History YMMV / EurekaSeven

* TheWoobie: Renton (once he transitions out of being the DesignatedMonkey) and Eureka are both children who go through a ''lot'' in their efforts to save the world, along with grappling with a lot of pressure and understandable insecurity along the way.

** Holland is the biggest example, as the fanbase is pretty evenly split on whether he effectively redeems himself in the second half of the series for his abusive {{Jerkass}} behavior in the first half or not.

** Following the release of ''Hi-Evolution 1'' and ''2'', some fans believe Bones missed a prime opportunity to update the franchise for a new audience. Much of the criticism around ''Hi-Evolution 1'' centers on the opening 30 minutes of the film focusing on the Summer of Love before segueing into an hour-and-a-half-long CompilationMovie when it was widely believed the movie would be a full-blown prequel. Likewise, ''Hi-Evolution 2'' has been heavily criticized for not taking the chance to give Anemone a fleshed out backstory and add depth to her character and her relationship with Dominic and instead [[spoiler:going on a wild, multi-dimensional tangent that renders the story difficult to understand or care about due to veering too heavily on MindScrew and DarkerAndEdgier elements.

* GrowingTheBeard: Starts off inauspicious and mean-spirited, starts picking up once the Beams are introduced, picks up even more after [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Episode 26]], and ''explodes'' several episodes later.

* FanonDiscontinuity:

** The Ageha Squad. Five [[CreepyChild young girls]], all survivors of an ethnic cleansing, who've been groomed, brainwashed and raised as child soldiers by Dewey and maintain UndyingLoyalty to him because [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe he showed them kindness]] as means of [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating them]]. Making them extra jerkish ''and'' extra pitiable is that their jealousy and hatred directed towards Anemone is based on things that apply to them as well but they're never able to recognize it.

* MoralEventHorizon:
** Dewey blasts it to bits. Repeatedly.
** [[spoiler:Movie!Hap and Movie!Stoner hold down Eureka and rip her top open.]] What makes this worse is their apparent motivation for doing so--they were concerned about their reenactment of a myth (you know, those typically orally passed down and ''allegorical'' stories) not following the story to the letter.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: A huge point of criticism is the climactic moment near the end of the series where [[spoiler:Renton reunites with his father in the library of the Scub... because Adroc ''doesn't say a damn thing.'' No explanation for what he did and why he did it, just a few wordless glances. All this... because the casting unit couldn't figure out who to select as a proper voice for Adroc because none of them sounded manly enough. As a result, a ''mountain'' of emotional tension and mysterious background goes unresolved from our point of view. ''Thirteen years'' later, the ''Hi-Evolution'' reboot trilogy comes into development and this time, straight from the previews, we see Adroc actually has a voice and the voice actor is a perfect fit, and Adroc is key to a major flashback that is potentially compatible to the original series timeline.]]

** The re-airing of the series on Creator/{{Toonami}} has created a minor meme in the forums of Website/ThisVeryWiki: "Renton Thurston, fourteen years old!" or "It's time for 'Sucky Life Of 14-Year-Old Boy'!"

** The ''Hi-Evolution'' film trilogy being another AlternateContinuity, instead of what was thought to be a CompressedAdaptation with new scenes that still follow the canon of the original series, has killed some fans' excitement for it. The second film of the bunch seems to have a mixed reaction with fans wondering if they should even try to make sense of the timelines anymore because the promos are all over the place and somehow the film includes all the franchise's mecha... in a ''soccer match''.
*** It actually turned out to be much worse, with the 2nd movie revealing that [[spoiler:''all'' of the previous E7 properties including the original series, AO, the games, and ''Pocket Full of Rainbows'' are the delusions of an insane Eureka who had accidentally killed Renton, effectively meaning all the previous entries into the franchise, ''including the original series'' were basically ruled as CanonDiscontinuity in one fell swoop.]] Naturally, the fans who found were quick to the drop the ''Hi-Evolution'' films and have low expectations for the third film.

** Following the release of ''Hi-Evolution 1'' and ''2'', some fans believe Bones missed a prime opportunity to update the franchise for a new audience. Much of the criticism around ''Hi-Evolution 1'' centers on the opening 30 minutes of the film focusing on the Summer of Love before segueing into an hour-and-a-half-long CompilationMovie when it was widely believed the movie would be a full-blown prequel. Likewise, ''Hi-Evolution 2'' has been heavily criticized for not taking the chance to give Anemone a fleshed out backstory and add depth to her character and her relationship with Dominic and instead [[spoiler:going on a wild, multi-dimensional tangent that renders all previous iterations of the franchise non-canon due to a crazed Eureka's delusions.]]

* NarmCharm: The series practically runs on this. The colors are [[DesignStudentsOrgasm blindingly bright]], the music is sugar-sweet, the idealism is [[WideEyedIdealist almost offensive]], and love ''always'' [[ThePowerOfLove conquers all]]--and then the series finale [[UpToEleven ramps it up even further]]...and by some insane miracle, for many it ''works''.

** The re-airing of the series on Creator/{{Toonami}} has created a minor meme in the forums of Wiki/ThisVeryWiki: "Renton Thurston, fourteen years old!" or "It's time for 'Sucky Life Of 14-Year-Old Boy'!"

* TastesLikeDiabetes: The ending could cause you to go into insulin shock even if you're not diabetic.

* NarmCharm: The series practically runs on this. The colors are [[DesignStudentsOrgasm blindingly bright]], the music is [[TastesLikeDiabetes sugar-sweet]], the idealism is [[WideEyedIdealist almost offensive]], and love ''always'' [[ThePowerOfLove conquers all]]--and then the series finale [[UpToEleven ramps it up even further]]...and by some insane miracle, for many it ''works''.

* JerkassWoobie: Anemone.
** Holland Novak becomes one in some of the later episodes, especially in the penultimate episode where [[spoiler:he has to watch his older brother blow his own head off right in front of him.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: The show has references to Buddhist mythology and ''The Golden Bough''.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: By the second half of ''Eureka Seven'', Holland becomes a more likable character thanks to him accepting the fact that Renton is TheChosenOne and he also reconciled with the latter.

* TheScrappy:
** Those ''Goddamn kids''. Linck in particular. They cry in almost all of their appearances, are completely spoiled, and their continual cries of "Mama!" can become really annoying. Maurice shows his Scrappy colors later on, when they're lost [[spoiler:on Earth]]. "Only love me, mama! No one else!" And then Renton and Eureka just have to go and be so damn ''understanding'' about it.
** Holland's general treatment of Renton during the first half of the series is downright brutal at times. The fact he uses Renton as a punching bag on multiple occasions, basically taking out his own inadequacies on a kid, is enough on its own to be loathed by many fans.
** Most of the Gekkostate members get this treatment due to their cruel mistreatment of Renton.

** [[spoiler:Also, from that same episode: Renton seemingly unopposed to the fact his dad and sister are remaining with the Scub Coral instead of getting them to come back to his world with them and his grandpa. There were many instances throughout the show of people whose minds were bound to the world of the Scubs and it hurt the people they left behind, so it felt like it was stating a message that leaving people to do as they pleased at the expense of their loved ones is always the right thing to do. In what universe is that even ''remotely'' forgivable?]]

** The Ageha Squad. Five [[CreepyChild young girls]], all survivors of an ethnic cleansing, who've been groomed, brainwashed and raised as child soldiers by Dewey and maintain UndyingLoyalty to him because [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe he showed them kindness]] as means of [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating them]]. Making them extra jerkish ''and'' extra pitiable is that their jealousy and hatred directed towards Anemone is based on things that [[NotSoDifferent apply to them as well]] but they're never able to recognize it.

* NeverLiveItDown: Okay, Holland is [[{{Jerkass}} a total prick]] to Renton in the first half of the series. Some people seem to forget that [[CharacterDevelopment he grows out of it]] in the latter half and claim he remains an insufferable douchebag throughout. This attitude seemingly stems from the fact quite a people would regard physically [[WouldHurtAChild assaulting a child]] just ''once'' hard enough to live down. Holland attacks Renton on ''multiple'' occasions.

* FirstInstallmentWins: The anime is highly regarded compared to another other entries that came afterwards. This is largely because of changes to the series that haven't gone too well for the fans.

** Those ''Goddamn kids''. Linck in particular. They cry in almost all of their appearances, are completely spoiled, and their continual cries of "Mama!" can become straight up the MostAnnoyingSound in the series. Maurice shows his Scrappy colors later on, when they're lost [[spoiler:on Earth]]. "Only love me, mama! No one else!" And then Renton and Eureka just have to go and be so damn ''understanding'' about it.

** Following the release of Hi-Evolution 1 and 2, some fans believe Bones missed a prime opportunity to update the franchise for a new audience. Much of the criticism around Hi-Evo 1 centers on the opening 30 minutes of the film focusing on the Summer of Love before segueing into an hour-and-a-half-long CompilationMovie when it was widely believed the movie would be a full-blown prequel. Likewise, 2 has been heavily criticized for not taking the chance to give Anemone a fleshed out backstory and add depth to her character and her relationship with Dominic and instead [[spoiler:going on a wild, multi-dimensional tangent that renders all previous iterations of the franchise non-canon due to a crazed Eureka's delusions.]]