese carrier is sunk in the second episode, the Okinawan navy moves in to rescue the survivors, with one of the captains yelling that they all have Japanese blood in them.

* PowerTrio: Génération Bleu rapid response teams seem to operate on this principle. Pied Piper was short one prior to Ao joining.
** For the record, Ao is the Ego, Fleur is the Superego, and Elena is the Id.

This series is also immensely notorious for originally coming to end on a completely abrupt note after two seasons. Fans were far from pleased and scalded the developers and writers of the series, branding that lapse in judgement a transgression similar to the first ending provided from another popular mecha anime that preceded the ''Eureka Seven'' franchise, ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''[[note]](notorious for ending on two surreal and bizarre psychologically-driven episodes in its initial run that did not bring the series to a true close, which led to the coining of the trope "GainaxEnding")[[/note]]. Fortunately, just like the ''Evangelion'' series received its proper and intended conclusion with the eventual release of ''End Of Evangelion'', Bones took into account the negative backlash. When the time was right to regather the cast and break away from other projects, they produced and eventually released a series of five minisodes from January 10 to March 2, 2017 that all compile into Episode FINAL: "Lord Don't Slow Me Down", or ''One More Time'', a meticulously written patch-up episode that tacks on a proper ending to the series, giving it the caboose fans wanted.

** Given the final episodes, this was probably done to hammer home the [[RealityEnsues 'You can't control everything/live with life's tensions']] theme of the series.

** Egregiously, [[spoiler:Nirvash type [=TheEND=].]] After briefly appearing in episode 7, it reappears in episode 20 to be unceremoniously blown away by the ''other'' hidden thing under Génération Bleu's base, [[spoiler:[[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere Kanon]]]].

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: [[spoiler: Kanon.]]

* FrickinLaserBeams: Preferred weapon of the Secrets. The humans are shown to use them in a limited capacity, too. The Nirvash Spec-2 is equipped with Homing Laser Cannons.

** Given a nod in episode 18, where Pippo, browsing a search engine, passes by an article which calls attention to Generation Bleu using child labor.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: Generation Bleu's revelation about the Quartz seriously damages their worldwide reputation, since they kept it secret. That Ao made a giant cannon out of it probably isn't helping. [[spoiler:Then Elena and Fleur, in rescuing Ao after he went with the Americans, got the entire organization labeled as a terrorist group.]]

** The blurry yet unmistakable form of [[spoiler:Anemone's [=TheEND=] in its final form]] from the previous series is apparently being held by Generation Bleu. [[spoiler: This is never explained.]]

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: In episode 5, Fleur asks Ao, "Why are you here [at Generation Bleu]?" He doesn't get it the first time, but when she repeats it with more emphasis, he finally understands.

** A similar situation occurs in episode 13 when [[spoiler:Eureka, the ''Gekko'']] and a different Nirvash appear, with American and Japanese forces approaching from opposite sides and Generation Blue already at the ship. Everyone comments on their reasons being related to what happened 10 years ago, but they don't realize that due to TimeTravel this is the first encounter, not the second.
* BrokenMasquerade: Faced with a Secret army bearing down on the world's active Scub Coral facilities, Christophe Blanc spills the beans about the Quartz to the world. His superiors are none too pleased, as they wanted the Quartz for themselves. This also has repercussions later on, as other countries are quite reluctant to let Generation Bleu keep hoarding the stuff.

* ChildSoldiers: Generation Bleu's [=IFOs=] can only be run by children, and the Nirvash responds to Ao alone. Averted by the American [=IFOs=], which are flown by adults. Episode 11 explains that this is due to a phenomenon similar to Desperation Disease in the original series, but with far happier consequences; children exposed to high concentrations of trapar have brain abnormalities that make them excellent pilots. Adults, by comparison, aren't nearly as capable as pilots, barring the "Coral Carrier" squadron introduced in episode 21, which can see trapar like Ao can.

* ContinuitySnarl: This series seems to have trouble differentiating between original!E7 and movie!E7 [=LFOs=], and for that matter has trouble with the original series' timeline. Eureka is clearly from the original, yet the [=spec2=] she pilots is the movie iteration (the original never had shoulder-mounted lasers). She's also piloting the [=spec2=] well after it should have evolved and subsequently vanished, and there's no explanation as to where she got this one. Further to this, the Nirvash that Renton shows up in seems to be an armored version of the evolved Nirvash, despite the previously mentioned vanishing. [[spoiler:[=TheEnd=] is in Generation Bleu's basement, intact and in its white color scheme, although shortly after being freed from said basement it gets vaporized.]] None of this is ever sufficiently explained.

* CuttingTheElectronicLeash: Rebecka does this in episode 20 to symbolize that she's finally done trying to work with Big Blue World when they have already shown they won't support Generation Bleu any further.

* DefconFive: There's no progression demonstrated, but the show nevertheless gets this right when Generation Bleu goes to Defcon 1 in the face of an imminent and unavoidable attack.

** Episode 20 reveals that Christophe Blanc made a backdoor deal with [[spoiler:the Secrets, pledging to help them get rid of the Scub Coral in return for the Secrets not interfering in human affairs. The Secrets accept the proposal and Japan agrees to shelter and sponsor the remnants of Generation Bleu.]]

* FalseFlagOperation: Truth does this in episode 19. He destroys a bunch of Allied Forces and American satellites, for which Generation Bleu is blamed, while the debris is used to [[spoiler:destroy the ''Poseidon'']], which Generation Bleu blames on the Americans.

* FingerGun: In episode 6, Truth does this at Generation Bleu's entrance checkpoint, complete with "BANG!" The checkpoint explodes.

** Elena steals the [[spoiler:unused]] Credo in episode 20, since at the time her own IFO wasn't operational. [[spoiler:Truth also steals the Kanon,]] which was kept isolated under Generation Bleu HQ, by merging with it.

* MushroomSamba: Episode 11 has Generation Bleu's IFO pilots being driven mad through a combination of airborne trapar and a sentient dust that clings to them. Team Goldilocks takes their [=IFOs=] for a joyride to chase down a giant teddy bear they believe to be their former chief, Fleur obsessively tries to save her mother, Ao believes he's back on Iwato island, and Elena is followed around by a dust clone of Miller, a singer and spy ([[spoiler:whom she's been impersonating]]) and tries to take Ao to the "real world" -- the ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' universe.

** Elena and Fleur take it upon themselves to rescue Ao in episode 18. Though they succeed, [[spoiler:they just got the whole of Generation Bleu branded terrorists]].

** In the event that the HQ is compromised and the item in the basement can potentially be stolen, Stanley, Generation Bleu's overseer, is ready to destroy the entire HQ and the item with it.
** Generation Bleu [[spoiler:scuttles the ''Gekko'']] rather than let the Japanese have it.

** Egregiously, [[spoiler:Nirvash type [=TheEND=].]] After briefly appearing in episode 7, it reappears in episode 20 to be unceremoniously blown away by the ''other'' hidden thing under Generation Bleu's base, [[spoiler:[[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere Kanon]]]].

* SceneryGorn: [[spoiler:Generation Bleu HQ]] going up in flames then collapsing wholesale in episode 20.

** Elena and Fleur mount a rescue mission for Ao of their own accord in episode 18. [[spoiler:This was not good press for Generation Bleu, but Christophe Blanc thought it was pretty funny.]]
** In episode 20, Rebecka finally decides to quit taking orders from Big Blue World and throw her lot in with Generation Bleu.

*** Ep. 19: Elena comments that companies like Generation Blue always [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion store some secret dangerous things in their basements]], while doing [[http://i.imgur.com/WLPA5.jpg this pose]].

* TheStinger: The end of episode 6, where Truth begins his attack on Generation Bleu. The same scene with no alterations opens episode 7.

** The Chinese gets on Generation Bleu's case for extracting the Quartz. When questioned on what they plan to do about any Secrets that appear, they arrogantly state that the Secrets are assumed to be dead. Nothing comes of this, though; Ao extracted the Quartz anyway.

* TheTropeWithoutATitle: The mysterious thing at the bottom of Generation Bleu HQ is referred to only as "that".

* TheUnreveal: We don't learn what the Governor of Arizona wanted with Generation Bleu [[AggressiveNegotiations because Rebecka pulls a gun on him]] to get him to stop screwing around and request assistance.

* WeWinBecauseYouDidNot: In episode 16, in order to prevent the Secret army from causing worldwide devastation, Generation Bleu plans to sacrifice its stocks of Quartz to destroy them at the north pole all at once, where the Scub Burst will do no harm. The disembodied Secret, still linked to Georg, knows about the plan but doesn't care. Whether the world over or just in one spot, they've succeeded in their objective (destroy the Quartz), while Generation Bleu has to give up the Quartz either way. Unfortunately for them, Ao found a way that screwed them entirely.
* WhamEpisode: Episode 7, also a MidSeasonTwist. Coming on the heels of a MindScrew DreamSequence experience for Ao, it's revealed that [[spoiler: Truth has kidnapped Naru]]. The aforementioned DreamSequence suggests that she may have gone with him willingly because she believes [[spoiler: he's the giant that protected her as a child]]. There's also evidence that she has supernatural powers, and that a certain LFO from the original series is under Generation Blue Headquarters.

*** Episode 20: [[spoiler: Generation Bleu (as an organization) is destroyed, and Team Pied Piper joins up with Japan to do the Secrets' work for them, since they can do it without causing Scub Bursts. Elena has also defected and Truth merged with a AxCrazy LFO that wreaked havoc across Russia before it was subdued.]]

** Generation Bleu catches a lot of flak for hiding the existence of the Quartz.

* YouCantGoHomeAgain: After defeating the first Secret, all the various factions (of ambiguous motives and morality) are trying to find Ao and the Nirvash, forcing him to go into hiding. Then his home actually burns down. This convinces him to join Génération Bleu and leave the island entirely (well, this and the fact that doing so might allow him to find his mother). The trope doesn't stick, though. Once Ao joins Generation Bleu, he's able to go back whenever he wants, though the one time he tried (two if you count the dream) didn't go so well.

* ConspicuousCG: Whenever a vehicle is still or doing a basic animation.

** During the finale, in the last half, the background music is a remixed version of Niji (Rainbow) from the last episode of the original series. It can be a bit hard to hear through the dialogue and explosions, but it's there.

* BadFuture[=/=]AfterTheEnd: The end of Episode 22. [[spoiler:Civilization appears to have collapsed, there are North Pole Lights everywhere, and Renton's become a ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}''-esque nomad waiting for a chance to travel back in time. It's later explained that the Secrets went to town on humanity due to their connection with the Scub.]]

* NoEnding: The series ends with [[spoiler:nothing really getting resolved, besides Eureka and Renton returning to their home universe and Ao erasing the Okinawa Scub Coral from existence. Other than than that, every other plot point was either ignored, turned out to be a RedHerring, [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot wasted]], or left too open ended to be conclusive in any way.]]

* EnemyMine: Episode 20 reveals that Christophe Blanc made a backdoor deal with [[spoiler:the Secrets, pledging to help them get rid of the Scub Coral in return for the Secrets not interfering in human affairs. The Secrets accept the proposal and Japan agrees to shelter and sponsor the remnants of Generation Bleu.]]

* StrangeBedfellows:
** Major Tanaka aids Han and Pippo in connecting the disembodied Secret to Georg in episode 15.
** Episode 20 has Team Pied Piper joining forces with [[spoiler:Japan and the Secrets to eliminate the Quartz with less collateral damage]].

This series is also immensely notorious for originally coming to end on a completely abrupt note after two seasons. Fans were far from pleased and scalded the developers and writers of the series, branding that lapse in judgement a transgression similar to the first ending provided from another popular mecha anime that preceded the ''Eureka Seven'' franchise, ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''[[note]](notorious for ending on two surreal and bizarre psychologically-driven episodes in its initial run that did not bring the series to a true close, which led to the coining of the trope "GainaxEnding")[[/note]]. Fortunately, just like the ''Evangelion'' series received its proper and intended conclusion with the eventual release of ''End Of Evangelion'', Bones took into account the negative backlash. When the time was right to regather the cast and break away from other projects, they produced and eventually released a series of five {{ONA}}s from January 10 to March 2, 2017 that all compile into Episode FINAL: "Lord Don't Slow Me Down", or ''One More Time'', a meticulously written patch-up episode that tacks on a proper ending to the series, giving it the caboose fans wanted.