Product Details

• Actors: Yûko Sanpei, Kaori Nazuka, Keiji Fujiwara, Michiko Neya, Shigenori Yamazaki
• Directors: Tomoki Kyôda
• Format: AC-3, Animated, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled
• Language: Japanese, English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Bandai
• DVD Release Date: March 2, 2010
• Run Time: 117 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002WHQ9YA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,102 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers [Blu-ray]" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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The Eureka Seven feature brings back the characters from the 2005 broadcast series but gives them new origins, relationships, and challenges. Renton Thurston and Eureka were raised together as children with the "larva" of the mecha Nirvash. (It looks like a cross between Mokona from Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle and one of the cuter Pokémon, but its cry of "Mukyu" may grate on English-speaking viewers.) The trio is inevitably drawn into the ongoing battle between the people of Earth and the aliens known as the EIZO. The dashing antihero Holland and the irreverent crew of the Gekkostat have been recast as the former victims of medical experiments. The Coralians, the Zone, the trio of obnoxious orphans Eureka looked after, Renton's heroic father, and the Amita Drive are curiously absent. The convoluted plot lurches erratically from crisis to crisis, and it's never quite clear what's going on or what's at stake, despite the long-winded expository speeches. The filmmakers borrow elements from Evangelion, Escaflowne, and Key the Metal Idol but fail to blend them into a coherent story. Who are the EIZO and what do they want? Are Eureka and Anemone really spy-robots? Tomoki Kyoda, who directed the television program, handles the aerial battles with his usual panache, but there are so many airborne conflicts, they become repetitious. In the original Eureka Seven, 14-year-old Renton embodied the enthusiasm and insecurity of a rookie trying to join the team he admired; in Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers, he's a standard-issue anime hero, determined to protect the girl (or robot) he loves against all odds. (Unrated, suitable for ages 13 and older: violence, violence against women, brief nudity, toilet humor, drug use) --Charles Solomon

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36 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very unique and interesting take on a series remake, November 28, 2009

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Bradley Thome "Grenadier" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

Well since the only review on here is a huffy rage one-starring a really decent movie they didn't even finish I'll try to provide another perspective. I fived it just to balance the score a bit, but it's not really a perfect movie, 4 out of 5 is probably closer if you put any stock in review ratings to begin with.

Just to quickly address a point that was brought up there is indeed reused animation from the original series, but you're bound not to notice most of it anyway, as it never breaks the flow of the new narrative, and is often even reworked a bit or put into clever or amusing new contexts. Overall the art and animation is exactly what you'd expect of this studio: gorgeous, top-notch stuff, and I'm really pumped that they are actually releasing this on Blu-ray.

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One of the most common complaints about this movie and the one that sent the other reviewer packing is that they've completely changed some of the characters. The thing is that this is done very purposefully as part of the central theme of the new story. This movie actually takes place in a parallel universe to the original series. Because of a brief glimpse into that world which occurred before the events of the movie, many of the main characters in the movie universe, who are in a bit of a dire predicament, end up following a legend based on that interaction in hopes that recreating the events that took place in the world of the original series will help solve their own problems. What they come to find out is that they have to stay true to their own unique lives and experiences and create their own legend, solve their own problems. Part of the reason the movie is so in your face about the changes to key characters is to drive this point home. It's really one of the most clever twists I've ever seen in terms of remaking a series into a movie. Unfortunately such an elaborate plot device relies a lot of talking head scenes which sort of hamper the pacing of the show, which is really probably my one and only complaint about the movie.

As a kind of aside I'm going to just say I thought the pedophilia jab at Dewey that was mentioned was actually a pretty dark and hilarious slight on his persona from the original series, where he had an army of utterly loyal children. Also Nirvash and the END in "pokemon" form are hilarious and adorable, so I really fail to see how that's a downside.

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Overall it's a really enjoyable movie. It's a very well animated, fun and interesting new adventure with familiar faces and interesting new personalities. Easily the best series->movie adaptation/remake I've seen. Just go into it with an open mind and you'll probably enjoy it.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Giving the movie some credit., November 22, 2009

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Fish - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers (DVD)

I'll admit, when I first started watching this movie I was a little put aback. I knew it was a "re-imagining" of the entire series, but it still threw me for a loop. Even with that said, I still enjoyed the movie. I didn't compare it to the series in artwork or storyline, I didn't expect them to re-imagine the wheel or anything. Some of the characters became unrecognizable, but I think that was also some of the fun. They took time to mention ALMOST everyone from the series(I missed you Lady Sakuya). All in all, yes I'd much rather watch the series, but the movie tried to manage to re engineer the whole series in the span of hours where the anime had fifty episodes to do as it pleased.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad film, December 15, 2009

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T. Maguire - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers (DVD)

I saw this film when it premiered, and I thought it was really good. I saw episodes of Eureka Seven, and I knew it was going to be different, since it was stated before the film premiered. The characters are changed somewhat and the story is very different. However, I was really touched how much the two main characters cared for eachother. I enjoyed it and I would defintely see this movie again.